Duel on Bastion The Duel on Bastion was a short confrontation between the deposed Emperor Roan Fel and the Sith Lord Darth Kruhl , who had been dispatched by Darth Maladi to assassinate Fel . The duel ended with the death of Kruhl , who was unexpectedly shot by the holdout blaster pistol of Roan Fel . Background . Darth Maladi had recently learned that Roan Fel , the deposed ruler of the Fel Dynasty , had retaken the Imperial stronghold - planet of Bastion . Maladi knew that a frontal assault on the heavily fortified planet would not only stretch the entire Sith fleet thin , she also that some of the fleet might defect if they learned that it was former Emperor Fel they would be attacking . However , Fel ' s resistance depended on his survival . With all this in mind , Maladi dispatched her assassin Darth Kruhl to Bastion with the covert mission of ending the life of Roan Fel . Lady Maladi devised a plan to allow Lord Kruhl to infiltrate Bastion by using the defection of Governor Vikar Dorn and the entire crew of the Pellaeon - class Star Destroyer " Dauntless " as bait . The duel . With Dorn allowed to land , Darth Kruhl infiltrated the Pellaeon Gardens where Emperor Fel was meditating . Kruhl , believing he had the element of surprise , was caught off guard by Fel , who had sensed his presence via the Force and was quick to react with a lightsaber . When Kruhl tried to slash Fel with his own blade , it struck the Emperor ' s cortosis gauntlet , shorting out Kruhl ' s lightsaber on contact . Kruhl then unleashed a barrage of Force lightning against Fel , who was able to absorb it with his lightsaber . Kruhl finally used Telekinesis against Fel , slamming the trees of the garden into him . The duel then became a fist fight , but Fel soon unfurled a holdout blaster and shot Kruhl , killing him . Before the Sith Lord ' s death , Fel demanded that Kruhl surrender , even if he succeeded in killing him , he would not leave Bastion alive . Antares Draco rushed into the gardens , having sensed Kruhl as well . Fel told Draco he was all right , and ordered him to bring him Governor Dorn . Aftermath . Following the duel and the death of Lord Kruhl , Emperor Fel had Vikar Dorn order the " Dauntless " crew to debark for " debriefing " . However , when the crew was gathered , Fel ordered their execution , with only Dorn being spared . He was then dropped in a escape pod close to Sith - loyal ships , taking Kruhl ' s lightsaber with him . Dorn was taken to Coruscant , having revealed nothing of the assassination plot . He was executed by Lady Maladi , however , after he revealed to her the course of events that culminated with the death of Lord Kruhl . While Emperor Darth Krayt chided Maladi for her failure , she revealed to Krayt that she was confident a new chance to assassinate Fel would come , this time from within his own ranks . However , Krayt reprimanded her , reminding Maladi not to lose sight of both her goal and his will . Darth Maladi ' s statement would eventually proved true a year later when Fel was killed by one of his own Imperial Knights , Draco himself , to prevent him from launching Omega Red he acquired from her after he fell into the dark side .