Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio was a book being written by Gilthos Uksaris about the exploits of the jatz band The Twisted Rancor Trio , which found popularity on its homeworld of Taris during the Jedi Civil War . As the band ' s manager and founder , Uksaris compiled the book to chronicle The Twisted Rancor Trio ' s entire history , even as it was happening . The book covered the band ' s humble beginnings and eventual rise to prominence , as the trio eventually attracted the favor of crime lord Davik Kang of the Exchange . The amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith Revan discovered a draft of Uksaris ' s memoir in one of the Lower City Apartments on Taris while stranded on the planet shortly before its destruction by the Sith Empire . With the aid of the draft , Revan uncovered the passcode needed to deactivate a holographic security system guarding a crate in the apartment , allowing him to retrieve the package ' s contents . Description . An incomplete draft of " Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio " left in an apartment in the Lower City of the planet Taris provided a brief summary of the history of The Twisted Rancor Trio , a jatz band well known for its heavy bass instrumentals . As written by the band ' s founder and manager , Gilthos Uksaris , the draft told of how the band originated as a mere ploy of Uksaris ' s to secure a date with the singer Elinda . The narrative recounted the recruitment of the Bith musician brothers Ujaa and Ujii , and the band ' s early struggles as a result of Ujaa ' s lackluster performance , resulting in their replacement by Loopa and Fodo , respectively . Uksaris described the band ' s growing success with these new members , especially on their homeworld of Taris , as well as their eventual invitation by the crime lord Davik Kang to perform at his estate . The narrative ended with Ashana replacing her sister , Elinda , as lead singer on the eve of the aforementioned scheduled performance , for Elinda refused to accept the invitation in fear of Kang ' s association with the Exchange , a powerful crime syndicate . Because Ashana ' s musical skill was untested and failure to please Kang could provoke the Exchange ' s wrath , the band was aware that the last - minute plan could endanger their lives . Nevertheless , Uksaris was adamant that the potential reward — for Kang to sign them onto a major touring contract — outweighed these risks . Thus , in allusion to this bold gamble did Uksaris base the theme of his book : " guts and glory . " Uksaris chose to write " Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio " in the third person , but this did not stop the work from being tinged with the author ' s perspective . He referred to his plot to replace Elinda with Ashana as a " brilliant plan " despite the warning of a friend of his and Uksaris ' s own awareness that he was taking a dangerous risk . History . The book was a work in progress during the Jedi Civil War in the year 3956 BBY , as author Gilthos Uksaris was compiling the chronicle while the story of The Twisted Rancor Trio was still in the making . Enthusiastic about the memoir , Uksaris had shared the idea with at least one of his friends . In spite of Uksaris ' s misgivings about the band performing for Kang , the friend assured him that doing so would be a remarkable addition to band ' s story should the group succeed . The amnesiac former Dark Lord of the Sith Revan discovered a draft of " Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio " on a datapad while exploring a Lower City apartment on Taris in the aftermath of the Sith Empire ' s attack on the Republic warship " Endar Spire " . Inside the apartment , Revan encountered a security crate that had been delivered by Uksaris ' s friend ; it was rigged with a Holo - Sec Corp anti - theft explosive device as part of a holographic security system . To disarm the trap , Revan had to activate six holoprojectors showing the band ' s members in chronological order of their recruitment , as this comprised the device ' s passcode system . Using the draft of " Guts and Glory " found on a table at the corner of the room , Revan easily learned this order , and thus the passcode , allowing him to deactivate the explosive and retrieve the crate ' s contents : a suit of Echani fiber armor and fifty credits . Behind the scenes . " Guts and Glory : A Chronicle of The Amazing Story of The Twisted Rancor Trio " appears in the 2003 video game " " . The player , as Revan , can discover an incomplete draft of " Guts and Glory " on a datapad inside a Lower City apartment on Taris for the purpose of cracking a security system protecting a footlocker in the same apartment . In " Knights of the Old Republic " , the image of the datapad containing the draft is that of one of the several generic models of datapads in the game . If sold in - game , the datapad is worth one credit .