The Journal of Master Gnost - Dural The Journal of Master Gnost - Dural was a book composed by Grand Master Satele Shan who pieced together key entries from the journal that Master Gnost - Dural , a Jedi Master famous in the Old Republic , kept . This book details Master Dural ' s experiences as a Jedi and maps his rise to Jedi Master and keeper of the Jedi Archives . It also provides insight into major events in the conflict between Jedi and Sith including ; The Force Wars on Tython , the return of the Sith Empire , The Battle of Bothawui , The Battle of Alderaan , The Blockade of the Hydian Way , and The Sacking of Coruscant . Chapter One , " On the History of the Jedi Order " . The content of this journals first chapter contains entries set in the time frame where Gnost - Dural was a Padawan . Throughout this chapter , Dural voices his interest in the ancient Jedi Order on Tython . He reveals what he uncovers in the archives about the discovery of the Force on Tython and the conflict between the Tythonian s , who intend to use the Force good and who has evil intentions . He also describes his disappointed after he gleens of the destruction on Tython and expresses his hopes that one day the Jedi will locate the ancient planet , so he can study the writings of the Order ' s ancient predecessors . In a comment later written into the journal , Satele Shan tells of how Gnost - Dural later helped tremendously in the locating of Tython . Towards the end of the chapter , Dural tells how the focus of his studies shifted to the system of governance within the Republic . Chapter Two , " The Return of the Sith Empire " . The second chapter of this journal tells of the return of the dreaded Sith Empire . The events take place after Dural has become a Jedi Knight . Dural first tells of a news - casted attack on a Republic ship ( near the " Tingel Arm " region ) . He explains that at that point , no one knew who the attackers were or what they wanted , which left him very uneasy . In his next entry , he explained that these attackers were the Sith and that the attack he saw was not the only one . The Sith were attacking Republic vessels across the Galaxy . He related that these were the Sith , not Fallen Jedi proclaiming themselves to be Sith , but the remnants of the Sith species from Korriban . These Sith , he noted , were the descendants of survivors of the Great Hyperspace War . Not surprisingly , their very first strike , even before the attack near the Tingel Arm was on a Republic space station above Korriban . He tells that amazingly , a Padawan escaped this attack and returned to Coruscant to tell the Jedi Council of what transpired . Ironically , this young Padawan was Satele Shan , the Jedi who composed and commented in this journal . She tells in writing next to Dural ' s entry the story of her duel with Darth Malgus and how her Master , Kao Cen Darach , sacrificed himself so she could escape . Chapters Three and Four , The Early Days of the Great War and The Battle of Bothawui . This group of entries is very disorganized and spread apart , just as the Republic military was at the time . Dural was called into combat and traveled to the Minos Cluster to defend the Republic . He also tells of the noble efforts of Belth Allusis in the Battle of Bothawui . Throughout these chapters , his entries are fairly vague and it is clear that some information is being withheld . Chapters Five and Six , Studying the History of the Sith Empire , and The Mystery of the Sith Emperor . In these chapters , Dural tells of his mission to destroy the Dread Masters , a group of Sith who had mastered the art of Battle meditation to the point that they would inflict an awful , mysterious terror upon members of any given Republic cruiser . In order to avoid being compromised , they kept in constant motion in an Imperial dreadnaught that roamed the galaxy . With the help of an Elite Republic Special Forces team , Jedi Knight Jaric Kaedan infilitrated the dreadnaught and captured the Dread Masters . While they provided no information on the illusive Sith Emperor , the data aboard their vessel did . The data revealed that not even the Emperor ' s loyal subjects know who he is , only his Dark Council knows his true identity . The data also revealed that although Imperials did not and do not know who the Emperor is , they do know that he was a hero in the Great Hyperspace War and that he used the Dark side of the Force to increase his longevity . He has been commanding his armies from Dromund Kaas , the seat of the Empire . Jaric destroyed the vessel after he recovered the intel and falsely reported to the public that the Dread Masters were dead , trying to cover the Jedi Order ' s tracks . Dural wrote a report for the archives on the Sith Emperor based on the intel found in the Imperial dreadnaught . The Jedi Council not only read and approved his report , but they conferred upon him the title of Jedi Master . Chapters 7 - 10 , from the Battle of Alderaan to the Sacking of Coruscant . The last chapters of Dural ' s Journal detail The Battle of Alderaan , The Sacking of Coruscant , and the events after Treaty of Coruscant . Anyone familiar with The Sacking of Coruscant knows that in the attack , the Jedi Temple was totaled along with the Jedi Archives contained inside . This especially bothered Dural because of his special love for knowledge . Not suprisingly , he was selected to begin building the new Jedi Archives on the ancient planet of Tython . Behind the scenes . The real - life version of this book is included in the Collector ' s Edition of " " . It tells of the events before the game and helps set the stage . It is written by Rob Chestney and was published by Chronicle Books in 2011 . The book features artwork by Sperasoft Studios , Roman Artamonov , Fedor Losev , Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe , Clint Young , and Arnie Jorgensen , as well as maps and diagrams by Michael Voigt .