Quest Knights The Quest Knights was a group of ten Jedi Knights of the New Jedi Order formed in 44 ABY to locate the powerful Dagger of Mortis . Immediately following the conclusion of the Jedi ' s war with the Lost Tribe of Sith and the destruction of the dark side entity Abeloth , a member of the Force deity family of the Ones , the Jedi decided to arm the future generations against Abeloth ' s eventual return . Grand Master Luke Skywalker knew that the Dagger of Mortis had been used to kill other members of the Ones during the Clone Wars , and though the Jedi had no idea where Mortis was , it was their only hope in permanently killing Abeloth . As such , Skywalker sent the Quest Knights on a mission to find the Mortis monolith that led to the planet Mortis , where they hoped to be able to find the Dagger . History . Sometime after 100 , 000 BBY , the being Abeloth — the only mortal member of the powerful Force - sensitive family of the Ones who lived on a jungle planet in the Maw — drank from two Force nexus es on the world — the Pool of Knowledge and Font of Power . Doing so transformed her into a dark side Force deity bent on destroying civilizations across the galaxy . The Ones imprisoned Abeloth on the world and moved to the planet Mortis , but they were killed during the Clone Wars when the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi arrived on a mission there . As such , when Abeloth broke free of her prison in 44 ABY , there was no one left to stop her . While the Lost Tribe of Sith arose and began a war with the New Jedi Order , Abeloth initiated her own plan to take over the galaxy . Ultimately , the Jedi defeated the Tribe , and along with help from the Galactic Alliance and two Sith — apprentice Vestara Khai and Lord Darth Krayt — were able to defeat Abeloth as well , killing her bodily manifestations in a duel in the Force realm beyond shadows , an assault in the New Jedi Temple , and a duel at the Font of Power . Although Abeloth was destroyed , she quickly began to reform her body , and the Jedi realized that she had not truly been killed . Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker , who had heard of the events on Mortis during the Clone Wars from his Master , Yoda , recalled that the Ones could only be permanently killed by the Force - imbued Dagger of Mortis . As the Jedi had no idea where Mortis was located , Skywalker formed the Quest Knights in order to find the Mortis monolith , a structure in space that led to the planet , and recover the Dagger of Mortis . That way , future generations would be armed against Abeloth ' s inevitable return , and could prevent her from destroying civilizations in the galaxy . The Ten Knights embarked upon their solitary mission in StealthX starfighters from a hangar of the Super Star Destroyer " Megador " in 44 ABY . They immediately broke formation and piloted their ships off in ten separate directions to begin their search . Organization . The Quest Knights was a group that consisted of ten Jedi Knights of the New Jedi Order . They were each equipped with their own personal StealthX starfighters . Behind the scenes . The Quest Knights first appeared in Troy Denning ' s " " ( 2012 ) , the ninth and final installment in the " " novel series . In " Apocalypse " , none of the Knights are individually named , until Soroc ' s appearance in " Crucible " .