Makezh Makezh was a Human male from the planet Danoor in the Kathol Outback , an isolated region of space in the Outer Rim Territories . Abducted by the Aing - Tii , a race of mysterious , Force - using aliens from the Kathol Rift , Makezh was brainwashed and implanted with the compulsion to retrieve a sacred artifact for them . The artifact , known as the Codex , was located within the Kathol Rift , on an alien construct that the Aing - Tii viewed as sacred ground , and were forbidden to set foot on it by their own religious beliefs . The procedures they used left Makezh mentally scarred and amnesic , but with the uncanny ability to accurately navigate the Rift by " listening " to the " voices " within it . Returning to Danoor , Makezh plied his trade as a navigator of the Rift , catering to scientific parties . His navigational methods were instinctive , and they often made his passengers feel ill at ease , but he was considered to be the best Rift navigator on the planet . However , despite his skills , he struggled to earn a living , and was forced to steal food from a local market . Caught and jailed , government scientists began to take an interest in him and his abilities . He was eventually released , but the attention he had received , combined with a series of murders aimed at other navigators , frightened Makezh into believing that he was next in line to be killed . Around the same time , the New Republic vessel " FarStar " arrived at Danoor , looking to hire a navigator to guide them through the Rift . Representatives from the corvette were directed to Makezh , who initially believed that they were there to kill him . Convinced of their good intentions , the young navigator agreed to assist them as he saw it as an opportunity to leave the planet . Makezh guided the " FarStar " safely though the Rift , although his methods alarmed and frightened his fellow crew . They realized that , while his flying style was erratic , it was reliable and conceded that they probably would not be able to navigate the Rift without him . As the ship penetrated deeper into the Rift , the compulsion to retrieve the Codex within him grew stronger as he neared the site of the alien construct . Discovering the construct , a landing party from the " FarStar " retrieved the Codex from it while attempting to free the ship from the station ' s malfunctioning automated docking system and brought the artifact aboard the ship . The mental programming instilled into the navigator to steal the artifact steadily grew , threatening to drive Makezh mad . When the ship reached the planet Demonsgate on the edge of the Rift , Makezh finally snapped , stole the artifact and an X - wing and went to the surface . There , the Aing - Tii waited to claim the item , and took Makezh with them against his will . Biography . Early life and abduction by the Aing - Tii . The Human male Makezh grew up in Eror Zeen , the capital city of the planet Danoor located in the Kathol Outback of the Outer Rim Territories . His father worked on the irrigation system under the city , and Makezh accompanied him on several occasions , gaining a basic knowledge of the system ' s layout . Around 7 ABY , Makezh was abducted by the Aing - Tii — a species who had a unique view of the Force — that hailed from an unknown planet in the Kathol Rift . They taught him the ability to navigate the dense gas clouds and lightstorm s of the Rift by teaching him to " listen " to it , subjecting him to a series of experiments . They programmed him with the compulsion to retrieve an object known as the Codex for them , which was located on an alien construct deep within the Kathol Rift . The Aing - Tii were forbidden by their own beliefs to set foot on the station as they considered it to be holy ground , so they turned Makezh into their agent . As an " infidel , " the restrictions they placed on themselves did not apply to him . Unfortunately for Makezh , the Aing - Tii ' s knowledge of the Human mind was limited , and the procedures left the young man ' s memory shattered . He could not recall much of his life from before his encounter with the mysterious aliens , and his first clear memory was of waking up in the presence of the Aing - Tii . He then entered a light transport , powered up the vessel , and launched into the Kathol Rift . Return to Danoor . Exiting the Rift , Makezh set down on Danoor . With no credits , he began to earn a living with the only skill he had — the inexplicable ability to safely navigate through the Rift . He had no idea how he could navigate through the passageways without the use of charts or astrogation coordinates — he just knew that he could . Makezh regarded his new ability as instinctive , and often flew with his eyes closed , making unpredictable course changes without warning , and engaging the hyperdrive for brief micro - jumps . Danoor ' s scientific community made use of his talents , chartering him as a pilot for expeditions into the Rift , but the income from their infrequent trips did not earn him enough money to make ends meet . Hungry , Makezh stole a basket of fruit from a market near to his home , and was arrested by government forces later the same day . While in jail , government scientists took an interest in Makezh , although he did not know the reason why . Shortly after visits from them , he began to suffer from headaches . Eventually released from jail , Makezh returned to his apartment , but could not sleep due to the relentless pounding in his head . He wanted to seek medical treatment , but it was too expensive and he had no money . Around the same time , he began to notice government agents patrolling the area around the building he lived in . This , combined with the murders of other navigators on the planet , convinced Makezh that he was the next target , and needed to flee the planet as soon as possible . Arrival of the " FarStar " . Around the same time , the crew of the New Republic CR90 corvette " FarStar " arrived at Danoor in search of a navigator to take them through the Kathol Rift . Minister Mooren , one of the leaders of the planet , pointed them in Makezh ' s direction and provided them with his address . Makezh watched as the crew of the vessel approached his building one night , and ducked out of his apartment and hid in the stairwell that led to the roof . Observing the crew members as they approached his door , he was convinced that they were there to kill him . Fleeing to the rooftops , he was chased by the New Republic representatives who were in desperate need of his services . After a short chase across the rooftops , Makezh began to suffer from exhaustion , and he attempted to leap a five - meter gap . Falling short of his target , he hit the face of the building , fell onto a ledge below , then tumbled off it . Barely managing to grab hold of the ledge , Makezh considered letting himself fall rather than let the " assassins " get him . The " FarStar " representatives managed to convince him of their good intentions , and offered to help him . Makezh believed them , realizing that they could have killed him outright either while chasing him or while he was suspended from the ledge . He agreed to their help , then realized the danger he was in . As Makezh waited to be rescued , he was fired upon by an assassin droid that he later learned belonged to Minister Waric Nane , another of the planet ' s leaders who was allied with Moff Kentor Sarne . Sarne was a rogue Imperial warlord who was being hunted by the " FarStar " as they believed him to be a threat to the stability of the region . The " FarStar " crewmembers managed to deal with both situations , destroying the assassin droid and rescuing Makezh . In return , the navigator asked for only one thing — to go with them . Although his new companions had disposed of the assassin droid , a squad of government soldiers appeared as they were heading towards their shuttle , sent by Minister Nane . Nane was under orders to delay the departure of the " FarStar " until a force loyal to Moff Sarne could arrive in orbit . Pointing their blaster rifles at the group , they began firing . Makezh fled with the crew of the " FarStar " , and directed them to a tunnel that led to the irrigation system under the city . After visiting the area with his father during his youth , Makezh was confident that he could lead them all to the landing pad where the shuttle was kept . After a few wrong turnings , dead endings , and an encounter with a ghest that attacked the group , they emerged near their shuttle . After fighting their way past some government troops who were standing guard , Makezh was taken aboard the " FarStar " . Once aboard the vessel , Makezh headed straight to the navigation station on the bridge and familiarized himself with the controls . The " FarStar " subsequently engaged the corvette " Lialic II " and a Star Destroyer in orbit around Danoor . The New Republic vessel emerged victorious due to the arrival of an Aing - Tii Sanhedrim ship which rammed the " Lialic II " , destroying it , while the " FarStar " fighter squadron successfully destroyed the Star Destroyer with several well placed shots to its prototype devastator torpedo launcher , causing a chain reaction . Following the battle , Makezh piloted the corvette into the Rift . Navigating the Rift . Makezh was given the responsibility for navigating the " FarStar " through the Rift , although the nature by which he piloted the vessel alarmed the crew . He made an effort to fit in with the rest of the crew , cutting his hair into what he believed to be a military fashion , wearing clothing he believed to be military - looking , and trying to copy military protocol . However , his attempts were less than successful , but he was given credit by members of the crew — including the commanding officer of the " FarStar " , Captain Kaiya Adrimetrum — for trying . Makezh was on duty in the command center when the ship was hit by a crippling lightstorm , and calmly pointed that fact out to Captain Adrimetrum shortly before the impact . As the " FarStar " progressed deeper into the Rift , Makezh started to suffer from headaches and hallucinations . The navigator had trouble sleeping , and often dreamed of the Aing - Tii . The " voices " in the Rift gradually began to rise in volume until Makezh believed that it was shouting at him . He also got the impression that the Rift wanted him to find something . He did not know what , but he was sure it was important to the Aing - Tii , and that he would find it soon . While on duty in the command center , Makezh revealed his feelings to the Operations Officer , Lieutenant Darryn Thyte . At almost the same time , Makezh ' s instincts kicked in , and he directed the " FarStar " out of the corridor they were traveling in , and into a dense section of the Rift . Lieutenant Thyte was about to take control , believing that Makezh had doomed the vessel , but stopped when he saw that the corridor they had been traveling in had shifted , and that the " FarStar " was at the center of it . The newly formed corridor led the " FarStar " towards a vast , ancient , alien construct . With only a little clearance space between the construct and the edge of the corridor , the corvette attempted to bypass the alien structure . However , the construct ' s automated docking systems had malfunctioned over the years , and the docking tendrils latched on to the " FarStar " . The construct ' s systems attempted to pull the corvette into a docking bay that , when closed , would be too small to accommodate the vessel . Captain Adrimetrum ordered a landing party to travel to the structure and attempt to disable the docking tendrils before it was too late . While on the construct , the landing party recovered the Codex , the item that Makezh had been programmed to retrieve , and brought it back to the corvette . The landing party encountered an Imperial force on the construct , but managed to shut down the automated systems . Shortly after the " FarStar " recovered the Codex , Makezh ' s breakdown intensified as his subliminal programming by the Aing - Tii took hold . Babbling about hearing " voices screaming at him from the Rift " , Makezh eventually lost control on the bridge and was placed on restricted duty . The Aing - Tii ' s compulsion for him to steal the Codex and give it to them was becoming too strong for him . Retrieving the Codex . After receiving a distress call from an Imperial landing party on the surface of the planet known as Demonsgate , the " FarStar " prepared to launch their own party to assist them and to gather intelligence . As they were about to launch , Makezh escaped from his quarters and attacked a fellow member of the crew . A security alert was put out for him , but he managed to grab the Codex , and made his way to the flight deck . The navigator stole an X - wing , and used the starfighter ' s weapons to attempt to blast out of the hangar bay . His blasts were deflected by the magnetically shielded main airlock , and the ricochets caught two of the other X - wings parked in the hangar . The snubfighters exploded , causing a fire on the flight deck . Lieutenant Thyte , who had been monitoring the situation , ordered the magnetic shield to be dropped before more damage was caused . Makezh flew the fighter out the hangar , and into space . Makezh piloted the fighter to the surface of Demonsgate , plunging the ship into the planet ' s turbulent atmosphere . However , the descent was a haphazard one , and Makezh was forced to eject from the fighter . The X - wing crashed into the surface , leaving a deep furrow in the ground . The ejection seat landed four hundred meters away , and , despite sustaining a large cut on his forehead , Makezh began walking north . As he moved , he talked to the Codex in a strange alien language consisting of clicks , hisses and snorts . A landing party from the " FarStar " managed to catch up with him , trying to persuade him to return to the ship . While he listened to them reasonably , he would not stop walking north . If stopped , he became agitated and claimed that he had to bring the gift to his teachers . Eventually , Makezh and the " FarStar " landing party were ambushed by an Imperial force led by the bounty hunter Mist . Mist attempted to hold Makezh for ransom , ordering the " FarStar " crew to surrender or watch as their crewmate died . Makezh , however , knocked the bounty hunter to the ground , and started to run north . Intercepted by the Aing - Tii , the navigator was dragged off by them , protesting that he did not want to go back with them . The Aing - Tii stunned him with one of their stun sticks , and retrieved the Codex from him , holding it triumphantly . Legacy . In 43 ABY , Makezh ' s experience with the Aing - Tii and the Codex was part of the information stored at the Jedi Temple on the galactic capital of Coruscant . Following Jacen Solo ' s fall to the dark side of the Force , Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker was exiled from the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances and the Jedi Order by Chief of State Natasi Daala for failing to prevent his nephew ' s " moral degradation . " During his exile , Skywalker resolved to discover exactly what had caused Solo ' s fall , and influenced his decision to align himself with the Sith , by retracing a journey his nephew had taken where he had learned many different Force techniques from varied sources , the Aing - Tii among them . While preparing to enter the Kathol Rift to locate the Aing - Tii homeworld , Jedi Master Cilghal transmitted all available information on the Aing - Tii to him , including a report on Makezh ' s relationship with the Aing - Tii and the Codex . Personality and traits . Following his exposure to the Aing - Tii ' s mental manipulation techniques , Makezh ' s behavior was often erratic and he displayed signs of paranoia . Much of his memory had been lost due to the mysterious aliens ' techniques . He preferred to avoid confrontations , running from potential dangers if he felt that his life was threatened . Despite this , he was brave enough to consider ending his life on his own terms rather than be killed by someone else . When suffering from dementia caused by the compulsion to steal the Codex , Makezh was briefly stronger than normal , and had no compunctions about hurting people to achieve his goal of giving it to the Aing - Tii . He was also capable of speaking the Aing - Tii ' s language during this time . During his time on the " FarStar " , Makezh attempted to blend in with the crew . Although his efforts were less than successful , he got credit for trying . He would not interact much with his colleagues on a personal level , and did not often talk about himself or his time with the Aing - Tii . His instinctive piloting skills often alarmed the crew , but they readily admitted that he was their best chance of making it through the Rift intact . Skills and abilities . As a result of his manipulation by the Aing - Tii , Makezh had the ability to accurately pilot a starship through the Kathol Rift without relying on navigational sensors or data . The young navigator would " listen " to the Rift , and what he heard would guide his actions . His actions were instinctive , turning the ship suddenly , or even engaging the hyperdrive for brief moments to avoid approaching lightstorms or to keep the vessel in a safe corridor . Despite having the ability to totally concentrate on piloting vessels through the Rift , he had a tendency to zone out , not listening to those around him until they managed to attract his attention . In addition to his Aing - Tii augmented ability , Makezh was a skilled pilot , able to fly capital ships and space transports , as well as operate repulsorlift vehicles . He was also able to repair capital ships , transports , and ground vehicles . He could use a blaster but did not carry one , and was able to use the weapons on a starship if needed . Due to his experience flying through the Kathol Rift , he had an extensive knowledge of the planetary systems contained within it . Behind the scenes . Makezh was created for the supplement " The Kathol Outback " , which was a follow - on sourcebook to " The DarkStryder Campaign " by West End Games for use with " " . Introduced in the adventure " Galaxy ' s Edge " , the character was vital to the " FarStar " efforts to navigate the Kathol Rift safely . Makezh ' s final fate is unclear ; in the RPG adventure " Showdown " , the player characters are given the option of trying to rescue him from the Aing - Tii . This involves battling the Aing - Tii and succeeding within a limited number of rounds . However , the last supplement of the series , " Endgame " , makes no provision for the character in the Crew Notes section , indicating that Makezh is not a current member of the crew at that point . The " Jedi Academy Training Manual " , published in 2009 , finally confirmed that Makezh was abducted by the Aing - Tii on Demonsgate and taken for further study . The second novel in the " " series , " " by Christie Golden , references Makezh ' s experiences with the Codex , but does not mention him by name . Makezh was to be the central character in the adventure " A Cry For Help " . However , it was cut from " The Kathol Rift " as the book was already too long . Elements of the story , including the discovery of the Codex , had to be worked into the plot of " Waystation " .