Atris was a Human Jedi historian who became a Jedi Master and Council member during the Mandalorian and Jedi Civil Wars. Devout and strict in the Jedi Code, her faith faltered when her hero, Meetra Surik, defied the Council to fight alongside Revan and Malak. Choosing not to join the war left Atris bitter. When Surik returned after Malachor V, Atris harshly condemned her, believing she had fallen like Revan. As the Jedi were hunted, Atris secretly gathered them on Katarr to lure the Sith. Darth Nihilus answered, annihilating the planet and killing all there—except Atris. In seclusion on Telos IV, guarded by Echani Handmaidens, she sought to rebuild the Order but was corrupted by Sith holocrons. Manipulated by Kreia (Darth Traya), she fell to the dark side. Confronted again by Surik, Atris was persuaded to renounce the dark side and awaited judgment from the new Jedi Council.