Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Lower Shadowlands

Upper Shadowlands
The exit to the upper Shadowlands is in a clearing at the north end of the lower Shadowlands.

A path exits the clearing to the southwest, turning south and ending at an intersection where three Wookiee corpses lie slain and the only remaining survivor, Grrrwahrr, duels a Mandalorian while two others watch:

Grrrwahrr kills the Mandalorian, and the other two now engage him in combat. You can help him with the, although he's invulnerable and may kill them both all by himself while the rest of the Shadowlands are explored (although all remaining Mandalorians can be sought and destroyed as you travel towards the Star Map to the southwest).

Star Map: Kashyyyk
If you take the southeast path and encounter, the Wookiee that Chuundar sent you to kill, before acquiring the Star Map, he can point you in the right direction if you spare him long enough to return and ask him about it:

He means you should go up the path to the northwest, then take the only remaining path into the lower Shadowlands at the intersection where Grrrwahrr fights the Mandalorians, to the southwest. Continuing southwest beyond another intersection with three Wookiee corpses and a clearing to the northwest, you'll encounter viper kinraths, the number of which depends on your character level:

You or any level > 8 Jedi in your party should use Improved or Knight or Master Valor to give your party Immunity:.

Unless otherwise indicated, all other viper kinraths encountered in the lower Shadowlands are identical to these.

Take the southeast path to another intersection with three Wookiee corpses, where you'll see a dead end to the southeast and another intersection to the southwest. To the south are paths to the southwest and southeast, both of which lead to the Star Map.

Computer
The computer hologram by the Star Map can actually be seen in the distance down the southeast path. As you approach it from the left, you'll find it's mined:

The southwest path first leads to a clearing, with a path to the southeast approaching the computer hologram from the right.



This approach is also mined:

The Star Map is to the right of the computer hologram:


 * [The Star Map is sealed and cannot be opened.]

The only option is to talk to the computer. You can ask it questions:

You can ask what it means by behavioral reconfiguration:

You can ask questions about it and this installation:

You can ask what limitations have been placed on its programming:


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However, it's only necessary to say you're seeking information about a Star Map, and what you need to do to get access to it, before beginning an evaluation:


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The evaluation consists of three questions, beginning with the following:


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While trusting Zaalbar is the wrong answer, the right answer moves you closer to the dark side of the Force:


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The following responses end the evaluation prematurely, with violence:

However, it's best to continue the evaluation to move closer to the light or dark side of the Force:

Otherwise:


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Even a light side character should not give the following response, as it ends the evaluation prematurely:


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Preparing your forces to attack in ten days but doing nothing in the city is the correct answer, and you can move closer to the light or dark side of the Force depending on the logic of your decision:


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Answering the third and final question will also move you closer to the light or dark side of the Force:


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If you answer the final question correctly, you move closer to the dark side of the Force, and the Star Map is yours:


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Otherwise, two defense droids approach from the northwest to engage you in combat:

Both droids use their, and their special weapons and grenades whenever possible. However, Jolee must be a member of your party at this time and he has Disable Droid even if you don't, which should make killing them a lot easier.

Due to the experience received, even a dark side character may want to threaten to take it apart to get the Star Map rather than answering the last question. Once the droids are killed, the Star Map is yours:

Regardless of how the Star Map was acquired:


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You have recorded the coordinates from the Star Map you found on Kashyyyk into a datapad.

Chieftain in Need
Take the southeast path from the first intersection to the south of the entrance from the. It winds until you reach an intersection where you'll encounter viper kinraths, the number of which depends on your character level:

You or any level > 8 Jedi in your party should use Improved or Knight or Master Valor to give your party Immunity:.

Down the south path from the intersection you'll see more viper kinraths at the corner to the west:

You'll also encounter more if you continue east until the path ends in a clearing to the southeast:

A path to the northeast is a dead end, down which you can see a lone Wookiee...

Freyyr
When you speak to the lone Wookiee, Freyyr, he first attacks you:

Although Jolee must be a member of your party at this time, if he isn't nearby:


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After being reduced to 85 vitality or less, combat ends and he speaks again:

If you're in Solo mode and none of your party are nearby, this is your first opportunity to kill him, moving (much) closer to the dark side of the Force:

He gains 75 vitality but loses 4 Strength and 4 Dexterity (thus -2 attack and damage, and -2 defense and Reflex save) before continuing to fight to the death.

When you return to the in the upper Shadowlands, Gorwooken takes you directly to the. However, once you've killed Freyyr you'll receive no experience for recovering Bacca's blade after killing the ritual beast. Furthermore, although you'll move slightly closer to the dark side of the Force if you kill him here, you'll engage in much more combat and thus receive much more experience if you return Bacca's blade to him now but side with Chuundar later.

Otherwise, Jolee objects (and does so upon every response to kill Freyyr), or Bastila or Juhani will do so if he isn't nearby. However, the objections can always be overruled...

Otherwise:

Otherwise:

Otherwise:


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You can speak to him again about the Mandalorians, the Star Map if you haven't already acquired it (or the if you have), or you can still decide to kill him for Chuundar:


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Once you have Bacca's Sword Blade after killing the ritual beast, it can be returned to him:

Otherwise:


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Return to the in the upper Shadowlands.

Ritual Marker
Take the path to the west then south of and follow it around the corner to the west until you reach a crossroads. Across to the southwest is a dead end containing three viper kinraths:

You or any level > 8 Jedi in your party should use Improved or Knight or Master Valor to give your party Immunity:.

The corpse of an exceptionally large viper kinrath, freshly killed.

If you've already spoken to Freyyr about Bacca's blade:

At the crossroads take the southeast path, which goes east before turning south and ending in a large clearing with a ritual marker and a dangling vine in its northeast corner:


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Follow these instructions using the dangling vine, and the Ritual Beast will appear:

If you return with Zaalbar after killing Freyyr and reporting back to Chuundar:

Otherwise:

Otherwise:


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The ritual beast appears to the north, cutting off the exit to the clearing:

You or any level > 8 Jedi in your party should use Improved or Knight or Master Valor to give your party Immunity:. It in turn is immune to Force Push and Whirlwind and cannot be knocked back and down, but Force Wave can still damage and stun it. Conversely, its own Slam Attack can be a nuisance for melee attackers, knocking them back and down even when they save against it.


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No experience is received for recovering Bacca's blade if has already been killed.


 * This is part of Bacca's Ceremonial Blade, damaged due to the arrogance of Chieftain Rothrrrawr. He underestimated a creature in the Shadowlands (later dubbed the Great Beast), and lost the blade in its hide. The hilt remained in his court, passed to other chieftains. If both pieces could be found, the sword might be able to be reassembled.

Bacca's blade can be returned to Freyyr, or if he's been killed then it can be returned to Chuundar. If you return with Zaalbar after killing Freyyr and reporting back to Chuundar:


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Otherwise, you only receive Bacca's Sword Blade.

'''This data pad was recovered from the remains of a terentatek on Kashyyyk, and must have been devoured by the beast. It appears to be the personal journal of Guun Han Saresh. The last entry explains what he was doing on Kashyyyk:'''


 * Duran and Shaela have given in to their passion for each other, and are doomed to fall to the dark side. I tried to warn them against expressing their love, but they called me arrogant and accused me - ME! - of being the one on the dark path. I left the fools on Korriban.


 * But I am not about to abandon the mandate given me by the Jedi Council. I will destroy the terentatek wherever I find them. I have heard rumors such a beast may exist in the Shadowlands of Kashyyyk.


 * I shall go there and slay the beast, proving that I do not need either Duran or Shaela with me to defeat these creatures!


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Deesra may have warned you about the terentatek and told you about the Great Hunt for them before leaving Dantooine, and now that you've encountered one you may return to tell him about it. As you might expect, the remainder are to be found on ...

Hidden Hunters
Once Grrrwahrr has killed the first Mandalorian, you can search his remains:

He's invulnerable so he'll eventually kill the two remaining without help, but it's much quicker to join in:

are only received if unused. Grrrwahrr speaks to you:


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Refuse to help to move closer to the dark side of the Force:

If Zaalbar is present, he insists that you help him:

Otherwise, you can avoid moving closer to ether side of the Force by telling him you can't help:


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Alternatively, you can give him a medpac to move closer to the light side of the Force and continue the dialog:

He runs north to leave the lower Shadowlands. Otherwise:


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This quest can also be activated and completed without healing him, but you won't receive experience or a reward from him for doing so.

Only the party leader needs to be unarmed for the hidden hunters to reveal themselves, and once they do so a weapon can be equipped again. There are two groups of three Mandalorians waiting in ambush to the south: there's a clearing containing three fallen Wookiees just down the southwest path; continue southwest beyond and then down the southeast path to the other.

The first ambush you encounter, regardless of location, consists of the following:

This Mandalorian to the northwest has Immunity:, while those to the east and west have : Resist 25/- vs. Sonic, and the latter may use grenades.


 * This request is in the Mandalorian language. "A stump disabled the stabilizers on my swoop. I request parts before other systems fail. If the generator goes, my blending field will stop working and I'll be visible to our prey."
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 * This is a personal log in the Mandalorian language. "This hunt is no challenge. How will attacking unarmed creatures train us to use these Jedi toys? You want new warriors to learn? Watching a comrade lop his own arm off fighting a real opponent would teach more than these pointless battles. I obey, Mandalore, but with protest. The blending field generators on the swoops grant near perfect camouflage. Why only attack unarmed opponents?"
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The second ambush you encounter consists of the following:

This Mandalorian to the northwest has Immunity: Mind-Affecting, and may use grenades. The others to the east and west are identical to those in the previous ambush.

This device attaches to a swoop bike, transmitting any field data that has been collected on it to the Commander.

Swoop Bikes
Once both Mandalorian ambushes have been sprung and you have the swoop bike signal device, follow the paths to the west to a clearing lined by three Mandalorian swoop bikes. Those on the north and east sides can be ignored.


 * [The Swoop Bike is still warm to the touch. There is a Signal Device on it, however, it contains no field data to transmit.]

Placing the signal device in the swoop bike on the southwest side will cause the Mandalorian commander to appear behind you with the last two of his subordinates.


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The Mandalorian using a on the left is identical to those in the first two ambushes. The Mandalorian commander himself has Immunity: and : Resist 25/- vs. Electrical, and may use up to three s.

This is the helmet of a fierce Mandalorian warrior, taken from a group that stalked the Shadowlands of Kashyyyk for wounded or unwary prey.

Return the helmet to Grrrwahrr to receive more experience and a reward (this requires you to heal him if you haven't already done so, moving closer to the light side of the Force):

Otherwise:


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He runs north to leave the lower Shadowlands.