Xamar

Originating from the planet of Belnar around the time of the Great Sith War, Xamar was a Khil. As a youngling, his Force-sensitive nature was identified, leading to his enrollment in the Jedi Order on Coruscant for training, a common path for Khil individuals. Possessing notable precognitive abilities, characterized by vivid visions of the future, he was eventually taken in by the renowned Jedi Master Krynda Draay. She trained him as a Consular at her estate on Coruscant, around 3993 BBY. Draay had previously distanced herself from the Jedi and declined to train additional apprentices following the death of her husband during the Great Sith War. However, she made an exception for a select group of students, including Xamar, due to their exceptional talents. This group included Feln, a Feeorin; Raana Tey, a Togruta; and several Miraluka, including Q'Anilia.

Krynda devoted several years to instructing each of them in the art of divination. Xamar, in particular, developed a profound loyalty towards her. Lucien Draay, Krynda's son, also frequented the estate during their training. However, his lack of precognitive abilities and limited command of the Force meant that Krynda had little interest in him. Instead, Draay's aide, Haazen, trained Lucien, while also providing the other students with instruction in the more physical aspects of being a Jedi. Xamar learned to wield a [lightsaber](/article/lightsaber-legends] effectively, becoming a reasonably skilled combatant. However, he and his fellow Consulars were outmatched by Lucien Draay, who, like his deceased father, was a proficient warrior. Five years after commencing their training, with all but Q'Anilia of the Miraluka having left the group, Xamar and his peers engaged Lucien in a lightsaber sparring session, observed by Haazen. Lucien quickly defeated them, incapacitating Feln and Raana Tey before disarming Xamar and throwing him to the ground. Lady Krynda arrived in the hall immediately after her son defeated Q'Anilia. Enraged that her prized students were being attacked, she declared to Haazen, in the presence of Xamar and the others, that the group was the one she had foreseen and awaited, the one that would "do what must be done."

Krynda was convinced that her four gifted seers possessed the ability to locate and prevent the resurgence of the Sith. Their combined Force-seeing abilities were significantly more potent and effective than when they meditated individually, and Krynda hoped they would be able to foresee any Jedi turning to the dark side. Following their Knighting, Krynda initiated them into the Jedi Covenant, a secret Jedi society founded by Krynda and Haazen, dedicated to employing any means necessary to thwart the Sith. The Jedi Council was unaware of the Covenant, and its members were willing to violate the Jedi Code and resort to illicit methods to achieve their objectives. Xamar, Feln, Q'Anilia, and Raana Tey, along with Lucien Draay, formed the First WatchCircle. Draay served as the de facto leader and a liaison between them and the Covenant. The First WatchCircle worked together on assignments, fulfilling the routine duties of Jedi, while remaining vigilant for potential future Sith. Haazen's contacts ensured that the Council never separated them. Xamar felt some unease about being part of such a secretive group, and he often wished that all their actions could be conducted through proper channels. He developed a close friendship with Q'Anilia, although he frequently clashed with Lucien Draay. Xamar was a cautious individual, in contrast to Draay's often impulsive nature. However, Xamar was content to allow Draay to lead the group, with Krynda keeping him in check, recognizing that the Human Jedi was a superior leader.

Despite the Khil's generally peaceful nature, they maintained their own navy, in which even Khil Jedi were expected to serve. At some point, Xamar returned to Belnar to serve for a period, retaining his naval uniform long afterward. He also possessed considerable experience working with the Republic fleet, and had a thorough understanding of capital ships. Eventually, Xamar, Feln, Q'Anilia, Raana Tey, and Draay were elevated to the rank of Jedi Masters. Several years before 3964 BBY, the First WatchCircle was stationed on Taris, a world located in the Outer Rim. Residing in a satellite Jedi Tower, they each took on a Padawan learner. Xamar's Padawan was Gharn, a talented Nagai Jedi. Around this time, Xamar began investigating rumors that the Muur Talisman, an ancient Sith artifact created by Sith Lord Karness Muur, was hidden on Taris. He initiated a search for it on behalf of the Jedi Covenant. Despite his efforts, he found nothing, but he hoped to continue his search until he located the talisman. He also dedicated considerable time to studying the talisman, learning that it could transform nearby sentients into subservient creatures, but that it had no effect on Force-sensitives. He compiled a report and sent it to the Covenant on Coruscant, suggesting that a Covenant Shadow be dispatched to assist him in locating the talisman and neutralizing its threat once the Padawans' training was complete.

Xamar and his comrades continued to train their Padawans for several years, bringing them close to the point of Knighthood. In 3964 BBY, all ten Masters and Padawans journeyed to Taris's rogue moon, where the Padawans would undergo a trial—their final test before being granted or denied Knighthood. This trial involved navigating their way back to camp while blindfolded. As Draay and the others explained to their students, the constant meteor showers on the planet made every step potentially fatal. Xamar and the three other Consulars in the WatchCircle planned to use the time their students spent returning to base camp to meditate, as Q'Anilia believed the Force would flow freely on the rogue moon. They had a droid called T1-LB set up a force field to protect them from debris, and then began using the collective meditation techniques taught to them by Lady Krynda.

Almost immediately after beginning, each of the four experienced a vivid precognitive vision—later known as the Rogue Moon Prophecy—in quick succession. Raana Tey saw her own demise on Taris, while Feln saw his on his homeworld of Odryn. In Xamar's vision, he was part of the Republic fleet, on the verge of victory over the Mandalorians, when the ship he was on was attacked by another Republic vessel. He died in the vision, as did Q'Anilia. A mysterious figure in a red environmental suit was responsible for each of their deaths. Draay interrupted their collective trance, and they shared their interpretation of the vision: that the Sith would return, and that one of their Padawans, each wearing a red environmental suit, would turn to the dark side and kill them all. Raana Tey argued for the immediate killing of all the Padawans to eliminate the threat, a sentiment echoed by Feln, who believed it was a clear message from the Force. Xamar was less certain, arguing that the Force's unpredictable and ever-changing nature might have obscured its meaning.

Each of the Consulars, including Xamar, was aware of what they had seen, and Draay asserted that they needed to act swiftly. Xamar disagreed, wanting to return to Taris and contact Coruscant for Krynda's approval before taking any action. The Khil refused to participate in any massacre of the Padawans unless the four informed the Covenant leadership of their vision. Draay relented, promising to make contact. In the meantime, they would return to Taris and act as usual. Draay also used Force push to push T1-LB off a cliff, seemingly destroying the only evidence of their plot.

After their Padawans completed their assignments, Xamar and his peers returned to Taris with them, showing no signs that anything had changed. They believed that the prophecy would not come true for some time, so they were content to wait and see what would happen. However, shortly after the Rogue Moon Prophecy, Q'Anilia fainted, telling the others that something had changed, and that something bad would happen soon. Assuming it was related to the Rogue Moon Prophecy, Draay told the other WatchCircle members that they would move their plans forward and carry out the murders as soon as possible after getting approval from the Covenant on Coruscant. Draay claimed to have contacted Krynda, though he had in fact only told Haazen of their vision and plan. Xamar was still unsure about the plan, though Draay refused to tell him exactly what Krynda had supposedly said, but merely that she had approved of the massacre. Xamar reluctantly agreed to do his part in the killing. They decided to carry out their plan at the students' Knighting ceremony, and beforehand held a banquet for each of the Padawans and any of their friends or relatives on Taris. The Masters felt it was important to make their apprentices' last day pleasant. After they had carried out the killings, their cover story would claim that Shad Jelavan, one of the Padawans, was refused Knighthood and, enraged, slew his classmates before being put down by the Masters.

Later that evening, the Masters held the private Knighting ceremony in the Jedi Tower. They each had their lightsabers ready at hand, pretending that wearing them was a traditional aspect of the ritual. Before they could make use of the lightsabers, though, they had to wait for Padawan Zayne Carrick, who was late as usual. While they waited, Shad Jelavan noticed that Draay, Carrick's master, was carrying his lightsaber also, leading the young Knight-to-be to believe that his good friend had also been selected to become a Knight—something that was not expected, as Carrick was largely considered a buffoon by student and Master alike. Trying to buy time before Carrick's late arrival, Xamar, Draay, and Raana Tey attempted to persuade the Padawans that he was ready, though Jelavan and the others disagreed, and sensed that their masters were lying. The Padawans confronted them, and feeling they had no other option, the four members of the First WatchCircle drew their blades, and slew each of their Padawans.

Carrick arrived moments later, to see Xamar standing over Gharn's lifeless body, lightsaber still in hand, alongside the other Masters, who were in similar poses. He immediately turned around and fled toward the elevator shaft. Draay attempted to persuade him to stop and accept his fate, but Carrick refused and pried open the elevator shaft doors with his lightsaber before jumping into the dark abyss. Xamar and the others jumped down in pursuit, following Carrick into a droid storage chamber, though he managed to escape them. They eventually reached him as he mounted an airspeeder, to which petty criminal Marn Hierogryph was chained. Xamar held back with Q'Anilia as Raana Tey, Feln, and Draay gave chase in airspeeders of their own. Raana Tey and the others were unsuccessful, and soon returned to the Jedi Tower. The bodies of the Padawans were taken to a morgue by droids, and the four Jedi Consulars attempted to use divination to discern where Carrick had fled to. Before long they had a vision of him and Hierogryph in the Taris Undercity, which Xamar reported to Draay.

Xamar remained at the Temple while the other four Jedi Masters traveled to the Undercity in search of Carrick. He contacted Tarisian Sector Constable Noana Sowrs of the Taris Civil Authority, informing her of the situation and, per Draay's instructions, using Carrick as a scapegoat, claiming he had killed his peers. Sowrs believed the story and agreed to send all available personnel in search of Carrick and Hierogryph. In contacting her, however, Xamar alerted those on Coruscant to what had transpired, and he was soon prompted to provide details. Alarmed, he delayed them as best he could, stalling until he could contact Draay and receive further instruction. Constable Sowrs informed the Khil Master that her personnel had made a number of sightings of Carrick and his accomplice on their way toward the refugee camps near the Undercity. Xamar contacted Draay, asking him what he should report back to Coruscant, though Draay was uninterested—he only wanted news of Carrick. Xamar relayed Sowrs' information to him; Draay and the others eventually located Carrick, but he was able to escape aboard the starship Last Resort and leave Taris.

Draay had a few more close encounters with Carrick, but was ultimately unable to apprehend him. On the rogue moon of Taris, Carrick uncovered T1-LB's remains and watched the droid's last recording, learning of Xamar's and his peers' prophecy. The Covenant put out a bounty on Carrick. After a short time, he was captured by Twi'lek bounty hunter Valius Ying, who took him to the Jedi Tower. Xamar gathered with the other Masters to meet with Carrick; they hoped to discuss their actions with him and tell him about their motives before killing him. Ying and Carrick were scanned for weapons by a security droid before entering the Masters' meeting chamber, though Hierogryph was not with him, to Draay's anger. Ying claimed to have found Carrick alone and theorized that his comrades had perished on the rogue moon, though the Consulars were able to discern that Hierogryph still lived, and sensed some deceit in Ying. Disregarding the fact that Ying had only brought Carrick and not his accomplice, the Masters told him that they were part of a Jedi Covenant dedicated to rooting out the Sith, and recounted their actions on the day of the massacre to him. Draay then killed the bounty hunter and told Carrick that Hierogryph and his other accomplices would also perish, as they knew too much, before the five Masters prepared to finally murder Carrick.

As they readied themselves to eliminate him, the power systems and security protocols abruptly failed, leading to a bomb detonating above. The glass roof of the Tower shattered, showering the Jedi with shards, and a figure clad in a red enviro-suit, brandishing a lightsaber, stormed into the chamber. Xamar and his fellow Jedi had relinquished their lightsabers and were powerless to prevent the intruder—whom they suspected was the Sith Lord from their vision—from reaching Carrick. The potential Sith revealed herself as Jarael, an accomplice of Carrick, and employed low-gravity booster jets to escape the chamber with Carrick. Xamar and the others exited onto the Tower's roof, but Carrick once more evaded capture aboard The Last Resort.

News of the Padawan Massacre on Taris soon reached the Jedi Council on Coruscant, and they expressed considerable displeasure at the five Masters' failure to recapture Carrick after allowing him to escape on two separate occasions. Simultaneously, the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders started to encroach upon Republic territory near Taris, yet neither the Republic nor the Jedi dispatched reinforcements to defend the planet. This sparked outrage among the local population, leading to riots and the kidnapping of Sector Constable Sowrs' children. For a period of three weeks, the Jedi Masters remained confined within their Jedi Tower, with Raana Tey expressing a desire to intervene and quell the unrest. However, this was deemed outside their jurisdiction, as the Council contacted Draay and Xamar, instructing them to bring the five Masters back to Coruscant for a hearing before the Jedi Council. The Council members were displeased with the results of their joint efforts, feeling that their authority had been undermined. Xamar shared their sentiment and harbored resentment towards Draay, whom he held responsible for mismanaging the entire Carrick situation. He voiced his discontent and anger sarcastically in front of his colleagues when he and Draay announced the Council's decision to Tey, Feln, and Q'Anilia. Shortly after, a hologram transmission, apparently sent by a droid, arrived bearing Lucien Draay's name. The hologram depicted Zayne Carrick, who vowed to hunt down and kill each of the Masters. The fugitive Jedi offered to spare any Master who would confess and absolve Carrick of all blame. Carrick concluded the transmission by stating that if he succumbed to the dark side as prophesied, the Masters would bear the responsibility.

Subsequently, the Jedi Masters promptly journeyed to Coruscant. Leveraging his connections within Republic Security, Xamar inquired about the search for Carrick, but was informed that their resources were severely strained due to the Mandalorian Wars, leaving them with limited capacity to pursue Carrick. Xamar and the other three seers from the WatchCircle then convened with Draay outside the Draay Estate, where he had been denied entry to see Krynda. After Xamar briefed him on the situation, Draay contacted the administrator of Republic Security, reprimanding him and informing him that Xamar would be assigned to oversee their operations. He also threatened to replace Xamar with Raana Tey, known for her impetuous and reckless nature, if the administrator failed to intensify his efforts immediately.

Later, the four of them traveled to the Jedi Temple to attend a meeting with the High Council. Upon entering the chambers, they encountered Revan and Alek, two rogue Jedi who were defying the Council's directives by actively engaging the Mandalorians in combat. The Council, including Masters Vandar Tokare, Vrook Lamar, and Atris, expressed their dissatisfaction with the Masters' failure to protect their Padawans, for whom they were both mentors and guardians. Draay requested that the Council grant him and his colleagues the opportunity to rectify their mistakes and lead the search for Carrick, but Lamar vehemently opposed this proposal. He voiced his suspicion about the recurring pattern of the five Masters collaborating on assignments and declared that it would cease immediately. They were to be reassigned to separate postings, and the responsibility of hunting down Carrick would be entrusted to others. This sparked an angry outburst from Raana Tey, but Draay managed to restrain her, and they departed the chambers without further incident.

Xamar felt compelled to inform the Council about their vision and the potential danger posed by Carrick's future, but when he raised this suggestion outside the Temple, the others disagreed. They argued that if the Council was unable to take decisive action against the Mandalorian threat, they would undoubtedly disregard prophecies concerning a potential Sith Lord. Subsequently, the Masters dispersed to fulfill the assignments assigned to them by the Council. Xamar maintained intermittent contact with Draay, who urged them to continue their efforts to locate and apprehend Carrick. However, Carrick's threat on Taris was far from empty, and Raana Tey met her demise on that planet—precisely as the prophecy had foretold.

Xamar and Feln returned to the Draay Estate to attend Tey's memorial service, where they reunited with Draay and Q'Anilia. The service was held in a garden courtyard within the estate, where a large statue of Tey had been erected. During the service, Xamar, Feln, and Q'Anilia experienced a shared trance-like vision, transporting them back to Taris, where they were battling hordes of rakghouls, a species of deformed mutant creatures that infested the lower levels of the planet. Within the vision, Q'Anilia discerned that the rakghouls—typically considered mindless beings—were exhibiting signs of intelligent thought. Xamar endeavored to guide the sightless Q'Anilia to safety, while Feln was preoccupied with fending off organized rakghoul attacks orchestrated by a mysterious figure wearing what Xamar recognized as the Muur talisman. The three Consulars were uncertain whether they were witnessing events in the present or the future; as if in response, an apparition of Zayne Carrick materialized, along with three other men, each attesting that the vision was unfolding in their respective time periods.

Abruptly, their vision dissipated, and they returned to the physical realm. Draay expressed his outrage at their perceived disrespect towards Tey, but Xamar dismissed his accusations, asserting that knowledge could not be summoned at will. Xamar and Q'Anilia informed Draay that they had witnessed the Muur talisman, which piqued his interest. The talisman was an ancient Sith artifact predating the reign of Naga Sadow, granting its wearer access to ancient and enigmatic powers. Since rakghouls were known to be native only to Taris, Zayne Carrick's last known location, the Consulars surmised that Carrick could initiate a rakghoul plague if they failed to intervene. Feln volunteered to travel to Taris and recover the talisman, but Draay, recognizing that the Council would never approve such a mission, opted to dispatch one of his Covenant Shadows, Celeste Morne, to track down Carrick and transport the talisman to a secure location on Odryn. Morne had demonstrated her competence in previous assignments, successfully retrieving items such as the Eye of Horak-mul, and despite Xamar's reservations about her youth, she received approval from the four remaining WatchCircle members.

Morne was immediately deployed to Taris, equipped with the report Xamar had compiled earlier. However, events took an unexpected turn, with both Morne and the talisman vanishing on the planet Jebble; the Covenant suspected Carrick's involvement in both disappearances. Xamar was with Q'Anilia when Feln was killed attempting to apprehend Carrick on Odryn—killed by his own weapon, mirroring the events of their vision. Xamar and Q'Anilia attempted to contact Draay, but were unable to reach him for several hours. They eventually met with him at the Draay Estate and shared their visions, but he was already aware of the situation. Draay rebuked Q'Anilia for losing control and displaying her distress over the prophecy's fulfillment, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. Draay's fury prompted Xamar to defiantly question whether the situation hadn't been serious when they committed mass murder on Taris. This provoked an enraged response from Draay, who pinned the diminutive Xamar against the wall, choking him.

After Draay released Xamar, Q'Anilia requested permission to visit Lady Krynda, but he refused, informing her and Xamar that such privileges would have to wait until they had resolved the Carrick situation. Fearing that Carrick and his accomplices might travel to Coruscant and present the Jedi Council with evidence of the Sith artifact containment facility they had discovered on Odryn, Draay informed Xamar that he would be stationed with the fleet in Coruscant's orbit to prevent Carrick from entering the galactic capital. Admiral Saul Karath of the Inexpugnable-class tactical command ship Swiftsure, part of a blockade fleet in orbit, had already been contacted by Draay and had agreed to take on Xamar—Draay told him that Carrick was planning to raid Coruscant on behalf of the Mandalorians. The Rogue Moon Prophecy—and Xamar's fate within it—weighed heavily on Xamar's mind, and he attempted to persuade Draay to discuss the situation until they reached a mutually agreeable course of action, but Draay refused. Xamar possessed the most experience working with the Republic Fleet, making it imperative to prevent their prophecy about the Sith Lord from coming to fruition. After Draay departed, Q'Anilia approached Xamar, inquiring about his intentions; she questioned the wisdom of rushing towards his death and pleaded with him to reconsider. Xamar acknowledged that he could not evade his destiny, but he also recognized that he had other options.

Xamar concluded that Draay was no longer capable of leading the remaining members of the WatchCircle, and he knew that Draay had deceived him about obtaining Krynda's approval before the Padawan Massacre of Taris. He resolved to take matters into his own hands. He reported aboard the Swiftsure as instructed, but determined that he would do whatever was necessary—regardless of the personal cost to himself or Draay—to protect Krynda, to whom his ultimate loyalty lay. Xamar boarded the Swiftsure wearing his vintage Khil naval uniform, in an effort to impress Admiral Karath before changing back into his blue Jedi robes. Xamar met with Karath on the flagship's bridge, where the admiral boasted about the fleet's capabilities. Karath held a low opinion of the Jedi in general and was not enthusiastic about having Xamar aboard his ship—Carrick's supposed imminent raid was the sole reason he allowed it in the first place. Xamar sensed Karath's sentiments and questioned him about them; Karath responded that he believed staying at home and protecting Coruscant—on the Jedi Council's orders—was a waste of time and resources, given the Mandalorians' weakened state after a defeat on Jebble.

Karath had noticed Xamar's familiarity with the ship's functions, making him one of the few Jedi to earn the admiral's respect. However, one aspect of the bridge remained unfamiliar to Xamar: Karath explained that all the ships in the fleet were slave-rigged to a central computer on the Swiftsure's bridge, enabling it to predict enemy movements and orchestrate preemptive attacks. Xamar was somewhat disturbed by this, as it allowed little time for thoughtful consideration and could lead to friendly fire—which Xamar knew all about and wished to avoid at all costs. Karath conceded that while he agreed with Xamar's assessment, the upper echelons of the Republic Navy made the decisions, and he was desperate to maintain his command after the disastrous Battle of Serroco and would comply with whatever measures they deemed necessary.

Shortly thereafter, Carrick's ship arrived in the system, and Karath dispatched a starfighter squadron to intercept it. After it evaded the squadron, Karath ordered his ships to fire on it simultaneously, making it impossible to evade all the shots. With Carrick's shields breached, Karath believed that Carrick would be easily defeated by the Republic's superior firepower, but Xamar cautioned him, pointing out that Carrick achieved his goals through subtle methods rather than brute force. Karath suggested that Xamar take a starfighter into the fray, promising not to inadvertently fire on him. Once again reminded of the prophecy, Xamar left the bridge to report to the hangar bay, although he had no intention of approaching a starfighter.

Using the Force, Xamar learned that Carrick's accomplices would soon crash his ship into the hangar bay, and the fugitive Jedi would steal one of the Republic's freighters and escape to Coruscant. He decided to take a leap of faith and act on this information; he boarded the ship that his visions had shown Carrick would steal, concealing himself until Carrick and Hierogryph boarded. He remained hidden until they reached Coruscant's surface, where he revealed himself and took the two hostage. Sensing the presence of Jedi Councilors Vrook Lamar and Vandar Tokare nearby, he took his two captives to them. After overhearing their conversation with Alek Squinquargesimus and Shel Jelavan, in which Tokare stated that action could only be taken against the supposed Jedi Covenant that Jelavan claimed existed, Xamar emerged with his captives and offered to share everything he knew about the Covenant, depending on what they could offer him in return.

Ultimately, Xamar handed Carrick and Hierogryph over to the Jedi and agreed to appear before the Council. He testified to the Councilors, divulging all he knew about the Covenant's illegal activities, and agreed to accept whatever fate they determined for him, with one condition: that Krynda be granted full immunity if action was taken against the Covenant. The Council agreed, and they proceeded to formulate a plan to thwart the machinations of Haazen and Lucien Draay.

They devised a straightforward plan involving Xamar and Carrick infiltrating the Draay Estate. Xamar would escort Hierogryph and Carrick into the estate to meet with Draay; Carrick would carry a false, hollowed-out version of the Muur talisman and wear contact lenses to create the illusion that he had succumbed to the dark side. Xamar would demand that they take Carrick to Krynda's chambers for her to examine him. From there, Carrick and Hierogryph would create a diversion while Xamar escorted Krynda outside the Estate's gate; on the way, he would disable the estate's security measures, allowing a large number of Jedi, led by Vrook Lamar, to storm the building and apprehend the Covenant's leaders. In case of unforeseen circumstances, Carrick's lightsaber was concealed within the false amulet.

Xamar contacted Draay and arranged to bring the two captives to the Draay Estate. The two sentries stationed at the entrance insisted on inspecting Carrick themselves to confirm his identity, and the Council's deception worked. Xamar was granted entry, and Hierogryph was astounded by the number of Jedi serving the Covenant. Xamar explained that the Order was not as unified as most galactic citizens believed, and that various factions, such as the Covenanters who sought to take preemptive measures against the Sith and the Revanchists who advocated for defensive measures against the Mandalorians, were secretly at odds with the Jedi Council, which chose to do neither.

Eventually, they reached Lucien Draay, and Xamar fabricated a story about Carrick's capture. Draay wanted to kill Carrick immediately, but Xamar argued that if Carrick died, the talisman might corrupt another individual, requiring them to deal with yet another threat. He suggested that Carrick should be taken to Krynda for examination without delay. At that moment, Haazen arrived, agreeing with Xamar but informing them that Krynda was currently meditating with Circle Culu; he volunteered to examine Carrick himself instead. Realizing that their plan had been compromised, Carrick whispered to Xamar, instructing him to open the gates; Carrick would find and retrieve Krynda himself. The fugitive Jedi created a diversion, claiming to have unearthed numerous other Sith artifacts on Odryn and asserting his invincibility as a result. Playing along, Xamar told Haazen and Draay that he had discovered several such artifacts aboard their ship and offered to retrieve them and return them to the estate. While Haazen examined Carrick, Xamar traveled to the entrance and used a computer terminal to open the estate's gate—allowing a large Jedi strike team to enter.

The strike team engaged the Covenant sentries, and Xamar ignited his own lightsaber and joined the battle. He implored the Jedi sent by Vrook Lamar to minimize harm to the Covenanters, emphasizing that they were all Jedi. He fought alongside his fellow Jedi outside the Estate, contributing to the growing list of casualties. During the fighting, an overhead bridge exploded, leading many Jedi to suspect a bomb; however, Xamar knew that the explosion had originated from above. The debris rained down upon Xamar, injuring him; he had only moments left when he realized that Karath's fleet was firing upon the Jedi outside the Estate. Xamar perished in a fiery explosion caused by friendly fire, just as the prophecy had foretold. Haazen, who had secretly embraced the dark side, had always planned to turn the Republic fleet against the Jedi by installing the slave system in the name of the Draay Trust; Xamar's earlier concerns were justified.

Like most Khil, Xamar possessed a cautious nature, often leading to disagreements with Lucien Draay during his tenure in the First WatchCircle. Draay's approach involved what Xamar perceived as impulsive and often hasty actions, whereas Xamar preferred more patient methods, typically seeking approval from the Covenant—or, more specifically, Krynda—before acting. Following the Rogue Moon Prophecy, Xamar refused to participate in the killings unless Draay contacted his mother and obtained her approval; ultimately, it took a lie from Draay to persuade Xamar. Xamar exhibited unwavering loyalty to Krynda, so much so that he was willing to risk—or even sacrifice—his life for her. He recognized her immense importance as one of the few Jedi seers still alive after the devastating Great Sith War. Consequently, he willingly relinquished his freedom to the Jedi Council in exchange for Krynda's full immunity. He also insisted on playing a role in her rescue from the Draay Estate.

Xamar held all life in high esteem. While the other First WatchCircle members had little hesitation about killing their Padawans after the vision, Xamar was uncertain, fearing the tragedy of misinterpreting the prophecy and needlessly killing their learners. Lucien Draay viewed the killings as merely part of their mission to stop the Sith, but for Xamar, they were far more significant—and continued to weigh heavily on his conscience months later. During Xamar, Feln, and Q'Anilia's vision at Raana Tey's memorial, when they were battling the rakghouls, Xamar attempted to protect the vulnerable Q'Anilia, unlike Feln, who prioritized his own safety. Later, during the Jedi attack on the Draay Estate, Xamar instructed Vrook Lamar's Jedi strike team to minimize harm to the Covenant members guarding the Estate—they were all Jedi with shared goals, even if their methods differed, and, in Xamar's view, none deserved death.

Xamar differed from many of his peers in the WatchCircle in several ways. He was more honest than Feln and Raana Tey, advocating for informing the Jedi Council of the prophecy and its implications during their audience on Coruscant, while the others preferred secrecy. Additionally, he was deeply concerned about operating in the shadows without proper authorization, while others relished the freedom from rules. He was less violent than Feln, more clearheaded than the passionate Raana Tey, and more defiant towards Lucien Draay than Q'Anilia, often questioning his orders and using sarcasm in his presence. He and Draay had many differences, and for a time Xamar acknowledged Draay's superior leadership, but ultimately he believed that Draay had become corrupt with power and incompetent. Xamar was not particularly ambitious and rarely sought leadership positions, theorizing that this stemmed from his intricate knowledge of the future, while those who lacked such foresight, like Draay, were more likely to pursue personal success.

As a young being, Xamar demonstrated remarkable aptitude as a Jedi seer, standing out among Lady Krynda Draay's most promising students. Krynda, after the tragic loss of her spouse during the Great Sith War, had abstained from training Jedi for more than half a decade; the exceptional skills of Xamar and his fellow students prompted her to break her self-imposed exile and resume teaching. Xamar possessed a significant gift for precognition, and this ability was amplified when he collaborated with his fellow students. The WatchCircle members, including Xamar, sometimes experienced unsolicited visions, which they were powerless to prevent; conversely, at other times, he and his peers would proactively seek glimpses into the future, journeying to tranquil locations to deepen their connection to the Force. The Rogue Moon Prophecy emerged during one such meditative journey to a moon orbiting Taris by the WatchCircle; their intention was to explore potential future events, but they were not actively pursuing a particular vision, unlike their pursuit of Zayne Carrick, during which Xamar and his colleagues leveraged their precognitive talents to anticipate Carrick's escape routes. In contrast, at events such as Raana Tey's funeral, these visions would manifest unexpectedly, frequently leaving Xamar disoriented and unsure of his surroundings upon their conclusion.

Furthermore, Xamar displayed competence as a military leader, having served within his species' naval forces early in his life and collaborating with the Republic Fleet on multiple occasions. His profound understanding of capital ships earned him considerable respect, even from individuals like Saul Karath, who generally held Jedi in low regard.

While Xamar was primarily drawn to the more cerebral aspects of the Jedi path, he possessed a degree of proficiency in lightsaber combat. He received basic training from Haazen during his youth, although Xamar and his fellow Consular trainees consistently found themselves outmatched when sparring with Lucien Draay. Later, during Zayne Carrick and Jarael's incursion into the Jedi Tower, Xamar was largely ineffective in stopping Jarael, who was wielding a lightsaber. Xamar's small stature and pacifistic nature made him an easy target for Draay, who was able to easily overpower him later in life. Xamar was again compelled to draw his lightsaber during the Jedi assault on the Draay Estate, where he performed admirably, successfully defending himself against numerous Covenanters.

The character of Xamar, with the pronunciation "ZAY-mar," was conceived by John Jackson Miller for the Knights of the Old Republic comic series, making his debut in Commencement, Part 1 in January 2006. While his name and species remained unrevealed in that initial appearance, Miller, responding to a playful query from a fan on his StarWars.com blog about whether the character belonged to the same species as Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama, disclosed that Xamar was indeed a member of the Khil race, a species introduced by West End Games in their Wanted by Cracken sourcebook more than a decade prior. Xamar's name was subsequently revealed in Knights of the Old Republic 2 a month later; John Jackson Miller strategically revealed his and Feln's names after the other Jedi Masters' names to avoid overwhelming readers with an excessive number of new names in the series' inaugural issue. Xamar then featured in the prelude issue Crossroads, every subsequent issue of the Commencement arc—albeit via a hologram—and in various flashbacks across two issues, before significant portions of his backstory were unveiled in Knights of the Old Republic 9.

After a hiatus of several issues, Xamar was profiled in the Knights of the Old Republic Handbook and illustrated in Ryder Windham's Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force in late 2007. Xamar briefly reappeared in issue 25 before assuming a more prominent role in three later issues: Exalted, Part 2, Turnabout, and Vindication, Part 1; he met his demise in the latter. All of Xamar's appearances have been penned by his creator, John Jackson Miller, but he has been visually represented by a range of artists, including Brian Ching, Scott Hepburn, Bong Dazo, and Alan Robinson, with Michael Atiyeh responsible for the coloring of all images.

According to John Jackson Miller, the events surrounding the Jedi Covenant, as depicted in the Vindication story arc of Knights of the Old Republic, share thematic parallels with the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. Consequently, some fans inquired whether Xamar's role in the storyline was inspired by "Deep Throat," the anonymous source who provided information to the media regarding the scandals. However, Miller clarified on his blog that Xamar's role more closely resembled that of John Dean, who served as a court witness during the scandal's investigation, noting that Dean was "further inside the conspiracy when he testified."

The Essential Guide to the Force erroneously states that Xamar and his peers participated in the Great Sith War; this is demonstrably false, as their training commenced several years after the war's conclusion, as established in Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming. In Turnabout, Part 1, artist Alan Robinson portrayed Xamar in his standard Jedi attire while aboard the Courageous to ensure his recognizability to readers familiar with his prior appearances. However, author John Jackson Miller had envisioned Xamar wearing a naval uniform and included a line of dialogue in which Xamar affirmed the authenticity of his uniform. Miller has indicated that readers should assume Xamar was wearing the uniform upon initially boarding the ship but subsequently changed into his Jedi robes. It is possible that Xamar's line regarding his uniform may be revised in the comic's trade paperback edition.

In the initial conception of Xamar, John Jackson Miller sought to emulate the "sibilant sing-song speech pattern" attributed to the Khil in earlier sources. To this end, he initially tripled occasional instances of the letter "s" in Xamar's dialogue to signal that this element of continuity had not been overlooked. However, as Xamar's role in KotOR expanded—and his dialogue increased accordingly—Miller determined that the triple "s" occurrences were becoming too frequent and ultimately removed them from much of Xamar's dialogue.