Skirmish in Dramath the Second ' s tomb A skirmish took place in 3954 BBY inside Dramath the Second ' s tomb on the Outer Rim planet Rekkiad . Jedi Master Revan , accompanied by the Mandalorian Canderous Ordo , had been led to the tomb by Revan ' s memories — of him previously discovering the tomb — revealing the location of the Mask of Mandalore . While in the tomb , Canderous ' s wife , Veela , and five other Mandalorians ambushed Revan and Canderous , confronting them on Revan ' s identity and how Veela believed that her husband should lead Clan Ordo . When Canderous refused to join Veela , they engaged in a firefight that ended with the deaths of Veela and the five Mandalorians with her . The day after the skirmish , Revan told Canderous the truth about how the Mandalorian Wars really began , and how the hidden Sith Empire was behind the invasion of the Galactic Republic . Prelude . In 3954 BBY , those clans of the Mandalorian warrior culture that had survived the Mandalorian Wars against the Galactic Republic — a conflict that had ended with the death of their leader , Mandalore the Ultimate , at the hands of the Jedi Knight Revan — gathered on the Outer Rim planet Rekkiad in order to search for Mandalore ' s Mask , the symbolic ceremonial war mask of the Mandalore . That same year , Revan , now a Jedi Master , traveled to Rekkiad with the Mandalorian Canderous Ordo and helped Clan Ordo , Canderous ' s clan , to locate the Mask . Revan and his friend Malak had , six years earlier , previously hid the Mask in the tomb of the Sith Lord Dramath , which was located in one of the two ice pillars known as the Twin Spears on Rekkiad ' s surface . Revan , operating under the alias " Avner , " and Canderous joined Clan Ordo in its search , and Revan ' s memories led him to convince clan chief Veela Ordo , Canderous ' s wife , to move their camp closer to the Twin Spears . However , the Twin Spears sat within the territory of Clan Jendri , as each clan had chosen its own territory in which to search for the Mask . The morning after Clan Ordo set up camp , it was attacked by Clan Jendri in retaliation for its trespassing , and Clan Ordo emerged victorious with the aid of Revan — though he inadvertently revealed to Veela that he was a Jedi in the process . Clan Ordo celebrated its victory late into the night and the following day arrived at its destination . The clan broke into two teams — the first consisting of Revan , Canderous , and two pilots , while the second consisted of Veela and three pilots — before climbing the First Spear . During the seven - hour climb , a member of Veela ' s team lost his footing and forced her team to retrieve him , slowing them down enough to allow Revan ' s team to reach the summit first . Revan led Clan Ordo to locate the entrance to the tomb atop the Spear . He and Canderous entered the tomb first and managed to find the Mask inside Dramath ' s sarcophagus . The skirmish . After Revan and Canderous opened Dramath ' s sarcophagus and found Mandalore ' s Mask , they were ambushed by Canderous ' s wife and the five pilots . Veela revealed that she knew Revan ' s Jedi identity and pleaded to Canderous that he break his loyalty to Revan and reclaim his place in Clan Ordo as their leader , stating that his rightful place was at her side . Canderous responded that he could not break his loyalty to Revan and pleaded to Veela and the others to stand down . With neither side backing down , Veela and her Mandalorians opened fire on Revan and Canderous , and the two were forced to fight for their lives . Revan used his lightsaber to block and redirect the first volley of blaster shots back into the original two shooters and clipped Veela ' s shoulder with one shot . Veela and the surviving two Mandalorians took shelter and threw three grenades into the room , though Revan lifted the sarcophagus lid and positioned it as a barrier to protect Canderous and himself . The blast shattered the lid to pieces and stunned Revan , prompting Veela and the remaining Mandalorians to rush into the room and try to kill Revan while he was disoriented . However , Canderous shot Veela before she could kill Revan . The remaining soldiers were stunned by Veela ' s death , and Revan seized the opportunity by using the Force to throw his lightsaber at the distracted soldiers , killing them before they could move to safety . Aftermath . The following day Revan told Canderous the truth about how the Mandalorian Wars began . He spoke of an emissary of the hidden Sith Empire who traveled to Mandalore — the Mandalorian homeworld — to seek help from the current Mandalore , Mandalore the Ultimate , in locating the remains of Dramath the Second , the enemy of the emissary ' s Master , the Sith Emperor . The emissary and Mandalore discovered Dramath ' s tomb on the planet Rekkiad , and the emissary took the remains to give back to his Master . The emissary told Mandalore of a vision his Master had of the Mandalorian warriors rising up and defeating the Republic , while casting a spell that only affected Mandalore the Ultimate , to ensure the Mandalorian invasion . After telling Canderous the truth , Revan asked him to stay behind and become the new Mandalore — to protect his people and the Republic . After listening to Revan , Canderous donned Mandalore ' s Mask and proclaimed himself Mandalore the Preserver , vowing to help restore the glory and honor of his people . Revan then traveled to Nathema , the planet recorded in Dramath ' s datacron , to find more answers about the Sith . Behind the scenes . The skirmish first appeared within Drew Karpyshyn ' s novel " " , which was published on November 15 , 2011 .