Disciples of Ragnos The Disciples of Ragnos , also known as the Cult of Ragnos , was a Sith cult that worshipped the ancient Sith Lord Marka Ragnos , who died shortly before the Great Hyperspace War some five thousand years before the Battle of Yavin . Their ultimate goal was to resurrect him and use his power to take over the galaxy . The cult ' s efforts were eventually stopped by the Jedi but not before they had wrought havoc across the galaxy . Tavion . The Disciples were led by Tavion Axmis , former apprentice to the Dark Jedi , Desann , and member of the Empire Youth . When an Imperial Remnant faction — the Empire Reborn — occupied Bespin ' s Cloud City , Kyle Katarn defeated Tavion , sparing her life when she revealed the ruse surrounding his partner ' s death . Katarn then went on to kill Desann and Imperial Admiral Galak Fyyar and destroy most of the Reborn forces . The Empire Reborn and its leader , Hethrir , were finally destroyed by Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa on Crseih Research Station . Having fled the Empire Reborn after Katarn ' s mercy , Axmis eventually found an ancient Sith artifact on Commenor , killing the trader who possessed it . Known as the Scepter of Ragnos , it could siphon Force energies from locations that possessed some residue of Force power , known as Force nexus es . Initially this energy would be used to artificially empower her cultists and eventually , when enough energy had been collected it would be siphoned by the wielder of the scepter to resurrect Ragnos from the netherworld of the Force , thus issuing a new era of Sith rule . The Cult . Sith Cultists . The majority of the Disciples of Ragnos were the so - called Sith Cultists . They were empowered with Force energy siphoned into the scepter . The Sith Cultists were trained either in lightsaber combat or various dark side Force techniques , such as Force lightning , Force Grip and Force drain . Some were even known to use light side abilities such as Force healing and Force Protection . They formed the backbone of the organization and were present on nearly all of the cult ' s missions . The cultists wore different colored battle suits according to their abilities . New Reborn . Those amongst Desann ' s Reborn who were not killed or captured during the Empire Reborn campaign joined the cult as well , renaming themselves the New Reborn . The New Reborn were far superior to the Sith Cultists both in terms of lightsaber skills and Force abilities . They were generally present on missions of higher importance where the limited skills of the cultists were insufficient to accomplish the cult ' s objectives . Elite Members . Although few in number , the cult also boasted some Reborn Master s - highly skilled dark side Force users and lightsaber duelists who were also the elite of Desann ' s old Reborn . The masters rarely took part in missions unless they were of the highest importance , generally remaining a very quiet and secretive part of the cult . Affiliations . The cult cooperated with the Imperial Remnant as well as mercenaries and bounty hunters when it needed extra support . Often both Imperials and mercenaries would fight side by side with members of the cult . Mercenaries were used extensively in the cult ' s operations on Chandrila and Corellia and many were slain . The Imperial Remnant was present on nearly every cult mission . Cult activities . The disciples would seek out places tainted by the dark side , such as the Massassi Temple s on Yavin 4 , or the dark side cave on Dagobah , and places infused with the light side , such as a Jedi tomb on Chandrila , or the location of a vision on Hoth to siphon the residual energies at those locations . Agents of the cult were dispatched all over the galaxy on various obscure missions , usually to find sites of Force power or protect an already found site from interference . Several of their missions were thwarted by Jedi from Luke Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum , such as Katarn ' s talented apprentice Jaden Korr . The seduction of Rosh Penin . The cult managed to capture Katarn ' s other apprentice , Rosh Penin , and turn him to the dark side . Penin , now a Disciple of Ragnos himself , faced Korr in a duel in Bast Castle on Vjun . Backed up by the powerful Kothos twins , Penin proved quite a challenge to Korr . Korr , however , managed to defeat the twins , and soon after , Penin as well . Tavion managed to rescue Penin before Korr and Katarn could capture him , however , and Penin eventually came to regret his turning and sent a distress call to Skywalker ' s Praxeum from the cult ' s base on Taspir III . Katarn and Korr went to Taspir to rescue him . The rescue mission culminated in a fierce duel between Korr and Alora , in which Penin lost his arm and Alora lost her life . The Battle of Korriban . For a brief period of time , reports of the Disciples of Ragnos ' s activity decreased . Meanwhile , many Imperial ships were sighted within the territory of the Republic , leading the Jedi to suspect that the Remnant was mobilizing to assist the cult . Skywalker eventually surmised that Tavion was planning to visit the tomb of Marka Ragnos and use the Force energy stored in the scepter to resurrect the ancient Dark Lord . Skywalker dispatched an army of Jedi from the Praxeum to Korriban . An epic battle , the likes of which had not been seen since the New Sith Wars broke out , as Jedi battled the Disciples of Ragnos across the desert and tombs of the Valley of the Dark Lords . The cult members outnumbered the Jedi and held most of them at bay but Jaden Korr eventually managed to penetrate their defenses and gain access to Ragnos ' tomb . Marka Ragnos returns . In the Tomb of Marka Ragnos , Tavion managed to invoke the spirit of the dead Dark Lord and Ragnos returned to the galaxy once more , possessing Tavion . Korr , who had fought his way through the Valley of the Dark Lords , managed to enter the tomb of Ragnos and engaged in a duel with the possessed Tavion , who fought using an ancient Sith sword . Korr eventually managed to strike her down after an epic battle . The end of the Cult . With an impotent fury , the spirit of Marka Ragnos vowed that he would return and annihilate the Jedi as he was forced back into his resting place . Ragnos ' s departure also left Tavion ' s body a lifeless shell as Korr destroyed the scepter . The Republic defeated the Imperial forces that had been assisting the cult and the destruction of the scepter appeared to have also drained the surviving cultists of their powers , rendering them useless . A remainder of the Disciples fled to the Maw and found Sinkhole Station , telling the Mind Walkers of their views of the Force . They were brought in and taught the methods of Mind Walking , thus ensuring that the Disciples ' way of the Force never died out . Behind the scenes . Dark side ending . In the alternative dark side ending , Korr reached the Tomb of Ragnos and demanded the scepter from Tavion , which she refused . Korr proved to be too much for her in his rage and struck her down when she vowed not to cower as she did in the face of Kyle Katarn , who entered the tomb not long after she died . Korr battled his Jedi Master in one last fierce duel before using the power of the Scepter to knock him unconscious and bury him among rocks . He then blasted his way out of the tomb and escaped the planet on a hijacked Star Destroyer . Any remaining members of the cult were most likely routed or killed .