Invasion of Begeren The Invasion of Begeren was a major engagement between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War . Begeren , a mineral - rich world in the Outer Rim Territories , had historically belonged to the ancient Sith Empire , but after the Great Hyperspace War of 5000 BBY , the Republic claimed the planet as their own and installed a governor to oversee mining operations . In 3681 BBY , the revitalized Sith Empire emerged from hiding and initiated the Great Galactic War to reclaim their lost lands and destroy the Republic . Although the war swiftly spread across the galaxy , the Sith ' s first targets lay in the Outer Rim , and in 3678 BBY the Empire launched its massive invasion of Begeren in the hopes of securing the planet and ousting the entrenched Republic regime . The Imperial Army contingent that was landed on the world consisted of 10 , 000 Imperial soldier s under the command of a military officer and aided by the aspiring Sith assassin , Teneb Kel . The fiercest fighting occurred just outside the Republic Governor ' s palace in the planetary capital , and saw the Empire ' s Aurek Battalion engage Republic soldier s , towering war droids , and crippling laser turrets . The Imperial Army forces were waiting on word from Kel that he had successfully infiltrated the palace and assassinated the Governor , and although Aurek Battalion was devastated by bombing run s from Republic " Liberator " - class starfighters , Kel continued on with his mission and successfully killed the Advozse Governor of Begeren . The conflict was one of many Imperial successes early in the war , and helped to put Teneb Kel on the path to Lordship . Begeren remained in Imperial control for many decades following the conquest . Prelude . During the reign of the ancient Sith Empire , the area of space surrounding the capital of Korriban was all part of the Sith dominion . The planets within the Stygian Caldera — later known as the Sith Worlds — formed the core of the Empire , with the worlds of the Esstran sector at its heart . Begeren , a mineral - rich terrestrial planet in the Esstran sector near Korriban , belonged to the Empire and , much like the capital , was developed into a monument world meant to honor icons of Sith culture and history . On the cliffs of Begeren , Imperial masters directed their slaves of the Grotthu class to construct massive statues of Sith Warrior s , alchemists , and the great philosophical minds of the Sith religion . Over the course of the building projects , 100 , 000 slaves lost their lives , but the Begeren monuments stood as a testament to the Sith masters . After the end of the Great Hyperspace War in 5000 BBY , the Sith Empire was shattered and the Galactic Republic was victorious . At the direction of Supreme Chancellor Pultimo , the Republic Military pursued the remainders of the Empire and systematically exterminated them throughout the Estraan sector and the Stygian Caldera as a whole . On Begeren , the Sith inhabitants were forced out by Republic occupiers who claimed the world as their own before proceeding to tear down the great monuments . The Republic installed a governor to oversee the planet and a new mining industry based around selling gemstones found within the Sith statues . Despite the Republic victory over the Empire , a group of Sith led by the mysterious Lord Vitiate were able to escape into the Unknown Regions and rebuild their society . In 3681 BBY , this revitalized Sith Empire emerged from hiding and initiated the Great Galactic War to reclaim their ancestral worlds and exact revenge on the Republic that had defeated them a millennium prior . After retaking Korriban and much of the Outer Rim Territories early in the conflict , the Empire set its sights on Begeren and prepared to invade the planet in 3678 BBY . The invasion was to be led by the Imperial Military and aided by the disgraced Sith apprentice and aspiring assassin Teneb Kel , who had been granted a brief reprieve by the Empire ' s ruling Dark Council from a punishment inflicted on account of transgressions committed by Kel ' s Master Calypho . The battle . The Empire landed on Begeren with an army consisting of 10 , 000 Imperial soldier s , plunging the planet into violent warfare . Losses were heavy for both the Imperials and the Republic during the Invasion of Begeren , but the Empire managed to march onward toward the capital city of Begeren , where the planet ' s Advozse Governor made his home . The army ' s siege of the city was led by Aurek Battalion , and was initially successful ; however , the Empire was forced to engage in extended trench warfare outside of the Governor ' s palace . Led by an Imperial commander , Aurek Battalion was pinned down in the trenches by the Republic Army ' s soldiers , massive defense droids , and heavy laser turrets . Despite taking heavy losses , the Imperial forces remained stationary , as their Commander had agreed to hold position until he received word from Teneb Kel that he had successfully infiltrated the palace and killed the Governor . Kel did indeed manage to breach the palace ' s security cordon , but the Governor fled from the assassin to find safety in his blast shelter . While the army waited for the signal from the young Sith , the Republic employed cacophanizer shell s to immobilize their opponents . That , combined with the laser turret barrage , resulted in the loss of Aurek Battalion ' s Squad Three , Squad Eight , and Squad Fifteen . Although Squad Seventeen survived the assault , the cacophanizer shells made it impossible for the soldiers to move even a meter without using sonic damper s . Teneb Kel ' s slave , the Abyssin known as Maggot , had accompanied his master to Begeren , but remained with Aurek Battalion to act as a warrior and as a liaison between the Imperial Commander and the Sith . The Commander , increasingly frustrated by the lack of contact from Kel , demanded that Maggot answer for his master ' s apparent failure . While the two argued , Republic " Liberator " - class starfighters soared over the battlefield to deliver a payload of bombs . The explosives detonated in the center of the Imperial line , decimating Aurek Battalion and killing the Commander . Having reached the uppermost floors of the Governor ' s palace via grappling hook , Teneb Kel witnessed the bombing run s , but continued with his mission regardless . He caught up with the Governor and his escort of two Republic soldiers as they raced toward the blast shelter , but the Advozse ' s protectors were able to push their charge into the bunker before Kel could complete his task . Angered by the Republic ' s decimation of Begeren ' s Sith heritage , Kel quickly slew the Governor ' s two guards through his expert use of the Force and his double - bladed lightsaber , crushing one man ' s windpipe and dispatching the second with a toss of his weapon . The assassin the proceeded to cut through the shelter door and execute the unarmed Governor . With his mission complete , Kel contacted Imperial High Command to inform them that the palace had been secured . Aftermath . With the Governor dead and the capital city fallen , Teneb Kel searched the battlefield for survivors . He came upon the body of his slave , Maggot , and discovered that the hearty Abyssin had killed many of the enemy and survived the Republic bombing , despite the fact that all of the Human Imperials around him had perished . Kel helped Maggot out of the trenches and walked with his slave back to the Imperial command center . Once there , he decreed that the Imperial soldiers who participated in the battle would be permitted to celebrate their victory , provided they not attempt to profit from Begeren ' s natural wealth . Kel was met by an Imperial major who had arrived to convey news from the Imperial capital of Dromund Kaas . According to the Major , the Dark Council was pleased with Kel ' s work , but demanded that the young Sith return to the Sith Citadel in Kaas City to answer for the crimes of his disgraced former Master , the Sith Lord Calypho . On Dromund Kaas , grand celebrations were held in the city streets to recognize the recent string of Imperial successes in the war , including the victory on Begeren and Lord Nankrang ' s incursion into the Mid Rim . The battle also served as a career springboard for the Imperial soldier Bessiker , who continued on to serve with distinction at the Sacking of Coruscant and the long - running Battle of Balmorra . Begeren , now in Imperial control , was absorbed into the territory of the growing Sith dominion . Moff Harvus was placed in charge of the world , and slave pits were built to provide the Empire with a supply of laborers . Later in the Great War , an anti - Imperial terrorist cell was formed in the slave population , but fell apart when the son of two terrorists killed his parents and exposed the cell to Moff Harvus . Begeren remained in Imperial control until the Sith Lord Tytonus rebelled against the Emperor and the Dark Council by seceding from the Empire . She declared herself queen of a new Sith kingdom and took Begeren as her throne . In response , the Dark Council excommunicated Tytonus from the Sith Order and the Empire , leaving Begeren as her isolated prison , and her kingdom crumbled when she allied herself with the rogue Sith Lord Grathan and earned the Empire ' s wrath . Behind the scenes . The Invasion of Begeren was first seen as the introductory setting of " " , the second story arc in " " comic series . The battle appeared in the first pages of " " , published in 2010 as part of a webcomic series . Later that year , " Blood of the Empire " was released as a printed series , with the Invasion of Begeren making a repeat appearance in " " . With the release of the LucasArts / BioWare video game " " in 2011 , the Invasion of Begeren was given several mentions in the in - game codex , as well as historical context with regards to the Begeren terrorist cell and Tytonus ' s revolution . The Invasion was again mentioned in several contexts in the 2012 sourcebook , " " , which identified the battle ' s name .