Kebla Yurt ' s Equipment Emporium Kebla Yurt ' s Equipment Emporium was a shop owned by Kebla Yurt located within the Upper City of the planet Taris . The shop ' s chief products included computer slicing equipment , armor , weapons , and explosive items such as grenades and permacrete detonator s , as well as large items such as swoops and speeders . The shop survived the siege of Taris and the planet ' s subsequent occupation by the Mandalorians , and continued to do business during the years of the Jedi Civil War and the planetary quarantine instituted by the Sith Empire . The Sith , however , confiscated the shop ' s heavy weapons and speeders . While trapped on Taris with Republic officer Carth Onasi following the destruction of the " Endar Spire " , Revan — the amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith — visited Yurt ' s shop . The Equipment Emporium was open for business until Darth Malak ' s orbital bombardment of the planet in 3956 BBY . Location and layout . Kebla Yurt ' s Equipment Emporium was located within a simple , one - room store that was situated near the Upper City Cantina , within the Upper City of Taris . The store was centered around a single counter at which Yurt , the shop ' s Human female proprietor , conducted business with her customers . Scattered about the shop were a wide variety of items , as well as a number of footlockers and other plasteel and metal containers . Also scattered along the walls were a number of computer terminals as well as droid repair and upgrade stations . When the store was closed , the room was sealed off via a large blast door . History . Founding and operations . The Emporium was founded at some point prior to the siege of Taris during the Mandalorian Wars , and briefly served as a hiding spot for several Taris Holofeed employees when their offices at Highpoint were destroyed . It was still doing business in the Upper City in 3956 BBY , when the Sith Empire , under Darth Malak , conquered the planet , instituted a blockade that prohibited all access to and travel from Taris , and set patrols of Sith trooper s to police the Upper City . The reason for these actions , however , was kept from the populace : the Sith , at Malak ' s command , were searching for and attempting to capture a Jedi Padawan , Bastila Shan , whose abilities with battle meditation the Dark Lord coveted , after she had escaped the destruction of her vessel , the " Endar Spire " , above Taris . As a direct consequence , Sith forces confiscated all heavy weapons , swoops , and speeders that the Emporium had available for sale . Nonetheless , a brisk trade in weapons , armor , and computer - slicing equipment was allowed to continue ; this was , however , limited due to the fact that no new stock could be imported from off - world . In addition , prices at the Emporium were as marked , with no negotiations permitted . During the Tarisian blockade . Several days after the blockade was instituted , the amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith , Revan , accompanied by Republic officer and fellow " Endar Spire " escapee Carth Onasi , visited the Emporium . The pair discussed current events with Yurt , as they were seeking information about a number of escape pods , one of which contained Shan , that had crashed into the Undercity , the lowest level of the planet ' s stratified world - city . 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 , an interstellar crime syndicate whose operations on Taris were managed by Davik Kang , 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 . Yurt recognized Revan as the " Mysterious Stranger , " one of the contenders who fought in the Taris dueling ring . At some point , Revan encountered an ex - Exchange member and informant , a Twi ' lek by the name of Matrik , who was living in a run - down apartment in the Lower City . Matrik told Revan of his plight , describing how he had grown disillusioned with the Exchange , leaving them and turning state ' s evidence against the criminal syndicate ; 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 make it happen , 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 then went back to the Emporium , purchased the device , and gave it to Matrik , who set it off before disappearing . Revan later collected the bounty from Zax the Hutt , who ran the Tarisian governmental bounty offices , claiming responsibility for the deed . Zax believed the ruse , stating that some of his people had witnessed the purchasing of the detonator and reported it . Destruction . Some time later , Darth Malak became frustrated with the fruitless search for Shan . Knowing that the more time that passed without finding her , the more likely it was that she could escape , the Sith Lord ordered his fleet to conduct an orbital bombardment of the planet , with the intent of ridding the galaxy of Shan if he could not have her and her abilities for himself . During the fusillade of turbolaser fire that followed , the surface of Taris was devastated , with few buildings left standing . Behind the scenes . Kebla Yurt ' s Equipment Emporium was first introduced in the computer and video game " " , developed by BioWare . The company also received a brief mention in the in - universe news supplemental " " , which was printed in " " , the eighteenth issue of the " " series of comic books . The shop later gained an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , where it was first identified as Kebla Yurt ' s Equipment Emporium . The player , as Revan , is not required to enter the Equipment Emporium or interact with its proprietor , Kebla Yurt , at all , as it is not the only general - item retailer within the Taris Upper City levels of the game . However , in most instances it is convenient to do so , particularly for the information Yurt gives to an uninitiated player , the store ' s proximity to other areas , specifically the Upper City Cantina , and the fact that the player can sell the items that they find throughout the planet for any credits that might be needed . The canon icity of Revan ' s taking on Bendak Starkiller , which earns the player dark side points , is uncertain due to the canon ending of the game being the light side choice . However , this article assumes total game completion , which involves the purchase of the permacrete detonator for Matrik .