Dromund Kaas

Dromund Kaas was the third planet in the Dromund system, and was the site of a major battle during the New Sith Wars under Kaan’s Brotherhood of Darkness. The dark side’s presence was so oppressive on the planet that most weapons, excluding lightsabers, malfunctioned on its surface.

History
During varying points in history, Dromund Kaas was held by both the Old Sith Empire and Kaan’s New Sith Empire. However, it was effectively abandoned until it became a refuge for rogue Sith Lord Darth Millennial.

Having rejected the Rule of Two, Millennial sought to begin a new dark side religion on the swampy planet, beginning what would later be known as the Dark Force. Followers of this religion, so-called Prophets of the Dark Side, would rule the planet for years, until its rediscovery by one Darth Sidious.

Sidious, after enlisting the Prophets to his service, kept the planet’s existence a secret. He would later use it as a testing ground for his dark side adepts.

This all, however, took place outside of the public eye, and was unknown to the Jedi Order. Believed by most to be a myth, for years only rumors were heard of Dromund Kaas in the greater galaxy, and belief in its existence was held only by cultists and anti-Jedi conspiracy theorists.

However, during the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Yoda, while investigating the deletion of several planetary systems from the Jedi Archives, discovered that not only was Dromund Kaas real, but the far more disturbing news that it was within the boundaries of the Old Sith Empire.

It is believed that Yoda may have personally investigated the system, however any such mission would have been known only to the highest ranks of the Jedi, and any records of the project have been lost. However, the 327th Star Corps would later fight a battle on Dromund Kaas during the Clone Wars.

After the rise and fall of the Empire, Dromund Kaas was once more forgotten, until Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn learned of the planet from ancient inscriptions.

Abruptly ending the training of his pupil, Mara Jade, Katarn located the system and battled many Sith abominations to reach the Dark Force Temple, where he succumbed to the temptations of the dark side.

He was later rescued and redeemed by Mara, and Kyle, Luke Skywalker, and other Jedi, were able to piece together some of the planet’s history. Wary after Katarn’s fall, Skywalker decided that Dromund Kaas was a danger that could wait until the New Jedi Order became stronger. With the aid of New Republic Intelligence, he was able to ensure that Dromund Kaas stayed a myth, as it had for millennia.

Behind the scenes
Mysteries of the Sith writer Ryan Kaufman originally intended Kyle to have discovered the planet accidentally during an ill-fated pirate raid, years before he realized its significance and returned. However, this idea never made it into the final game, and was later discarded completely in The Dark Forces Saga.

Appearances

 * Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith