Skirmish on Rekkiad

In 3,954 BBY a skirmish took place on the planet Rekkiad between the Mandalorian clans Ordo and Jendri. During the search for Mandalore's Mask Clan Ordo invaded Clan Jendri's territory, and in retaliation Jendri's soldiers and four of their Basilisk war droid pilots attacked Ordo's campsite and attempted to keep Clan Ordo away from their Basilisks. The Jedi Master Revan, of the Jedi Order, created a distraction to cover six of Clan Ordo's pilots long enough so they could reach and mount their semi-sentient machines. Once in the air Ordo's Basiliks outnumbered the remaining Jendri pilots and the surviving Jendri troops fled the battlefield.

Prelude
"We're well inside Clan Jendri's territory. Gotta stay sharp.''" "Do you think they know we're here?" "Hard to say. If they're anywhere near the Twin Spears, the scouts would have seen us by now. But it's a big territory. They could be a hundred kilometers away in any direction." "''Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll never know we're here."

- Veela Ordo and Revan discussing about whether Clan Jendri know that they are in their territory

In 3,954 BBY the remaining Mandalorian clans from Mandalore, leftover from the Mandalorian Wars with the Galactic Republic, gathered on the planet Rekkiad to search for the ancient ceremonial mask, Mandalore's Mask. Jedi Master Revan of the Jedi Order and Mandalorian mercenary Canderous Ordo journeyed to Rekkiad to help Clan Ordo, Canderous' clan, in the search for Mandalore's Mask. Each clan chose their own territory on the planet to search for the mask in. One night Revan&mdash;led by a memory of when Malak, his apprentice, and he were on Rekkiad&mdash;convinced clan chief Veela Ordo, Canderous' wife, and her clan to move into Clan Jendri's territory in search of Mandalore's Mask.

Skirmish
Early one morning just before dawn Clan Jendri attacked Clan Ordo in retaliation for Clan Ordo invading their territory. Outnumbering Clan Ordo two to one, Jendri's forces attacked their campsite while four of their Basilisk war droid pilots razed the battlefield from above, pinning down the invaders from reaching their Basilisks. Veela Ordo led her clan into battle, while Revan realized Clan Jendri's strategy and created a distraction using his lightsaber to grab the attention of the Jendri pilots and proceeded to attack the nearest one. Revan ran underneath the machine, leapt high into the air and damaged one of the tails stabilizing fins. The pilot flew back around to get a bead on the Jedi Master, only to have the Jedi jump onto his machine and kill him. His diversion allowed six Clan Ordo's pilots, including Canderous&mdash;who previously couldn't make it to their machines without getting straffed&mdash;to make their way safely to their own Basilisk mounts, get their machines into the air and proceed to attack the remaining Jendri pilots.

Quickly realizing that they were outnumbered the remaining Jendri troops, whose soldiers still outnumbered Ordo's two to one, abandoned the battlefield and the battle was quickly turned into a rout. Some of the remaining Jendri troops broke rank soon after and the rest that remained were slaughtered by Clan Ordo.

Aftermath
"You think they'll try another attack?''" "No." "You sure? I get the feeling they don't like us being in their territory." "''They fled the battle. It's our territory now."

- Revan asks Canderous Ordo if there's a chance Clan Jendri will retaliate again

Following the skirmish the territory was claimed by Clan Ordo and later that night Veela had a funeral pyre built for the thirty warriors&mdash;consisting of one Clan Jendri pilot, twenty-three Jendri soldiers, and six members of Clan Ordo&mdash;granting those who had fallen a warrior's funeral. The pyre burned for hours as Clan Ordo honored their memories through songs and a feast. They grieved for the fallen but also celebrated their victory.

The next day Revan and the rest of Clan Ordo climbed the First Spear&mdash;the home of Dramath the Second's tomb&mdash;of the Twin Spears, a pair of columns of ice several kilometers tall, with flat plateaus on top. After ascending to the top Canderous and Revan re-discovered and investigated the tomb of the Sith Lord Dramath the Second. They searched the tomb and found Mandalore's Mask inside of Dramath's crypt. Shortly after finding the mask they were ambushed by Veela and five Mandalorians and in the ensuring firefight they were forced to kill Veela and the Mandos.

The following day Revan told Canderous the truth about the start of the Mandalorian Wars. He told Canderous of the Sith emissary who traveled to Mandalore to ask for Mandalore the Ultimate's help in finding the remains of his master's enemy, Dramath the Second. After locating Dramath's remains on Rekkiad the emissary told Mandalore of the vision his master saw. In the vision the Mando's had risen up against the Republic and defeated world after world until the Republic collapsed. During the conversation the emissary cast a spell on Mandalore ensuring that the Mandalorians would invade the Republic and test the Republic's strength.

Behind the scenes
The skirmish first appeared within Drew Karpyshyn's novel Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan which was published on November 15, 2011.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan