Skirmish on Alaris Prime

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Skirmish on Alaris Prime

Prelude[]

In1002 BBY, during theNew Sith Wars, theSithBrotherhood of Darkness fought against theArmy of Light on theplanetPhaseera. As thebattle began, theGloom Walkers, an elite unit in the Brotherhood of Darkness, were ordered by their Sith commanders to attempt to take out aRepublic outpost in daytime. Knowing that it would be a suicide mission, the Gloom Walkers objected; however, their commander,LieutenantUlabore, refused to reconsider their orders.^[2]

As such,SergeantDessel knocked Ulabore unconscious and took command of the unit, leading the Gloom Walkers to attack the outpost during the night. They defeated the Republic forces, and Dessel's heroics throughout the battle led him to become very popular with the Gloom Walkers; however, Ulabore was furious and had him arrested for insubordination.^[2] Several of thetroopers in the unit assumed that Dessel was then court-martialed and killed. The Gloom Walkers thus began to resent Ulabore for his actions, as they believed that Dessel had saved their lives and should have been hailed as a hero.^[1]

The skirmish[]

A month later, the Gloom Walkers traveled toAlaris Prime,^[1] amoon of the planetAlaris in theKashyyyk system.^[3] They took up patrol on the moon, where they stumbled into an ambush set up by Republic forces—a mistake that one of the troopers,Lucia, knew would not have happened had Dessel still been with them. In the ensuing skirmish, the close-quarters fighting was intense and casualties were heavy on both sides. Lucia hadn't forgiven the Gloom Walkers' commander for ridding the unit of their most talentedofficer, and during the battle she shot Ulabore in the back from point-blank range,killing him. The skirmish lasted for just a few minutes, after which the Republictroops were forced to break ranks and flee.^[1]

Aftermath[]

The other surviving troopers of the Gloom Walkers quietly approved of Lucia's actions; they never reported her betrayal, and Ulabore was registered as having been killed in action.^[1]

Twenty-two years later, Lucia—who had become abodyguard ofPrincessSerra ofDoan—hired anassassin,the Huntress, toassassinateGelba, a leader of theDoanmining caste, after theminers killed Serra's husband, PrinceGerran. Lucia compared the occurrence to her actions on Alaris Prime: Serra's husband had been killed and Gelba was responsible, so she killed Gelba, just as Dessel had been killed and Ulabore was responsible, so she had killed Ulabore. However, Lucia soon after discovered that Dessel had not actually been court-martialed and executed; rather, he had survived and becomeDarth Bane, aDark Lord of the Sith.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

The skirmish on Alaris Prime was mentioned inDarth Bane: Dynasty of Evil, the final novel of theDarth Bane Trilogy, written byDrew Karpyshyn^[1] and released onDecember 8,2009.^[4]

Appearances[]

• Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil(andaudiobook)(First mentioned, in book)

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