Zedious Ryiah has returned from the shadows to set his family on a new course. For the first time in centuries the doors of the Dark Jedi Academy are open. A handful of new recruits were given the trial of worth and the trial of wit. Those that survived have arrived on Ilum where they are to begin their training. Meanwhile Zedious has tasked his fellow Ryiah family members with ending a feud or suffering deadly consequences. The Dark Jedi Order has officially joined the galaxy far far away...