Skal ' nas Skal ' nas was a male Rakata Predor of the Infinite Empire . Considered ruthless even by the standards of his people , and adept at treachery and combat , Skal ' nas reached his high rank by fighting his way up from low beginnings and had a bad temper . Trill , Skal ' nas ' s Force Hound , sensed a Force - rich planet deep within the Deep Core but could not precisely locate it , so Skal ' nas summoned Predor Tul ' kar and his force hound Xesh to help him find it . When Xesh said he could locate the world , Skal ' nas followed protocol and let Tul ' kar be the one to invade it , but also said that they would share the prize . However , the planned invasion came to naught when Tul ' kar ' s ship crashed over Tython and Tul ' kar himself was murdered by his own Force Hound Xesh . Not knowing what had happened , Skal ' nas thought that Tul ' kar had disabled his ship ' s reporting device so he would be able to keep all of the planet for himself . Enraged by this , he sent Trill to find Tython , and Xesh and Tul ' kar , and bring both of them back dead or alive . Biography . Born within Infinite Space , Skal ' nas was sensitive to the Force like the rest of his species . At some point , Skal ' nas had became very ruthless , even by Rakata standards , adept at treachery and combat , and had a bad temper . Skal ' nas became a member of the Infinite Empire , working his way up through the ranks through fighting and brutality , eventually gaining the title of Predor of the Infinite Empire . Skal ' nas eventually became the superior to Predor Tul ' kar and Sub - Predor Ceh ' let , though Tul ' kar resented Skal ' nas ' control over him . At some point , Tul ' kar ' s Force Hound , Xesh , engaged in a duel with the Force Hound Trill , but saved her life when Xesh suggested to give Trill to Skal ' nas as a gift , which Skal ' nas accepted happily . At some point , Skal ' nas sent Tul ' kar on a mission to capture the Force - rich world of Tatooine . However , during the culling , the planet ' s massive cities were destroyed , eventually turning the planet into a desert seas . While transporting the sensitives , Skal ' nas sent Ore ' mun to Tatooine to send Tul ' kar back to Rakata Space while Ore ' mun watched over the culling . However , Tul ' kar killed Skal ' nas ' messenger and ate him . Soon , Tul ' kar returned to Skal ' nas with his Force Hound to find out what he wanted . Skal ' nas informed Tul ' kar of Trill being able to sense a Force - rich world in the Deep Core , but wasn ' t able to find it . When Xesh stated that he could find the planet , Skal ' nas followed protocol and allowed Tul ' kar to invade the planet , but they would have to share the prize . However , unknown to Tul ' kar , Skal ' nas gained influence over Xesh , turning him into Skal ' nas ' spy . During the invasion , Tul ' kar was murdered by Xesh and Tul ' kar ' s ship crashed onto Tython . Now knowing what happened to the Rakatan fleet , Skal ' nas became infuriated , thinking the Tul ' kar disabled his ship ' s reporting device so that Tul ' kar could keep the planet to himself . He then sent Trill to hunt down Tython , and Xesh and Tul ' kar , wanting them to be brought back to him , dead or alive . Sometime later , Skal ' nas continued the planned invasion of the Tython system , with Sub - Predor Ceh ' let helping him . During the invasion , Skal ' nas and his fleet came across the Je ' daii , who fought to defend their home . Soon , Ceh ' let ' s ship was being fired upon and Skal ' nas told the female Rakata to retreat , and she did so , but not before defying him . Skal ' nas retreated to Ska Gora , where Ceh ' let would later join him . Skal ' nas told Ceh ' let that the Rakata were starting to lose their force - sensitivity and that the Rakata would need to start using the Infinity Gate s on Tython . He also said that they would rule Tython together once they defeated the Je ' daii , though this was a lie . Once Ceh ' let lowered her defense , Skal ' nas killed her with Force lightning for defying him . Later , on Tython , Skal ' nas dueled both Xesh and his brother , only to be sliced across the chest , falling to his death within a pool of acid .