Adari Vaal Adari Vaal was a Keshiri female geologist who led a resistance movement against the Lost Tribe of Sith on the planet Kesh in the years after the Great Hyperspace War . A widow with two sons , in 5000 BBY , Vaal was vilified by the Keshiri public for teaching that the Keshiri landscape was created by volcanic eruptions , not by the gods as was commonly believed . Placed on trial for heresy by the Neshtovar ruling council , Vaal ' s home was besieged by angry mobs , forcing her to flee into the mountains . There , she stumbled upon a group of stranded Sith who had crash - landed on Kesh , led by their captain , Yaru Korsin . Korsin convinced Vaal to help them escape their dire predicament — Vaal acquiesced and led the Neshtovar to the Sith ' s mountain encampment . The Sith posed as the Keshiri gods known as the " Skyborn " and gained the complete allegiance of the Keshiri masses , while Vaal became an honored member of the new Sith government . Forging a close relationship with Korsin , Vaal became known as the Daughter of the Skyborn and served as a liaison between the new Lost Tribe of Sith and their Keshiri subjects . However , all that changed in 4987 BBY when Vaal ' s son Finn was killed in an accident while working for the Sith , and Korsin failed to save his life . A new opposition to the Lost Tribe regime awoke in Vaal , and she became the leader of a covert resistance group dedicated to bringing down the Lost Tribe ' s rule . The resistance worked in secret for a dozen years , and in 4975 BBY , Vaal decided it was time to strike . She formulated a plan of attack that would ensure her own death , as she and thousands of other riders would sacrifice the avian uvak beasts that were essential for the Tribe ' s hold over Kesh , setting up an armed uprising . However , when zero hour came , the number of riders was much lower than expected — Vaal ' s son Tona , who was privy to the plan , had fallen for Korsin ' s daughter Nida and had divulged the details of the plot . Vaal gravely soldiered on with her plan , but instead of leading the uvak to a watery grave , she instead ended up with about 300 surviving riders on an uninhabited island far off the coast . From there , she eventually made her way across the ocean to the previously unknown continent of Alanciar , where she spent her final days . Vaal , who became known there as the Rock of Kesh or as The Herald , went on to be a respected author and leader in Alanciar , who warned of the Sith threat across the sea . Biography . Heretic . The Keshiri female known as Adari was born to a mother named Eulyn on the remote , isolated Wild Space planet , Kesh . As a younger woman , Adari discovered an interest in rocks and made geology her profession . At some point , she married a man named Zhari Vaal , a member of the Keshiri ruling council , the Neshtovar . Although she consented to the marriage and took the name " Adari Vaal , " she had no real interest in her husband — the union had only come about after years of lobbying by Eulyn , who hoped to secure their future position . As Keshiri property descended matrilineally , Vaal became very well - off , gaining possession of uvak beasts and a wooden house in the capital city of Tahv . However , her marriage with Zhari was an unhappy one , lasting nine years and producing two sons , Tona and Finn . Vaal was content to leave the children to be cared for by Eulyn while she pursued her geology work . Her marriage came to an abrupt end when Zhari died in an uvak - riding accident , when the family uvak , Nink , dropped him into the ocean . Believing that she had done her duty by marrying and having children , furthering the Keshiri bloodline , Vaal was now free to pursue her true passion , her geology work . Vaal went on to study rocks from all over Kesh , and by comparing samples found in the Sessal Spire volcano with those commonly found near her home , she made a startling discovery . Although it was commonly believed by Keshiri that , in ancient times , a Great Battle between the divine groups known as the Skyborn and the Otherside resulted in the creation of Kesh ' s landmass , the striking similarity between the two samples indicated to her that it was lava flow that had created the land . She began to teach these findings to students , but word soon reached the general public , and she was called to defend her views in front of the Neshtovar . Ironically , Vaal ' s findings were partially as a result of Neshtovari help , as a sympathetic rider had volunteered to bring her samples from the nearby Cetajan Mountains . Denounced as a heretic — even by her own mother — Vaal became a pariah in Keshiri society , and groups of angry citizens descended upon her home and showered it with projectiles . Her trial lasted three days , and although she passionately defended her work , her ideas were dismissed and ridiculed by Neshtovar leader Izri Dazh . On the third day , as she argued with Dazh , a massive explosion rocked the Cetajan Mountains . Like most in attendance , Vaal fled to her home at first , but her domicile was soon surrounded by angry Keshiri who had decided that her blasphemous words had brought the anger of the Skyborn upon them . Vaal sent Eulyn and her children to stay at her uncle ' s house , but she soon saw the townsfolk brandishing torch es . Fearing for her life , Vaal fled on Nink ' s back , flying the uvak away from the crowd and into the mountains . Savior . Although completely inexperienced on the back of an uvak , Vaal was able to evade pursuit by the Neshtovar , aided by Nink ' s insistence on flying far out over the ocean . Nink stopped at a seaside mountain roost , where Vaal collapsed with exhaustion — when she awoke , she was astounded to find that the uvak was still by her side . She realized that she was close to the source of the explosion and felt compelled to examine the mountain up close . When she flew over the range on Nink , instead of finding a volcanic crater , she discovered something completely different . A massive metallic shell had slammed into the side of the mountain , and below it , she saw a man holding some sort of red light . Shocked and confused , Vaal doubled back , only to find the man dropping something over the side of the precipice . The airborne object fell by at a tremendous speed , startling Nink and causing Vaal to lose her balance . Although she fell off Nink ' s back , Vaal was able to grab hold of the uvak ' s foot and held on until the beast reached their seaside perch . Later that night , as she gazed toward the mountains , she saw a cluster of fires that had clearly been set . Although she initially feared that the Neshtovar had found her , she received a strange calming message from the mountains and felt compelled to come closer . As she traversed a gully toward the fires , she started to make out figures not far away . Suddenly , an unknown force hoisted her into the air and slammed her into a tree , and the figures revealed themselves to be people like the man she had seen before on the mountain . Dazed and frightened , Vaal was carried back to their camp . Upon reaching the source of the bonfires , Vaal ' s abductors set upon her , attacking her mind in an attempt to extract information about Kesh . One attacker in particular , a woman carrying her child , was especially relentless , driving Vaal to immense pain and distress . The attack subsided upon the arrival of a man , obviously their leader . Although Vaal was initially struck by his resemblance to her late husband Zhari , she soon recognized him as the man whom she had seen previously on the mountain . He introduced himself as Yaru Korsin , just as Vaal blacked out . Over the next few days , Vaal was nursed back to health by the strange visitors , though for a time she was so traumatized that she could not speak . Eventually , she began to converse with Korsin through a translator named Hestus . The two shared information about their respective situations , and Vaal learned that Korsin was the leader of a group of Sith who had crashed on Kesh in their starship , the silver shell that Vaal had seen before . In exchange , Vaal told Korsin all she knew about Kesh and the Keshiri , even once sheepishly mentioning the Skyborn . Korsin soon made it clear to her that the Sith needed to reach the mainland , as they were in an extremely perilous situation in the mountains . Vaal offered to take her leave on Nink and return with help , and though the mother that had attacked her so viciously , Seelah , argued against the idea , her proposal was accepted by Korsin . Vaal ' s mission lasted only a day . After she took off , Vaal stopped below the mountain to examine what it was that she had seen Korsin throw over the side of the cliff . There , Vaal saw the dead body of a Human , just like the other Sith . She proceeded on , finding some nearby uvak - riders and leading them into the mountains . Backed by 240 Sith armed with lightsabers , Vaal had effectively forced the end of the Neshtovar ' s pursuit , and she journeyed to Tahv with the group . The Sith , ever - cunning , found a way to exert their will over the Keshiri — they posed as the Skyborn , returned to Kesh , and through use of their powers with the Force , gained the complete support and adulation of the Keshiri people . Korsin honored Vaal as the " Daughter of the Skyborn , " and although she knew that they were not gods , she went along with the ruse . In the days after the arrival of the " Skyborn , " the Neshtovar moved out of their homes , yielding them to the Sith . All left but Vaal , who was allowed to stay in Zhari ' s house , which kept her close to Korsin as she took on an informal role of ambassador and aide . She spent much time with Korsin , eventually accompanying him on a dig for precious metals needed to repair their ship , the " Omen " . Vaal humored Korsin ' s optimism for an escape from Kesh , knowing that the metals that he sought would not be found anywhere on the planet . However , Vaal knew she had unfinished business with Korsin — she needed to know what happened when she first saw him on the mountain , and whom he had tossed over the cliff . She confronted Korsin with this information and realized that the dead man was Korsin ' s brother , the father of Seelah ' s child . Korsin defended his actions and asked Vaal to forget about what she had seen while promising her a great future among the Sith . Indeed , Vaal ' s legacy seemed to be secure : as the " Discoverer , " she would be remembered for all - time by the Keshiri . Rebel . Over the ensuing years , Vaal became quite close to Korsin , although Seelah , now Korsin ' s wife , never lost her distrust of the Keshiri . The two went on frequent walks together in the mountains , initially due to her status as ambassador and intermediary for the new Lost Tribe of Sith . Even after her duties ebbed , their jaunts continued , including the occasional uvak - flight . Although there was nothing romantic about their relationship , Vaal made an effort to improve her appearance , including wearing vor ' shandi face markings . Though the topics of their conversations were generally mindless , Vaal learned much about the galaxy and the Force from Grand Lord Korsin . In 4987 BBY , her relationship with Korsin was altered irrevocably . In general , the Keshiri were completely devoted to the Sith and constantly labored to create homages to them — although he did not have to work , Vaal ' s son Finn insisted on joining one of these crews upon reaching his teens . A shabbily - constructed scaffold collapsed , mortally wounding Finn . In a desperate attempt to save her son , Vaal brought him to Korsin , hoping that he could heal him with his Sith magic . Despite his best efforts , Korsin failed . Although she had previously enjoyed their friendship , Finn ' s death rattled her conscience , and she became wholly opposed to the rule of the Sith . Soon after the family tragedy , Vaal started a resistance group with other like - minded Keshiri . She employed a network of informants , including Seelah Korsin ' s personal aide Tilden Kaah , in order to gather information on the doings of the Lost Tribe , as well as commanding a large amount of Yaru Korsin ' s time . Vaal worked covertly to further the resistance ' s goals — for example , in 4985 BBY , she secretly supported a Seelah Korsin – engineered purge of the pureblood Sith from the Lost Tribe . By 4975 BBY , after a dozen years of scheming and plotting , Vaal and her Keshiri resistance were finally ready to act . That year , the Sith announced their intention to live among the Keshiri for good with a massive celebration at Tahv ' s Circle Eternal plaza , where Vaal , the Daughter of the Skyborn , was honored . By then her movement had grown to include dozens of Keshiri , ranging from commoners to Neshtovar , and included her only surviving son , Tona . After the ceremony , a select few gathered at Izri Dazh ' s old home to discuss their final plan to destroy the Lost Tribe ' s hold over Kesh . Vaal had come to realize that the uvak were the key to the Sith ' s power , allowing them to be highly mobile so they could unleash their considerable wrath upon any dissenters . Kesh ' s sprawling landmass worked against them , and would completely cripple the Sith should the uvak be eliminated . Many affiliated with the resistance worked as stable hands or laborers , giving them access to uvak — when the day came , instead of tending to the uvak , they would steal them . Led by Vaal on the back of Nink , they would fly into the jet stream near the Sessal Spire , which would send them all to a watery grave in the ocean below . The Sith , bereft of their transportation , would then be vulnerable . The resistance planned to seize this opportunity , attacking the Lost Tribe with shikkar blades in the night . They believed that the Sith would likely engage in open warfare , but the Keshiri would have a massive advantage in both terrain and numbers , and hopefully would reclaim control of Kesh . The day after their meeting in Dazh ' s home , Vaal took to the skies , her plan underway . At the Kesh Sith Temple high in the mountains , stablehands stole the Lost Tribe ' s uvak , just as planned . However , although many uvak joined her group , the huge wave of beasts she expected never appeared . The riders settled at the foot of the Spire , and at nightfall a lone rider arrived from Tahv with bad news . Tona , who had been tasked with keeping tabs on Korsin ' s daughter Nida , had instead fallen for her , and had revealed the resistance ' s plan . Vaal , despondent , flew toward the jet stream , followed by the thousand or so riders who had arrived by then . Vaal fell asleep , expecting Nink to surrender to gravity . Instead , she awoke with about 300 surviving riders on a barren island , Nink having collapsed from exhaustion during the night . With no way back , Vaal and the others committed to living on the island , although with little vegetation , she did not expect them to survive the year . Yet she eventually made her way across the sea to the previously unknown continent of Alanciar , populated by other Keshiri tribes . Vaal found Alanciar , technologically advanced and with considerable natural resources , preferable to her home on the land of Keshtah . She warned the Keshiri there of the dangers of the Sith waiting on the other side of the world . Vaal ' s teachings were compiled in a tome known as the " Keshtah Chronicles " , which became a popular and seminal work in Alanciari culture . She also produced other writings during her time in Alanciar , including biographical works on the Sith , a detailed description of Keshtah , and a comparison of the minerals of both continents , which included her theory that a Great Cataclysm severed access between Keshtah and Alanciar . Before the end of her life , Vaal also put together her personal memoirs , written sometime before her death . The memoirs contained a wealth of personal information written from Vaal ' s own perspective , deeply describing her family , her interactions with the Korsins , and the shock of being contacted through the Force for the very first time . Privately , Vaal admitted that her strength had failed her when she first met Korsin — these private thoughts contradicted her public image as an unyielding pinnacle of inner fortitude . Legacy . After her eventual death , Vaal became a revered figure among the residents of Alanciar , who honored her as the " Herald " and the " Rock of Kesh . " To honor Vaal , the people of Alanciar celebrated her in a festival called Observance Day , held once every ten years . Back home , Vaal was remembered as Yaru Korsin ' s confidante and plaything , who disappeared to a watery grave . But in 2975 BBY , two thousand years after Vaal ' s ill - fated uprising , Alanciar was visited for the first time by the Lost Tribe , who had learned of its existence from an ancient map drawn by Yaru Korsin himself . The Sith incursion happened to come on Observance Day , revealing Vaal ' s further exploits as the Herald to the Lost Tribe . By then , long after her death , Vaal was a heroic figure in Alanciar . Much like Korsin in Keshtah , her name graced buildings and monuments such as Vaal Hall in the city of Sus ' mintri , and she was portrayed in plays celebrating her life in Alanciar . Within Vaal Hall , her secret library was hidden behind a tapestry bearing her likeness . Among the writings found there included her personal memoirs — her admittance of private weakness caused disappointment when revealed to the masses by Alanciar native Jogan Halder , who was subsequently proclaimed as the new Herald . Personality and traits . Adari Vaal held a strong conviction to her beliefs , never bending even when she found them to be extremely unpopular or even offensive to others . As such , she was not given to compromise , never ending her fight with the Neshtovar for scientific truth , or for freedom from the Sith . She would not be easily intimidated , though she was not completely indomitable — her inner strength did fail her when she first faced Yaru Korsin . Although she held no affection for her late husband Zhari , Vaal loved her children , but was dismissive of their intelligence , privately believing that they reminded her too much of Zhari . Above all , she was most focused on her work as a geologist , regarding it as the most important thing in her life . Vaal had a keen eye for rocks , which served her well in her field and eventually helped her to finish her groundbreaking work on the origin of Kesh ' s landmass . In turn , she was not nearly as religious or superstitious as most Keshiri , preferring science over tradition . Vaal despised Izri Dazh and the Neshtovar , seeing them as an outdated , useless entity . At first , she was terrified by the Sith and their seemingly impossible power , and revolted by the appearance of the pureblood Sith . However , she found herself calmed by Yaru Korsin , with whom she would forge a complicated , to say the least , relationship . Vaal very much admired his sharp mind , but though she saw him as smart , charming , and clever , she also believed him to be vain , ruthless , and sadistic , and she pledged her life to defeating him . Vaal ' s ire for Korsin , and the Sith in general , was partially fueled by his failure to save her son Finn ' s life — it was not until that event that she began truly fighting against them . Although Vaal was in awe of the Sith ' s power , she never truly believed in their infallibility — part of the reason that she had so much hope that they could be defeated . By having stumbled across the Sith weak and dying in the mountains , Vaal had a perspective different from the other Keshiri , who merely knew of the Sith as the Skyborn mysteriously returned from on high . Aiding Vaal in her quest to overthrow the Sith was her cunning and craftiness ; she was able to hide her covert activities from the Sith for decades . She was also driven by an anger and hatred of the Sith , and a sense of responsibility as the person who had brought the " plague " of the Sith upon Kesh . Possessed of a certain sense of sarcasm , Vaal had a very nimble mind and , as Korsin put it , the will of a Sith , even if she did not share their beliefs . Indeed , despite her hatred of the Sith , she never lost her awe of their power , and even as late as the time of her son Finn ' s death had faith that they could do anything . Vaal , like all Keshiri , had violet skin and silver hair that later turned white in her old age . Behind the scenes . The character of Adari Vaal was created by John Jackson Miller for his eBook series " Lost Tribe of the Sith " . Although Vaal made her first appearance in 2009 ' s " " , she was not named until the following installment , " " . She went on to make appearances in two subsequent sequels , " " and " " . Substantial information on her later life was also given in the series finale , " " . Adari Vaal was originally named " Adair , " but that was changed by Miller , as he believed it sounded too earthly . In 2012 , Vaal was first pictured in Pablo Hidalgo ' s reference book " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " , in which she was illustrated by Darren Tan .