Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Eastern Dune Sea

Sand People Territory
The entrance from ../Sand People Territory/ is on the southwest side of the Eastern Dune Sea: although it could also be entered from the ../Dune Sea/ to the northwest, the cave containing the Star Map (among other things) is clearly visible to the northeast upon entering from the territory.

Aside from the cave, the only noteworthy features of the Eastern Dune Sea upon entry are a trio of docile Dewbacks roaming the area. As ever, Czerka marker posts are dotted along the boundaries:


 * Danger! Turn back.

If you try to cross these boundaries:

Star Map: Tatooine
As you approach the cave to the northeast, you'll see a speeder parked to the right on the southeast side with the Tw'ilek hunter from Anchorhead's hunting lodge. Another hunter stands closer to the mouth of the cave to the northeast:

This will seem particularly foolish since even you can clearly see the size of the krayt dragon curled up within, from much further back. Needless to say, following his example results in death, so you should speak to Komad...

Desert Hunt
If you're still wearing, Komad isn't fooled:


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You must tell him you'll help before he'll tell you how to bait the krayt dragon out of its lair:


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Of course once he does so he becomes expendable, allowing you to move closer to the dark side of the Force if you take the kill for yourself, and even closer if you cut him down:


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A herd of three bantha now appears to the southwest. If you don't already have it, bantha fodder can be found in the rag pile to the left of the two banthas at the entrance to the ../Sand People Enclave/, on the remains of ranged Elite Warriors in the Dune Sea, or as a last resort it's sold for a single credit by the merchant in Anchorhead's spaceport. Even if Komad is still alive, you don't need to speak to him:


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Once you have fodder, simply approach any of the bantha and interact with them:

However, you're ambushed by four Elite Warriors who must be killed before continuing. All are armed with s but use s in melee range, and they receive bonuses depending on your character level:

Thus at character level > 14:

Three are also armed with ../Grenades/, the most dangerous of which is the one at the left end of their line to the southwest: those entangled by s suffer -4 Dexterity and cannot use Force powers for 15 seconds, and make perfect targets for the grenades of the others.

Once all have been killed, interact with any bantha again to complete the journey to the mouth of the cave. If Komad is still alive:


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The banthas bait the krayt dragon out of its lair, where it's killed by the mines that Komad laid.

If Komad has already been killed, then you receive your prize from the remains of the dragon (which resist 5 damage and have 15 Vitality):

Otherwise, you'll always receive a pearl from Komad:

If you tell him you want more, you can move closer to the dark side of the Force by cutting him down for a second pearl:


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Otherwise, you should be content with one:


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Once he leaves, you may encounter him again in the Czerka landing port on Kashyyyk if you haven't already been there and sided with Freyyr. Now that you have a pearl, if the Sand People chieftain is still alive then you can return to the Sand People enclave and give one to him to prove yourself (and you can kill him afterwards to get it back again).

Krayt Dragon Cave
Just inside the mouth of the cave is a chewed human corpse on the southeast side to the right, beyond which is a pile of rubble:

Further inside the cave is a chewed Twi'lek corpse on the same side, with another pile of rubble on the northwest side opposite:

Right at the back of the cave to the northeast is the Star Map. As you approach it, Calo Nord appears outside the cave if you haven't encountered him since escaping Taris, challenging you as you leave, or Darth Bandon does so if he hasn't been encountered since leaving the planet on which your third Star Map was found.

The only remaining member of your party whose dialog takes partial precedence over HK-47 is Bastila:

Otherwise, one of the Jedi or HK-47 can speculate about the krayt dragon being drawn here by the power of the Star Map:

This dialog then ends:

If T3-M4 is the only member of your party:


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If Calo Nord or Darth Bandon have appeared behind you outside the cave, it's time to engage them...

Quest for the Star Forge
You have recorded the coordinates from the Star Map on Tatooine into a datapad.

The is to the northwest of the Eastern Dune Sea, while  is to the southwest if you have unfinished business in the enclave: you can then return to Ebon Hawk to more quickly return to west Anchorhead or leave Tatooine.

Bastila's Mother
Once you and Bastila have spoken to her mother Helena in Anchorhead's cantina, a tattered equipment pack appears in the north corner of the cave:

'''This holocron has been cracked and worn by the sands and wind, but is still marginally operational. When activated, it shows the holographic image of a middle-aged human man and appears to have been used as a means to record his personal thoughts over many years.'''

You can now ask Bastila if she'll give it back to her mother:

This ends the dialog. Otherwise:


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Dune Sea
The exit to the southeast corner of the ../Dune Sea/ is on the northwest side of the Eastern Dune Sea.