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star wars - How did the map crucial to the plot of "The Force Awakens" end up on Jakku?


From Wikipedia's plot summary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens:




Poe Dameron, the Resistance’s best pilot, is sent to retrieve a map to Luke's location from a village on the planet Jakku.



How did that map end up in that village on Jakku in the first place?



Answer



Found an answer in Visual Dictionary on page 14 for Lor San Tekka.



A seasoned traveler and explorer of the more remote fringes of the galaxy, ... The spiritual San Tekka has settled with a colony of villagers in the remote Kelvin Ravine on Jakku (elsewhere they mention that the whole colony was spiritual).



He helped search for Jedi lore:




In his travels, Lor San Tekka uncovered much of the history of the Jedi Knights that the Galactic Empire had tried so hard to erase. Others now seek him for his knowledge of Jedi secrets.


KEEPER OF FAITH - Though San Tekka is not Force sensitive, he has witnessed its power firsthand.
During the dark times of Emperor Palpatine's rule, San Tekko was a follower of the Church of the Force.
This underground faith was made up of loosely affiliated worshippers of the Jedi ideals, who steadfastly believed that one day their light would return to the galaxy.



So, the map ended up on Jakku because Lor San Tekka did. And he had the map because of his prior connection to Leia and Luke and Resistance, his past as explorer and Jedi Indiana Jones.


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