Crystal of the Founders

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"Um, I thought the Barrier jammed all communication."
"Not if you have the Crystal of the Founders, that we discovered guarded by an ancient warrior way up in the northern mountains."
"Ooh. That's quite a tale."
―Jod Na Nawood talking to Wim[1]

The Crystal of the Founders was a fictional object that allowed an individual At Attin to bypass the communication jamming effects of the Barrier surrounding the planet.[1] Around 9 ABY[2] the youngling Wim created a story about the crystal to distract the pirate Jod Na Nawood so his father, Wendle could sneak past Na Nawood and restore power in the city and release the docking clamps preventing the Onyx Cinder from taking off. In the story Wim claimed that his group of friends found the crystal guarded by an ancient warrior in the northern mountains. Not believing the story Na Nawood, started to turn away, but before he could see Wendle, a youngling named Fern speaks up and continues the distraction, stating that Wim found the crystal awhile ago. The distraction worked and Wendle was able to restore power.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Crystal of the Founders was first mentioned in "The Real Good Guys,"[1] the eighth episode of the Disney+ live-action series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which aired on January 14, 2025.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys"
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" of The Mandalorian Season One to 9 ABY. In addition, SWInsider "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 also dates "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY per Timelines. "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" takes place after the conflict on Mandalore, which is the main event depicted in "Chapter 23: The Spies" and "Chapter 24: The Return," the final two episodes of The Mandalorian Season Three. Therefore, Seasons One through Three of Star Wars: The Mandalorian must all be set in 9 ABY as well. StarWars.com SWCA 2022: 20 Highlights from Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars: Skeleton Crew takes place in the same timeframe as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Star Wars: Ahsoka—the latter of which can also be dated to 9 ABY following the reasoning here. As such, Skeleton Crew must take place around 9 ABY as well.
  3. ↑ TwitterLogo Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post on November 26, 2024): "Mark your calendars. 🗓️ On December 2, stream the two-episode series premiere of #SkeletonCrew, only on @DisneyPlus." (backup link) (screenshot)
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