Orlenda Orlenda was a Human female member of the Lost Tribe of Sith in the years following the Great Hyperspace War . Orlenda worked as an aide to Seelah Korsin , wife of Lost Tribe Grand Lord Yaru Korsin , in the sick wards that Korsin ran , and the two became good friends . A well - known hedonist , Orlenda began a relationship with a native Keshiri laborer named Gorem around that time , which ended with his death in a work accident . By 4975 BBY , Orlenda was pregnant , and she supported her friend Korsin in her plot to overthrow her husband , Yaru . Although she could not take an active role in Korsin ' s planned uprising that would put her son , Jariad , on the throne , Orlenda was meant to ensure that Korsin ' s policy of Human purity for the Lost Tribe would continue if anything went awry . Biography . A Human female , Orlenda was a member of the Lost Tribe of Sith , a Sith group that , in 5000 BBY , crashed on the remote planet Kesh and established dominion over the world ' s Keshiri natives . By 4985 BBY , Orlenda had taken a job as the aide to Seelah Korsin , wife of Lost Tribe Grand Lord Yaru Korsin and head of the group ' s sick wards . In that capacity , Orlenda helped Korsin in her efforts to assure the Human purity and genetic perfection of future generations of Sith on Kesh , which included gathering Human children and bringing them to Korsin for examinations . A notorious hedonist , Orlenda began a relationship with a Keshiri laborer named Gorem around that time . Orlenda ' s flirtation with Gorem ended when he suddenly died while working at the crash site of the " Omen " , the ship that originally brought the Lost Tribe to Kesh . Saddened by his death , Orlenda was present at Gorem ' s funeral and the tossing of his body over a cliff . By 4975 BBY , Orlenda had become aware of her friend Seelah Korsin ' s plan to overthrow her husband , Yaru , and pave the way for her son , Jariad , to become Grand Lord . Then pregnant , Orlenda was not able to actively participate but was chosen by Korsin to make sure her policies lived on if her coup attempt went awry . That year , immediately before Seelah planned to ambush Yaru , Orlenda was present with Jariad and a group of Sith Saber warriors near the Kesh Sith Temple in the Takara Mountains . Although Korsin briefly considered allowing Orlenda to stay by her side , she instead sent her down the mountain with a cart of supplies bound for the capital city of Tahv . In the end , although Yaru died in the ensuing battle , Seelah Korsin ' s plot was foiled , and Yaru ' s daughter , Nida , took the throne . Personality and traits . A well - known hedonist , Orlenda was rather lusty and was especially attracted to the Keshiri worker Gorem . She was in awe of Gorem ' s physical strength and was saddened by his death . Orlenda had a friendly relationship with Seelah Korsin , who enjoyed ribbing Orlenda for her hedonistic ways . By 4 , 975 BBY , Orlenda and Korsin were close enough that the aide fully supported Korsin ' s power grab , and she was willing to stay by Korsin ' s for the battle . Possessed of a willowy figure , Orlenda had straight , flaxen hair . Behind the scenes . Orlenda first appeared in John Jackson Miller ' s 2010 eBook " " , the third installment of Miller ' s nine - part " Lost Tribe of the Sith " series . Orlenda also made an appearance in the series ' next story , " " .