Qordis Qordis was a Human male Dark Lord of the Sith who was one of the highest ranking members of the Brotherhood of Darkness and a supporter of Skere Kaan . A tall , gaunt Human male with a cruel demeanor and a taste for luxury , Qordis was founder and headmaster of the Sith Academy on Korriban during the final years of the New Sith Wars . Biography . Qordis , along with Kopecz and Kas ' im , was one of the strongest Sith Lords who pledged themselves to Kaan when the latter formed the Brotherhood of Darkness . It was believed that , by that point , he had been training the powerful Zabrak Sith Sirak for as long as twenty years . At the Academy , Qordis was heavily involved in the training of the famed Darth Bane , the Sith who established the Rule of Two as the most important Sith tenet . However , Qordis ' s rivalry with Kopecz , who had brought Bane to the Academy , distanced him from the young apprentice , and possibly brought him to dislike him . This later contributed to Bane ' s decision to destroy the Brotherhood . After Bane defeated Sirak in an lightsaber duel , Qordis forbade Bane from his private studies with Githany and the archives . Bane however , angrily confronted him , and stormed off to the Valley of the Dark Lords where he believed he would be able to learn of the ancient Sith ' s power . Qordis initially expected him to die , but Kas ' im convinced him that Bane would return . Upon his return , Qordis presented Bane with a synthetic crystal which he claimed would be more powerful than the one powering the lightsaber presented to Bane by Kas ' im and also that of the Jedi . Qordis had also promoted Bane to the rank of Dark Lord of the Sith as part of Kaan ' s orders and in an attempt to bring Bane back to the Brotherhood . Bane , however , openly defied Qordis and proceeded to declare the Brotherhood weak and that Kaan was leading the Sith down the path of ruin . He took Qordis ' ship , the " Valcyn " , and took off , headed to Lehon . Days later , after killing Kas ' im and surviving being poisoned by Githany , Bane headed to Ruusan . There , Qordis saw the power his student was able to unleash and approached him clandestinely , petitioning him to overthrow Kaan and take control of the Brotherhood . Qordis claimed that since many of the former students from the Korriban Academy still looked up to him , he could help Bane by convincing them to pledge their loyalty to him ( Bane ) as the new leader of the Brotherhood . Bane , who planned to destroy the Brotherhood , was disgusted at the very idea of controlling it . He used his powers to lift Qordis in the air and slowly clenched his fist , crushing the Sith ' s body and denying him an " honorable " death in battle , as Qordis had requested . Legacy . Bane would later learn that Qordis had embezzled funds from the Brotherhood to help pay for his avarice , and that he used the InterGalactic Banking Clan to store the funds , which Bane would later tap into . Sometime during Qordis ' life , he acquired the Scroll of Freedon Nadd and made notes within containing the location of the Tomb of Freedon Nadd , which much like his embezzled funds , came into the hands of Bane after being found by his apprentice , Darth Zannah . Qordis would later appear to Bane as part of his imagination caused by damage done to him by the thought bomb . On Onderon ' s moon , Dxun , this would cause Bane to lash out with the Force and critically damage the " Valcyn " , resulting in Bane ' s near death . As Bane emerged from Nadd ' s tomb , Qordis no longer bothered Bane as Bane had symbolically vanquished both Qordis ' s and Kaan ' s spirits from his healed mind . Personality and traits . Qordis was a cunning and manipulative Sith Lord , but was also known for his pettiness . He was willing to let Bane ' s talent go to waste and destroy himself merely because it was Kopecz who brought Bane to the Academy . Even after death , he was willing to kill Bane , the last member of his order out of spite . Qordis surrounded himself with wealth , with the intention of making others envious . He also had no qualms about stealing from the Brotherhood that he had sworn loyalty to , merely to line his own coffers . At the Academy he was known for his favoritism , holding Sirak in high regard . He dismissed the past and viewed himself and the Brotherhood as the only way of achieving the full power of the dark side . Qordis was described as being even taller than Bane , with talon - like nails and sharp teeth . He had a strange unnatural complexion , described as chalky . He was usually clad in a dark robe that hung off him .