Byrch Dyshkava Byrch Dyshkava , known as The Padawan , was a Jedi apprentice learning under a Jedi Master , until his eventual fall to the dark side of the Force during a mission . Dyshkava attacked freighters for several years and then he settled in the remote planet Lamaredd , where he became the leader of an outlaw gang . Feared because of his powers and his lightsaber , " The Padawan " , as he would be known , wrought havoc in the settlement Bartyn ' s Landing until he met his match in Chief Mix Liddell , a foe Dyshkava came to respect . Liddell sent Dyshkava to the local jail . Dyshkava escaped , becoming a wanted fugitive , but he was then captured by the secretive Menahuun species , who kept him detained for several decades . During that time , he discovered that the powerful , aggressive Menahuun were preparing to wage a war against the alien settlers of The Landing . Dyshkava eventually escaped at a very old age and went to The Landing . At that point , he only wanted to die in a blaze of glory , preferably in a duel with Liddell . Biography . Origin . Byrch Dyshkava , a Human male born circa 133 BBY , joined the Jedi Order and became an apprentice , or Padawan , under a Jedi Master . Padawan Dyshkava overestimated his own skills and had shown a great deal of ambition . After several missions with his Jedi Master , the Master sent Dyshkava alone to a conference that included negotiations . The Master hoped that his Padawan would learn from the experience without running any real risk . The conference was unexpectedly attacked by hostage - taking terrorists . Dyshkava was injured in the line of duty and only escaped using his powers of the Force . Instead of calling his Master for help , Dyshkava resorted to the dark side . This allowed Dyshkava to choke the criminals and free the hostages . Once he had dealt with the threat , he did not return or report to the Order . Instead , he went missing for years . The Jedi Council vainly tried to find Dyshkava , and not even Master Yoda could see Dyshkava ' s future . Eventually , the Council abandoned the search for Dyshkava . Dyshkava , driven by the dark side , spent years raiding starships in hyperspace lanes . He happened to attack the supply lines of Bartyn Gourmet Delicacies , a seafood company from the planet Lamaredd . He followed this track and ended on Lamaredd . Once there , Dyshkava became a lightsaber - wielding outlaw under the nickname of " The Padawan , " and later , the leader of a gang . His group attacked and sometimes razed farms near the coastal town Bartyn ' s Landing , boarded merchant and fishing trawlers and eventually raided the Landing itself . Dyshkava ' s identity was unknown on Lamaredd , but the mysterious chieftain of the outlaw group was rumored to be a fallen Jedi and , sometimes , a Jedi sorcerer . Security Chief Ertine and his Seconds , under public pressure , tracked the gang to their hideout , but Dyshkava had seen them coming and had the time to prepare a trap . The bandits ambushed the constables and killed all of them but one , rookie Second Mix Liddell , who barely survived his grave wounds . Liddell returned to the Landing , healed and was appointed the new Chief . Chief Liddell recruited new Seconds among fishermen , including his friend Grubber Vapps , and cunningly used the farm of a voluntary as a bait for Dyshkava . Using courage and craftiness , Liddell attracted Dyshkava to a new trap , where all of the Padawan ' s men were either killed or captured . Liddell apprehended and chained Dyshkava , taking him to the local jail . Escape . Dyshkava escaped from his cell during Liddell ' s watch — the only prisoner to ever achieve that feat — but admitted that Liddell had defeated him justly and deserved his respect . Once Liddell discovered the getaway , he swore to track and capture Dyshkava again . A bounty was posted for the Padawan : 5 , 000 credits for his capture , or 3 , 000 for his corpse . Having escaped , Dyshkava traveled through the coastline , looking for a boat that could take him to a remote port on Lamaredd such as Cape Regret or Farsands . Once he had traveled little more than one hundred kilometers , he was attacked by an overwhelming crowd of Menahuun scouts — a native species of Lamaredd that Humans believed extinct for five centuries . Although Dyshkava put up resistance , the Menahuun captured him and jailed him in a bag that they threw into a hole in a secret location . As years went by , Liddell reached the conclusion that he would never see Dyshkava again , so his promise to capture The Padawan felt empty . After his own claim , Dyshkava stayed in that prison for twenty years , although he admitted he had no good way to count time and in fact he might have been emprisoned for four decades . He eventually escaped by digging but , at that point , he was over one century of age and suffered from at least one illness . Thinking he was well past his prime , he set off for Bartyn ' s Landing , because he wanted to die in a spectacular fight against Liddell . Dyshkava also recorded his discoveries about the Menahuun in a datacard , a gift for Liddell that Dyshkava intended the Chief to take from the Padawan ' s corpse . Once in Bartyn ' s Landing , Dyshkava did not find Liddell . Instead , he challenged some strangers in the crowd to a duel — and lost . Dyshkava nonetheless survived the duel , yelled for Liddell and then collapsed . Chief Liddell , who disliked public duels , approached to scold the gunslingers , and then was caught unawares at seeing Dyshkava . He took the injured outlaw to a cell and called for the local doctors , MD - 0C6 and F - RTZ - 2 , to treat him ; the other gunfighters also went as Liddell wanted to take their statement — and to offer them the bounty . Although the prognosis was disheartening , Dyshkava recovered enough for Liddell to question him — for a short time ; MD - 0C6 insisted in his patient having some rest . Liddell then recruited the gunfighters as his new Seconds to investigate Dyshkava ' s claims of Menahuun activity in the area in which Dyshkava had been captured . These outsiders found proofs of Menahuun hostile presence and even signed a diplomatic agreement with the Menahuun community . Legacy . After this , Liddell ran for the elected position of Administrator . During a pre - election rally , he was shot by a young outlaw who wanted to become " the new Padawan ; " despite the attack , Liddell survived . Personality and traits . Byrch Dyshkava was familiar with the lore of the Jedi Order and , in time , he became knowledgeable about the life in Lamaredd . He also learned to speak Chagri , Menahu , Mon Calamarian and Quarrenese although he could only read Basic . Dyshkava was skilled at lightsaber combat , but his was damaged at some point after 69 BBY . From that point onward , he resorted to a vibrodagger for close combat , and a slugthrower for ranged attacks . He also preferred wearing black robes . Dyshkava felt a great deal of respect toward Mix Liddell from the moment Liddell managed to defeat him . Also from that point on , Dyshkava did his best to not underestimate the Chief again . In 29 BBY , Dyshkava was either hunchbacked or pretended to be . Powers and abilities . Byrch Dyshkava had several powers of the Force , including many which were aggressive in nature such as the telekinesis , Battlemind and Drain Energy . He also knew other powers , including using the Force to heal another being . Behind the scenes . Byrch Dyshkava was created by writer Cory J . Herndon and featured in the article " Bartyn ' s Landing " and in the role - playing adventure " Reckonings " , both of them published in the magazine " Star Wars Gamer " # 7 ( 2001 ) . A depiction of Dyshkava as drawn by Ramón Pérez illustrated the adventure . In " Reckonings " , Dyshkava claims to have been imprisoned for twenty years , but he was supposed to escape Liddell forty years before that event . There are several other references to Liddell becoming Chief twenty years before the present moment in " Bartyn ' s Landing " , apparently a typo because it would contradict other events . Dyshkava ' s " twenty years " might also be a typo .