Tailan Noth was a former Jedi Knight. During his time at the Jedi Temple he quickly developed a rivalry with fellow Padawan Nolan Hawke. He was forced to leave the Jedi order in disgrace when it was discovered that he had secretly been reading an ancient Sith Holocron. He became angry and vengeful of Hawke, hoping one day to gain revenge. Shortly after the Jedi Purge and the rise of the Galactic Empire Noth attempted to assassinate Emperor Palpetine. Instead, he was coerced into turning against his fellow Jedi and becoming the first of the Emperor's Hands. Trained in the ways of the dark side, Tailan was charged with hunting down fugitive Jedi. Tailan Noth was seemingly killed in a duel with his rival on Dantooine.