Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : The Prisoner of Bogan Star Wars : Dawn of the Jedi : The Prisoner of Bogan is a five - issue comic book miniseries , the second arc in the " " comic series that is set in the Pre - Republic era and focuses on the Je ' daii Order , the Jedi Order ' s predecessors . Published by Dark Horse Comics through winter 2012 and spring 2013 , " Dawn of the Jedi : The Prisoner of Bogan " is written by John Ostrander and pencilled by Jan Duursema , the creative team behind the critically - acclaimed " " series . " The Prisoner of Bogan " is primarily set in the year 25 , 793 BBY , in a time before the polarization of the light and dark sides of the Force , and it picks up several weeks after the events of the previous arc , " " . The minseries centers on Xesh and his uneasy alliance with the mad former Je ' daii Daegen Lok — the titular prisoner of the moon Bogan — who enlists Xesh ' s aid in escaping Bogan and constructing Forcesaber s in an attempt to prove the vision he had years earlier to be true . The two are then pursued by a number of Je ' daii across the Tython system . The arc was collected in the trade paperback " " , which was released on July 24 , 2013 , and was followed by the " " arc in late 2013 . Plot summary . Several weeks after his arrival on Tython , Xesh is assaulted by Daegen Lok on the moon of Bogan as a way of testing Xesh ' s abilities , and Lok then disables Xesh ' s manacles and tracker before telling of him the vision that had driven him insane many years earlier : an army of dark warriors carrying blades of fire . When Xesh identifies that weapon as a Forcesaber , Lok convinces him to build more Forcesabers so that he can prove his vision to the Je ' daii , and the two use a Pho - V fighter that Lok has hidden to escape Bogan after Xesh restores the ship ' s power with his Force lightning . Temple Master Tem Madog of Vur Tepe , the Je ' daii Forge , tests the Forcesaber , but gives it to Hawk Ryo when the Ranger proves himself capable of wielding the blade . When Xesh ' s absence from his compound on Bogan is detected , a team of Je ' daii — Temple Master Jake Fenn , Rangers Bel Zana , Ryo , and Rori Fenn , and Shae Koda and Sek ' nos Rath — are sent to the moon to locate him . Xesh and Lok arrive at the crystal planet of Krev Coeur in their failing starship , which forces them to parachute to the surface and begin their search for the proper crystals . On Bogan , the Je ' daii search for Xesh , and they discover evidence of Lok ' s starfighter and carvings he drew of his vision . Hawk Ryo admits to the fact that he shared the vision with Lok when the two friends were exploring the Chasm , and the Je ' daii realize that Lok is seeking to construct Forcesabers , so half of the Je ' daii pursue the two fugitives to Krev Coeur while the others head to the factory world of Nox . At the same time , the Force Hound Trill arrives in the system , having followed Xesh . Ranger Bel Zana attempts to capture Xesh and Lok when she locates them , but Lok manipulates her mind to incapitate her by preying on her fear of fire . Master Fenn and Sek ' nos Rath arrive to aid Zana , but their fight goes sideways when Lok , sensing Fenn ' s feelings for Zana , casts her off of the nearby cliff , and Rath seemingly falls to his death saving her as Xesh and Lok escape . On Nox , Xesh completes the two Forcesabers and Lok attempts to recruit Hadiya ' s former generals in his effort to conquer the Je ' daii . Shae Koda helps track down Xesh , but he captures her after rescuing her from a dianoga that interrupted their fight . Xesh and Lok then escape with their new prisoner and head to the planet Shikaakwa to try and gather an army there . Rath is saved from death by Trill , who claims to be a ship thief , and Trill helps him head to Shikaakwa to meet up with the other Je ' daii . Meanwhile , Tasha Ryo attempts to identify the remains of a Rakata who died in the " Devourer " crash , but her efforts in the Je ' daii Library in Kaleth yield no results until Master Ters Sendon shows her the Kwa Holocron — an ancient holocron left on Tython by the Kwa species that activates in Ryo ' s presence . The holocron ' s gatekeeper , A ' nang , identifies the mysterious skull as that of a Rakata , and with the help of Master Rajivari , the Je ' daii convince A ' nang to tell them more about the Rakata . The Kwa explains that long ago , his species traveled the galaxy with their Infinity Gate s and taught species about the Force , but the Rakata used the Kwa ' s knowledge to forge an Infinite Empire based on the dark side . On Shikaakwa , Lok , Xesh , and a captive Shae Koda meet with Baron Volnos Ryo , Hawk ' s brother and Tasha ' s father , who helped Lok infiltrate the Despot Army and kill Hadiya during the Despot War after Hadiya killed Ryo ' s father . Lok ' s attempts to enlist Ryo ' s aid turn sour quickly , and the arrival of the Je ' daii turn the encounter into an all - out battle . Sek ' nos Rath attacks Xesh and attempts to free Koda , but he fails , and Trill is pleased to see that the memory blocks Predor Skal ' nas placed in Xesh ' s mind are working — the Force Hound does not recognize his former brood mate when the two see each other during the fighting . Hawk Ryo and Lok begin their own fighting , but with the arrival of Xesh , Lok gains the upper hand just as Shae Koda frees herself from her restraints and rushes to Ryo ' s aid . Koda ' s pleas for Xesh to choose his own path and not be a slave to Lok reach the Force Hound , who turns on the power - hungry Lok and helps the Je ' daii capture him . With the news that the Rakata are likely coming to the Tython system , the Je ' daii begin to manufacture Forcesabers despite the weapon ' s reliance on the dark side , and the Je ' daii prepare for war as Xesh is trained as a Je ' daii and Lok is imprisoned on Bogan once more . Unbeknownst to the Je ' daii , Trill sends a message to her master , who prepares the forces of the Infinite Empire for war . Development . While creating each arc of " Dawn of the Jedi " , John Ostrander and Jan Duursema work on the entirety of each arc together instead of one at a time . John Ostrander and Jan Duursema write the story for the series , while Ostrander pens the script and Duursema pencils the artwork . Dan Parsons was the inker for the series , Michael Heisler the letterer , and Wes Dzioba handles coloring duties . The series ' cover art was drawn by David Michael Beck . Continuity . When developing the ships , characters , and environments for the series , Jan Duursema was forced to virtually work from scratch , as very little of the Before the Republic era had been depicted previously . Duursema purposely differentiated the Je ' daii from the Jedi in their appearance , exchanging lightsabers for the swords they were known to use at the time and replacing the traditional robes with more individualized armor and clothing . Unlike her work on " Star Wars : Legacy " , Duursema was unable to build on existing designs for ships and technology , and instead she worked from a " retrofitting " mindset , developing ships and technology that would eventually give rise to the technology of the modern " Star Wars " era . Duursema and Ostrander also created the worlds of the Tython system from scratch , choosing to focus only on the Tython system instead of using pre - existing locations from across the galaxy .