| abstract | - Mara Jade was a Jedi follower around the time of the New Republic around the time of 10 ABY, though before that she had worked as one of the Emperor's Hands: an elite group of Force sensitive Imperial agents. Around 0 BBY while working for the Galactic Empire, Jade was tasked with leading Imperial troops on the planet of Naboo to fight off defectors and rebel insurgencies. The primary group of insurgents was a newly formed group who called themselves the Gungan Resistance due to their forces mainly comprising of Gungan forces. Despite encountering a traitor and losing her stormtrooper commander during the fighting, she eventually led the Imperials to victory and brought upon the end of the Gungan rebels. Jade continued to work for the Empire until several years later. After the fall of the Empire during the Battle of Endor around 5 ABY, Mara Jade had defected to working with smugglers like Talon Karde and later she started working for the New Republic. Around 10 ABY, while working for the New Republic, she was stationed on a remote base on the world of Altyr V where, under the tutelage of Kyle Katarn, she honed her Jedi skills. After a successful Imperial attack however, Katarn had discovered the whereabouts of an ancient Sith world called Dromund Kaas and departed for it alone. During his absence Jade had begun to execute a number of small one-man missions on the New Republic's behalf. These missions ranged from collecting supplies from the Hutts or protecting a Jedi Holocron. After the completion of the latter mission, Jade went in search of Katarn, who had since disappeared. With the help of the space pirate Kaeroboni and Kyle's partner Jan Ors, Jade tracked down Dromund Kaas and began her search for her old master. Upon arriving she encountered numerous dark forces and Sith traps, including a corrupted incarnation of herself. She eventually found Kyle, who had been seduced by the world's dark powers. After several one-sided duels, she eventually opened herself to Kyle's blows. Katarn however found that, even with all the darkness inside him, he could bring himself to slaughter his old friends, and surrendered.
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