Duel in the Telosian Jedi Academy The Duel in the Telosian Jedi Academy was a duel during the First Jedi Purge between Brianna , Meetra Surik , the Handmaiden Sisters , and Atris . During the First Jedi Purge , the Jedi Padawan Brianna was forced to duel her Handmaiden Sisters , and her Atris when she attacked her on the planet Telos IV in the Telosian Jedi Academy . Prelude . During the Jedi purge that followed the war , Atris forsook the other Jedi , blaming them for their apathy and unwillingness to actively fight the threat posed by the Sith Empire . In 3951 BBY , the Jedi Order was all but wiped out at the disastrous conclave on Katarr , when all life on the planet was destroyed by Darth Nihilus . Still on Telos , Atris decided to bring about the Order ' s rebirth despite what she had inadvertently done to destroy it by leaking the time and location of the Katarr meeting in a bid to draw out the hidden Sith . As remnants of the Sith Empire continued to prey on Jedi , she gathered several Echani , daughters of the famed General Yusanis and collectively known as the Handmaiden Sisters , at the Academy , demanding an oath from each that they would never be trained in the ways of the Jedi , even if they themselves were sensitive to the Force ; Atris then instructed them in vigorous mental exercises that were aimed at teaching them to resist Force - based influences . The Handmaidens were intended to protect the Academy from the influence of the dark side ; as part of their service they were ordered to deal with any Jedi who showed signs of falling under its sway , including killing them . Atris was the only one whom the Handmaidens absolutely trusted ; she was , in fact , the " only " Jedi to reside within the Academy . She never trained any apprentices in the ways of the Force while there , as almost nobody knew of the place ' s existence . Furthermore , Atris herself had never before taken on a Padawan , as Meetra Surik pointed out to one of the Sisters when she arrived at the Academy . While the surviving members of the Jedi Order knew of the secret training facility , they presumed that Atris had been killed and that the Academy had fallen into disrepair . The only Jedi to ever come to the Academy was Surik herself , and only because she had come to retrieve the " Ebon Hawk " , which had been stolen by one of the Handmaidens — however , upon securing the vessel , she immediately left Telos and Atris behind . Even when the three surviving Jedi Masters , Kavar , Vrook Lamar and Zez - Kai Ell , learned that Atris was still alive and preparing to restore the Order , the Telosian Academy proved to be of little significance to them or their plans . Instead of resurrecting the Order on Telos , they decided to meet in the rebuilt Jedi Enclave on Dantooine in the hope of fighting the threat of the Sith when it was finally exposed . Following the incident on Dantooine , Brianna , believing Surik to be dead , took Kreia directly to Atris , knowing that her mistress would execute any Sith . However , Atris ' s belief in the Jedi Council ' s decision during the Mandalorian Wars , as well as her belief in the Order itself , had been shaken after she observed Surik ' s conviction . As Atris sought desperately to understand Surik ' s motives , which was part of the reason for her keeping of the holocrons , she clung even more desperately to her perfect view of the Jedi . However , in light of Surik ' s choices , she knew that either she or the Council was wrong . Though she placed Surik in the wrong , it only made her more unsettled , as , inwardly , she respected her choice . She had been slowly corrupted by her collection of Sith holocrons , which she had gathered in hopes of using their teachings to fight the Sith . Instead , the influence of the artifacts proved too strong , and they slowly twisted Atris ' s thinking , causing her to fall to the dark side . It built up a pressure that finally exploded when Kreia , who had now revealed her true identity as Darth Traya after she had killed the three Council members Zez - Kai Ell , Kavar , and Vrook Lamar when they reconvened on Dantooine , coerced Atris into ceasing her self - denials and accepting her new dark persona . After being informed by an Onderonian colonel named Tobin of the Jedi academy on Telos , who had been in turn informed by Kreia , Darth Nihilus attacked Telos , believing that he could feed on what Jedi were there . Kreia concluded that since he would find only Atris on the planet , he would destroy her and then die of starvation . Traya was especially proud of this plan because it would eliminate two major threats to the galaxy in one stroke . However , things did not go as planned . The handmaidens confronted Brianna . She learned that Atris had told her sisters that Brianna had fallen to the dark side and joined Surik against Atris ' s wishes . Brianna could not convince her sisters otherwise , and was forced to fight them . The Duel . During the duel , she proved herself to have surpassed her sisters in ability , as she managed to defeat them all without killing them . Shortly thereafter , Atris arrived and attacked Brianna . Though Brianna was initially able to keep the corrupt Jedi Master at bay , she was eventually overwhelmed . Atris began torturing her handmaiden with Force lightning ; but , before she could deliver the final blow , Surik arrived and Atris lashed in a duel in the Academy ' s Council Chambers . Surik , however , spared her life . This action was something Atris believed Meetra Surik would never have done . Aftermath . However , it eventually led her down the path to redemption ; but the Jedi historian had become disillusioned about her intents and agreed to voluntarily leave the Jedi Order for a time , no longer wishing to expose the Jedi to her corrupted influence . She was held captive in her sanctum until judged by Mical and the new Jedi Council . Atris was proven to be wrong in her belief that the Sith would not attack Telos twice . Darth Nihilus arrived with his fleet above Telos in order to feed on the Force energy within the Jedi who he believed dwelled at the Academy . After the duel , Brianna pledged undying allegiance to Surik , renouncing her title of Last of the Handmaidens , and embracing her true name . Before leaving Telos , Traya manipulated the Sith into attacking Citadel Station , forcing Surik to fight off an assault and help defend the station before she could follow Traya . Brianna aided Surik and the Telos Security Force in fending off the Sith assault on Citadel Station before joining Surik in pursuit of Traya . Surik faced Darth Nihilus aboard his flagship " Ravager " to keep him from destroying Telos , thus preserving the Academy ' s structural integrity , which he was doing to fuel his hunger for the Force . With the assistance of Nihilus ' former Sith apprentice , Visas Marr , and Mandalore the Preserver , Surik vanquished the Sith Lord . Surik had learned from Atris that Traya had gone to a secret academy on Malachor V , the site of the final battle of the Mandalorian Wars , and the site where Surik had previously lost her connection to the Force after killing countless combatants on both sides by activating the Mass Shadow Generator superweapon during the battle . On this occasion , the Sith Lord intended to use Malachor V — a site where the Force still echoed from those killed by the Mass Shadow Generator — to create a wound in the Force , which in turn would allow her to carry out her goal of destroying the Force itself . When the group arrived at Malachor V , however , the massive storms surrounding the planet damaged the " Ebon Hawk " , causing it to crash . In the crash , the members of the group were separated , and Brianna was unable to help Surik , who went on to duel and defeat Traya alone . Behind the scenes . Following the dark side the entire game the player executes Atris . If the player follows the dark side most of the game they have the choice to execute Atris themselves or leave her to the mercy of the Sith holocrons .