Rescue of the Outlander In 3632 BBY , a rescue operation was organized by Lana Beniko to free the Outlander from carbonite imprisonment within the Spire on the planet Zakuul . Beniko and Koth Vortena , along with the astromech droid T7 - O1 and bodyguard droid HK - 55 , were successful in infiltrating the Spire and freeing the Outlander , escaping the pursuit of High Justice Vaylin . The damage caused to their shuttle forced them to crash - land in the Endless Swamp surrounding the Spire , where the team found the " Gravestone " , an ancient warship that was capable of going up against Arcann ' s Eternal Fleet . After repairing the ship to the best of their ability , the team was located and was forced to hold their position against a host of Skytrooper s and Knights of Zakuul . The arrival of rogue Knight Senya Tirall to their aid earned them a moment of respite , allowing the group to get the " Gravestone " airborne and leave the planet . In orbit , they were faced with the Eternal Fleet , but a single blast from the " Gravestone " s omnicannon destroyed more than two dozen Eternal Fleet warship s in a single shot , enabling the " Gravestone " to jump into the safety of the hyperspace . Prelude . In the aftermath of the Eternal Empire conquest , the Galactic Republic and Sith Empire signed treaties with Zakuul , leaving them in a stranglehold , slowly depriving them of resources and trade . Hoping to spark the galaxy into action against the dictatorship of the Eternal Emperor Arcann , former Sith Intelligence Minister Lana Beniko travelled into Wild Space . There , she hoped to learn the fate of the one blamed for the assassination of Valkorion - her ally from the Revanite crisis whom Zakuulans come to know by the moniker " Outlander " . Early on , she met and exchanged information with Senya Tirall , a former member of the Knights of Zakuul , who resigned after Arcann ordered the massacre of the Scions of Zakuul . She later encountered an exiled Zakuulan naval officer Koth Vortena , who defected following the Occupation of Denon along with his crew . Beniko and Vortena spend a lot of time opposing the Eternal Empire together , growing to trust each other . Beniko also obtained a bodyguard droid HK - 55 and an astromech droid T7 - O1 . The rescue . Five years after the assassination of Valkorion , Beniko was finally able to learn that her ally was frozen in carbonite and kept by Arcann in a secured vault that housed his most prized possessions . Beniko mounted a rescue mission and in 3632 BBY she and T7 - O1 infiltrated Zakuul ' s capital city of the Spire , while Vortena and HK - 55 waited in the shuttle that served as their escape vehicle . Locating the Outlander inside Arcann ' s vault and unfreezing them , Beniko noted that the Outlander suffered from carbonite poisoning and quickly administered an antidote . Almost immediately they were attacked by Skytrooper guards and Beniko proceeded to escort the Outlander to the extraction point while T7 - O1 went a separate route to generate false alarms in other sectors . Their escape discovered , the two here pursuited by High Justice Vaylin , Arcann ' s sister and an extremely powerful Force user . Meanwhile , Vortena ' s shuttle was also spotted and he was forced to evade his pursuers , asking Beniko to move to another pickup spot . Attempting to cut off their escape route , Vaylin destabilized a Sun Generator , forcing Beniko and the Outlander to make their way inside a Skytrooper droid factory , where they destroyed ZX - 199 . The generator threatened to overload and explode , risking innocent lives , and Vortena demanded that the Outlander take a detour to disable it before it went critical , despite Beniko ' s protests . Vortena ' s shuttle was eventually shot down , crashing on a shuttle pad , where Vortena and HK - 55 were cornered by Zakuulan forces . The two managed to eliminate their attackers , after which Vortena stole a nearby shuttle and rushed to pick up Beniko and the Outlander . With Vortena having problems with their escape vehicle , Beniko and the Outlander had to hold their ground against two Knights of Zakuul named Novo and Tanek . They prevailed , through Novo managed to escape , but were then cornered by Vailyn . Beniko prepared to sacrifice herself to buy the Outlander time for escape , when Vortena ' s shuttle arrived and open fire on the High Justice , mowing down her skytrooper escort . Vaylin telekinetically shielded herself with a piece of debris , before throwing it at the shuttle , causing it serious damage . Vortena managed to keep the shuttle in the air long enough for the Outlander and Beniko to get aboard , after which they fled the scene . The were about to fired upon by defense turrets , but T7 - O1 remotely shut them down , before continuing with his next mission on Zakuul . The internal fires on the shuttle forced Vortena to put it down , crashing in the Endless Swamp . Beniko and Vortena stayed behind to hide evidence of their crash - landing , while the Outlander and HK - 55 went ahead to investigate a large technological object that the droid detected on his sensors . When Beniko and Vortena caught up to their companions , HK - 55 informed them that the object was not native to Zakuul and Vortena quickly identified it as the " Gravestone " , the legendary starship that single handedly stood up to the Eternal Fleet . The team got working on repairing the " Gravestone " , eventually restoring major systems to working conditions . At some point Beniko sent a message to Senya Tirall asking her to join them and provide backup . Meanwhile , Arcann determined that the damaged shuttle could only land in the Endless Swamp , and ordered the Skytroopers to sweep the region , focusing on areas with large metallic sensor readings . Arcann ' s forces soon located the " Gravestone " , which came under attack by Skytroopers and Zakuulan Knights . Vortena and HK - 55 stayed on the bridge to get the ship ready to fly , while Beniko and the Outlander held off the attacking forces outside . Senya Tirall arrived to join the defense of the " Gravestone " mid - fight , helping the Outlander defeat Knight - Captain Draynon Atrus and an Eternal Empire Walker piloted by Dru Velton . The Knights then used Zildrog ' s Wedge to isolate Beniko from the rest , managing to disarm her . Vortena and HK - 55 arrived to finish off the last of Zakuulan forces , but more reinforcements were on their way , and the group prepared to leave Zakeel , with the Force - users helped raise the ancient starship from the swamp . After everyone got onboard and the ship left the atmosphere , the Eternal Fleet appeared to intercept them . The Outlander fired the " Gravestone " s omnicannon , destroying more than two dozen Eternal Fleet warship s in a single shot , and enabling the " Gravestone " to jump into hyperspace . Aftermath . The " Gravestone " suffered damage during the escape , with both the omnicannon and the hyperdrive losing their functionality . The group decided to make a stop at the Asylum shadowport for repairs , where they picked up Vortena ' s crew of engineers to restore the ship to full working condition . Their position was eventually giving away by Heskal , leading to the Battle of Asylum , in which the " Gravestone " once again managed to escape the Eternal Fleet . Behind the scenes . During the escape from Zakuul in " " the player is faced with three major choices . The first is to make a detour to disable the Sun Generator as a Light Side option or let it explode and take thousands of lives in a Dark Side option , which will permanently sour the player ' s relationship with Koth Vortena . The second is to led Zakuulan exiles from the Endless Swamp onboard the " Gravestone " as a Light Side option or deny them aid as a Dark Side option . The third is to decline Valkorion ' s offer of power as a Light Side option , or use it to save Lana Beniko from a wound as a Dark Side option , which could potentially lead to Valkorion taking control of the player ' s body during a duel with Arcann on Asylum .