Mission to Empress Teta The Mission to Empress Teta was a Jedi operation conducted in the year 3997 BBY , several months after the Battle of Deneba . Following the death of Jedi Master Arca Jeth at that battle , Ulic Qel - Droma chose to go ahead with his proposed plan to infiltrate the Krath and bring them down from within . After several months without receiving any word from the undercover Ulic , Nomi Sunrider , Cay Qel - Droma , and Tott Doneeta organized themselves into a strike force and set out from Ossus for the undercover Jedi ' s last reported location — Empress Teta , the capital of the Krath regime . The three Jedi were eventually able to locate the undercover Qel - Droma , and what followed was a short , but violent , clash between Ulic Qel - Droma and Satal Keto , who had discovered the spy in the Krath ' s midst . Following the end of the duel , which witnessed the death of Keto , Ulic attacked his friends who wished him to return with them to Ossus . Believing that he could still destroy the Krath , and ultimately the Sith , from within , Ulic Qel - Droma continued to walk down the dark path that was laid out before him . Prelude . The Battle of Deneba had been a violent affair that had left its mark on many Jedi , not the least of whom was the Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma . The death of his former Master , Arca Jeth , on Mount Meru had deeply wounded Qel - Droma , and he vowed that he would go ahead with his plan to infiltrate the Krath and destroy them , and their Sith magic , from within . However , there were several Jedi , including Masters Odan - Urr and Ood Bnar , that believed Qel - Droma walked a dangerous path . Nonetheless , they believed that if the young Jedi was to fall , it was to be the will of the Force . Knowing that they could not forcibly keep Qel - Droma from departing for his self - assigned missions , the Masters and other Knights said their goodbyes to him as Qel - Droma departed the library world of Ossus . However , Nomi Sunrider and others became worried after several months had passed with no word reaching the Jedi or the Republic regarding the status of Ulic Qel - Droma ' s infiltration . Believing that Qel - Droma might have allowed himself to turn to the dark side in order to destroy the Krath , the Jedi determined it was necessary that Qel - Droma be contacted , and extracted if need be , as soon as possible . Volunteering for the mission , Jedi Knights Nomi Sunrider , Cay Qel - Droma , and Tott Doneeta devised a plan through which Sunrider would make contact with their target on the Krath capital of Empress Teta . With their plan approved by the Jedi Masters , the three Jedi immediately boarded the " Nebulon Ranger " and set out for the Empress Teta system . The mission . Unknown to the other Jedi , Ulic Qel - Droma had been unable to send any form of communication back to Ossus , or the Republic , due to several reasons outside of his control . Qel - Droma knew that he had to be careful during his mission , lest his true intentions be discovered . Although he had been able to convince Aleema Keto of his " conversion , " her cousin Satal chose to be careful of the supposed fallen Jedi claiming to be a Krath sympathizer . Believing that he was correct in his assumptions about Qel - Droma , Satal gave into his suspicions and ordered that Qel - Droma be taken prisoner beneath the Iron Citadel . As a Krath detainee , he was the subject of various torture techniques , and was even injected with Sith poison s . It was these poisons that would cloud , and eventually corrupt , Qel - Droma ' s mind and lead him down the path to the dark side . Despite all that he was subjected to , Qel - Droma was able to survive the torture , and was even able to convince Keto that he was sincere in his devotion to the Krath . Now believing that Qel - Droma was in fact a Krath sympathizer , Satal and Aleema chose to take advantage of Qel - Droma ' s military expertise and promote him to warlord of all Krath military forces . Meanwhile , Nomi Sunrider and her Jedi strike team had managed to travel to Cinnagar and to successfully deposit Sunrider near the Iron Citadel . Realizing that the only way she would be able to see Qel - Droma face - to - face was to expose her identity as a Jedi Knight , Sunrider made her way to the Krath palace . Upon arriving , Sunrider ignited her lightsaber and was immediately confronted by a number of Krath soldiers . Knowing that fighting the soldiers would not help her cause , Sunrider allowed herself to be taken into custody , hoping that she would be brought before Qel - Droma and the other Krath leaders . Seeing the prisoner brought before him , Qel - Droma realized that he was faced with a difficult decision — save the woman whom he loved , and thus ruin his cover , or play the part that the Krath expected him to , and treat Sunrider as he would any other prisoner . Deciding that the importance of the success of his mission outweighed even his love for Nomi Sunrider , Qel - Droma advised his fellow Krath that he would personally execute the captured Jedi the following morning — though in reality he wanted to try and arrange for her escape . Not believing what she had heard , and not realizing that Qel - Droma believed he was playing a part , Sunrider was led off in chains to the Iron Citadel ' s dungeons . Wanting Sunrider to be aware of his plans , Qel - Droma attempted to contact her in her prison cell by programming a Krath droid with a hidden recording . The message explained his plans to stay undercover for a while longer , hoping to prevent any future attacks against the Jedi like what occurred at Deneba . The droid , however , was intercepted by Satal and Qel - Droma ' s hidden message was discovered . Realizing that he had been right from the beginning regarding Qel - Droma , Satal determined to have both Sunrider and Qel - Droma executed . Unaware of Qel - Droma ' s actual plan , Sunrider was able to use her battle meditation against the soldiers guarding her , causing them to fight and kill one another . Free to escape , Sunrider managed to make her way out of the palace and commed for aid from Cay Qel - Droma and Tott Doneeta , who were orbiting the planet in the " Nebulon Ranger " . When the two Jedi arrived to recover Sunrider , the strike team agreed that they must try to extract the undercover Qel - Droma as well . However , their mission came to an abrupt halt when Satal Keto intercepted the team . Just prior to this , Aleema had advised Ulic that it had been Satal ' s idea to attack the Jedi assembly on Mount Meru . Furious at this revelation , Ulic allowed his emotions to cloud his judgment , and he rushed to confront Satal — only to discover the Krath leader confronting Sunrider and the rest of the strike team . Making his presence known , Ulic advised Sunrider , Cay , and Doneeta that it had been Satal who had orchestrated the Krath offensive that had claimed Master Jeth ' s life . Releasing a scream , Ulic gave in to his anger and fought Satal in a vicious and fast - paced duel . Through his knowledge of the Force , Ulic was able to quickly overwhelm Satal ' s defenses , and the Krath leader was struck down , killed in the thrall of Ulic ' s anger . Finally realizing just how close Ulic was to falling to the dark side , Sunrider , Cay , and Doneeta attempted to convince the rogue Jedi to return with Ossus with them . Ulic , however , used his anger to unleash a wave of dark side energy at his friends , throwing them back towards their ship . Refusing to believe that Ulic was lost , the Jedi strike team boarded the " Nebulon Ranger " and made their way off Empress Teta . Aftermath . Stunned by what they had witnessed back on Empress Teta , Sunrider and the other Jedi of the strike team devised a new plan and presented it to the Jedi Masters , aimed at extracting Ulic Qel - Droma from the Krath fortress on Cinnagar . The final phase of their plan called for Qel - Droma to be captured by force , but only if absolutely necessary . The Masters , however , cautioned against forcefully capturing Qel - Droma and bringing him back to Ossus . They argued that the decision to return and turn his back on the dark side " must " be made solely by Qel - Droma himself . Otherwise , they believed , the struggling Jedi would not learn from his mistakes , and that in itself could have even more dire repercussions . Heeding the wisdom of the Masters , Sunrider and the others modified their plan to accommodate this line of thinking . Under the guidance of Sunrider and other veteran Jedi , a task force was organized , which included the Beast Riders of Onderon , and set off for Cinnagar to again confront the growing darkness that was threatening to engulf Ulic Qel - Droma . Behind the scenes . The Mission to Empress Teta first appeared in the issue " " of the " " series of comics . The mission was conceived and written by authors Tom Veitch and Kevin J . Anderson , and was drawn by artist Chris Gossett . Veitch and Anderson used this mission to further illustrate the fall of Ulic Qel - Droma to the dark side of the Force . Following the publication of the " Dark Lords of the Sith " story - arc , the Mission to Empress Teta was featured in the , which was brought to life through the voice acting of various cast members , including John Cygan ( Ulic Qel - Droma ) , Glynnis Talken ( Nomi Sunrider ) , and Jack Noseworthy ( Cay Qel - Droma ) .