20 years prior to The Phantom Menace, Sheev Palpatine is a young and respected Politian on Naboo. But in secret he studies the ways of the Force, especially the Dark Side with his master, Darth Plagueis. One day, as the final trial in his training, Palpatine has to kill his family on Plagueis' orders. Meanwhile the Naboo are trying to find a solution for their ongoing conflict with the Gungans. Palpatine travels from Planet to Planet to explore the hidden secrets of the ancient Sith, like artifacts and holocrons as well as old Graves.
