Nbi M'asa

**Nbi M'asa** is a Jawa Jedi from Tatooine who is respected among the other Clans and often considered their protector. He spends most of his days working on various droids and machines as well as watching over the other Jawa Clans from a distance.

## Biography

### Early Life

Nbi was inducted into the Jedi Order in his early teens and was thus not fully indoctrinated by their teachings. He finished his trails fairly quickly and became a Knight of the Order by the time he reached adulthood. He likely remained with the Order for some more years before returning home and practically abandoning his Jedi path in favor of protecting his fellow Jawas from Tusken Raiders, vengeful farmers and wild beasts.

There Nbi quickly gained the favor of many of the Clans who welcomed him with open arms. Instead of joining his kin however, Nbi chose a life of solitude over that of a wandering Trader like the others. He constructed himself a small hut in mountains and began scavenging and trading with the locals on his own. In time he built up a small amount of wealth in form of droids, vehicles and other machinery.

### Hunt for the Relic

In 1000 ABY Nbi received an assignment from the Jedi Order to retrieve an ancient dark side relic from Tatooine where he was already based. After arriving at the compound where the relic was being held, Nbi enganged in a duel of words with Jedi exile Reekai Lyndtur who had the same objective. In the meantime Nbis Jedi ally Armbray Ganmas had been wounded by the exiles apprentice R4 and Nbi broke off his pursuit of the relic in order to save his comrades life.

Later Nbi caught up with both Reekai and R4 who were now in possession of the relic and trying to leave the planet. Another duel broke out in the dune sea at which the exiles former master Kenbre Strahart was slain just before a Greater Krayt Dragon emerged from the sands. Nbi broke off his attacks as soon as he noticed the beast was heading for Mos Anek and decided stopping the creature and saving the towns inhabitants had priority. Using the sandcrawler of one of the Jawa clans, Nbi directing a ramming attack against the Krayt Dragon which knocked it out for a short time, allowing a bounty hunter to land a killing shot on the beast. After the carnage Nbi searched the town for clues as to where Reekai and R4 had gone with the relic but instead found the Yinchorri bounty hunter who had slain the Krayt Dragon. The two then discussed an agreement where the bounty hunter would aid Nbi in the hunt for the relic in return for droids and various maintenance services.

## Personality and traits

As all Jawas, Nbi displays great interest for all kinds of technology which he uses to tinker around with in his freetime. Unlike his bretheren however, he prefers to be on his own with his droids where he can meditate peacefully without being interrupted. Nbi may have completed his Jedi training long ago but he still stays true to most of its teachings. He does however occasionally steal some spare parts from unsuspecting moisture farmers, one of the few Jawa traits that remained with him.

## Powers and abilities

### Force Powers

Nbi M'asa is a skilled force user and has mastered a wide range of rare force powers. When he was still in training he perfected the art of Doppleganger, which allows its user to duplicate themselves or another object multiple times. These illusions could do everything their host could and their sense were connected. As a Jawa Nbi found many uses for practical force abilities like Ionize, Force Flash and Combustion which aided him in his hobby of scavanging, repairing and building. In his time on Tatooine Nbi learned to use Electric Judgment, another rare and powerful ability. He wasn't aware of the powers reputation within the order as a borderline darkside ability and since he rarely came into conact with other Jedi he never had any doubts about this skill.

### Lightsaber Combat

Nbi never aimed to master his martial skills and as such lacked in this area. He did however become a respected practitioner of Form IV Ataru, a form that synergized perfectly with his small stature and strong connection to the force. Nbi is also potent in the Forms I and II.

### Other Skills

Due to him being a Jawa the technical expertise commonly attributed to his species came to him at very early age. While still an active part of the Jedi Order Nbi was considered one of the greatest craftsmen and mechanics around and even among his own on Tatooine he outdid all of his peers. Droids, computers, security systems and even speeders are all second nature to him. Nbi is also a very quick learner and can understand foreign technology fairly quickly and replicate it.

## Equipment

Nbi carries a green lightsaber shoto, a shorter version of a standard lightsaber accomodating for his small stature. He wears long brown robes as most Jawas do which are held together by a utility belt. Inside his robes pockets he stores a wide range of helpful tools and collectibles he has come across during his misadventures.

In and around his hut in the mountains on Tatooine there a scattered droids made out of scrap and other junk Nbi found over the years. They aid him in his adventures and are occasionally sent to protect other Jawas from any threats when Nbi isn't available. Most of them are both heavily armed and equipped with a wide range of tools meant for repairs of each other. Their armament consists of scavenged blasters, vibroblades and flamethrowers, as well as built in wrist blasters. Some are even shown to mount vehicle turrests while others are entirely unarmed and used solely for repair. Their programming is generally set to defend and maintain Nbis home and, when ordered to, other Jawa settlements.

## Statistics

* Skills: (Master) Repairing, (Expert) Computer Use, (Expert) Security, (Expert) Force User, (Adept) Awareness, (Adept) Lightsaber Combat
* Force Powers: Ionize, Electric Judgement, Force Flash, Force Stun, Dopplegänger, Combustion
* Lightsaber Forms: Form I Shii-Cho, Form II Makashi & Form IV Ataru; latter is favored
* Equipment: Green Lightsaber Shoto, Various tools & computer spikes

## Trivia

* Nbi was initially added with no background what-so-ever.
* It was originally very unclear whether this character was a Jedi or not.

## Appearances

* Star Wars: Galactic Legends(First appearance)
* Star Wars: Darkness Returns(Mentioned only)