Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith

Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (aka MoTS) is the expansion pack for the first person shooter Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. It was released January 31, 1998. One of the most appealing things for fans was the opportunity to play as Mara Jade, one of the most popular Star Wars Expanded Universe characters. The story is set in 10 ABY, five years after the events of Jedi Knight.

Opening crawl
Mysteries of the Sith

''It has been over five years since Jerec was defeated at the Valley of the Jedi. Kyle Katarn, continuing his pursuit of the light side of the Force, has joined the fragile New Republic in the struggle against the Empire.''

To aid in their cause Kyle has traveled to a remote base in the Altyr System, accompanied by Mara Jade, a young smuggler who sought out Kyle in the hope that he might further her Jedi Training.

''Mara, once a powerful agent of the Emperor, was swayed from the Dark Path by Luke Skywalker. She now seeks knowledge of the role she will play in the continuing struggle for the galaxy...''

Story
The story is consisted by unconnected missions, but climaxing on the redemption of Kyle Katarn.

The plot begins on Altyr 5, when the New Republic base is receiving bombardment from two artificial asteroids, and an attack from the Imperial Remnant. Kyle Katarn &mdash; controlled by the player &mdash; manages to repel the attack, and stealing a Lambda-class Shuttle arrives on one of the asteroids. There, he breaks into the control room and redirects its fire to the other. When destroyed, he circumvents the weapon's cooling system, self-destroying the asteroid base and escapes.

While there, he gets a lead for the planet Dromund Kaas, having some importance to the Empire. He goes to the temple to investigate while the player controls Mara Jade.

Mara's first mission is to negotiate with Ka'Pa the Hutt concerning the New Republic's supplies. In order for Ka'Pa to comply, Mara is forced to steal Takara's GCT device. While looking for Takara's lieutenants, Abron Mar on the Katraasii spaceport, Mara is trapped by Takara, but manages to escape and steal the device.

After this, Mara is found on a New Republic Corvette guarding a Jedi Holocron when receiving attack from Kaerobani's pirates. Mara repels the attackers but the Holocron is stolen. Mara had to "board" a cargo crate. That way, she arrived at Rathalay, reclaimed the Holocron and escaped.

Now Mara arrives on Dromund Kaas to see what happened to Kyle. After traveling across the swamp, she reaches the Dark Force Temple. Finally she finds Kyle totally maddened by the dark side. Master and apprentice fight, but Mara wins, while Kyle hides deeper and deeper into the catacombs. On the final encounter, Mara voluntarily turns off her lightsaber and surrenders. Kyle realizes that he can't follow this path and returns to the light side.

After this, Kyle forsakes the Jedi and the Force and returns to his military action on behalf of the New Republic.

Characters

 * Kyle Katarn
 * Mara Jade
 * New Republic soldiers
 * New Republic officers
 * Ka'Pa the Hutt
 * Mon Mothma
 * Ugnaughts
 * Ithorians
 * 8t88
 * Kaerobani
 * Abron Mar
 * Takara
 * TK-8252

Enemies

 * Sandpeople
 * Stormtroopers
 * Rodians
 * Gamorreans
 * Rancor
 * Watchers
 * Sith undead
 * Grans
 * Kaerobani's Pirates
 * Vornskrs
 * Ysalamiri
 * Noghri
 * Mailocs
 * Water cycs
 * Swamp Lurkers
 * Dianoga
 * Torture Droid
 * Assassin Droid
 * TIE pilots
 * Scout Trooper
 * AT-AT driver
 * Swamp wampa
 * Dart flowers
 * Weequay
 * Sith Jedi Statues

Locations

 * Altyr 5
 * Ka'Pa's palace
 * Katraasii
 * New Republic Corellian Corvette
 * Rathalay
 * Dromund Kaas
 * Dark Force Temple

New weapons

 * Carbonite Freeze Gun
 * BH-35 Electroscope
 * Repeating Blaster Cannon
 * Seeker Rail Detonators
 * Flash Bombs
 * Remote Sequencers
 * DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol

Additional Force powers
''See Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II for the remaining list.
 * Force Push
 * Chain Lightning
 * Saber Throw
 * Force Projection
 * Far Sight

Voice cast

 * Heidi Shannon: Mara Jade
 * Rino Romano: Kyle Katarn
 * Brendan Holmes: Droid Eye/Stormtrooper/Intercom
 * Steven Jay Blum: Computer/Rebel Officer/Rebel Soldier
 * Peggy Roberts-Hope: Mon Mothma
 * Roger Jackson: Ka'Pa The Hutt/Imperial Commander/Kaerobani/Rebel Officer/Gran (credited as Ree-Yees)/Tusken/Rodian
 * Terrence McGovern: Rebel Commander/Pirate Raider/Rebel Soldier/Stormtrooper 2/Civilian Man/Trandoshan/Abron Mar
 * Mary Dilts: Droid Eye/Civilian Woman
 * Joe Paulino: Imperial Officer/Stormtrooper/Weequay

Aurebesh inscriptions
In two instances, Aurebesh inscriptions can be seen. They are mirror-inverted, probably mistakenly.
 * A camera screen on Katraasii reads 'DISABLED'
 * The New Republic Corvette schematics is seen on a screen of the bridge, which reads 'WARNING'