Maks Leem Maks Leem was a female Gran Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the final years of the Republic Classic era . Biography . Maks Leem , a female Force - sensitive Gran from the world of Malastare was trained in the ways of the Force by the Jedi Order , achieving the rank of Jedi Master before the start of the Separatist Crisis , a political schism in the Galactic Senate . Appointed as an instructor at the Coruscant Jedi Temple , Master Leem trained two Padawans to the rank of Jedi Knight before the civil unrest engulfed the galaxy , Jedi Rees Alrix and Eremin Tarn . An expert in hyperspace navigation , Master Leem instructed classes at the Temple , as well as working in the Temple ' s refectory . The Gran Master , while not a fan of lightsaber combat , had crafted for herself a blue - bladed lightsaber . When the Clone Wars erupted between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY , Master Leem was one of nearly two hundred Jedi who fought in the opening battle on Geonosis , a conflict which introduced the Jedi to the newly formed Grand Army of the Republic . Returning to a nearly empty Temple , Master Leem remained on Coruscant for much of the war as an instructor while most of her peers were scattered around the galaxy fighting . Early in the war , Master Leem ' s last Padawan , Jedi Eremin Tarn , willingly left the Order , joining Jedi Sian Jeisel ' s schismatic movement of Jedi refusing to fight . At this time , Master Leem began the training of her third Padawan , the Human Whie Malreaux . One of the Temple ' s most promising students , the pair remained on Coruscant as Leem continued to teach and Malreaux serving at the Temple ' main entrance as part of the Temple Security Force . In the days leading up to the annual Apprentice Tournament , A Troxan diplomat delivered an incendiary packet for Grand Master Yoda into the hands of Master Leem , who in turn rushed the packet to the Room of a Thousand Fountains . There , Master Yoda safely opened the package to reveal the damaged lightsaber hilt of Jedi Jang Li - Li . Saddened by Li - li ' s inevitable death , Yoda and Leem talked for a time , with the old Master jokingly assigning Leem the task of locating a new home for the Temple . In the following weeks , Master Leem and her Padawan were assigned to a mission , accompanied by Masters Yoda , Jai Maruk and his Padawan , Tallisibeth Enwandung - Esterhazy . Leaving by way of the Chancellor Palpatine Spaceport , the Jedi smuggled Yoda offworld in a hollowed out R2 - series astromech droid aboard the " Reasonable Doubt " and headed for Vjun where Yoda was to meet with Count Dooku , leader of the Confederacy . When the " Reasonable Doubt " stopped to refuel at Phindar Station , the Jedi were ambushed by several assassin droids armed with an eclectic array of weaponry . Activating two hard - sound gun s , the droids crippled Masters Maruk and Leem ; both dropped to their knees as the hard - sound ruptured their eardrums . Master Leem , having dropped her lightsaber and covering her ears as she screamed in pain , fought through her agony and retrieved her lightsaber . Cutting loose a chunk of durasteel , she hurled it with the Force and destroyed one of the auditory - assault weapons . Allowing years of practice to take over , the two Masters rushed the droids , two against eighteen . Master Leem , trained in the art of lightsaber combat as were all Jedi , realized that her aversion to war had led her to avoid combat training , and that her skills as a fighter were diminished . Quickly receiving a leg wound due to one of the droid ' s flechette launcher s , she lost her lightsaber once more when her sword arm was badly damaged by more shards of metal . Destroying two droids with her mastery of the Force , Master Leem was in the midst of looking for Master Yoda and the Padawans when Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress arrived on the concourse and began to mock the Jedi . Engaging Master Maruk as Leem struggled to remain conscious , Ventress was faster than the Human Jedi and quickly subdued him . As Maruk struggled to remain in the light of the Force , Ventress taunted him by pouncing on Master Leem , slashing the dying Gran in the chest . Disregarding the wound , Master Leem focused on her struggling companion , begging him to stay on the Jedi Path . As Leem struggled to maintain her position on the ground as a large hole in the station began to slowly vent oxygen and drag her from the room , Master Maruk , determined to stay in the light , denied the dark side . Master Leem , unable to hear or look at the man as she focused on sealing the breach in the hull , felt his resolve in the Force and was content , knowing that both would die as Jedi . Managing to patch the breach as Maruk was cut in half by Ventress , Leem lay helpless on the ground as the Dathomirian approached the Gran and stabbed her in the chest , killing the Jedi Master . Personality and traits . A Gran , Master Maks Leem displayed the community - oriented mind of her people , a socially - minded woman who enjoyed her life as a Jedi . Described by her students and peers as motherly and calm , Master Leem was not happy when the Jedi were forced into the militant role they served in the Clone Wars . Master Leem spent much of her day in deep meditation , burning a richly scented incense to help induce a deep trance . Additionally , it was necessary for Master Leem to be alone at this time due to the din caused by the digestive tract that processed the contents of the Gran ' s four stomachs .