Parlan Spinner

According to the document titled Enemy of the Order: The record of Parlan Spinner, vandal and would-be revolutionary, archived within the intelligence repository of the Lost Tribe of Sith at Orreg, Parlan Spinner descended from Ermon Parrah, the relief navigator aboard the Sith warship Omen and one of the earliest Humans exiled from the Tribe. The Lost Tribe comprised descendants of Human Sith slaves from Naga Sadow's Sith Empire who fled the Great Hyperspace War around 5000 BBY. His ancestor, Ermon Parrah, had once spearheaded a failed attempt to commandeer the crippled Sith warship Omen and escape into hyperspace. As punishment, Parrah and his future descendants were enslaved and tasked with spinning a chord that would reach the stars in exchange for readmission into the Tribe. They became known as the Spinner family and toiled for centuries in a futile attempt to fulfill the impossible command. Since achieving such a feat was physically unattainable, Parlan's descendants remained in a perpetual state of poverty.

Over time, the Spinner family became stigmatized as a destitute, working-class clan of weavers and ropemakers, treated with disdain by the Tribe. The stigma of enslavement for the Spinner family was so deeply ingrained that they continued to weave unquestioningly, even during the breakdown of governmental order during The Time of the Rot. The young Parlan Spinner was born during the tumultuous Festival of Nida's Rise. Spinner was the only known member of his family to rebel against this decree, viewing the "rope to the stars" as the very path that would lead to his destiny of usurping the tribe's authority. In his youth, he left home and embraced life as an outlaw, an anarchist opposing the prevailing status quo. As an outcast, Parlan was denied access to education and other forms of social mobility that could have elevated his status on Kesh. From childhood, Parlan harbored deep resentment towards the Tribe for relegating his family to the fringes of Keshiri society. He also rejected his given name in favor of the alias "Death Spinner."

At the age of eleven, Spinner encountered trouble with local authorities for defacing the statue of Yaru Korsin in Eorm. Throughout his teenage years, Spinner's crimes escalated from vandalism to robbery and sabotage. According to Prefect of Police Takara Hilts, daughter of Caretaker Varner Hilts and Grand Consort Iliana Hilts, Spinner's actions stemmed from a desire to create trouble for the authorities. Conversely, Spinner justified his actions as part of his anarchic guerrilla struggle against the authorities on Kesh. By the twelfth year of the Hilts Restoration, Spinner had joined an outlaw gang that ambushed and killed Keshiri tribute bearers traveling to Orreg from the east.

By 2974 BBY, Spinner had gained the attention of the Tahv Constabulary for his frequent acts of robbery. Constantly evading the authorities, Spinner lived off the land and accumulated few material possessions. He also became the ringleader of his own gang, "Spinner's Web," which specialized in harassing the authorities. Prefect Hilts investigated Spinner's involvement in various crimes, including an assassination plot against all the Keshiri cake decorators prior to the wedding fete of High Lord Nikoll, and a terror plot to hijack an airship and crash it into the southeastern aqueduct. By 2975 BBY, his latest string of crimes included an attempt to desecrate the Keshiri Burial Cairns beneath the old Circle Eternal. Prefect Hilts attempted to apprehend him, but he eluded capture. While exploring the catacombs, Spinner also discovered a functional ancient Jedi starship hidden beneath the Circle Eternal by the Jedi following the Great Calamity, which culminated in a truce between the Jedi and their Dark Jedi adversaries.

During her investigation, Hilts speculated that this reflected a disdain for tradition but surmised that he lacked any political ambitions to overthrow the current government. Thus, Spinner was classified as a persistent troublemaker rather than a rebel, a far more serious offense on Kesh. As a low-level offender, Grand Lord Hilts assigned Spinner's case to the Tahv Constabulary, rather than elite security forces like the Lost Tribe's Sabers and Apprentices, who were focused on eliminating rival Force-wielders challenging the incumbent establishment. In a correspondence between Prefect Hilts and her father, Grand Lord Hilts, she presented him with two options: killing Spinner or capturing him. Ultimately, the reformist Grand Lord chose to spare the youth's life by capturing him, intending to offer him a second chance.

In 2974 BBY, Spinner's anarchic campaign reached a new zenith when he plotted to assassinate High Lord Varner Hilts himself during celebrations commemorating the arrival of the Omen on Kesh – the warship carrying the original ancestors of the Lost Tribe. For centuries, the Lost Tribe had maintained dominion over the Keshiri by claiming to be the Skyborn, ancient protectors from the annals of Keshiri mythology who had battled the evil Destructors. Consequently, the Lost Tribe occupied a demi-god status among their Keshiri subjects. Officially, Spinner informed his fellow gang members in "Spinner's Web" that their purpose was solely to create mischief and trouble. However, one member of his coterie was secretly an informant for the Tahv authorities, leaking intelligence of Spinner's plans to Takara, who informed her father, Varner. The Grand Lord then devised a trap for the youth.

During the celebrations, Spinner and at least two accomplices donned jesters' masks and deliberately entered a parade by members of the Lost Tribe. Initially, some Keshiri onlookers mistook them as part of the celebration, but their presence aroused anger from the Sith participants. One Lord reprimanded one of Spinner's accomplices for disrupting the Founding celebrations. Spinner managed to break free from several Constables, exclaiming loudly that only a fool would celebrate being stranded on what he deemed a "festering lump of a world." Before the guards could stop him, Spinner discarded his mask and headed toward the sedan carrying Lord Hilts, deriding the man as the "Head Fool."

To the dismay of his comrades, Spinner unsheathed his dagger and leaped into the sedan, shouting that he was the "Death Spinner" and had grown tired of waiting. However, the sedan chair proved to be a decoy, and the youth encountered Prefect Takara herself, the daughter of Varner Hilts. She used the Force to disarm him. Surrounded by constables, Spinner refused to concede defeat. As a final act, the youth threw a minlohku dart at a Keshiri constable, grazing his shoulder. However, Spinner was quickly overpowered by the constable's comrades. Still defiant, the youth attempted to taunt the Prefect, exclaiming that they could not break his spirit because he was the "Death Spinner."

However, Takara Hilts retorted that she did not intend to break his spirit, but rather his body. She ordered her constables to rough him up as part of the night's celebrations. Spinner was taken to the palace of Grand Lord Hilts, where he was beaten and roughed up by the constables for several hours. However, Takara ensured that her subordinates did not permanently maim or cripple him because her father, Grand Lord Hilts, had ordered that he be captured alive and brought before him. However, Spinner's accomplices were not so fortunate, as the Grand Lord's wife, Iliana, had ordered their summary execution. She disagreed with her husband's decision to spare Spinner's life, viewing him as an assassin. However, Varner insisted on meeting the youth himself.

At dawn, a beaten and disheveled Spinner was brought before Grand Lord Hilts. Hilts was a historian who had dedicated himself to studying the history of the Lost Tribe. He explained to Spinner that he had not been present at the celebrations because he had little interest in state functions, which detracted from his research. Unlike his Sith compatriots, Hilts believed that time was more valuable than power, as no one had ever broken the chains of time. Spinner regarded Hilts as a stereotypical "absent-minded" professor who did not fit conventional definitions of a "proper" Grand Lord. Hilts merely commented that Spinner should instead blame the founders for perpetuating the view that power was synonymous with authority.

He was examining a Keshiri tapestry that detailed the ancient history of the Keshiri people. Hilts explained the historical origins of the Tribe, that they had been slaves of Naga Sadow who had been sent on a mission to deliver lightsaber crystals when their starship crashed on Kesh and encountered the Keshiri. The Keshiri were a backward, premodern society deeply rooted in superstition. One of their legends described an ancient cataclysm between two powerful series of gods known as the Protectors and Destructors. Hilts surmised that the ancestors of the Tribe merely co-opted the Keshiri legend by convincing them that they were the Protectors. Spinner responded that this action sickened him because he believed that Sith should not want to protect, but rather to destroy.

Meanwhile, Spinner managed to untie his bonds and attempted to strangle the Grand Lord from behind. However, he was caught red-handed by Hilts' daughter, Takara, who struck him on the head with an ancient urn. True to his absent-minded personality, Varner merely inquired whether that urn had belonged to someone important. Takara then revealed that further investigations had confirmed that "Death Spinner" was actually the working-class vagabond and slave, Parlan Spinner. Spinner angrily responded that her tribe was to blame for casting out his families many generations earlier, reducing them to pauperism. He reiterated that they still remained Sith who could use the dark Side of the Force.

Takara, however, had little sympathy for the outlaw youth, dismissing him as a vandal who had earlier been convicted for attempting to desecrate the Keshiri Burial Cairns beneath the Circle Eternal. She described Spinner as an irreverent miscreant who would kill anyone for any reason. Takara's hostility towards Spinner was joined by her mother, Iliana, who chided her daughter for bringing an assassin into her husband's parlor, adding that Spinner should have been executed in the street along with his coterie. However, Lord Hilts was unconcerned and merely explained to the youth that killing him would be unwise, as Spinner lacked the necessary qualities to succeed him as landlord.

Hilts further lectured Spinner and his family about the complex power structure his ancestors had established to channel their ambitions. With its collapse in 3960 BBY, the Tribe had nearly gone extinct after nearly nine hundred years of turmoil and civil war known as The Time of the Rot. However, Grand Lord Hilts had used his knowledge of history to restore order through a series of reforms known as the Hilts Restoration. Spinner remained unmoved by Hilt's words and commented that the current political order only benefited the elite, while the masses remained powerless. Grand Lord Hilts sensed that Spinner was impatient but reiterated that he could be put to good use. Under the Hilts Restoration, the Grand Lord had commissioned the construction of a new fleet of wooden ships as part of a program to explore new frontiers in the continent of Alanciar. His wife, Iliana, chided her husband for allowing his enemies to live, as that would threaten the family's grip on power.

Lord Hilts commanded Takara, his daughter, to pilot an uvak to the newly constructed docks situated west of Berav. There, she was to locate a Keshiri seafarer known as the Southern Star, who had recently arrived from Alanciar. Captain Chegg, the ship's leader, was scheduled to embark on a reconnaissance voyage. Lord Hilts instructed Takara to inform Chegg that Spinner would be joining his crew, courtesy of the Grand Lord. However, Iliana, still harboring distrust for Spinner, instructed Takara, her daughter, to eliminate him should he cause further problems. At that moment, Spinner came to the realization that Varner and Iliana Hilts were, in fact, Takara's parents. He voiced his astonishment that the offspring of such esteemed nobles was engaged in patrol duties, a task typically relegated to the lower-class Keshiri. Takara clarified that this practice reflected her father's belief that tribal power was not inherited but earned through demonstrable merit. She further explained that the High Lords elected the Grand Lord to prevent infighting among the various ruling families, acting as a safeguard. Spinner, with a hint of mockery, questioned whether Lord Hilts was protecting her or his "precious tribe."

Takara retorted that she was indifferent to the matter, but her father's meritocratic policies made adhering to Sith principles challenging. Spinner seized the opportunity to mock the Prefect, noting that despite authoring the definitive work on being thwarted, he remained determined to leverage his new role as a sailor to elevate his social standing. In a final parting remark, Spinner suggested that Takara could revel in her role as her parents' servant while he amassed wealth as a mariner. Captain Chegg, a Keshiri and member of Kesh's indigenous population subjugated by the Lost Tribe centuries ago, was a stern and demanding leader. He assigned Spinner, the young Human, the task of managing the ship's sails and rigging. Chegg held the arrogance displayed by many Human Sith on Kesh in contempt and exploited Spinner's employment to take advantage of the young Human. The majority of Humans he had encountered during his maritime career were slaves and criminals exiled by the Tribe. From the outset, the two men harbored mutual dislike, and Chegg regarded Spinner as an unwelcome burden.

After several days at sea, the Southern Star bypassed Alanciar and set course towards Kesh's South Pole, rumored to contain a vast, frozen continent. The bulk of the Sith population and their Keshiri subjects resided on the main continent of Keshtah Minor. However, driven by tribal conflicts and population pressures, Grand Lord Hilts had commissioned a maritime exploration initiative to discover new territories and resources. Despite their initial animosity, Spinner and Takara were destined to cross paths once more. One day, while Spinner was below deck sharpening his daggers, he encountered Takara, who had secretly boarded the vessel. She had grown weary of her Constable duties and, like Spinner, sought a fresh start in Alanciar. She had believed Spinner's ship was circumnavigating Keshtah before heading towards Alanciar. Upon reaching the ship's deck, Takara swiftly realized that they were not bound for Alanciar but were instead sailing towards the South Pole.

At that moment, Captain Chegg discovered Takara. Unaware of her true identity, he presumed she was another Human castaway who had stowed away on the Southern Star. He reiterated that everyone aboard his vessel had a responsibility and that stowaways were merely slackers. Spinner attempted to vouch for Takara, trying to explain her importance. However, Takara insisted she was just another passenger. Given the privileged status of Humans in Keshiri society, Takara insulted the Captain by telling him to watch his mouth since he was a Keshiri. However, Chegg was not amused by the Human girl's defiance and reminded her that the only "gods" above his ship were the surveyors and straw bosses on his crew. Everyone else below those positions were indentured laborers. He then ordered his two Human charges to get to work, reiterating that since they were heading into uncharted waters he needed all hands aboard to make a landfall.

Spinner and Takara were subsequently assigned to work on the sails and rigging. The polar climate made laboring on the exposed deck arduous. Growing weary of his task, Spinner questioned Takara's decision not to reveal her identity, as they could have returned to warmer regions. Takara responded that her parents would not grant her the advantage of her family name and stated that she would thus not use it to her own advantage. Given his impoverished background, Spinner believed Takara was squandering her power and privileges. Takara retorted that he could forge his own path while she forged hers. She then reiterated that she was a Sith and she had made up a plan. This plan would involve stowing back aboard the ship and sailing back to Keshtah while leaving the Captain and his crew behind. Upon landing on the frigid shores of the South Pole, Chegg and his surveying crew began unloading supplies and equipment. They planned to set up camp and then explore the region over the following days.

Dissatisfied with his polar assignment, Captain Cheggs derisively nicknamed the newly uncharted land "Frozen Pit." While the area boasted some wildlife and trees, Cheggs doubted the presence of sentient life and questioned the Tribe's rationale for tasking him and his crew with surveying the South Pole. He instructed his men to erect shelters in anticipation of an approaching snowstorm. Meanwhile, Spinner and Takara attempted to sneak back aboard the Southern Star but were caught by the crew. For Cheggs, this confirmed his initial suspicions that Spinner was trouble since the moment he had come aboard. He ordered his crew to kill the two "mutineers". After fighting off several of the Keshiri crew by using their Force powers, the two Humans headed towards the forest. Meanwhile, Cheggs promised to give double rations to whoever killed the ringleader and triple rations if they were both caught alive.

As they fled, Takara scolded Spinner for jeopardizing her plans by following her. Takara had panned to sneak aboard quietly and then kill the guards one by one. However, Spinner had wanted to spike the Captain and stressed that it was no use winning if their opponents did not get to see it. After breaking out of the forest, they headed towards a large hill where they stumbled upon the skeletons on a massive creature, which turned out to be a leviathan, a monstrous and gigantic Sithspawn from the Hundred-Year Darkness. Takara slipped and lost her lightsaber. By that stage, Chegg and his men had caught up with the mutineers and taken Takara's lightsaber. While the Keshiri lacked the Force abilities of the Human Sith, they knew not to lose their weapons in the snow. After disparaging the Human "Protectors" by claiming that they would die like Keshiri, he and his crew were about to kill the Humans when they were slain by arrows fired by several cloaked figures in the horizon.

Takara attempted to fight off the strangers with her lightsaber bit was quickly disarmed by them. The leader quickly recognized Takara as the daughter of Grand Lord Hilts and ordered her followers to lower their bows and arrows. She and her companions then removed their cloaks and identified themselves as members of the "The Doomed," the stranded descendants of Jedi and Dark Jedi veteran of the Hundred-Year Darkness who had made peace and moved to the South Pole. Their leader was a S'kytri woman named Kaliska and her followers included a male Wookiee, a male Ithorian, and a female Chagrian. She explained that her people shared Kesh with the Sith tribe before explaining that her people were known as "The Doomed" and that the two travelers were now "doomed" as well.

Following the capture of Spinner and Takara, Kaliska and her group apprehended the remaining crew members of the Southern Star and seized the ship. The prisoners were transported to the main settlement on Eshkrene, the home of the Jedi and Dark Jedi veterans' descendants. The settlement featured a prominent tower. While traversing the settlement's streets, Spinner and Takara were surprised to encounter individuals from various species, including Rodians and Twi'leks. The Lost Tribe castaways were primarily Human, and members of other species on the expedition had gradually perished through violence or natural causes.

They were also taken aback by the absence of Keshiri slaves. Spinner correctly deduced that the Doomed had constructed the settlement themselves. Spinner also attempted to flirt with Takara, but the young woman rejected his overtures and reminded him to address her as "Takara" rather than "Red." She also threatened to chop off his hand if he touched her again. However, Spinner commented that she did not have her lightsaber since their captors had taken it from them. Spinner also sensed that while the dark side was strong on Eshkrene, they could not feel it in the people. Takara merely replied that it was too cold for people to feel anything in the Force. However, she concurred that the inhabitants were null. However, both Humans sensed that there was power around them and that they wanted it. Takara then caught sight of a dagger being wielded by a Twi'lek member of the "Doomed."

The two Humans then attempted to escape from their captors. Spinner fought with several of the "Doomed" and even punched a Rodian in the head. Meanwhile, Takara attempted to flee back to the ship and alert the Lost Tribe about the presence of the "Doomed." However, the two were quickly disarmed and separated. The winged Kaliska personally intervened and grabbed Takara by her arms, taking her on a flight of the city. The older woman reprimanded Takara for her actions and reminded her that Eshkrene was at peace. She then introduced herself as the leader of the Doomed and explained that the remaining Keshiri crew were already in their custody. Takara expressed her surprise that the winged S'kytri woman had used the Force to sweep her into her hands. Kaliska admitted she could use the Force but said that it gave her no joy to do so. After explaining the identity of the "Doomed" to both Spinner and Takara, she took them to the Hall of Regret, which contained the history of the Doomed.

There, Kaliska explained to both Humans that they could not afford to allow the Tribe's explorers to find Eshkrene. However, she reiterated that they could not allow any harm to come to Takara or her "protector" Spinner. Kaliska was then unaware of the poor relations between the two Humans and Takara took that as an insult. Meanwhile, Spinner expressed his surprise at the vast amount of metal on Eshkrene and criticized his captors for wasting it on lanterns. The Twi'lek guard replied that while the light itself was not valuable, what was valuable was what the light that revealed. He then explained that the lights were known as glowbacters and revealed images that had been sketched onto the ice murals on the walls. These murals documented the history of the Doomed. As a local custom, all members of the Doomed came every day or night to commemorate their original landing on Kesh during the aftermath of the Hundred-Year Darkness and the exile of the Dark Jedi into the Stygian Caldera. As the leader of the Doomed, Kaliska explained the historical origins of the community to her two Human captives.

Following the defeat of the Dark Jedi at the Battle of Corbos which ended the Hundred-Year Darkness, the Dark Jedi had been exiled to Korriban, a world in the Stygian Caldera which was home to the red-skinned Sith species. There, these Dark Jedi established themselves as Sith Lords, dark side wielding dictators who ruled the Sith. Several of these new Sith rulers including the former Baron Remulus Dreypa decided that it was time to take their revenge on the Jedi Order and the weakened Galactic Republic. They then assembled a strike force, gathering their new armies and their twisted Sith beasts. Those Sith Lords left their recalcitrant brothers behind them and ventured out of the Calder. But Dreypa and his forces came across a Jedi patrol composed of Corbos veterans looking for the Exiles, to make sure that they were unable to try to seek revenge on the Jedi and Republic. After a pursuit across the galaxy, the Jedi and Sith ships crash landed on Kesh, where the space battle became a tremendous clash of lightsaber and Force-powers.

Unable to call for reinforcements due to the strange magnetic field of Kesh, the Jedi and their former brothers fought with a unparalleled ferocity, devastating the planet by using all the weapons at their disposal. But, horrified by the extent of damage and the impact of their conflict on the planet and its inhabitants, both sides formed a truce and the Sith sealed, into one of his own oubliettes, their darkest weapon, Dreypa himself. Seeking atonement, the Jedi and the Sith dedicated themselves to find the true neutrality between Dark and Light sides of the Force, settling at the south pole of the planet, in Eshkrene, where they formed a new community, "The Doomed". For thousands of years, the Doomed and their descendants watched over Kesh and the Keshiri, mounting guard initially on the prison of Remulus Dreypa and later monitoring the influence of the Lost Tribe of Sith on Kesh.

Takara posited that the Keshiri legends of the Protectors and Destructors during the Great Calamity actually depicted the conflict between the Jedi and their Dark Jedi adversaries. She explained to Kaliska that the Lost Tribe had simply appropriated this narrative to legitimize their dominion over the Keshiri. After Kaliska revealed that the Dooomed had been spying on the Lost Tribe for generations, she praised Takara's father Varner Hilts for bringing peace to Keshtah and protecting the Keshiri people. While Takara came to sympathize with the Doomed and understand their experiences, Spinner maintained a cavalier attitude and criticized the Doomed for not using their "Great Weapon."

He further angered his hosts by squatting on their holy reliquary, a large stone table. Spinner's desire to see the "Great Weapon" led Kaliska to order the other members of the Doomed to confine him in prison with the remaining crew of the sailing ship Southern Star. While Kaliska was still undecided about the fate of the Sith captives, she was unwilling to let the two Humans and the Keshiri crew return back to Keshtah since they wanted to hide all evidence of their existence from the Tribe. Since they could not join the Doomed, Kaliska had planned to execute them as any other "natural predators."

However, Kaliska chose to spare the Takara's life because she sensed that the female Sith was more willing to learn more about the Doomed than Spinner. Kaliska took Takara on a tour of Eshkrene's farm where several livestock were kept. As Spinner was led outside, he denounced Takara as a traitor to her tribe. Takara responded that he would enjoy prison because that was where he belonged. Unlike the Lost Tribe's prisons, the Doomed's prison on Eshkrene lacked any bars or restraints. It consisted of a ramshackle building that was guarded by at least three archers. Spinner and his fellow Keshiri inmates were also not bound in restraints but were only confined to the prison. Within hours, Spinner hatched an escape plan, determined to go and take the "Great Weapon" for himself. He also fashioned several minlohku blades from a glass lantern. While the guards were looking at the horizon, Spinner killed them with his minlohku blades and stole their metals daggers.

He quickly deduced that the "wing-woman" had hidden the "Great Treasure" at the top of the citadel in the center of the settlement. He used the Force to leap over several buildings, escaping the notice of other "Doomed" citizens. He then used the Force and his stolen metal daggers to scale the tower. While Spinner managed to reach the top of the tower safely without attracting attention, he wished that he had taken the stairs. Spinner managed to enter the to chamber through a narrow alcove. The "Great Treasure" was in the room and was guarded by two sentries including a male Weequay and an unidentified red-skinned alien. Since they were in such a remote place, they had not been expecting intruders and thus were not on full alert. Thus, they were unprepared when Spinner entered through the alcove and attacked. He used one of his daggers to incapacitate both sentries. Spinner then found that the treasure was a sealed black oubliette.

Realizing that it was too heavy to carry down on his own, Spinner decided to free the remaining crew from the Southern Star to help him carry the oubliette back to the ship. As he left, the wounded Weequay guard begged him not to steal the oubliette and release its dangerous prisoner but Spinner ignored the man's pleas. He assured them that he was not going to unleash the oubliette on them but was rather going to use it to settle scores with people back home. After freeing the Keshiri crew, they headed back to the tower and stole the "Great Weapon." Spinner and the Keshiri crew had been able to steal the "Great Weapon" and escaped to the harbor unnoticed since the city was in morning meditation. Due to its heavy weight, they had lowered it down the tower onto a sledge. At the harbor, the "Death Spinner" and his Keshiri allies were able to overpower the token guard force and escape Eshkrene on the Southern Star.

By the time the Doomed had found out about the theft, the Southern Star was already sailing towards Keshtah. Kaliska and Takara only found out about Spinner's escape after other sentries who stumbled upon their incapacitated comrades in the tower had sounded the alarm. Takara quickly realized that Spinner was planning to use the "Great Weapon" to destroy the Lost Tribe and revealed that she had been pursuing him for years. Kaliska and Takara then pursued Spinner with the winged Kaliksa holding Takara under her arms. Kaliska wanted to bring Takara along to reason with the young outcast but Takara merely wanted to beat him to death. Meanwhile, other Doomed warriors were also dispatched to the harbor. While sailing through several ice flows, Kaliska and Takara caught up with the Southern Star. By then, Spinner was gloating to the crew about his plans to take over the tribe when one of his crew spotted the approaching winged woman and Takara.

Before they could fire explosive shells at them, the "Doomed" leader and Takara had already landed on the deck. Takara confronted Spinner and tried to convince him that the oubliette had been sealed for a good reason. However, Spinner was unmoved by Takara and reiterated that he was no longer a slave of the Tribe and refused to take orders from anyone. He exclaimed that there was no weapon he could not use and added that he was not afraid to see what even the "Great Jedi" were so afraid of. Despite objections from both Takara and Kaliska, Spinner took a hammer and smashed the oubliette's cover open. This triggered a small explosion which unleashed a cloud of gas. Through his actions, Spinner had freed the dreaded Sith Lord known as Baron Remulus Dreypa, one of the early founders of the Sith Empire. After Lord Dreypa introduced himself, Spinner and the Keshiri crew immediately pledged their loyalty and fealty to the Sith Lord. Outnumbered, Kaliska and Takara were forced to surrender and were taken below the deck where they were imprisoned in the ship's hold. During their voyage back to Keshtah, Kaliska ceased resistance and entered into a state of perpetual meditation. In contrast, the Sith princess Takara fought against her captors and had to be restrained in chains.

After a journey spanning several days across the Southern Ocean, the ship Southern Star made its way to Keshtah, docking in Eorm, the very town where Spinner was born. During this extended voyage, Spinner cultivated a relationship with Lord Dreypa, sharing with him the ancient story of the Lost Tribe of Sith and their once-powerful empire. The Sith Lord expressed his astonishment at the revelation that an entire Sith civilization had flourished on Kesh during his millennia-long confinement within the oubliette. Overjoyed at being freed by the Sith rebel, Lord Dreypa vowed to exact revenge on the descendants of the Dark Jedi allies who had imprisoned him within his own oubliette. Having been held in stasis for so long, Lord Dreypa was gradually regaining his memories, though his full range of powers remained elusive. Spinner also informed Lord Dreypa that Eorm was his birthplace, voicing his desire to see it destroyed as a demonstration of the Sith Lord's formidable abilities. Dreypa consented to obliterate the town, but first needed to address the situation with his two captives, Kaliska and Takara. Lord Dreypa decided to keep Takara Hilts alive, recognizing her potential as a valuable hostage in future negotiations due to her father's position as the leader of the Lost Tribe.

As they approached Eorm, Dreypa sensed a wave of panic emanating from within the town's borders. He resolved to use the town as a stage to showcase his powers to his newly acquired allies, as well as to his prisoners. The townspeople had failed to meet their production targets for sailcloth, which was essential for the Lost Tribe's fleet of wooden vessels. As punishment for this failure, the local Sith Lord, Galathos, ordered his soldiers to set fire to several homes. When a Keshiri resident pleaded for mercy, explaining that the townspeople had worked tirelessly to fulfill the order, Galathos callously used the Force to choke him. Galathos further added that the reformist Grand Lord Hilts was too distant to intervene and prevent such abuses. However, Lord Dreypa abruptly interrupted Galathos, unleashing a barrage of potent Force lightning bolts that ended his life.

Dreypa then used the Force to conjure flames, engulfing Galathos's troops in a fiery inferno. Following this dramatic display, Spinner seized the moment to rally the crowd of enslaved individuals, who were still reeling from Dreypa's display of power. He declared that the Tribe's rulers in Tahv had failed them, and that this new Sith Lord would champion their cause against their oppressors. However, Dreypa cut Spinner off, making it clear to the crowd that he was fighting for no one and had no intention of remaining on Kesh. The Sith Lord rebuked the onlookers for straying from the true Sith path, while promising to overthrow the tribal leadership, whom he criticized for becoming complacent and exploiting others. Dreypa also pledged to return to the stars, which he described as his rightful domain. Finally, the Exiled urged the townspeople to join him in seeking retribution against their former tormentors. Dreypa's impassioned speech, urging the people to "break their chains," resonated deeply with the inhabitants of Eorm.

Among those observing the scene were Spinner's longtime adversary, Takara, and the leader of the S'kytri Doomed, Kaliska. Kaliska cautioned the Sith princess against underestimating the danger posed by Dreypa's powers, reminding her that he had once threatened the entire planet. However, Dreypa overheard their conversation and swiftly recognized the winged S'kytri woman as a descendant of the Dark Jedi who had betrayed him and imprisoned him within the oubliette. Dreypa then revealed that he had managed to survive for millennia within the oubliette thanks to an amulet given to him by his rival, Sorzus Syn, on Korriban, with the intention of trapping his spirit. However, Dreypa had altered the amulet's powers to sustain him during his captivity. While Dreypa's memories were still fragmented, the Sith Lord recalled that he was searching for something. He inquired whether Kaliska's people possessed it, but she feigned ignorance, claiming that her sole concern was the well-being of the Keshiri natives.

Dreypa then proclaimed that his campaign would not end in Eorm and that the Lost Tribe would eventually serve him. In response, Takara asserted that this was her Tribe's homeworld, and they would resist him. Dreypa retorted with an insult, threatening to kill her father, Grand Lord Varner Hilts, whom he dismissed as a "fool." Meanwhile, Dreypa's new "partner," Spinner, went to the guardhouse in Eorm and retrieved the lightsabers of the deceased Sith. Upon returning to the village, Spinner presented one of these lightsabers to Dreypa. In return, Dreypa bestowed upon the young man the title of Sith Lord and instructed him to distribute the remaining lightsabers to his newly formed peasant army. Dreypa then announced their intention to march on the Tribe's capital, Tahv. Takara rebuked Spinner for betraying his own people and collaborating with an enemy. However, Spinner dismissed her lecture and disowned the Tribe, declaring his allegiance to the Exiled in order to overthrow the ruling elite.

Takara then attempted to insult Spinner by suggesting that Dreypa would claim all the glory for himself. She told him to scurry back to Dreypa's side, belittling the young man as nothing more than a slave who had simply changed masters. Dreypa regarded the Sith princess Takara as a valuable asset that he could use as leverage in negotiations. He ordered two Keshiri guards to take Takara and Kaliska into custody. However, the Sith princess had secretly acquired two lightsabers and swiftly dispatched her captors once they were out of sight. Kaliska then persuaded Takara to return with her to Eshkrene and rally the Doomed to counter Dreypa's plans. The two women fled, taking all the uvaks of Eorm with them, effectively depriving Spinner and Dreypa of an "air force." Meanwhile, the Lost Tribe, having been informed of the Eorm insurrection but unaware of Dreypa's presence, gathered its warriors under the command of Varner's wife, Iliana, and marched against Dreypa and his followers in the Marisota Floodplain, a vast plain that had witnessed numerous battles between rival Sith Lords. Grand Consort Iliana initially dismissed the Eorm incident as a mere slave rebellion but expressed concern over the large numbers and level of organization involved.

During the Battle of the Marisota Floodplain, Dreypa and Spinner eliminated many of their Sith adversaries. Spinner seized the opportunity to settle old scores against his opponents for both real and imagined wrongs. While Dreypa unleashed Force lightning to dispatch his foes, Spinner cruelly plunged daggers into the chest of an enemy Sith warrior. As the man lay dying from his wounds, Spinner proclaimed that he had returned to teach him a "history lesson," suggesting that some would find it more enlightening than others. However, the tide of the battle shifted when the Grand Consort deployed her air forces, the Skyborn Rangers, who decimated much of Dreypa's untrained peasant army with their glass daggers. Faced with defeat, Dreypa reprimanded Spinner for failing to bring uvak steeds. Spinner explained that their army lacked skilled riders and that it took months to learn how to fly an uvak.

Spinner suddenly remembered that the guards with their two hostages had not yet caught up with the main army. A disagreement erupted between the two commanders when Spinner argued that their forces had advanced too quickly. However, Dreypa remained unconcerned, expressing his impatience to reach the capital, Tahv, and escape Kesh. Despite experiencing memory lapses since his awakening, Dreypa finally recalled the existence of the Leviathans and ordered his surviving troops to follow him to the Sessal Spire, a massive volcano situated on a peninsula southwest of the battlefield. Their retreat was observed by the Lost Tribe's commanders, and Iliana gloated that the enemy was walking into a trap, as the volcano was a dead end at the edge of the Keshtah continent, overlooking the Southern Ocean.

After traveling for some time, Spinner and Dreypa reached the molten crater of the volcano. By this point, Spinner was beginning to question Dreypa's sanity and attempted to negotiate their surrender with Iliana and the other Lost Tribe pursuers. The Grand Consort immediately recognized Spinner as the man who had tried to assassinate her husband in Tahv. Spinner, however, attempted to maintain a cheerful demeanor and offered to strike a deal with the Tribe, claiming that his leader had apparently gone mad. Spinner cheekily remarked to Iliana that her husband Varner would have dismissed his involvement in the uprising as another one of his pranks gone awry. However, Iliana refused to offer any leniency to the young anarchist, threatening to throw him into the lava after they had dealt with the ringleader.

Iliana then turned her attention to Dreypa, the ringleader, who insulted the Grand Consort for marrying a "doddering old man." He offered Iliana the opportunity to become his new consort, boasting that he was a true Sith with "real" power. However, Iliana rejected the offer, expressing her preference for Varner, claiming that he did not suffer from delusions of grandeur. Iliana then dismissed Dreypa as a mere slave who had learned a few Force tricks and donned a ridiculous outfit. She ordered her troops to throw Dreypa and Spinner into the molten crater. However, Dreypa used his talisman to awaken three fully grown Leviathans. These ancient Sithspawn had been created during the Hundred-Year Darkness and were renowned for their fearsome reputation throughout the galaxy. The Sith Lord had stolen them from his rival Sorzus Syn's laboratory on Korriban.

Having roused his Leviathans, Lord Dreypa commanded them to slay all the Sith present, including both the Tribe loyalists and the rebels. Spinner and Iliana narrowly escaped with their lives as the massive monsters began using their tendrils to snatch up Sithlings. The Leviathans then drained the life energy from their prey, leaving behind withered husks. The Leviathans also absorbed the knowledge of their victims, enhancing their hunting abilities. Spinner desperately pleaded with his former ally to spare him. However, Dreypa rejected Spinner's pleas, asserting that he had no allies and that his so-called allies had betrayed him centuries ago. Dreypa declared that the Leviathans were all the help he needed. Amidst the feeding frenzy, Dreypa and his Leviathans came under attack from the "Doomed," who had just crossed the Southern Ocean from Eshkrene on their uvak steeds. Kaliska herself led the assault, instructing her warriors to target the Leviathans' blister traps and urging them to fight for the cause they were born for.

Dreypa unleashed Force lightning upon the attackers. At that moment, Spinner seized the opportunity to abandon Dreypa. However, his old enemy Takara spotted him and flew her uvak towards him, slamming him to the ground. She declared that this was retribution for betraying his people to the Dark Jedi enemy. Spinner retorted that the Tribe was not his people and attempted to provoke Takara by claiming that she was a slave to her parents. During the duel, Spinner brandished several glass daggers, while Takara activated her red-bladed lightsaber. However, Takara skillfully dodged his blades and kicked him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Pinning Spinner to the ground, Takara announced that the tribe had found him guilty and was about to execute the young anarchist with her lightsaber. However, Takara was distracted by the cries of her mother, who was in the grasp of a Leviathan.

Takara swiftly rushed to her mother's aid, hacking at the monster's tendrils. However, she too was captured by the Leviathan. At that point, Spinner intervened and attacked the Leviathan, using his daggers to puncture the beast's blister traps. A freed Takara then threw her lightsaber to Spinner, who used it to slay the Leviathan. Takara was astonished that her former enemy Spinner had willingly chosen to help her, given that she had been about to kill him. Spinner responded by claiming that while he had no interest in helping her, he had ambitions of his own that did not involve the Leviathans destroying his society. While Spinner and Takara had managed to save Iliana Hilts's life, she had been aged by the Leviathan. She was no longer the young warrior queen but an elderly woman. Spinner explained that the Leviathans stole the life force of their victims, but they had managed to stop it before it could complete its work.

The Doomed were preoccupied with keeping the Leviathans at bay, allowing the three Humans to escape the battlefield before more Leviathan larvae hatched. Takara and Spinner then loaded the weakened Grand Consort onto an uvak. By this point, Dreypa had gained the upper hand over the Doomed through the use of Force lightning and the Leviathans' immense power. One of his Leviathans managed to ensnare a Rodian member of the Doomed in one of its blister traps. As the Sith Lord commanded the Leviathans, he was able to absorb their knowledge and quickly learned that the Doomed were the descendants of the Jedi and Dark Jedi who had imprisoned him within the oubliette. While he knew that the Doomed had pledged never to wage war again near the Keshiri, they had broken that vow to stop him. At that moment, Dreypa recalled that his ancestors had hidden a Last Hope beneath the Keshiri Burial Cairns in Tahv.

The sole Sith survivors of the carnage at Sessal Spire were Spinner, Takara, and Iliana. The S'kytri woman Kaliska was the only survivor of the Doomed on Keshiri, as most of her brethren had been slaughtered by Dreypa's Leviathans. While Takara guided the uvak carrying her mother, Kaliska had a brief conversation with Spinner. Given that Dreypa's Leviathans had proven too powerful even for the Doomed to handle and that he was rapidly gaining their secrets, Kaliska suggested that they combine their assault with the Tribe's remaining forces. However, Spinner dismissed the idea, believing that the Tribe's leadership would view her as a freakish alien, much like the Leviathans. While Takara's mother, Iliana, could have led the Tribe's forces, she was in a weakened state and had to be flown back to Tahv on her uvak, where she hoped the Tribe's sages could heal her.

Kaliska suggested to Takara that, as a Sith Princess, she was in a position to lead her troops. She reminded Spinner and Takara that Dreypa had to be stopped, as he would pose a threat to the wider galaxy if he ever escaped offworld. Spinner then interjected, asking the S'kytri woman if the "business about the stars" had merely been poetic. Kaliska replied that she had no interest in the Human youth, as his actions had unleashed the threat of Dreypa. While she recognized Spinner's cowardly nature, she expressed surprise that he had remained with them. Spinner then inquired about an earlier comment she had made about her people not leaving, despite their ability to use the Force. He and Takara had assumed that she meant that the Doomed could not leave the South Pole. However, he concluded that they had not left the planet, even though they possessed a starship.

Takara overheard their conversation and questioned Kaliska about the matter. Kaliska confirmed that a single Last Hope had survived the Great Calamity for centuries, but her ancestors had hidden it within the Keshiri Burial Cairns beneath the Circle Eternal, the center of the Tribe's government on Kesh. However, her ancestors had preserved the spacecraft, as destroying it would have alerted the Lost Tribe to their presence. Now that Dreypa had finished extracting the memories of the slain Doomed members, the Sith Lord had remembered that there was a way offworld. To prevent Dreypa from seizing the starship and posing a threat to the galaxy, Kaliska emphasized that the vessel had to be destroyed. It had been the Doomed's last hope of escaping the planet, but it would become dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands.

Kaliska explained to the two Human Sith that she was unable to enter the chamber, as it was too narrow for her large wings. Takara was reluctant to enter the catacombs, as it would take days to reach the interior. However, Spinner had managed to enter the cairns in less than a day and was deemed the most suitable person for the task. As a former grave robber, Spinner knew how to reach the Last Hope quickly. Takara then persuaded him to return to Tahv with both her mother and their uvak, presenting it as an opportunity for the former anarchist to redeem himself. While Kaliska was hesitant to trust the young man, Takara convinced her to accompany Spinner and Iliana, while the Sith princess remained behind to stop Dreypa. She remarked that, as a Sith, she refused to be controlled by fate. At that moment, the group was attacked by one of Dreypa's Leviathans, which had caught up with them.

Spinner and Iliana managed to escape the scene on their uvak. As the young man had never ridden an uvak before, he had to learn how to control the winged beast. Kaliska was unable to join them, as she had been captured in one of the Leviathan's tendrils. Takara attempted to save her, but it was too late, as the beast had finished draining all her life energy and information. While Takara remained behind to delay Lord Dreypa, Spinner and Iliana arrived in Tahv. By this time, news of Dreypa and his Leviathans had spread to the Tribe's seat of power, causing widespread fear and panic among the population. The Tribe rallied all its forces, including Sith, Keshiri, and even slaves, to confront this new threat. Iliana was escorted by a court official to her husband Varner, who was shocked by the effects of the Force-induced accelerated aging process on his wife.

After the tenders had returned the uvak to the palace stables, Spinner seized the opportunity to slip away and enter the burial cairns. Within minutes, he navigated the catacombs and located the Last Hope. However, he broke his promise to the late Kaliska to destroy it and instead activated its engines, intending to escape Kesh for good by heading into hyperspace. The starship leveled part of the palace courtyard as it ascended into the skies above Tahv. Varner and Iliana witnessed his departure, and the former commented that he could sense a change in Spinner's plans. The Last Hope's escape from the Tahv burial cairns damaged several buildings. Several Keshiri observers in the vicinity described the Last Hope as a great metal monster with a great eye, guided by a man. This man turned out to be Spinner.

As he was unfamiliar with the ship's controls, Spinner accidentally steered the vessel into Tahv's waterworks, disrupting the city's water supply. At that point, the starship's autopilot system activated and initiated its audio interface, which was able to adapt to the Tribe's distinct dialect of Basic. With the autopilot engaged, the ship's computer inquired about Spinner's course selection. He chose to go into space above Kesh, and the Last Hope complied. Within seconds, the vessel had emerged into the atmosphere above the planet. Spinner could immediately see the vast expanse of the Kesh system and marveled that the starship allowed him to see more of his homeworld than even the Sith Founder Yaru Korsin's ancient maps had revealed to the Tribe. Spinner realized that Grand Lord Varner had been right to send out explorers to explore Kesh.

Having escaped Kesh, Spinner decided to test the ship's hyperdrive system, and the ship's computer loaded its vast library of hyperspace coordinates, displaying a wide range of destinations. Initially, Spinner believed that the winged woman Kaliska had been wrong to order the ship's destruction, as he subscribed to the belief that it was a waste not to utilize the powers at one's disposal. Spinner was about to order the ship's hyperdrive to take him to the galactic capital of Coruscant when he was interrupted by his former ally Lord Dreypa, who had used his holo-emitter to activate the ship's hologram system. The Dark Jedi commented that the late Kaliska had been right to distrust the young Sith. He denounced Spinner as a sniveling slave who had stolen something he wanted. Dreypa explained that Kesh's magnetic field was limiting the range of the Last Hope, which enabled him to transmit his ultimatum via his holo-emitter.

Lord Dreypa then threatened to use his Leviathans to destroy Tahv unless Spinner returned the Last Hope. However, Spinner remained undaunted by Dreypa's threats, claiming that he did not care about the fate of his own tribe, as they had marginalized him since birth. Dreypa then presented the captive Takara Hilts, his former foe who had become an unlikely ally after Dreypa turned on him. Hilts was in the grasp of one of Dreypa's Leviathans, as the Dark Jedi had defeated her in combat. After delving into the memories of the S'kytri woman Kaliska, Dreypa discovered that Spinner had a weakness: he secretly loved and cared for the Sith princess. On the ship's intercom, Spinner attempted to downplay his affection for Hilts, claiming that they were enemies. However, Dreypa did not believe the young man's lies, as he knew what Kaliska knew—that Spinner had earlier saved Takara by helping bring home her mother.

Dreypa was disgusted that the so-called "Sith" Tribe on Tahv cared about other sentient beings, as it contradicted the Sith credo that Sith adherents should only care about power. Finally, Dreypa offered to trade Takara and Kesh for the ship. He instructed Spinner to meet them in Tahv in exchange for allowing Spinner to rule the planet after his departure. Takara herself was enraged at being described by Dreypa as Spinner's weakness. In a fit of rage, she told Spinner to leave Kesh, claiming that no one on the planet cared about him, and warned him not to return. Dreypa then ended the transmission with Spinner, leaving the youth to ponder his ultimatum. Ultimately, the Sith outcast was moved by Dreypa's ultimatum and realized the destructive and cruel nature of the Dark Jedi. He realized that he could not live with sacrificing his entire world to Dreypa's wrath and abandoned his desire to explore the galaxy.

Spinner then headed back to Tahv and asked the Last Hope's computer to provide him with a quick tutorial on operating the vessel's weapon systems and tractor beam projector. Meanwhile, Dreypa's forces invaded Tahv and laid waste to much of the city, overwhelming the Tribe's garrison. The aged Iliana Hilts led her Sith Sabers in combat, reminding her men that they were the "true Sith" of the galaxy and that they should stand and fight for the tribe. Back at the Tribe's palace, her husband Varner began moving all of the Tribe's tomes into the vault. However, a Leviathan broke into the palace and pursued him. The monster was about to devour the elderly Sith Lord when Spinner's Last Hope arrived over the palace. Spinner then used the ship's tractor beam projector to drag the Leviathan into the skies. He then used the ship's turbolaser cannons to destroy the beast. Spinner also used the starship's intercom system to announce to the Grand Lord that he had come to help the Tribe.

Spinner then killed several of the remaining Leviathans by strafing them with his turbolaser systems. His former foe Iliana and one of her Sith Sabers quickly recognized him and saw that he had joined their side. Iliana then ordered her men to run for cover before Spinner's turbolasers hit them accidentally or on purpose. Lord Dreypa was furious when he saw his pets being wiped out by Spinner's Last Hope. Soon, the Sith Lord was left with only one Leviathan and his hostage Takara, who was still trapped in the beast's tendrils. Dreypa then ordered his Leviathan to leap on top of a tall building to meet Spinner and his starship. The Dark Lord repeated his ultimatum and threatened to murder the Sith princess. However, Spinner remained defiant and told the Sith Lord that he was going to send him back to his coffin in pieces.

At that point, Takara used Force lightning to attack the massive Leviathan, beheading the monster. As the beast descended to its death, she and Dreypa leapt onto the hull of the Last Hope. Realizing that he had both Takara and Dreypa on board, Spinner took the starship on a fast spin towards the Southern Ocean. Due to its advanced engine systems, the vessel reached the shores of Keshtah within seconds. Spinner then stopped the vessel and hovered over the ocean before opening the cockpit's canopy. He claimed that he was ready to deal with the Sith Lord and apologized for destroying his monstrous "critters." He offered the Sith Lord the opportunity to leave Kesh for good in return for taking his deal to rule the planet. However, Dreypa threatened to kill both Spinner and Takara for the trouble they had caused him. Before he could kill them, Spinner grabbed Takara, and they jumped from the vessel into the ocean below.

However, Spinner had earlier reset the ship's computer to take the vessel on a one-way course into Sessal Spire's caldera. To prevent Dreypa from changing the ship's course, he had locked the course program. As planned, Dreypa re-entered the ship's cockpit and strapped himself into the seat. Initially, Dreypa gloated over his escape from death and attempted to set the ship on a course for Coruscant. There, he intended to seek vengeance against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order. However, the ship's computer announced that the vessel was set on a one-way course into Sessal Spire's caldera. Dreypa was unable to alter the ship's course, as Spinner had tampered with the controls. Thus, the Dark Jedi was trapped in a metal death trap as the vessel crashed into the volcanic crater. With that, both the Sith Lord and the Last Hope, the only means of getting offworld on Kesh, were destroyed. Dreypa's death ended a major threat to the Lost Tribe's existence and prevented any knowledge of Kesh from reaching the wider galaxy.

After surviving their plunge, Spinner and Takara made their way back to shore. A sense of satisfaction washed over Spinner as he reflected on how his clever scheme had liberated Kesh from the menace of Dreypa, remarking that his actions were not too bad for a Sith novice. Takara initially rebuked him for the destruction of the Last Hope, a vessel that could have transported the Tribe off-planet. However, she then voiced her astonishment that Spinner, despite possessing the means to escape Kesh permanently, had chosen to remain. She questioned what kind of Sith he truly was. Spinner responded with sarcasm, stating that he was merely a vandal and that destruction was his forte. He concluded by declaring himself the greatest vandal Kesh had ever known. Their shared trials and tribulations forged a bond between the two Humans, dissolving their previous animosity and leading them to fall in love. Later, the Tribe rescued the two Sith and brought them back to Tahv, where the arduous process of rebuilding had already begun.

Grand Lord Varner Hilts himself was pleased with Spinner for prioritizing the salvation of Tahv over his own yearning for planetary escape, even at the cost of the sole means of departure. Varner encountered Spinner at the ruined palace site, jokingly inquiring if the young man still harbored intentions of killing him. However, Spinner had relinquished his murderous designs on the Grand Lord. He then questioned Hilts about whether the assignment to Eshkrene was merely coincidental. He also probed whether the Grand Lord had suspected the existence of inhabitants in the South Pole. Hilts conceded that he had theorized the presence of predecessors to the Lost Tribe's settlement, as he found the ancient Keshiri's acceptance of his ancestors perplexing. Hilts further noted that if the mythical Protectors and Destructors had indeed existed, the Tribe would have been unable to match their powers.

Spinner then inquired why the Grand Lord had refrained from sending members of his own Tribe to explore Eshkrene. Hilts elucidated that his fellow tribesmen would have exploited Dreypa's oubliette for political advantage, posing a threat to the Tribe. Instead, he had dispatched slaves like Spinner and insignificant Keshiri explorers to Eshkrene, anticipating that the Sith outcast would misuse his discoveries. However, such misuse would have united the Tribe against him. He admitted that he had not anticipated his own daughter Takara accompanying Spinner but acknowledged that her presence had yielded a positive outcome for the tribe. With the Doomed sacrificing themselves in a desperate attempt to defeat Dreypa, none of the ancient settlers' descendants survived. A subsequent exploration team sent by the Tribe to Eshkrene discovered that little remained of their settlement, as it had been preserved from the elements solely by their collective Force will.

Spinner confided to Hilts that he had hoped the Doomed had left behind another starship. However, Varner disagreed, believing that the Tribe's disunity rendered them unprepared for interaction with the wider Galaxy. Previously, Iliana had managed the Tribe's various factions, but her diminished state prevented her from continuing in that role. The recent political upheaval necessitated an agent acting on the Grand Lord's behalf. He favored a political outsider like Spinner, devoid of ambitions to succeed him. Instead, Spinner would become the Grand Lord's Hand, his personal enforcer. Initially, Spinner hesitated to accept the offer, unwilling to become someone's slave and perpetuate a system he despised. However, Hilts persuaded him that as a Sith, Spinner belonged to the tribe and that his destiny lay with the Tribe.

He also commended Spinner's family for bringing them closer to the stars through their intricate tapestries. While other Sith families had engaged in millennia of infighting, he argued that Spinner's family had been engaged in productive endeavors. The Grand Lord remarked that a spinner like Hilts knew how to weave disparate strands into a strong rope and believed that was the youth's destiny. Sensing the youth's desire to rule the Tribe, he urged Spinner to ensure the tribe's survival so that he could gain control over it.

Following the meeting, Spinner was joined by Takara Hilts, his former enemy turned lover, who expressed her surprise that he had not been imprisoned. By this point, the Sith princess Takara had cleansed herself and donned fresh attire. In contrast, Spinner remained in the same clothing he had worn for days and had not cleaned himself. Spinner quipped that he was fortunate the planet lacked sufficient metal to forge chains and explained that he had been entrusted with overseeing the rebuilding efforts. Hilts commented that she was pleased he had found something he liked.

During a private discussion in the palace gardens, Spinner revealed that the Grand Lord had offered him the position of his new Hand, but he needed time to consider the offer. Hilts disclosed that her father had previously offered her the same role, but she had declined it. She also cautioned him to exercise caution in his dealings with the various Lords before suggesting that the youth attend to his personal hygiene by bathing. Spinner jokingly warned her to respect his newfound celebrity status as the hero who had saved Tahv. The young man was thrilled by the opportunity to work for the Tribe, which would elevate his social standing. The two Hilts parents were observing the warm budding relationship between the two former enemies. The Grand Consort Iliana had earlier eavesdropped on Varner's conversation with Spinner and was sceptical about appointing an outsider as his own special agent while overlooking their own daughter Takara.

In response, Varner assured his wife that it was likely that both Parlan and Takara would become his own personal Hands. Despite the rehabilitation of Parlan Spinner's status within the tribe's hierarchy, it remains unknown if the Grand Lord also made efforts to rehabilitate the social standing of the Spinner family, who had been made outcasts for millennia. It can be assumed that Spinner and Takara would go on to develop a close romantic relationship.

Parlan Spinner's impoverished background fostered a personality marked by opportunism and recklessness. He readily exploited any situation or opportunity that served his self-interests. His alliance with the Dark Jedi Remulus Dreypa stemmed from a desire to settle scores with the ruling Lost Tribe and elevate his own social status. As the climax approached, he contemplated accepting Grand Lord Varner Hilts' offer to become one of the Grand Lord's Hands, an elite secret agent serving the Tribe. Despite this, Spinner occasionally demonstrated a willingness to risk his life to save others. His decision to rescue his former enemy Takara Hilts and her mother Iliana Hilts was motivated by both romantic feelings for the Sith princess and his rejection of Dreypa's vision of using Leviathans to destroy his world.

Spinner also displayed a profound contempt for tradition and authority figures, leading him to engage in acts of vandalism and crime throughout his youth. Spinner's animosity towards the Lost Tribe of Sith traced back to his childhood. He held the ruling elites in Tahv responsible for reducing his family to the status of slaves after one of his ancestors Ermon Parrah attempted to steal the Omen millennia earlier. This irreverent attitude manifested in his prepubescent years when he defaced a statue of the Tribe's founder Yaru Korsin at the age of eleven. By 2974 BBY, this disrespect had escalated into an assassination attempt on Grand Lord Hilts, the theft of the Doomed's "Great Weapon," and the destruction of the Last Hope during the Siege of Tahv.

Despite Spinner's anarchist beliefs and disdain for tradition, Lord Hilts recognized Spinner's potential and chose to spare his life rather than execute him. His wife Iliana disagreed, viewing him as a threat to the Tribe's existence. Later, relations between Spinner and the Hilt parents improved due to his role in saving their lives and the Tribe from Dreypa. During their adventures, Spinner's relationship with Takara evolved from mutual hatred to cooperation in the face of a common enemy. Ultimately, the couple developed romantic feelings for each other. Spinner was drawn to the Sith princess's beauty, while Takara was indebted to Spinner for saving both her and her mother from being devoured by a Leviathan.

The S'kytri Doomed leader Kaliska considered him an irreverent and opportunistic coward who would switch sides to save himself. While she, Spinner, and Takara agreed to destroy the Last Hope, Kaliska distrusted Spinner and insisted on accompanying him to Tahv. Later, her suspicions were confirmed when Spinner attempted to use the starship to escape Kesh. However, his feelings for Takara prompted him to return to Tahv and stop Dreypa.

Spinner had a contentious relationship with the Dark Jedi Dreypa, who only intended to use the Sith anarchist to facilitate his own escape from Kesh. As an early founder of the Sith, Dreypa was self-serving and disgusted that the Keshiri Sith had deviated from classical Sith teachings by caring for others. Dreypa shared Kaliska's assessment that Spinner was an untrustworthy opportunist. Dreypa was further appalled that Spinner had risked his life to rescue his former enemies Takara and Iliana from death. While Spinner lacked Dreypa's dark side powers, he compensated with his cunning. In the end, Dreypa perished after being lured back into the Last Hope, which then crashed into Sessal Spire.

During his teenage years, Parlan Spinner learned to wield the shikkar blade and minlohku, the art of throwing glass darts. These martial skills were further enhanced by Spinner's Force-sensitivity. While a dark side user descended from ancient Sith, Spinner was not known to have received formal Sith training. However, he wielded a Sith lightsaber on several occasions. It is also likely that he received further instruction after joining the Grand Lord's Hands.

Parlan Spinner was originally conceived by John Jackson Miller as one of the two primary protagonists of the Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith comic series, which debuted on August 8, 2012. This five-issue comic series continued until December 12, 2012. He was also illustrated by Andrea Mutti, inked by Pierluigi Baldassini, and colored by Michael Atiyeh. He and the Lost Tribe princess Takara Hilts served as two of the main characters whose perspectives were highlighted. According to Miller's production notes, he envisioned Spinner as a hybrid of a vandal and a revolutionary with grandiose delusions of being a "master-criminal." Miller also intended to use Spinner's slave origins to explore the Human slave caste within the Lost Tribe's society, which served as a control mechanism for rebellious members of the Tribe. Miller speculated that Spinner rejected his destiny as a slave, while the rest of his family continued weaving even during the dark ages. He further added that Spinner's decision to return to Kesh despite discovering a means of escape was driven by a desire to prove to Takara that he was not the person she perceived him to be. For Miller, defiance was a Sith trait, even when used for benevolent purposes.