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Sayar Dun'La was a Bothan Jedi healer present at the Jedi Order's Hidden Temple when it was visited by the bounty hunter Cade Skywalker in 137 ABY during the Second Imperial Civil War. Skywalker sought to gain the Jedi Council's assistance in assassinating the Emperor and Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Krayt. The Council refused, however, choosing to pursue a potential alliance with the remnants of the Galactic Alliance and the forces of deposed Emperor Roan Fel. Dun'La, along with three other Jedi, was sent to meet with the leader of the Galactic Alliance Remnant, Admiral Gar Stazi. Yet during their discussions, a crewmember of Stazi's flagship, the Alliance, shot the Admiral, and the Alliance Fleet was attacked by Sith Imperial forces.
Rushing to aid Stazi, Dun'La took the Admiral to the ship's sick bay, where he treated him for his injuries while the Imperial fleet continued to pursue the Alliance forces through hyperspace. When Stazi woke, he refused to go into a bacta tank until he had spoken to his second-in-command, Captain Jhoram Bey. After Dun'La patched Stazi through to the bridge, the Admiral was able to provide Bey with the tactic needed to overcome the Sith Imperial fleet. Following the battle, Dun'La and the other Jedi were able to form a tentative pact with the Galactic Alliance Remnant.
In 138 ABY, Lord Krayt launched an attack on the Hidden Temple, and Dun'La was among the Jedi who fought the Sith Imperial ground forces. The Jedi planned to evacuate the planet, and Jedi Master T'ra Saa was gathering the energy of the planet to create a beam of light that could allow the evacuation ships to escape the enemy fleet. While defending Master Saa in the Jedi Council chambers, Dun'La was struck down by one of Darth Krayt's Sith troopers. (Read more…)
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