Originally constructed during the height of the Infinite Empire by the Rakata and their slaves, they were rediscovered by two Jedi Knights, Revan and Malak, who came there for the Star Map in order to track down the Star Forge. Years later, a canyon krayt dragon made its home in the ruins, and Bastila Shan's father, searching for krayt dragon pearls was killed by the dragon sometime during the Jedi Civil War. At the time of his death, he carried with him a holocron with images of his daughter, Bastila, as a child before she joined the Jedi Order and himself.