Jhor - Kai Jhor - Kai was an elderly Human Jedi . He lived to an old age , surviving on the planet Altikar IV , and eventually called through the Force to a young Twi ' lek girl , Sha ' lia , asking her to be his apprentice . Though a slave at this time , she escaped from her owner and joined Jhor - Kai on Atikar IV . Jhor - Kai began training her in the Force until he was discovered and killed by stormtroopers ; during this skrimish , Jhor - Kai sacrificed his life so that that Sha ' lia might escape . Biography . Jhor - Kai was a male Human who trained as a Jedi . During the Galactic Civil War , he lived on the planet Altikar IV , and began appearing in the dreams of a Twi ' lek slave dancer named Sha ' lia , inviting her to join him on the planet . The girl eventually escaped from her owner with the aid of a Trandoshan named Goort ; and she and Goort traveled to Altikar IV . There , Jhor - Kai opened Sha ' lia to the Force , an overwhelming experience for the Twi ' lek , and began to teach her about the Jedi , the light and dark sides of the Force , and how to manipulate and use the Force . He also taught Goort the basics of starship piloting , aided by his own knowledge of the Dosh language . One day while training Sha ' lia , Imperial forces arrived on Altikar IV and attacked Jhor - Kai in his training area . Jhor - Kai held the Imperial stormtroopers at bay with his lightsaber , buying time for his pupil to escape . His parting words to Sha ' lia , before being killed by the Imperials , were to seek out the Alliance to Restore the Republic where she could find other Force - sensitives . Legacy . Jhor - Kai later appeared in a vison experienced by Goort . While inside the Temple of Pain , a Sith Temple located inside an asteroid in the Tascollan Nebula , Goort entered the Room of Dreams , a place where the dark side of the Force caused all who entered it to have visions that would bring them closer to giving in to its seductive powers . The vision Goort experienced was about Jhor - Kai ' s death and Goort saw the old man falling after being hit by blaster fire from some stormtroopers . In the vision , with some of his last words , Jhor - Kai told Goort to protect Sha ' Lia and ensure that nothing adverse happened to her . He then screamed and told Goort and Sha ' lia to leave quickly . Personality and traits . Jhor - Kai was keen to teach others , inviting Sha ' lia to Altikar IV to train her in the Force . He was also proficient in piloting starships , and was comfortable teaching this skill to Goort . Jhor ' Kai was selfless enough to die in order to buy time for Sha ' lia and Goort to escape the Imperial presence . Powers and abilities . Jhor - Kai was skilled enough in the Force to appear across the galaxy in a vision to his chosen apprentice Sha ' lia . He was knowledgeable about the Jedi and the Force , and was skilled with a lightsaber . Despite this , in later years , Sha ' lia was unsure whether Jhor - Kai was actually a Jedi , or merely claimed to be one . Behind the scenes . Jhor - Kai was created by Lee Pickler for the " Child of Light saga " , a series of three roleplaying adventures for the Wizards of the Coast RPGA . Jhor - Kai himself never appeared in any of the adventures but formed part of the backstory of two player - characters , Sha ' lia and Goort . All the information given about Jhor - Kai is from the perspective of either Sha ' lia or Goort . While there is some doubt in Sha ' lia ' s mind as to whether Jhor - Kai was a Jedi , all other evidence points to Jhor - Kai being a Jedi .