Dark Jedi: Sith History #5
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The Freedon Nadd Uprising

At the end of the Beast Wars of Onderon, Jedi Master Arca Jeth and his students left the planet of Onderon, their mission at an end. Peace had been restored on the planet in the form of a marriage alliance between the heir of the royal family, Galia, and the prince of the Beast Riders of Onderon, Lord Oron.

This peace quickly proved to be an illusion. The resentment and dark side influence that had ruled the planet for centuries could not be quelled by one simple act. Hearing rumors of unrest from Onderon, Jeth and his students returned to find that there was indeed something wrong. Though his student Queen Amanoa had been killed, the Sith Lord Freedon Nadd still wielded formidable influence on Onderon. In spirit form, he had attracted followers and was now planning to end Queen Galia's rule.

Master Arca quickly took action, transporting the coffins of Freedon Nadd and the newly dead Queen Amanoa to the fourth moon of Onderon, Dxun. Nadd's followers, however, had different plans. They attacked the ships carrying the coffins and made off with the bodies. Galia then took the Jedi to her father, King Ommin, an ailing, withered old man kept alive only by machinery and the dark side of the Force. Showing them Nadd's spirit, Ommin attacked Arca with force lightning. Nadd's minions then attacked the Jedi while Ommin made off with Arca.

Ulic and the others realized that this insurrection was more serious than they had previously thought. He sent distress calls to the planets of Ossus and Coruscant, requesting help. The help quickly arrived in the form of Republic warships and a team of young Jedi knights, among them Nomi Sunrider. As the Republic attacked Iziz and the Naddists, the Jedi made their way to Ulic's distress signal from the fortress of the Beast Riders. That battle won, they then pursued King Ommin, who was trying to keep the Jedi from following him by using his dark side powers. However, Nomi realized this and used the light side to combat the dark. Ommin defeated her with overwhelming amounts of dark power, but by then it was too late. The Jedi stormed his hidden citadel and demanded Master Arca. The old man lashed out at them with force lightning, but Ulic Qel-Droma slashed through the machinery that held Ommin upright, effectively killing him. As Ommin died, Nadd appeared, threatening them with dark prophecies.

The Jedi rescued Arca and Republic had won once again. But they would find that peace was not so easily kept on the world of Onderon. Nadd's promises of vengeance remained in their memories, and though the battle was over, they would soon find that the war was not.

Be mindful,
Darth Moor
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