As of 3954 BBY Darth Nyriss, Darth Xedrix and several other members of the Dark Council were working to bring the Emperor down, as they considered him arrogant, powerful, and mad, and viewed his plan to attack the Republic as suicidal. In an attempt to keep the alliance unknown to the Emperor, Darth Nyriss faked assassination attempts on her life. Although it was planned to have Nyriss' own followers investigate, the Emperor sent Lord Scourge, and the plan changed. Sechel, another of Nyriss' men, and Scourge were able to discover that a group of Human separatists from Bosthirda were behind the assassination attempts, and during a raid on their compound found evidence that Xedrix was allied with them.
Using a replication of the separatists' coded communications, Scourge sent a message to Xedrix impersonating the separatists and asking the Sith Lord to meet with them at a cave on Bosthirda. Xedrix traveled to the location, bringing one male Human and one female Human apprentice with him. When they arrived they were attacked by Scourge, who defeated and killed the two apprentices. Xedrix, who weak from age and use of the dark side, gathered his strength for one attack and unleashed Force lightning at Scourge. Scourge, though hurt, recovered and prepared to kill the Sith Lord. Xedrix attempted to turn Scourge to his side, by telling lying to him that Nyriss had sent him to die and, though truthfully, telling him that she was using him as a pawn in a greater game. Scourge was not convinced and, realizing that the Sith was as weak as Nyriss had said, he killed Xedrix and brought his severed head back to Nyriss as proof that the Sith was dead.
With this looked that the culprit behind the assatination's attempts was Xedrix and the situation remained unchanged, with Dark Councilors plotting and the Emperor vigiling; but to changed all was later the arrive in the Empire's territory of Revan with most of his memories back.
- The Essential Reader's Companion