Nalen Raloch Nalen Raloch was a Force - sensitive male Twi ' lek who settled in the aftermath of the Great Galactic War , with its community on Tython . He was revered by the rest of the Pilgrims as a great hero . However , after submitting to the dark side , his mind was confused , and was under the influence of knowledge of the fallen Jedi , Rajivari . He would eventually try to destroy the Jedi on Tython , but his efforts failed when a Jedi Padawan was able to stop him . Biography . During the Great Galactic War , Raloch and his community of Pilgrims were forced to leave their old homes from Ryloth and traveled to the planet Tython where they would remain in peace , and would not get involved in any conflict across the galaxy . Due to his Force - sensitivity , Nalen would be offered to be sent to the Jedi Order for training but he refused since he didn ' t want to be taken away from his home . After finding a perfect spot to build their civilization Tython , the Pilgrims held a relationship with the Jedi , who had settled after the destruction of their Temple on Coruscant . However , since the Jedi didn ' t send any support while they were busy with the Republic , the Pilgrims , including Raloch , felt let down . Consequently , they had to protect themselves against the dangers on Tython , the Flesh Raider s . Raloch had an enormous talent for combat and could also be due to his force - sensitivity , he was considered as a great hero , and swore to protect the village at any cost . One day , during the Festival of Awakening , he found an ancient Jedi holocron of the fallen Jedi Rajivari and whom he received a rudimentary education in the Force . He found a reference to Rajivari ' s great knowledge , and went on a quest to find the source . Through his obsession in protecting the village and his love ones that he cared for , he was pulled towards the dark side under Rajivari ' s influence . His mind was suffering from the dark side , and became increasingly aggressive through his obsession and paranoia to become powerful . He overcame the pitfalls that Rajivari established during his time , in order to protect the source , but not because he broke out , he was greatly disturbed by them . In the main chamber , he met Rajivari ' s spirit and use the machinery of the source in order to take advantage on the knowledge . Unfortunately , this procedure did not mind standing Raloch ' s and Rajivari ' s horror , Raloch decided to destroy the Jedi on Tython in revenge for leaving the Pilgrims to die at the hands of the Flesh Raiders . His first goal was the Forge , where the Order ' s lightsabers produced . Shortly after , Raloch began to search for the Forge , when Rajivari met with a Padawan . The Padawan was asked to to stop Raloch and preventing the dark - sider from destroying the Jedi Order . The young Jedi reached the forge ahead and was able to make the lightsaber . As Raloch arrived shortly thereafter , the apprentice tried to calm him , but Raloch attacked . Raloch began to take the upper hand , but the Padawan disarmed the Dark Jedi , and defeated him . Kneeling down in agony , Nalen taunted the Padawan to kill him in front of the people who held honor for their hero . The Padawan spared him , and took the wounded Twi ' lek to the temple where he could be healed . The Jedi Council had a discussion of what to do with him , but the Padawan decided that Nalen should become a Jedi and follow the ways of the light side . Personality and traits . Nalen Raloch mostly spent his time alone . Though he was not into festivals , he did the Waker ' s Dance with his people in 3644 BBY . Powers and abilities . Nalen was a very capable warrior , earning a hero - like status within his people . He showed great power by causing a large cave to crumble with the use of telekinesis . He was also able to capture the capable Trandoshan hunter Qyzen Fess by mind tricking the latter into thinking that Nalen was the Trandoshan ' s old friend , Jedi Master Yuon Par , and then catching him off - guard . However , these capabilities were not good enough to resist Rajivari ' s trap at the Fount of Rajivari and though he ultimately survived them , his mind was severely injured .