Sha Koon (Jedi Renaissance)

Sha Koon was a Kel Dor female Jedi Master who served both the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic as a General during the Clone Wars. The niece of Master Plo Koon, Sha Koon would become a member of the Jedi High Council, after years of service as a historian.

Early life and Jedi training
"Saldith said it was urgent you speak with us. More urgent than sleeping?''" "''Yes, Masters. My uncle wants much to communicate with you."

- Mace Windu and Sha Koon

Sha Koon was a Kel Dor female born into the prominent Koon family, which had a reputation for being strong with the Force, during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. She possessed a telepathic bond with her uncle, Jedi Knight Plo Koon through which he was able to identify her as Forceful and induct her into the Order. Undergoing training at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, she began her initial instruction under Jedi Grand Master |Yoda before being selected to be the Padawan of the Ithorian Jedi Master Saldith. Koon's apprenticeship saw her working on several important missions on behalf of the Council of First Knowledge such as recovering lost artifacts or identifying new fonts of wisdom on the galactic rim. In 44 BBY, during the Stark Hyperspace War between the Galactic Republic and the Stark Commercial Combine, Koon remained at the Jedi Temple in between missions. Her uncle Plo Koon, meanwhile, was on the planet Troiken in an attempt to resolve the conflict with Masters Tholme and Qui-Gon Jinn and the pair's respective Padawans, Quinlan Vos and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Shortly after the battle at Qotile, Koon was contacted by her uncle through the telepathic bond that they shared. Plo Koon asked his niece to go to the High Council so that he could communicate with the Councilors through her.

Koon and her Master, Saldith, met with the Council, and Koon informed the Masters of the Council that her uncle wanted to speak with them. Saldith reassured the Council that Koon's mind was calm and told the Jedi Council member Mace Windu that he had felt it best to approach the Council on this matter, since Saldith knew that the Kel Dor species communicated with their minds. The Councilors joined their minds with Koon's, contacting Plo Koon and the Jedi on Troiken. After speaking with Plo Koon, the Council sent a Jedi strike force to assist his team, which ultimately helped to bring a resolution to the Stark Hyperspace War.

The Clone Wars
"They tell me you are recovered, Sha Koon."'' "''Physically, yes. Have you come to suggest it was time I returned to the war? I will tell you as I have told the others&mdash;I will not go back."

- Plo and Sha Koon

After Koon passed her Trials of Knighthood she studied independently at the ruined academy on Telos IV for several years before returning to Coruscant to take the Corellian Baylis Archan&mdash;who possessed telepathic abilities like she did&mdash;as her Padawan. When the Clone Wars erupted between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Koon took up the rank of General in the Grand Army of the Republic and led troops in battle against the droid armies of the Separatists. In 19 BBY Koon was part of a task force sent by the Jedi Council to respond to intelligence that revealed the Separatists' intent to mine lightsaber-resistant cortosis ore on the Outer Rim world of Bal'demnic. The task force&mdash;which included Jedi Knight Halagad Ventor, several other Jedi, and a back-up squad of clone troopers&mdash;was assigned to investigate and terminate the CIS operation. When Koon's forces arrived on Bal'demnic, they found the planet in chaos, with the native Kon'me species rebelling against the Confederacy. After the clone troopers landed, the Kon'me became furious and attacked all of the off-worlders. Although Koon and her forces were forced to retreat from Bal'demnic, the Confederacy also halted its mining operation on the planet. After the battle, the Republic assigned a fleet to protect Bal'demnic from further Separatist operations. Later that year, Koon and Baylis Archan were sent with a command of clones to the planet Giju. A battle ensued with the Separatists, and both Koon's forces and her Padawan were slaughtered during the conflict. After the battle and Archan's demise, Koon returned to Coruscant to recover from her wounds, particularly one to her right eye which forced her to have a cybernetic eye installed, and to meditate on her actions. Disenchanted following the massacre, Koon refused to return to the war, invoking the Right of Denial.

Shortly after the death of the Confederate Head of State and Sith Lord Dooku during the Battle of Coruscant, Koon was assigned by her uncle to search the Temple Archives for any leads regarding the Sith]] Lord that Dooku had claimed was in control of the Galactic Senate. Koon met with Chief Librarian Jocasta Nu, who offered Koon her assistance. Koon refused, however, believing that the librarian would be unable to help her. As Koon was searching through the Archives, the Temple was put on lockdown and Koon was summoned to defend the Tower of First Knowledge's main hangar. As other Jedi escorted the clone troopers stationed in the hangar from the Temple, Koon became aware of the potential betrayal of the Grand Army and any Republic officer not directly loyal to the Order. As the members of the Order deployed across the galaxy were called home, Koon welcomed her uncle and old friends as they gathered in the Great Hall for the Conclave of Coruscant. Shocked that Darth Sidious and Chancellor Palpatine were one in the same, Koon was even more surprised when Tomac Moorcé was announced as the new Grand Master. Having briefly interacted with the Purpilian on several occasions over her life, Koon believed Moorcé to be an ardent defender of the light but she thought his work as a Shadow might make him poorly suited to the duties of the office of Grand Master. Speaking with her uncle on the matter, Koon was pleased to hear that her uncle believed Moorcé well suited to the position and capable of bringing about real change.

Jedi Renaissance
As the Order began its healing process, Koon was selected to accompany Master Jerec to Ossus to assist in rebuilding the Great Library there. Once the largest pieces of rubble had been analyzed and removed Koon and the rest of her team were admitted into the ancient library and began sorting through the debris in search of any and all salvageable relics or texts. Meeting with great success, Koon helped design a new method for ordering the collections in the southwest tower which would come to house Modern Republic history and a collection of the greatest works of the era. Quickly becoming the greatest collection in the galaxy, Koon was credited with bringing the last artifacts from Exis station back to their home in the library. As Ossus saw a population boom, Koon moved into an apartment complex which was favored by many historians for its close proximity to the library complex. Following the shocking death of Chief Librarian Jerec on Korriban in 6 BBY, Koon was appointed as the new Chief's administrative aide. Bonding with Cet Kai, the two worked tirelessly to keep the library functioning and decipher Jerec's mysteriously concealed private collection. Koon remained in service to the Great Library for over a decade until she was called upon to serve in a strike team which took her into the heart of Hutt Space as the High Council launched a full out campaign on the vile gangsters and their vast criminal and slaving empire.

In Hutt Space Koon was party to highly classified meetings with High Council members in the field as the push to Nal Hutta dragged on. Due to her extensive knowledge into the workings of Hutt slave societies, Koon was a vital asset to the Councilors leading the assault and led troops to victory on Klatooine, Nimban, and Ganath where her telepathic abilities allowed her to communicate with other Jedi in field during comm silence. When her uncle fell in battle, Koon suffered a violent bout of psychic backlash which left her comatose. Retrieved from the battlefield and kept in a secure medical facility on Ganath, Koon was attended too by several healers until she was able to be extracted and returned to Ossus. Because of her species' resistance to brain scans, Koon's condition was difficult to monitor and she was therefore flown to Tython's Mahara Kesh for more specialized healing. Attended to by Chief Healer Barriss Offee, Koon eventually did recover and was deemed fit to return to active duty. Having been comatose for two years, Koon was heartened to hear that the fighting in Hutt Space had concluded and the former slave worlds had been liberated and brought into the Republic or chose to side with the Confederacy. Following a mandate by the Council of First Knowledge, the newly-titled Master Koon accepted an assignment on Ganath where she was to collect as much data as she could for the Archives' records on the planet. Along with a team of three apprentice historians and ten analyst droids, Koon conducted extensive studies on the planet for several years, building lasting bonds with the people of the world and their newly democratically-elected prime minister.

In 20 ABY Koon was summoned back to Ossus and appointed to the High Council to replace the recently deceased Master Ikrit. Honored to take a seat on the august body her uncle had served on for so long, Koon was selected for her knowledge of Hutt Space and was often assigned missions to negotiate with newly appointed leaders in the area known of space known as the Liberated Systems. Stepping down after five years on the Council in order to take up the title of Watchman of Evocar, formerly known as Nal Hutta, Koon worked with the Evocii and the AgriCorps in restoring the planet's ruined ecosystem. As Ithorian and Ho'Din specialists worked endlessly to bring life back to the world, Koon focused her attention of cleaning up Nar Shaddaa. The moon had remained a rather unpleasant place over the years despite the Order's best efforts to cutback on crime. With new regulations put in place by Koon's political allies, the Smuggler's Moon was successfully blockaded and police forces for able to sweep through the planet's underground and wipe out the more dangerous gang leaders who stood in the path of the establishment of an effective government. As the governors wiped out the narcotics traffickers and kingpins, Koon saw lasting reforms take affect and the clean up the planet actually gaining momentum. Decades after her arrival on Evocar, Koon was able to claim many achievements during her tenure as Watchman of Evocar including the successful terraforming effort on the planet and the cleansing of Nar Shaddaa. Residing in a permanent Jedi Temple erected as part of an effort to place outposts in every system; the Temple served as a way point for Jedi operating within the Liberated Systems and a place of peace for the citizens of Evocar. Koon became one with the Force in 52 ABY; her body lay in state for two weeks to allow for the citizens of Evocar and neighboring planets to pay their respects to one of the most beloved figures in modern history before her body was cremated on the Temple pyre.