First Battle of Onderon ( Naddist Uprising ) A battle took place during the Freedon Nadd Uprising , in the year 3998 BBY , that pitted the combined forces of the Jedi Order and the Beast Riders of Onderon against the dark side - empowered army commanded by King Ommin of Iziz . Being the first battle of that conflict , it commenced during the funeral procession of Ommin ' s wife , the Sith sorceress Queen Amanoa , as a group of Jedi Knights led by Jedi Master Arca Jeth prepared to transport both Amanoa ' s sarcophagus and that of the ancient Dark Lord Freedon Nadd to a newly constructed mausoleum on the far side of Onderon ' s jungle moon , Dxun . During Amanoa ' s procession , a massive groundborer emerged from underground , revealing an army of darksider s led by the Dark Jedi Warb Null . The army managed to retake the coffins and retreated with them on their war machine into the subterranean levels of the city of Iziz , where it was suspected that Amanoa ' s husband , the sorcerer King Ommin , resided . Arca Jeth , Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma , and Amanoa ' s daughter , Galia , followed the borer into the tunnels and discovered that Ommin , who had been previously thought to be dead by the general populace of Onderon , was indeed alive , " and " in league with the spirit of Freedon Nadd . Under orders from Nadd , Jeth was captured and taken deeper into the tunnels after a brief confrontation with Ommin and his Sith master . As Qel - Droma and Galia attempted to escape , Warb Null confronted them , but was swiftly defeated by the Jedi Knight . They then returned to the surface , where Qel - Droma , realizing that reinforcements were necessary , sent a distress message to the Galactic Republic , beseeching their aid . Prelude . Funeral for the Queen . For nearly four hundred years , the Inner Rim world of Onderon , had been embroiled in a civil conflict between the only established city of Iziz ' s dark side - worshiping citizens , and the Beast Riders from the planet ' s wilderness . The final battle saw the intervention of the Jedi Order , who had dispatched the Jedi Knights Cay and Ulic Qel - Droma , and the Twi ' lek Jedi Tott Doneeta , to mediate the civil unrest . The Knights were unsuccessful in bringing about a peaceful resolution between the Beast - Lord Oron Kira and the ruler of Iziz , Queen Amanoa . Thus , their mission quickly degenerated into an all - out battle . Only after the arrival of their own Master , the Arkanian Jedi Arca Jeth , who used his skill with Jedi battle meditation to sway the tide of fighting , was the battle brought to an end . As a last measure , Jeth and his Jedi confronted Amanoa , who had been secretly drawing upon the power of the Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd in his tomb underneath the royal palace of Iziz . Jeth cast out the darkness of Nadd ' s tomb with the light of the Force , and without the Dark Lord ' s influence , Amanoa ' s power faded as well . She died in her daughter ' s arms , unable and unwilling to succumb to the light . With Amanoa dead , Iziz was left without a legitimate ruler . As was the way of the Onderon Royal Family , Amanoa ' s daughter , Galia , then assumed the throne , and she and her new husband , Oron Kira , became the new King and Queen of Onderon . Immediately , they began making preparations to inter Amanoa and Freedon Nadd , whose remains had been confiscated by the Jedi when Amanoa perished . A funeral commenced , under the direction of Arca Jeth , who was still concerned with the strong darkness he felt emanating from the coffin . To ensure that the dark side power of Nadd ' s sarcophagus could no longer oppress the citizens of Onderon , Jeth ordered a new tomb to be constructed of Mandalorian iron on Dxun , the planet ' s jungle moon . Amanoa would be laid there as well . Naddist ambush . Meanwhile , Oron Kira ' s second - in - command , Gobee , and another Beast Rider were ordered by the Jedi to search the catacombs under Iziz , where it was rumored that practitioners of Sith magic were still lurking in the depths . As they delved deeper through miles of tunnels , Gobee and his partner came upon none other than King Ommin himself . The Queen ' s procession was interrupted by Gobee and the other Beast Rider when they emerged from the tunnels , moments ahead of an attack . Before they could warn their fellow Beast Riders and the Jedi , the sound of a massive boring machine interrupted them . More than just a tunnel - maker , the war engine protruded and sprang forth from below Iziz , releasing scores of Naddist soldiers . At their front was a gigantic lightsaber - wielding Dark Jedi , whose armor radiated with the power of Sith magic . The battle . Duel with a Dark Jedi . Immediately , Oron Kira and his men engaged the Naddists as they emptied their war machine , while the Knights engaged the Dark Jedi , who identified himself as Warb Null . Before he could join the battle , Arca Jeth was suddenly attacked through the Force by an unknown adversary and incapacitated . Meanwhile , Null ' s battle with the Jedi provided ample distraction for his Naddist soldiers , who were tasked with recapturing the sarcophagi of Nadd and Amanoa and bringing them aboard the war machine . Successful in their mission , Null then called for a retreat ; the tunnel - maker pulled back and descended into the depths , with the Dark Jedi following close behind . Ulic Qel - Droma chased after them , grabbing onto the tunnel - maker and demanding that the armored Null return and face him . Null never came out , however , and Qel - Droma was nearly pulled into the gaping maw left behind in the war machine ' s wake . He jumped off the machine in time to avoid falling in the hole after it and rejoined his comrades , just as they were tending to the felled Arca Jeth . Meanwhile , Tott Doneeta received a message that another contingent of the darksider army was approaching the city . Jeth had barely recovered from the dark side attack when he realized that the Naddists were only distracting the Jedi ; their real intention was to recover the sarcophagi of Amanoa and Freedon Nadd . Jeth had deduced that Nadd ' s coffin was the source of the dark power plaguing Onderon , and that retrieving it along with Amanoa ' s was the only course of action . It was then that Galia revealed the fact that her father , Ommin , was indeed alive , and that he may be the Jedi ' s only hope in recovering the sarcophagi . Tott Doneeta , Oss Wilum , and Cay Qel - Droma remained behind with Oron Kira , while Arca Jeth and Ulic Qel - Droma planned to follow the war machine ' s exit - tunnel , in hopes of confronting the darksiders . Galia insisted on going with them , due to her familiarity with the catacombs . The trio descended into the darkness of the tunnels , intent on finding the darksiders , the sarcophagi , and possibly even King Ommin . Enter King Ommin . Galia found that , as they traveled deeper underground , she was less familiar with the catacombs than she first believed . Jeth , however , felt the potency of the dark side much stronger there ; he was sure that they were indeed going in the right direction . Ulic Qel - Droma was not so concerned with where they were going or finding the King as he was with confronting Warb Null . It was not long , however , before the trio stumbled upon King Ommin himself , who was being physically supported by a full - body , durasteel exoskeleton . Ommin told them that his support - frame was required to augment his movements , but Jeth sensed that a darker power was at work . Ommin bid him close , as he revealed his allegiance with the spirit of Freedon Nadd , whom he had summoned personally from Chaos . Freedon Nadd then appeared behind Ommin , also empowering him with the dark side of the Force . Arca Jeth immediately confronted Nadd but was intercepted by Ommin , who seized Jeth ' s throat and commenced smothering him with waves of dark side energy . Jeth was incapacitated , and Qel - Droma attempted to rescue him , but he was unable to penetrate the energy field in which Jeth was encased . Ommin then revealed his Dark Side Army : fully armed , ready for battle , and led by the armor - clad Warb Null . With the Dark Jedi at his flank , the King attempted to seduce Galia to the dark side . He was promptly refused by his daughter , whose only wish was to escape . Qel - Droma , however , gave over to his desire for revenge ; he cut his way through Ommin ' s warriors to Warb Null , and as the King and Freedon Nadd descended into the depths with a subdued Jeth , Qel - Droma engaged the armored darksider in lightsaber combat . Death of Warb Null . Qel - Droma and Null ' s duel was brief but intense , and Null was overpowered by the enraged Jedi . Qel - Droma parried several blows before dodging an overhand slash completely and flipping over Null , landing behind him and gaining the advantage as well . Qel - Droma instantly attacked by severing Null ' s weapon arm , leaving him downed , humbled , and begging for amnesty . Qel - Droma lent no ear as he brought his lightsaber around and beheaded the Dark Jedi . Unbeknownst to him , the death of Null had been planned by Nadd , who saw the duel as a test of the young Jedi ' s growing dark side power . It was only then that Qel - Droma realized that he had forsaken both Galia and Jeth , the latter of which had been kidnapped by Ommin and Nadd in the midst of the duel . In their place was Ommin ' s Dark Side Army , blocking them from the tunnel in which Ommin had departed . Realizing that he was no match for an entire army of Sith magic - empowered warriors , Qel - Droma quickly fled with Galia through the tunnels toward the surface . Aftermath . Galia and Qel - Droma emerged above ground , only to find that the Royal Palace as well as the city had been retaken by the Naddists . They wandered the war - torn streets of Iziz until they happened upon Cay Qel - Droma , Oss Wilum , and Oron Kira . Ulic Qel - Droma explained to them that Jeth had been kidnapped , and that another of Ommin ' s dark side militias was approaching fast to join their colleagues in battle . It was then decided that Galia would be ferried away to safety , while the Jedi and Oron Kira would take up command from the Beast Rider stronghold , Fortress Kira . Ulic Qel - Droma knew that the situation had deteriorated further into something that he and his current strength in numbers were incapable of handling . Therefore , his only recourse was to relay a message to the Jedi Order , and also the Galactic Senate on Coruscant , with hopes that they would both dispatch reinforcements . Qel - Droma ' s message was indeed received and debated over by the Republic Ministry of Defense , who decided to send the entire Republic Navy in defense of Onderon . The Jedi too acknowledged the call for aid , and responded to their fellows by sending five Knights to aid them . One of the chosen Jedi , a young woman named Nomi Sunrider , was also selected to lead the Republic Fleet into battle . These things were unknown to Qel - Droma and his companions on Onderon , however , leaving them with nothing other than hope to rely on . Behind the scenes . The battle during the funeral first appeared in the issue " " of the " " series of comics . The battle was conceived and written by author Tom Veitch , and was drawn by artist Tony Akins . Both Veitch and Kevin J . Anderson would use the events portrayed in this battle and the following battle as background details for their joint venture " " , where such characters as Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma would be explored in depth while playing integral parts to the story line . The battle also provided a backdrop for the Krath Holy Crusade , which was written as a part of the larger Great Sith War . It was later recounted in the " Tales of the Jedi " audio drama , written by John Whitman and based on the original script by Veitch . In the original comic appearance of the battle , Queen Galia is reunited with Oron Kira and also accompanies him to Fortress Kira with the Jedi . In the audio version , however , Galia is taken to safety by Tott Doneeta , while Oron Kira and the rest of the Jedi take up command from Fortress Kira . Also , in the audio drama , Warb Null loses his arm to Ulic Qel - Droma in their duel before being killed , whereas in the comic version he is simply killed . Another note of contradiction occurs when Ulic Qel - Droma blames Warb Null for cleaving Cay Qel - Droma ' s arm , causing him to show no mercy to Null before killing him . This conflicts with both the comic version and the audio drama , where in the former , Cay ' s arm is severed by Amanoa ' s royal guards , and in the latter , his arm is blasted off by Novar .