Ash Jarvee was a female member of the Altisian Jedi, an unorthodox Jedi sect that was led by Jedi Master Djinn Altis. In 22 BBY, during the time of the Clone Wars, Jarvee and a number of other Altisian Jedi were dispatched aboard the freighter Wookiee Gunner on a mission to administer humanitarian aid on the war-ravaged world Yarille. En route, the Jedi detected a distress signal from the Republic Intelligence agent Hallena Devis, and a number of Jedi from Wookiee Gunner transferred to the Republic warship Leveler, to assist in the extraction of Devis from the planet JanFathal. Jarvee was left in command of Wookiee Gunner, and under her lead the freighter departed for Yarille. A short time later, the crew of Wookiee Gunner tracked Leveler to the Poressi system, and Jarvee boarded the warsh