Bala Nisi was a Jedi Master of the Human species (a female), who sat on the Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council during both the Great Hunt and the Mandalorian Wars.
Unlike her fellow council member, Master Vrook Lamar, Master Nisi was more forgiving. She did not penalize Duron Qel-Droma for his connection to Ulic Qel-Droma. Her conviction was that the path to the dark side stemmed from personal decisions, not inherited traits. Despite this, she shared Vrook's concern that the covert team of only three Jedi Knights dispatched to Korriban to eliminate the terentateks was insufficient, worrying about their susceptibility to the planet's corrupting dark energies.
She remained a council member circa 3964 BBY, but by 3956 BBY, Master Dorak had taken her place.
While she is only identified as Bala within "Shadows and Light," the comic's writer, Joshua Ortega, subsequently revealed her complete name on the forums of Dark Horse Comics.