Xivhkalrainik Xivhkalrainik , known to others as Xalek , was a Kaleesh male Sith Lord of the reconstituted Sith Empire during the Galactic War and the revolt against the Eternal Empire . Apprenticed to Darth Nox of the Dark Council , Xalek would rise to the rank of Sith Lord following his master ' s disappearance during the Eternal Empire ' s war of conquest . Biography . Xalek was born on the Kaleesh homeworld of Kalee , where he learned many things about his people ' s culture , his family ' s history , and the prospects of becoming a warrior . He once fought the Sith Empire along the coastline of the Jenuwaa Sea but was captured . He was initially sent into slavery , but shortly afterwards the Empire discovered that he was Force - sensitive , and instead sent him to the Korriban Sith Academy to undergo training and make him a powerful Sith . Xalek was the name Overseer Harkun gave the Kaleesh as the Human couldn ' t understand Xalek ' s name in his native language . Xalek was also responsible for the deaths of two fellow acolytes before they arrived , and apparently got away with it . Though his group was passed up by Darth Thanaton , Lord Kallig , the future Darth Nox , was interested in gaining a new apprentice after his previous two were massacred by Thanaton , especially since having a Korriban acolyte was a sign of prestige . Kallig , who had also risen from slavery to become a Sith Lord , was very interested in the Kaleesh , and even bet with Harkun that he would rise above the other acolytes . Xalek passed through his trials , but when it became apparent that the Twi ' lek Seferiss was going to be chosen , Xalek simply walked up and brutally punched him to death , then looted his body for the required item - a Sith carving artifact - and presented it to Kallig . Harkun was displeased with this , as acolytes were forbidden to kill each other and decided to pass Xalek up . Kallig , nonetheless , took Xalek anyway , and executed Harkun when he remained defiant . Xalek was not his master ' s first apprentice ; the former Jedi Ashara Zavros and Kallig ' s two deceased apprentices - Corrin and Kaal - were all apprenticed to Kallig . However , Xalek was the first that Kallig trained and taught him the ways of the Sith , as Ashara was mentored by Jedi Masters Ryen and Ocera before Kallig killed them and she remained a Jedi disciple despite now serving a Sith . Corrin and Kaal were trained by Darth Zash beforehand , but killed by Thanaton before Kallig could instruct them further . As Xalek served his master , he revealed a bit about his history , searched for artifacts of power , and killed Kallig ' s rivals . Xalek somehow kept in contact with his father , who passed away on Ilum during his son ' s apprenticeship to Kallig . Xalek was allowed to give his father a proper burial so he could ascend to godhood . Xalek eventually considered Kallig a living god and a " father " or " mother " and promised to serve Kallig to death and guard his master ' s legacy . After his master disappeared during the initial stages of the war against the Eternal Empire , Xalek honed his skills during this chaotic period and was made a Lord of the Sith . He eventually visited his father ' s shrine on Ilum , to discover it had been desecrated by miners . Enraged , Xalek began a campaign of terror and revenge against them , eventually coming face - to - face with the Outlander , who had come to investigate the miners ' distress call . Personality and traits . Xalek was described as a wild animal , his only comprehensive understanding of the Sith code being " kill or be killed . " He enjoyed fighting and killing , even against overwhelming odds , preferring to let his actions speak rather than words . Likewise , Xalek despised any form of mercy or weakness . As a Kaleesh , Xalek felt that " honor is [ his ] duty " . Thus , he was very determined to uphold his culture and family ' s legacy by becoming Kallig ' s apprentice , even going so forth to kill three of the other five acolytes during his training on Korriban , letting nothing stop him in achieving his goal . He was also faithfully loyal to anyone he considered his family . When he heard his father was dying , Xalek rushed to his side and gave his father a proper burial . Xalek was also very formal to Kallig , addressing Kallig as " Master " or " Lord " and occasionally bowed . He often asked how he could serve his master , such as killing all of Kallig ' s rivals . However , despite Xalek ' s utter loyalty , he sometimes suggested that he would one day rise above Kallig . Xalek ' s insistence on remaining honorable even while fighting any and all opponents to the death was likely an earnest attempt to reconcile the Sith code ' s extreme social opportunism with the Kaleesh warrior culture . He combined the fierce , brutal lightsaber combat and dark side powers of the Sith with his own warrior instincts , caring little for the deceptive and subtle ways most Inquisitors resorted to . Harkun lamented this , complaining that the Empire could not last if subterfuge and discretion gave way to outright murder . However , as Kallig demonstrated , his opinion mattered little to Xalek . It was his stated desire to become a god when he died , and as such he felt he required training as a Sith in order to do this . He also had a strong admiration for the Sith , telling his master that the Kaleesh considered the Sith to be gods who had not yet died . Xalek disliked talking and extended conversations and was very concise whenever he spoke . When he spoke , it was only because his actions could not better get his point across . His actions were likewise blunt and to - the - point . He thus appreciated when his master used brevity and direct action rather than talking conflicts out . This was shown when Kallig asked about his great - great grandfather having multiple wives ; Xalek did not provide an explanation and simply replied " Of course , " apparently unable to see why this might be a problem for other species . Kallig noted this trait , stating that Xalek didn ' t " waste words " . Powers and abilities . Like his master , Xalek was also a Sith Inquisitor . He was a practitioner of the double - bladed lightsaber technique , suggesting he chose the Sith assassin training path . In addition to his brutal melee attacks , he was an adept Force user , wielding powerful dark side techniques such as Force lightning , Force bomb , and Force barrier . Unlike Kallig ' s other companions with the exception of , who specialized in either offensive or defensive combat techniques , Xalek specialized in both . Behind the scenes . Xalek is one of the companion players open to players who choose to play as the Sith Inquisitor Class in the " " . He is voiced by Tony Armatrading . In the Star Wars the Old Republic Classes app , it lists his main weapon as a polesaber ; however , this is just another name for a lightsaber pike . It is also possible for Kallig to persuade Harkun to forget the murder and hand Xalek his lightsaber or just let him walk away . Xalek is a prospective recruit for the Alliance against the Eternal Empire in the " Knights of the Fallen Empire " storyline . The player is dispatched by the Alliance to track Xalek down and end the killing , to secure the mined resources for the Alliance . The Outlander must decide how to handle Xalek ' s grievance against the miners : they can negotiate a deal with the miners or they can let Xalek kill the last of them . With the miners dealt with , Xalek can be recruited . If the player is a Sith Inquisitor , Xalek will choose to follow his former master of his own free will , and join the Alliance . If the player is not an Inquisitor , they must first fight Xalek before choosing to recruit him . The player - even as an Inquisitor - also has the option of rejecting him as a member of the Alliance , or even killing him .