Murrtaggh was a Jedi Master of the Jedi Order active during the New Sith Wars^[1] of 2000 BBY–1000 BBY.^[3] At one point he negotiated a deal with mercenaries of the Mandalorian warrior culture, hiring them to stage a diversionary attack on^[1] the camp of^[4] the Dark Underlord, a mysterious and powerful leader of the New Sith—the then-current incarnation of the Sith, the ideological antithesis of the Jedi. During the ensuing^[1] 1750 BBY battle on the Outer Rim Territories^[3] planet^[5] Malrev IV, Murrtaggh sneaked into the Dark Underlord's territory and assassinated the Sith, although in the process he himself fell to the dark side of the Force.^[1] By the time of the reign of the Galactic Empire^[2] more than a millennium later,^[3] the history of Murrtaggh and the Dark Underlord had become immortalized in a tale told by Bimm bards whose repertoire of stories and songs focused on the exploits of the Jedi.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Murrtaggh was first mentioned in the 1995 sourcebook Heroes & Rogues, authored by Rick Stuart and Paul Sudlow and published for use with West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.^[2]

Sources[]

• Heroes & Rogues (First mentioned)
• Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
• The Essential Atlas (Indirect mention only)

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