Skirmish in Liston Spaceport In 3653 BBY , a skirmish took place in the Liston Spaceport on the planet Coruscant . Jedi Knight Aryn Leneer hunted down Sith Lord Darth Malgus after Malgus killed her Master , Ven Zallow , during the Sacking of Coruscant . She found him with the help of the smuggler Zeerid Korr , and dueled him first in the ruins of the Jedi Temple . The duel ended in a draw , and Leneer again sought Malgus out , finally creating a plan to lure him to her by attacking his lover , Eleena Daru , in the Liston Spaceport . Leneer knocked Daru out and awaited Malgus , while Korr fled the planet in a drop ship , engaging in combat with its pilot , the mercenary Vrath Xizor . Malgus arrived and again dueled Leneer , finally defeating her with Force lightning . However , he believed that he owed her a debt — she had shown him his weakness in his love for Daru , and thus allowed Leneer to flee . Korr , meanwhile , defeated Xizor , and when the man threatened his family , Korr pushed him out the drop ship ' s airlock . Malgus then killed Daru to eliminate his weakness , and Korr and Leneer eventually met on the planet Dantooine , where they lived together . Prelude . In 3681 BBY , the Sith Empire launched an invasion of the Galactic Republic , instigating the Great Galactic War . However , in 3653 BBY , the Sith offered to negotiate with the Republic for peace . The truce was a ploy , however ; during the Alderaan peace conference , the Sith Lord Darth Malgus had led an attack on the Jedi Temple on the Republic capital Coruscant . The Sith defeated the Jedi there and took temporary hold of Coruscant , establishing a blockade on the world . During the battle , Malgus killed Jedi Master Ven Zallow . Zallow ' s former Padawan , Jedi Knight Aryn Leneer , was attending the Peace Conference . She felt her Master ' s death , and overcome with grief and anger , she determined to find and kill Zallow ' s murderer . Leneer located an old friend , former Republic commando Zeerid Korr , and enlisted his help in getting her through the Imperial blockade on Coruscant . He was already planning to go to Coruscant in order to deliver a shipment of engspice , an illegal spice , with a payoff so large that he could retire and live with his disabled daughter . They were shot down while running the blockade , causing the spice shipment to be detsroyed , but they survived , jumping out of the starship while Leneer used the Force to slow their descent to the ground . They then traveled to the ruins of the Jedi Temple , where they found a recording of the attack that showed Malgus killing Zallow . Malgus , meanwhile , traveled in a shuttle down to the ruins , where Leneer met and dueled him . Korr , however , intervened , and fled with Leneer in an airspeeder . While scouting around the Liston Spaceport , Korr located the Twi ' lek Eleena Daru , a slave and lover of Malgus who had also participated in the attack on the Temple . Despite Korr ' s efforts to convince Leneer to let go of her vengeance and leave the planet with him , she and Korr traveled to the small spaceport . There , they caused a diversion with the help of Zallow ' s astromech droid T7 - O1 and found Daru in one of the hangars . Meanwhile , Malgus began to fear for his lover and traveled to the spaceport , looking for her . The skirmish . Leneer approached Daru , who quickly drew her blasters and opened fire . The Jedi deflected the shots away and knocked the Twi ' lek out . Korr attempted one last time to convince her to leave , and although she had finally let go of her anger , she declined . Korr then attempted to commandeer a nearby drop ship , " Razor " , and fled . Meanwhile , Malgus arrived and attacked Leneer , and the two dueled once more . Meanwhile , the pilot of the " Razor " , former Imperial sniper Vrath Xizor — who had recently been hired as a mercenary to prevent Korr from delivering his shipment of spice to Coruscant — found Korr on his ship and confronted him . Malgus finally defeated Leneer with Force lightning , knocking her out . However , he declined to kill her , instead deciding that he had simply returned a debt — she had shown him that Daru was a weakness he could not afford . Leneer was surprised by his decision , but she fled the planet . Korr , meanwhile , defeated Xizor in unarmed combat and held him captive . When Xizor began to threaten Korr ' s family , however , Korr realized that he could not allow the man to live , and pushed him out of the vessel ' s airlock . Back on Coruscant , Daru reawakened , and Malgus stabbed her through the heart with his lightsaber , knowing that as long as she lived , she would be a weakness for him . Aftermath . Korr returned to his family on the planet Vulta and took his daughter to Dantooine , where he began a new life as a farmer . Leneer eventually found him there , and agreed to stay there and live with him . Malgus finally attacked his rival , Lord Adraas , in Adraas ' s manse , killing him .