Star Wars Expanded Universe short stories taken from the archives, edited for any grammatical errors and shared here for everyone to enjoy
The Old Republic: Remnants | Short Story #21
Written by Charles Boyd, 04/09/2014 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Kaya sprinted through the jungle brush of Rakata Prime, doing her best to ignore the scraping branches and leaves that conspired against her rushed escape. A clearing came into view ahead, but she avoided it; so far, the trees had done a good job of…
The Old Republic: Lana Beniko’s Journal: Darth Arkous | Short Story #19
Written by Tait Watson, 31/07/2014 published on swtor.com (backup link) Observation of my subject continues. It’s entirely business as usual. Oversight, consultations, strategy discussions. A good deal of his time is spent behind closed doors without my presence. It’s always been that way with us, but it used to be I had no reason to…
The Old Republic: Regrets | Short Story #17
Written by Courtney Woods, 03/04/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Jace Malcom pulled at the cuff of his sleeve. Living most of his life in uniform, he was used to things fitting a certain way. The leather jacket previously hiding in the back of his closet was tight around the shoulders and out of style,…
The Old Republic: One Night in the Dealer’s Den | Short Story #16
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/13/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Theron Shan sat shackled to a jukebox in one of the backrooms of the Dealer’s Den. The air was stuffy, smelling of body odor and spilled drinks. His lip was swollen from the first punch of the evening and he counted at least two broken…
The Old Republic: Bedtime on Concordia | Short Story #14
Written by Charles Boyd, 10/28/2014 Published on swtor.com (backup link) A blazing campfire cast three shadows across the open plain. The longest stretched from the angular form of a man still clad in the armor of his people, the fire’s light stumbling and bouncing across decades of pockmarks and scrapes in the Mandalorian iron’s surfaces.…
The Old Republic: The Final Trial | Short Story #13
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/13/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) Lana Beniko woke with heavy lids, her mind and body brittle against the cold stone of Tulak Hord’s tomb. How long had she slept? The strain in her limbs told her not long enough, but she feared it had been days. Hunger clawed at the…
The Old Republic: The Sixth Line – Part Two | Short Story #12
Written by Courtney Woods, 28/04/2015 Originally published on swtor.com (backup link) Surro’s team crawled along the mountain ledge to follow Bowenn’s man on the ground. Garault lagged behind, his expression still one of shock over Danak’s death. But he was moving — that was all Surro could ask of him. The soldier hurried into one…
The Old Republic: The Sixth Line – Part One | Short Story #11
Written by Courtney Woods, 24/04/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) The once-ripe fields of Balmorra lay barren, pockmarked by heavy artillery. The defaced bedrock was the handiwork of not only the Sith Empire but the Balmorran Resistance. One would hope each side might be more careful with the object they were fighting for. The desperate…
The Old Republic: The Price of Power | Short Story #10
Written by Courtney Woods, 02/05/2015 Published on swtor.com (backup link) The Imperial Guard stood at attention as Darth Lachris strode down the hall to the Dark Council Chamber. Red sand clung to her hair and robes, the color an intense contrast to the sterile walls of the Academy. She did not presume to know why…
The Old Republic: Smuggler’s Vanguard | Short Story #9
Written by Robert Chestney, 25/3/2010 A fiery comet blazed past the moons of Talus, leaving a trail of amber dust. It spent only moments in view of the pilot’s seat, but it caught the attention of Hylo Visz. A comet was a sign of change — an omen that could be either good or bad.…
The Old Republic: The Third Lesson | Short Story #8
Written by Paul S. Kemp, 2/3/2011 Originally published in Insider #124 A haze of smoke hung in the air, the black residuum of the Imperial fleet’s pre-landing bombardment of Alderaan. Rage burned in Malgus, its seed grown from the word he kept hearing over Imperial communication channels: Retreat. The Empire had lost Alderaan. Hours before…
Interference | Short Story #7
Written by John Jackson Miller, 29/10/2008 Originally published on Hyperspace Author’s Note: This story is set in early 3963 B.B.Y., a few weeks after the surprise attack by the Mandalorians on the Republic. It takes place between Volumes 4 and 5 of Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series. —————————————————– Attention Mandalorians!…
Labor Pains | Short Story #6
Written by John Jackson Miller, 9/4/2008 Originally published on Hyperspace If you’re going to run from the law – it doesn’t much matter whose law – I recommend Ralltiir. There, you never have to worry about where your next credit’s coming from. Long before those Mandalorian guys started hassling the Republic, Ralltiir was the place…
The Secret Journal of Doctor Demagol | Short Story #5
Written by John Jackson Miller, 29.4.2010 Originally published on Hyperspace Author’s Note: This story is set in 3964 and 3963 B.B.Y., beginning weeks before the surprise attack by the Mandalorians on the Republic. It encompasses the events of Volumes 1 through 9 of Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series and contains…
A Tale from the Dark Side | Short Story #4
Written by George R. Strayton, 1/8/1996 Originally published in the Tales of the Jedi Companion The black obelisk seemed to absorb even the meager illumination shed by Krayiss Two’s twin moons. A hooded figure took slow, perfectly measured steps toward the massive structure, keeping her hands hidden within the folds of her oversized robe. “Taka…
The Tale of the Aiwha Pod | Short Story #3
Written by Ryan Kaufman, 8/3/2005 Originally published in the Star Wars: Republic Commando: Prima Official Game Guide [Translated from the Kaminoan by Ryan Kaufman] Before the dawn of the second sun, there dwelt beneath the oceans a magical god-beast. He was called Protas for he Was the first and only his Hind: a god. and…
The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger | Short Story #2
Written by Tim Lebbon, 24/4/2013 Originally published on Kindle Daily Post Ironholgs, enter this in my journal, there’s a good droid. Okay. Where to begin… So, the Je’daii Council asked me back to Tython, which meant only one thing –– they had a mission for me. I’m a Ranger, it’s to be expected, although the…
Dawn of the Jedi: Eruption | Short Story #1
Written by John Ostrander, 30/4/2013 Originally published in Insider #141 Hawk Ryo drifted in and out the shadows, a shadow himself. The moon world, Zerist, was located far from the sun, and most of the available light was reflected off the gas giant, Obri, around which the moon orbited. Kainnan was typically bustling with activity,…
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