Darth Nul's holocron

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"My focus must be finding and destroying the holocron of Nul left here. All of her designs--her plans--could be within. I will not stop until I erase every last dark stain left by the Children of the Emperor..."
―Denolm Orr[4]

Darth Nul's holocron was a holocron of Darth Nul, the creator of the Children of the Emperor, that was said to contain all of her secrets.

History

Darth Nul's holocron was used to power the .

Darth Nul's holocron was used to power the Holocron Machine.

Centuries before the Great Galactic War, a Jedi Master named Raniah possessed a unique ability that enabled her to connect her mind to another's through the Force and developed the belief that any Force-sensitive deserved to be trained in their powers. However, the Jedi Order felt her beliefs were dangerous and exiled her. Undeterred, Raniah took her followers to a distant planet in Wild Space, where she taught them to forge mental bonds as she did and invited others to their sanctuary. But one day, Raniah made contact with someone she did not expect: the Sith Emperor. She and her followers to then captured by the Sith and turned to the dark side[5]

Under her new Sith identity, Darth Nul, she worked create a machine that could replicate her ability to touch the minds of others. The most critical component of the machine was a holocron, imbued with her own essence. It was her intention to awaken the Force in others on a galactic scale. However, one of her acolytes, acting under deceit or torture, revealed her plans to the Emperor. Desperate to conceal her inventions from the Emperor's attention, hoping to create a new device to distract him so she could return to Elom and finish her work.[6]

The holocron was being kept in the Temple of Nul on Elom until it was visited by Darth Malgus around 3625 BBY. At the end of the events that transpired, Jedi Padawan Sa'har Kateen escaped with the holocron.[7]

When used in conjunction with a Sith machine, the holocron had the ability to amplify the abilities of only weakly Force-sensitive individuals, though it did not affect their underlying personality.[8]

with the holocron

Sa'har Kateen with the holocron

After defeating Ri'kan Kateen on the Hidden Chain command ship and destroying the Sith machine, the Alliance Commander managed to finally acquire the holocron and escaped the ship as it was about to explode.[3]

Behind the scenes

After acquiring the holocron, Imperial players are then contacted by Darth Krovos while Republic players are contacted by Arn Peralun, both of whom ask to give the holocron to the Empire and Republic respectively. The player can either choose to do so or keep it with them instead.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Flashpoint: "Ruins of Nul"
  2. ↑ According to SWTOR mini When does Secrets of the Enclave take place? on The Old Republic's official website (backup link), content released in 2021 is set in 3626 BBY, and "events taking place in updates released in the same year IRL are generally meant to take place in the same year in-universe," meaning that content released in 2022 such as Legacy of the Sith is set in 3625 BBY. Therefore, the events of Game Update 7.0: Legacy of the Sith can be placed around 3625 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "Sundering" on Carrick Station
  4. ↑ SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "Digging Deeper" on Carrick Station
  5. ↑ SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "Old Wounds" on Voss
  6. ↑ SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "The Library of Nul" on Elom
  7. ↑ SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "Ruins of Nul" on Elom
  8. ↑ SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith — Mission: "Desperate Defiance" on Mek-Sha

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