Pax Teem Pax Teem was a male Gran senator who lived in the last century of the Great Peace of the Republic period . He represented the Gran Protectorate of Malastare in the Galactic Senate . At some point , Darth Tenebrous , Dark Lord of the Sith , considered Teem for the role of figurehead Supreme Chancellor he and his apprentice , Darth Plagueis , could manipulate into office . After a falling out between Teem and Plagueis ' s public persona Hego Damask , Palpatine , Plagueis ' s apprentice and the person who eventually became the Sith - backed Chancellor instead of Teem , was targeted by the Gran Senator . In 52 BBY , Teem , joining forces with Santhe Security , organized Palpatine ' s kidnapping and an attack against Damask Holdings . Pax Teem was murdered , along with his family and friends , by Palpatine himself while celebrating his assumed victory . He was succeeded in the Senate by his aide , Aks Moe , and Ainlee Teem . Biography . Senator . Pax Teem became the senator of the Gran Protectorate sometime prior to 67 BBY . He was an avid fan of podracing , and was known to attend the Vinta Harvest Classic on Malastare , as he did in 65 BBY . During that event , Senator Teem was outraged to learn that Hego Damask , the Muun Magister of Damask Holdings — and secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Plagueis — sponsored Gardulla the Hutt ' s plans for taking over the remote and desolate planet Tatooine and turning it into a major podracing center . Loss of podracing revenues , together with the discovery of a vast plasma source on Naboo which might undercut Malastare ' s fuel exports , had the potential to seriously affect the Protectorate ' s finances . Dealings with the Sith . After Palpatine of Naboo succeeded Vidar Kim as Senate representative of the Chommell sector in 52 BBY , Senator Teem approached him with hopes that he might serve him as crony of the Protectorate . Unbeknownst to Teem , Palpatine was secretly Darth Sidious , apprentice to Plagueis , the alter ego of Hego Damask . After spotting Palpatine and Damask engaged in friendly conversation with Jedi Masters Dooku and Sifo - Dyas prior to a vote on seating several " client worlds " of the Trade Federation , including Felucia and Murkhana , the Gran began seeing Palpatine as a political foe . Pax Teem was convinced both Palpatine and Damask were allies after Palpatine ' s abstention from the vote served the Trade Federation ' s interests while harming his own . Teem joined forces with Santhe Security and organized Palpatine ' s kidnapping . The Naboo senator went along with it in order to slaughter his captors and prove himself to his Master , but Plagueis had other plans : he had expected this would happen , and wanted to use it as an excuse to rid himself of Teem . After Damask ' s Sun Guard s intervened and freed Palpatine , they went after the Gran , who was supposedly hiding in an orbital station . But Plagueis was not aware of the other part of Teem ' s plan : The Muun Magister was overseeing the initiation of Larsh Hill into the Order of the Canted Circle in the Order ' s Fobosi Lodge , and Teem had hired Maladian assassins to infiltrate the Order and murder all participants , with Damask as the prime target . Plagueis , the only one to eventually survive the attack , and his Sun Guards fought off several assassins before Palpatine and Sate Pestage arrived . Death . When the Sun Guards discovered that Teem was hosting a party in the Gran Protectorate Embassy , Sidious set out to kill him . He slaughtered everyone in eyesight , including the guests that Teem had invited to a feast . Leaving Teem for last , he used the Force to set fire to a floor - to - ceiling curtain under which the Gran had taken refuge , killing him . By 33 BBY , Teem had been succeeded by his aide , Aks Moe , and Ainlee Teem .