Jesmin Tainer Jesmin Tainer was a Force - sensitive female Human who served the Galactic Alliance as an undercover agent and later as a pilot in Wraith Squadron . She was the daughter of the pilots Kell Tainer and Tyria Sarkin Tainer and sister to Doran Sarkin - Tainer . In 43 ABY , using the false identification of a former Jedi apprentice female Anzat turned bounty hunter named Zilaash Kuh , Tainer was tasked by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances to assist in the arrest of Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker , and later to capture rogue Jedi Knight Valin Horn , who had gone on a destructive rampage after suffering a psychotic breakdown . After failing to capture Horn because of the intervention of Skywalker , Jesmin Tainer , still undercover , was paired up with Quarren mercenary Dhidal Nyz to capture Seff Hellin , a rogue Jedi suffering from the same disease as Horn . However , they lost their target to Darkmeld , a secret organization formed by Jedi Knight Jaina Solo to counter Chief of State Natasi Daala ' s attempts to undermine the Jedi Order . Kuh soon after disappeared from Coruscant , and by 44 ABY the Galactic Alliance still had not tracked her down as Tainer stopped to use the alias . Tainer was afterwards recruited by Garik Loran , and joined the reformed Wraith Squadron . During Wraith Squadron ' s investigation into Galactic Alliance General Stavin Thaal ' s involvement with the Lecersen Conspiracy , Tainer revealed that she had adopted the mantle of bounty hunter Zilaash Kuh during Natasi Daala ' s reign as Chief of State of the GA . Biography . Early Life . Due to Kell choosing to remain with Wraith Squadron while Tyria left military service to study the ways of the Force , the Sarkin - Tainers often had a long - distance marriage , and Jesmin and her brother , Doran , were not raised much together . Both children were eventually trained as Jedi , although Jesmin was apparently much closer with other Starfighter Command families growing up than Doran : her parents ' former commanding officer , Garik Loran , was a " de facto " uncle to her and Myri Antilles , youngest daughter of Wraith Squadron - founder and famed starfighter pilot Wedge Antilles , was close to Jesmin throughout her childhood . Jesmin also considered herself a highly skilled pilot , although readily conceded that Myri was better . Arrest of Skywalker . In 43 . 5 ABY , Jesmin Tainer was tasked by Galactic Alliance Security to infiltrate Daala ' s special - missions force under a false identity . Tainer then created the persona of Zilaash Kuh , a female Anzat bounty hunter who joined the New Jedi Order as a human and was expelled from the Order when the deception was discovered , only keeping her lightsaber as a reminder of her time as a Jedi apprentice . " Kuh " , alongside the Quarren bounty hunter Dhidal Nyz and Skakoan hunter Hrym Mawarr , was then hired by Galactic Alliance Security to assist in the arrest of Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker under the supervision of Security Captain Savar . Tracking rogue Jedi . Tainer was later hired by Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala to capture rogue Jedi Knight Valin Horn , who was suffering from a psychotic breakdown that made him believe that everyone he knew — except for others suffering from the same disease — had been replaced by impostors . During the hunt for Horn , Tainer was assisted by the Rodian bounty hunter Kaddit . They were unsuccessful , however , as Skywalker captured the fugitive Jedi . Shortly after Skywalker ' s trial and exile from the galactic capital of Coruscant for dereliction of duty , Galactic Alliance Security was issued a warrant from Daala for the arrest of Horn . Under the command of Captain Savar , Galactic Alliance Security forces — accompanied by Tainer and the cyborg mercenary Vrannin Vaxx — went to the Jedi Temple and arrested Horn . He was then encased in carbonite and taken to the Armand Isard Correctional Facility , a prison on Coruscant . In a later mission , Tainer again teamed up with Dhidal Nyz , this time to capture Seff Hellin , a rogue Jedi suffering from the same psychosis as Horn . Because the psychosis made Hellin believe that everyone but Horn had been replaced with an impostor , he attempted to free Horn from the Armand Isard Correctional Facility . Tainer piloted Nyz ' s cargo hauler to the prison , and Nyz captured Hellin in an electric - pulse net . However , members of Darkmeld — a secret group formed by Jedi Knight Jaina Solo to counter Daala ' s attempts to undermine the Jedi Order — intervened , and captured Hellin themselves . In the ensuing speeder chase , a security speeder — stolen and piloted by the bounty hunter and Darkmeld affiliate Tahiri Veila — maneuvered underneath Nyz ' s and Tainer ' s cargo hauler . Veila ' s partner , Imperial Remnant Head of State Jagged Fel , ravaged the bottom of the hauler with his " beskar " crushgaunts . The hauler began to malfunction , and Tainer and Nyz fell behind and were forced to give up the bounty . Soon afterward , Tainer stopped using her bounty hunter alias and the Galactic Alliance Security stated that Kuh identification documents were indeed forgeries , but that her true identity and whereabouts remained a mystery to the government . Wraith Squadron . Following the Jedi Order ' s exile from Coruscant , Jesmin Tainer , the true identity of Kuh , revealed about her disguise to her fellow Wraith Squadron members during the investigation into GA General Stavin Thaal ' s involvement in the Lecersen Conspiracy . Tainer worked well with her fellow Wraiths as they proceeded through the mission in apprehending Thaal , and in the end , they succeeded . Personality and traits . Tainer under the alias of Kuh was somewhat domineering , and frequently attempted to take control of situations . She considered herself to be superior in comparison to others , especially the Jedi Order , whose popularity had fallen in the public eye in light of recent events — including Jacen Solo ' s fall to the dark side of the Force and transformation into the Sith Lord Darth Caedus , along with Hellin ' s insanity , Horn ' s rampage , and Skywalker ' s trial and subsequent exile . Kuh was well - known for her use of a personal lightsaber , and was also adept at piloting , as she flew Nyz ' s cargo hauler during their attempt to capture Hellin . Powers and abilities . Tainer was capable in the Force using a combination of Telepathy and Force persuasion to make an officer on the " Concussor " need to use the refresher by sending him mental images of waterfalls , wine bottles pouring , faucets gushing , and fountains flowing . She was then able to use a burst of Force - boosted speed to run down a chamber on the " Concussor " . Equipment . Force - sensitive through her Jedi mother , Tyria Sarkin Tainer , Jesmin utilized a lightsaber as her personal weapon . After the New Jedi Order strenuously analyzed holos of Tainer during her times as Zilaash Kuh , they discovered that her lightsaber ' s hilt appeared to have been modeled on the hilt of Old Republic Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s last lightsaber . During the hunt for Horn , Tainer flew with Kaddit in a racer speeder , and in the later raid on the Armand Isard Correctional Facility , she piloted Nyz ' s flatbed cargo hauler while he attempted to capture Hellin . She also carried identification documents that were excellent forgeries due to her status as Galactic Alliance Security undercover agent . Behind the scenes . Zilaash Kuh was created by Aaron Allston for his first " " novel , " " , released on March 24 , 2009 . She later received brief mention in Allston ' s " " , the seventh novel overall and Allston ' s third and final installment in the series . In " " , the first post - " Fate of the Jedi " novel , which was also written by Allston , the author revealed that it was Wraith Squadron member Jesmin Tainer , the daughter of Kell and Tyria Sarkin Tainer , who adopted the persona of Zilaash Kuh . Jesmin was named in honor of Jesmin Ackbar , the first Wraith to die in Allston ' s debut novel , " " .