Finn Vaal Finn Vaal was a male Keshiri native of the planet Kesh who lived in the era of the Great Hyperspace War . Son of Zhari and Adari Vaal , Finn lost his father in an accident when he was young , and he and his brother , Tona , were left to be raised by their grandmother , as their mother was often away on geology work . In 5000 BBY , Adari Vaal happened across a group of crashed Sith who claimed to be the Keshiri gods , the Skyborn . Finn ' s mother was honored , and , over the coming years , Finn became devoted to the supposed Skyborn . Although he was exempt from working on the labor crews building monuments and tributes to the Sith due to his exalted mother , Finn volunteered anyway , and he died in 4987 BBY when the scaffold on which he was working collapsed . Biography . Finn Vaal , a Keshiri male , was born on the planet Kesh . He was the oldest son of Zhari and Adari Vaal , and had one younger brother , Tona . His father , Zhari , a member of Kesh ' s ruling Neshtovar , died in an accident while riding an uvak beast when Finn was still young . After that , Finn , Tona , and his mother moved in with Adari ' s mother , Eulyn . Adari was often busy with her work as a geologist , so Finn and his younger brother were cared for by their grandmother . In 5000 BBY , Adari became notorious for teachings that ran contrary to the prevalent Keshiri religion , and , after the Vaal family home came under siege by an angry mob , she fled into the Takara Mountains while Finn and the rest of the Vaal family took refuge at a relative ' s home . While in the mountains , Adari came across a group of Sith who proclaimed themselves to be the Keshiri gods , the Skyborn . Adari Vaal was honored for her role in finding the supposed Skyborn , and Finn happily attended the ceremony in which both her mother and the Skyborn were exalted in the Circle Eternal plaza in the city of Tahv . By the time Finn came of age , the Sith were firmly entrenched as the rulers of Kesh . Many Keshiri set to work on labor crews , building monuments and the like glorifying the Sith . Although Finn , as the son of the honored Adari Vaal , did not have to work , he insisted on joining one of these crews once he was old enough , eventually getting his way . One day , a scaffold on which Finn was working collapsed , killing him . Adari rushed his lifeless body to Sith leader Yaru Korsin in the Kesh Sith Temple , hoping that Korsin could resurrect Finn with Sith magic , but the Sith leader was unable to do so . The incident destroyed Adari ' s faith in the Sith and drove her to lead the Keshiri resistance , which secretly opposed the Sith . Years later , regretful passages about Finn and his brother Tona were found in his mother ' s personal memoirs , written during her exile in the far - off continent of Alanciar , after the disintegration of her resistance . Personality and traits . As a youth , Finn Vaal was very rambunctious , and it was a challenge for his caretakers to get him to sleep . He dearly loved his mother , despite the fact that she was usually unable to care for him . Both he and his brother , Tona , took after their father , but not in a positive way according to Adari — she regarded Finn as dim - witted and no kinder than her late husband had been . By the time Finn came of age , he was devoted to the Sith , so much so that he decided to labor on one of their work crews even though he was exempt from service . Behind the scenes . Finn Vaal first appeared in " " , a 2009 eBook by John Jackson Miller . Thus far , it is his only appearance in " Star Wars " canon , although he was mentioned in one of " Skyborn " sequels , " " . In " Skyborn " , Finn is described as Adari Vaal ' s oldest child , but in " Savior " he is said to be the youngest . For the purposes of this article , the former is treated as correct . In an email interview dated to December 11 2013 , Miller has since confirmed that Finn was indeed the eldest son of Adari Vaal , as first mentioned in " Skyborn " . He also acknowledged that the description of Finn as the youngest in " Savior " was an error .