Kas'im

Kas'im was a Twi'lek Sith Lord at the time of Bane's plan to destroy the Sith and rebuild them into a more powerful force in the Galaxy. Kas'im taught Bane almost all he knew of lightsaber combat, only in the end to be destroyed by his own apprentice.

Biography
At a young age Kas'im was saved from slavery on Nal Hutta by a Sith named Na'daz. Although he left his parents behind, he later understood that it was necessary. He trained under Master Na'daz for his whole life until he struck his Master down in a trial of skill&mdash;a practice Bane would adopt for his new order.

When Lord Kaan founded his Brotherhood of Darkness he recruited Kas'im to serve as a Sith Marauder on Korriban specializing as the Blademaster. Kas'im was a unique individual who had mastered all seven forms of lightsaber combat in a relatively short space of time. Kas'im preferred the double-bladed lightsaber not because of its versatility, but because of the unfamiliar nature it possessed against an opponent as he once explained to Bane during his time as an apprentice on Korriban. Kas'im contained a level of proficiency in lightsaber combat so high that he is often considered the greatest swordsman of his age, and possibly one of the greatest ever to have lived.

While at the Sith Academy on Korriban, Kas'im taught the young Bane the art of the saber and continued to teach him in secret after his defeat at the hands of Sirak that eventually led to his superiority over the other apprentices with the blade.

After Bane's departure for Lehon&mdash;the Unknown World&mdash;Kaan sent Kas'im on a mission to assassinate him. Kas'im continued to show allegiance to the Brotherhood of Darkness despite Bane's efforts to guide him to Bane's future order following the Rule of Two. Following Bane's expressed distaste for Kaan's Brotherhood, Kas'im was left with the decision to destroy Bane. However, in an intense battle, Bane's skill forced Kas'im to resort to splitting his double-blade into two single-blades, causing a distraction for Bane. Kas'im was finally defeated when a massive Force wave emitted by Darth Bane caused the Rakata's Temple of the Ancients to crush him.

Bane would still carry the lightsaber of Kas'im's Master, Na'daz, which he received after his victory over Sirak, presumably until the day of his death.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction