After earning Nyriss's trust by killing Darth Xedrix, the Sith Master confides in Scourge her plan to overthrow the Emperor as she believes he is insane and will bring ruin to the Sith Empire. Scourge carries out his duties, despite growing concerns that Nyriss is trying to have him killed. A Sith Apprentice named Scourge is caught up in a rivalry between members of the Sith's Dark Council and is eventually employed by Darth Nyriss to root out traitors and threats to her safety. On the planet Dromund Kaas and unbeknownst to the Republic, the Sith Empire has rebuilt itself after being driven away by the Republic a thousand years earlier. Before leaving, he learns from Bastila that she is pregnant despite her protests Revan convinces her to stay as he doesn't know how long he will be gone. The mask was taken by Revan after defeating Mandalore and hidden away to prevent the Mandalorians from regrouping and to break their spirit. A meeting with his old friend Canderous Ordo provides Revan with another chance to regain his memories a group of Mandalorians are searching for the mask of Mandalore, the traditional leader of the Mandalorian people. Desperate for information on his past he tries to get in contact with a former subordinate of his from the Mandalorian Wars named Meetra Surik (The Exile, the main character from Knights of the Old Republic II вЂ“ The Sith Lords) but finds out that she had been dismissed from the Jedi Order and has left Republic space. The novel begins two years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic and begins with Revan living on Coruscant, now married to Bastila Shan, on the outs with the Jedi Order and experiencing horrible insomnia due to nightmares he believes are part of his forgotten past as the Sith Lord Darth Revan. The Sith Emperor, identified as Lord Vitiate (Sith male).Darth Xedrix, member of the Dark Council (human male).

Murtog, security chief to Darth Nyriss (human male).Sechel, adviser to Darth Nyriss (Sith male).Darth Nyriss, member of the Dark Council (Sith female).Bastila Shan, Jedi Knight (human female).Canderous Ordo, Mandalorian mercenary (human male).Meetra Surik, Jedi Knight (human female).Lord Scourge, Sith Apprentice, later the Emperor's Wrath (Sith male).

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