XoXaan XoXaan was a humanoid female who , along with eleven other Jedi defectors , became the first Lords of the Sith . As Marchioness of the Dark Jedi ' s Black Legions , XoXaan fought in the cataclysmic Hundred - Year Darkness war only to be defeated and exiled from the Jedi Order following a rout on the world of Corbos . Guilty of high treason , XoXaan was among the beaten Dark Jedi that were banished from the Republic , only to discover Korriban , where they found and enslaved the aboriginal Sith species . Christened as the first of the Sith Lords , XoXaan and her contemporaries instituted a religion that centered around worship and practice of the dark side of the Force . Though other Sith Lords possessed similar talents , XoXaan was noted amongst her peers for her skills in dark side healing . She recorded her knowledge in a holocron , which was entombed with her in Korriban ' s Valley of the Dark Lords . Her spirit waited thousands of years for someone to come along whom she felt was worthy of her Sith teachings , and found one such student in the ex - Jedi A ' Sharad Hett . From Xoxaan ' s spirit and holocron , Hett learned the ways of the dark side , and eventually created a new Sith Order based on her teachings . After Hett assumed the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith under the moniker Darth Krayt , he constructed a massive statue in reverence of XoXaan — who was considered his first and greatest Sith teacher — within the Temple of the Sith on the planet Coruscant . Biography . Exile . XoXaan was a humanoid female member of the Jedi Order during the Old Republic era . She was aligned to a movement within the Order of beings who sought to further delve into the Force through exploration of its dark side , and was embittered with the Order ' s refusal to embrace contemporary philosophy . A rift spread between the opposing schools of thought , and the proponents of the light took up arms against XoXaan and her allies in a war that spanned one hundred years . As Marchioness of the Dark Jedi ' s Black Legions , at the climax of the conflict XoXaan and her forces waged a final battle against the Jedi Order on the Outer Rim planet Corbos . XoXaan fought on the surface of the world alongside fellow Dark Jedi Karness Muur and Baron Remulus Dreypa , and her forces were defeated by the Jedi , bringing the war to an end . She survived the conflict with eleven allies , among them Dreypa , Muur , Sorzus Syn , and commanding High General Ajunta Pall . Rather than execute the defeated , the Jedi Order exiled and banished them from the Galactic Republic into deep space , left to contemplate the error of their ways . XoXaan and the other Dark Jedi traveled through space until , around 6900 BBY , they arrived on the Outer Rim world of Korriban . They encountered the Sith people , and after weeks spent deciphering the native culture , instilled themselves as overlords of the Sith . Ajunta Pall claimed dominion as Dark Lord of the Sith ; Xoxaan , Along with her colleagues , XoXaan took up the mantle of Sith Lord and began the creation of a Sith - dominated empire . As XoXaan progressed further in the ways of the Sith , she developed a talent for healing through the dark side of the Force , and was renowned amongst her fellow Sith Lords for it . At some point XoXaan passed away , but not before recording much of her knowledge within a Sith holocron . She was laid to rest within Korriban ' s Valley of the Dark Lords in her own mausoleum , along with her holocron . Though her flesh had died , XoXaan ' s spirit resided within her holocron and waited for one she felt had — like her — found the teachings of the light side to be lacking . More than four thousand years passed , and eventually , XoXaan ' s wait ended with the arrival of A ' Sharad Hett , a bounty hunter who had once been a Jedi Master . Training a Dark Lord . XoXaan sensed Hett ' s presence on Korriban while he tracked a bounty named Resk . After killing him , Hett felt XoXaan call to him from the depths of her tomb . He followed the voice and was led inside XoXaan ' s resting place , where he found the door to her burial chamber . After shattering it with the Force , Hett discovered XoXaan ' s holocron , which released her spirit upon activation . Sensing the darkness within the bounty hunter , the spirit of XoXaan introduced itself to Hett and offered to initiate him in the ways of the dark side , an offer he accepted . As his Master , XoXaan ' s spirit taught Hett for years , instilling in him the traditions of the original Sith Lords and enhancing his skills through use of the dark side . However , Hett did not initially intend to fully embrace the dark side , and tried to convince himself that he could feign his status as a Sith Acolyte . He only wanted to learn enough about the dark side through XoXaan ' s teachings to further his own goals , which included toppling the perpetrator of the Great Jedi Purge — Darth Sidious , reigning Dark Lord of the Sith , and his apprentice , Darth Vader . Legacy . When Hett completed his training under XoXaan , he exited her tomb prepared to execute his mission against Darth Sidious , only to find that a New Republic had replaced Sidious ' s Galactic Empire . Dejected , Hett left known space , where he was captured in the Unknown Regions and imprisoned by scouts from the extra - galactic Yuuzhan Vong species , who also tortured and implanted their slave seeds in him . Combined with XoXaan ' s teachings , these experiences led to his rebirth as Darth Krayt and the formation of his One Sith Order . After Krayt conquered Coruscant , he placed a gigantic statue of XoXaan within the new Temple of the Sith , in honor of his mentor . By 137 ABY , the Vong implants within Krayt had ravaged his body , to the point that he felt as though his death was on the horizon . Darth Wyyrlok III , Krayt ' s chief lieutenant , delved deep into ancient Sith lore hoping to find a way to cure his Master . He even consulted XoXaan ' s considerable knowledge of dark side healing for any potential secrets ; however , Wyyrlok found that XoXaan ' s teachings proved unsatisfactory and was thus forced to search elsewhere for answers . By that same time , XoXaan ' s temple on Korriban had been restored to a habitable capacity , and was among other structures that were reconditioned and put to use by the One Sith . Her temple was furnished with stasis chambers and laboratories ; its medical facilities would be used to rehabilitate several Sith Lords , who had all suffered grievous wounds and subsequent defeat in battle on Had Abbadon . Personality and traits . Like many of her original brethren , XoXaan was a Sith Lord who found the way of the Jedi unsatisfying . She believed that the teachings of the Jedi were flawed and that a greater truth lay in the path of the dark side . She also felt that the galaxy was empty and that Sith - inspired rule was required to fill it . When the Dark Jedi encountered the native Sith on Korriban , XoXaan was among those who played off of their naiveté , allowing the Sith to treat them as deities . She also adopted their customs , including the creation of holocrons , a secret that could be traced back to the ancient Sith king Adas . As a Sith Master , XoXaan reserved her teachings for those whom she believed had experienced her same disillusion with the Jedi Order , one who believed that the truth lay in the path of the dark side . Powers and abilities . XoXaan used the power of the dark side to conquer beings she considered inferior , such as the malleable Sith race she and her colleagues enslaved on Korriban . XoXaan was well - versed in Sith lore and stored what she knew within the recesses of her own holocron . Her knowledge included dark side healing techniques , though Darth Wyyrlok found that none of them were able to successfully remove the slave seeds from Emperor Krayt ' s body . She wielded a yellow - bladed protosaber and she also possessed the Yoke of Seeming , a Sith artifact that allowed its wearer to take on whatever appearance they desired . Behind the scenes . XoXaan was first mentioned in the fourteenth issue of the " " series , " " , written by John Ostrander . As there was no context given in the comic as to what XoXaan was — or even how the word was capitalized — questions arose on the forums of TheForce . Net on who or what it meant , and what the spelling and correct pronunciation was . Artist Jan Duursema , who co - authored " Claws of the Dragon " and the subsequent comics in which the character appeared , established that the name was spelled " XoXaan " , and that the pronunciation was " Zoh - Zaahn . " XoXaan ' s backstory was minimally explored by Ostrander in " Legacy " seventeenth issue , " " , in which she only appeared in flashbacks of Darth Krayt ' s path down the dark side . XoXaan was drawn by Jan Duursema for " Claws of the Dragon , Part 4 " , as well as in her next appearance , " " . In " Vector 11 " , once again by means of flashbacks , XoXaan was established to be connected to the character of Karness Muur , who was the main antagonist of the " " story arc . Along with Muur , Ostrander named XoXaan as one of the Dark Jedi exiles of the Hundred - Year Darkness , whose original appearance was in " " . In " " by Daniel Wallace , XoXaan is identified as one of only twelve survivors of the Hundred - Year Darkness .