A Kaleesh holy man met with fellow Kaleesh Grievous prior to the general's departure to fight in the renewed Huk War. Grievous bowed before the Kaleesh at a landing site, where the latter anointed him with red markings and called on their ancestors to watch over him.
The holy man watches Grievous depart
A holy man of the Kaleesh species lived at the time of the renewed Huk War by 29 BBY. After the Yam'rii, a species known derogatorily as the Huk by the Kaleesh, tarnished several sacred Kaleesh burial grounds on the colony world Oben, the Kaleesh General Grievous returned to his homeworld Kalee to prepare to take vengeance. At the sacred temple Shrupak, Grievous knelt before the holy man, who believed the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order had ignored Kaleesh appeals and favored the Yam'rii.
The holy man called Grievous the "last hope" for their people, anointing the general by drawing red markings across his face with a finger. The holy man blessed Grievous, calling for the spirits of their ancestors to watch over him and his soldiers, to which the general retorted that he would be fine as long as his shuttle, the Martyr, held together. The Kaleesh individual watched as Grievous took flight, although his voyage was cut short due to sabotage by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, who wished to recruit Grievous.
The Kaleesh holy man had red skin and sharp white fingernails. They believed that the Republic and the Jedi showed favoritism towards the Yam'rii and that Grievous was the species' remaining hope for justice. The holy man called on Grievous' ancestors to bless him, and the general bowed before the Kaleesh to receive his blessing, even though Grievous was considered a demigod amongst his own people.
The Kaleesh holy man appeared in "The Eyes of Revolution," a comic story written and illustrated by Warren Fu that was published in the anthology Star Wars: Visionaries, released on April 2, 2005.
- Galaxy at War