Crowning Convocations were championships held on the planet Siline between the planet's youth every seven to ten planetary years when thermal vents in the continental crust of Siline busted and spewed red metallic vapor into the atmosphere. They were made out of three portions meant to test the strengths and abilities of the combatants—a multi stage dueling tournament, a six day and five nights long survival level in the wilderness and the great hunt, where the combatants hunted the ericadi, the planet's most dangerous predator. If multiple winners emerged, they would duel until only one remained. In earlier times these competitions had been nationalized competitions meant to test the abilities of the nations' future leaders and had been deadly, but during around the High Republic Era, Siline became unified and the Crowning Convocations became international and more civilized. As such the artificially constructed Survival arena reflected all of Siline's biomes, the duels ended after "first blood" and the ericadi were tagged instead of killed. The winners of these Crowning Convocations received the crystal Convocation crown and had high chances of becoming future government officials, with the members of the Silinese War Council all having had an exceptional showing in the Convocations. Though almost all participants were Silineses, inhabitants of other species between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five could also participate, though they were few. During the Crowning Convocation[1] in 134 BBY[2] the Jedi Padawans Jecki Lon and Yord Fandar also participated and managed to stop a conspiracy during the great hunt.[1]
Appearances
- The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown (and audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown
- ↑ The events of The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown take place in 134 BBY per the following reasoning. The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown establishes that Jecki Lon is the Padawan of Sol and Yord Fandar has yet to undertake his Jedi Trials. The novel also states that Lon has been Sol's Padawan for at least two years, as well as that Sol had not taken a Padawan for years after his former Padawan, Verosha Aniseya, left the Jedi Order. From this, at least four years have passed since Aniseya left the Order. "Lost / Found"—the events of which take place in 132 BBY per the reasoning here—establishes Aniseya left the Order six years before its events, equating to 138 BBY. The episode further states Fandar passed his Jedi Trials two years before its events, meaning he must have passed his Trials in 134 BBY.