Guun Han Saresh Guun Han Saresh was a Twi ' lek male Jedi Knight best known for his exploits during the Great Hunt of 3993 BBY . A native of the planet Taris , Saresh was born into a rich and powerful family with a history of Force - sensitivity . At some point , Saresh was taken in by the Jedi Order , completing his Jedi training and earning the title of Knight . In the aftermath of the Great Sith War , Saresh joined a hunting party of Jedi Knights , including Humans Duron Qel - Droma and Shaela Nuur , who distinguished themselves during the Great Hunt — a collective Jedi effort to eliminate Sith - created beasts across the galaxy . In 3993 BBY , one week after the official end of the Hunt , Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur were sent to Korriban on a secret mission to eliminate the vicious and highly dangerous terentatek from the Sith homeworld . However , Saresh ' s disapproval of Qel - Droma ' s and Nuur ' s budding romance fractured the group , leading to the Twi ' lek abandoning them on Korriban and setting off instead for Kashyyyk , to hunt a terentatek that he had heard existed in the world ' s dark Shadowlands . The beast did exist , and Saresh set a trap for it — when Saresh attempted to attack the terentatek , however , his Force - imbued blade broke on its thick hide . Without any defense , Saresh was swiftly devoured by the terentatek . Biography . Not - so - humble beginnings . A Twi ' lek male , Guun Han Saresh was born into a rich and powerful family on the planet Taris . His family , known for its cruelty and arrogance along with its wealth and political sway , had the Force in its bloodline , and many of their number had become members of the Jedi Order . At some point Saresh , the heir to the family fortune , too was discovered to be Force - sensitive , and was taken in for Jedi training . To commemorate Saresh ' s acceptance by the Order , his father commissioned the creation of a powerful headband known as the Circlet of Saresh . In order to prevent the gift from leading Saresh down a path of arrogance , Saresh ' s father made certain that the Circlet could only be worn by someone committed to the light . Eventually , Saresh achieved the status of Jedi Knight , serving as a Knight in the immediate aftermath of the galaxy - spanning Great Sith War . Ending in 3996 BBY , the war pitted the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic against the Sith Empire headed by former Jedi Exar Kun and Ulic Qel - Droma . Although the Sith Lords were defeated , many Sith - created monstrosities were still present on planets across the galaxy , posing a threat to the Jedi and the general populace . In response , the Jedi High Council organized the Great Hunt , a collaborative effort by the Order as a whole to systematically wipe those creatures out . Over the next few years , Saresh would distinguish himself in the Great Hunt . Although creatures such as Sith wyrm s and silan were targeted by the Hunt , Saresh ' s greatest nemesis proved to be the terentatek . Alchemically created by Exar Kun , the terentatek was about half the size of a rancor beast and fed off Force - sensitive blood . During the Great Hunt , Saresh joined a group of Jedi including Duron Qel - Droma — cousin of the infamous Sith Lord Ulic Qel - Droma — Shaela Nuur and Cale Berkona , who together traveled to worlds such as Tython , Onderon and Yavin 4 in search of terentateks . The team was extremely successful , and Saresh and the others gained reputations as the very best hunters in the Jedi Order . In 3993 BBY , Saresh traveled with his compatriots to the desert world of Tatooine . After taking down several terentateks , Saresh and the group tracked the last such beast on Tatooine to a remote cave . Although the terentatek killed one of their number , Qel - Droma was able to confuse the beast with a mental Force power , and Saresh and the others moved in for the kill . After slaying the terentatek , the group burned the corpses of their prey and left the scene , Saresh supporting an injured Berkona as they returned to their starship . Final mission . Five days after the ordeal on Tatooine , the Jedi High Council called an official end to the Great Hunt . However , two days later , Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur were called in front of the lesser Council that governed the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine . There , the three were informed that they had been specifically chosen by the High Council to undertake a secret mission — to travel to the Sith homeworld of Korriban and rid the planet of terentateks . Needing the operation to be conducted quickly and discreetly , the High Council chose Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur , who were believed to be the greatest hunters the Order had to offer . Afterward , Saresh had a discussion about the mission with Berkona , who had been left off the Korriban team . Saresh assured his friend that he was not concerned with the risk of the mission , although he was unsure that their assignment could be successful unless Qel - Droma and Nuur were able to control their feelings for one another . The next day , Saresh ' s group shipped out to Korriban , making their way to the relatively well - populated Dreshdae settlement . Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur acquired a safehouse in Dreshdae , using it as a base as they centered their investigation into the whereabouts of terentateks in the town . During his time on Korriban , Saresh heard many rumors about terentateks , including tales of a " great beast " that lived in the dark Shadowlands of Kashyyyk . Saresh chose not to act on the information at that time , instead focusing on Korriban with Qel - Droma and Nuur . Their efforts led them to a cantina in the heart of Dreshdae , where Saresh set his sights on a young female Twi ' lek Sith apprentice whom he spied at the bar . Saresh bought the Sith a number of Tarisian ale s , and ended up seducing the Twi ' lek . After spending the night with her , Saresh woke up early the next morning and stole a datacard that would grant the Jedi hunters access to the Valley of the Dark Lords , where it was suspected that the terentateks lived . When he returned to the safehouse , however , he found Qel - Droma and Nuur locked in a romantic embrace . Furious that they would break the Jedi Code ' s rules against attachment and passion , Saresh expressed his deep disappointment in his teammates . Telling them that they were walking the path of the dark side , Saresh found himself engaged in a heated argument with Nuur , which was quickly broken up by Qel - Droma . Highly concerned , Saresh asked Qel - Droma whether he and Nuur would be able to control their passion , in order to assure success of the mission — Qel - Droma responded by telling Saresh that they would not renounce their love . Disappointed in his friend , Saresh gave them the key to the Valley of the Dark Lords , and left them behind . Saresh left Korriban for good , traveling instead to Kashyyyk to look into the " great beast " he had heard of . Believing it to be a terentatek , Saresh asked many of the local Wookiees about the tales — the natives told him that the beast had slain many Jedi over the years . One of the Wookiees Saresh encountered was Freyyr , Chieftain of the village of Rwookrrorro , who remembered him decades later as a proud and boastful young man . Three days after abandoning the mission to Korriban , Saresh descended into the Shadowlands , intending to hunt a different terentatek . Using a compound bow , Saresh killed a mykal and strung the corpse up as bait . Afterward , Saresh took out his Force - imbued blade and took up position on some high rocks , waiting for the " great beast " to arrive . Surely enough , the beast , indeed a terentatek , came forth to feast upon the mykal . When the terentatek was in striking range , Saresh jumped from his perch , stabbing the creature with his blade . However , when he withdrew the sword , he found to his horror that the terentatek ' s tough hide had broken the blade at its hilt . Defenseless , Saresh could do nothing as the terentatek set upon him and devoured him , swallowing the Circlet of Saresh along with the Twi ' lek . Saresh ' s death was felt , light year s away , by Nuur and Qel - Droma as they ventured into the Valley of the Dark Lords . Saresh ' s former compatriots met the same fate , both being killed by terentateks in the dark underbelly of Korriban . Legacy . Although the Jedi Council was relatively certain that Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur had all died on their final mission , their exact fate remained unknown for years , due to the dangers inherent in searching for their bodies . However , their stories were not forgotten . In 3956 BBY , a Jedi Knight named Deesra Luur Jada told the story of the Jedi hunters to Revan , a Dark Lord of the Sith – turned – Jedi trainee who would go on to play a huge role in the ongoing Jedi Civil War . While on Kashyyyk searching for an ancient Rakata n Star Map not long after , Revan came across Freyyr , now exiled to the Shadowlands , who told the Jedi of his encounter with Saresh years earlier . Soon afterward , Revan slew the terentatek that had killed Saresh decades earlier , finding the Circlet of Saresh and the dead Twi ' lek ' s datapad in the process . In addition , the Circlet may have been discovered by the Jedi Knight Meetra Surik during her adventures across the galaxy during the Dark Wars years later . One of Saresh ' s descendants , Leontyne Saresh , served as Supreme Chancellor of the Republic during the time of the Galactic War with a reconstituted Sith Empire , taking the seat in 3641 BBY . Personality and traits . Although Guun Han Saresh saw himself as a faithful servant of the light , others , such as Duron Qel - Droma , Shaela Nuur , and Freyyr , remembered him as prideful , arrogant and boastful . Indeed , Saresh was extremely confident in his skills , believing , erroneously , that he could take down a terentatek single - handedly . He was a committed hunter , and valued the success of his mission above all else — and if he felt that he could not be successful in a task , or if too much of a risk was posed to him , he had no qualms with abandoning it . Saresh also placed great emphasis on carrying out the wishes of the Jedi Council , a rationale that he used to justify many of his actions . He believed and trusted in the wisdom of the Council , but did not see its members as omniscient or perfect in their knowledge . Although close friends with Qel - Droma and Nuur , Saresh was adamantly opposed to the romantic nature of their relationship , believing it to be the path of the dark side , and was apt to quote the Jedi Code when rebuking them for their attachment . Yet he had no problems with seducing a Sith apprentice while on Korriban , although he expressed that he did not enjoy it , only doing so in order to further their investigation . Still , Saresh truly cared for Qel - Droma and Nuur ' s well - being , and hoped that he could save them from themselves . In the end , however , he was solely focused on the hunt , and eliminating terentateks wherever they tread , by any means necessary . Saresh had green skin and red eyes . Powers and abilities . As a Jedi Knight , Guun Han Saresh was well - trained in the use of the Force . Unlike the other members of his hunting group , he eschewed the use of a lightsaber in combat , instead preferring to use a Force - imbued sword . He used a very aggressive style in melee fighting , putting his opponent on the defensive with powerful strikes from his blade . Saresh was also adept with a compound bow , with which he was an excellent shot — he used his bow when hunting lesser creatures such as mykal . Behind the scenes . Guun Han Saresh was first mentioned in the 2003 video game " " . Although he does not appear , Saresh ' s datapad and the Circlet of Saresh can be found on Kashyyyk . In addition , the Circlet may also be found in " Knights of the Old Republic " sequel , " " . Saresh made his first direct appearance in " Shadows and Light " , one of the stories featured in 2005 ' s " Star Wars Tales 23 " . In the comic , Saresh was illustrated by Dustin Weaver . Saresh was also mentioned in a Codex entry within the video game " " , to go along with a mention in the reference book " The New Essential Chronology " and an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .