Qawohl Qawohl , also known as Maggot , was a male Abyssin slave who accompanied Teneb Kel around 3678 BBY during the Great Galactic War . Maggot was present during the Invasion of Begeren , where he killed a large number of Republic soldiers , but was wounded in the fight . Maggot was saved by his master , and they were both arrested by the Sith for the crimes of Calypho . He continued to accompany Kel during his hunt for the rogue apprentice of the Emperor , Exal Kressh . Biography . Invasion of Begeren . By 3678 BBY , Qawohl was a slave to the Sith Teneb Kel , who referred to him as " Maggot " . He was with the Sith army at the Battle of Begeren . During the battle he was injured with wounds that would have killed a human , yet survived and even brought down several enemy soldiers before falling unconscious . After his master killed the Republic governor on the planet , he found Maggot and the pair left the battlefield . Arrest . After the invasion of Begeren , Maggot ' s master was arrested by Sith officers for the crimes of his former Sith master , Lord Calypho . Kel and Maggot were brought to the Imperial capital of Dromund Kaas . On the way to meet with the Dark Council , Maggot suggested to Kel that he should flee to the border worlds , but Kel refused and chose to face the council . Maggot was left outside of the council chambers until the Sith brought him to a ship , where he found his master unconscious and in need of attention . Maggot fed the incapacitated Sith until he recovered . Immediately upon his recovery , Kel ordered his slave to chart a course for the Lenico system , for he had been given a quest from the council to bring the Emperor ' s rogue apprentice Exal Kressh to justice . The Hunt for Exal Kressh . The pair went to several colonies in the Lenico system for information on the whereabouts of Kressh . At the fourth , Lenico Colony Blue , they had a confrontation with Ybann the Hutt , who it turned out knew little about their quarry save that she had been on the station for a short while before disappearing again . Maggot later asked Kel for more information about the identity of Kressh , but Kel refused , saying that it was a " Sith concern " . Kel then told Maggot to enjoy the aliens in the Hutt ' s suite , saying that he earned the night . Shortly thereafter , Maggot found himself rescuing his master after Kel ' s duel with Exal Kressh sent Lenico Colony Blue tumbling in flames to the planet ' s surface . Respite on Lenico IV . While Teneb Kel searched the wreckage of the colony for parts to repair his ship , Maggot kept watch over the ship , spending some time in parley with the padawan of Jerbhen Hulis , a youth who spoke the Abyssin language . Upon Kel ' s return , Maggot was ordered to set course immediately for Korriban , where Exal Kressh was leading a Republic assault force . Showdown in the Korriban Sith Academy . When they arrived in the Horuset system , Teneb Kel and Maggot found a battle raging between a Republic assault and Korriban ' s Imperial defenders . Kel prepared to seek out Kressh on foot , ordering Maggot to take his freedom should he not return alive , before jumping from his ship to enter the Academy through a secret entrance . When Teneb Kel set off into the Academy , Maggot surreptitiously followed him , arriving in the middle of Kel ' s duel with Exal Kressh . Maggot managed to wound Kressh with several bolts from his blaster rifle , giving Kel a shred of breathing room , perhaps helping him defeat his opponent . Upon seeing the duel concluded , Maggot revealed his birth name , Qawohl , and demanded his freedom in his native tongue , none of which Kel could understand . Kel , upon then learning that his servant had overheard certain secrets related to him by Kressh , suddenly turned on Qawohl and stabbed him through the torso with his lightsaber with a whispered apology , killing him so as to keep the information private . Personality and traits . Qawohl was a loyal slave , which endeared him to his master , Teneb Kel . Qawohl displayed the great strength his species is known for , brutally killing multiple Republic soldiers during the Invasion of Begeren and remaining conscious , despite heavy injuries , until his master arrived to help him .