Lian Dray Lian Dray was a Jedi who existed during the time of the Galactic Republic and resided on the planet of Vigil . He was a protector of a Force - sensitive child named Nova . History . Lian Dray was a male Force - sensitive who was trained in the Jedi Order on the planet Monfreen by Jedi Master Ven - Mah Tyrrahl . Dray was a confident man who often felt that he was being held back during his training , due to his contemporaries being below his level of skill . During his time in training , he befriended fellow Jedi Yeres Threem , and eventually fell in love with fellow Jedi Cayli . During training , when Dray expressed his frustration at his slow pace to his master , Tyrrahl allowed Dray to journey into the Citadel of Shadows , a dark side nexus . In the Citadel , Dray first encountered the dark side , and succumbed to its pull . Later , Threem discovered Dray ' s fall and attacked him . Dray proceeded to kill Threem , and after being confronted by Cayli , he left the Jedi Order and retreated to the planet that he named Vigil , in order to think and clear his mind . Later , while meditating , a starship crashed near Dray ' s camp . Dray investigated , in enough time to save the only survivor , a young girl named Nova . Nova ' s parents had been killed in the crash , but Dray sensed a huge Force potential in the girl , which was confirmed when she accidentally threw him into a lake with the Force . Sith sorcerer Thannor Keth sent his two apprentices , Xash and Sindra , to capture the girl . As protector of the child , Dray boldly stood up in her defense and killed Keth ' s apprentices . However , he drew on the dark side during the battle , using Force lightning and ultimately killing Sindra while she was unarmed . Nova , terrified by Dray ' s actions on her behalf , ran away from him . Keth was then easily able to capture the girl , and held her in a cage which was resistant to the Force . Dray went to search for Nova immediately . He stumbled upon Keth , who was in the process of repairing his starship . Dray quickly attacked , using the Force to damage Keth ' s starship even further , distracting the Sith sorcerer long enough for Dray to slice the cage in half and sprint away with Nova . Keth was enraged , and refused to let the two of them get away . Chasing them , he cast Force lightning at Dray , causing the Jedi protector to fall to the ground and lose his grip on Nova . Keth offered for Dray to give up the girl in exchange for his life , but Dray refused . In anger , Keth struck at Dray again with Force lightning , but Dray was fast enough to deflect the bolt with his lightsaber . Keth attacked again , but this time struck a critical blow against the Jedi . Keth began charging a huge lightning bolt to finish off Dray . However , Nova realized that Dray was her ally , and that she should help him . Working in tandem with Dray , the two light side users began charging their own bolt to counter Dray ' s death blow . Their combined power in the light side was no match for Keth ' s dark side lightning . Nothing was left of Keth ' s body after their counter - attack , except pieces of his torn robes . Soon afterward , Nova became Dray ' s apprentice . Dray and Nova left Vigil , with Dray deciding to go to Ossus . Although he knew that he would be hunted at first by other Jedi , Dray took the risk , determined to redeem himself and provide Nova with a better life than his own . Personality and traits . Lian Dray was bold , confident , and even headstrong at some points . He claimed not to be afraid of anything , and felt that his fellow trainees were impeding his progress , and believing that he was prepared for the Citadel of Shadows test . Still , when asked by his master if he would leave wounded behind in a battle , he replied that he would not . Dray ' s confident personality ultimately quickened his fall to the dark side , although he remained brave and confident even after his redemption . Dray grew angry when laughed at by Sindra in their battle , and used that to his advantage . Dray was a skilled lightsaber duelist , easily defeating Xash in combat . He also defeated Sindra , who was much more skilled than her brother . Dray managed to stand up Thannor Keth in combat , blocking Keth ' s Force lightning with his lightsaber . Dray wielded a gold - bladed lightsaber . Behind the scenes . The character of Lian Dray was created by author Paul Danner and appeared as the main protagonist for a short story titled " Light and Shadow " , which was set during the time of the Great Sith War . " Light and Shadow " was originally slated to feature in one of West End Games ' " Star Wars Adventure Journal s " , but was never published therein . Thus , the characters ( Lian Dray included ) , places , and events of " Light and Shadow " are not considered part of canon . The story can now be found on the internet at the Star Wars Fanboy Association . Danner has had five other short stories published in various " Star Wars Adventure Journals " ; " One of a Kind " , " Small Favors " , " The Last Hand " , " No Disintegrations , Please " , and " Two for One " .