Imprint " Imprint " is a seven - page short story written by Christie Golden set a few years before , and tying into , the " " series . The story , for which the cover was drawn by Ian Keltie , was included in the 2009 membership kit . " Imprint " details how Sith Tyro Vestara Khai obtains Tikk , the uvak she uses for transportation in the second novel of the " Fate of the Jedi " series , " " . Plot summary . Publisher ' s summary . " author Christie Golden wrote a short story that takes place before the events of the " " series and features a lost tribe of Sith . This 7 - page short story is an exclusive for members ! " Plot . In 37 . 5 ABY , ten - year - old Sith Tyro Vestara Khai and her father , Sith Saber Gavar Khai , attend Presentation , a festival in Tahv , the capital city of the planet Kesh . One of the events is a competition among the children of the Lost Tribe of Sith , which was stranded on the planet five thousand years earlier , to own a baby uvak — a winged reptilian creature that , once grown , could be used for transportation . Vestara , who is at Presentation specifically for this , takes a seat in the pen where the competition will be held and waits . When the event starts about fifteen minutes later , an incubation droid rolls into the ring , deposits twelve uvak eggs in the center , and then exits the competition area . The children , including Vestara , immediately begin attempting to force their will on the about - to - hatch uvaks through the dark side of the Force , the goal being to cause the uvak to " imprint " upon the competitor , thus claiming the uvak for their own . Vestara selects one of the eggs and focuses on it as the uvak inside emerges , quickly naming it Tikk due to the clicking sound it makes with its beak . However , another youth , the Keshiri Ahri Raas , picks the same uvak , and Vestara mentally battles with him over it . Raas begins to inflict pain on Tikk through the Force , and Vestara , angry at this , looks at Raas , imploring him to stop hurting the baby uvak . Startled , the Keshiri boy loses control of Tikk , who imprints upon Vestara . She gathers Tikk into her arms , and the hungry uvak nibbles her ear . Gavar , looking on from the spectator area , applauds his daughter ' s success . Development . " Imprint " is a tie - in to the " Fate of the Jedi " novel series in the form of a seven - page short story . The story , placed four years before the events on Kesh shown in " Omen " — the second " Fate of the Jedi " novel — shows how Vestara Khai obtains the uvak that she is seen with in that novel . The story was released exclusively as part of the 2009 " Star Wars " Hyperspace fan club membership kit , which began shipping to members on July 17 , 2009 . It was written by Christie Golden — the author of " Omen " — and the cover , which features an image of Vestara Khai , was illustrated by Ian Keltie . The booklet also contained a Hyperspace welcome letter from Lucas Licensing Ltd . Executive Editor Sue Rostoni , as well as a welcome letter from " Bantha Tracks " editor Mary Franklin . Continuity . Khai and Raas , along with Tikk , were first introduced in Golden ' s " Omen " . Khai went on to become a lead character in the " Fate of the Jedi " series , while Raas did not , being killed off in " " , the next entry in the series . Tikk , whose birth was shown in " Imprint , " first appeared in " Omen " as a means of transportation for Khai , before being killed in the penultimate novel of the series , " " .