- "I remember the day we were forced to give you up, to protect the clan. Your sacrifice has never been forgotten."
- ―Mother Talzin recalls giving up Asajj Ventress to Hal'Sted
Hal'Sted was a male Siniteen on the planet of Rattatak. At an unknown time before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, he traveled to Dathomir, where he met the Nightsister mother Talzin, who chose to hand a newborn Dathomirian Asajj over to him in order to protect her clan. After leaving the planet, he returned to Rattatak to raise and train Asajj. Hal'Sted was later killed by Weequay pirates.
Biography[]
At an unknown time before the outbreak of the Clone Wars began, Hal'Sted made his way to the planet Dathomir and met with Mother Talzin, the head of a clan of Nightsisters. In order to protect her clan, she gave him the young Asajj Ventress and the Siniteen left the planet to travel to Rattatak. Some time later, Hal'Sted fell victim to war on the planet and died. Ventress, who was looking for her master Hal'Sted, found the dead body on the street when several Weequay crossed her path, but were attacked by a Jedi named Ky Narec.
Appearances[]
- "Restraint" — Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Nightsisters on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Three
- "Ask Lobot" — Star Wars Insider 129
- Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- "Ask Lobot" — Star Wars Insider 135