Krayiss II

Located in the Esstran sector of the Outer Rim Territories, the planet Krayiss II, also known as Krayiss Two, resided in the Krayiss system of the Stygian Caldera nebula. Krayiss II's region of space was within the Sith Worlds, which formed the heart of the ancient Sith Empire. Krayiss II was considered one of the five sacred Sith planets, along with Ziost, Khar Delba, Rhelg, and Korriban. Those five planets were linked by the looping hyperlane called the Nache Bhelfia—Krayiss II fell between Khar Delba and the lesser world Ch'hodos on the route. Krayiss II was orbited by two moons, the lowest of which hung relatively close to the planet's surface. During Krayiss II's night cycle, the moons gave the world a source of meager illumination.

In the years before 14,000 BBY, surviving members of the Sith species colonized Krayiss II with Rakatan vessels, integrating the planet into the ancient Sith Empire. A Sith library-temple was founded on the planet, a place for magicians of pure Sith blood to gather to meditate and set down the knowledge they had gained from their experiments. However, the temple became abandoned circa 14,000 BBY, although the spirits of those Sith who inhabited the place still remained. In 6900 BBY, Jedi Exiles Sorzus Syn and Remulus Dreypa mapped the looping hyperlane called the Nache Bhelfia, that connected five sacred Sith planets, which included Krayiss II, along with Ziost, Khar Delba, Rhelg, and Korriban. Sorzus Syn later wrote of the planet in her chronicle, which was later collected by Darth Sidious into his Book of Sith.

By 4000 BBY, the entire temple complex was completely buried, save for the massive obelisk that extended from the top of the structure. Over those ten thousand years, various Jedi, including several Jedi Masters, became interested in the obelisk and the power and knowledge supposedly held on Krayiss II. However, in each case, the Sith ghosts within deemed them unworthy and trapped their spirits at the library-temple to suffer in torment for eternity. In 4008 BBY, a dark side force gathered on Krayiss II, attracting the attention of Jev Sunrider, Jedi Watchman of the Darada system. Along with three Jedi Masters, Sunrider journeyed to the world to combat the force, but he never returned.

In 4000 BBY, a Jedi Knight named Vara Nreem arrived on Krayiss II, seeking the knowledge of the dark side that had lured so many other Jedi in the past. Nreem made her way to the obelisk that stood on the site of the ancient library-temple and recited an incantation that awoke the Sith spirits within from their slumber and prompted the entire temple complex to rise to the surface. Seeking to study within, Nreem beseeched the spirits to allow her access to the temple, hoping to confuse them with an unusual view of the Force. However, the spirits were not fooled and set upon the Jedi. Although Nreem attempted to resist, she was swiftly killed and her spirit made to suffer for eternity. Sometime before the Galactic War between the restored Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, the Empire conducted an excavation on Krayiss II that was plagued by the planet's Sith spirits. Knowledge of Krayiss II's Sith history survived for at least several more millennia. In 44 ABY, Krayiss II was on a list of Sith worlds assembled by a group of Jedi led by Grand Master Luke Skywalker, who were trying to track down a Sith Meditation Sphere called Ship.

In ancient times, many pureblood Sith sorcerers called Krayiss II home, studying and meditating at the library-temple. However, after around 14,000 BBY, the temple was forgotten, only inhabited by the spirits of those who came before. Over time, a number of Jedi, including Vara Nreem, would join them as their search for knowledge ended in disaster.

The main landmark of Krayiss II was its library-temple, which dated back to the ancient Sith Empire. The temple was an enormous structure of angled walls and pyramidal towers, with a tall obelisk serving as a spire on the top of the building. The temple's massive double-door was protected by a force field, which only allowed certain people to enter the premises. After the temple complex became buried, the obelisk was all that remained above ground.

The planet Krayiss Two was first mentioned in A Tale from the Dark Side, a short story by George R. Strayton first printed in the 1996 West End Games sourcebook Tales of the Jedi Companion, and later reprinted for Star Wars Insider 88 in an online Hyperspace supplement. The Hyperspace edition establishes the events of the story on Krayiss Two as occurring in 4000 BBY. Krayiss Two was also mentioned in several other sources, including The Essential Atlas, Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side, and Christie Golden's 2011 novel Fate of the Jedi: Ascension. The alternate spelling "Krayiss II" was introduced in the 2007 reference book Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force.

Although the Krayiss system, and therefore the planet Krayiss II, was placed within grid square R-4 by a map of the Sith Worlds in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas, the book's Appendix section listed it as being located in square R-5, which was repeated in the StarWars.com Online Companion to the book. This article assumes the visual map placement is erroneous and that R-5 is the correct square.

• Tales of the Jedi Companion
• Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
• The Essential Atlas
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
• Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 82