Laotah Laotah was a Selkath male Jedi Knight serving the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic , during the Cold War with the resurgent Sith Empire . One of the Jedi assigned to guard the ruins of Kaleth on the Order ' s homeworld of Tython , Laotah lost his life at the hands of the native Flesh Raider s when he attempted to investigate activity in the area . Before his death , he warned the Padawan of Jedi Master Orgus Din of the Flesh Raiders ' power , and the Padawan recovered the fallen Selkath ' s lightsaber from Laotah ' s killers . Biography . A Force - sensitive Selkath male , Laotah joined the Jedi Order and became a Jedi Knight sometime before 3643 BBY . During the later stages of the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire , Laotah resided on the ancestral Jedi homeworld Tython with the rest of the Order . On Tython , Laotah was stationed at the Jedi Temple , where he was part of a complement of Knights watching over the ruins of the ancient Je ' daii temple of Kaleth . During the Flesh Raider uprising , Laotah saw security images of Flesh Raider s establishing a base in the Forsaken Den , one of the caves near Kaleth . Seeking out the answers to the Flesh Raiders attacks alone , he believed that the Flesh Raiders had a connection to the dark side of the Force , thus provoking their attacks on the Order . However , Laotah was unprepared for the Flesh Raiders ' use of the Force , and was grievously wounded by the Flesh Raiders — one of whom stole his lightsaber . Laotah limped to the cave ' s entrance , where he encountered the apprentice of Jedi Master Orgus Din . Warning the Padawan of the Flesh Raiders ' power and their possession of his lightsaber , Laotah succumbed to his injuries and died . The Padawan , who had been sent to drive the Flesh Raiders out of the cave , was able to complete Laotah ' s mission and recover the Knight ' s weapon from the Flesh Raiders , though the Padawan was forced to damage the Selkath ' s saber beyond repair during the fight with the Flesh Raider who had stolen it . Personality and traits . A male Selkath with blue eyes and blue - grey skin , Laotah was one of a handful of Knights who were deemed strong enough to withstand the lure of the dark side present in Kaleth and assigned to guard the ruins . An introspective Jedi , Laotah attempted to learn what drove the Flesh Raiders to violence , but underestimated the danger that the Flesh Raiders presented . His lack of preparation resulted in his death , but Laotah fulfilled his duty in his final moments by passing on his mission to Orgus Din ' s apprentice . Laotah constructed a blue - bladed lightsaber during his training , which was stolen by the Flesh Raider who killed the Selkath . The lightsaber was later recovered when Orgus Din ' s apprentice defeated Laotah ' s killer . Behind the scenes . Laotah was created for " " , a released by BioWare on December 20 , 2011 . He appears in the Jedi Knight mission " Dark Temptations , " in which the player is sent to destroy a Flesh Raider base within a cave in the ruins of Kaleth . Upon entering the cave , the player will encounter the wounded Laotah , who warns the Padawan that the Flesh Raiders within can use the dark side , and that they have taken his lightsaber . After Laotah dies at the end of the conversation , the player continues into the cave and defeats the Flesh Raiders within , eventually facing the Flesh Raider Bladewielder who uses Laotah ' s lightsaber against the Knight . The lightsaber can be recovered from the Bladewielder ' s body , but it is damaged beyond repair .