Oss Wilum Oss Wilum was a Vultan male who served as a Jedi Knight during the days of the Old Republic . He was originally apprenticed to Jedi Master Garnoo , and would later train alongside Nomi Sunrider under Jedi Master Thon . He was one of a select number of Jedi sent to aid Ulic Qel - Droma during the Naddist Revolt , and would later fight in the Great Sith War . During this conflict he was one of several Jedi tricked by the rogue Jedi Exar Kun into turning against the Jedi Order . Wilum was seduced by Kun ' s lies that he had discovered ancient Jedi secrets that the Masters of the Order were hiding from others . Following Kun ' s orders , Wilum returned to Ambria and attempted to slay Master Thon by calling upon two Hssiss from a nearby lake . Thon killed the Hssiss and was able to bring Wilum back from the dark side of the Force . Although nothing is known as to how he died , he was honored in a monument on New Holstice which was devoted to fallen Jedi , where his name was eternally whispered by the wings of a memory moth . Biography . Early life . Oss Wilum spent his childhood on the planet Vulta , growing up to be a trader who constantly moved from one planet to the next , and keeping up the demands of his trade . He worried little about the grand scheme of things in the Galaxy — in fact , Wilum believed that nothing he did , or could possibly do , would ever matter to the Republic or the Galaxy . Wilum saw himself as but an individual who was only able to sustain a meager itinerant lifestyle whose only permanent home was his starship . However , while on a routine cargo run , events unfolded that pushed Wilum out of his inconsequential life . Wilum was on his way to Alderaan from the diamond mines of Arkania when his ship developed an engine failure , which forced him to drop out of hyperspace in the middle of nowhere . After making repairs , which he knew would only last temporarily , Wilum checked his maps and scanners for the nearest hyperspace beacon so that he could chart a new hyperspace jump . He discovered that the nearest beacon was a two day trip from his current position . Wilum reviewed his options , realizing that his only other choice was to make a blind jump into hyperspace — and since he did not relish the idea of hitting a mass shadow or black hole , Wilum decided to set his ship on autopilot and travel the two day journey to the hyperspace beacon . Approximately a day and half later , Wilum came across a seemingly abandoned spaceship which was drifting in a lazy spin . Wilum tried hailing the ship , but either the ship ' s communications systems were not operational or no crew members were still aboard to answer his calls . However , he scanned the ship and discovered several lifeforms , alive and healthy , on the stranded ship . During his scan , Wilum recognized the ship as a Republic courier vessel , a design which he saw on occasion during his trading excursions . Upon this realization , he came to the conclusion that a Republic courier ship traveling this far in deep space " must " be carrying important information . However , without communications or any way to download the information , Wilum had no way of delivering it to its intended recipient . With no other options , Wilum moved his ship as close as possible to the Republic vessel , and attached to it using his recently installed tractor beam . Once Wilum arrived at the hyperspace beacon , he immediately sent out a subspace call to any Republic vessel within his broadcasting range . Even though he had sent a distress call using the damaged vessel ' s transponder codes and location , Wilum was reluctant to leave the Republic courier as he was afraid that pirates would stumble across it and its helpless crew . However , to his surprise a ship dropped out of hyperspace broadcasting a verified Republic transponder code . The ship quickly hailed Wilum and told him to immediately leave the area — since Wilum was able to verify the new ship ' s transponder code , he willingly complied and set a new course for Alderaan . After this encounter , Wilum did not waste any time pondering the fate of the two Republic ships . But one day , more than two weeks after the rescue , Wilum read in the HoloNet News that an important military communiqué from a Republic Expansion Fleet had just been received in Republic City . The newscast revealed that the communiqué would have arrived earlier , but the courier ship carrying it ran into some technical troubles during its travels and that it became stranded . The newscast continued by retelling the story of the stranded ship ' s rescue , but for security reasons left out the fact that it was Wilum who had initially found the ship . Wilum , though , understood the security measures and did not feel slighted by being given no credit . Even so , he marveled at the fact that someone as insignificant as he was could have any type of impact on the course of Galactic events . However , this realization was soon shattered by another revelation — that , up to this point , he had been wasting his life and neglecting his duties as a member of a larger galactic community . His entire life had been focused on work , money , and personal pleasure . However , it had never occurred to Wilum that maybe he should look deeper , and to examine the meaning of his life and how he could help better the galaxy . After more than a year of personal reflection and of observing the finer ways of the galaxy , Wilum realized that something was calling him to look more closely at those who called themselves Jedi . He immediately set out in his ship and began his quest to learn what it was to be a Jedi . Training on Ambria . With his new outlook on life , Wilum followed his feelings and was led to the Neti Jedi Master , Garnoo . Master Garnoo discovered that the young Oss Wilum had a strong affinity towards the Force , and decided to take Wilum as his Padawan learner . However , before Garnoo could complete Wilum ' s training , the Jedi Master was unexpectedly killed . Following his master ' s death , Wilum was devastated and doubtful of how his training would continue — that was , until Master Thon of Ambria decided to continue the young Jedi ' s training . Wilum traveled with Thon back to Ambria and took up residence with the Tchuukthai Jedi . Under the guidance of Master Thon , Wilum ' s abilities progressed rapidly , even despite his late acceptance for Jedi training . He trained under Thon for five years , and it was during the fifth year that Nomi Sunrider arrived on Ambria looking for the Jedi Master . Her husband , the Jedi Knight Andur Sunrider , had been on his way to see Thon when he was killed by criminals , and Nomi Sunrider took up his lightsaber to defend their daughter and herself . Andur Sunrider returned to his wife as a Force ghost and told her to go Master Thon to be trained as a Jedi . Upon her arrival on Ambria , she was greeted by Oss Wilum who rode upon the back of a great beast , which in reality was Master Thon . Nomi Sunrider mistook Wilum for the great Jedi Master that her husband had told her about — a deception that was common about Thon ' s species , the secretive Tchuukthai . The criminals who had attacked Sunrider ' s husband , employees of Bogga the Hutt , tracked Sunrider to Ambria in search of the rare Adegan crystal s that she carried with her . They attacked Thon ' s home upon learning that Sunrider was there , and Wilum rushed out to defend her from the criminals . Wilum fought well against those attacking , but the sheer numbers of his opponents overwhelmed him , and he was soon defeated . However , it was at this moment that Master Thon chose to reveal himself and dispose of the attacking criminals , thus saving Wilum and Sunrider . Following the criminals ' assault , Wilum helped repair Sunrider ' s droid , A - 3DO , which was damaged during the attack . While Wilum was performing the required repairs , Tott Doneeta arrived from Onderon to enlist the help of Wilum in the Freedon Nadd Uprising . With the permission of Thon , Wilum departed with Doneeta for Onderon to help combat the dark side energies there . The Naddist Revolt . Wilum accompanied Doneeta back to Onderon where he was introduced to the great Jedi Master Arca Jeth . Immediately upon arriving at Iziz on Onderon , Wilum witnessed the funeral procession of the late Queen Amanoa — he also sensed something strange , and saw its manifestation in Master Jeth ' s being . Jeth revealed that what Wilum was feeling was the dark side energies that were still imbued in the ancient city . He then told Wilum of the history of the conflict on Onderon , and described the most recent fight which had ended with the discovery of the remains of Freedon Nadd and the death of Queen Amanoa — Jeth then stressed that it was vitally important to the well - being of Onderon for the remains of Nadd and Amanoa to be taken off - planet , to the orbiting moon of Dxun . However , during the ensuing funeral procession , the dark apprentice Warb Null attacked , hoping to make away with the tombs of Freedon Nadd and Amanoa . During the fight , Wilum helped defend against the attacking Naddist s , as well as the onslaught by Warb Null . Once Null and the Naddists had gained control of their prize , they retreated back to their war machine and into the sub - levels of the kilometers deep city . Following the skirmish with Warb Null , Jeth sought out the seemingly decrepit King Ommin at the advice of his daughter Galia who mentioned that Ommin was once a powerful dark side user . Master Jeth , however , was caught unaware and taken prisoner by a rejuvenated Ommin , who was being provided with an unnatural vitality by the spirit of the long dead Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd . The capture of Arca Jeth prompted his apprentice Ulic Qel - Droma to put out a call for Jedi reinforcements — in response to this , the gathered Jedi on Ossus decided to send a team of five Jedi to aid Qel - Droma , Wilum , and the other Knights on Onderon . The team consisted of the Jedi Knights Dace Diath , Shoaneb Culu , Kith Kark , Qrrrl Toq , and Nomi Sunrider . The new team of Jedi arrived on Onderon and immediately began fighting their way to where Wilum and the other Jedi were . The Jedi fought their way through and met up with Wilum , Doneeta , and Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , and together the Jedi stormed Ommin ' s fortress to rescue Master Jeth . Following the defeat and death of King Ommin , Wilum and the other Jedi were present on Dxun while Master Jeth oversaw the internment of the remains of Freedon Nadd in a reinforced tomb . The Krath Conflict . The defeat of King Ommin earned the Jedi gathered on Onderon a much needed respite from battle . During this time , Wilum and the other Jedi had the special privilege of being taught how to ride the flying beasts that were native to Onderon . However , the Jedis ' rest was to be short lived — Master Jeth arrived to tell them of the growing troubles in the Empress Teta system . Following his briefing of the Jedi , Jeth instructed Wilum , Diath , Toq , and Culu to return to the library world of Ossus . Once there they were to inform the leaders of the Jedi Order , and then the leaders of the Republic , about what they had encountered on Onderon and how it was related to the situation that was developing in the Empress Teta system . Upon receiving the news about Onderon and the Empress Teta system , the Republic and Jedi leaders organized a joint task force to be sent to the aid of Koros Major , the last planet left in the Tetan system which was resisting the coup . However , the Republic and Jedi fleet was repelled by the Sith magic of the Krath , and Ulic Qel - Droma was wounded by shrapnel . Following this battle , thousands of Jedi descended upon the planet of Deneba to hold a conclave on Mount Meru , in which Oss Wilum , along with Ulic Qel - Droma and others who fought in the Naddist Revolt , participated . However , during the gathering , Krath war droid s descended upon the assembly , and during the ensuing fight , Master Arca Jeth was killed . Qel - Droma was devastated by his master ' s death , and vowed to infiltrate the Krath and bring them down from within . Eventually Qel - Droma did manage to infiltrate the Krath and work his way up their ranks . However , it soon became apparent that Qel - Droma was slowly slipping into the dark side . The Jedi attempted twice to rescue Qel - Droma from the Krath — it was during the second attempt that they attacked Iziz to try and regain Qel - Droma . During this battle , Wilum was one of several Jedi who flew the new , but still experimental , Star Saber Starfighters . During a fly - by of the city , Wilum saw Exar Kun approach the royal palace , and had a vision that he would one day know and train under him . The efforts to rescue Qel - Droma failed , and Qel - Droma eventually joined forces with the Dark Lord of the Sith , Exar Kun . Wilum and the other Jedi retreated , unsure of the future that lay before them . Exar ' s apprentice . With the beginning of the Great Sith War , Exar Kun traveled to the Jedi stronghold of Ossus to speak to those Jedi Knights who held the most potential , hoping to recruit them to his cause . Among the Jedi who were gathered to hear Kun speak , were Oss Wilum and Cay Qel - Droma . Kun claimed that he had discovered lost Jedi secrets , and that he wished to share them with those who would follow him . At first , however , Wilum was not comfortable with these claims , since to follow Kun would mean that one would have to leave their Jedi Master . Kun countered by saying that the older generation of Jedi had lost touch with the changing times , and that that was why Master Jeth had " failed " to contain the dark side energies on Onderon . Kun argued that he had in fact succeeded where Jeth had failed — Kun claimed to have traveled to Onderon , where he found the spirit of Freedon Nadd and destroyed him . Kun told Wilum and the others that when he found the Dark Jedi , he talked to Nadd , and learned things — specifically the locations of where ancient Sith artifacts were hidden . Upon learning Nadd ' s secrets Kun then supposedly vanquished the Dark Jedi . However , being two of the Jedi present at the Naddist Revolt , Wilum and Cay were both skeptical of Kun ' s claims , and outright told him so . Kun , though , produced an ancient Sith amulet which projected the scene of Kun striking down the spirit of Freedon Nadd . Not surprisingly , Wilum and the other gathered Jedi were shocked at this revelation . Kun , upon seeing the effects the amulet was having , advised the other Jedi that he was not content to leave things hidden like the older Jedi Masters ; that if they were like him , that if they " cared " about the future of the Jedi Order , then they would then join " him " in studying the ancient secrets , and change the galaxy . Following their meeting with Exar Kun , many of the Jedi decided that what he was saying was the truth and that they would follow him in his quest to change the galaxy , and decided to seek out Kun — Oss Wilum was among their numbers . They found Kun in the libraries of Ossus , where he had just killed the Jedi Master Odan - Urr , and advised him that they were willing to follow him to Yavin 4 . However , upon arrival on the jungle moon , Wilum immediately felt something strange surrounding them . Once Kun had led the Jedi closer to an ancient temple , Wilum again stated that something was wrong about the place before them — that it appeared to be tainted by the dark side . Wilum concluded that he did not want any part of what Kun had to offer , and decided to return to the ship . However , before Wilum could reach the ship , a large group of Massassi warriors attacked him . Zona Luka and the other Jedi rushed to Wilum ' s aid , helping keep the Massassi at bay . However , it was only when Kun ordered them , that the Massassi fell back . Kun told Wilum that what he was feeling was correct — that Yavin 4 was indeed heavily tainted by the dark side , but that he had now claimed the planet and intended to cleanse it with the light side of the Force . Wilum turned and reluctantly made his way to the front of the gathered Jedi , to hear what it was Kun was talking about . Kun held before him a stolen Sith holocron , claiming that by shattering it in the Jedi ' s presence , then they could begin destroying the dark side energies on Yavin 4 . Wilum and the other Jedi raised their hands to protect themselves from the flash of the holocron ' s destruction — however , when Kun destroyed the artifact , faint remnants of ancient Sith power became imbued in the shattered fragments and these shards became lodged in the raised hands of the Jedi . Wilum immediately felt it as ancient Sith magic began to take its hold over his mind . The glass shards , which had embedded themselves in Wilum ' s hands , slowly disappeared , and Wilum and the others ceased being Jedi — they were now Sith apprentices . The events on Yavin 4 provided Kun with a willing cadre of Sith apprentices who would not hesitate to do his bidding . To help consolidate his coming rule of the galaxy , Exar Kun issued death sentences on all the older Jedi Masters , whom he knew would stand in his way . The task of assassinating Master Thon fell to his onetime student , Oss Wilum . Wilum traveled to Thon ' s home on Ambria with Crado , and together they attacked Thon ' s home . Wilum used his new Sith powers to call from a nearby lake a group of Hssiss which he then used to press the attack . However , Thon and the Jedi Knights Sylvar and Nomi Sunrider fought back against the attacking Sith , killing the Hssiss and driving Crado to flee . Wilum , however , was wounded and captured by his former master who eventually helped Wilum overcome the Sith possession of his mind , though it could not be completely healed . Thon was eventually able to help bring Wilum back from the dark side , and the newly redeemed Jedi was one of those present on Ossus in the hours preceding its devastation . During this time , Ulic Qel - Droma was confronted by his brother Cay and the two engaged in a vicious lightsaber duel . The outcome saw Qel - Droma slay his brother , and while he held his dead brother , Qel - Droma was stripped of the Force by a distraught Nomi Sunrider . Following this action , Wilum comforted his one - time friend , Qel - Droma , and told him that even though he was on the verge of being consumed by guilt , the Jedi still had to stop Exar Kun — it was their duty as Jedi . Qel - Droma led Wilum and the others to Yavin 4 , where they confronted Exar Kun , and used their combined powers to defeat the Dark Lord . Legacy . Nothing is known of the eventual death of Oss Wilum , except that his memory was honored in a monument on New Holstice which was dedicated to fallen Jedi . Following the Second Battle of Jabiim , during the Clone Wars , Anakin Skywalker and A ' Sharad Hett were on New Holstice helping at the Republic military hospital established there . During one traumatic experience in the trauma ward , Anakin used the Force to massage a dying Jedi ' s heart , in an effort to keep her alive — however , his efforts only increased the pain that she was suffering . A ' Sharad confronted Anakin about this , and realized that Anakin was having a difficult time accepting that death was a natural state of life , and essentially , the Force . To demonstrate his point , he took Anakin to a monument near the hospital which was dedicated to the memory of fallen Jedi . Upon seeing the monument , Anakin could hear a memory moth whispering to him — he reached into the soft glowing light of the monument and grabbed the memory moth , holding it to his ear . He listened to it as it continually whispered a name in his ear — " Oss Wilum " . A ' Sharad showed Anakin how to use the memory moth to remember the names of the fallen , thus allowing Anakin to gain some closure over the many friends he lost in the killing fields of Jabiim . Personality and traits . During his life , Wilum was known to have been a considerate and caring individual who would go out his way to help not only his friends , but strangers as well . In the years prior to his becoming a Jedi , Wilum went out of his way to aid a damaged and stranded Republic scout ship which was in need of help . Even though his own ship was severely damaged , and he was also unable to reach anyone on the Republic ship , he nonetheless went out of his way and attached a tractor beam to the other ship and towed them safely . Due to his consideration of those in need of help , the Republic ship was able to reach the Galactic Capital and deliver the important message that it carried . Oss Wilum was an extremely talented Jedi who held immense Force potential . Not only did Master Garnoo see this in Wilum when he first encountered the young Vultan , but Master Thon also recognized this potential , and as a result decided to teach the young Jedi how to achieve a deeper understanding of the Force . Powers and abilities . Throughout his whole life , Wilum was known as a skilled pilot , and he demonstrated this ability on many occasions : before Wilum became a Jedi , he worked the spacelanes as a trader , literally living out of his ship , and always traveling from planet to planet . Wilum ' s piloting skills were again later witnessed during the Krath Conflict when he flew a Star Saber XC - 01 starfighter against the Krath forces on Iziz . Wilum was also a skilled mechanic , and it was during one of his many trading excursions that he experienced a critical engine failure , which forced him out of hyperspace in the middle of nowhere . He would have became stranded , except he improvised and managed to implement a number of short - term repairs on his ship , enough so that he could limp his ship to the nearest hyperspace beacon which was two days away , at sublight speed . During Wilum ' s training under Master Thon , he again demonstrated his mechanical ability when he fixed Nomi Sunrider ' s droid , A - 3DO , who had become damaged in a skirmish with attacking criminals . Behind the scenes . The " Power of the Jedi Sourcebook " incorrectly states that it was Oss Wilum and Dace Diath who were first asked to test the experimental Star Saber Starfighters . As per the sub - series " " of the " " series of comics , it was Dace and Cay Qel - Droma who were asked to try out the new starfighters .