Mission to Sorgan

## Combatants

* Lilian Palri
* Devron Kolvar
* Adora Ti
* Temmin Buddim
* Finterr Scapet

## Strength

* 3 Jedi Knights
* 1 Jedi Padawan

## Casualties

> "Very soon we will be strong enough and vengeance will be ours. But until then our presence must be kept hidden. We cannot let them know what we are planning. You must protect our secrets at all cost. Any intruder must be destroyed immediately."
> — Darth Sidious, to Darth Maul
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The **Mission to Sorgan** was a mission undertaken during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. A scout team led by Jedi Master Alec Slavin and his Padawan Lilian Palri, along with four other Jedi, was sent to investigate the source of a strange signal originating from somewhere in the Outer Rim. This mission, however, was in actuality a trap secretly set by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious as a test for his apprentice, Darth Maul.

During their search, the team was ambushed by Maul on the planet Sorgan and subsequently wiped out. Alarmed at their sudden disappearance, the Jedi High Council dispatched search and rescue teams to learn about what had happened. However, they were unable to uncover anything and after some time the Jedi Order was forced to call off their efforts, leaving the disappearance of the Jedi team to remain a mystery.

## **Prelude**

> "Palpatine, who was a senator at the time, is the one who brought the signal to our attention."
> — Shaak Ti
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Some time between 33-32 BBY, Naboo Senator Sheev Palpatine brought information to the Jedi High Council regarding a strange signal originating from somewhere in the Outer Rim Territories. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, however, this was secretly a plot by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious as a final test for his apprentice, Darth Maul, in order to complete his training.

Seeking to uncover the mystery of the suspicious signal, the Jedi Council dispatched a team of six Jedi to investigate. Jedi Master Alec Slavin volunteered to lead the mission along with his Padawan, Lilian Palri, and recruited four other Jedi to accompany them — Devron Kolvar, Adora Ti, Temmin Buddim, and Finterr Scapet.

## **The mission**

### **Arriving on Sorgan**

> "I'm getting closer to the source of the signal. I can feel it."
> — Temmin Buddim
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The Jedi's investigation of the signal brought them to the planet Sorgan, where the secret Sith training facility utilized by Darth Maul was located, unbeknownst to them. Becoming aware of the intruders, Darth Maul set out to eliminate them before they could discover the survival of the Sith.

The Jedi quickly became aware that they were not alone when Temmin Buddim was killed by Maul. Alec Slavin and his Padawan were the first to notice and rushed to intervene, pausing in surprise and disbelief after recognizing Maul to be a Sith Lord. Devron Kolvar advised warning the Jedi Council, but Slavin warned that they could not risk the Sith getting away, and the five Jedi faced off against the Sith apprentice.

### **Confrontation with Maul**

> "We must inform the Council."
> "There is no time. We have to deal with it ourselves."
> — Devron Kolvar and Alec Slavin
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During the ensuing skirmish, it swiftly became apparent that Maul was more than a match for all of them, easily dispatching Adora Ti and Finterr Scapet within the first minute. Slavin and Kolvar proved to be a tougher challenge, however, as they managed to trap Maul in a deadly blade lock. After checking on their fallen friends, Lilian Palri rushed to rejoin the fight, but was intercepted by Maul's probe droids. Seeking to protect his apprentice, Slavin rushed to her aid in defeating the droids while Kolvar faced off against Maul. Although Kolvar fought with tremendous effort, he was eventually bested and struck down by Maul.

Horrified by Kolvar's defeat, Palri tried convincing Slavin that he they needed to retreat, but he warned that letting Maul escape could lead to the end of the Jedi Order. The master and apprentice resumed battling the Sith Lord, but Palri was quickly knocked down. Before Maul could kill her, Slavin intercepted his strike and confronted him one on one. By this time Slavin came to understand Maul’s fighting style, something that enraged the Sith apprentice, and managed to cut the sleeve of Maul’s tunic after successfully countering his assault. Glaring at them, Maul took off in a tactical retreat.

### **A fatal mistake**

> "I'm sorry."
> — Alec Slavin's last words to Lilian Palri
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Palri once again urged for a retreat, though Slavin remained firm in his decision to pursue Maul. Feeling a sense of helplessness and lost over what to do, Palri nevertheless followed after her master in chasing the Sith Lord.

Slavin and Palri soon came across Maul once more and resumed fighting, though Palri's lightsaber was swiftly destroyed by Maul. Slavin jumped in and pinned Maul against a cliff wall, nearly killing him. Maul slipped free, however, and managed to outmaneuver the Jedi Master, impaling him through the chest. Shocked, Slavin looked at his apprentice with terrible guilt and shame, expressing his regret over leaving her alone to face what he knows to be a death sentence.

As Slavin died, Palri lay on the ground sobbing in anguish, feeling an immense swelling of grief. Maul only stared at her with a silent gaze, contemplating. As Palri looked back up at Maul with fear in her eyes, Devron Kolvar suddenly leaped in with his saber, wounded but not yet dead, forcing Maul to focus on him. He urged Palri to run, before being quickly cut down by Maul who, furious at Kolvar's survival, ensured his death by hacking his body to pieces. When Maul looked back, Palri had vanished with her master's lightsaber, and Maul swiftly gave chase.

### **Final showdown**

> "Darth Maul, your training is complete. This is the beginning of the end for all Jedi."
> — Darth Sidious
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Palri ran though the forest with desperation, soon coming out into a sandy clearing. Spotting the Sith training facility in the distance, Palri began walking in its direction before pausing, sensing Maul standing behind her.

Anger and hatred soon took over Palri's grief, and she turned to face him. Surprised by her newfound conviction, Maul nevertheless smirked in challenge, pacing around in anticipation. Palri attacked first, using Slavin's lightsaber, but it quickly became apparent that she was no match for the Sith apprentice, who was testing her ability throughout their duel. After a contest of their Force powers, Maul began to choke Palri and forced her to her knees, raising his lightsaber with the intent to kill.

As Palri glared hatefully at him Maul hesitated, lowering his lightsaber in contemplation as he saw potential in her to serve as his own apprentice. However, upon sensing eyes on him he glanced up to see a probe droid observing him from a distance. Maul looked between Palri and the droid, knowing that his master Darth Sidious was watching and fully aware that he would never allow him to take on his own apprentice. Filled with fury and rage, Maul quickly killed Palri by slashing his blade through her chest, successfully eliminating all six Jedi.

A hologram of Darth Sidious soon appeared as Maul gazed down at the Padawan's body, congratulating him on his success. Proclaiming that Maul's training was now complete, Darth Sidious declares that the end of the Jedi Order and the Republic would soon be at hand, to which Maul readily agreed.

## **Aftermath**

> "We sent search teams out, scouring the galaxy for any sign of them."
> — Shaak Ti
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When the Jedi scout team never returned from their mission, the Jedi Council became concerned and dispatched search and rescue teams to find out what happened. Jedi Master Shaak Ti, the twin sister of Adora Ti, participated in the search, but after several months they were forced to declare the missing Jedi to be dead, unlikely to return to them.

Decades later, during the Imperial Era, Jedi Knight Jarik Shan would discover the truth behind the mystery while searching through Maul's possessions, which the former Sith Lord had left behind on Dathomir after a skirmish, and shared the information with Shaak Ti.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 5: Nightmares"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 6: From the Shadows"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 39: His Mandalorian Past" (first appearance) (hologram only)

## **Behind the scenes**

The information written on this page is based entirely on the Star Wars fan-film "DARTH MAUL: Apprentice ," which was created and produced by the YouTube channel T7pro.

Everything regarding this topic *(plot, characters, setting)* is rightfully their property—only the names and location, as well as the inclusion of Jarik Shan's discovery, were conceived by xxTheTruMan196.