Massacre on Skarpos

In 1032 BBY during the New Sith Wars, a battle occurred on the planet Skarpos that saw a massive loss of life amongst three different factions due to the influence of the Sith artifact known as the Helm of Ieldis. Earlier, the Sith Lord Odion had seized Skarpos from the rival Sith Lord Malakite, ruler of the Sith realm known as the Menagerie. Since the collapse of the Chagras Hegemony following the death of its titular ruler Chagras, the Grumani sector had descended into internecine conflict as rival Sith Lords fought each other for dominance. Following the Invasion of Sarrassia, the Jedi Knight Kerra Holt, who was disguised as the Novitiate acolyte "Mercy", discovered that the Helm of Ieldis was located on Skarpos. The Helm was a Sith artifact created by the Sith Lord Ieldis prior to the Great Hyperspace War and was capable of turning sentients into mindless killers through the dark side of the Force.

Mercy and her team of Novitiates were transported by General Beld Yulan back to Skarpos to the Sith garrison at the Morbollon Mesa. Malakite's forces launched a counterattack on Skarpos, seeking to reclaim the planet. His forces included a large army of winged Night-Soarers which were used to ferry his infantry. The fighting was interrupted by a third force in the form of Sith Lord Daiman, who also wanted to claim the Helm for himself. In the middle of the battle, Odion himself arrived on a shuttle to seize the Helm before his rivals could obtain it. He exposed Kerra and used her anguish to force his enemy forces to kill each other, throwing Malakite and Daiman's forces into disarray.

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