Valley of the Jedi



The Valley of the Jedi was the site of the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, the last battle of the New Sith Wars a thousand years before the Battle of Naboo.

A monument to the Army of Light
That battle was ended when the leader of the Brotherhood of Darkness, Lord Kaan, who was on the verge of total defeat, created a thought bomb to end the battle. The thought bomb destroyed Jedi and Sith alike, trapping their life forces in the Valley.

Jedi Johun Othone, against the will of the Jedi Council, built a monument to the heroes of the Army of Light and Lord Hoth, with a mausoleum adorned with massive statues. He also placed a huge Adegan crystal in a meditative chamber for the Jedi. The monuments were made by stones that came from various planets, like the heroes of the Army of Light. It is believed that the spirits of the Jedi were trapped and the Bouncers of Ruusan, said that they would be freed when a Knight that never was returned to destroy the natural balance. Because of the monument's 'illegality', the Jedi Council forgot about the Valley which eventually became legendary.

Return of the Knight that Never Was
Over a millennium later, the location of the Valley had been lost to all but a few. The Jedi Rahn believed that the Empire or the Dark Jedi would try to take advantage of the power trapped in the Valley and tried to keep its existence safe, until his friend, Morgan Katarn discovered its location.

Years after Jerec murdered Katarn, he and his minions learned of the existence of the Valley and captured Rahn whom they executed as well. They obtained a map to its location from the ceiling of Morgan's domicile. This left Kyle Katarn, Morgan's son, to learn the ways of the Jedi to stop Jerec and his forces. After a number of close calls and battles with Jerec's forces, Kyle was able to stop Jerec and free the souls in the Valley of the Jedi, thereby fulfilling the prophesy of the Knight that Never Was.



Desann discovers the location of the valley
Kyle shared the secret of the Valley only with his companion Jan Ors and Luke Skywalker, so that the site could be investigated by the Jedi and not misused by their enemies.

However, some latent Force energy remained in the Valley. A few years later, the fallen Jedi Desann tricked Kyle into revealing the location of the Valley so he could use it in his quest to create the Force-sensitive warriors called the Reborn.

Behind the scenes
The concept of the Valley of the Jedi was merged with later retcons made with the release of The Phantom Menace which demanded the Sith to have been lost and secret after a battle, and 'created' the Battle of Ruusan.

Appearances

 * Jedi vs. Sith
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast