Mission to Nar Kreeta

"Rancor?!"

- Jaden Korr learns about the rancor

This was a mission carried out by Kyle Katarn and Jaden Korr for the New Jedi Order.

Background
In 14 ABY, a group of Mining Guild elders went to Nar Kreeta to negotiate with the local Hutt crimelord. The Elders were never heard from again. Although the local Hutt claimed the Elders never came to negotiate with him, Luke Skywalker decided to dispatch one of his students, Jaden Korr, to investigate the matter. Kyle Katarn was investigating the disappearance of another Jedi student, Rosh Penin, near Nar Kreeta and offered to assist Korr by picking him up in the Raven's Claw once the mission was complete.

Mission
Jaden Korr entered the Hutt's palace through a ventilation system. Eavesdropping on some of the Hutt's thugs, he learned that the Hutt arranged bets that included prisoners and a rancor. While investigating the Hutt's palace, Korr was attacked numerous times by various thugs. Eventually, Korr discovered a number of control rooms, which were connected to small cantinas scattered around the palace. Each control room contained a lever, which, when pulled, opened a door to a cell in which Mining Guild Elders were held captive.

Complications
When Korr went to assist the Elders, he learned the truth of the Hutt's betting arrangements. The prisoners were used for gambling matches against a rancor. The prison area was in reality an arena in which the rancor would chase prisoners around, and eventually devour them. The Hutt made arrangements for his guests and thugs to bet on prisoners escaping the rancor. No prisoner had yet managed to escape the rancor. Korr told the prisoners to make their way to the rendezvous-point where Katarn was waiting in the Raven's Claw while Korr himself distracted the rancor by running around in the arena.

The plan was a success, as the prisoners managed to meet up with Katarn, and Korr himself managed to dodge the attacks of the hungry rancor and make it to the rendezvous-point as well.

Behind the scenes
It is possible to kill the rancor by dealing enough damage to it; however, a new one will spawn in its place. In some early versions of the game if you had a level 3 jedi mind trick it would act like a level 1, making it useless against the rancor. This was later repaired.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy