Second Mission to New Apsolon

In 41 BBY, a mission was undertaken to the planet of New Apsolon by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi to find the undercover Jedi Master Tahl, who had recieved a distress call from twin sisters Alani and Eritha who wished safe passage to Coruscant.

Prelude
Jedi Master Tahl recieved a message from Alani and Eritha, the twin daughters of the assassinated leader Ewane of New Apsolon. The girls feared that their father's friend - Roan - murdered their father and they wished safe passage to Coruscant.

Tahl bought this to the attention of the Jedi High Council who granted her to go undercover to retrieve the twins. But on the planet, Tahl learned that the Absolutes movement - a feared organization of terrorists - was still at large and so she infiltrated it to find what was going on on the unstable planet.

Meanwhile, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn had been haunted by visions of Tahl in danger. Against the wishes of the Council, Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi ventured to New Apsolon to find Tahl, which they did. They helped Tahl flee the Absolutes when her cover was blown. Shortly afterwards, the governor, Roan, was found dead after he went to find the kidnapped twins who had been taken by the Absolutes. In light of this, the Jedi engineered a secret meeting between the Absolutes, the Civilized and the Workers movements. But it was a ruse engineered by Chief of Security Balog who kidnapped Tahl and took her away.

Finding Tahl
"Let this moment be my last."

- Tahl's final words to Qui-Gon Jinn before the former dies

Jinn and Kenobi allied with Eritha and trekked across the terrain to find Tahl and Balog. The two learned from Eritha that Alani was the leader of the Absolutes, and that she wanted power over the planet. Nevertheless, the two Jedi and Eritha continued on reaching a roick worker colony led by Yanci. After spending the night, the Jedi and Eritha left but returned when the colony was attacked by the Absolutes. All residents, save for Yanci, were killed.

The three soon found a base which served as a front for the Absolutes. Eritha fiegned capture allowing the Jedi to enter unnoticed. They recovered Tahl, who had been incredibly weakened in a crude device. After freeing her, the base was self-destructed. The two Jedi and Eritha fled the facility with Tahl, taking her to doctors who reported that Tahl would not recover - though Jinn was confident that she would still live.

Unfortunatly, Tahl and Jinn had their final conversation and Tahl died there and then which caused Jinn great grief, pain and rage. Jinn vowed to find Balog and kill him.

Seeking vengeance
"There is no help for me now. There is only revenge."

- Qui-Gon Jinn to Obi-Wan Kenobi following Tahl's death

Shortly afterwards, Kenobi contacted the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and informed them of Tahl's death. This promopted Jedi Master Mace Windu and Tahl's apprentice Bant Eerin to journey to the planet where they would begin an investigation. But Jinn secretly slipped out to find Balog himself, though at one point, he was wanted by the authorities for murder - which he did not commit.

Eventually, the Jedi team discovered that Eritha was also a leader of the Absolutes and that she too wanted power and authority on New Apsolon. The Jedi soon found Balog in his hideout, and was swiftly disarmed by Jinn. But Tahl's sudden words shook Jinn and he regained calmness and had Balog arrested along with the twins.

Aftermath
With the sisters and Balog arrested and sentanced to imprisonment, Manex was made the governor of New Apsolon. With the fragile government mending itself to democracy and equality, the Jedi returned to Coruscant with the body of Tahl to give her a traditional Jedi funeral.

Appearances

 * Jedi Apprentice: The Ties that Bind
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Call to Vengeance