Kebla Yurt Kebla Yurt was a Human female who by 3963 BBY was the owner of the Equipment Emporium , the largest store in the Upper City of Taris . In 3956 BBY , the Sith Empire invaded the planet , confiscating her heavy weapons and impounding her flight - worthy transports . During the blockade , Yurt met with the Galactic Republic trooper Revan and they discussed matters such as life on Taris , the Sith occupation , Davik Kang ' s Exchange crime operation , and the swoop gangs that were active in the Lower City . Revan also visited to Yurt ' s store to buy a permacrete detonator for 50 credits , which he used to fake the death of Matrik , a former Exchange member with a bounty on his head . Biography . Kebla Yurt was a female Human who owned the largest shop in the Upper City of Taris , the Equipment Emporium , by the time of the Mandalorian siege of Taris in 3963 BBY . During the siege , Yurt housed Taris Holofeed reporters and staff for one night , after their offices at Highpoint were destroyed . By 3956 BBY , most of her inventory was sourced from the Exchange , an interstellar crime syndicate whose operations on Taris were managed by Davik Kang , to whom she also paid a reasonably priced monthly protection fee . When the Sith Empire invaded the planet during the Jedi Civil War , they confiscated all of Yurt ' s heavy weapons stock , as well as impounding her ships and swoop bikes . The Sith also imposed a blockade , which affected her business to the point where she could barely keep her doors open . Meeting Revan . In the same year as the Sith occupation of Taris , Galactic Republic soldiers Carth Onasi and Revan entered the Emporium . Seeking information about a number of escape pods that had crash - landed on Taris , the trio began a conversation . Yurt confirmed that reports and rumors about downed Republic pods were circulating , and that other parties besides the Sith were interested in finding them ; these included the Exchange and a number of swoop gangs including the Hidden Beks and Black Vulkars . When asked about Kang and the gangs , Yurt informed the pair that conditions in the Lower City were becoming more and more dangerous due to the fighting going on between them . At some point , Revan encountered Matrik , a Twi ' lek who was living in a run - down apartment in the Lower City . A former member of the Exchange , Matrik described how he had grown disillusioned with the criminal syndicate and eventually testified against it to officials . For this , Exchange boss Kang had a bounty placed on his head . After suggesting that Matrik fake his own death , Revan was told of a way to do so , by acquiring a permacrete detonator that could be used to destroy the apartment and make it appear as though Matrik had died in the blast . Revan went to the Emporium , purchased the device from Yurt , and gave it to Matrik , who set the explosives off before disappearing . Personality and traits . Yurt was helpful to potential customers , readily answering questions about herself . However , she was wary voicing her opinions on the Sith and Davik . Although she disliked the Sith presence in the Upper City , Yurt believed it was better than conditions in the Lower City , where swoop gangs such as the Black Vulkars terrorized citizens . If approached by a Sith trooper , Yurt would become defensive and refuse to answer questions , claiming she was just a simple shopkeeper and would not know anything important . Yurt refused to negotiate on the prices she set for her stock . Even though she was suspicious as to how Kang obtained the items that he sold to her , she knew better than to ask too many questions . Yurt was also known to take an interest in both legal and illegal dueling on Taris . Behind the scenes . Yurt ' s first appearance in canon was as a non - player character in the " " video game , where the player , Revan , can purchase items from her shop , which include medpacs , security spike s , armor suits , swords , blasters , grenades , belts , mines , and the permacrete detonator . She was later mentioned in Prima Games ' to the game , as well as " " , an addition to " " . This article assumes that Revan only visited Yurt twice , once after the dueling ring quests , and again to buy the permacrete detonator for Matrik . However , since " Knights of the Old Republic " is a game in which the player has the freedom to go wherever they wish , Revan may in reality have visited Yurt any number of times during his stay on Taris , either to ask questions or to buy items . If the player chooses dark side options in the game and arrange an illegal death match in the Taris dueling ring with Bendak Starkiller , Yurt would recognize Revan as the " Mysterious Stranger , " one of the contenders fought in the Taris dueling ring . If the player does fight Bendak and kills him , Yurt tells him that if times weren ' t so tough due to the blockade , she would offer a discount on her inventory . She also says this to Revan if the player visits her after winning the Tarisian Season Opener .