Gel Marcolf Gel Marcolf was a male Force - sensitive Mirialan who was installed as the reeve of the tree - city of Quolas by the Jedi Knight Suljo Warde . The keeper of one of Warde ' s three kyber crystals , Warde had promised to return to Arbooine and complete Marcolf ' s training . When Warde never returned and the Jedi Order was destroyed at the end of the Clone Wars , Marcolf ' s good nature soured and he became a cruel overlord of the city which he governed . Biography . Early life and discovery . An orphan , Gel Marcolf longed to be powerful and prevent those he cared about from being harmed . A youthful Mirialan , Marcolf ' s Force - sensitivity was first detected by Jedi Knight Suljo Warde on the planet Eriadu when Marcolf assisted the Jedi in avoiding an assassination plot . Noting Marcolf ' s considerable potential , Warde invited the youth on his journey to Arbooine with the hopes that the Jedi High Council would permit him to take the boy as his Padawan . When Warde was reassigned by the High Council and beckoned offworld , the Jedi Knight decided to leave Marcolf behind in his stead to govern and protect the people of Quolas from descending into war . While Warde noted Marcolf ' s ambition , he hoped that the burden of governance , in addition to his natural belief in fairness , would temper that ambition into the qualities of a good leader . An abandoned leader . Learning to govern the tree - city of Quolas as interim magistrate , Marcolf waited patiently for Warde to return to Arbooine with Republic reinforcements . Keeping in mind the lessons that Warde had instilled in him , Marcolf attempted to govern in such a way that would make the Jedi Knight proud . As the years pressed on , however , Marcolf grew bitter and resented Warde for abandoning him and robbing of the chance to become a Jedi himself . Battling the urge to hunt down Warde and make him answer for abandoning him , Marcolf established himself as the Reeve of Quolas , cementing his hold on the tree - city and its people . While he had hoped to find fulfillment in this position of power , Marcolf was dissatisfied and bored , leading him to lash out against the citizens of the town with harsh , cruel punishments and draconian laws . Believing himself to be a strong leader , Marcolf unwittingly used the Force to instill loyalty and fear among his citizens which enabled his rule to be uncontested despite his cruelty . Settling into the Reeve ' s manor , Marcolf expanded the compound greatly to accommodate his growing sense of self - importance . Despite his lack of training in the Jedi arts , Marcolf continued to train with an ancient cortosis blade that Warde has left in his care . Establishing the sword as a badge of office , Marcolf wore it prominently on his hip as a reminder to his citizens that insolence was a dangerous game . Garbed in purple armor and robes , Marcolf was an imposing figure amid the tree - city and command respect ; though his face was shadowed after years of unwittingly drawing upon the powers of the dark side of the Force . An avid hunter , Marcolf often journeyed into the Arbooinian wilds with his personal guard of eighteen warriors that accompanied him everywhere in groups of three . Circa 0 ABY , after twenty years of rule , Marcolf was confronted by an individual that came in search of the kyber crystal the Mirialan possessed . Believing that he alone was entitled to the power that the crystal could unlock , Marcolf refused to part with it and set his guards upon the one who had come seeking it . Despite wearing the crystal on a chain draped around his neck , Marcolf was parted from the crystal as it fell into the hands of the new heir to Warde ' s legacy . Personality and traits . A clever individual , Gel Marcolf was strong of will and character , but lacked insight . Despite holding great potential , Marcolf failed to see his own strengths and instead focused solely on his short - comings which drove him to constantly attempted to eliminate his weaknesses . This contributed to his greatest flaw : his expectation of others and in himself was one of disappointment and failure , making him predictable in his manner and attack . Power and abilities . While an untrained Force - sensitive , Gel Marcolf was able to harness the power of the Force unwittingly during his reign of terror on Arbooine . Utilizing a kind of battle meditation , Warde was able to instill both fear and loyalty within the hearts of his subjects and stabilize his claim to power without threat of rebellion .