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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
Star Wars
Knights of the Old Republic
Four thousand years before the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Republic verges on collapse. Darth Malak, last surviving apprentice of the Dark Lord Revan, has unleashed an invincible Sith armada upon an unsuspecting galaxy.
Crushing all resistance, Malak's war of conquest has left the Jedi Order scattered and vulnerable as countless Knights fall in battle, and many more swear allegiance to the new Sith Master.
In the skies above the Outer Rim world of Tairs, a Jedi battle fleet engages the forces of Darth Malak in a desperate effort to halt the Sith's galactic domination....
We've been ambushed by a Sith battle fleet! The Endar Spire is under attack! Hurry up - we don't have much time!
It's a dark Jedi! This fight is too much for us - we better stay back. All we'd do is get in the way.
That was one of the Jedi accompanying Bastila. Damn, we could have used her help!
There's something behind here.
Damn - another Dark Jedi! I'll try to hold him off, you get to the escape pods!
You made it just in time! There's only one active escape pod left. Come on, we can hide out on the planet below!
Good to see you up, instead of thrasing around in your sleep. You must have been having one hell of a nightmare.
My name is Logan.
I'm Carth, one of th Republic soldiers from the Endar Spire.
Well, you've been slipping in and out of consciousness for a couple of days now, so I imagine you're pretty confused about things. Try not to worry. We're safe.
We're in an abandoned apartment on the planet of Taris. You were banged up pretty bad when our escape pod crashed, but luckily I wasn't seriously hurt.
I was able to drag you away from our crash site in all the confusion, and I stumbled onto this abandoned apartment. By the time the Sith arrived on the scene we were long gone.
I guest I own you my life. Thanks.
You don't have to thank me. I've never abandoned anyone on a mission, and I'm not about to start now. Besides, I'm going to need your help.
Taris is under Sith control. Their fleet is orbiting the planet, they've declared martial law and they've imposed a planetwide quarantine. But I've been in worse spots.
There's no way the Republic will be able to get anyone through the Sith blockade to help us. If we're going to find Bastila and get off this planet, we can't rely on anybody but ourselves.
What's so important about this Bastila?
Bastila's a Jedi. She was with the strike that killed Darth Revan, Malak's Sith master.
Bastila is the key to the whole Republic war effort. The Sith must have found out she was on the Endar Spire and set an ambush for us in this system.
I believe Bastila was on one of the escape pods that crashed down here on Taris. For the the sake of the Republic was effort, we have to try and find her.
How do we even know if she's alive?
We survied the crash landing, so I'm willing to bet that she may have, too.
Besides, what's the alternative? I mean, if she's dead, then no one can stop Malak and his Sith from wiping out the Republic. And I'd rather operate on the assumption that she survived.
Nobody will be looking for a couple common soldiers like us. And if we careful, we can move about the planet without attracting notice; a luxury Bastila won't have.
She's going to have half the Sith fleet looking for her. They know how important she is to the war effort.
The whole planet is under quarantine. No ships can land or take-off. So if Bastila's going to escape Taris, she's going to need our help.
There are reports of a couple escape pods crashing down into the Undercity. That's probably a good place to start.
The planet's all one big city... but it's golden years are long past.
Out our way citizen. We on a official Sith business, just stand aside if you know what's good for you.
Davik says you missed your last payment.
Davik doesn't like you missing payments. You worthless piece of ***.
Here - I've got fifty credits! A down payment. That should buy me some time, right?
Sorry, you're out of time. Now it's all or nothing. Davik can't have people not paying his debts!
But I dont have that much! How can I give you credits I don't have?
That's too bad. Davik's going to make an example out of you.
No...
I know we have to be careful about drawing attention to ourseleves, but are we just going to let them drag this guy off?
Hold on a second. Looks like we got ourseleves a witness here!
Davik doesn't like witnesses.
I don't like your tone.
Looks like we're going to have to teach you how to mind your own business.
I all yours.
Thank you - I owe you my life! Those bountry hunters were going to take me away and kill me! I'm getting out of here before any more of Davik's goons show up. You should do the same.
If that street Hutt-Loss was telling the truth, then the Rodian with our information should be in here. Come on.
...Waste a lot of time with trading partners, trying to beat me but in...
There he is.
I told you were expecting us.
That's me. The Sith are guaring the undercity.
The Sith?
Yes! No one from here can enter. Ever since those escape pods crashed down below.
Escape pods...
Pods. Pods