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 Exar Kun and his Sith Empire. 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 he had 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 was forced (via remote) to 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.

Lucien tried to strike at Haazen only to be repulsed twice by the protective Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger. A squad of Padawans tried to stop Haazen as well only to be shocked by Force lightning or being sliced in half. Haazen revealed that the Prophecy of the Five actually referred to himself, Marn "Gryph" Hierogryph, Zayne, Lucien and Q'Anilia.

Q'Anilia went looking for Krynda, as Gryph and Zayne tried to follow, only for Lucien to stop the latter, refusing to allow Zayne near his mother. Zayne followed the blind Jedi into the dining hall, where he unleashed a powerful Force push against Lucien.

Q'Anilia killed several Covenant acolytes and 9BD to get to Krynda, only to find her in a crystal casket, which was actually a prototype oubliette, shielding her from the Living Force. She poisoned herself, contemplating that the Rogue Moon Prophecy had come true, believing that Zayne was responsible; but Gryph came to the revelation that he was the Sith in the prophecy. He took Krynda out of the oubliette and brought her downstairs, but Lucien shoved him away. It was revealed that Krynda had foreseen the murders, but had suffered a stroke, so Haazen put her in a stasis, living in agony over the murders repeatedly. She then died in her son's arms. Lucien blamed Gryph for her death and attacked him.

When Haazen acquired the Council's collection of Sith artifacts, Zayne and Lucien arrived on the scene dueling. Eventually, a statue of Barrison Draay fell on Lucien, and Zayne used the opportunity to strike him, presumably killing him. Haazen, impressed, told Zayne to kneel before him as his apprentice. Zayne agreed to if Haazen would end the bombardment of Coruscant. But as he knelt before Haazen, Zayne used his lightsaber to slice off Haazen's mechanical arm. Lucien, who hadn't really been killed, then used the Force to throw Zayne and Gryph far away from the Draay Estate. Revealing to Haazen that the whole duel had been a ruse, Lucien picked up Haazen's severed arm and used the control mechanism built into it to redirect the Republic fleet's fire to the Draay Estate. The resulting fire killed Haazen and ended the Covenant's rebellion.

Aftermath
Lucien, though grievously injured, secretly survived and journeyed to a private moon to start a new life, as well as a new Covenant, one based on the ideals of both of his parents.

The Republic government and the Jedi Council both decided to blame the events as a Mandalorian terror attack, thus giving more attention to the Revanchists.

Due to his actions, Zayne was offered to be reinstated in the Jedi Order as a Jedi Knight. Zayne, however, declined the offer. He instead decided to continue his travels with Gryph.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 5: Commencement, Part 5
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Vindication