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| - Ishama Karna was born on Nagi in 64 BBY. His parents were some of the first of the Nagai to travel through space. Shortly after he was born, they decided to leave Nagi on a trip. When they came into known space, they landed on a planet controlled by the Old Republic. There, Ishama’s force sensitivity was picked up on and he was taken from his parents to study and become a Jedi Knight. This decision was made with his parents' consent, though his mother was understandably upset that she would never see her son again. His father was more understanding, knowing that his son could potentially serve others and help them along the path of life. One of the few Nagai in the known galaxy, much was expected of him and he strived to fulfill the shoes that he was in. He threw himself into his studies, but didn’t make too many friends. He kept few mementos of home, just enough to remind him that he was a Nagai and that his people were counting on him in more than a few ways. As he progressed, he discovered that he had a natural aptitude towards lightsaber combat, and combat in general. Like a relative of his in the future, his powers were fully unlocked in a combat situation, and so he began to train wholeheartedly in the ways of the lightsaber. He knew that he had to be one of the best. His goal was to become one of the Jedi Order’s foremost experts on lightsaber combat, an ambitious goal. He was selected as a padawan by a Jedi named Cor Yure. Yure, like another Yure was a weapons master, though not one of the ones who had been named to that title by the Council. Karna began to expand upon his knowledge of lightsaber combat. By this time, he had mastered Ataru in addition to the normal knowledge of Shii-Cho. With his master behind him, he began work on Form V: Shien / Djem So. Just like a contemporary of his, Joshua Karn, Ishama and his master were given some of the more interesting tasks by the Council due to their prowess with the lightsaber. Between Ishama and Joshua, it became a bit of a competition as to who could complete missions the fastest while also being the most efficient. Though this was not encouraged by their respective masters, the two fueled the rivalry, though it was one that was friendly, despite what their masters thought. There was only a six year gap between them, and Ishama gave what respect was due to his elder. Joshua for his part knew that he had prowess with the lightsaber, but that Ishama’s aptitude was something on the level of amazing. Ishama watched with admiration and pride as his friend was made a Jedi Knight in 42 BBY. While Karn had proficiency in every style of combat, with mastery of Ataru and Soresu, Ishama on the other hand, had completed mastery of Form V. He had gone on to begin work on Soresu. He was tapped to become a Jedi Knight, but just like his distant relative, Akain Karna, he constantly felt that he was unworthy of his powers and unworthy of being a Jedi.
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