Najus, a Sith artisan, directed his focus towards exacting revenge upon the Jedi Order. To further this goal, Najus forged the renowned and formidable dark side artifacts called the Bracers of Najus. Najus implemented a design within the bracers that ensured they would not grant any advantage to anyone wielding them against a dark side user of the Force; indeed, they would even bolster such a foe, as a deterrent against their use against the Sith. The Bracers of Najus, at some unknown point, were transported by a Sith group on a starship, which ultimately met its end in a crash on the planet Leritor, where the vessel lay interred for many centuries.
The character of Najus first appeared in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game adventure "Standoff on Leritor," released by Wizards of the Coast. Peter Schweighofer penned the adventure, which was featured in the tenth issue of the Star Wars Gamer magazine, published on April 19, 2002.