Saba Sebatyne

Saba Sebatyne was a Force-sensitive female Barabel Jedi Master of the New Jedi Order. She served as the sole Jedi Knight of the Galactic Alliance High Council, a Jedi Master of the Jedi High Council and later acting Grand Master of the Jedi Order. Sebatyne was originally discovered by Jedi Master Eelysa, who, after recognizing her powerful Force-sensitivity, took the Barabel as her Jedi apprentice. Sebatyne was trained to the level of Jedi Knight by her Master on the Barabel homeworld of Barab I, before training several apprentices herself, including her son Tesar, and forming them into the Wild Knights squadron. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Sebatyne was involved in several important campaigns against the invaders. Indeed, the Barabel Jedi found herself responsible for the accidental death of thousands of her species; however, she managed to overcome her guilt and aid the Skywalker family in their search for the sentient planet Zonama Sekot. It was at the conclusion of the war that Sebatyne was promoted to Jedi Master.

Master Sebatyne played a large role during the Dark Nest Crisis, during which she took Leia Organa Solo as her apprentice. During the crisis, Sebatyne dueled the Night Herald of the Gorog, Welk, who was unbeknownst to her a Sith, and observed Leia's fighting prowess while she battled Dark Jedi Alema Rar, recognizing that she had successfully trained her to the rank of Jedi Knight. Sebatyne continued to sit on the Jedi High Council during the Second Galactic Civil War, taking part in several operations including the Battle of Kuat and the Battle of Kashyyyk, before which she was forced to read the eulogy at the funeral of her dear friend Mara Jade Skywalker. Sebatyne was later involved on an assault on the Anakin Solo, during which she was injured by Darth Caedus. She survived, however, and was involved in several other engagements of the war, which ended following Caedus's death.

With the end of the war, Natasi Daala rose to the position of Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance and fostered a widespread anti-Jedi sentiment, exiling Luke Skywalker from the Jedi Order and naming Kenth Hamner Grand Master in his stead. When Hamner favored a policy of appeasing Daala and her hostile policies, Sebatyne was foremost among the Council members to oppose Hamner, and she led a consensus to relieve him of his position. However, when Hamner saw Sebatyne and the others as treasonous to the Order, Sebatyne dueled Hamner and killed him, an act which caused her to feel significant guilt. With the urging of the other Masters, Sebatyne temporarily assumed the position of Grand Master, planning to remove Daala from power for the good of the Order.

Sebatyne later led a coup against Daala which was launched at the same time as Senator Haydnat Treen and General Merratt Jaxton launched their own coup. Daala was arrested and removed from office. Along with Treen and Jaxton, Sebatyne convinced the Senate that the office of Chief of State had to be replaced and the three formed the first Triumvirate of the Galactic Alliance so as to represent all sides of the Alliance: the Senate, the military and the Jedi, while Skywalker reassumed his position as Grand Master. After the Jedi's withdrawal from the Triumvirate and the Alliance, the Sith infiltrated Coruscant and the galactic government. Sebatyne later helped lead the Jedi in the liberation of the galactic capital and personally defeated one of the final avatars of the dark side entity Abeloth, making it possible for Master Skywalker to ultimately destroy her beyond shadows.

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