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Darth Neyhos, also known as the Dark Harvester, was a very powerful Sith Lord. Once fallen Jedi Lucien Nestina, Darth Neyhos led a massive campaign against the Republic known as The Dark Harvester War. He and his armies nearly crushed the republic and all but obliterated the Jedi Order. Neyhos was finally defeated by his younger brother Galen Nestina; ending his short lived but devastating rule. Even after his death Neyhos' has influenced several dark chapters in the Galaxy's history such as the Jedi Civil War,The Rise of the Galactic Empire, and the Yuuzhan Vong War. Since his death Neyhos has attempted to return twice before but has been stopped both times by members of the Nestina Family.

Childhood
The man who would become Darth Neyhos was Lucien Nestina. Born on the impoverished world of Amaranthine he and his younger brother Galen were orphaned when Rodian Slavers invaded the planet. The two young boys watched helplessly as their mother was murdered rigt in front of them. They were then captured and forced into slavery. Lucien and Galen attempted to escape several times but were always caught. They endured brutal punishments at the hands of their masters. For years they endured the hardships of life as a slave hopelessly resigned to their fate. When they were 15 however they were rescued by a Jedi Knight named Sartika Mithkel. He sensed that both boys were very strong with the force and were taken to the Jedi Temple of Coruscant for training.

Fall to the Dark Side
" Mercy? You dare ask for mercy? Where was your mercy when you murdered our mother while my brother and I watched helpless?"- Lucien Nestina

Lucien quickly excelled and became one of the Order's most promising knights. His prowess in lightsaber combat was unmatched. He was also one of the order's most gifted force users. But his abilities made him arrogant and ruthless. He was known to let nothing stand in his way. As Lucien became more and more violent The Jedi Council became concerned. They decided to observe Lucien very carefully so he would not fall to the dark side.

Unknown to them Lucien's fall from grace had already begun. He fell in love with fellow Jedi Knight Rosaline Wing. Love was forbidden by the Jedi Temple and so he had to watch her from afar. Since he could never be with the woman he loved be became bitter and angry and he began to delve farther and farther into the secrets of the force. Galen attempted to sooth his brother's anger but to no avail.

Lucien took his first steps toward the Dark Side when he discovered that the slavers that had held him captive for 15 years were alive and well. Lucien begged the council to allow him to track the slavers down and bring them to justice. The. The Council believed that he was letting his personal experiences cloud his judgement and council refused his request. Furious, he defied the council's orders and hunted the slavers to the Mustafar system. He infiltrated their base of operations and butchered them all. When the leader begged for mercy he simply impaled him with his lightsaber.

On his return trip he was attacked by pirates by pirates near the Yavin System. He was forced to make a crash landing on Yavin 4. There he was attacked by a group of Massassi warriors. He took shelter in the ruins of an ancient sith templer. Inside the temple he heard voices. They seemed to be guiding him towards something. He followed the voices and discovered an ancient sith holocron. During the next ten weeks he started to study its dark secrets.

A smuggler vessel eventually landed on Yavin. Lucien seized the opportunity and stole their vessel, leaving them all stranded on Yavin. Having learned all he could of the Dark Side from the Holocron he found on Yavin, Lucien set a course for Korriban.

Massacre in the Jedi Temple
After Lucien returned to Coruscant, he began plotting a coup against the Jedi Order. He remembered what he percieved as the Council's betrayal and desired revenge. Lucien became more and more distant from others, concerning Galen,Rosaline, and the Jedi Council. Knowing that Lucien had always been disillusioned of the Jedi Order's laws and that he had already defied the Council by killing the slavers, they began to suspect the truth: that Lucien had fallen to the dark side. They instructed his brother Galen to keep an spy on him and to warn them of any sign of corruption. But even the Council had not

Knowing he could not launch this insurrection all on his own, Lucien began to gather a following of disciples. He was attracted to percieved outsiders in the Jedi Order, those who felt isolated and desired more freedom from the Jedi Order's many rules. Among these outsiders was Vivian Dumat, who became one of his most loyal supporters. As their strength grew, Lucien became very confident that his coup would be successful and the Jedi Order would be under his control. He hoped eventually to overthrow the Republic and set himself up as ruler of the galaxy.

He approached his lover Rosaline Wing and offered her the chance to join his cause and rule by his side as his queen. Rosaline, who was already suffering from severe guilt for her romance with Lucien was shocked to hear this. In that moment that Rosaline realized that this was not the man she loved. She refused his offer. Blinded by his rage, Lucien drew his lightsaber and impaled Rosaline through the chest, killing her instantly.

Horrified by what he had done, Lucien called his supporters together. He told them that the time to strike had come and that they should prepare themselves.

Taking the Mantle of the Sith
As soon as Lucien entered Sith space, his ship was boarded by sith scouts and he was taken prisoner. The sith believed that Lucien was a jedi spy who was sent to infiltrate the order and destroy it from within. He was tourtured and then interrogated by sith lord Darth Garsious. He demanded to know why a Jedi would travel into Sith Space alone. Revealed to the sith lord that he was a fallen Jedi, who had sought out the

The Manipulation of Revan
Death did not diminish Neyhos' influence. From his prison on Mortis, Neyhos was able to whisper to some people. One such person was Jedi Knight Revan. Neyhos appeared to Revan in visions and nightmares, fueling his doubt in the Republic and in himself. Neyhos' machinations caused Revan and his apprentice Malak to defy the Jedi Council and aid the Republic in the bloody Mandalorian Wars. Throughout the conflict Neyhos continued to whisper to Revan, fueling his rage.

After the Republic's crushing victory on Malachor V Revan and Malak pursued the Mandalorians into Deep Space. It was there, on Dromund Kaas that Revan and Malak encountered the reborn sith empire, which had been founded by Neyhos' only remaining apprentice, The illusive Sith Emperor. Little is known of what transpired when Revan and Malak met the Sith Emperor but when Revan and Malak returned to Republic Space, they did so on behalf of their new dark master.

Revan and Malak were sent as the vanguard of the Sith Empire's return, to search for the ancient maps leading to the Star Forge, constructed by the Rakata long ago. With the Star Forge, The Emperor planned to build a massive fleet and accelerate his invasion. However, as Revan's power grew he began to have visions of his own power. Neyhos continued to manipulate Revan, sending visions of Revan as the supreme ruler of the galaxy. He began to Revan and Malak returned to Republic Space, and betrayed The Jedi by converting numerous Jedi to the Dark Side. This began the bloody Jedi Civil War.

Personality
Darth Neyhos was charismatic, suave, and courteous. But he was also cold and calculating; manipulating people's emotions and bending people to his will. People described him as having an almost hypnotic gaze. Neyhos enjoyed using telepathy to gain insight into the weaknesses of his opponents. He would then use this insight to break their spirits and corrupt their minds into becoming his servants. Neyhos had almost no tolerence for failure of betrayal. When his first apprentice Darth Lilith failed to kill his brother Galen in battle, he brutaly tourtured her using force lightning. He also brutally murdered his second apprentice Darth Xantos when Xantos attempted to betray him and seize control of his empire. He was very ambitious and had an almost insatiable thirst for knowledge and power. He refused to allow anyone to stand in his way. He was completly dedicated to the cause of the sith and was even more determined to bring about the end of the Jedi and the Republic. He believed that he was entitled to ultimate power. Despite this, he truly believed that his quest for power was justified. He believed that under his rule the galaxy would prosper. To this end he never let anybody stand in his way.