Duron Qel - Droma Duron Qel - Droma was a Human male Jedi Knight from Alderaan , most well - known for his exploits during the Great Hunt in 3993 BBY . A member of the Qel - Droma family of Jedi , Qel - Droma was the cousin of Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma , who famously fell to the dark side and became a Sith Lord , battling the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic in the Great Sith War . In the years immediately after the conflict , it fell to Duron to restore his family name . In the aftermath of the war , Sith - created monstrosities were spread out throughout the galaxy and still posed a threat . In response , the Jedi Order initiated the Great Hunt , intending to wipe out the beasts for good . Qel - Droma took up arms with a group of fellow Jedi , including fellow Human Shaela Nuur and the Twi ' lek Guun Han Saresh . Qel - Droma and his compatriots battled creatures such as Sith wyrm s and silan , but their greatest enemy would be the terentatek — a massive , vicious reptilian beast that fed on Force - sensitive blood . Qel - Droma and company trekked the galaxy in search of these monsters , clearing them off of worlds such as Tatooine and earning a reputation as the Jedi Order ' s greatest hunters . During the Great Hunt , Qel - Droma and Nuur developed romantic feelings for each other that stretched the limits of the Jedi Code . Although this threatened to cause a rift in the group , as Saresh deeply disapproved , by 3993 BBY the Hunt was called to an end . However , Qel - Droma , Nuur and Saresh were sent on a secret mission to clear the Sith homeworld of Korriban , a planet deeply steeped in the dark side . As they were the Order ' s best hunters , the Jedi High Council believed that the three could be successful , and would be able to rely on each other to resist the dark side ' s lure . However , once on Korriban , Qel - Droma and the others ran into severe difficulties . In order to obtain necessary information , Qel - Droma and Nuur were forced to perform illegal actions that went against Qel - Droma ' s moral code , and Qel - Droma began to be afflicted with a series of debilitating , prophetic visions . On Korriban , Qel - Droma and Nuur gave into their passion , leading to a disgusted Saresh leaving the group . Without Saresh , Qel - Droma and Nuur set off together to the Valley of the Dark Lords , eventually coming across a terentatek in a remote cave . However , the beast proved too much — Qel - Droma was mortally wounded while desperately trying to defend Nuur . Before he died , Qel - Droma foresaw that sometime in the future a great Jedi named Revan would find his body , and use Qel - Droma ' s robe in a battle with the dark side . Nearly forty years later , this would come to pass , as Revan found Qel - Droma ' s remains before defeating Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Malak . Biography . Shouldering the burden . A Human male , Duron Qel - Droma grew up on the planet Alderaan . In his youth , Qel - Droma was close to his two cousins , brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma . Following in the footsteps of Ulic and Cay ' s mother , Jedi Master Lien - Tsai Qel - Droma , all three were eventually discovered to be Force - sensitive and joined the Jedi Order . In 3996 BBY , tragedy struck the Qel - Droma family , as Ulic Qel - Droma fell to the dark side of the Force . Leading a Sith force against the Jedi and the Galactic Republic in what was known as the Great Sith War , Ulic slew his brother Cay in single combat on the Jedi library world of Ossus . Although Ulic repented and abandoned his cause , he was stripped of his connection to the Force and put into self - imposed exile . As such , it became Duron Qel - Droma ' s responsibility to clear the family name , and over the ensuing years , he committed himself to doing this . Shouldering the burden , Qel - Droma battled Sith remnants in the Cleansing of the Nine Houses , but the endeavors that Qel - Droma was most remembered for came in a Jedi campaign known as the Great Hunt . Qel - Droma was one of a number of Jedi Knights who traveled the galaxy eradicating Sith monstrosities such as Sith wyrm s , silan , and terentateks . The terentatek was an alchemical creation of Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun , and would prove to be Qel - Droma ' s greatest foe . Half the size of a rancor beast , terentateks fed on Force - sensitive blood , making them a serious threat to Jedi . After the end of the war , the Jedi Order began the Great Hunt , which intended to wipe out the terentateks across the galaxy . Qel - Droma joined a Jedi party including the Humans Shaela Nuur and Cale Berkona , and the Twi ' lek Guun Han Saresh , and went headlong into the Hunt . Qel - Droma and Nuur went on to develop romantic feelings for each other that stretched the limits of the Jedi Code . Qel - Droma proved to be an indispensable member of the group , using his mental Force powers to confuse the beasts while the other Jedi attacked . During the Hunt , Qel - Droma wore a garment known as the Qel - Droma robe , a family heirloom which originally belonged to his cousin Cay . The Great Hunt was quite successful , clearing the dark side monsters from worlds such as Onderon , Yavin 4 , and Tython . In 3993 BBY , with the Hunt winding down , Qel - Droma and his compatriots traveled to Tatooine , hoping to cleanse that world of terentateks . After putting down several terentateks , the group tracked the last such beast on Tatooine to a cave , only to watch as the terentatek killed one of their number . After Qel - Droma made contact with the terentatek ' s mind and distracted it , the terentatek was finally slain . Uninjured by the fighting , Qel - Droma put the dead monster on a burning pyre with the others , and used the Force to carry his dead teammate back to their ship . Heart of darkness . Five days later , the Great Hunt was officially called to an end . However , the Jedi High Council on Coruscant had different plans — the Sith homeworld of Korriban , a planet deeply steeped in the dark side , still needed to be cleansed . Needing someone to get the task done quickly and quietly , the High Council selected Qel - Droma , Nuur and Saresh for the job . Their rationale was twofold — firstly , the Council believed that Qel - Droma , Nuur and Saresh could slay any terentatek they encountered , and secondly , the Council thought that those three would be able to support each other and together avoid Korriban ' s dark temptations . The Jedi High Council delegated the responsibility of informing the group to the lesser Jedi Council at the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine , who called the three before them two days after the supposed end of the Great Hunt . Although the group , especially Qel - Droma , was surprised by the announcement , they resolved to move forward . They shipped out to Korriban the next day , making their way to the well - populated Dreshdae settlement . Once there , they began their search for information . Their investigation led them to a cantina , where Qel - Droma and Nuur met with an Ithorian and a Quarren who claimed that they would introduce them to a half breed Massassi with knowledge of the planet ' s terentateks in exchange for a kilo of spice . These kinds of endeavors did not sit well with the idealistic Qel - Droma — after only a week , he was concerned that Korriban was changing the three Jedi for the worse . Qel - Droma had grown tired of killing terentateks , especially after his mental links with the creatures during his battles with them revealed to him that they had spirits and thoughts of their own . In a discussion with Nuur in their safehouse one night , he expressed these concerns , only to be interrupted by a strange and traumatic vision — he had had several such experiences recently , and they were growing progressively worse . Qel - Droma saw visions of a war yet to come , with the fiery destruction of a large cityscape , a captured Jedi and a disfigured Sith . After Nuur attempted to comfort him , the two succumbed to their feelings for each other and passionately kissed . At that moment , Saresh , who disapproved of their relationship , walked into the room and took the opportunity to lecture them on the Jedi Code . A heated argument ensued between Nuur and Saresh , although Qel - Droma intervened . Saresh posed one final question to Qel - Droma and Nuur , about whether the two would be able to control their feelings for each other , and Qel - Droma answered that if it meant renouncing their love , they could not . Disappointed in his teammates , Saresh quit the group , telling them that their relationship put the mission in jeopardy . Before he left , Saresh gave Qel - Droma and Nuur a keycard taken from a Sith apprentice he seduced , that would grant them passage to the Valley of the Dark Lords where the terentateks would be found . Before Qel - Droma and Nuur departed for the Valley , Qel - Droma wrote an entry in his datapad which detailed his feelings for Nuur and his disappointment with Saresh . Three days later , as they entered the Valley of the Dark Lords , Qel - Droma and Nuur felt through the Force that Saresh had died — he had gone to the Wookiee world of Kashyyyk in order to slay a terentatek he had learned was there , only to fall prey to the beast . Qel - Droma met the knowledge of his friend ' s death with sadness , despite their previous disputes . Nevertheless , they trudged onward . Their search led them to a cave filled with many lesser beasts including shyracks , and after exploring deeper they found their terentatek . As Nuur jumped into battle , Qel - Droma realized to his horror that he could not make contact with the terentatek ' s mind as he usually did . At that moment , the terentatek tossed Nuur aside . Desperately trying to defend his love , Qel - Droma sprinted forward and attacked the terentatek with his lightsaber , wounding the beast . However , the terentatek soon grabbed Qel - Droma with one of its enormous claws , mortally injuring him . As Qel - Droma lay dying with Nuur by his side , he had one final vision — sometime in the future , a Jedi named Revan would happen upon his remains and take the Qel - Droma robe for himself . This Jedi would wear the robe as he defeated the disfigured Sith from Qel - Droma ' s previous vision . In his last moments , this gave Qel - Droma peace , knowing that the light would prevail in the end . As such , Qel - Droma instructed Nuur to leave his body where it lay , so that Revan might find it as he had seen . With his last breaths , Qel - Droma pledged his love to Nuur , before dying . Legacy . Shattered by her love ' s death , Shaela Nuur resolved to continue the fight in the name of vengeance for Qel - Droma . Nuur tracked the wounded beast to the ancient tomb of former Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow . There , she was set upon by a larger , healthy terentatek , and Nuur fell in combat . For many years , the exact fate of Qel - Droma , Nuur and Saresh was not known , although it seemed quite certain the three were dead . The Jedi Council figured it too dangerous to send anyone in search of their remains , so the bones of Duron Qel - Droma lay undisturbed for nearly forty years . However , their stories were not forgotten . Around 3956 BBY , Revan , the Jedi whom Qel - Droma had seen in his dying vision , was told of the saga of Qel - Droma , Nuur and Saresh by a Knight named Deesra Luur Jada on Dantooine . Revan soon embarked on a journey across the galaxy to find the ancient Rakata n Star Map s , and his search eventually led to Korriban . As Qel - Droma had foreseen decades earlier , Revan happened upon his skeletal remains , finding the Qel - Droma robe and Qel - Droma ' s datapad . The final part of Qel - Droma ' s vision came true not long after , as Revan defeated the disfigured Sith , Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Malak . Personality and traits . Duron Qel - Droma was an idealistic young Jedi Knight , committed to the light . As such , Qel - Droma was constantly nervous while on the Sith world of Korriban of falling to the dark side , and was more conscious of the effect of the planet than his compatriots Nuur and Saresh . Although willing to do what it took to destroy the terentateks , his ethical code made it difficult for him to perform illegal acts such as running spice , which he was forced to do on Korriban . Qel - Droma ' s morals extended even to his prey , the terentateks . Although connecting to their minds reaffirmed Qel - Droma ' s belief in their evil nature , the fact that they thought at all gave him pause , and by the time of the mission to Korriban he was reluctant to kill the beasts . After Qel - Droma ' s cousin Ulic fell to the dark side , Qel - Droma was determined to restore the integrity of his family name , driving him to accomplish much of what he did . Qel - Droma was a light - skinned man with brown hair and brown eyes . By 3993 BBY , Qel - Droma had fallen in love with fellow Jedi Shaela Nuur , feelings that were reciprocated , although not overtly expressed until their time on Korriban . Towards the end of the Great Hunt , Qel - Droma began to have debilitating , prophetic visions , which greatly frightened him — the Jedi found that Nuur was able to soothe his pain . On Korriban , Qel - Droma and Nuur finally gave into their feelings , leading to the fracturing of their group . Qel - Droma was ready to do anything to defend Nuur , including a reckless and foolhardy charge against a terentatek on Korriban , an action that led to his death . Although Qel - Droma and Guun Han Saresh were close friends , Qel - Droma refused to heed the Twi ' lek ' s advice and stayed committed to his love for Nuur . However , Qel - Droma did not hold a grudge against Saresh , although he privately was frustrated with Saresh ' s disapproval of his relationship with Nuur and thought that Saresh ' s departure may have been for the best . Qel - Droma was still quite confident that he and Nuur would be able to slay a terentatek without Saresh ' s help . Unlike Nuur , Qel - Droma greeted the knowledge of Saresh ' s death with sadness , acknowledging that he and Nuur were as much responsible for the downfall of their group as Saresh . Although Qel - Droma ' s visions were originally traumatic , his final one conveyed to him a message of hope that allowed him to die in peace , happy that the future held a victory for the light . Powers and abilities . By 3993 BBY , Duron Qel - Droma was considered one of the best hunters in the Jedi Order . However , unlike the other members of his group , Qel - Droma did not usually employ a lightsaber while fighting a terentatek , though he did employ a green - colored one while fighting other , lesser creatures , such as shyrack . Instead , Qel - Droma used his mental Force abilities to reach into the minds of his prey , confusing the beasts and making them vulnerable to attacks from the other Jedi accompanying him — this also allowed Qel - Droma to read the thoughts of the terentateks , giving him a greater understanding of the beasts . In his final battle on Korriban , however , Qel - Droma failed to make mental contact with the beast , forcing him to fight the terentatek with his lightsaber . Qel - Droma was also adept in using telekinesis , levitating the body of one fallen Jedi some distance after a battle with a terentatek , and at one point using a Force burst to shatter the windows of a room . Behind the scenes . The character of Duron Qel - Droma was first introduced in the 2003 video game " " . In the game , Qel - Droma appears only as a skeleton in the Shyrack cave of Korriban , which can be found by the player character , Revan . On Qel - Droma ' s body the player can find the Qel - Droma robe and Qel - Droma ' s datapad . Qel - Droma ' s backstory was greatly expanded upon in the comic " Shadows and Light " , one of the stories featured in 2005 ' s " Star Wars Tales 23 " . The story serves as a sort of prequel to " Knights of the Old Republic " , telling the story of how Qel - Droma ended up as a corpse on Korriban . In the comic , Qel - Droma was illustrated by Dustin Weaver . Several other mentions of Qel - Droma have been made in the " Star Wars " canon . Qel - Droma was mentioned in a Codex entry in the MMORPG " " , to go along with mentions in the reference book " The New Essential Chronology " and the " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " . " Knights of the Old Republic " also features the datapads of Shaela Nuur and Guun Han Saresh , and on several occasions they misspell Qel - Droma ' s first name as " Duran " . In " Shadows and Light " , Qel - Droma ' s vision depicts Revan as wearing the Qel - Droma robe when he defeats the game ' s villain , Darth Malak — however , the robe does not need to be worn by the player , or taken at all .