Saronith

Saronith was a Human male Force-sensitive born in 79 BBY that was briefly apprenticed to Darth Venamis. Eventually, Saronith left Venamis under the fear that his master would meet a grim fate as the secret apprentice of Darth Tenebrous; his fears proved correct as Darth Plagueis would later torture and kill Venamis. Clinging to the dark side, though never expanding his knowledge properly, Saronith went on to form a major syndicate on Nar Shaddaa, known as the Ebon Blade, thriving under the shadow of the Hutt Clans, safe from the wrath of Darth Plagueis and later Sidious.

Eventually, as the Clone Wars raged, Saronith saw opportunity and expanded his syndicate to Coruscant to profit from the war. In 19 BBY, Saronith found himself on a business venture to Coruscant when he felt a great ripple in the Force, drawing his attention to the Coruscant underworld. There, he discovered a young boy by the name Varian, tired and starved, and--recognizing his potential for power--took him in. Saronith agreed to train Varian as his apprentice in the dark side, seeing opportunity in the boy as an asset to the Ebon Blade.