With the leader of clan Ordo dead and the Mandalorians as a whole posing an ever
present danger, Revan asked his friend Canderous to don the mask and unite his people as Mandalore
the Preserver, in the hopes of rebuilding their strength so they might one day fight in defense
of the republic. Reluctantly accepting the role, Canderous returned to his people, relaying a false
story about an attack from another clan to explain the death of his wife and comrades. He then
took over leadership and began his campaign to unite, preserve and strengthen the Mandalorians.
Revan and T3-M4 meanwhile departed aboard the Ebon Hawk, travelling to Nathema, a world
mentioned on the datacron from Rekkiad, but upon arrival suffered a momentary sensory overload,
as his memories of this planet returned. Unfortunately, Revan’s investigation soon
came to an end, when he was found by Darth Nyriss and Lord Scourge of the Old Sith Empire.
Ruling over the true successor state to the old Sith Empire of Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow,
the immortal Emperor Vitiate was a figure of god-like importance to the dark side acolytes of
their worlds, yet not all shared a reverence for the man, with those of high ranking positions who
spent the most time in his company, often coming to fear the larger threat he posed.
Despite ruling without equal for over 1000 years, some, including several members of
the Emperor’s dark council, still hoped he might be overthrown. Counted among the conspirators,
the powerful Darth Nyriss, a specialist in sith sorcery, hoped to recruit Scourge, the talented
Sith Lord and respected interrogator to her cause, and so brought him to Nathema so he might
feel the horror of a world without the force, explaining that the Emperor was a monster seeking
to consume the life force of the entire galaxy. Yet just as they were leaving the system, a ship
jumped into orbit above Nathema, and sensing a powerful force user aboard, they opened fire,
causing it to crash Land on the planet. Recovering the still living body of Revan,
Nyriss knew him as one of the two Jedi captured by Vitiate and turned into his servants.
Realizing Revan must have somehow broken free of the Emperor’s influence, they brought him to the
compound of Darth Nyriss, where he was drugged, tortured and interrogated by Scourge for the next
three years, hoping to get extract information they might use in their Sith rebellion.
Yet as time passed, Scourge became disillusioned with Nyriss, realizing the members of the Dark
Council were using their conspiracy against the Emperor as a means to play politics and increase
their personal power, but were unlikely to ever take any significant action. At the same time,
he was growing increasingly curious about their prisoner, who was proving
exceptionally powerful in the force, resisting even their most brutal interrogation techniques.
Eventually, Scourge stopped trying to inflict pain and instead merely exploited his loneliness
by entering into ordinary conversations, both to learn more about the man and in the
hopes he might volunteer something of interest. Similarly, the jedi purposely started to open up,
explaining his views and philosophy concerning the force, in the hopes of manipulating the Sith Lord
into helping him escape. Fascinated by Revan’s ability to channel both the light and dark sides,
Scourge started revealing information as well, concerning the Empire and conspiracy
to bring down the Emperor. After years with only Scourge for company, Revan at last made his play,
attempting to suggest an alliance between them, only for the sith to laugh at the idea. Refusing
to retreat, Revan pushed forward, confidently lying about a vision he saw of his freedom
fast approaching while also stating that the Sith Lord would soon know the truth of his words.
After Scrouge left the room, Revan, who was gradually building a tolerance to
force supressing drugs, started concentrating his mind on contacting Bastilla, when suddenly
struck by a real force vision, in which he saw the face of his old protoge Meetra Surik,
and knew she was coming to his rescue. Determined to find his master, the loyal
droid t3m4 repaired the ebon hawk and flew it off Nathema where it was found by Meetra Surik,
the former Jedi exile, as she began a journey to regain her force powers and defeat the Sith
Triumverate threatening the galaxy. Emerging from a period of infighting,
the last remnants of Malak’s Sith Empire united under Darths Traya, Sion and Nihilus,
but were ultimately defeated by Meetra, T3 and other allies, some of whom previously served
under Revan. After contacting Bastilla Shan and showing her T3’s recording of a red skinned
sith taking Revan from Nathema, Meetra and the droid left on a rescue mission, following his
trail all the way to Dromund Kass, where her inquiries led to a meeting with Lord Scourge.
Watching as Meetra killed the soldiers sent against her, Scourge realized she was a jedi
and believed she must be the person Revan saw in his vision. By the time the battle was over,
Scourge understood Revan and the Exile were his best hope for defeating the Emperor,
and so offered and alliance, providing critical information and assistance for the rescue mission.
In order to increase their chances, Scourge went before the Emperor and revealed that Nyriss,
along with other members of the Dark council, were plotting rebellion, leading royal forces
to attack the traitors. Using the battle as a distraction, Scourge and Meetra made their way
to the prison cell where they found Revan and two sith soldiers, who he convinced to switch sides.
Reuniting with her beloved mentor, Meetra embraced Revan before he received an antidote to remove the
drugs supressing his powers, and the famous mask he worse all those years ago. Yet when the former
Dark Lord put on the mask he was overwhelmed by a flood of memories resurfacing and collapsed
to the ground. Unfortunately, Darth Nyriss then arrived, and immediately killed the 2 soldiers,
before using her immense powers to defeat both Scourge and Meetra.
Taunting them as she prepared a final blast of force lighting, she waited too long,
allowing Revan to rise from the ground, donning his mask to declare “I am Revan
reborn. And before me you are nothing.” Launching a massive burst of purple lightening,
Revan absorbed and reversed the attack, consuming Nyriss to leave only a pile of ash.
Retreating to a safe location, Revan, Scourge, Meetra, and T3m4 agreed the Emperor must be
stopped and so made a plan for his assassination. Unsure about how their mission would end,
Revan spent his last night watching a video of his wife and child on repeat, filling him with renewed
determination to ensure the galaxy survived long enough for his son to live a full life.