Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Tomb of Ajunta Pall

Valley
Door to Valley is at the west end of the tomb: if you want to return to Ebon Hawk or change party selection, then you need to exit to do so.

There's a door down the corridor to the east, beyond which the corridor is mined to protect a locked door:

It's possible to pass this mine on the south side of the corridor without triggering it. The corridor beyond continues down a ramp to the east before opening on a platform where a tuk'ata encounter awaits, the composition of which depends on your character level:

The high natural of tuk'ata means that even a level 20 Jedi's Force powers will only breach it 45% of the time, so Force users are advised to use (Advanced)  against them.

There's a Sith corpse at the base of the ramp to the right, and another at the south end of the platform:

The datapad appears to be the journal of a Sith archaeologist by the name of Veren Gal. Most of it consists of uninteresting notes on the geology of the tomb's caverns, but the final entry is as follows:


 * "Strangely enough, I've found traces of Therangen in the tomb. This is an unstable black rock used as fuel by lesser races... perhaps the ancient Sith on Korriban used it as a power source? It is a volatile and dangerous substance, and reacts violently to fire. I will have to be careful."

The chasm to the east of this platform is bridged to the north, while a narrow platform on which four deactivated droids stand extends half way across it to the south beyond a rune covered obelisk which blocks entry. The bridge itself is also blocked, by a Therangen obelisk halfway across, and there's a severed arm on the left at its west end:

'''This datapad seems to have once belonged to an enterprising young Sith student who had ventured into the tomb in search of Ajunta Pall's sword. One of his entries is of particular note:'''


 * "There has got to be a way to get past this obelisk blocking the bridge! It seems to be made of some kind of unstable material... I'm willing to bet some kind of energy discharge will set it off. Blaster fire isn't doing the trick, however. I'll have to try some kind of explosive. I just hope that guard droid over there is as defunct as it looks."

Interact with the Therangen obelisk and you'll discover its an empty container: switch to give item and give any mine, or any grenade other than a CryoBan, ion or poison grenade, and you'll run back to the west end of the bridge as it explodes, clearing the way. However, this also activates the four droids to the south:

All have shields which absorb 50 points of energy damage in total, while two have an which can also absorb sonic, cold and heat damage. Melee attacks are obviously impossible, so it's up to any ranged attackers or Force users to kill them: however, they're immobile so they're immune to Force Whirlwind.

Alternatively, you can now run to the platform on the east side of the bridge and pull the lever to your right, which causes the droids to explode (although no experience is received). There's another locked door in the east wall:

Sith Sarcophagus
Beyond the locked door on the east side of the bridge is a ramp descending to another door, which is mined:

It's possible to pass this on either side, but it may be awkward to open the door without disabling or recovering the mine first. Beyond is a burial chamber with a tomb at its center and alcoves in the north, east and south walls. The southern alcove contains a corpse, while the tomb door opens to reveal a Sith sarcophagus:

Sword of Ajunta Pall
After opening the Sith sarcophagus, the door closes and the spirit of Ajunta Pall appears behind you, speaking to you as you approach:


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You can ask him about himself and this tomb:


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However, ask why he remains here to get to the matter at hand:


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You cannot interact with him again until you've placed one of the swords from the Sith sarcophagus on the Sith statue in the east alcove, and if you try to open the door again:


 * [This door is held closed by some great power, and cannot be opened at the moment.]

Compare his clue with the descriptions of the three swords in your inventory:

Clearly the notched steel sword is his, and should be placed on the Sith statue:


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Approach him to confirm that you used the correct sword, and give a persuasive light side character (alignment > 60) an opportunity to move (much) closer to the light side of the Force:


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It's easier to persuade him to return to the light side if you're very light (> 85) yourself:

If you're not willing or able to persuade him then you can just go:


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Otherwise, he'll attack you if you express your disappointment in him or command him to tell you more about the Star Map:


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Regardless of the outcome, if you selected the correct sword:

He'll also attack you if you selected the wrong sword:

He receives bonuses depending on your character level:

Thus at character level > 14:

There are no typos: he is full of the Force, and the sword he uses is different to the sword you may have received (Damage Bonus: +4 Fire and Attack Modifier: +3, rather than Damage Bonus: +2 Fire and Attack Modifier: +5).

You can now open the door again, but as you return west and approach the exit to the Valley, Shaardan bars the way:


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You could give him the correct sword:

However, you lose an opportunity to gain prestige and experience. If you give him another sword, you avoid combat but can still gain prestige and experience later:

As ever, though, not giving him a sword results in combat and more experience:

Like Ajunta Pall, he receives bonuses depending on your character level:

Thus at character level > 14:

If you speak to Galon Lor upon exiting the tomb with the correct sword:

He leaves unless you tell him it isn't the sword:

If you speak to him again:


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Return to the academy and report to Master Uthar: if you gave Shaardan the wrong sword, you get the satisfaction of watching Master Uthar demonstrate his displeasure before you step over the corpse to give him the correct one yourself (if you haven't identified it, then he'll do so), gaining prestige and experience.


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Otherwise:


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If you speak to Yuthura Ban after Shaardan's death: