Jorak Uln

"Ahhh, what's a little mental instability between tutor and pupil?"

- Jorak Uln

Jorak Uln was a Sith Master and the former headmaster of the Sith Academy on Korriban, and one of Darth Revan's followers, although ironically being against him later on, not knowing his true identity.

Biography
In accordance with the Sith's principles of the strong taking control from the weak, Jorak Uln was overthrown by his apprentice, Uthar Wynn. Uln eventually went to the tomb of Tulak Hord, one of the ancient Dark Lords buried in the fabled Valley of the Dark Lords. It is unknown whether he simply escaped or if Wynn allowed him to live.

Even for a Sith, Jorak was mentally unstable (possibly from years of hiding in exile) as was evident by the way the power of the dark side had disfigured his face. He delighted in capturing unwary Sith students from the Valley of the Dark Lords, and would think up sadistic games then force them to play for their lives. Even so, as a former Sith Master Jorak had a strong command of the dark side of the Force, and was trained in many techniques (including Force Lightning). Like his former apprentice Uthar Wynn, he wielded a double-bladed lightsaber when pushed into combat, but otherwise was content to torment his victims with just the Force.

When the Revan returned to Korriban on a quest to discover the fabled Star Maps, he explored Tulak Hord's tomb to find valuable artifacts in order to impress Uthar Wynn and gain prestige in the Academy. Jorak Uln had set a trap in the tomb which released knockout gas, rendering Revan and his allies unconscious.

Revan and another student who had been exploring the tomb, Mekel, awoke to be questioned by Uln. Uln asked Revan questions about the Sith philosophy, after complaining that the current students lacked the "gumption" and purity one would expect from a true Sith.

Uln asked Revan three questions. However Revan did not play along with Uln's game which resulted in receiving several shocks of Force lightning. Mekel managed to free himself and both he and Revan fought against Jorak, killing him. Jorak left behind his journal which Revan later gave to Uthar Wynn for prestige points.

Behind the scenes
If Revan, the player character, follows the dark side, he or she may allow Mekel to die. Alternately, the character may cooperate with Mekel to defeat Jorak Uln&mdash;gaining "Dark Side points" by turning on Mekel afterwards, or gaining "Light Side points" by sparing Mekel.

The last question Jorak asks concerns what a Sith should do when he is dying: should the Sith pass on his knowledge or use his last bit of strength to strike at his enemies? In most cases, the player cannot answer this correctly, as it is a trick question. However, if the player is falling to the dark side, and if the player has already discovered that Revan never perished, then the question can be answered: "A true Sith never dies."

Since it is implied that Jorak Uln had been headmaster for a long time, it is speculated that he was one of the Sith that served the Dark Lord Exar Kun and later escaped to Korriban, where he set up the Sith academy.

Jorak Uln was portrayed by Frank Welker.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Jorak Uln