Jebba

Jebba was a male from Marekka. A late adolescent when Maia Kyss and her colleagues asserted a Jedi monarchy over Guudria, Jebba grew to be a true believer in both the Jedi and, when it was created, the Church of the Jedi. Jirdo Yushari, perceiving Jebba's devotion, made him village priest for Marekka and keeper of the village shrine.

Jebba oversaw the shrine's construction in accordance with plans Jirdo provided. He was among those who approved using a cutting from Marekka's Tree as the senganimie of the shrine; it was Jebba who dubbed the resultant sapling "Marekka's Daughter". Jebba took to his new role as priest with enthusiasm and remained, as he saw it, a loyal servant to the Jedi. He became one of Boss Mukka's foremost advisors despite his youth.

His world was rocked and his faith shaken when Tirien Kal-Di, Narasi Rican, and Zaella Sabir landed in Marekka and presented a very different view of the Jedi. The four meditated together nearly every morning for weeks, and Jebba engaged Tirien in lengthy philosophical discussions and debates. Over time, Jebba was forced to admit that Tirien's Jedi philosophy comported more with his own innate sense of right and wrong than official Church teachings and Maia's practices and edicts. Jirdo eventually deduced that Zaella was a former Sith, but he held his own with her in a debate, trying to get her to accept the Jedi.

When Maia arrived in Marekka, along with Jirdo and Bras Kozondo, they came into conflict with Tirien's party. Jebba tried to tread the middle ground, but quickly threw in his lot with Tirien. After Tirien, Narasi, and Zaella dueled Chelshgodrû Brokkodd (possessing Bras), who killed Boss Mukka, Jebba took over leading the village while the Jedi dealt with the Sith spirit. In the wake of the conflict, the Marekkans elected Jebba the new village boss, and he positioned himself to lead a meeting of all the village bosses to decide Guudria's future after the Jedi monarchy's downfall.

Appearances

 * Moments of Truth