The Children of the Open Hand, a splinter group within the religious cult known as the Path of the Open Hand, met with disaster on the planet Thelj. They were ambushed by the forces of the Graf family while trying to pilfer the [Jedi Tears](/article/jedi_tears] artifact from the Graf family compound. This was no accident; Elecia Zeveron, the leader of the Path operating under the name "The Mother," had betrayed them, informing the Grafs of their impending arrival with the intention that the clan would eliminate them. Only Yana Ro managed to survive the massacre. Radicaz "Sunshine" Dobbs, who was responsible for bringing the Children to Thelj initially, consented to escort Ro back to the Path compound located on Dalna, enabling her to discuss the disastrous event with The Mother.