Dr. Sevana Nomante was a beautiful member of the Imperial Army and an authority on Force history. She was also extremely dangerous, as she carried a cortosis blade and was a skilled swordsman tutored by Darth Vader himself. in 16 ABY, Nomante led an elite force of Imperial soldiers in the search for one of the last undiscovered Jedi holocrons. Nomante soon learned from Antilles' translation of the texts that the holocron could only be opened on Ilum. She left Antilles, Reina, and Calbacca behind in the underground holocron chamber with Kelloth and a lance of troops and headed for Ilum.