Bant Eerin Bant Eerin was a female Mon Calamari Jedi Master who served the Jedi Order during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . Eerin was a contemporary and a childhood friend of Master Obi - Wan Kenobi . Biography . Early life . As a Force - sensitive female Mon Calamari , Bant Eerin was trained in the ways of the Force . A contemporary of Obi - Wan Kenobi , Darsha Assant , Reeft , and Garen Muln , Eerin excelled in her classes at the Temple academy , though she often took breaks throughout the day to visit the Room of a Thousand Fountains . Due to her aquatic nature , her dormitory was filled with moisture to keep her skin moist and cool . Though two years younger than him , Eerin was a close confidant of Kenobi ' s . She attempted to console him when he was at first assigned to the Agricultural Corps , then welcomed him back to the Temple after Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn accepted Kenobi as his Padawan . In 44 BBY , when Kenobi briefly left the Order during the Melida / Daan Civil War , Eerin blamed Master Jinn for abandoning her friend to the Young . However , she was asked to aid Masters Jinn and Tahl during this time as a series of robberies began plaguing the Temple . When the stolen items were discovered at the bottom of the pool of water on the Lake Level of the Temple , Jinn asked Eerin to dive down and bring up the crates , due to her ability to hold her breath for extended periods of time . After recovering the objects , Eerin was kidnapped by fellow apprentice Bruck Chun , who had been swayed to the dark side by the mastermind behind the attacks on the Temple , Xanatos . Discovering that she was gone , the Jedi began searching for her ; a returning Kenobi found and rescued her from the bottom of the waterfall pool in the Room of a Thousand Fountains before she drowned . Following this ordeal at the Temple , Master Tahl chose to take Eerin as her Padawan , convinced by her bravery and her resourcefulness that they were a good pairing . While Tahl respected Eerin ' s heart and skill , she feared she was too young for some of the more challenging missions she was assigned , and often left her at the Temple . Eerin began to feel neglected as a Padawan , and her self - doubt was made far worse when Tahl was killed on an assignment to New Apsolon . She had blamed Obi - Wan Kenobi for Tahl ' s death by not contacting the Temple after her capture . However , her anger had diminished in time as they worked together to track down Balog . Orphaned , Eerin remained at the Temple in mourning for her dead master , until she was approached by the quiet and reflective Master Kit Fisto . Fisto offered to continue the girl ' s training and she accepted . During their time together , the pair discovered disturbing evidence of Sith cultists practicing on Korriban . Contacting the Temple immediately from the ruined world , the pair ' s discovery led to the eventual incarceration of Sith supporter Murk Lundi . Jedi Knighthood . Eventually , like most of her friends , Eerin faced her Trials of Knighthood and was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight by the Jedi High Council . While her duties took her far away from her friends , she maintained contact with Kenobi by exchanging small gifts they would leave at the Temple . Eerin and Kenobi met in 25 BBY after a three year separation when the former joined Master of the Order Mace Windu and Garen Muln in rescuing Kenobi from the armies of Roy Teda on the planet Romin . About four years after this encounter , Eerin would aid in the rescue of Kenobi again . Responding to Master Windu ' s summons , Eerin joined a strike team to rescue Kenobi , his Padawan Anakin Skywalker , and Senator Padmé Amidala from execution by the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Piloting a Delta - 7 " Aethersprite " - class light starfighter to the planet Geonosis , she flew alongside Master Adi Gallia and Siri Tachi in a massive space battle that ensured the Grand Army of the Republic could land safely on the planet to extract the captives . After the opening battle of the Clone Wars , Eerin reported back to Coruscant where she took up the mantle of General within the ranks of the Grand Army as well as the title of Master . When the High Council decided to increase the number of Padawans being trained , Eerin selected an apprentice from the Temple ' s academy . Together with her student , Eerin tracked the CIS scientist Bitt Panith to the Kashyyyk system . Crafting an offensive military operation that would take place on three fronts , Eerin dispatched her student to Akoshissss to negotiate with the local Trandoshans while she pursued Panith . Accompanied by the Eighteenth Battalion , Eerin and her troops were victorious in battle , capturing Panith and fending off the Sith assassin Asajj Ventress . Legacy . The Clone Wars concluded in 19 BBY due to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s issuance of Order 66 to the Grand Army , effectively outlawing the Jedi Order and commanding the execution of all Jedi . While records regarding Eerin ' s fate were lost , her old friend , Master Kenobi reflected on her death during his exile on Tatooine .