Battle of Deneba The battle on Deneba took place in the year 3997 BBY during the Great Sith War , and was one of the earliest known Krath offensives to occur during that conflict . From his main base in the city of Cinnagar , the Krath leader Satal Keto remotely launched a large army of war droids against the Jedi assembly , which had gathered on the planet Deneba in order to discuss the rising threat of the Krath in the Empress Teta system . The Krath war droids initially caught the convocation unprepared , but the Jedi were able to mount an organized defense and stop the war droids ' advance . During the battle , Jedi Master Arca Jeth , who was famous for his role in ending the Great Droid Revolution , Beast Wars , and Freedon Nadd Uprising , was slain while protecting his onetime student , the Jedi Knight Ulic Qel - Droma . History . Prelude . Following the Battle of Koros Major , which witnessed the defeat of a joint Republic - Jedi task force that had been sent to restore order , the Jedi Order called for a large convocation on the planet of Deneba , to take place at Mount Meru . Hearing the call sent out through the Force , thousands of Jedi Masters and Knights reported to Deneba and assembled together under the guidance of Master Odan - Urr . As the conclave began , Odan - Urr allowed Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel - Droma to address the assembly ; they did so , informing the gathered Jedi of their experiences with the Sith during the Freedon Nadd Uprising , and the more recent battle in the Empress Teta system . Explaining the threat that the Krath and their Sith magic posed to the continued security of the Jedi and Republic , Qel - Droma proposed a plan to the gathered Jedi assembly through which he could deal with the Krath , and eventually destroy the threat of the Sith . Among those gathered on Deneba were many who believed that only by marshaling the full military might of the Jedi and the Republic and launching a full counteroffensive could the Krath be defeated . Qel - Droma , however , believed that through infiltrating the enemy ' s ranks he could destroy them from within and thus preserve thousands of lives that would otherwise be lost to a protracted military campaign . Firmly believing that his plan was the right course of action , Qel - Droma argued his strategy to those who were gathered . Many Jedi , however , including Qel - Droma ' s former master , Arca Jeth , Knights Shoaneb Culu , Dace Diath , and Master Shayoto , spoke of the dangers of attempting to destroy the dark side from within . To further support this side of the argument , Master Jeth warned Qel - Droma that he could not destroy the dark side entirely , but merely contain it as Master Thon had done with the dark forces on the planet of Ambria . Furthering this line of thinking , Master Jeth continued by stating that even though the Jedi could never hope to destroy the dark side , through their combined efforts they could create a wall of light to contain any dark presence they encountered . The battle . While the conclave was getting under way , an unidentified Tetan Corsair had managed to insert itself amongst the combined mass of Jedi ships gathered in orbit around Deneba . At a prearranged time , decided upon by Satal Keto , who was safely ensconced in the Empress Teta system , the Corsair launched its complement of escape pods , each of which contained a number of deadly Krath war droid s . Unknown to the assembled Jedi , the Krath war droids had begun their mass descent through the atmosphere of the planet . The Krath hoped to catch the Jedi unawares in the hopes of delivering a devastating blow against their numbers , thus causing even more chaos and turmoil to engulf the Jedi Order and diverting their attention from further Krath offensives . The war droids rained down upon the Jedi assembly , which was gathered on Mount Meru . While the Jedi responded to the unforeseen Krath attack , their servant droids , which had been sabotaged by Krath spies , were activated and ordered to attack the Jedi . With two separate groups of droids now attacking them on two fronts , the fight soon turned into an unorganized brawl . The initial stages of the battle witnessed the deaths of many unsuspecting Jedi . Nevertheless , the majority of Jedi were able to put up a barely - organized defense , managing to halt the Krath attack and eventually push it back . It was during this time that Master Jeth demonstrated his mastery of the Force talent of Droid Disable , which he had perfected during the Great Droid Revolution of 4015 BBY . Despite the efforts of the Jedi defenders , however , many more of their number were killed in the fighting ; included among the casualties was Arca Jeth himself , who was fatally wounded by a blaster shot in the back while at the same time saving the life of Ulic Qel - Droma . Qel - Droma , wracked with immense grief , held Master Jeth in his arms as the old Arkanian passed away and became one with the Force . Following the battle , Qel - Droma stayed at the location of Master Jeth ' s death for many hours . As a result of the battle ' s outcome , Qel - Droma chose to go ahead with his proposed plan of infiltrating the Krath , vowing to bring them down from within no matter what the cost to himself or those around him . Aftermath . Following the battle on Mount Meru , Qel - Droma prepared for his mission into Krath territory and departed the Jedi assembly intent on infiltrating the Krath . His mission was thought to have failed , however , after several months passed with no word of his status making its way out of enemy territory . In response to this development , Nomi Sunrider organized a search and rescue mission in hopes of extracting Qel - Droma from the Empress Teta system . Behind the scenes . The battle on Deneba first appeared in the issue " " of the " " series of comics . The battle was conceived and written by authors Tom Veitch and Kevin J . Anderson , and was drawn by artist Chris Gossett . Veitch and Anderson chose this battle as the point from which their lead character , Ulic Qel - Droma , would begin his fall to the dark side of the Force . The battle would eventually be featured in the , which witnessed the death and destruction of the battle take on a whole new personality through the voice acting of John Cygan ( Ulic Qel - Droma ) , Glynnis Talken ( Nomi Sunrider ) , and Jim Ward ( Arca Jeth ) .