Having wiped Revan’s memoried before enlisting as republic soldier with a new identity, the
Jedi Council sent him to serve aboard the ship Endar Spire, so he might be watched over
by its commander the Jedi Padawan Bastilla Shan.
Meanwhile, Darth Malak, newly risen Master of the Sith and ruler of their empire began
his reign by disregarding the carefully planned, 20 year strategy of conquest, designed by
Revan to preserve as much of the republic as possible while bringing it under his control,
in favour of an aggressive, merciless campaign focused on destruction rather than conquest,
which in theory should bring him victory far sooner.
Although Malak’s plan included the annihilation of entire planets, meaning far less resources
were available to both sides, this was to his benefit, as he fully embraced the star
powered potential of the Star Forge, using it without restraint to build ships and weapons
of war.
Following in the traditions of the Sith, Malak, as master of the order, took an apprentice
to serve as second in command, choosing Darth Bandon, a former Jedi turned to the dark side
in his pursuit of power.
Naming Darth Bandon as his Shadow Hand, Malak and his apprentice saw a number of early victories,
with their aggressive strategy quickly gaining them an advantage.
Yet Malak was not satisfied, as he felt there was still one person in the Republic who may
hold the key to stopping their progress, and so went on the hunt for Bastilla Shan, the
Jedi padawan specializing in Battle Meditation, allowing her to enhance the morale and abilities
on entire armies and fleets during combat.
Discovering her location, Malak and Bandon travelled to the planet Taris, aboard their
flagship the Leviathan, to find and attack the Endar Spire.
Yet what they did not realize, was that Malak’s former Master, thought to be dead, was also
aboard the ship.
Woken from slumber by his bunkmate, Revan and Trask Ulgo of Alderaan were soon contacted
by veteran officer Carth Onasi, ordering them to the bridge so they might help defend the
Jedi Bastilla Shan.
Fighting their way through the ship, they soon ran into the fearsome Darth Bandon, and
seeing no alternative, Trask Ulgo sacrificed himself by charging at the Dark Lord so Revan
might escape.
Contacted again, he learned Bastilla safely boarded an escape ship, and so Onasi and Revan
did the same, crash landing on the surface of Taris.
Finding Revan unconscious, Onasi dragged him to an abandoned apartment in the Upper city,
where he waited for his to wake.
Dreaming of his near death while fighting the jedi, he awoke several days later and
the two made it their mission to find Bastilla Shan and return to the Republic.
During his time on Taris, Revan accomplished much by interacting with its people, acquiring
a sample of rakhgoul serum for a doctor and helping outcasts escape the undercity to find
what they hoped was a promised land.
But most importantly for their purposes, they befriended a Twilek girl named Mission Vao
and helped rescue her wookie companion Zaalbar, who was so grateful he swore a lifedebt to
Revan with both joining in his travels.
Using their connections to the Hidden Bek gang, Revan learned that after Bastilla’s
ship crashed on the planet, she was captured by Brejik, leader of the Black Vulkars gang
and was being offered as a prize to the winner of a swoop bike race.
Allying with the Hidden Beks, Revan entered the race in their name and stole a prototype
accelerators from the Vulkars, allowing him to claim victory.
Knowing they stole the prototype, the Vulkars withdrew the prize and violence was about
to erupt, when Bastilla Shan broke free of her restraints and fought alongside her republic
allies before they escaped.
Reunited with her old friend Carth Onasi and the man she pretended was just a republic
soldier, they learned Revan’s force sensitivity was re-emerging and somehow causing Bastilla
to share his dreams.
Realizing their first priority was to leave the planet, they made contact with Canderous
Ordo, a Mandalorian mercenary who helped them steal the ship Ebon Hawk from a wealthy criminal.
Buying a T3-M4 droid to help with the mission, they successfully left the planet and journeyed
to Dantooine, where Bastilla informed the Jedi Council of all that occurred and presented
this force sensitive republic soldier with whom she was sharing dreams.
Pretending not to know who Revan was, they declared the two had a force bond, meaning
they could communicate and strengthen each other through the energy passing between them.
Though the Council was alarmed Revan’s powers and memories were returning, they ultimately
decided to train him as a jedi once more, putting him through weeks of intense instructions
from the masters, and additional tutoring from Bastila.
Knowing Revan’s mind could also reveal information of enormous value in their war against the
Sith, the jedi assigned Bastila to act as his mentor and companion, so she might use
their bond to slowly and carefully bring some of these memories to the surface.
During his time on Dantooine, Revan once again helped as many as possible, dealing with Mandalorian
outlaws and bringing the Jedi Padawan Juhani back from the Dark Side, resulting in her
joining the crew of the Ebon Hawk.
After finding part of a starmap within a Dark Side cave, Revan was struck by a vision of
the past, remembering when he and Malak underwent their mission to find Star Forge.
And so they set off to retrace the journey of the Dark Lords and find the rest of the
map, travelling to Tattoine where Revan reunited with his old assassin droid HK47, though he
had no idea why it called him master.
After defeating the mercenary Calo Nord, hired by Malak to stop them, they found the next
part of the star map and continued on their way.
Travelling to the Wookie planet Kashyyk, the crew of the Ebon Hawk worked to restore the
honor of their exiled companion Zaalbar awhile also exposing the corruption of their leader
who was selling their own people as slaves to the Czerka Corporation.
Finding a new crew mate with the Jedi Joli Bindo, living in the wilds of the planet,
they recovered the next piece of the star map before moving on to Maanaan, where Revan
found himself caught up in a murder trial, acting as arbiter for Sunry an old friend
of their newest companion.
After previous attacks against Revan and his companions failed, Darth Bandon went in person
to meet them on Manaan but was killed in the confrontation.
Finding the next piece of the Starmap, the Ebon Hawk headed for Korriban, the last location
they needed, but were caught and captured by Saul Karath of the Leviathan.
Capturing the crew, they were tortured for information and learned the Sith destroyed
the Jedi enclave on Dantooine.
Yet they were soon rescued by one of the companions who remained hidden on the ship and together
fought their way to the bridge where they confronted and killed Saul Karath.
Once a mentor to Carth Onasi, Karath whispered the secret about revan into his ear and when
they next ran into Darth Malak he revealed the truth to them all.
While Revan stood shocked and confused to hear he was once a Sith Dark Lord, Bastila
Shan sacrificed herself by charging at Malak, giving the others just enough time to escape.