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Then how did they perform what looked to me to be a very nontechnological ritual and suddenly a door opens? I still think it was the Force, although it probably required them to pool their Force powers to do it. Hence why they couldn't enter but they could collectively open it.

Originally posted by Lord Janus
Then how did they perform what looked to me to be a very nontechnological ritual and suddenly a door opens? I still think it was the Force, although it probably required them to pool their Force powers to do it. Hence why they couldn't enter but they could collectively open it.

According to them it was an ancient ritual known only to some of the people. They said that they didn't have the force themselves. The Ritual is the only thing that could point to them being force sensitive, but they deny it themselves. I'm more inclined to believe them then to not believe them.

These are the same people who thought Revan was a god for his jedi tricks, Fishy.

I like killing the elders after you've gone into the temple, fun!

I rather enjoy betraying the elders for the second time. Talk about gullible. And then going darkside after the fight with Bastila has to be the coolest next fifteen minutes in both games.

Originally posted by Lord Janus
These are the same people who thought Revan was a god for his jedi tricks, Fishy.

Exactly, wouldn't you think that they wanted their own god? It would probably help them a lot. The elders tried to implant the force into living Rakatan, and the Tribe of the one tried to train somebody in the force. Both sides tried to give it to the one's most likely to succeed and still it didn't work (yet). Meaning that even there most sensitive force sensitive is not force sensitive enough to really be considered as a force sensitive.

That last sentence is a tongue twister.

In any case, the methods they used looks suspiciously Force related, and I haven't seen anything contrary. But then, I haven't played the game past Taris in almost a year because by then I get tired of the game.

Just listen to what they say. It pretty much explains why they can't use the force.

So then they're Red Indians with amazing unexplained powers? I don't think they understand the Force at all.

Could be, or it really could just be a ritual, unknown to all but a selected few.

They are probably like the Nightsisters in that reguard. They didn't know how to use the force except through rituals for a long time.

But that would mean they still had it, which is strange because if they had the force they should have been able to enter the damn temple.

I recall them not -wanting- to enter the temple, because of their beliefs. They had no idea what was inside.

No, I am pretty sure they new there were Sith in there.

@ Janus, they wanted to enter the temple because they could use it to destroy the Star Forge. However they never could.

@ Glentract, they didn't enter the temple in the years before that either. The Sith had been there for a year and a half at max, they would have entered it before the Sith arrived if they wanted to.

Also remember the only reason they let Revan enter is to destroy the Star Forge, he needs to do that. Its pretty much all they care about from what I gather. They would have done it themselves if they could.

Good point. Alright, so they couldn't enter the temple because of lack of Force power (Which sounds pretty stupid to me, actually. But whatever) They still did something unexplainable to open the doors.

I don't think they were afraid of the Sith in there. They were safe in their city and the savage Rakata guys could probably take them with the help of their Rancors. It seemed like there were far more Rakata than Sith.

Just curious Janus. Why don't you hate the Rakata like you hate the Yuuzhan Vong?

Why would I hate the Ratakan now?

Originally posted by Lord Janus
Good point. Alright, so they couldn't enter the temple because of lack of Force power (Which sounds pretty stupid to me, actually. But whatever) They still did something unexplainable to open the doors.

Yeah it sounds stupid they just weren't powerful enough with the force anymore. What they did was just a ritual. I don't understand it either a freaking password or something would have been easier but apparantly the guys like to do some things the hard way.

Sounds like That Plot Device(tm) at work again, really.