Jamei Hailon

"The farmer - the boy, he is strong in the Force, is he not?"

- Sylan Jerev

Jamei Hailon was a Jedi during the middle of the Unity Era.

Early Years
Jamei was born on Dantooine in 183 ABY to a pair of simple farmers named Jasan and Meirka Hailon. Jasan was a simple farmer, and lived on Dantooine all his life. Meirka was originally from Naboo, and she had served as a starfighter pilot in the Royal Security Forces. Meikra claimed to the the descendant of two Jedi Knights, Kilan Shian, and his father, Rikam Shian. However, the Force had lain dormant in her family for the last several generations, so there was little hope that Jamei was Force-Sensitive.

Jamei spent much of his early life learning how to farm and hunt on the plains of Dantooine. His father, Jasan, had known no other life, and he figured that Jamei would want to follow in his footsteps. However, Jamei was much more inclined towards writing and history. One of the few times Jamei would leave the house was to explore the ruins of the ancient Jedi Enclave with his friends, a Twi'lek named Harran, and a girl named Lyri (who became a temporary love interest for Jamei at fourteen). The only other activity that would divert him without argument was if his mother offered to fly in space. Young Jamei loved to hover in orbit and stare down at the emerald world of Dantooine, and as soon as he could, Jamei learned how to fly as well.

At about fifteen, Jamei published a series of satirical poems which criticized the way the Empire was running the galaxy. Although these poems were merely a way to gain a few extra credits, they gained the boy a degree of renown, and he earned a reputation as one of the few great poets of the age.

When Jamei turned sixteen, he left his family to establish his own homestead out on the plains of Dantooine. He settled a few kilometers outside of Khoonda, and he spent the next year or so here hunting and farming for sustinance. Several months after he had established his homestead, however, trouble was to strike the young poet and change his life forever.

Dantooine
"Are there any other Jedi here besides us?"

- Solus Horn

In 200 ABY, while out hunting, Jamei found the city of Khoonda under attack by a strange group of men wearing unusual armor. Perplexed and worried, Jamei took his blaster rifle and headed towards the battle. There, Jamei saw a lone Jedi fighting off the blaster fire of the unusual invaders. Out of worry that the Jedi would be unable to hold off such a threat with only a few militiamen backing him up, Jamei quietly sniped a few of the attackers from his position in the tall grass, though it did little damage. The invaders eventually retreated under the threat of the Jedi's lightsaber, and Jamei moved forward to introduce himself. The Jedi replied that his name was Jedi Master Sylan Jerev. He, along with Jedi Master Solus Horn, had been assigned to Dantooine. They asked Jamei if he could help, which the boy agreed to.

The invaders, known as the Sons of Mandalore, had retreated to their base in the ruins of the ancient Jedi Enclave to try and regroup for another assault. Fortunately for the Jedi duo, Jamei knew most of his way around the Enclave, and the boy was able to lead the pair to the main war room of the Sons of Mandalore. After a quick battle, Sylan fell down a hole in the floor, and was forced to do battle with an Iridonian reek. The reek, however, provided the group with the location of another Mandalore stronghold: Iridonia, home of the Zabrak.

The group did not rush off to Iridonia just then, however. In the deepest parts of the Enclave, Solus had found a box containing a pair of lightsaber crystals. Sylan was wary of these crystals, since they were of a rare type that he had never seen before. The other issue was the possibilty of Jamei being Force-sensitive. Both Jedi Masters had sensed that Jamei possibly held a rather strong connection with the Force, and they wanted to train him if they could before they pursued the remaining groups of the Sons of Mandalore. As such, Sylan and Solus took Jamei to Coruscant for possible Jedi training.

Coruscant
"If you believe that this boy can be trained, then you will both train him as your Padawan."

- Ben Skywalker II to Sylan Jerev and Solus Horn

When Sylan and Solus presented Jamei to the Jedi Council, there was initial controversy, particularly over the issue of his age. Many of the Jedi began their training as children, but Jamei was already a young man. One of the staunchest opponents to Jamei's training was Master Naamil, who believed that the boy was too set in his ways and would fall to the Dark Side. Despite his protests, however, the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, Ben Skywalker, agreed to allow the masters to train Jamei together.

Jamei spent the next four months learning the ways of the Force. Solus trained him in the use of a lightsaber, and Jamei eventually constructed his own. His lightsaber's hilt had belonged to both Kilan and Rikam Shian, and Jamei used a rare Pontite crystal, which gave his lightsaber a teal glow.

Sylan, on the other hand, trained Jamei in the use of the Force, and Jamei quickly learned a few Force techniques. In fact, Jamei's grasp of the Force was so advanced that he became a Jedi Consular.

Following his intensive four month training period, Ben Skywalker dispatched Solus, Sylan, and Jamei to Iridonia. When the Masters questioned why Jamei was being sent, Ben merely replied that Jamei could use the experience. Though the Masters (as well as a couple of Council members) were puzzled, the trio nonetheless set off to track their first lead on Iridonia.

Iridonia
"Master, you might want to take a look at this, and I hope that you're good on a turret!"

- Jamei Hailon

Much to the group's surprise, when they entered the orbit of Iridonia, a massive battle fleet was awaiting them. The fleet was allied to the Sons of Mandalore, and was led by the Hutt Admiral Xerjax. The unusal fighters quickly shot down the Jedi shuttle, despite Jamei's attempts at piloting the ship around the fleet, and they crashed into the surface of the planet.

Jamei was the first to awaken on to the unwelcome sight of the harsh planet, and he was also the first to spot the Zabrak mechanic, Rudo'ab. Jamei was also key in helping the group to defeat the Sons of Mandalore within a communications center, and he was the one that cleverly hid the message within an intricate poem. Jamei also noted the location of the next planet, Tatooine from the dying Mandalorian, Terix.

With their next lead secured, the group headed back to Rudo'ab to thank him for his work. Rudo'ab gave the group a final gift, a custom freighter called the Adamant Shield. Jamei would make great use of his piloting skills on this ship, though he was occasionally irked by the quarrels of the little droid known as AD-1.

Unravelling the Mystery
"I've lived six hundred years, and I've never seen anyone as persistent as you three."

- Gerax the Hutt

As the group slowly uncovered lead after lead, Jamei's skill in the Force grew. Jamei was the first to sense a starwars:Greater Krayt Dragon:Greater Krayt Dragon on Tatooine, which surprised him and established that he had an astounding degree of focus on others. He also revealed that he was developing a sort of starwars:Battle Precognition:Battle Precognition when he was able to accurately predict the underground movements of the Krayt Dragon that was attacking the skiff the group was travelling on.

After the Dark Jedi Kalipso Siren revealed the location of the third leader of the Sons of Mandalore, Jamei was forced to fly through another Son fleet above the ocean world of Manaan. His skills let him land the ship unscathed on the planet, and he shot down no less than fourteen enemy fighters. On the watery world, Jamei used his analytical mind to solve the name of the third leader of the Sons of Mandalore, a Selkath named Ascha. Jamei was also the one who engaged the Selkath in single combat, and emerged victorious. He was able to coax out the location of the fourth leader of the Sons of Mandalore, a Mandalorian named Hezaz.

Dxun
"A rare power runs through your veins, Jamei."

- Kilan Shian

According to the information extracted from Ascha, the fourth Mandalorian leader was on the jungle moon of Dxun (which Jamei thought was ironic, since the Mandalorians seemed to have spent a lot of time on the moon in the past). When they arrived on the moon, an Echani warrior named Derian informed the group of an ancient Mandalorian outpost, which the Sons were using as a base. The group was forced to fight through waves of savage animals on the moon, but they finally managed to reach the base. Here, the group encountered a small platoon of Mandalorians. Though they emerged victorious, Jamei was injured by a blaster bolt, and he was rendered unconcious.

In his wounded coma, Jamei was visited by his ancestors, Kilan and Rikam Shian, who appeared to him as Force ghosts. In his feverish dream, they told Jamei that the Shian family had a long history of being able to use the rare art of Battle Meditation. They explained to Jamei that if he was able to master this art, it would play a key role in an upcoming battle. Whether Jamei's ancestors actually appeared before him or if they were merely a part of his feverish dreams, Jamei never found out. He awoke an hour later.

Jamei was a key player in taking out the second-in-command of the Sons of Mandalore, the Mandalorian Hezaz. Jamei ran interference for Solus and Sylan, and he diverted the main force of the Mandalorian army on the planet while they hunted down Hezaz. He also was able to discern the location of the final leader of the Sons of Mandalore from a datapad that was found on Hezaz' body. It revealed that the leader of the Sons of Mandalore was the self-proclaimed Darth Ariss, a grand-neice of Exar Kun. The datapad also revealed her location. Their final stop was to be the jungle moon of Yavin IV.

Yavin IV
"You possess a rare and useful talent, Jamei. If your skill with Battle Meditation is any indication, you will make a great Jedi someday. I look forward to following your progress."

- Ben Skywalker II

When the Shield appeared out of hyperspace above the gas giant Yavin, the largest battle fleet yet seen was hovering above Yavin IV. Jamei called for assistance from the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances to aid him. While waiting for them to show up, Jamei worked tirelessly to learn Battle Meditation. He finally mastered it when he was able to aid Sylan in a sparring match against Solus. With this new ability, Jamei was able to help the Federation navy defeat the Son fleet and kill Admiral Xerjax.

After the battle, Jamei, who was exhausted, turned whatever strength he had left to help Sylan defeat Darth Ariss. The battle Sylan was engaged in took place in an ancient Massassi temple called the Tower of Kun. Jamei was able to use his Meditation ability to help Sylan fight off the influence of the Dark Side (which was not easy to do, considering that Sylan had recently, briefly, fallen to the Dark Side himself) and replenish his strength, much in the same way the Tower of Kun was replenishing Darth Ariss'. When Sylan finally emerged victorious, Jamei collapsed. When he awoke again, he was on Coruscant, and he was praised for his performance by Grand Master Skywalker himself.

Kashyyyk
In 202 ABY, Jamei and Sylan were sent with Jedi Knights Eva Luna and Vivian to Kashyyyk to discover the source of a disturbance in the Force that Grand Master Skywalker was feeling. When Jamei and Sylan reached the Shadowlands, they discovered a dwelling made out of a hollowed-out log. Inside, the pair discovered a holocron left behind by the ancient Jedi Jolee Bindo. In the holocron, Bindo left a message which warned the listener to be wary of those around them, since they could inadvertently cause irreversable harm with a few misinterpreted words. Perplexed, the two Jedi decided to take the holocron back to Grand Master Skywalker for evaluation of the message. They boarded the Adamant Shield for Coruscant.

Abilities
In terms of Force power, Jamei was about on par with most other Jedi of his time. However, Jamei possessed many unique abilities that set him apart from the rest of the crowd. Most notably, his skill with Battle Meditation was not only rare, but the fact that he mastered it so quickly and so completely is astounding. He also employed a sort of precognition, though part of this might have been derived from simple logic. Jamei also had many other non-Force related abilities, such as incredible language skills and a very sharp and analytical mind. He was usually able to talk his way out of a fight, since he despised fighting with a passion. Jamei was also a practicioner of the Makashi style of lightsaber combat, and he became fairly proficient at it over time. His real skill, however, lay in his Force abilities, and he would employ the Force often in combat, even when using his lightsaber.

Physical Appearance
Jamei was rather tall and slender, which gave him an almost weak appearance. He had very short (almost military cut) dirty blond hair, and deep brown eyes. His comlexion was rather light. His body was almost wiry, and he was long in the face. He typically wore a black pilot's jacket over a white shirt, with dark blue pants and black boots. Jamei seemed to be very gentle, which reflected his personality, and he was often teased as a child for his apparent weakness.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Sons of Mandalore
 * Star Wars: The Jedi Council Schism