Second Duel in the Iron Citadel

The duel on Onderon was a lightsaber duel that took place between two fallen Jedi: the power-thirsty Exar Kun, and the headstrong Ulic Qel-Droma. The duel took place in the capital city of Cinnagar, in the Iron Citadel of the Krath.

Prelude


"Pretender? Nadd only taught you the beginnings of Sith power, woman--but I have learned everything!"

- Exar Kun to Aleema Keto

Shortly after the failed Jedi extraction attempt led by Nomi Sunrider, Ulic Qel-Droma and Aleema Keto were left to their own devices. Unbeknownst to them, Exar Kun had also come to Empress Teta, in search of other users of the dark side. When his amulet began to resonate with the power of the dark side, Kun knew he was in the right place. He was led by the dark side to the Krath's Iron Citadel, where he caught both Qel-Droma and Keto at unawares. Aleema attacked Kun with her Sith magic, but Kun repaid her with his stronger magic. Aleema out of the way, Kun and Qel-Droma drew their lightsabers, and prepared to duel.

The Duel


"It is you who are the Dark Jedi--not I...You've made a fatal mistake in coming here!"

- Ulic Qel-Droma to Exar Kun

The duel was short-lived, and for much of it the Kun and Qel-Droma matched, with neither man gaining advantage over the other. Unexpectedly however, the amulets that the two Jedi wore began to resonate with powerful dark side energies. What they didn't know was that the amulets had in fact been part of a pair, separated from each other many thousands of generations ago. This sudden and unexpected reunion stirred the spirit of the long dead Marka Ragnos.

Aftermath
"In time, even as the Galactic Republic battles us to extinction, we now secure the future, when the Sith will take their revenge!"

- Marka Ragnos to Ulic Qel-Droma & Exar Kun



With his arrival, the ancient Dark Lord immediately put an end to the duel. When the two Dark Jedi inquired as to who he was, Ragnos rebuked them saying that his power was the only thing they should be concerned with, not his name. He explained to them that he was summoned because of the reunion of the ancient amulets. Ragnos sensed the taint of the dark side looming over the Jedi, and knew that the two before him would fit quite well into his plans. With that, he grabbed Exar Kun and tattooed his forehead, proclaiming him the new Dark Lord of the Sith. Ragnos then tattooed Qel-Droma's forehead as well, and named him as Exar's foremost apprentice. Ragnos then issued a prophecy, stating that Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma would lay foundations that would one day allow the Sith to exact their revenge on the Republic and the Jedi. Bound by destiny and united by prophecy, Kun and Qel-Droma joined forces. Together with Aleema Keto's Krath, the trio would later terrorize the galaxy in the form of the Brotherhood of the Sith.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith 6: Jedi Assault