Kunra Kunra was a Yuuzhan Vong Shamed One who served as the leading lieutenant of Nom Anor in the revolutionary movement constructed around the " Jeedai " heresy . Biography . Background and character . Kunra was a tall , capable warrior , the only outward indication of his Shaming being the fact that he had stopped adding to his incomplete pattern of warrior tattoos . He also displayed acts of cowardice . By 28 ABY , he was the leading male in one of the small groups of outcast Yuuzhan Vong who lived deep in the rusting underlevels of Coruscant , away from the rest of the Yuuzhan Vong on the Vongformed surface of Yuuzhan ' tar . The fact that Kunra was physically healthy was not unusual among these outcasts — although some of them had been Shamed in the usual way , through the failure of their biotic implants to graft properly , a number of others were regarded as having broken caste due to their association with botched operations in the course of the war against the infidels . Particularly prominent among them were several exiles from Domain Esh , who had been Shamed when the female warrior Niirit Esh participated in an unsuccessful mission , although the failure had actually been the fault of the mission commander , Executor Nom Anor . These Yuuzhan Vong , whether they had been formally disgraced or fled to escape punishment , regarded their Shaming as an injustice inflicted by corrupt and incompetent rulers , and by way of counterpoint , they came to see the Jedi Knights not as enemies , but as liberators who would trigger a revolution in Yuuzhan Vong society and restore their former status . As outcasts , this belief combined with the ancient longing of the physically Shamed for restoration onto the path of physical exaltation , and produced a syncretic religious and social - revolutionary movement known as the " Jeedai " heresy . Among these Yuuzhan Vong , however , Kunra stood apart . In contrast to many of the others , he did not use his domain name in defiance of his Shamed status , nor did he ever divulge any details about his past or denounce the injustice of whatever event had led to his becoming outcast ; and while he never challenged the other heretics ' belief that the " Jeedai " could help them recover their status , he kept his thoughts and opinions largely to himself . When Nom Anor himself joined Kunra and Niirit ' s group , following his disgrace after the Battle of Ebaq , the former Executor eventually intuited that cowardice had played a part in Kunra ' s shaming . Time with Nom Anor . Kunra , for his part , made no secret of the fact that he distrusted Nom Anor when the former Executor joined his group . Partially , this was because the high - ranking Intendant displaced him as the leading male , and his jealousy was sharpened when Niiriit — to whom Kunra was attracted — started to prefer Anor ' s company over his own . It was only after their camp was discovered and destroyed by a raiding - party of Warriors that Nom Anor and Kunra were propelled into close cooperation - and it was at this time too that Nom Anor discovered the Warrior ' s cowardice . According to Kunra ' s own account , he had been talking to the camp ' s night picket , Yus Sh ' roth , when the warriors attacked and fled headlong , leaving the aging Shaper to fight the attackers alone . When Kunra was injured during the subsequent stages of their escape , Nom Anor saved his life , believing that his understanding of the warrior ' s weakness gave him leverage over him and made him a pliable and useful servant . Kunra , as the only other survivor of their group , was now the only other Shamed One who knew Nom Anor ' s true identity , and when the ex - Executor assumed the identity of Yu ' shaa , Kunra , along with Niiriit ' s brother , Shoon - mi Esh , became one of his lieutenants in spreading the message of the " Jeedai " and fomenting revolution and , subsequently , saved him from an assassination attempt by the jealous and ambitious Shoon - mi . Kunra admitted his own suspicions that the " Prophet " would abandon them immediately if he saw a chance to regain Supreme Overlord Shimrra ' s favor , but he told Nom Anor that he believed his leadership also gave the Shamed Ones their own chance at redemption , and , for that reason , he was prepared to support him . Over the next few months , Kunra became the second - in - command of the revolutionary underground on Yuuzhan ' tar . Officially , he was Yu ' shaa ' s bodyguard and herald , but he also became the head of the secret terrorist network embedded within the Heresy , who quietly and ruthlessly rooted out dissenters , ambitious opportunists and infiltrators among the movement . An odd dynamic developed , between Kunra ' s cynical pessimism and his knowledge of the hypocrisy at the heart of the heresy , and his meek willingness to help Nom Anor and his hope that somehow , the revolution could be made to work . Leader of the " Jeedai " heresy . Just before Nom Anor left his followers to travel to Zonama Sekot with Tahiri Veila and Corran Horn , he noticed for the first time that Kunra was twisting his words during meetings . The former warrior seemed to be pushing an agenda of his own . Away from Coruscant , however , the revolution ceased to matter for Nom Anor , as he betrayed the heretics and secured his own restoration to favor as Prefect of Yuuzhan ' tar . In the interim , however , Kunra took over leadership of the movement , and at some point he made contact with Galactic Alliance agents on Coruscant , including Wraith Squadron operative Baljos Arnjak . When Nom Anor once more assumed the identity of Yu ' shaa , in an attempt to dissuade the heretics from attacking the Place of Sacrifice , his former lieutenant manipulated his words , inciting the Shamed Ones to greater frenzy . After the Recapture of Coruscant the Shamed Ones at last received their freedom , with the Yuuzhan Vong pledging to abandon their warlike ways and soften the caste structure .