<span class="title">LEHON - Act 1</span>
Known as Rataka Prime, the homeworld of the Rataka and the capital of the Infinite Empire. A remote, storm-wracked tropical planet, shielded by planetary interference and surrounded by a debris-strewn orbital field of crashed ships.
<span class="subtitle">Last Light</span>
<img src="Act1/Lehon1.png" class="imgresp">
On Lehon’s surface, the Temple of the Ancients starts to glow in a bluish-purple light, with nearby Gizka and Rataka turning their attention to it. The light gets bigger, more intense, until...
From the planet’s orbit, the same light can be seen. The planet experiences <span class="DS"><b>a violent and sudden explosion</b></span>; chunks of the planet flying out into space, magma leaking from the planet’s core.
There is no source or adversary in the area, no understanding as to what caused this. Shockwaves from the explosion cause the planet’s core to leak magma out into space
<span class="nextpassage">[[The camera pans away from Lehon, settling on its sun, until…->Ossus1]]</span>
<<set $["Lehon1"] to "unlocked">>
<img src="Title.png" class="imgresp">
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe81f;">The Republic is rebuilding after 30 years of war from the Mandalorians, Jedi and Sith.
A time of fragile peace is sustained.
The Jedi, guided by MEETRA SURIK, seek to re-establish peace and order,
as they continue the search for REVAN and the rumored True Sith.
Little do the HEROES know how soon their ancient enemy will unleash their greatest weapon on the galaxy…</span></div>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The camera pans down to...->Lehon1]]</span><i>...the EBON HAWK whooshes by, momentarily eclipsing the sun. The camera follows the ship, showing that its heading toward a new planet...</i>
<span class="title">OSSUS - Act 1</span>
A temperate world of high plateaus, verdant plains, and crystalline caverns, Ossus served as the spiritual and scholarly heart of the Jedi Order for millennia until its devastation in the Great Sith War.
<span class="subtitle">Assassin Remnants</span>
<img src="Act1/Ossus1.png" class="imgresp">
Following <span class="DS">an unknown disturbance in the Force</span> felt by MEETRA, the HEROES in the EBON HAWK (MEETRA, T3-M4, ATTON, BAO-DUR, MIRA) approach Ossus with urgency.
* An alert system placed on Ossus by BAO-DUR was triggered the same moment MEETRA felt the Disturbance. This gave the HEROES cause to believe something was happening on the planet.
As they arrive, they find remnants of the Sith Triumvirate’s Assassins attempting to destroy the Great Jedi Library, planting explosives and attempting to destroy as much as they can. The seriousness of the situation gives the HEROES extra swiftness in stopping the Assassins.
* Teamwork between the HEROES is decisive and fun.
* Quips from the HEROES about how pathetic these Sith are to attack already-destroyed Jedi libraries, while the Assassins just snarl at them in Sith dialect.
After the Assassins are rounded up, the HEROES do what they can to recover and stabilize the half-destroyed Library.
The Assassins had no stated mission or hidden motive - they simply wanted to destroy any Jedi remnants they could.
<span class="nextpassage">[[With the Assassians taken care of...->Ossus: A Disturbance In The Force]]</span>
<<set $["Ossus1"] to "unlocked">>
<<set $activeCharacters = ["MEETRA", "T3-M4", "ATTON", "BAO-DUR", "MIRA"]>>
(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the previous mission").//]
''OSSUS''
A temperate world of high plateaus, verdant plains, and crystalline caverns, Ossus served as the spiritual and scholarly heart of the Jedi Order for millennia until its devastation in the Great Sith War.
(text-style:"underline")[25,000 BBY:] Ossus becomes a core Jedi world shortly after the formation of the Republic; the Jedi establish the Great Jedi Library, preserving artifacts and knowledge from across the galaxy.
(text-style:"underline")[5,000 BBY:] Following the Great Hyperspace War, the Jedi relocate their headquarters from Coruscant to Ossus, further expanding its archives and training grounds.
(text-style:"underline")[3,996 BBY:] During the Great Sith War, Exar Kun draws Republic and Jedi forces into battle near Ossus. Due to Exar Kun’s machinations the Cron Cluster is destroyed, unleashing a massive solar flare that devastates the planet. Jedi evacuations save some knowledge and artifacts, but much is lost.
* Ossus lies in ruins; surviving enclaves and vaults become scattered and buried beneath the changed surface.
* Some Jedi return to recover artifacts, but the world is largely abandoned following this time<span class="subtitle">A Disturbance In The Force</span>
<img src="Act1/Ossus A Disturbance In The Force.png" class="imgresp">
As MEETRA is trying to open a dirty holocron, the HEROES are slammed with <span class="DS"><b>dark distortions through the Force</b>. These distortions manifest visions and spiritual attacks, all creating echoes in the Force.</span>
* MEETRA's senses are suddenly overwhelmed by all of the echoes in the Force on Ossus, but her experience quickly moves to one of sudden depression and numbness, similar to how she felt when the mass shadow generator on Malachor V was activated in the Mandalorian Wars. She feels like she’s floating in a quiet abyss over a calm ocean, numb to anything in the physical world.
<span class="LS"><b>MEETRA grounds herself</b>, reaches out to feel her body. She feels the dirt she’s kneeling on. She slowly brings herself back to reality and retakes control of her focus.</span>
As all of the HEROES recover themselves, or are helped out of the Distortion, everyone’s communicators light up with other Jedi and Force-Sensitives - “<i>Meetra… was that you?” / “Is the Sith attack spreading?” / “We felt it everywhere.”</i>
* This Distortion was not caused by the now-detained Sith Assassins…this was felt all over the galaxy.
* BASTILA, talking to MEETRA over her communicator, asks her to travel to the Sojourn Republic flagship to discuss this unseen attack with her.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Dock with the The Sojourn->Sojourn1]]</span>(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the Lehon opening").//]
(text-style:"bold","underline")[LEHON]
The homeworld of the Rataka and the capital of the Infinite Empire. A remote, storm-wracked tropical planet, shielded by planetary interference and surrounded by a debris-strewn orbital field of crashed ships.
(text-style:"underline")[Before 36,453 BBY:] The native Rataka come into contact with the Kwa, who bestow the knowledge and balance of the Force, as well as sharing their advanced technology.
* Counter to what the Kwa intended, the Rataka pulled their power from the dark side of the Force and took the Kwa technology for themselves.
(text-style:"underline")[35,000-25,200:] Lehon is the capital of the Infinite Empire, hosting many technological achievements including the Star Forge.
(text-style:"underline")[25,200 BBY:] A Ratakan Civil War, slave insurrections and a deadly plague that stripped the Force from Ratakans caused a sudden collapse of the Infinite Empire.
* The surviving Rataka fled to Lehon, where they would internally fight off barbarism and cannibalism.
* Weapons of mass destruction used by local warlords irrevocably changed the surface of Lehon, breaking the continents into islands. Most Rataka survived underground.
(text-style:"underline")[25,000-3960 BBY:] Lehon was lost to the Galaxy as the Republic became the galactic governing body.
* Over time some Ratakan tribes did return to the surface of Lehon, continuing their eternal feuds. The descendents of the Rataka Elders preserved Infinite Empire lore in the Temple of the Ancients.
(text-style:"underline")[3,959 BBY:] Darth Revan and Darth Malak arrive on Lehon, lying to the Elders about their intentions. The Elders performed a ritual that gained Revan access to the temple. Revan & Malak accessed the Star Forge, with Revan claimed it for himself, starting the Jedi Civil War.
(text-style:"underline")[3,956 BBY:] Revan crash lands on Lehon, encountering the Elders again and proving his true intentions. The Elders performed the ritual again, gaining Revan and his companions access to the temple. After a short confrontation with Bastila (Darth Malak’s new apprentice), Revan turned off the disruptor field and left Lehon.
* A battle shortly ensued between the Republic and the Sith, ending in the Star Forge’s destruction.
* Due to its dark and ancient history, the Republic hid the existence of Lehon to avoid causing a panic in the galaxy, declaring it a historical preserve.
(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the previous mission").//]
''THE SOJOURN''
Admiral Carth Onasi’s Hammerhead-class flagship, patrolling the Outer Rim and Hydian Way, and serving as the Republic's central command vessel during the early stages of the war against the True Sith.
* Flagship Hammerhead-class. 1500ft length. 1200-1500 regular capacity, 2000 emergency capacity.
* Command given to Carth Onasi after the Battle of the Star Forge, as part of his promotion from Commander to Admiral (c. 3956 BBY).
* Arrived for Republic defense after Nihilus’ attack on Telos IV (c. 3951 BBY).
* Patrols the Outer Rim & the Hydian Hyperlane.
<span class="title">THE SOJOURN - Act 1</span>
Admiral CARTH ONASIs Hammerhead-class flagship, patrolling the Outer Rim and Hydian Way, serving as Republic command vessel.
<span class="subtitle">Homecoming</span>
<img src="Act1/Sojourn1Docking.png" class="imgresp">
The EBON HAWK docks with the SOJOURN, a Republic military flagship.
Admiral CARTH ONASI and Jedi Envoy BASTILA SHAN meet with the HEROES. They have been working together more as the Republic shows positive signs of rebuilding.
* CARTH represents the Republic Military, protecting and patrolling the Hydian Front.
* BASTILA represents the Republic Senate, using her status as a Jedi War Hero to bring people together, helping in the rebuilding of planets.
* Their experience with MEETRA and the HEROES have been limited. While cautious due to galactic stability and politics, they recognize their objectives and hopes align with each other.
<span class="subtitle">Find The Source</span>
<img src="Act1/Sojourn1HeroesCarthBastila.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES confirm with CARTH and BASTILA the threat of the Distortions, reasoning that it’s a Dark Side attack, but unknown as to what the source or reason could be.
CARTH wants to commit to helping MEETRA with the Distortions, but needs her to find more information about them before he brings any part of the Republic military to the effort. BASTILA confirms the same for her side of influence.
* CARTH gives MEETRA special Republic representative clearance, allowing them to pursue leads with better access in Republic worlds.
Finding the cause of the Distortions will also allow the HEROES to continue the work of Jedi Reparations, specifically in: cultural restoration, diplomatic outreach, public services and healing of Force Wounds.
Both CARTH and BASTILA restate REVAN’s last command - to be prepared for the True Sith. They wonder if or how the Distortions involve REVAN.
* REVAN to CARTH: “...Be ready…to watch the Republic, to guard it.”
* REVAN to BASTILA: “Trust yourself. Trust the Republic.”
<span class="nextpassage">[[Board the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<<set $["Sojourn1"] to "unlocked">><span class="title">EBON HAWK - Act 1</span>
A heavily modified Dynamic-class freighter, its modifications made it one of the fastest and most resilient ships of its class.
Boarding the EBON HAWK, the HEROES choose what planets to visit, based on what opportunities they’ll find…
<img src="Act1/Ebon Hawk 1.1.png" class="imgresp">
* <li><<if !$Tython1done>><span class="mission">[[Tython:->Tython1]]</span><span> Re-experience what balance in the Force is, and rally the emerging Jedi.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Tython</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$Manaan1done>> <!-- If variable is falsy (undefined, null, or "") --><span class="mission">[[Manaan:->Manaan1]]</span><span> Further Jedi interests, address kolto decline, and follow echoes from Force Distortions.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Manaan</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$Kashyyyk1done>> <!-- If variable is falsy (undefined, null, or "") --><span class="mission">[[Kashyyyk:->Kashyyyk1]]</span><span> Expose Czerka, strengthen Republic diplomacy, and track down Force Distortions.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Kashyyyk</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$Telos1done>> <!-- If variable is falsy (undefined, null, or "") --><span class="mission">[[Telos IV:->Telos1]]</span><span> Helping restoration efforts, healing Force Echoes, and furthering Jedi interests.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Telos IV</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$Malachor1done>> <!-- If variable is falsy (undefined, null, or "") --><span class="mission">[[Malachor V:->MalachorV1]]</span><span> Follow Force Echoes in the Sith World.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Malachor V</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$Dantooine1done>> <!-- If variable is falsy (undefined, null, or "") --><span class="mission">[[Dantooine:->Dantooine1]]</span><span> Regroup, make a plan with the information at hand.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Dantooine</span><</if>></li>(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the EBON HAWK").//]
''Ebon Hawk Description & History''
* A heavily modified Dynamic-class freighter, its modifications made it one of the fastest and most resilient ships of its class, equipped with upgraded weapons, reinforced shields, and an unusually large cargo hold—features that proved essential in navigating hostile space during the Republic’s recovery period.
* During the Jedi Civil War, Revan used the Ebon Hawk as his personal flagship for covert operations, ferrying him and his crew across Republic and Sith-controlled space to locate the Star Maps and ultimately reach the Star Forge
* After Revan’s disappearance, the vessel saw continued use by the Exile during the Dark Wars in tracking down the last surviving Jedi Masters, surviving multiple skirmishes with Sith Assassins and navigating hazardous worlds such as Malachor V.
<span class="title">TYTHON</span>
<img src="Act1/Tython1Enclave.png" class="imgresp">
The homeworld of the Ancient Je'daii. A Force-rich world of wild forests, deep valleys, and reactive weather, where powerful Force storms manifested in response to imbalance between light and dark.
<span class="subtitle">The Fellowship of the Jedi</span>
<img src="Act1/Tython1Arrival.png" class="imgresp">
Jedi Masters JOLEE and JUHANI welcome MEETRA back to Tython and introduce themselves to the other HEROES.
They warn the HEROES that the planet Tython responds to imbalance, causing sometimes subtle or big changes. Despite its history with the Je’daii and its strange deep connection to the Force, it’s susceptible to attack like any other planet.
The Tho Yor ships, left over from the time of the Je’daii, are waiting for something. They’re connected to the planet somehow.
Oddly, the Jedi of Tython didn’t feel the Force Distortions - this is unexpected...
<span class="nextpassage">[[JOLEE and JUHANI usher the HEROES on to...->Tython1 Academy]]</span>
<<set $["Tython1"] to "unlocked">><span class="title">MANAAN</span>
The homeworld of the Selkath. A serene, ocean-covered world with no natural landmasses, known for producing kolto.
<img src="Act1/Manaan1Entry.png" class="imgresp">
Upon arriving in <b>Ahto City</b> the HEROES are greeted by MICAL, a fellow Jedi and past companion of MEETRA during the Dark Wars. He has been working to resurrect the Jedi Order and serve as its public face.
* <li><<if !$ManaanJediEnclave>><span class="mission">[[Jedi Enclave:->Manaan Jedi Enclave]]</span><span> Work with Mical to start a Jedi Enclave in Ahto City.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Jedi Enclave</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$ManaanKoltoDecline>><span class="mission">[[Kolto Decline:->Manaan Kolto Decline]]</span><span> Investigate concerning problems inn the Hrakert Rift.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Kolto Decline</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$ManaanSelkathForceSensitives>><span class="mission">[[Selkath Force Sensitives:->Manaan Selkath Force Sensitives]]</span><span> Three Selkaths share concerning Force visions about Manaan.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Selkath Force Sensitives</span><</if>></li>
<<if $ManaanJediEnclave and $ManaanKoltoDecline and $ManaanSelkathForceSensitives>>
<span style="font-size: 24px;">[[Quarantine (Final Mission)->ManaanQuarantine]]</span>
<</if>>
<<set $["Manaan1"] to "unlocked">>(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the previous mission").//]
''TYTHON''
The homeworld of the Ancient Je'daii. A Force-rich world of wild forests, deep valleys, and reactive weather, where powerful Force storms manifested in response to imbalance between light and dark.
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(text-style:"underline")[~100,000 BBY:] In their quest to map Force-rich worlds, the Kwa visit Tython.
(text-style:"underline")[36,000 BBY:] Je’daii arrival
* The Tho Yor starships gather Force Sensitives from across the galaxy and transport them to Tython.
* The Je'daii Order is founded, training its inhabitants on how to balance their power between Ashla (light side) and Bogan (dark side).
* Nine great temples were built where each Tho Yor landed. Padawans undertook a two-year journey to visit each temple before they became full Je’daii.
(text-style:"underline")[25,793 BBY:] The Force Wars
* Long-simmering tensions within the Je’daii boiled over, causing planetary imbalance. Ashla and Bogan turning on each other, Force Storms causing planetary upheaval.
* Ratakans (Bogan side) from the Infinite Empire find Tython and the Je'daii, attempting to conquer it. Open war breaks out, upsetting the planet further, but also causing the Je’daii to unite against the Ratakans.
* The Je'daii repel the Ratakans, incurring a rare defeat that foreshadowed the incoming Ratakan plague.
(text-style:"underline")[25,000 BBY:] The Force Wars caused the Je'daii to evolve into the Jedi order, replacing their focus on balance in the Force to only focusing on Ashla (the Light side of the Force).
* Realizing a polarized focus of the light side wasn’t compatible with Tython, the Jedi Order relocated to Ossus, leaving Tython behind.
(text-style:"underline")[3954 BBY:] Jolee Bindo hunts down the coordinates to Tython and sets up a Jedi Enclave to raise up new Jedi in the same way the Je’daii had been.
<span class="title">Before you start reading...</span>
Things to know before reading this story:
* This is a fan-written direct continuation of the KotOR stories.
* Events are based on Legends history, starting from 3,945 BBY or older.
* This story <i>mostly</i> assumes previous canonical choices and endings.
* Relevant information on characters, planets, historical events, and more are found in the sidebar.
* The artwork is meant to <i>evoke</i> the story rooted in previous games. It is not intended to match previous canon imagery.
<span class="title">This is a Choice-Driven Story!</span>
* Make the choices you would make for the characters, and enjoy the journey!
* Some choices will be <i>presented</i> to you, some will be <u>made</u> for you based on a Main Protagonist's attributes!
<span style="font-size: 10px;"><i>Legal disclaimer: This fan fiction is a transformative work under fair use. It reimagines and expands upon the original material for commentary, creative expression, and entertainment.</i></span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Start Reading KotOR III->Title & Opening Crawl]]</span><span class="subtitle">TYTHON - Tho Yor Starships</span>
A storm in the distance is disturbing the balance, outside of the Force balance in the Academy.
<img src="Act1/Tython1ThoYor.png" class="imgresp">
JOLEE takes the HEROES to the location of a Tho Yor, ancient ships used by the Je’daii. It’s emitting low-frequency pulses the Jedi interpret as defensive measures, causing warps in the Force that reflect energy received by the Tho Yor. It’s theorized that the Tython Jedi didn’t feel the Force Distortions because they were absorbed by the Tho Yor.
Following a hunch, MEETRA with her Force Wound feels uniquely ready to address this problem.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$Tython1ThoYorStarship>>
* <<link "Try to <b>absorb</b> the Force warping.">><<set $Tython1ThoYorStarship = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA tries to absorb the Force warping; the inside of the Tho Yor offers up a Je’daii holorcon sharing a record from thousands of years ago. It speaks to how the Dark Side threatens to corrupt the Tho Yor’s internal song, and how the Je’daii must be vigilant in protecting it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES head back to the EBON HAWK->Tython JOLEE joins the HEROES]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Try to <b>break</b> the Force warping.">><<set $Tython1ThoYorStarship = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA uses her Force Wound to break the pulses coming from the Tho Yor, inadvertently turning off all signs of power in the Tho Yor. It sinks a few meters into the ground. Nothing else can be gained from it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES head back to the EBON HAWK->Tython JOLEE joins the HEROES]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<<else>><<switch $Tython1ThoYorStarship>>
<<case 'Light'>><span class="LightSideChoice">The inside of the Tho Yor offers up a Je’daii holorcon sharing a record from thousands of years ago. It speaks to how the Dark Side threatens to corrupt the Tho Yor’s internal song, and how the Je’daii must be vigilant in protecting it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES head back to the EBON HAWK->Tython JOLEE joins the HEROES]]</span>
<<case 'Dark'>><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA uses her Force Wound to break the pulses coming from the Tho Yor, inadvertently turning off all signs of power in the Tho Yor. It sinks a few meters into the ground. Nothing else can be gained from it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES head back to the EBON HAWK->Tython JOLEE joins the HEROES]]</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES head back to the EBON HAWK->Tython JOLEE joins the HEROES]]</span>
<</switch>>
<</if>>
</div><span class="title">ACT 1</span>
* [[Lehon's Destruction->Lehon1]]
* [[Exploring the Galaxy->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]
* [[Consideration Of The Present->ConsiderationOfThePresent1]]
* [[Revan In Hiding->RevanInHiding1]]<span class="subtitle">TYTHON - JOLEE Joins the HEROES</span>
<img src="Act1/Tython1JoleeJoins.png" class="imgresp">
As the HEROES board the Ebon Hawk, JOLEE asks to join to HEROES
* <u>JOLEE (grinning faintly):</u> “Well, the galaxy’s falling apart again. Didn’t think I’d live to see that twice.”
* <u>MEETRA:</u> “I’m sure you could live to see it a third time if you tried hard enough.”
* <u>JOLEE:</u> “I’m retired, remember? But these Force… distortions, rifts, whatever you want to call them - they’re spreading. Bastila thinks they’re connected. I think they’re trouble.”
* <u>MEETRA:</u> “You think everything is trouble.”
* <u>JOLEE:</u> “Exactly. And trouble’s easier to handle when you’ve got someone stubborn enough to punch it in the jaw. So… you coming?”
Meetra hesitates, eyes wandering over the verdant forests beyond the platform.
* <u>MEETRA:</u> “If I do, I’m not coming back the same.”
* <u>JOLEE:</u> “None of us will. That’s the point.”
JOLEE puts his arm around MEETRA's shoulders, and they walk up the ramp, leaving Tython.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Board the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<<set $JOLEEJoinsHeroes to true>>
<<set $Tython1done to true>>(text-colour:#bf9000)[//(link-undo:"Go back to the previous mission").//]
''MANAAN''
The homeworld of the Selkath. A serene, ocean-covered world with no natural landmasses, known for producing kolto.
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(text-style:"underline")[36,453 BBY:] A Tho Yor visits the planet, taking some inhabitants to Tython.
(text-style:"underline")[30,000-25,200 BBY:] The Infinite Empire rule the planet, using the Selkath to create Ratakan temples and the Star Forge. A Star Map is placed on the ocean floor in the Hrakert Rift.
(text-style:"underline")[20,000 BBY:] Manaan is rediscovered in the Galaxy, but does not join the Republic
(text-style:"underline")[5,000-3,997 BBY:] Manaan’s main export is kolto, a healing liquid found on the ocean floor. Because of kolto’s value, the Selkath enforced the planet’s neutrality.
(text-style:"underline")[3,962 BBY:] Darth Revan and Darth Malak find the corrupted Star Map in the Hrakert Rift.
(text-style:"underline")[3,956 BBY:] During the Jedi Civil War, the Selkath established stricter laws to protect themselves and kolto.
* Since both the Republic and Sith Empire relied on kolto, this increased tensions on the planet.
* Revan arrived on Manaan and rediscovered the corrupted Star Map.
(text-style:"underline")[3,000 BBY:] Kolto supply declined, causing the price to skyrocket. Over time purchasers moved to bacta, causing Manaan’s economy to crash, and Manaan’s galactic significance faded.
<span class="title">MANAAN - Kolto Decline</span>
<img src="Act1/Manaan1KoltoDecline.png" class="imgresp">
The Hrakert Rift, where the healing liquid kolto is found, shows signs of toxicity from new exports. The Selkath council debates if the cause is a natural cycle of nature or something more devious.
The Selkath council publicly forbids outsider involvement, but a ranking council member secretly asks the Heroes to evaluate the crisis.
* The HEROES find underwater sources of kolto are partially being redirected to storage submarines, stoking accusations that Czerka is behind this.
* As they explore the area, MEETRA finds the same area the Star Map that Revan found. The kolto, normally clear, has turned grey and semi-solid in this area, suggesting a toxicity caused by the proximity of Infinite Empire tech.
Something something Force Distortions.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$ManaanKoltoDecline>>* <<link "Share this with the Selkath Council.">><<set $ManaanKoltoDecline = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">The HEROES share evidence of kolto stealing to the council, who confirm Czerka efforts are behind this. The Selkath council thank the Jedi for helping in efforts that stabilized their fragile economy.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Keep a share of the kolto for yourself.">><<set $ManaanKoltoDecline = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA covertly takes control of one of the subs, arguing that she will need her own reserve of kolto for upcoming battles. MEETRA exposes the operation without tact to the Selkath council, causing chaos that further sows mistrust with outsiders.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>><<else>><<switch $ManaanKoltoDecline>><<case 'Light'>><span class="LightSideChoice">The HEROES share evidence of kolto stealing to the council, who confirm Czerka efforts are behind this. The Selkath council thank the Jedi for helping in efforts that stabilized their fragile economy.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<<case 'Dark'>><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA covertly takes control of one of the subs, arguing that she will need her own reserve of kolto for upcoming battles. MEETRA exposes the operation without tact to the Selkath council, causing chaos that further sows mistrust with outsiders.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</switch>>
<</if>>
</div>
<span class="title">MANAAN – Jedi Enclave</span>
<img src="Act1/Manaan1JediEnclave.png" class="imgresp">
MICAL is negotiating with the Selkath council to open up a Jedi Enclave on Ahto City, allowing future padawans to be raised in the natural serene beauty of Manaan’s oceans.
Selkath isolationists led by DOSHA’VAR decry Jedi and Republic efforts as underhanded ways to steal from Manaan, arguing that allowing more outsiders to take residence on Ahto City would take more of Manaan away from the Selkath.
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<span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA convinces the Selkath (specifically DOSHA’VAR) that Jedi efforts align with Selkath protection, allowing for Selkath direct oversight of the future Enclave. The Selkath council agree to this. MICAL is overjoyed and in MEETRA’s debt.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
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<span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA feigns uncertainty to the Selkath’s questions, causing DOSHA’VAR to push into Selkath fears of outsiders. After the council has adjourned the meeting, DOSHA’VAR speaks privately with MEETRA who supports her efforts, seeing her Jedi as a version of isolationists like the Selkath.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>>
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<<else>>
<<switch $ManaanJediEnclave>>
<<case 'Light'>><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA convinces the Selkath (specifically DOSHA’VAR) that Jedi efforts align with Selkath protection, allowing for Selkath direct oversight of the future Enclave. The Selkath council agree to this. MICAL is overjoyed and in MEETRA’s debt.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<<case 'Dark'>><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA feigns uncertainty to the Selkath’s questions, causing DOSHA’VAR to push into Selkath fears of outsiders. After the council has adjourned the meeting, DOSHA’VAR speaks privately with MEETRA who supports her efforts, seeing her Jedi as a version of isolationists like the Selkath.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</switch>>
<</if>>
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<span class="title">MANAAN - Selkath Force Sensitives</span>
<img src="Act1/Manaan1SelkathForceSensitives.png" class="imgresp">
Three Selkath - Shasa, Kono and Llusho - rise from the depths of Manaan’s oceanic trenches, claiming to have cryptic visions in the Force
* These are the three Selkath youth Revan had saved 9 years prior from the Sith Embassy.
* Though they discovered the Force through the Sith, their experiences and connection to Manaan led them to not falling to the Dark Side.
* The cryptic Force visions shared by all three Selkath youth vaguely resemble a (text-colour:red)[gold sheet crawling over Manann, until the planet was covered in darkness, squeezing the water out of it like a fruit.] Nobody has understanding or reference for these visions.
The Selkath council fears the possible taint of old Sith teachings from the Selkath youth.
* Shaelas, Shasa’s father and member of the Selkath council, advocates for the youth.
* Mical also advocates for the Selkath youth and attests to their intentions being pure.
Meetra, having a reputation of a leader that leads through peace, is a unique voice of influence.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$ManaanSelkathForceSensitives>>* <<link "Defend the Selkath Force Sensitives.">><<set $ManaanSelkathForceSensitives = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA defends the youths in front of the Selkath council, confirming the authenticity of their visions and asking to take them to Tython.
<<if $ManaanJediEnclave is "Light">>This outcome also anchors the Selkath council's decision in allowing Mical to build a Jedi Enclave on Manaan.<</if>>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Stoke the Council's fear.">><<set $ManaanSelkathForceSensitives = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Meetra stokes the fears of the Selkath council, causing their banishment back into Manaan’s ocean. Before they leave, Meetra convinces them to be covert agents for her, spying on Manaan affairs.
<<if $ManaanJediEnclave is "Light">>This outcome also reverses the Selkath's decision to allow a Jedi Council anywhere on Manaan.<</if>>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>><<else>><<switch $ManaanSelkathForceSensitives>><<case 'Light'>><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA defends the youths in front of the Selkath council, confirming the authenticity of their visions and asking to take them to Tython.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<<case 'Dark'>><span class="DarkSideChoice">Meetra stokes the fears of the Selkath council, causing their banishment back into Manaan’s ocean. Before they leave, Meetra convinces them to be covert agents for her, spying on Manaan affairs.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Manaan Missions->Manaan1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</switch>>
<</if>>
</div>
<span class="title">KASHYYYK</span>
<img src="Act1/Kashyyyk1Arrival.jpg" class="imgresp">
The homeworld of the Wookies. A dangerous, densely forested jungle planet dominated by immense wroshyr trees, where light rarely touches the perilous shadowlands beneath the canopy.
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES notice an interesting duo...->KashyyykMissionZaalbar]]</span><span class="title">MALACHOR V</span>
A war-decimated, dark side-corrupted nexus, ripped apart in MEETRA's final battle with the Sith Triumvirate.
<img src="Act1/Malachor1Arrival.png" class="imgresp">
* <li><<if !$MalachorDestruction>><span class="mission">[[Malachor's Destruction:->MalachorDestruction]]</span><span> Confirm the Mass Shadow Generator successfully destroyed the planet.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Malachor's Destruction</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$MalachorRevan>><span class="mission">[[Searching for Revan:->MalachorRevan]]</span><span> Look for any sign of the long-disappeared Jedi legend.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Searching for Revan:</span><</if>></li>
<<if $MalachorDestruction and $MalachorRevan>>
<span style="font-size: 24px;">[[Closure->MalachorClosure]]</span>
<</if>>
<<set $["Malachor1"] to "unlocked">><span class="subtitle">TYTHON - Jedi Academy</span>
<img src="Act1/Tython1JediAcademy.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES reconnect (some for the first time) with the Academy’s Padawans.
Tython’s atmosphere starts to become unbalanced as an effect of the HERO’s presence.
* The Padawans show the HEROES how to achieve momentary balance in the Force. They have learned to support each other when one falls out of balance.
* JOLEE and JUHANI provide instruction on how and when to pull from <span class="LS"><b>Ashla</b> (Light Side)</span> and <span class="DS"><b>Bogan</b> (Dark Side)</span> while also staying in balance.
The Padawans look to the HEROES as legends, and ask many questions about their experiences in protecting the galaxy.
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES become aware of an event in the Force->Tython1 Tho Yor Starship]]</span>:: Codex
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:: Meetra Features
<<set $MeetraLightSide = 12>>
<<set $MeetraDarkSide = 7>>
<<set $MeetraIntelligence = 10>>
<<set $MeetraWisdom = 10>>
<<set $MeetraCharisma = 10>>
<<set $MeetraWill = 10>>
:: Revan Features
<<set $RevanLightSide = 13>>
<<set $RevanDarkSide = 14>>
<<set $RevanIntelligence = 10>>
<<set $RevanWisdom = 10>>
<<set $RevanCharisma = 10>>
<<set $RevanWill = 10>>
<span class="title">Legends</span>
* [[Meetra Surik->Meetra]]
* [[Revan->Revan]]
<span class="title">Companions</span>
<span class="title">Allies</span>
<span class="title">Associates</span>* [[Preceding History->Preceding History]]
* [[Back-End Reasoning->Back-End Reasoning]]
* [[Resources->Resources]]
* [[Why the heck did I write all this out->Why the heck did I write all this out]]I started writing this to satisfy my lingering wonder of how KotOR 3 could’ve ended. Star Wars was part of my childhood, but the KotOR games were on their own level in my mind (I almost failed high school finals playing them). I felt like most of the what-ifs for KotOR 3 were fleshed out in forum posts the years following KotOR II’s release.
Once the Revan & Old Republic MMO came out, I found the game itself was fun & entertaining, but a distinct lack of satisfaction became solidified with the story that parts of the game & Revan book told. They addressed a lot of Revan-specific things that felt satisfactory & consistent with how the games were leading into things, but I think the quiet frustration it caused was the combination of overextending Revan’s story, while also handicapping Revan’s and (especially) Meetra’s power & agency. Even though it gave a definitive end, that part of KotOR history felt like it ultimately succumbed to plot points, not the True Sith.
This dissatisfaction turned into a knot, sat in my stomach and just settled. I could be ok with where the KotOR stories ended up, and I was happy with the stories SWTOR told. Also everything Star Wars post-The Last Jedi made me realize the fan space is best served when you try not to stir up tension as much as possible 😆.
2025 comes around, I’m creating time in my life for me. ChatGPT is a tool that can directly reference all of Star Wars history at my whim. Hmmmmmm…how easy would this be? I wrote out my outline, started asking referential Star Wars questions…and this giant creative drive of settling the what-if’s in my mind took hold.
This whole effort has been fulfilling for me, it is a passionate expression of my love for Star Wars & KotOR. I’m just happy to take ideas and concepts from my brain & practically arrange them outside of myself. If another KotOR fan finds enjoyment out of any of this, I hope it eases the knot in your stomach too. Hopefully it doesn’t feel like I created the ending through plot points!
<i>-Revanchist208</i>
<span class="subtitle">Disclaimers:</span>
* For the sake of simplicity I followed canon endings and direction for mostly everything. Revan is a male, Meetra is a female…there was no way for me to code in custom details like that in a fan-made story with multiple choices/endings. Feel free to rewrite it in your mind!
Yes I used ChatGPT, here’s how:
*It is the fastest reference tool known to man. Being able to compare facts about planets, characters, events, and get a full answer within 15 seconds is incredible. I cross-referenced 95% of the results with Wookieepedia.
* ChatGPT Sora for basic concept art. I took scenes from the outline, gave some more detail & had it output something that visually resembled what I was going for.
* When I had fully fleshed out pieces of an outline or scene, I submitted it to ChatGPT to iron out any easy plot holes and improve my delivery. Sometimes I asked ChatGPT Kreia which was fun.
* There were some parts I had a vision for, but I couldn’t make them not-boring. I did use ChatGPT for spitballing ideas, and then fully wrote & fleshed out the ideas from there.
* In my regular life I’m a musician and tech guy way more than I am a literary author or book writer. All of this started from writing a two-page outline, building out the high-level outline, getting way too deep in mid-level outlines, and using ChatGPT to make sense of it all.
<span class="title">DANTOOINE - Consideration of the Present</span>
After collecting themselves, the HEROES meet in the Council Chambers within the old Jedi Enclave. They all agree that the the Force Distortions are a threat, but don't have any idea what the source is.
This conversation leads into questioning the current state of the galaxy, and how much of this really is a <U>Sith</U> threat.
<span class="subtitle">Hope vs Trauma</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1HopeVTrauma.png" class="imgresp">
The Republic is progressively rebuilding its economy & infrastructure.
* The destabilization of Nar Shadda’s main criminal system helps the healing, with signs that the Hutts have actually smoothed out the trade economy on the planet.
* Telos IV has continued to see success from Ithorian efforts, its surface growing greener with each passing day.
* The Republic military is starting to rebuild & restock weapons, moving away from needing mercenaries for regular enforcement.
* The Senate is catching up to current events, reasserting their authority, and returning to basic functions.
People are starting to trust the Jedi again, wanting them to be the galaxy’s symbol of pure good.
* Trust on the galactic or personal level is incredibly hard to come by. But with real optimism in the galaxy, some are willing to trust the Jedi enough to allow their growth in secluded areas of the galaxy.
* For the Jedi, there is a potent focus on rebuilding their place in the galactic theater since the Jedi Civil war. Meetra & the Jedi hunted down the remaining Sith acolytes from the Trayus Academy. There haven’t been any Sith-caused attacks since Nihilus at Telos.
* The galaxy is starting to want to trust the Jedi again, to have a symbol of pure good in the broader galaxy again. Jedi enclaves have just started to gain footholds in the galaxy.
<span class="subtitle">The Sith Threat</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1SithThreat.jpeg" class="imgresp">
Jolee, Atton, & Mical believe the Sith Triumvirate were the last remnant of Sith attacks in their lifetime.
* They don’t believe that Traya truly & honestly wanted to kill the Force. They reason that killing the Force is like killing the wind - there’s no hope to truly stopping a universal force.
Meetra still can’t shake the weight of 30 years of war; every peace feels temporary, every silence like the pause before another attack.
* Is she seeing ghosts where there are none? Or has war made her blind to the good standing right in front of her?
* She wonders when caution turns into paranoia. When is enough finally enough? Has she truly left her exile, or has she just traded the Outer Rim for a prison of her own making?
<span class="subtitle">Revan’s Legacy</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1Revan.png" class="imgresp">
Many believe Revan is lost, mad, or buried in self-exile.
* Meetra understands; she would have done the same if not for Kreia.
* Revan’s absence feels like a challenge; would he be disappointed in Meetra’s hesitation, now that the Jedi are rebuilding and the Sith are gone? Did he always mean for Meetra to carry the weight he left behind?
Revan’s record is two victories for every defeat. Maybe he chose to leave with the odds in his favor, choosing to disappear. A part of Meetra envies his perceived choice.
<span class="subtitle">The Healing Is Real</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1HealingReal.png" class="imgresp">
If the Republic and Jedi are truly stabilizing, there is space for Meetra to let go of being constantly ready for the next war.
* Meetra has the choice to stop being a nomad, to keep relationships not forged by battle or tragedy.
* She could allow herself luxuries…hospitality instead of suspicion, real meals instead of rations, real sleep instead of resting with her hand on a lightsaber.
* She tells herself she can stop running. She wants to believe it….but part of her still listens for the next call of war.
<span class="nextpassage">[[As the conversation goes on, the camera slowly zooms out of focus, the light fading out...->RevanInHiding1]]</span><<run Save.autosave.save()>><span class="title">MEETRA SURIK</span>
<u>Light Side:</u> <span class="LS">$MeetraLightSide</span>
<u>Dark Side:</u> <span class="DS">$MeetraDarkSide</span>
<u>Intelligence:</u> $MeetraIntelligence
<u>Wisdom:</u> $MeetraWisdom
<u>Charisma:</u> $MeetraCharisma
<u>Willpower:</u> $MeetraWill
* A human woman often depicted with a calm, sharp presence, eyes that carry the weight of war and betrayal. Her clothing reflects practicality over style—battle-ready robes worn from travel. Though she once bore the title "The Exile" with shame, she now wears it with quiet resilience, even as it remains a painful mark within Jedi circles.
* She is a living Force Wound, able to unconsciously form deep bonds with others and resist Force powers in ways no ordinary Jedi can. Her unique nature lets her absorb and redirect the Force—sometimes dangerously—and it makes her more attuned to echoes of trauma and death than most.
*Confident and powerful, yet quietly uneasy with the legend she’s becoming. She remains wary of the attention and awe placed on her by others, especially in a galaxy destabilized by war and absence of Jedi guidance. She is seen as the current Jedi figurehead in the galaxy.
* Loyal to her allies and grounded by relationships, her strong moral compass and authenticity shine through. Her guilt over the Mandalorian Wars is no longer a crushing weight, but a scar that fuels her need to protect and heal what remains of the galaxy. Her connection to people—companions, innocents, even broken foes—is her true strength.
* Despite all she’s endured, Meetra remains vulnerable and introspective. She wears her insecurities openly, struggling still with Jedi expectations and her own decisions. But her courage, empathy, and clarity of purpose mark her as something more than a Jedi—a guide for what the Order could become.<span class="title">REVAN</span>
<u>Light Side:</u> <span class="LS">$RevanLightSide</span>
<u>Dark Side:</u> <span class="DS">$RevanDarkSide</span>
<u>Intelligence:</u> $RevanIntelligence
<u>Wisdom:</u> $RevanWisdom
<u>Charisma:</u> $RevanCharisma
<u>Willpower:</u> $RevanWill
* A human Jedi-turned-Sith-turned-Savior, Revan is a battle-scarred figure shaped by the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War. Often masked and armored, he reflects the legacy of both conqueror and protector.
* A master of both light and dark Force disciplines, Revan is a strategist with deep knowledge of Sith relics, lost hyperspace routes, and Mandalorian war doctrine. His compartmentalized mind allows him to act with precision even amid internal conflict.
* Revan seeks to uncover and destroy a hidden threat from the True Sith he believes responsible for manipulating galactic history. He now operates covertly, directing trusted Revanchists to follow cryptic leads while he remains in the shadows.
* Revan’s psyche is fractured from years of war, betrayal, and identity shifts. He avoids stillness, fearing what he’ll confront within himself. Prolonged exposure to Dark Side nexuses strains his self-control, and moments of clarity alternate with paralyzing doubt. Despite the tragic fate of Revan, his undeniable willpower carries hope of a better tomorrow higher than his guilt.
<span class="title">MANAAN - Quarantine</span>
<img src="Act1/Manaan1Quarantine.png" class="imgresp">
As galactic and local events happen, offworld forces try to maintain their stake in Ahto City.
* Republic scientists are fighting to maintain their contracted feed of kolto for rebuilding efforts. The Selkath are demanding higher prices, but the Republic can’t pay more than what they’ve agreed to.
* Czerka Corporation is taking advantage of exploratory permits to run deep-sea drilling operations, looking for new kolto deposits.
* Sith sympathizers, influenced by the Dark Side, are sabotaging kolto lanes, believing the Selkath to be selfishly exporting Manaan’s natural resources.
DOSHA’VAR influences the Selkath council to enact a planet-wide quarantine, cutting the HEROES off from leaving the planet. This local Selkath problem just became everyone’s problem.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$ManaanQuarantine>>
* <<link "MEETRA tries to negotiate this growing issue.">><<set $ManaanQuarantine = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA successfully identifies Czerka and Sith sympathizers as a manipulative enemy, negotiating a compromise between the Republic and Selkath council. While Manaan is placed under quarantine, specific scientist groups are allowed to continue their work with the council.
</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA chooses to end the quarantine quickly.">><<set $ManaanQuarantine = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">
Before the next council meeting, DOHSA’VAR is found dead, secretly due to one of MEETRA’s companions killing him, framing Czerka for the murder.
The Selkath council’s next meeting addresses the present threat of offworlders. MEETRA, being a prominent Jedi, convinces the council to get ahead of future attacks by fully opening Manaan to the galaxy, arguing that more offworld influx will naturally protect the value of kolto.</span>
<<if $MeetraCharisma < 17>><<set $ManaanQuarantineDark = 'Survives'>>High Charisma Outcome: <span class="DarkSideChoice">The council is persuaded by MEETRA, opening Manaan to capitalism, dooming the supply of kolto in the long run.
</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<<else>>
<<set $ManaanQuarantineDark = 'Imprisoned'>>Low Charisma Outcome: <span class="DarkSideChoice">The council argues with MEETRA, rising to such antagonism that the HEROES are imprisoned in the Ahto West prison.
Precious time and moments pass, causing the opportunities for the HEROES to unite the galaxy against the coming Sith invasion to be missed. When the T'Sisaarai eventually reach Manaan, the HEROES are severely tortured before being killed.
</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The T'Sisaarai Invasion->EndingDarkSideTheEternalTSisaarai]]</span>
<</if>>
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<<if $ManaanQuarantine is "Light">>
<span class="LightSideChoice">
MEETRA successfully identifies Czerka and Sith sympathizers as a manipulative enemy, negotiating a compromise between the Republic and Selkath council. While Manaan is placed under quarantine, specific scientist groups are allowed to continue their work with the council.
</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<<run Save.autosave.save()>>
<</if>>
<<if $ManaanQuarantine is "Dark">>
<span class="DarkSideChoice">
Before the next council meeting, DOHSA’VAR is found dead, secretly due to one of MEETRA’s companions killing him, framing Czerka for the murder.
The Selkath council’s next meeting addresses the present threat of offworlders. MEETRA convinces them to fully open Manaan to the galaxy.
</span>
<<if $MeetraCharisma < 17>>
<<set $ManaanQuarantineDark = 'Imprisoned'>>
<span class="DarkSideChoice">
* Low Charisma Outcome:
The HEROES are imprisoned, delaying the war effort, leading to their deaths.
</span>
<<else>>
<<set $ManaanQuarantineDark = 'Survives'>>
<span class="DarkSideChoice">
* High Charisma Outcome:
Manaan is opened to capitalism, destabilizing kolto supply.
</span>
<</if>>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The T'Sisaarai Invasion->EndingDarkSideTheEternalTSisaarai]]</span>
<<run Save.autosave.save()>>
<</if>>
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<<set $Manaan1done to true>>
<span class="title">KASHYYYK - Mission Vao and Zaalbar</span>
<img src="Act1/Kashyyyk1MissionZaalbar.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES come across MISSON VAO and ZAALBAR, who traveled with Revan during the Jedi Civil War.
The duo are working to expose a covert Czerka cell on Kashyyyk operating through a shell company, stealing natural resources and lost Wookies.
Czerka hasn’t changed since the Wookies drove them out - they’ve just changed their presentation.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$KashyyykMissionZaalbar>>* <<link "MEETRA allies with MISSION VAO and ZAALBAR against Czerka.">><<set $KashyyykMissionZaalbar = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">Czerka is busted, Wookies are freed! Mission and Zaalbar see Meetra as an ally.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Join the Republic envoy to the Wookie village->KashyyykGoodRelations]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA runs recon for MISSION and ZAALBAR.">><<set $KashyyykMissionZaalbar = 'Neutral'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="NeutralStandingChoice">Czerka is exposed and is run out of Kashyyyk again, but get away with what they’ve stolen.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Join the Republic envoy to the Wookie village->KashyyykGoodRelations]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA sabotages MISSION and ZAALBAR's work">><<set $LOCATIONMISSION = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Meetra “accidentally” allows Zaalbar to be captured by Czerka. Mission naturally runs after him, which gets her kidnapped as well. Meetra does nothing about it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Join the Republic envoy to the Wookie village->KashyyykGoodRelations]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div><span class="title">THE ETERNAL T'SISAARAI</span>
<i>On the ruins of a forgotten Jedi outpost, two spirits remain - untouched by the war, untouched by the will of the Nervine. But unable to act.</i>
* ULIC (voice hollow): “They lost.”
* KREIA: “No. They were unmade.”
<i>Above them, the sky is still—but wrong. Not corrupted. Not shattered. Just claimed. As though the Force no longer belongs to itself.</i>
* ULIC: “The Nervine lives. And there’s nothing left to stop it.”
* KREIA: “No gods remain. No saviors. Only time. And empire.”
<i>They look toward the stars - faint outlines of massive ships spreading from Dromund Kaas, not in conquest, but in expansion.</i>
*ULIC: “Even now… I mourn them.”
*KREIA (quietly): “There was a chance. But no one saw the true cost. Not until it was too late.”
<i>In the distance, the shadow of the T’Sisaarai spreads - not like a fire, but like a blanket. Covering the galaxy. Sealing it in.</i>
*ULIC: “Will the galaxy resist?”
*KREIA: “There is nothing left to resist with. The Force has gone still. Not because it was defeated - but because it submitted.”
* ULIC: “Then this… is how it ends?”
* KREIA (final): “No. This is how it begins.”
<i>They turn their eyes away as another world darkens, its voice lost beneath the T’Sisaarai anthem.
The galaxy endures. But it does not breathe.</i>
<<set $["EndingDarkSideTheEternalTSisaarai"] to "unlocked">><span class="title">KASHYYYK - Good Relations</span>
Bastila asks you to represent the Republic as well as the Jedi while on Kashyyyk.
Meetra accompanies the Republic envoys to meet with Chieftain Arruvukk’s village, stabilizing lingering tensions of outsiders, specifically Czerka Corporation.
<img src="Act1/Kashyyyk1GoodRelations.png" class="imgresp">
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$KashyyykGoodRelations>>* <<link "MEETRA works to unite the Wookies with the Republic">><<set $KashyyykGoodRelations = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">The meeting goes well; the Wookies will share exotic goods from Kashyyyk, and the Republic will share a level of technology that will help the Wookies advance.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Chieftan ARRUVUKK brings MEETRA aside->KashyyykCzerkaMercs]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA tries to convince the Wookies that the Republic is good.">><<set $KashyyykGoodRelations = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">The meeting fails; Meetra allows the Republic to be framed as a version of Czerka who wants to covertly enslave the Wookies. The Republic is run out of the forest.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Chieftan ARRUVUKK brings MEETRA aside->KashyyykCzerkaMercs]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div>
<span class="title">KASHYYYK - Cerka's Mercenaries</span>
<img src="Act1/KASHYYYK1CerkaMercenaries.png" class="imgresp">
While visiting the Wookie village, Chieftain ARRUVUKK asks MEETRA to investigate the forest surrounding the village for questionable activity. He smells intruders lurking around searching for something unknown.
The intruders are Czerka mercenaries, searching for the oldest wroshyr trees to hollow out for the wood for exporting.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$KashyyykCzerkaMercs>>* <<link "The HEROES defend the Wookie's home.">><<set $KashyyykCzerkaMercs = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">Stop the mercenaries, threaten them with the Wookies tearing their arms off.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[As the situation with the mercenaries wraps up, MEETRA feels a call from deep in the forest...->KashyyykShadowlands]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA chooses to approach the situation tactfully...">><<set $KashyyykCzerkaMercs = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Allow the mercenaries to extract some of the wood, kill them and take the wood for yourself. Tell the Chieftain you found the damaged trees but couldn’t find the mercenaries.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[As the situation with the mercenaries wraps up, MEETRA feels a call from deep in the forest...->KashyyykShadowlands]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div><span class="title">KASHYYYK - Ancient History in the Shadowlands</span>
After dealing with the Czerka mercenaries, MEETRA feels something calling to her deeper into the forest…ZAALBAR leads the HEROES into the Shadowlands.
<i>Something something Force Distortions</i>
They come across the Star Map Revan had found, and pull back the foliage to unveil technology left over from the Infinite Empire.
The Rataka terraformed Kashyyyk, using it to experiment on natural flora and fauna, as well as a natural prison for rebellious slaves.
When the Infinite Empire collapsed, the terraforming system ran out of control, causing the foliage to grow disproportionally large.
<span class="subtitle">Infinite Knowledge</span>
<img src="Act1/Kashyyyk1AncientHistory.png" class="imgresp">
The Star Map database gives hints to a larger network inside the Infinite Empire. Revan understood this information to collect coordinates to Rataka Prime, but BAO-DUR sees something else in the corrupted information.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$KashyyykShadowlands>>* <<link "MEETA cautions safety, not wanting to push it too hard...">><<set $KashyyykShadowlands = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA asks BAO-DUR to stabilize the Ratakan system; this balances Kashyyyk’s ecosystem, allowing the Shadowlands to become less dangerous over time. This reassures the Wookies, MISSION and ZAABLAR.
* BAO-DUR recovers new fragments of data from the Infinite Empire, potentially giving insight into this ancient empire.
</span>
<<set $MeetraWisdom += 1>><span class="feature">Meetra's wisdom gained a point.</span>
<<set $["KashyyykSystem"] to "recovered">>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Head back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETA wants the system brought to full operation...">><<set $KashyyykShadowlands = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA asks BAO-DUR to bring the Ratakan system to full operation; the terraforming system is overloaded, causing it to blow up and burn out. What information could’ve been recovered is now gone, as well as the Star Map.
* The Shadowland’s ecosystem is disabled, with plant life starting to wither. Life starts to migrate out, threatening to make the overall forest more dangerous for a long time.
* The Wookies now see the Jedi as another offworlder threat, and run the HEROES out of the forest.
</span>
<<set $MeetraWisdom -= 1>><span class="feature">Meetra's wisdom lost a point.</span>
<<set $["KashyyykSystem"] to "disabled">>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Head back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div><<set $Kashyyyk1done to true>><span class="title">DANTOOINE</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1JediEnclaveEntrance.png" class="imgresp">
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1CouncilChambersHeroes.png" class="imgresp">
After collecting themselves, the HEROES meet in the Council Chambers within the old Jedi Enclave. They all agree that the the Force Distortions are a threat, but don't have any idea what the source is.
This conversation leads into questioning the current state of the galaxy, and how much of this really is a <U>Sith</U> threat.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Consideration of the Present->ConsiderationOfThePresent1]]</span><<run Save.autosave.save()>><span class="title">TELOS IV</span>
<img src="Act1/Telos1Arrival.png" class="imgresp">
With most of its natural surface either decimated by orbital attacks, the Republic uses it as an example of post-war restoration.
* <li><<if !$TelosRestorationEfforts>><span class="mission">[[Restoration Efforts:->TelosRestorationEfforts]]</span><span> Assist the Telosian Authorities with the continued restoration of the planet.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Restoration Efforts</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$TelosDarkWarEchoes>><span class="mission">[[Healing Dark War Echoes:->TelosDarkWarEchoes]]</span><span> Clear the abandoned Telos Jedi Academy of Force Echoes</span><<else>><span class="mission">Healing Dark War Echoes</span><</if>></li>
* <li><<if !$TelosMercenaries>><span class="mission">[[Mercenaries:->TelosMercenaries]]</span><span> Stop the attacks and sabotage coming from Bumani mercenaries on Citadel Station.</span><<else>><span class="mission">Mercenaries</span><</if>></li>
<<if $TelosRestorationEfforts and $TelosDarkWarEchoes and $TelosMercenaries>>
<span style="font-size: 24px;">[[Telos IV's Potential Jedi->TelosPotentialJedi]]</span>
<</if>>
<<set $["Telos1"] to "unlocked">><span class="title">TELOS IV - Restoration Efforts</span>
<img src="Act1/Telos1RestorationEfforts.png" class="imgresp">
CARTH and BAO-DUR ask MEETRA to help assist restoration efforts on Telos.
The Heroes work with Lieutenant DOL GRENN and CHODO HABAT to defend restoration zones as the Ithorians set final seeding plans in motion.
* The HEROES are specifically tasked with discovering and fixing sabotage, running lingering mercenary groups off planet, and <span class="LS">using Force powers to heal rotting parts of the planet</span>.
* It’s easily seen that Czerka are the ones still trying to get control of Telos.
Helping the Ithorians complete these last steps of the Restoration project will improve morale and hope in the Republic’s long-term efforts of rebuilding from the wars.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$TelosRestorationEfforts>>
* <<link "Help the Ithorians by disabling the sabotage.">><<set $TelosRestorationEfforts = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">The HEROES resolve all points of sabotage and fix-ups to allow a protective covering over the entirety of the destroyed face of the planet, strongly guaranteeing Telos’ future success & re-establishment.
</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Use the defusing hardware for yourself.">><<set $TelosRestorationEfforts = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Instead of putting effort into resolving problems, MEETRA takes hardware that would improve the EBON HAWK. The protective cover fails, demoralizing and disappointing Telosians invested in restoration efforts.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div>
<span class="title">TELOS IV - Healing Dark War Echoes</span>
The echoes and scars of Nihilus’ battle, as well as the Telosian Jedi Academy, still haunt the planet. Force Distortions are found in these places.
<i>Something something Force Distortions</i>
MEETRA finds places on Citadel Station where she can quiet the echoes by meditation. Some areas are already healed by rebuilding over time, which she takes note of.
<img src="Act1/Telos1DarkWarEchoesAcademy.png" class="imgresp">
The Jedi Academy takes stronger meditation to clear of echoes. Feedback from the Distortions cause Force apparitions from MEETRA’s confrontation with the Handmaidens to appear, attacking the Heroes.
As MEETRA approached the meditation chambers, the presence of the Sith holocrons weigh heavy in the Force.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$TelosDarkWarEchoes>>* <<link "MEETRA works to neutralize the chamber as a whole">><<set $TelosDarkWarEchoes = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">The HEROES cause a cave-in of the chamber, destroying the holocrons and cleansing the dark echoes in the process.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "MEETRA makes sure each Sith holocron is destroyed">><<set $TelosDarkWarEchoes = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">MEETRA enters the room, voices from the Sith holocrons screaming at her. MEETRA holds her ground, destroying each holocron individually to guarantee their destruction. She leaves the chamber tired and feeling a bit weak.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div>
<span class="title">TELOS IV - Mercenaries</span>
<img src="Act1/Telos1Mercenaries.jpeg" class="imgresp">
With the Restoration Project sabotage confirmed to be coming from the Bumani Exchange Corporation, MEETRA sets out to stop further attacks.
The HEROES find Bumani mercenaries in abandoned parts of the station, smuggling and hiding weapons and tech.
Upon interrogating the leader, MEETRA believes the Force Distortions have affected him somehow; Bumani believes they are the rightful security enforcers of Citadel Station, believing GRENN’s task force left Telos to fail after Nihilus’ attack.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$TelosMercenaries>>* <<link "Work to show the Bumani the truth of the situation.">><<set $TelosMercenaries = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">Expose Bumani’s leader to the truth, show the real work of the Telos Security Force, and give Bumani mercenaries into Dol Grenn’s custody.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Tell Bumani to back down or else.">><<set $TelosMercenaries = 'Neutral'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="NeutralStandingChoice">Tell Bumani’s leader to back down from sabotaging Restoration efforts, or the Bumani mercenaries won’t live long enough to see the future beauty of Telos IV.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "End the Bumani threat.">><<set $TelosMercenaries = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Kill Bumani’s leader and the mercenaries. Take the leader’s weapons and ID as proof to Lieutenant Dol Grenn.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Telos IV missions->Telos1]]</span></replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div><span class="title">TELOS IV - Potential Jedi</span>
At the request of Mical, Meetra meets with Force Sensitive beings that show promise of becoming a Jedi.
<img src="Act1/Telos1PotentialJedi.png" class="imgresp">
Out of the handful of potentials, Arin Deras is a standout:
* 9-year old male, living in a residential block still needing rebuilding from Nihilus’ attack. Lives with his cousin, a wounded war veteran. His cousin isn’t trusting of the Jedi.
* Arin doesn’t remember the attack, but remembers the feeling of Nihulus’ attack. This opened the door to Arin’s connection to the Force; he uses it without understanding or realizing it, sometimes seeing it as luck instead of an unconscious action.
* Arin speaks of nightmares he has of “crushing silence”, a foreboding suggestion of a darkness that follows him.
<div id="choiceBlock"><<if !$TelosPotentialJedi>>* <<link "Choose to receive Arin as a Jedi.">><<set $TelosPotentialJedi = 'Light'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="LightSideChoice">Meetra sends Arin to the Tython Academy for immediate guidance of his Force powers. </span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Head back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
* <<link "Choose caution in Arin's power in the Force.">><<set $TelosPotentialJedi = 'Dark'>><<replace "#choiceBlock">><span class="DarkSideChoice">Meetra doesn’t recommend Arin to the Tython Academy, turning his foreboding proximity to the Dark Side into a wound that festers.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[Head back to the Ebon Hawk->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span><</replace>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><</link>>
<</if>>
</div>
<<set $Telos1done to true>><span class="title">MALACHOR V - Confirming Its Destruction</span>
<span class="subtitle">Navigating</span>
The HEROES fly around & into the remnants of the Sith planet, confirming what remains is cracked and lifeless, breaking into what will become an asteroid field.
* MEETRA has avoided DARK areas like this, out of fear from her past. Her anxiety increases the longer they are in Malachor’s space.
<span class="subtitle">Trayus Academy</span>
<img src="Act1/Malachor1TrayusRemains.png" class="imgresp">
<span class="LS">The Trayus Academy and Trayus Core have collapsed into the core of Malachor, leaving no indication of life or energy.</span> The destruction is complete, there is no safe place for the Heroes to land.
<span class="subtitle">Echoes</span>
Dark Side echoes persist, but are limited to bouncing off the asteroids. There’s no sign of renewed Sith occupation or a source of Force Distortions.
* MEETRA experiences faint sensations of her final confrontation with Darth Traya. These ghostly memories confirm the finality of her actions, and establish the separation of Kreia’s cryptic guidance with the betrayals of Traya.
* <span class="DS">MEETRA senses something watching</span>…not from Malachor, but through it. It’s faint and thin through the Force. She is aware of it, but there’s nothing for her to follow in it.
* MEETRA doesn’t try to heal or resolve the Echoes of Malachor, trusting that the longer its destruction lasts, the lesser its dark echoes will ring out for.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Malachor V Missions->MalachorV1]]</span>
<<set $MalachorDestruction to "done">><span class="title">MALACHOR V - Searching for Revan</span>
<img src="Act1/MalachorVRevan.png" class="imgresp">
Searching for hope in the darkness, the HEROES look for any signs of Revan.
*Nothing can be found that remotely hints of Revan ever being in the remains of Malachor. T3-M4 can’t find anything in his memory banks or the Ebon Hawk’s navicomputer that gives credence to the idea that Revan had visited this area of the galaxy after the Jedi Civil War.
*Based on his tactical and historical knowledge, BAO-DUR theorizes
*MEETRA reaches out with the Force to read Malachor V through the Force. Through concentration she sifts through every Echo. After a degree of time, she confirms the HEROES’ suspicions; it has been some time since Revan had visited Malachor. She cannot sense any Echoes from Revan.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Remaining Malachor V Missions->MalachorV1]]</span>
<<set $MalachorRevan to "done">><span class="title">MALACHOR V - Closure</span>
<span class="subtitle">Nothing Left</span>
The HEROES collectively stand in the cockpit, overlooking the destruction of the planet they’ve just surveyed. Though memories and emotions are mixed, they have found nothing of substance to follow. The HEROES dwell on the emptiness this part of the Galaxy holds.
One by one, the HEROES leave the cockpit, until it’s just MEETRA and ATTON.
<span class="subtitle">Someday</span>
<img src="Act1/Malachor1Closure.png" class="imgresp">
* MEETRA somberly reflects how she feels like she’s never been able to move past Malachor. She thought she had after facing Traya, but her efforts to find the True Sith and Revan came up empty, like her years-long exile. She doesn’t know what or who to follow anymore.
* ATTON reflects on a similar state of being for himself. He’s found forgiveness for his past deeds in himself and his friends, but he’s found no place to belong. He follows MEETRA because she’s the one place or person he’s found purpose with. Purpose isn’t exactly what he’s looking for anymore. ATTON feels for himself to heal, he needs to find a place to rest, to be himself, without finding something to attack or trick to his will.
* MEETRA places a silent hand on ATTON’s shoulder, emotively communicating her solidarity with him, before walking away.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Fly away from Malachor V->Ebon Hawk 1.1]]</span>
<<set $Malachor1done to "true">><span class="title">REVAN IN HIDING</span>
<span class="subtitle">Monitoring</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1RevanMonitoring.png" class="imgresp">
REVAN is seen in distant orbit in his Phantom Shuttle above Cathar intercepting transmissions from his sources.
* He monitors & directs covert actions through his Revanchists, coded messages & drops, passive monitoring.
His obsession with remaining hidden is a deep but routine struggle. He refuses to strike until the right moment against the True Sith, seeing his re-entry into the war as a lynch pin on a grenade.
* The temptation for REVAN to resist his Darth side is a moment-by-moment struggle.
* Sometimes his decisions are clear, sometimes they’re impossible to make.
* He understands the day will come where he draws true allies inside of his plan. He’s not sure how that will happen, but is determined to make it work.
<span class="subtitle">Movement</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1RevanMovement.png" class="imgresp">
Because of the Force Distortions, REVAN knows that he will be coming out of hiding soon.
* REVAN felt a mighty disturbance somewhere in the western Unknown Regions, and believes that the Distortions were trying to cover it up. When he’s not hidden, he will pursue it.
* He fears the magnitude of these events. The unspoken fear of a repeat Katarr unconsciously dwells in his mind.
REVAN feels regret over hiding from MEETRA during the events of the Dark Wars.
* When MEETRA re-emerged (3951 BBY) he had been searching in the Unknown Regions; he continued to stay hidden, knowing Nihilus’ attacks were not the True Sith threat he was preparing for.
* REVAN’s trust in MEETRA’s power is based on their war experience. He sees her as a prized piece of the Dejarik board. He intends to use her as he did in the Mandalorian Wars.
* REVAN picks up on a subtle Force disturbance on Dantooine, believing it has something to do with MEETRA but is unclear. He considers making himself known to MEETRA, hesitating before programming coordinates to her location.
<span class="nextpassage">[[The camera moves out of focus again, back to...->DantooineHeavyDistortion]]</span>
<<set $RevanInHiding to "unlocked">><span class="title">DANTOOINE - Heavy Distortion</span>
...the HEROES still discussing how they want to move forward. MEETRA sits, looking at each one of her friends, listening to their concerns and statements.
The room suddenly freezes in place, seems to tremble, and then quickly fade away. MEETRA's eyes widen as she feels her body moving into an unfeeling place. <span class="DS">It's another Distortion</span>.
<span class="subtitle">Depressive Numbness</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1DepressiveNumbness.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES are frozen in place, with all but the droids experiencing this attack.
The depressive numbness pushes quickly and heavy onto MEETRA. Instead of a void, MEETRA feels a deep fire pouring over her like lava. Sith voices assail her senses. She can’t find a way to ground herself. This isn’t the same as what she felt with the Mass Shadow Generator.
* She now recognizes that this is a new attack, unfortunately too late.
MEETRA can faintly feel the presence of others through the Force, she uses this to try grounding herself.
<span class="nextpassage">[[True Fear Manifests->DantooineVeluthar]]</span><span class="title">DANTOOINE - Lord Veluthar</span>
As MEETRA starts to pull herself out of the distortion, she becomes aware of a dark figure in gold armor entering the room, approaching her - Lord VELUTHAR.
MEETRA can feel VELUTHAR direct the attacks to the HEROES, pulling from the Force Echoes of Dantooine’s history somehow.
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1Veluthar.png" class="imgresp">
VELUTHAR moves quietly, softly, menacingly. His silence weighing heavy through every moment. His few words are spoken in the same Sith language that Darth Nihilus used:
* “Do not worry…your fears of the ‘True Sith’ are answered, now manifest.”
* “All that you know, weakened by the Jedi, or tainted by theRatakan, will be wiped away.”
* “Embrace this moment. It is the prophesized future.”
MEETRA’s trauma rises to the forefront, washing her in fear and anxiety. This is an attack from the True Sith. She was wrong to trust in peaceful hope.
<span class="nextpassage">[[With this sudden surge in emotions and attack…->DantooineANewHope]]</span>
<<set $LordVeluthar to "known">><span class="title">DANTOOINE - A New Hope</span>
MEETRA unlocks a new level of control through her Force Wound, stopping Veluthar’s attack.
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1ANewHope.png" class="imgresp">
Internally, MEETRA is falling & being crushed by VELUTHAR, there is no end to his attack - but unexpectedly she doesn’t feel her life force dimming. She comes to understand that <span class="LS">she can intentionally collapse Force energy hitting her into her Wound and neutralize it</span>, taking away VELUTHAR’s main offensive attack.
* This unlocked power was the goal Kreia had for MEETRA - proof the Force can be defied and usurped.
<<if !$DantooineANewHope>><<set _feat = $MeetraWill>><<if _feat >= 12>><<set $DantooineANewHope = 'HighFeat'>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><div id="choiceBlock">
<span class="LightSideChoice">MEETRA breaks the local connection to the Dark Side Echo that VELUTHAR is using, begining to physically fight VELUTHAR with her lightsaber, providing the HEROES’ escape. VELUTHAR is surprised but allows it.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES escape!->DantooineEscape]]</span></div>
<<elseif _feat >= 7>><<set $DantooineANewHope = 'AvgFeat'>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><div id="choiceBlock">
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1BaoDurVelutharConfrontation.png" class="imgresp">
<span class="NeutralStandingChoice">BAO-DUR breaks free & attacks VELUTHAR, with MEETRA joining shortly after. VELUTHAR sends a new wave of Force Distortion, making his escape in his Sith Corvette.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES escape!->DantooineEscape]]</span></div>
<<else>><<set $DantooineANewHope = 'LowFeat'>><<run Save.autosave.save()>><div id="choiceBlock"><span class="DarkSideChoice">BAO-DUR breaks free & attacks VELUTHAR, who guts BAO-DUR before MEETRA can join the battle. VELUTHAR escapes in his Sith Corvette as the HEROES grieve over BAO-DUR’s death.</span>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES escape!->DantooineEscape]]</span>
</div><</if>><</if>>
<span class="title">Dantooine - Escape!</span>
<img src="Act1/Dantooine1Escape.png" class="imgresp">
MEETRA is confident VELUTHAR is connected to the Force Distortions. VELUTHAR is different from any other Sith MEETRA has met - he was much more confident, like he was toying with MEETRA as his prey.
As the HEROES recover, they gather their things. MEETRA vows never to come back to Dantooine, grabbing what she deems important to hold onto. They leave in the EBON HAWK.
<span class="nextpassage">[[Leave Dantooine->Telos2]]</span>
<<set $["LOCATION"] to "unlocked">><span class="title">TELOS IV</span>
<img src="Act2/Telos2Arrival.png" class="imgresp">
<span class="subtitle">Spreading the Word</span>
After escaping Veluthar’s attack on Dantooine, the Heroes go to Tython to muster resources in this newly understood threat.
The Heroes meet Lieutenant Dol Grenn to marshall Telosian forces against the True Sith threat.
<<if $DantooineANewHope == 'LowFeat'>><<else>>Bao-Dur decides to stay on Telos longer than Meetra is comfortable doing, wanting to verify systems in the Restoration Project will maintain their course while the galaxy goes back into war again. Bao-Dur promises to join again with Meetra soon.<</if>>
<<set $["Telos2"] to "unlocked">>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The HEROES feel a familiar prescense...->Telos2Eclipse]]</span><span class="title">The DEVOURING of TELOS IV</span>
<span class="subtitle">Repeat Tragedy</span>
<img src="Act2/Telos2RepeatTragedy.jpeg" class="imgresp">
As the EBON HAWK leaves Telos’ atmosphere, Force Distortions instantly overwhelm the HEROES and the planet. From the ship, a yellow energy extends out to the orbiting Citadel, encasing it as the lifeforce the massive space station holds is forcefully removed.
Something on the Sith Dreadnaught was able to conduct an enormous Force Drain on the Telos Citadel Station and the area of the planet it covers.
<span class="subtitle">Escape</span>
<img src="Act2/Telos2Escape.jpeg" class="imgresp">
Because of their proximity to the planet, the HEROES are able to evade the Force Drain, but are overwhelmed and subdued by the continuing Force Distortion attack.
T3-M4, unaffected by the Force Distortion, takes over the EBON HAWK, plotting a course to the Sojourn.
<<set $["TelosDestruction"] to "unlocked">>
<span class="nextpassage">[[The EBON HAWK escapes through lightspeed...->Sojourn2]]</span><span class="title">TELOS IV - Arrival of the Eclipse</span>
<img src="Act2/Telos2EclipseArrival.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES find Lord Veluthar's capital ship in Telos IV's atmosphere.
Lieutenant GRENN mobilizes Telosian forces, while the HEROES quickly board the EBON HAWK to provide a distraction to the Sith Lord, away from the Citadel.
<span class="nextpassage">[[As the EBON HAWK rises into the sky...->Telos2Destruction]]</span><span class="title">THE SOJORUN (post Telos IV Devouring)</span>
<span class="subtitle">Alerting the Republic</span>
<img src="Act2/Sojourn2Arrival.png" class="imgresp">
T3-M4 guides the EBON HAWK into the Sojourn’s hangar, allowing ship personnel to provide medical attention to the HEROES - MEETRA, ATTON, MIRA, T3-M4, and Jolee.
<span class="subtitle">Debrief</span>
<img src="Act2/Sojourn2Debrief.png" class="imgresp">
The HEROES meet with CARTH and BASTILA on the bridge:
* Republic leadership is incredibly distraught and confused over a repeat Katarr attack happening on Telos IV, especially as the planet's restoration was showing real signs of success.
* The HEROES’ description of events is more of a blur than a debriefing. Without a known attacker, some assume it was done by MEETRA.
<span class="subtitle">Jumping Into Action</span>
<img src="Act2/Sojourn2Jump.png" class="imgresp">
As the HEROES frantically try to put an attack plan together - alarms go off, alerting the HEROES to a ship that eluded sensors until it was in the hangar.
* MEETRA and BASTILA shudder, both feeling a presence they haven’t felt since…
* MEETRA bolts to the hangar, with the HEROES working to catch up.
<<set $["Sojourn2"] to "unlocked">>
<span class="nextpassage">[[As the HEROES rush into the ship's hangar->Sojourn2Return]]</span>