Duel at the Forge During the Search for the Fount of Rajivari on the planet of Tython , a duel occurred at the ruins of the Forge , between the apprentice of Jedi Master Yuon Par and the insane Force - sensitive Twi ' lek Nalen Raloch . Prelude . During the Festival of Awakening , Nalen Raloch found an ancient Jedi holocron of the fallen Jedi Rajivari and whom he received a rudimentary education in the Force . He found a reference to Rajivari ' s great knowledge , and went on a quest to find the source . Through his obsession in protecting the village and his love ones that he cared for , he was pulled towards the dark side under Rajivari ' s influence . His mind was suffering from the dark side , and became increasingly aggressive through his obsession and paranoia to become powerful . He overcame the pitfalls that Rajivari established during his time , in order to protect the source , but not because he broke out , he was greatly disturbed by them . In the main chamber , he met Rajivari ' s spirit and use the machinery of the source in order to take advantage on the knowledge . Unfortunately , this procedure did not mind standing Raloch ' s and Rajivari ' s horror , Raloch decided to destroy the Jedi on Tython in revenge for leaving the Pilgrims to die at the hands of the Flesh Raiders . His first goal was the Forge , where the Order ' s lightsabers produced . Shortly after , Raloch began to search for the Forge , when Rajivari met with Yuon Par ' s Padawan . The student was asked to stop Raloch and preventing the dark - sider from destroying the Jedi Order . The duel . After obtaining a crystal , The young Jedi reached the forge ahead and mounted the First Blade ' s hilt into a lightsaber . Upon creating the lightsaber , the Consular barely had time to test it when Raloch appeared , escorted by 2 Twi ' leks . Raloch ' s companions hesitated to follow their leader ' s plan of destroying the Forge , although Raloch tried to convince them that what he was doing was right . Ultimately , Allia and Keth decided to stay out of the fight as Raloch attacked the Consular . Raloch began to take the upper hand , but the Padawan disarmed the Dark Jedi , and defeated him . Kneeling down in agony , Nalen taunted the Padawan to kill him in front of the people who held honor for their hero . The Padawan spared him , and took the wounded Twi ' lek to the temple where he could be healed . Aftermath . Impressed by the Padawan ' s ability to empathize about his shame in his capture and lost points , the Trandoshan hunter Qyzen Fess came under the impression that the small hunter was the Scorekeeper ' s Herald , a physical avatar of the Scorekeeper herself . Fess pledged his loyalty to the newly - dubbed Herald and decided to accompany the Herald in order to start the process of regaining his lost points . The Padawan returned to the Jedi Temple to report on the mission ' s progress to the Jedi Council and Master Par . There , Grand Master of the Order , Satele Shan , informed them that Raloch had been undergoing kolto treatment after their battle . Believing the Consular ready to become a fully - fledged Jedi Knight , Master Shan asked the latter to decide Raloch ' s fate as a final test . Believing in the possibility of the man ' s redemption , the individual instructed Raloch to be trained as a Jedi so that he could learn to control his burgeoning Force abilities . Following that decision , Par proclaimed her apprentice a Jedi Knight . However , in the midst of the ceremony , she suddenly fell ill . When Par was taken for treatment , Fess revealed that the woman had been suffering from her illness for a long time , but she had chosen to keep it in secret that only the Trandoshan knew about . It was decided to send Master Par to the galactic capital of Coruscant , in hopes that Jedi researchers — who were working on excavating the old Jedi Temple that had been ravaged during the Sacking of Coruscant — might find something to cure her . In the meantime , the Jedi on Tython would study the discoveries the Consular had made pertaining to the Fount of Rajivari . The newly appointed Jedi Knight was then instructed to travel to Coruscant as well , in order to oversee Par ' s treatment .