Promised Land

"Legends tell of a self-sufficient colony where droid servants tend to every need."

- Rukil

The "Promised Land" was a legendary self-sufficient colony located on Taris, built before a civil war that turned the portion of the planet's surface that was not covered by an urban sprawl into a wasteland. According to Gendar, it would have taken weeks or even months to reach the entrance and the traveler had to cross many rakghoul infested areas.

The legends about the Promised Land were told from generation to generation between the Outcasts. They were still relatively popular in the time of the Jedi Civil War, although almost nobody believed in tales about a land where life conditions were much better than in the Tarisian Undercity. Still, Rukil, the oldest of the Outcasts as of 3,956 BBY, believed he could retrieve the forgotten location of the Promised Land by assembling the journals of his dead father and grandfather. He also sent his apprentice, Malya, to seek the Promised Land, but she did not return.

When Revan visited the Undercity in 3,956 BBY during his forced stay on Taris, searching for the Republic escape pod that Jedi Bastila Shan used to escape the Republic capital ship Endar Spire, he found the three journals—those of Rukil's apprentice, father and grandfather—and brought them to Rukil. This information was enough for him to determine where the Promised Land was. The next night, the Outcasts left the Undercity, heading for the lost colony.

Unfortunately, this was the time when Darth Malak ordered massive orbital bombardment of Taris. It is possible that the Outcasts' timely departure saved them from the destruction of the city; however, whether or not they found their Promised Land is unknown.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic