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Hett, A'Sharad

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this man was the son of Sharad Hett, a Jedi Master who became a recluse and hid on the planet Tatooine during the period surrounding the Battle of Naboo. A'Sharad was trained in the use of the Force by his father, during his early childhood. When Sharad Hett was assassinated by Aurra Sing, the Jedi Knight Ki-Adi-Mundi vowed to train A'Sharad as his Jedi Padawan. Sharad gave his lightsaber to A'Sharad, so that he would have a constant remembrance of his father's struggle for peace. A'Sharad also created his own lightsaber, as part of his training, and often sparred with both weapons. A'Sharad studied the Jedi Code and the Force quiet deeply, but retained a small portion of the wildness of this Tusken heritage. It was during his training on Coruscant that he learned that humans and Tusken Raiders were genetically unable to reproduce, leading him to believe that his mother must have been a human, captured by the Tusken Raiders at a young age and raised as a Tusken. During the search for Aurra Sing, after the deaths of Peerce and J'Mikel, A'Sharad came very close to giving in to his angry and attacking the bounty hunter. He believed that he should leave the Jedi Order because of his feelings, but the Dark Woman explained that every being had a bit of the darkness in them, and that A'Sharad had overcome his quite well. The Dark Woman then offered to continue A'Sharad's teaching, provided Ki-Adi-Mundi agreed. He did, and A'Sharad proved to be a willing student and a quick learner. Just before the Clone Wars, Hett attained the rank of Jedi Master and took Bhat Jul as his apprentice. While the Battle of Jabiim raged on, Master Hett led the Republic forces that secured the planet Metalorn against Separatist attack. In the wake of the disaster at Jabiim, Master Hett also took on Anakin Skywalker, although more as a friend than a student., after Obi-Wan Kenobi was presumed dead on Jabiim. Together, the three Jedi led the Republic's defense of Aargonar. It was on Aargonar that A'Sharad discovered Anakin's slaughter of the Tusken tribe that had captured his mother, at which time A'Sharad revealed his true identity. He also revealed a collection of facial tattoos which he used to mark himself as something other than purely human. After his discussion with Anakin, and the way they fought as Jedi on Aargonar, A'Sharad decided to live the rest of his life without his Tusken Raider's facial coverings. Rather than worrying about whether he was human or Tusken, Master Hett wanted to live as a Jedi. He also kept Anakin's dark past a secret, preferring to allow the young Jedi to carry the burden of its secrecy until the time was right to shed it. Near the end of the Clone Wars, Hett was among the Jedi dispatched to Saleucami, serving under Quinlan Vos and Oppo Rancisis during the Siege of Saleucami. He worked with Xiaan Amersu to lead the initial starfighter assault on the Separatist positions on the planet, and was greatly dismayed when she sacrificed herself to ensure the Republic's victory. He honored her memory by completing the mission, allowing the Republic to retake Saleucami and destroy the Separatist cloning facilities beneath it's surface.