Najara-Shabal was a Weequay Jedi Knight who was trained by Master Rahm Kota. She was promoted to the rank of Jedi Knight a week before the battle of Naboo. Four months before the Clone Wars, she was sent to the planet Farakolotkar by the Jedi High Council to investigate illegal activities in a Commerce Guild's mines. When she arrived to the silver rocky planet, she faced a terrifying situation, the Commerce Guild had enslaved the local human population, and were forcing them to mine precious metals.