Malachor V is a planet Mandalorian scholars label as "forbidden," for good reason. It was once the place where Revan used huge numbers of devoted Jedi to slay countless Mandalorians and put an end to their bid for conquest. Its dark energies fuel the Sith code, while its inhabitants live and breathe the dark side of the force. Indigenous creatures include the ferocious Storm Beasts, while noxious fumes and republic crash sites litter the surface.

Malachor V's academy is the ultimate learning center for the Sith, its powerful master credited with training some of the most evil and notorius Sith ever to have existed.