Tona Vaal Tona Vaal was a male Keshiri agent of a Keshiri resistance group active on the planet Kesh in the years after the Great Hyperspace War . Vaal was born the youngest son of geologist Adari Vaal and her husband , Zhari Vaal . In 5000 BBY , Tona Vaal ' s mother became a celebrated figure in Keshiri society after rescuing a group of crash - landed Sith stranded in the mountains — those Sith established the Lost Tribe of Sith , took control of the planet , and honored Adari Vaal greatly . However , after the death of her eldest son , Finn Vaal , who was killed in an accident while building a monument to the Sith , Tona Vaal ' s mother established a resistance group dedicated to fighting against the Sith , which the young Keshiri joined when he came of age . Ostensibly , Vaal worked as a traveling stable master , but in actuality he was an undercover agent spying on Nida Korsin , the Human daughter of Lost Tribe Grand Lord Yaru Korsin , and her Skyborn Rangers uvak - riding club — however , in 4975 BBY he fell for his target . Vaal ' s attraction to Korsin led him to disclose the resistance ' s secret plans to her . As a result , the rebels were defeated , and his mother forced into exile . Biography . A Keshiri male , Tona Vaal was born on the remote , isolated Wild Space planet of Kesh . Vaal was the youngest son of geologist Adari Vaal and her husband , Zhari Vaal , a member of the planet ' s Neshtovar ruling council . When Tona Vaal was still very young , his father died in an uvak - riding accident , and he was left to be raised by his now - single mother and his grandmother , Eulyn . While his mother rededicated herself to her geology work , Vaal and his older brother , Finn Vaal , were primarily cared for by Eulyn . By the time Tona Vaal was a toddler , his mother came into significant controversy amongst the Keshiri populace . After discovering evidence that the landmass of Kesh was formed naturally through volcanic flow rather than from the blood of the Skyborn gods — as was in accordance with the prevalent religious stories — the geologist began to teach her findings to her students and , in 5000 BBY , was accused of heresy by the Neshtovar . She was forced to defend herself in public hearings before the ruling council , and she became a pariah to the crowds of Keshiri who angrily rained rocks upon the Vaal family home in the city of Tahv . Fearing for their safety , Adari sent her sons and Eulyn to seek refuge at her uncle ' s house when the attacks intensified . Vaal ' s mother was eventually forced to flee into the mountains on uvak - back , where she discovered a group of crash - landed Sith encamped there . She led them back to civilization , where the Humans and pureblood Sith of the crew posed as the Skyborn returned to Kesh . The " Skyborn " and their savior , the heretic geologist , were received in a raucous celebration in Tahv ' s Circle Eternal plaza . No longer having to fear the wrath of angry townsfolk , the young Tona Vaal attended the ceremony in his mother ' s arms . Although his mother became an exalted figure in Keshiri society , her deliverance of the Sith had unforeseen consequences . Inspiring fanatical devotion in the Keshiri , the new Lost Tribe of Sith established dominion over their society . Thousands of Keshiri went to work building monuments and tributes to their rulers — in 4987 BBY , a labor accident claimed the life of Vaal ' s older brother , Finn . His death , and the failure of Lost Tribe Grand Lord Yaru Korsin to save him , prompted Vaal ' s mother to form a Keshiri resistance group dedicated to bringing down the Sith rule . By 4975 BBY , Tona Vaal had followed his father ' s footsteps in becoming a member of the Neshtovar , and was working covertly for the resistance . At the time , he was serving as the traveling stable master for the Skyborn Rangers , an uvak - riding club led by Grand Lord Korsin ' s daughter Nida . Named to the position by Grand Lord Korsin , Vaal ran his own stable in Tahv , in addition to working near the Kesh Sith Temple . Vaal forged a friendship with Nida — eventually falling for her — all the while serving as an undercover agent for his mother and her rebel group . That year , Vaal ' s mother put the finishing touches on her final plan to overthrow the Sith . Although Vaal was kept out of the decision - making — much to his chagrin — he knew the details of the plot . Resistance agents would steal the Lost Tribe ' s uvak , crippling their ability to move across Kesh ' s vast landmass and leaving them vulnerable to an armed uprising . Vaal wanted to ride with the agents , but he reluctantly agreed to stay with Nida and the Skyborn Rangers . However , he was unable to keep their plans a secret , as he spilled all the details of the plan to Nida . Vaal ' s disclosure of the plot resulted in the foiling of the resistance ' s mission , as Nida was able to prevent many of the uvak from being stolen . Vaal ' s mother did not learn of her son ' s failure until quite some time afterward , when a rider from Tahv alerted her as she gathered with the other rebel agents . Despondent , the rebel leader turned away before she learned of her son ' s fate and resigned herself to a life in exile . In her later years , Vaal ' s mother made her way across the ocean to the previously - unknown continent of Alanciar , where she became a heroic figure for her resilience and leadership . In the year 2975 BBY , Adari Vaal ' s personal memoirs were discovered in the city of Sus ' mintri , and were found to have several regret - filled passages about Tona Vaal and the rest of his family . Personality and traits . As a young child , Tona Vaal was playful and curious , and his habit of grabbing his mother ' s hair forced her to cut it very short . As was the same with his brother Finn , Vaal took after his father , Zhari , and his mother saw him as no kinder or brighter than her departed husband had been . Although not particularly sharp , Vaal was an amiable fellow and a competent stable master . He was quite loyal to his mother and the Keshiri resistance , and he always wished to be more involved with the rebel group ' s work . However , in his duty as a covert agent he fell for one of the targets of his espionage , Nida Korsin , which proved to be his downfall — his attraction to Korsin won out over his loyalty to the resistance , prompting him to divulge their plans and leading to the group ' s destruction . Like most other Keshiri , Vaal had purple skin . Behind the scenes . The character of Tona Vaal first appeared in John Jackson Miller ' s 2009 eBook , " " , the second installment of his nine - part " Lost Tribe of the Sith " series . Vaal also appeared in the series ' fourth installment , " " , and was mentioned in the ninth , " " . In an email interview dated to December 11 2013 , John Jackson Miller has confirmed that Tona Vaal was indeed the youngest son of Adari Vaal , as first mentioned in " Skyborn " . He acknowledged that the description of Tona as the eldest in " Savior " was an error .