Mari - Elan Nora Mari - Elan Nora was a female Lorrdian and a member of the Jedi Order around the time of the emergence of the new Sith Empire . Descended from slaves liberated by the Jedi , Nora wished to put an end to the oppression of the Argazdan Redoubt in the Kanz sector , and bring about a decisive conclusion to the centuries - old Kanz Disorders , under which the Lorrdians suffered continuously as slaves . Despite the new emergence of the Sith , the Galactic Senate granted Nora ' s wishes , and she led a team of Jedi Knights and Republic soldiers against the Argazdan s . Although the Argazdans fought bitterly for their holdings , Nora ' s forces proved superior , and achieved victory in 3670 BBY . During the liberation of Lorrd , the Argazdan slavers retreated into the gargantuan Slave Pits . When Nora dispatched men to follow , they never returned . Although she could not detect anything through the Force , the Jedi suspected that a great evil lurked within . Nora went on to become the Jedi Watchman of the Kanz sector , before being killed by slavers on Noremac . She was interred in the Crypt of Martyrs on Lorrd . Biography . Mari - Elan Nora was descended from Lorrdians who had been saved from a slave colony by a team of Jedi Knights . A female Lorrdian herself , she joined the Jedi Order , and vowed to bring justice to the home of her ancestors — Lorrd . The planet had been under the oppression of the Argazdan Redoubt since the beginning of the Kanz Disorders three hundred years prior . Despite the emergence of a new Sith Empire , and the resultant Great Galactic and Cold War s threatening the Galactic Republic , Nora was able to gain enough support in the Galactic Senate for her cause . As a result Nora launched her own crusade to bring a conclusive end to the Kanz Disorders . She teamed up with several other Jedi , as well as the Republic Army , and waged a bitter campaign against the Argazdan Redoubt . Although the Argazdan s fought bitterly to hold their territories and their slaves , Nora and her allies emerged victorious in 3670 BBY . During the final battle on Lorrd , the Argazdans beat a hasty retreat into the gargantuan Slave Pits , and then mysteriously vanished . Jedi and soldiers were dispatched to flush out the Argazdans , but did not return . Although she could not sense anything , Nora believed that something sinister was lurking in the Slave Pits . To contain it , she ordered that the Pits be filled in , and that their existence be hidden . The Kanz Disorders were finally over , having claimed over five billion lives . In the wake of the conflict , she became the Jedi Watchman of the Kanz sector . Nora was eventually slain by slavers on Noremac . The Jedi Knight ' s body was brought to Lorrd , where it was buried in the Crypt of Martyrs , located in Qatamer . The Crypt was reserved for all those who had devoted their lives to combating slavery , and Nora ' s memorial was accompanied by both a biographical hologram , relaying the events of her life , and a recording of the Jedi Knight herself in the wake of the liberation of Lorrd . Mari - Elan Nora ' s memorial was visited by the young Human Tash Arranda , who along with her brother , Zak , explored the Slave Pits and discovered what lurked inside — a gargantuan monster of alien origin . Arranda later profiled Nora in her essay entitled " " , and illustrated the late Jedi as well . Personality and traits . Nora felt a degree of patriotism for the world of her forefathers , Lorrd , and could not tolerate the Argazdan oppression of the planet . She felt so strongly about her convictions that she took her case to the Republic Senate , and was prepared to bring about the end of the Kanz Disorders . Although she was able to brave the Argazdans , she was worried by the evil lurking in the Slave Pits , which she could not sense through the Force . Powers and abilities . Working with other Jedi , Nora was able to throw off the yoke of Argazdan oppression , and free the people of Lorrd . During the campaign to free the planet , Nora and her compatriots faced strong opposition from the Argazdans , who were determined to hold on to their territory — nonetheless , she proved the victor . Behind the scenes . Mari - Elan Nora was created by Adrick Tolliver for his StarWars . com article , " Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd " . The character was illustrated in the article as well . Tolliver tied his new character to a retcon involving a discrepancy in " " . In that game , it is stated that Lorrdians were rescued from Argazdans by Jedi — an event that was not supposed to have happened at that point in the fictional history . Tolliver intended that Nora ' s ancestors would be an allusion to these earlier liberated Lorrdians , in an attempt to resolve the discrepancy in " The Sith Lords " . Tolliver was also privy to information from the yet - to - be released reference book , " The Essential Atlas " , which included information pertaining to Jedi involvement in ending the Kanz Disorders .