Confrontation on Ambria

Jonjedigrandmaster 21:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

"I am Master Tho'natu of the Jedi. We're here to help you.''" "''No! You'll never get me! No! No! No!"

- Tho'natu and Darovit

The Confrontation on Ambria was a very short duel that lasted no more than three seconds, but had lasting effects on the galaxy. It was orchestrated completely by the Sith apprentice Darth Zannah, in order to save her master and deceive the Jedi into believing the Sith were extinct.

Prelude
"Bane's time is running out. You have to decide.''" "''Tell Caleb I agree to his demands."

- Darovit pleading for Zannah to save her master and return to the light

The duel took place shortly after the Duel on Tython in 990 BBY. Some of the Orbalisks that formed Darth Bane's armor were killed during the duel. They released deadly toxins into his body, toxins for which no antidote was known. His apprentice, Darth Zannah, took him, along with her cousin Darovit—who had accompanied them to Tython—to Ambria, where she found the healer named Caleb, who had saved Bane once before, during the New Sith Wars. Caleb, however, would only heal Bane if Zannah called in the Jedi to arrest her master.

Zannah was hesitant at first. There was still much for her to learn from her master, and if she turned him over to the Jedi Council, there was a good chance many secrets of the Sith Order that he had not yet revealed to her would be lost forever. At last, she came to realize that she had to send the message.

Caleb healed Bane, and he finally regained consciousness. When Zannah told her master what she had done, he believed she had betrayed him, and wished for her to kill him rather than allow him to fall into the hands of the Jedi. She did not kill him, however, and devised a plan. Instead she killed Caleb and used her skills in Sith Alchemy to drive her cousin insane, so that he would attack the Jedi when they arrived.

The Confrontation
"A Sith Lord still lives. he killed five Jedi on Tython. He is now on Ambria, under the care of a healer name Caleb. He is badly injured and helpless."

- Zannah's message to the Jedi

Zannah hid herself and her master in a small trapdoor inside Caleb's hut, and hid their presences in the Force. A team of fourteen Jedi arrived in the to take the Sith custody. They were headed by Jedi Master Tho'natu. They proceeded on to Caleb's hut, where they found his cut-up corpse outside. They moved toward Caleb's shack, and Tho'natu called out that they had arrived and were there to help. Darovit emerged, screaming and brandishing the golden Lightsaber of the recently fallen Jedi Master Valenthyne Farfalla. Tho'natu and the other Jedi attacked the insane young man, killing him in seconds. They then gathered the remains of Caleb to take him to Coruscant for a proper burial.

Aftermath
"One day I will surpass you. And on that day, I will kill you. But that day is not today."

- Zannah to Darth Bane

Recalling that Jedi Master Farfalla had used a golden lightsaber, Tho'natu guessed that Darovit was the Sith Lord that had killed the Jedi on Tython. He guessed that Caleb had sent the message after Darovit's arrival, and Darovit had found out, killing the healer in retaliation. The Jedi, mistakenly convinced that they had finally destroyed the last of the Sith, left the planet with Caleb's remains. Zannah and Bane escaped a few days later, Bane very impressed with his apprentice's cunning and skills.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two