Disciples of Ragnos crisis The Disciples of Ragnos crisis was a short - lived conflict that occurred during the Galactic Civil War in 14 ABY . It was between the Disciples of Ragnos , a Sith cult backed by a Imperial Remnant faction and Invisible Market traders , and the New Jedi Order supported by the New Republic . The cult led by Dark Jedi Tavion Axmis tried to resurrect the ancient Sith Lord Marka Ragnos , believing that he would give them unlimited power and bring the galaxy under their control . Eventually , their plans were thwarted , mostly due to the actions of Jedi Knight Jaden Korr , and they were defeated in a battle on Korriban . Prelude . The crisis was born of the Empire Reborn , an Imperial Remnant splinter movement led by Lord Hethrir , a former Procurator of Justice who dedicated his life to make his vision of the Galactic Empire a reality and rule it with cadres of fanatically loyal followers . To achieve his long - dreamt goal , he tasked Desann , a fallen Jedi and second - in - command of the Empire Reborn project , with creating a Dark Army . Recruiting Force - sensitive members from the Empire Youth and other minions of Lord Hethrir , the Chistori Dark Jedi established the Reborn - an organization of warriors artificially imbued or enhanced with the Force . However , Kyle Katarn managed to kill Desann at the Battle of Yavin IV and the newly - created army of the Empire Reborn were decimated by the combined forces of the New Republic and New Jedi Order in 12 ABY . Lord Hethrir met his end two years later , consumed by a trans - dimensional being called Waru . The death of the key members of the Empire Reborn dealt a devastating loss to the movement . Those Reborn who survived rallied under Tavion Axmis , Desann ' s apprentice , whose life Katarn had spared on Bespin . Tavion , with the support of the Imperial Remnant established a Sith cult called the Disciples of Ragnos , and henceforth the Reborn serving Tavion were now known as the New Reborn . Before that Tavion had took sadistic Twi ' lek Alora as her apprentice and found an ancient Sith artifact on Commenor , known as the Scepter of Ragnos , which could siphon Force energies from locations that possessed some residue of Force power , known as Force nexus es . The scepter was instrumental in empowering many individuals wth Force energy , the so - called Sith Cultist s , which made the majority of the Disciples of Ragnos . The final goal of the cult was to resurrect one of the most respectable Dark Lords of the Sith all the time , Marka Ragnos , thus issuing a new era of Sith rule . Cult emergence . Tavion , having the powerful cult with strict rules and clear hierarchy under her command , established trade contacts with influential mercenaries , smugglers , bounty hunters and bosses of the Invisible Market , including Lannik Racto , a dangerous crime lord from Coruscant . The cult leader hoped that her connections in the underworld would further destabilize the New Republic government who was allied to the New Jedi Order founded by Luke Skywalker . After accumulating enough manpower and wealth she started dispatching her cultists to various regions of the galaxy ordering them to find places that possessed some residue of Force power , especially the planets being tainted by the dark side of the Force . Alora and Kothos twins , extremely skilled in using the Force powers members of the cult , were trusted by their leader with responsibility over these missions . Finally , Tavion and her disciples made a daring move , carrying out a surprising infiltration of Yavin 4 , during which they drained Force power from one of the Massassi temples and stole valuable data from Luke Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum . This attack brought the cult ' s existence to light and due to bravery of Jaden Korr , the new student famous for construction of his lightsaber even before attending the Jedi Academy , the Jedi Order was informed about the growing threat to the galaxy . Luke Skywalker quickly formed many Jedi task forces consisting of experienced masters / knights , including Kyle Katarn and Corran Horn , and promising padawans . He sent them on many missions in order to prevent the Disciples of Ragnos from executing their schemes . The headmaster of the Academy also contacted the New Republic authorities , asking their officials and agents to help the Jedi to track down and halt the cultists . Jaden Korr and his newly - met friend Rosh Penin were assigned to Kyle Katarn and instructed to take part in this broad - based intelligence operation . The hunt for the Cult . Skywalker knew that the Disciples of Ragnos would attempt to possess Force powers present on the worlds catalogued in his personal records . However , it was also crucial for the Jedi Order to find out who was backing the Disciples of Ragnos . As a result , long range reconnaissance was undertaken all over the whole known galaxy . The most important ones were carried out by Jaden Korr and his master , Kyle Katarn in the following places : There were also missions with other participants . Corran Horn made a journey to Wayland to investigate cult or Imperial Remnant presence on the planet . Streen and Tionne Solusar , a scholar of Jedi history , were also involved in the hunt for the cult with the second one providing invaluable knowledge about places strong in the Force . Before Korr ' s visit to Byss , another student of Kyle Katarn , Rosh Penin was sent to look around the remains of the planet , but was kidnapped by the cult and turned to the dark side of the Force , becoming the second apprentice of Tavion Axmis . Side missions . In - between the missions related to the Sith cult activity , the New Jedi Order had to perform their daily duties , especially by participation in resolving various conflicts and problems erupting in the galaxy . On Bakura , Korr on request of local authorities investigated a power station which was not answering any calls . It turned out that the station had been sabotaged by Imperial Remnant forces and selected it to be used to cause a great disaster in a nearby city . The Jedi Initiate managed to prevent this tragedy on his own even before his master showed up . During the mission to Blenjeel , Korr was tasked to rescue crewmembers of crashed merchant vessel , unfortunately all of them had been killed by local dangerous wild beasts , sand burrower s with the last survivor eaten in front of Korr . Due to Jaden ' s reports , the New Republic classified Blenjeel as a dangerous world in its database . The talented Jedi , assisted by his master , who was looking for Penin at this time , also rescued Mining Guild elders on Nar Kreeta , preventing their death at the hands of a rancor at a gambling arena owned by a local Hutt crime lord .