Knights of the Old Republic II: Search for the Star Forge (comic)

Summary
Search for the Star Forge is the second episode of Project C8-42, a novel and comic adaptation of the award-winning Knights of the Old Republic video game and its sequel, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. The project was first started by JCarter426, a member of the Knights of the Old Republic Movie Trilogy forums. The team soon grew in numbers and the comic is now the fastest growing project on the forums. The project is currently a work in progress; the scripts for episodes I and II are nearly finished.

The story follows the life of Nik Starfall, a soldier for the Republic-turned Jedi Knight, as he searches for a way to stop Malak’s Sith Empire from conquering the galaxy. While heavily based on the two games, the comic features original characters, scripts, and storylines, as well as a surprise or two for those who have already played. The comic is divided into six episodes, and each episode is divided into three issues. Episode II covers the middle of the first game, from Tatooine to Manaan to the Leviathan as Nik and his friends search for the mysterious Star Forge.

Opening Crawl
It is a time of uncertainty for the Republic. Although Nik and his comrades have found another Star Map and freed the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, the Sith fleet continues to decimate the Rebublic’s defenses.

In hope of stopping the relentless Sith Lord, Nik Starfall has learned the ways of the Force and has set out to find the Star Forge, a structure which the Jedi believe to be the source of Malak’s vast fleet.

On the desert world of Tatooine, Nik and his comrades continue their quest, hoping to destroy the Star Forge and end the Dark Lord’s vicious conquest....

Part 1: Journey to the Dune Sea
On Tatooine, Nik and his comrades struggle to hold off attacks from native Sand People. The group splits up; Nik, Mission, and Carth head into Anchorhead to look for a droid interpreter, while Bastila, Jolee, and Canderous continue looking for the Star Map. Meanwhile, Malak sends his apprentice, Darth Bandon, in search of Bastila. Back on Tatooine, Nik haggles with a local merchant and purchases HK-47, who turns out to be an assassain droid. Out in the desert, Bastila finds Tusken wearing a necklace which she is sure came from the Star Map. While Nik and Bastila take HK to the Tusken Enclave, the rest of the gang relaxes at a cantina in Anchorhead. They are soon interrupted by a Sith attack force that invades Anchorhead. Darth Bandon confronts Nik and Bastila outside a krayt dragon cave that contains the Star Map. Bastila strikes Bandon down, and the group escapes Tatooine, but the Hawk is heavily damaged.