the sith empire would eventually rise again, with the rise of exar kun and ulic qel-droma. the spirit of the deceased dark lord marka ragnos, declared kun dark lord of the sith, and made qel-droma his apprentice. allying themselves with warriors such as the mandalorians, kun and qel-droma declared war on the galactic republic. during a raid on the jedi library at ossus, qel-droma dueled and killed his brother, but was captured. qel-droma was redeemed, and was instrumental in kun's downfall, when the latter retreated to yavin iv.