Showdown in the Draay Estate The showdown in the Draay Estate occurred in the year 3963 BBY , when Jedi Master Xamar attempted to exculpate Jedi Covenant founder Krynda Draay by implicating himself as one of the principal participants of the Padawan Massacre of Taris a year earlier . As the fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick — who had been framed by the Covenant ' s First WatchCircle for the murders — worked to prove his own innocence , Xamar apprehended him and cleared the young Human ' s name upon conference with the Jedi High Council . Xamar then planned to bring an end to the Covenant ' s mysterious activities and his fellow WatchCircle members to justice in a scheme devised by himself , the High Council , and Carrick , which involved the latter pretending to have fully embraced the dark side of the Force . With Carrick in " custody " and seemingly under the thrall of an ancient Sith artifact known as the Muur Talisman , Xamar brought both the fugitive Padawan and his associate , Marn Hierogryph , to the Draay Estate on Coruscant , seeking examination by Krynda , at which time Xamar planned to spirit her away to safety . Instead , they were met and denied audience by Krynda ' s son and First WatchCircle leader , Lucien . As Lucien prepared to kill Carrick and thus eliminate the last surviving witness to the Padawan massacre , Haazen , ersatz leader of the Covenant and Draay family steward , arrived to take control of the situation . Carrick then broke free of his captors while launching what seemed to be a dark side – inspired tirade , which was the cue for Xamar to exit and muster his forces — those Knights loyal to the actual Jedi Order and " not " to the Covenant . Haazen meanwhile denounced Carrick as a fraud and exposed his talisman a fake , but when he attempted to question the Snivvian Hierogryph , Xamar returned with scores of High Council operatives who proceeded engage the members of the Jedi Covenant in battle . As combat raged all around and throughout the Draay Estate , Haazen revealed his own treachery by issuing the command of Vindication to all Covenanters , an order which caused all those loyal to him and his clandestine organization to rebel against the authority of the Council . Much of the Draay Estate was destroyed by Haazen ' s machinations , and many Jedi were killed — including Xamar . Background . Following the destruction wrought by the Great Sith War , a renowned Jedi Consular named Krynda Draay created a secret organization known as the Jedi Covenant , whose expressed purpose was to foresee and thwart the return of the Sith at any cost . One of the Covenant ' s members was the aide of Krynda ' s late husband Barrison , the failed Jedi apprentice Haazen . Unlike Barrison , Haazen had survived the war , despite losing three of his limbs after he secretly betrayed Draay to the Sith . Afterward , he privately maintained his dual allegiance by actively participating in Covenant affairs while also manipulating their efforts efforts behind the scenes as an agent of the dark side . In 3964 BBY , the Covenant ' s concealed agenda was nearly exposed when the its foremost group of seers predicted the rise of the Sith among their own Padawans . Thus , they murdered their learners , but by a stroke of luck one of the Padawans , Zayne Carrick , escaped . The members of the First WatchCircle blamed the killings on Carrick , forcing him and his companion Marn Hierogryph to become fugitives . Two of the seers met their ends a year later while chasing Carrick , although he was not directly responsible for their deaths . While attempting to prove his own innocence and expose the Covenant ' s involvement in the Padawan massacre , Carrick came across information that linked the organization to a cache of Sith artifacts which had been hidden from the Jedi High Council . Carrick returned to Coruscant to present his proof to the Council but was captured by the Khil seer Xamar , who brought him before members of the Jedi High Council in order to bargain for favorable terms . Xamar , who realized that Krynda ' s son Lucien had actually sanctioned the massacre , brought forth the truth of the First WatchCircle ' s guilt in testimony before the Council . He then agreed to help Councilors Vrook Lamar and Vandar Tokare engineer the Covenant ' s downfall , as long as Krynda would be granted immunity , as he believed that she only played a minor role in its operation . The Jedi Masters then formulated a plan which involved Xamar bringing Padawan Carrick — who would pretend to have given into the dark side of the Force — to the headquarters of the Covenant , the Draay Estate . After requesting an audience with Krynda , Xamar intended to whisk her away to safety , then a force of High Council – loyal Jedi Knights would converge upon the Estate and arrest the members of the Covenant . The showdown . While Masters Lamar and Tokare went to muster the necessary Jedi Council devotees , Xamar escorted Carrick and his associate , Marn Hierogryph , into the Estate . To further support his feigned dark - side fall , Carrick wore red - yellow contact lenses and bore a fabricated version of the Muur Talisman , a Sith amulet highly sought after by the Covenant . Carrick ' s lightsaber was hidden within the replica , though , in case the plan unraveled more quickly than Xamar expected . The Khil Master presented his " prisoners " to fellow WatchCircle members Lucien and Q ' anilia . However , Hierogryph played along with the facade , claiming that the Talisman had corrupted Carrick , who had since been employed by the Snivvian . In response , Lucien ignited his lightsaber and prepared to strike Carrick down , but Xamar interjected and demanded he be submitted to Draay ' s mother for examination . Haazen arrived at that moment and denied access to Krynda , instead offering to probe the rogue Padawan . Xamar was adamant about seeing Krynda , but Lucien perceived Carrick as a threat and also refused to allow Xamar to have an audience with his mother . Suddenly , Carrick broke free of his restraints and launched into what seemed to be a dark side – inspired rage ; he then claimed to be in possession of more Sith artifacts than just the Muur Talisman , a statement which spurred the interest and surprise of Haazen . Xamar corroborated the story and was ordered by Haazen to retrieve them . Although Krynda had not been rescued as he had originally planned , Xamar seized the current opportunity to make his exit and rejoin the legion of Jedi gathered by Masters Lamar and Tokare , which laid in wait outside the Draay Estate for the signal to attack . Meanwhile , Haazen ordered two of his servants , Covenant agents Garragor and Klydeker , to retrieve his diagnostic equipment , which he intended to use during his examination of Carrick ' s supposed dark side possession . Against the warnings of Q ' Anilia , Haazen approached Carrick and seized him by the throat , while also confiscating the false Muur Talisman which exposed the lightsaber held within . As Lucien and Q ' Anilia named Hierogryph the mastermind behind Carrick ' s treachery , Haazen advanced upon the Snivvian , who pleaded for help . Carrick attempted to intervene but was interrupted by the sound of security alarms — Xamar ' s forces had mounted their offensive and stormed the Draay Estate in an attempt to arrest all of the members of the Jedi Covenant . Aftermath . While Xamar ' s forces pressed further into the Estate , Haazen contacted all Covenanters and issued the command of " Vindication " , which ordered them to attack the Jedi High Council and its loyalists , whom Haazen claimed had been infiltrated by the Sith . He also revealed that he had been manipulating Lucien Draay all along , and had used him — in Draay ' s position as a member of the Jedi High Council — to bring about insurrection within the Order . Carrick then announced Xamar ' s plot to bring the Covenant ' s dealings to a halt , but Haazen was prepared ; he halted their advance by causing an explosion which destroyed the Estate ' s skybridge and eliminated the Council - loyal Jedi ' s possibility of escape . Taking control of the Republic Navy in orbit over Coruscant , Haazen next initiated another command that caused the fleet to fire upon what remained of the bridge , resulting in the deaths of many Jedi , including Master Xamar . Much of the Estate was caught in the blast as well , and as Carrick , Hierogryph , Draay , and Q ' Anilia recovered from the explosion , Haazen stood before them and professed his allegiance to the Sith , a secret he had held since the end of the Sith War . Behind the scenes . The showdown in the Draay Estate appeared in " " , written by John Jackson Miller and illustrated by Brian Ching and Michael Atiyeh . The showdown was the first significant event of Miller ' s " " story arc , one which brought about the deaths of several prominent " " characters , including " Vindication " main antagonist , Haazen .