Devore Korsin Devore Korsin was a Human male officer in the Sith mineralogical corps during the time of the Great Hyperspace War . The son of a veteran admiral in the Sith navy , Korsin started work with the Sith mineralogical service after a spice addiction derailed his naval career . During these years , he married a runaway slave of Sith Lord Ludo Kressh named Seelah , and together they had a son , Jariad . In 5000 BBY , Korsin was assigned to a Lignan mining mission to the planet Phaegon III , where he was to work under his half - brother , Yaru Korsin . Korsin was envious of his brother ' s position of authority and appealed to Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow for Yaru ' s job , to no avail . However , a Jedi attack deflected Korsin ' s ship , the " Omen " , off - course as it jumped to hyperspace bound for Kirrek ; the " Omen " crashed on an uncharted planet , although Korsin and most of the crew , including his wife and son , survived . Korsin soon became resigned to the fact that the crew would not be able to escape the planet after an examination of the " Omen " wrecked remains and , under the influence of spice , he had a confrontation with his brother that descended into an all - out lightsaber duel . Ultimately , Devore was defeated and dropped off a cliff by his brother , his body swept away by the ocean below . Biography . An ill - fated mission . Devore Korsin , a Human male , was born the son of an admiral in the Sith Empire ' s navy , an officer who conceived Korsin with a woman on a planet he visited during his travels . Devore did not know the elder Korsin as a child . At some point he sought his father out , and the Admiral embraced him without a second thought . Devore found his way into a family descended from a noble house of the Tapani Empire , skilled in commerce and industry . The Korsin family had come into the service of the Sith , operating ships and factories ; over time their lineage became entwined with those of the Empire ' s Dark Jedi , making the Korsins , including Devore , strong in the Force . Korsin discovered that he had an older half - brother , Yaru , who was a cadet in the Sith navy . Korsin initially pursued a naval career himself , but his tenure was derailed after he developed an addiction to spice . He began work with the Sith mineralogical service , where money and power were more easily obtained searching for gems and Force - imbued crystals . With his father ' s sponsorship , Korsin became proficient in the use of plasma weapons and scanning equipment . Force - sensitive , he learned to harness his inner Force potential , and became proficient with a lightsaber . Korsin eventually married a woman from Rhelg named Seelah , an escaped slave of Sith Lord Ludo Kressh . Together they had a son , Jariad . In 5000 BBY , Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow launched an invasion of the galaxy at large , and Korsin accompanied Sadow ' s fleet as it left Sith Space . That year , Korsin was assigned to the Sith dreadnaught " Omen " , on a mission to mine valuable Lignan crystal s from Phaegon III and later deliver them to the Sith forces on Kirrek . The operation was to be commanded by Yaru Korsin , by then a respected captain in the Sith navy . Wanting to lead the mission himself and envious of his brother ' s power , Devore appealed to Sadow himself on the Dark Lord ' s station near the star Primus Goluud , only to be denied — angered by his rejection , Korsin said something to Sadow that put doubt about his loyalty and the safety of the " Omen " cargo into the Dark Lord ' s mind . With the expedition proceeding as scheduled , Korsin ' s wife , Seelah , accompanied him as part of his mining crew , taking their infant son along with them . However , before they left , the " Omen " and a sister ship , the " Harbinger " , were attacked by Jedi . Before the " Omen " was able to escape to hyperspace , one of the Jedi , apprentice Drev Hassin , suicidally crashed his starfighter into the " Harbinger " . Stranded . As a result of the collision , the " Harbinger " hit the " Omen " as it jumped to lightspeed , nudging it off course . As the " Omen " traveled away from the site of the skirmish , the ship was severely damaged by a gravity well , which pulled the " Omen " back into realspace . Korsin , realizing the danger of the situation , told Seelah to take Jariad with her to the escape pods , while he made his way to the bridge . Even though the " Omen " was not safe by any means , Korsin immediately turned the blame on the ship ' s veteran navigator , Boyle Marcom . Korsin was interrupted by his brother before he could do Marcom any harm , and the " Omen " soon entered the atmosphere of a nearby planet . Although the ship was crashing , Korsin and the others were relieved to discover that the planet had breathable air . Sensing his brother ' s inner doubt , Korsin forcibly tried to seize control of the ship , only to end the struggle when Seelah arrived on the bridge with Jariad , both having survived the ordeal . As Korsin argued with his wife and brother , they suddenly sighted land . Despite Yaru ' s best efforts to bring the " Omen " down gracefully , the Sith dreadnaught crashed violently onto a plateau . Fortunately for Korsin , he and his family survived the crash and the hazardous trip away down the mountain , making camp in the valley below . Korsin ' s rage at Marcom did not diminish , and he confronted the veteran spacer with several of his miners . After blaming Marcom for the ship ' s crash , Korsin gutted him with his lightsaber in front of Seelah and Jariad . Yaru soon came upon the scene , furious at his brother for killing their navigation officer , but Devore dismissed Yaru ' s concerns . Devore returned to the wreckage of the " Omen " , intent on finding something that they could use to facilitate an escape from the planet . His search was unsuccessful , and a defeated Korsin took a dose of Red Rage spice and rested in the commander ' s chair . Yaru eventually entered the ship as well , intending to test the functionality of the " Omen " transmitter — Devore had already done so , finding its circuitry to be completely fried . Although Yaru was hopeful to find a way back to civilization , Devore did not share his optimism and suggested that they stay where they were . The debate turned into a heated argument , and , after Yaru broached the subject of Devore ' s meeting with Sadow , Devore ignited his lightsaber and attacked his brother with a Force whirlwind . Devore found himself flung outside the remains of the " Omen " , and a full - fledged lightsaber duel ensued . Devore gained the upper hand through the manic power granted to him by the influence of Red Rage , but Yaru turned the tables by using the Force to use the " Omen " itself as a weapon , smashing Devore with a torpedo tube door and partially burying Devore under a pile of rocks on the plateau ' s precipice . Wounded , Devore pleaded to his brother for mercy — instead , Yaru dropped him over the edge of the cliff , killing him . Korsin landed on the rocks below , where he was found by Adari Vaal , a member of the native Keshiri species , who had by chance witnessed the duel . Ultimately , Korsin ' s body was swept away by a nearby ocean . After Devore Korsin ' s death , the surviving crew of the " Omen " escaped their predicament by impersonating the gods of the planet ' s Keshiri natives . Stranded on the world , which they discovered was called Kesh , the crew formed a Sith order that survived for more than five thousand years . Seelah married Yaru after Devore ' s death and had a daughter with him , Nida . However , Seelah still loved Devore and plotted to avenge his death . Although the nature of Devore ' s death was kept a secret , Seelah learned of Yaru ' s complicity by reading the thoughts of Adari Vaal . Jariad was also raised to hate Yaru and revere his father , and , in 4975 BBY , Jariad and Seelah led an attack on Yaru near the Kesh Sith Temple to wreak vengeance and take control of the Sith tribe . Although they succeeded in killing Yaru , Seelah lost the use of her legs and Jariad was killed by Nida , who was fighting on her father ' s side . Personality and traits . Immature and reckless , Devore Korsin held an undying ambition . Always apt to cut corners , especially to pursue power and riches , Korsin was quick to assign blame , even in the most dire of circumstances . Korsin had a contentious relationship with his half - brother , Yaru — while Yaru resented Devore ' s various character flaws , Devore was envious of Yaru ' s position of authority on their Lignan mining mission , and was willing to do whatever it took to seize control . Korsin had a considerably closer relationship with his wife , Seelah , although he could be dismissive of her and he sometimes found himself annoyed by Seelah . Korsin was possessed of a near - constant anger and held no qualms about lashing out at the people whom he felt had wronged him or were standing in his way . These fits of anger were enhanced by his addiction to spice . Korsin held a great respect for the toughness of the Sith Massassi warriors who accompanied the mission , finding it hard to believe when they started to die off following the " Omen " crash on Kesh . Korsin was one of the first to resign himself to the fact that the " Omen " crew would not be able to escape Kesh . He possessed pale skin and dark eyes . Powers and abilities . As strong as any of the Sith in his family , Devore Korsin found his natural abilities enhanced by the manic rage provided by spice , especially the Red Rage variant that he favored . Korsin was skilled in the use of a lightsaber and , through his father ' s sponsorship and his work in the Sith mineralogical service , that of plasma weapons and scanning equipment as well . Korsin also was trained in the use of the Force , able to use techniques such as Force whirlwind . Behind the scenes . Devore Korsin first appeared in " " , a 2009 eBook written by John Jackson Miller . Korsin went on to briefly appear in the novella ' s successor , " " , and was mentioned in , along with the 2012 reference book " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " .