Vindication

"This is Haazen, calling all Covenant acolytes&mdash;both Knights and Shadows. Command word&mdash;Vindication!"

- Haazen

"Vindication" was a codeword to begin an insurrection by the Jedi Covenant against the Jedi Order, orchestrated by the corrupted leader of the Covenant, Haazen.

History
Following the Great Sith War, a legendary Jedi Consular, Krynda Draay created a secret organization known as the Jedi Covenant which would consist of Jedi dedicated to one purpose: Preventing the return of the Sith. One of the Covenant members and foremost aide to Krynda was her late husband, Barrison's best friend, Haazen who unlike Barrison had survived the previous war despite losing three of his limbs after secretly betraying him to the Sith. His efforts included training Barrison and Krynda's son, Lucien and coordinating Covenant efforts behind the scene. However, Haazen eventually developed his own agenda.

The Covenant was nearly exposed when the organization's foremost group of seers predicted the rise of the Sith among their own Padawans. In response they murdered their learners, but by a stroke of luck one of the Padawans, Zayne Carrick, escaped and remained a fugitive for months. Eventually, Covenant member, Xamar, captured Carrick but also confessed the existence of the Covenant to the Jedi Council. In a deal with the Council, Xamar led Carrick as his prisoner to the Draay Estate in order create a diversion and retrieve Krynda Draay. However, Haazen revealed the treachery and put into action the last details of his plan.

For years Haazen manipulated his pupil Lucien Draay in order to fabricate a scenario where he claimed that the Sith had infiltrated the Jedi Council. Putting to use the many zealous Jedi members of the Covenant, Haazen gave the command to 'save' the Jedi Order by severing the council's connections to the galaxy and defending the Draay Estate. However, while the members of the Covenant believed that they were destroying the Jedi Order in order to save it Haazen had his own plan in mind. Shortly after initiating the operation Haazen revealed his devotion to the dark side to Zayne Carrick and Haazen hoped to put to use Carrick's special relationship with the Force.

"Pull all Jedi back from the objective, now! These explosions... The Republic fleet is firing on us!"

- Vrook Lamar

After Admiral Saul Karath's fleet opened fire on the courtyard of the Draay Estate, Vrook Lamar, (who had been leading the Jedi Order against the Jedi Covenant) gave the order to abandon the mission and fled the burning estate where he was pursued by a group of Covenant acolytes.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 32: Vindication, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 33: Vindication, Part 2