- "There were twelve of us, including several high ranking commanders: High General Ajunta Pall; Marchioness XoXann, commanding the Black Legions; Baron Dreypa, our fleet's sole remaining admiral; Karness Muur, whose Force-centered battle tactics had saved us from the trap at Fluwhaka; and I, Sorzus Syn, grower of living weapons and biological plagues."
- ―Sorzus Syn
The Exiles, or Jen'jidai in the Sith language, were the twelve Dark Jedi banished by the Jedi Order into the Unknown Regions after the Hundred-Year Darkness. The Exiles would eventually settle on Korriban, conquer the Sith Empire and replace it with their own, and establish the Sith Order to reign over it. The most powerful among the Exiles were High General Ajunta Pall, Marchioness and Black Legions commander XoXaan, Admiral Baron Remulus Dreypa, Karness Muur, and Sorzus Syn, high ranking commanders during the war against the Jedi.
Exile[]
- "The Jedi, so confident in their triumph, did not execute us. With lightsaber points at our backs, they marched us aboard the galleon that would take us into exile, outside the Republic's borders."
- ―Sorzus Syn
In 6900 BBY the Hundred-Year Darkness ended with the defeat of the Dark Jedi at the Battle of Corbos. The Dark Jedi were forced onto an unarmed[1] galleon and exiled beyond known space.[2]
Jen'ari[]
- "I was one of many. We were servants of the dark side. Sith Lords, we called ourselves... So proud. In the end, we were not so proud."
- ―Ajunta Pall
The Exiles were guided through the Stygian Caldera by Sorzus Syn, who had spent years collecting rumors about the legendary Kingdom of the Sith, and they eventually reached Korriban, a planet strong in the dark side of the Force and home to the Sith people. Upon arrival, they awed the Sith with their power over the dark side, who named them the Jen'jidai. The Exiles forged an alliance with the Shadow Hand to gain the confidence of Sith King Hakagram Graush, whom their leader, Ajunta Pall, promptly beheaded. Now in control, they appointed themselves Lords of the Sith, with Pall being granted the title of Jen'ari, or Dark Lord of the Sith.[2]
Some of the Exiles, however, were not satisfied to rule the Sith and wait to gather their strength. Within a year, some Dark Jedi returned to Republic space to attack the Jedi. Their premature actions served only to alert the Republic and their defenders that some of the Exiles survived and taken control of a region called Sith Space.[1] Those who remained behind used their alchemical arts to blend their DNA with those of the Sith, allowing their lineage to continue through the Sith species. Following their takeover of Korriban, the Exiles reformed into the Sith Order and established the Sith Empire.[1]
Appearances[]
- Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 0 (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Jedi Exiles)
- Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 2 (In flashback(s))
- Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1 (First mentioned) (as "Jedi Knights who turned to the dark side")
- Tales of the Jedi audio drama (Mentioned only)
- Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 1 (Mentioned only)
- Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 2 (Mentioned only)
- Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 3 (Mentioned in opening crawl)
- Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)
- Timeline 12: The Great Hyperspace War on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link) (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Codex entry)
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two (Mentioned only)
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Darth Plagueis (Mentioned only)
- Darth Plagueis audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The Wrath of Darth Maul (Indirect mention only)
- Empire's End 2 (Mentioned only) (as "outcasts")
- Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (Indirect mention only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Ascension audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Legacy (2006) 17
- Legacy (2006) 30 (In flashback(s))
- Legacy (2006) 32 (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- The Essential Chronology
- Star Wars: Secrets of the Sith
- The Dark Side Sourcebook
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 1 (SIT1, Dark Lords of the Sith)
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 75 (JED3, The Jedi)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 97 (SAD1-4, Naga Sadow)
- "Revenge of the Sith Preview 9" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- The New Essential Chronology
- "Heritage of the Sith" — Star Wars Insider 88
- Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Special Edition
- Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Written Word on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- Sith Pureblood on The Old Republic Holonet (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide
- The Journal of Master Gnost-Dural
- Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 82 (Guide to the Galaxy: Moraband)