Auction of Eldra Kaitis

An **auction** was held by crime lord Xev Xrexus of the Xrexus Cartel for the Jedi Padawan Eldra Kaitis prior to the Invasion of Naboo. The event attracted numerous individuals from all across the galaxies criminal underworld, including the Sith apprentice known as Darth Maul.

## Prelude

##### Previous: Skirmish above Kellux

In the year 33 BBY, Xev Xrexus' smugglers on the planet Drazkel captured Eldra Kaitis from a crashed Jedi shuttle, keeping her captive. Slowly, Xrexus began word of an auction to sell the Padawan to the highest bidder. Several criminal syndicates and pirate gangs were alerted to the opportunity, including a pirate gang that attacked a Trade Federation outpost on the planet Kellux.

##### Maul's Search for the Auction

Darth Maul, a Sith apprentice grew impatient waiting for his master's plans to come to fruition, his anger to the Jedi growing and his hatred building. He lusted for the blood of a Jedi. While defending the Trade Federation from a pirate attack in the Kellux System, Maul heard tell of the coming auction from a pirate who attempted to barter the information for his life. He failed to provide a location of the event however. Maul, wishing to find the young Jedi padawan on sale and hunt her for his sport. He traveled to Nar Shaddaa where he hired Cad Bane and his crew to investigate and locate the auction. They were successful, bringing to him the location, validation codes and even a ship in which to travel to the event stolen from the Haddrex Gang.

## Recount

##### The Setup

Xev spread the word across the Outer Rim to numerous crime syndicates of the coming auction. To make sure that the Republic would not find the illegal market, Xev set up numerous other events across other parts of the galaxy to lure attention away from the real location. To further unsure that no unwanted presences attended the event, validation codes were sent to those invited, that they would be required to present upon arrival in the Drazkel system.

##### The Auction

The Auction began a few days following the announcement of the event. Maul arrived in the system alongside Cad Bane's gang, who infiltrated the event. As the syndicates rolled into the space station on which the event occured, Xev Xrexus made a welcoming speech to introduce herself and the top prize of Eldra Kaitis. Cad Bane spoke with his crew, Aurra Sing, Vorhdeilo and Tek-Tek, about using the lucrative location to make profit while Maul fixated on the Padawan.

During Xev's speech, Maul slipped away from the crowd, entering the back-workings of the station. He dispatched his DRK-1 Dark Eye Probe Droids, to scour the lower levels. One was successful in locating Kaitis, leading Maul to her. Maul traveled through the workings of the space station to where Kaitis sat in her cell. He spent several moments simply observing the young Padawan. Maul then ignited his lightsaber, slashing at the shield that separated them. Kaitis observed his red lightsaber with fear. Maul was then approached from behind by Xev with a small entourage of Droidekas. Xev expressed her frustration at one of her guests sneaking around her station. Maul informed Xev that he worked as a representative for the Haddrex Gang. Maul ultimately was forced to leave the space behind while Kaitis remained in her cell.

Once they returned to the auction space, Xev Xrexus began the bidding for Eldra. She opened the bidding at 500,000 unmarked credits. Individuals such as Hondo Ohnaka, Grakkus the Hutt and Jee Kra placed bids. Jee Kra ultimately won the bidding with a bid of 2.5 million unmarked credits. Maul informed Cad Bane and his crew to infiltrate Jee Kra's ship. The group boarded the ship in the docking bays, killing those onboard. Maul then met them aboard where they waited for Jee Kra and his men to board with their prize winning.

##### The Trap

Prior to Cad Bane's crew however, men hired by Xev boarded the ship and placed a detonator onboard which would explode and cause the ship to crash on the Moon of Drazkel, where Xev would then charge individuals 350,000 credits to enter in a hunt for Eldra Kaitis. Jee Kra and his men boarded the ship, finding Maul and his men there. A small skirmish followed, where Maul killed Kra, suffocating him with his cloak and defeating the rest of his men. Cad Bane and Aurra Sing then took off and began their journey away from the station. While they were doing so, Kaitis confronted Maul, saying that he was a Sith and that she had only heard stories of his kind. It was not long before Xev's bomb exploded, causing Cad Bane's crew, Maul and Kaitis to fall down to the surface of the moon below. Xev then put out the word that for the entering price of 350,000 credits those at the event could enter into a hunt on the Moon of Drazkel to claim the Jedi Padawan.

## Aftermath

##### Next: Hunt on the Moon of Drazkel

Maul was forced to form an uneasy alliance with the Jedi Padawan to fend off the advancing bounty hunters that scourged the moon of Drazkel in search of the prize Padawan. Together they killed all their enemies, at which point they turned their lightsabers on each other. Maul killed Eldra, before making his way up to Xev Xrexus, killing her too.

## Timeline of Event

* The Auction begins.
* Jee Kra wins the auction.
* Maul and his crew kill Jee Kra, taking Eldra Kaitis from him.
* Xev detonates Maul's ship, causing him to crash on the moon below.

## Appearances

1. Star Wars: Darth Maul 1 (Mentioned Only)
2. Star Wars: Darth Maul 2
3. Star Wars: Darth Maul 3