Scepter of Ragnos The Scepter of Ragnos was a powerful dark side artifact and weapon that once belonged to Marka Ragnos , a Dark Lord of the Sith in the ancient Sith Empire . The sword had the ability to siphon and store dark side energy , and it could also release the energy of the Force on ordinary beings to make them Force - sensitive . In 14 ABY , female Dark Jedi Tavion Axmis obtained the weapon from a collector on the planet Commenor and used it to make many members of the Disciples of Ragnos — a cult that was dedicated to bringing the long - dead Ragnos back to life — Force - sensitive . She and the cult were stopped , however , when Jedi Knight Jaden Korr destroyed the Scepter . Axmis was obliterated along with it when the spirit of Ragnos , who had taken over her body , was forced to leave her . Description . The metallic artifact known as the Scepter of Ragnos was created by Dark Lord of the Sith Marka Ragnos of the ancient Sith Empire sometime before 5000 BBY . The weapon consisted of a sword that terminated in a forked crest . Both the handle and blade tip were striated , and the pommel had a double guard , the inside guard shorter than the outside . A fuller ran vertically down the center of the blade . The Scepter crest and handle were slate gray , while the blade was silver . The Scepter had the ability to siphon and store large amounts of dark side power from areas in the galaxy ; when an area was drained , its dark side aura disappeared . The Scepter could fire beams of Force energy or simply unleash a blast of power . The Scepter had the ability to infuse a dead body with enough Force power to reanimate the corpse ' s cells . It could also use its power to make ordinary beings Force - sensitive . Hidden inside the Scepter ' s handle was Ragnos ' s Sith sword , which could be taken out and wielded separately . History . The Sith Lord Marka Ragnos , who lived during the time of the Old Republic , created the Scepter of Ragnos . Ragnos died in 5000 BBY , but his Scepter passed into the possession of a collector on the planet Commenor before 14 ABY . That year , Tavion Axmis , a female Dark Jedi and the leader of the Disciples of Ragnos — a cult dedicated to reviving the long - dead Ragnos — found the weapon in the possession of the collector and , after killing the being , found a more vital use than combat for the Scepter . She discovered the Scepter ' s ability to reanimate a corpse ' s cells , bringing the dead body back to life . Apart from that , small amounts of the stored Force power could be released on ordinary beings in order to grant them Force - sensitivity , sometimes on a scale equal to fully - trained Jedi Knights . Axmis used that ability to create an army of Force - sensitives from the ranks of the Disciples of Ragnos , mainly the Sith Cultist s . However , the effect was not permanent ; if the Scepter was ever destroyed , the beings would lose their Force - sensitivity and animation . Axmis used the Scepter to siphon dark side energy out of several places , including the moon Yavin 4 . She also used it as a weapon numerous times , such as on the planet Vjun , where she used it to attack Jedi Knight Jaden Korr and Jedi Master Kyle Katarn while they were on a mission there . After gaining so much dark side energy , she attempted to resurrect Marka Ragnos in his tomb on the planet Korriban . Korr arrived on Korriban and battled Axmis , eventually defeating her . However , Axmis then unleashed the Force energy stored in the Scepter onto the sarcophagus of the ancient Dark Lord , and Ragnos ' s spirit was summoned . Ragnos ' s spirit immediately took control of Axmis ' s body , but Korr dueled the possessed Axmis and destroyed the Scepter . When the weapon was destroyed , Ragnos ' s spirit was drawn back into the sarcophagus , and Axmis died . Also , those who had been infused with the Scepter ' s power lost their abilities . Behind the scenes . The Scepter of Ragnos first appeared in the Raven Software video game " " , which was released on September 16 , 2003 . It was later mentioned in the 2008 compendium " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , written by Stephen J . Sansweet and Pablo Hidalgo . In the non - canon ical dark side alternative ending of " Jedi Academy " , Korr had no intention to destroy the Scepter . After Korr killed Axmis , Jedi Master Kyle Katarn entered the tomb to stop his former apprentice . After a brief battle , Korr fired a blast of energy at kyle knocking him out , he then proceeded to fire at the roof causing rubble to fall over a knocked out kyle , partially trapping the Jedi Master in the tomb . Korr then blasted his way out of the tomb with the Scepter . After hijacking an " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer , and taking over the imperial Remnant , Korr kept the Scepter for personal use .