Rhad Tarn Rhad Tarn was a male Human Jedi Knight who served the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic during the final decades of the Republic Classic era . When the galaxy erupted in war during the last years of the Republic , Tarn believed the Confederacy of Independent Systems was right to wish the Republic ' s demise and left the Order . Biography . After being discovered to be Force - sensitive , Rhad Tarn was taken to the Coruscant Jedi Temple for training in the ways of the Force . Passing through the Temple ' s academy , Tarn was taken as a Padawan by a Jedi Master . Traveling on journey missions along the Outer Rim Territories , Tarn came face - to - face with the harsh realities of slave labor and illegal prisons . Crafting for himself a blue - bladed lightsaber , Tarn went on to pass his Trials of Knighthood and ascend to the rank of Jedi Knight . Not long after becoming a Knight , the Separatist Crisis which had plagued the Republic for years exploded into all out war , pitting the Jedi and the Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . When the Jedi High Council recalled all Jedi to Coruscant to take up arms against the Confederacy by joining the Grand Army of the Republic , Tarn invoked the Right of Denial . Avoiding Coruscant , Tarn headed for the Outer Rim , citing his belief that the Republic was too corrupt to save and that the Jedi owed their loyalty to The Force , not any government or military . Gathering a following of other dissident Jedi , Tarn became a known face of dissension in the ranks of the Order , causing members of the High Council to fear a schism to be on the horizon . In order to prevent the fracturing of the Order , Master of the Order Mace Windu called for a meeting with Tarn and fellow leaders to have an open discussion about their different stances . Contacted three months after the start of the war by fellow dissident Master Sora Bulq , Tarn agreed to meet with Windu and others on the Weequay ' s family ' s old estate on a moon circling Bulq ' s homeworld of Sriluur , known as Ruul . Along with Jedi K ' Kruhk , Sian Jeisel , and Mira , Tarn arrived on Ruul and prepared for the forum that Windu had called for . When Windu arrived , Tarn was the most outspoken amongst the group , making no hesitation to share his feelings that the Jedi should join the Confederacy . Advocating rebellion against the Republic for turning a blind eye to the suffering on the Outer Rim , Tarn worried his compatriots with his radical thinking . The other dissidents attempted to calm Tarn during the informal discussion , stating that they agreed that the Republic was corrupt , but none of them were willing to side with the Confederacy . As the stay on Ruul progressed , Tarn became more and more distrustful of Master Windu ' s intentions , feeling that Windu was prepared to betray them at a moments notice in order to keep the Order together . In fact , Tarn was correct in his suspicion that the meeting was not all it appeared to be , but failed to recognize the source of the discordance . In reality , the quiet and contemplative Sora Bulq had fallen to the dark side and sided with Count Dooku , becoming one of his minions . The meeting was essentially a trap to lure Mace Windu within the reach of Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress ' blades . Ventress , arriving on Ruul with only Bulq knowing , attacked the Jedi , killing Mira and appearing as if she was in league with Master Windu . While K ' Kruhk attempted to avoid jumping to conclusions about the events and Ventress ' relationship to Master Windu , Tarn ' s distrust boiled over and he became filled with rage . Racing off to find the assassin , Tarn was treading dangerously close to the dark side . During the ensuing lightsaber battle with Ventress , the Dark Jedi taunted and toyed with the young Jedi , only making him angrier . Ventress took advantage of this and encouraged Tarn to call on his rage , managing to turn the Jedi to the Dark Side of the Force . When asked to join Ventress , Tarn extinguished his lightsaber and accepted . By the time K ' Kruhk and Jeisel showed up to take on Ventress , the two Jedi found themselves facing a Dark Jedi as well as an enraged Tarn . Disarmed and pinned to a rock , Jeisel pleaded with Tarn not to give in to the dark side . But Tarn was already too consumed with rage to hear her . As he made his killing swipe , Jeisel acquired her lightsaber and quickly cut Tarn across the torso , killing him . Rhad Tarn represented the Jedi ' s worst fears about what the war had the potential to do to the Jedi Order . If he had fallen so easily , how many more would ? Word quickly reached the Temple of Tarn ' s death , while the other dissident Jedi reached out to his followers and attempted to bring them back into the Order .