Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Ruins

Ruins map

Exit

If you enter from the plains beyond the courtyard outside the Jedi enclave without Bastila in your party, the party selection screen opens and she is automatically added. If you try to remove her:

This character must be a member of your party at this time.

Otherwise, party selection and return to Ebon Hawk are unavailable once inside the ruins. The exit is beyond the north door behind you after you enter, with another door at the south end of the entrance hall.

Investigate Ruins

Beyond the south door of the entrance hall is an ancient droid standing in the middle of a square chamber with doors to the south, east and west. It tries to communicate with you as you enter.

Dialog

You will be finding Nemo's remains in the northeast corner.

If you speak to the ancient droid again at this point, you can still ask some of the previous questions, about itself, the Builders, the Star Forge and how to prove yourself worthy and unseal the doors.

Dialog

If you try to open the south door, Bastila speaks:

If you try again:

[This door is sealed with an ancient mechanism.]

The south door remains locked, so your only other options are to exit the ruins or open the west and east doors.

Proving grounds

Beyond the west door is a chamber with an ancient terminal at its west end, guarded by a guardian droid.

Guardian Droid
Model	Alignment 50 (Neutral) Class Combat Droid Level 12 Skills Awareness 8	Attributes Strength 14 +2 Dexterity 14 +2 Constitution 14 +2 Intelligence 10 0 Wisdom 10 0 Charisma 4 -3	Attributes Vitality 224 Force 0 Defense 24 Fortitude 12 Reflex 12 Will 12	Ranged Main Off hand Attack 14 - Energy 1-8 - Threat 20-20,x2 - Melee Attack - - Damage - - Threat - -
Items	Feats		Force powers
15 File:KotOR Item Shield Level 2.png			None

Beyond the east door is a similar chamber with another ancient terminal at its east end, guarded by another guardian droid.

Guardian Droid
Model	Alignment 50 (Neutral) Class Combat Droid Level 12 Skills Awareness 7	Attributes Strength 14 +2 Dexterity 14 +2 Constitution 14 +2 Intelligence 8 -1 Wisdom 8 -1 Charisma 4 -3	Attributes Vitality 224 Force 0 Defense 26 Fortitude 12 Reflex 13 Will 15	Ranged Main Off hand Attack 14 - Energy 1-8 - Threat 20-20,x2 - Melee Attack - - Damage - - Threat - -
Items	Feats		Force powers
15 File:KotOR Item Shield Level 2.png			None

However, the east chamber has a collapsed beam splitting it in two from north to south. It can only be passed on the south side, where the guardian droid stands, and on the other side is the wreckage of another droid (suggesting Nemo at least put up a fight).

Both active droids begin by using Energy Shield Level 2, absorbing the first 30 points of energy damage. However, even when shields are down they still seem to have Damage Resistance: Resist 15/- vs. Energy, so energy weapons (most blaster pistols, blaster rifles, heavy weapons and lightsabers) are still ineffective.

However, you can return the favor if you or Bastila are character level > 8 and have Improved Energy Resistance, as this trivializes all damage of which the droids are capable: their Carbonite Projector and Flame Thrower won't damage at all if a successful Reflex save is made against DC 15, and only a maximum critical hit will result in a single point of energy damage from their ranged attacks (and none at all with Improved Toughness or Zaalbar's Wookiee Toughness).

Both ancient terminals are accessed in the same way:

Dialog

Dialog

Dialog

Dialog

The west terminal asks you to identify the three death-giving, and the east one the three life-giving, from a list which includes all six.

Death-giving 1.Oceanic 2.Grassland 3.Desert 4.Volcanic 5.Arboreal 6.Barren

Life-giving 1.Oceanic 2.Grassland 3.Desert 4.Volcanic 5.Arboreal 6.Barren

If you identify the wrong seed world type:

You exit the terminal and another guardian droid will appear if you've already killed the first one. Otherwise:

Correctly identified seed world types will be removed from the list until you've correctly identified all three in each case.

You'll exit the terminal. If you try to use it again:

The ancient computer stands silent and still.

Once both seals are broken, return to the south door and as you approach, it opens, killing any remaining guardian droids if you haven't already done so.

If you speak to the ancient droid again:

You can still ask the ancient droid some questions about itself, the Builders and the Star Forge.

Star Map

Beyond the south door is another square chamber with a door in its south wall, beyond which is another, longer, chamber. As you walk into it, you'll see a device standing at its south end which activates as you approach.

The first Star Map.

Dialog

Open your journal and select Star Map: Dantooine from Quest items to read the following:

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

Exit the ruins to the north and return to the Jedi Council to tell them of your findings...