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Rakata Prime, often referred to as the "Unknown World", was the homeworld of the Rakata.

Description
A tiny world in a distant and long forgotten system, this unnamed tropical paradise world existed in a vast expanse of uncharted space. Rakata Prime was covered by a world-spanning ocean with tropical islands dotted over it.

Rakata Prime, the only planet in its system, orbited the star from which the Star Forge, an ancient Rakatan factory that had stood intact for millennia, drained its energies. The planet had two small moons, but only one of them was close enough to be visible at daytime, covering a significant part of the sky.

Infinite Empire
Millennia before the birth of the Galactic Republic, the planet was the capital of the ancient Infinite Empire of the Rakata (49,000 - 25,200 BBY). The Rakata were a scientifically advanced species, though they used their knowledge to enslave and subjugate other species. They were responsible for creating several technological marvels including the hyperdrive and the semi-sentient Star Forge, which churned out war droids and spaceships. The Rakata built large cities on their homeworld, which later became crumbling ruins reclaimed by the jungle.

The Infinite Empire, which at its peak included about 500 planets, ten billion Rakata and over a trillion slaves, ended in a brutal civil war that severely damaged the surface of Rakata Prime, fragmentating it into islands. The surviving Rakata, now extinct beyond their homeworld, succumbed to barbarism.

Post-Infinite Empire
During the time of the Old Republic, the various tribes of the now backwater Rakatan civilization were constantly engaging in bloodshed. Only one tribe—the Elders, descendants of the priest caste of the Infinite Empire—kept memories of their once glorious past and access to advanced technology, which they used to isolate and guard forbidden lore in the Temple of the Ancients.

The planet itself remained protected by a disruptor field that could disable any ship's communications and navigational abilities. This field, operated from the summit of the Temple, had been originally constructed to protect the Star Forge. Over the millennia, the planet had become a technological graveyard, with its tropical islands strewn with the wreckage of spaceships unfortunate enough to have stumbled across the mysterious planet's hidden location. Rakata Prime was one of the planets in the galaxy to have Rancors, which the Rakata said came from the sky aboard crashed ships.

The Unknown World was twice, in 3,959 BBY and 3,956 BBY, visited by Revan during the Jedi Civil War. Both times he used the help of the Elder Rakatan tribe to enter the Temple of the Ancients and be granted passage to the Star Forge itself. However, the first time, as Dark Lord of the Sith, he lied to the Rakata, saying he would destroy the Star Forge, while in fact he wanted to claim it for himself and use it to build the immense Sith fleet. The second time, after his redemption, Revan disabled the disruptor field to allow the Republic fleet and his own ship, the Ebon Hawk, to breach the factory's defenses.

When the Star Forge was finally destroyed in a fierce battle between the Republic and the Sith, the Republic commanders—Admiral Forn Dodonna and Jedi Master Vandar Tokare—celebrated the end of the Jedi Civil War at the Temple exterior. During the ceremony, Revan and his companions were each awarded with the Cross of Glory.

In the following years, the Unknown World, no longer unknown, was incorporated into the Republic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic