Unidentified Sith sorceress A Sith sorceress inhabited the world of Ambria centuries before the Great Hyperspace War . As a practitioner of the dark side and a follower of the Sith Order , she spent hundreds of years enslaving Ambria ' s populace , overseeing the construction of a large obelisk . Upon completing her creation , she attempted to bind the planet to her will by means of a Sith ritual . The sorceress , however , was unable to control the dark side power she had invoked , unleashing a wave of Force energy that devastated Ambria and ended her life . Biography . Subjugation of Ambria . A female disciple of the Sith Order , the Sith sorceress lived centuries before the Great Hyperspace War . In her time , she established a domain on Ambria , a planet located in the galaxy ' s Inner Rim . Under the influence of the dark side of the Force , she enslaved Ambria ' s sentient inhabitants and exploited the native fauna as beasts of burden . Through her efforts , the sorceress depleted much of Ambria ' s natural resources , endeavoring to create a large obelisk in the north central regions of the planet . Determined to finish her creation , she oversaw the construction of the black - colored spike - shaped obelisk for hundreds of years , infusing it with the power of the dark side . After finally completing her obelisk , the sorceress conducted a complicated Sith ritual , attempting to bind the entire world of Ambria to her will . In the process , she invoked a level of dark side power that ultimately overshadowed her own abilities . As a result , she lost control of the wave of Force energy that was subsequently unleashed upon Ambria . The failed machinations of the sorceress not only devastated Ambria ' s surface , but also killed every living being on the planet , including herself . Legacy . Due to the botched ritual of the fallen Sith sorceress , the power of the dark side continued to plague the planet of Ambria for centuries . Following the end of the Great Hyperspace War in 5000 BBY , survivors from the defeated Sith Empire would eventually take refuge on Ambria , hiding among the dark side energies caused by the sorceress . By the time of the Great Sith War , the name of the sorceress had been forgotten , though her deeds were nonetheless recorded among Jedi lore . The remnants of her existence were encountered by Thon , a Jedi Master who trapped Ambria ' s dark side energies inside the large body of water known as Lake Natth . The exploits of the sorceress were not completely undone , however , as the planet remained a barren wasteland for several further millennia . Personality and traits . The Sith sorceress was a female follower of the dark side - worshipping Sith Order . While inhabiting the world of Ambria , the sorceress — driven insane by the dark side — subjugated both the sentient and non - sentient population , aiming to dominate the whole planet under her influence . Living for centuries up to the culmination of her work , she obsessively pursued the creation of the Sith obelisk . Powers and abilities . A powerful practitioner of the dark side of the Force , the Sith sorceress created a large obelisk on Ambria , imbuing the structure with dark side energies . Additionally , she possessed the knowledge of a Sith ritual which , if completed , would have allowed her to bind an entire planet to her will . By conducting this ritual , she called upon a magnitude of dark side power surpassing the efforts of any individual before her time . The sorceress lacked the capacity to control this power , however , and was unable to prevent it from ending her life and devastating Ambria . Behind the scenes . The Sith sorceress of Ambria was introduced in " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , a roleplaying supplement published by West End Games in 1996 . While the character ' s name and species remained unidentified , her activities were later mentioned in " " and " " , two novels from the " Darth Bane " trilogy .