Zhar Lestin Zhar Lestin was a male Twi ' lek Jedi Master who served as member of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave Council during the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War . He taught many students , most notably Revan and Malak , and was among the selected Masters to attend the Conclave on Katarr , when the planet was rendered lifeless by Darth Nihilus . Biography . Mandalorian Wars . Before he took the seat on the Council in charge of the Jedi training facility on Dantooine , it is known that Zhar spent some time on Coruscant , where he was often sought out by Revan and Malak for additional training . To his account , Revan was his most promising pupil , one he felt sure would one day be a champion of the Jedi Order . When Revan became ruler of the Sith instead , he realized he should have recognized as a warning sign his constant lust for knowledge , which he thought was simply eagerness , a common trait for a learner . On Dantooine , Master Zhar went on to teach many students , among them the Jedi Belaya . When Zayne Carrick contacted the Enclave from " The Last Resort " , seeking help from Vandar Tokare in the wake of the Padawan Massacre of Taris , Zhar was asked by his fellow Council member about any Jedi Consular s being stationed on Taris that might take Zayne under their care and probe his mind to shed some light on the murders he was being accused of . Zhar informed Master Vandar that except Lucien Draay , the Jedi stationed in the Jedi Tower on Taris were all Consulars , which was the first hint of exposure of the Jedi Covenant . Jedi Masters Vrook Lamar and Bala Nisi , together with Zhar and Vandar , watched him on a news hologram on Dantooine as the Padawan turned himself in and was brought in chains to his murderous Master by a common bounty hunter in front of angry Tarisians . Jedi Civil War . Years later , after the capture of Darth Revan , the combined action of the Jedi Council erased the mind of the Dark Sith Lord and created new memories for him through the Force , those of a Republic soldier under the command of Bastila Shan . They also destroyed his robe , which was made into a focusing tool of dark side energies by alien technology and was viewed as an abomination . Bastila had led the strike team that was sent on his flagship , and she was able to convince the Council she could exploit the Force bond between her and Revan to draw upon his subconscious memories and find the Star Forge , the means by which he had amassed the forces arrayed against the Jedi . Zhar had the chance to teach his former student once again when she returned to the Enclave with Revan after the destruction of Taris . Except for Master Vrook , he found little objection in the Council when he stated that Revan ' s Force - sensitivity , which had already begun to manifest itself through his actions , could not be safely ignored . Revan had little choice in the matter as well , since the Sith would not ignore it either , and Jedi training was the only way he could save himself . In a few weeks time under Zhar ' s tutelage , Revan climbed up the title of Padawan , learning techniques of both lightsaber combat and Jedi meditation such as the Floating Meditation technique . The Twi ' lek Jedi Master was amazed at the astonishing rate at which he progressed and would speak of it with folks around the Jedi Enclave , including the Jedi Belaya and Deesra Luur Jada , and Aratech merchants Crattis Yurkal and Karal Kaar . He then guided Revan through the Jedi Trials of apprenticeship , having him display a true understanding of the Jedi Code , of the construction of a lightsaber , and of the lure of the dark side of the Force . His final test was the cleansing of an ancient grove on Dantooine from the taint of a fallen Jedi Padawan by the name of Juhani , who was unknowingly undergoing her own trial of the spirit as her Master Quatra saw best fit for her , and when Revan defeated the Dark Jedi in battle and showed her the path back to the light side , he was made by Master Zhar into a full - fledged Jedi and was presented with the customary robes of the Order . After that , the Council decreed he and Bastila entered the Rakatan Ruins to the east of the Enclave to find the first Star Map of the Star Forge system , which even Jedi Masters such as Nemo had been sent to recover without success , leading the Council to think the mission was tied to the destiny of Revan and Bastila , the real threat of dark side corruption notwithstanding . Zhar survived the attack on Dantooine by the forces of Darth Malak , and saw the triumph of his Padawan over the Sith and over the dark side , which he rejected for good even after facing the truth that the Jedi had been using him . Death on Katarr . After the end of the Jedi Civil War , however , Jedi Master Atris called a council on Katarr at which the most powerful members of the Jedi Order were to attend , including Zhar , Vandar and Dorak . They gathered on the Miraluka colony to attempt to find a hidden Sith threat that had been stalking the remnants of the Order in the First Jedi Purge , already thinned dramatically after the war with Revan , Malak , and Exar Kun before them . They were all killed by the very threat that they had gathered to find , along with the Miraluka and all other life on the planet , for Darth Nihilus could not resist the opportunity to feed on them . Atris had sensed what could happen on Katarr but still didn ' t warn the Jedi , as she wanted to draw out the Sith ; as such she was responsible for their deaths .