- "Exactly as reported. A degree-six revolt, population equivalent to the Duros uprising on Zilior. Subjects occupy a moderate radius of jungle. Good, good…"
- ―Lord Drowl
Around 3643 BBY, during the height of the galactic Cold War, a group of slaves on the reconstitued Sith Empire's capital world of Dromund Kaas initiated a rebellion against their Imperial masters.
Prelude[]
- "So Darth Vowrawn is on the Dark Council. And his apprentice, Lord Qet, wants to advance, so he starts building a giant statue to his master. But Lord Qet doesn't want his master to know, so he brings in slaves from offworld. Slaves rebel, and we get this mess."
- ―Vol Kolla
The slaves, brought to Dromund Kaas from offworld, were on the capital planet to build a colossal statue in honor of the Dark Council member Darth Vowrawn. Commissioned by Vowrawn's apprentice, Lord Qet, the statue was to tower over the surrounding jungle and advance the young Sith's career and reputation.[8] Over the course of several years, the project faced repeated delays and accidents and saw the deaths of hundreds of slaves. The harsh labor conditions and unforgiving demands of their masters eventually motivated the slaves to revolt—a rebellion that was in fact facilitated by Darth Baras, a Sith Lord and rival of Lord Vowrawn.[10] The slaves armed themselves and seized the construction site as well as the surrounding jungle,[11] throwing off the yoke of slavery and declaring war against their former overlords.[2]
The rebellion[]
- "Lord Qet wants to save face, but secretly. He calls in me and my mercs. By the time we get here, the slaves have captured some giant industrial drills, and they're getting ready to bring down the whole giant statue. Our best team goes in with explosives to blow up the drills.... Slaves kill every last one."
- ―Vol Kolla
Imperial troops surrounding the unfinished colossus.
In order to defeat this rebellion, the Dark Council summoned Lord Drowl, a Sith experienced in quashing uprisings and revolts. Drowl used the slave rebellion as an opportunity to disperse his newly-developed Quell toxin—a poison that would torture the slaves and demoralize their comrades. Drowl utilized up-and-coming Sith apprentices, Imperial Agents, and bounty hunters to disperse his toxin and cripple the rebellion.[3] While the Sith waited for the revolt to die down, Imperial commanders began to explore reports of murders in the slave camps. Upon further investigation, it was learned that a cult of Sith-worshipping slaves known as the Unchained had begun ritually killing their comrades as sacrifice to their masters.[1] The Sith ultimately decided to use The Unchained cultists to further their own purposes in the battle. The captains and commanders of the rebelling slaves eventually decided that they could best advance their own agenda by threatening to expose Darth Baras's hand in the contention. Baras, hoping to avoid the political scandal, sent his apprentice to the foot of the colossus to kill the extorting slaves.[10] Despite the leader of the slaves being targeted and killed by an Imperial agent, later known as Cipher 9,[9] the rebellion continued and Darth Vowrawn's colossal statue remained a battleground instead of a monument.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (First appearance)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Mission: "The Slave-Killers" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Codex: "Rebelling Slaves" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Mission: "Testing Grounds" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Codex: "Grathan Forces" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Mission: [Heroic] "Friends of Old" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Mission: "[Intro] Flashpoint: Hammer Station" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑
STAR WARS: The Old Republic - Question ! :) - Page 3 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link) places Star Wars: The Old Republic about ten to twelve years after the signing of the Treaty of Coruscant, which is dated to 3653 BBY by Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia. The Old Republic—The Lost Suns 2 takes place ten years after the treaty, one week after the mission to Nar Shaddaa, and around the time of the SpecForce Incident. Since the mission and the incident are respectively part of Act I of the Jedi Knight and Republic Trooper's storylines, and the Trooper's Act I occurs concurrent to Act I of the Smuggler storyline, the general events of the Prologue and Act I for all classes can be assumed to occur in 3643 BBY.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Mission: [Heroic] "Saving Face" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Agent Mission: "The Slave's Secret" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Sith Warrior Mission: "Pull the Plug" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Star Wars: The Old Republic — The Unfinished Colosus, Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Sith Inquisitor Mission: "At the Foot of the Colossus" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Star Wars: The Old Republic — Bounty Hunter Mission: "A Musty Trail" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Achievement: "Tyrant of Dromund Kaas"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Mission: "Quashing the Rebellion (Bonus)" on Dromund Kaas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Imperial Mission: "Rebel Scum (Bonus)" on Dromund Kaas