Lizar Hex (Jedi Renaissance)

Lizar Hex was a female Quermian Jedi Master serving the Jedi Order during the Jedi Renaissance as a member of the Jedi High Council on Ossus.

Early life
A Force-sensitive Quermian born to poets on Alderaan, Lizar Hex was born into a refugee camp as the galaxy was torn asunder by the Clones Wars. When medics checked her blood at the field hospital in the camp, Hex's parents were glad to give their child over to the Jedi Order in hopes that she would learn the Jedi principles and help bring reason back to the galaxy. Arriving on Coruscant in 21 BBY, Hex lived at the Jedi Temple there for her first few years of life when the war came to an abrupt end. With the Clone Wars over and the Order greatly reduced in number, newly appointed Grand Master Tomac Moorcé revealed his plan to relocate the Order to Ossus. As the Acquisition Division's tower neared completion, Hex and her fellow Initiates were prepared to move offworld to their new home.

Four years old when first arriving on Ossus, Hex enjoyed life at the new habitation complex in the city of Knossa. Taller then most of her clan mates, Hex helped her friends reach things in high places and enjoyed making herself useful to others. Shortly after her arrival it was time to move to her quarters in the nearby Academy and she quickly took to her new home within its stone walls. Popular with all her clan mates, Hex demonstrated an aptitude for the sciences at an early age but was not keen on studying them as she much preferred her leisure time to exercise. Despite her initial hesitation, it quickly became apparent that she belong in the lab and she began to strive to perfect her scientific skills. When the Apprentice Tournament was held in 9 BBY, Hex won the attention of Jedi Master Bultar Swan with her knowledge of the effects of medications on the bodies of several different species.

Accepting an apprenticeship with Swan, Hex enjoyed working in the Kuati Jedi's apothecary in northwestern Knossa. Under the direction of Swan, Hex learned a great deal of pharmacology and the effects of a misdiagnosis. Aiding her master in the reeducation of the Maesters of the Citadel on Tython, Hex readily attended a Gathering on Ilum where she constructed two lightsaber placing a green crystal in one and a yellow crystal in the other. The yellow crystal, a Lorrdian gemstone, allowed for Hex to better understand the feelings and emotions of other when she used the crystal as a meditative tool. After years of training on Ossus with Master Swan, Hex traveled to Tython to begin her Great Journey to the nine Great Temples.

Great Journey
Arriving on Tython like all other newly named Journeyers, Hex was welcomed by Headmaster Sian Jiesel at the Jedi Grand Temple along with several other Journeyers. Residing at the Temple for two weeks, Hex oriented herself with the terrain of the planet's many continents and began to plan her course which would take her all across the planet over the next two years. Setting out on foot alone, Hex was determined not to fall victim to the many hazards which awaited her on the sparsely populated continent of Talss. Arriving first at Kaleth as it lay in the shadow of the Grand Temple, Hex took to the Chamber of Speech to learn the many languages of the galaxy. Through the advanced teachings found within the Chamber and her own command of the Force and its ability to absorb vast swathes of information, Hex was able to master the basics of over fifty languages within a little over a month. Divining into study among the Stacks, Hex hoped to advance her knowledge of herbs and natural medicines, eating up every bit of information she could glean from Kaleth's wealth of physical exhibits on herbology and healing crystals.

Upon leaving Kaleth, Hex traveled along the old Elarian Road until crossing the Tythos Ridge and heading southwest to visit the Black Lake. Legend claimed that the lake had been home to a dark energies which erupted forth when the moon of Bogen's orbit aligned with the lake, an event which would occur within the week of her arrival. Camping out on the shores of the still black water, Hex marveled at the vastness of the lake and judged it to be the size of a small sea rather then a lake. Upon glimpsing Bogen rising in the east, Hex entered into a deep meditation to prepare for what might happen. When Bogen reached its peak over the lake, Hex was calm and relaxed when the surface began to stir. Far beyond the shore, a phantasmal mass the size of a capital ship rose from the depths and, while Hex could discern no head, fixed its gave upon the young Quermian Journeyer. Unleashing a wave of dark force energy in her direction, Hex braced for the onslaught and was able to bolster her mental defenses as the howls of a thousand dead dark siders shrieked through her mind. Nearly deafened by the din, Hex through up all of her four spindly arms and unleashed a response of her own, hurling a single, coherent beam of light side energy into the heart of the phantom some five hundred kilometers away. Struck by her Force energies, the phantom dissipated before her eyes and the waters of the lake grew still once more.

Pleased with herself after such a great showing of Force, Hex continued on foot to the Forge, or Vur Tepe as it was formally known. Perched over top of the caldera of an active volcano, the massive durasteel foundry was home to the hottest forges in the Core region of the galaxy. Ascending the metal stairs, Hex met entered into the fiery heart of the Forge by midnight where she met Temple Master Plun Kil hard at work at his forge. As many other Jedi toiled about their work, Hex set down her lightsabers at the feet of the venerable Weapons Master and professed her willingness to learn. Commending her for surviving the trek up to Vur Tepe, Kil ordered the girl to tend the Forges till Tythos rose in the eastern sky and only then could she rest. Working the Forges deftly with her dexterous limbs, Hex watched as nearby a Amani Journeyer crafted a mace-like weapon in the flames nearby. By the time Hex left Vur Tepe, she walked away from the Temple carrying a Force-imbued scythe with which she could clear paths through the tall grasses of Talss and harvest valuable hera grass for use in potions and medicines. Traveling nearly 4050 kilometers on foot to the Science Temple of Anil Kesh, Hex was anxious to get to work on her scientific skills. Exploring the chemical make-up of several known maladies and their effects on various test samples of cloned organs, Hex studied with the renowned Master Vergere to understand and use the Art of the Small, a technique created by the Fosh Jedi which allowed her to alter chemicals with her mind.

To complete her time on Talss, Hex made for the monolith of Akar Kesh and made great haste to the Temple of Balance there by constructing a water craft to sail down the river emanating from the monolith's base using only the Force to guide the craft. Reaching the outlying islands there, Hex continued her journey on foot, ascending to the Temple within the stone monolith where she met face to face with the intimidating Temple Master Mace Windu. A legend in his own right, Windu was considered to be one of the greatest living Jedi in the galaxy, rivaled only by the Grand Master and one of three living Jedi able to claim to have killed a Sith Lord. Finding Windu to be wise and insightful, Hex studied at the Temple of Balance for only a brief time before she was declared fit to leave. Surprised by the swiftness with which she was sent on her way, Windu explained that the Force flowed through her with ease and her ambition to seek out medical knowledge to aid the suffering was well matched light for dark. From Akar Kesh Hex boarded a Cloud Car which carried her out to the eastern shore where she sat and meditated while gazing across the Deep Ocean. Through her meditations she summoned an aiwha and melded its mind to hers. Boarding the beast she set course for the Temple of Healing, Mahara Kesh, the temple which she sought to exceed the most in.

Not falling short of her expectations, Hex thrived in the three months she spent at Mahara Kesh analyzing cadavers and mending the wounds of some of the worst-off individuals the galaxy-wide. When it came time to leave Mahara Kesh, Hex vowed to return to continue her already significant research into the healing properties of hera grasses. Riding on the back of her aiwha, Hex sailed on the brisk ocean winds to the southern-most continent of Kato Zakar where her greatest challenge awaited. Crossing the Strafe Plains on foot, Hex struggled to deal with the biting cold as she ascended to the summit of the Ice Giants where the Martial Arts Temple of Stav Kesh was erected. Inside the main hall she recovered from the deathly chill that had washed over her frail Quermian body and was soon ready to begin her advanced training in martial arts. Already a practitioner of Alchaka, a form of meditations she had perfected over her Great Journey, Hex began to work with the scythe she had crafted many months prior at Vur Tepe. Through the instruction of her mentors, Hex learned how to use the scythe to make nearly microscopic incisions in the skin of her opponents, steadying her mind and her blade to perfect a skill necessary in the field of biology. When time came to leave for Bodhi, Hex climbed aboard her loyal aiwha for the last time before setting it free upon the southern shores of Masara continent. Learning the ancient technique of moss painting within the halls of Bodhi, Hex took advantage of the relaxing atmosphere of the seaside village outside of the Temple to recuperate after the grueling months of travel. Once her painting was done and her artwork shipped ahead to Padawan Kesh, Hex bypassed the northern academy to finish her Great Journey in Qigong Kesh.

On her third week crossing the Silent Desert, Hex began to forget what her own voice sounded like; the bizarre effects of the desert tested her every belief as she struggled to maintain her calm in the absolute and deafening silence. To her mind her own thoughts were muted and her mouth dry as the desert floor. When the large stone teeth of Qigong Kesh rose from amid the barren landscape, Hex struggled to retain any composure as she nearly crawled into the shade of the massive stones. Given water by Jedi guards posted at the entrance to the Temple, she joined several other Jedi in the main hall of the enormous cavern as she clamored to speak and hear sound again. After quite a bit of discussion, Hex walked over to the edge of the hall and looked down into the depths of cavern as it stretched down and down into the planet, pillared halls ringing the circular pit all the while. Floating platforms were suspended at different levels, dwarfed by the sheer size of the space. Descending into the caverns, Hax began to test the boundaries of her Force studies as she spent the final two months of her Great Journey in the confines of the Temple. After several long meditative sessions in the desert, Hex mastered her own mind and was able to keep from being consumed by the silence and was able to cross the desert to the coast with ease. Traveling by Cloud Car across the Thyrian Sea to the steps of Padawan Kesh, Hex was greeted tot he ancient temple by Master Swan, whom she embraced deeply and wept openly at their reunion. Entering into the darkness of the Temple, Hex was briefed by Temple Master Mavra Zane on the nature of the Trials of Knighthood she would face. The battery of tests prepared for her adhere to tradition: the Trials of Skill, Courage, Spirit, Flesh and Insight. Completing each one with the skills she had learned throughout her Great Journey, Hex was ushered out onto the main plaza of the temple where Temple Master Zane removed her Padawan tassel from her head with her lightsaber as Master Swan looked on. Rising as a Jedi Knight, Hex was pleased to finally achieve knighthood in the sight of her dear friend and former master.

Jedi Knight
Returning to Ossus following her knighting ceremony, Hex was eager to begin taking on assignments for the Council of Reassignment and the Circle of Jedi Healers. Maintaining a presence at Swan's apothecary, Hex worked diligently on several of her own pet projects which required her to travel to several different planets in search of medical supplies and herbs uncommon in the greater galactic market. After three years of work as a Knight, Hex decided to take on the young Eozlin, an Ithorian from a small village on Dathomir who longed to heal the wounds of his homeworld. Under Hex's tutelage, Eozlin learned a great deal of biological regenerative techniques he hoped to employ one day for the betterment of some of the ruined regions of Dathomir. After many long journeys together across the galaxy on assignments for the Council, Hex returned to Tython with her student and took a residence in the Masters' Retreat on Talss while the Ithorian went off on his own Great Journey.

Lizar Hex	Quermian	45 ABY	48 ABY	Biologist	Limited-term	Corran Halcyon	Replaced