- "Ahh, the feared cult of Lord Nyax. Their hideout can be found on Corellia in the central region of the planet. Unfortunately, I have little information to give you about them other than the rumor that they are secretly backed by the Empire."
- ―Pashna Starkiller, to a Rebel spacer
The Lord Nyax's Cult hideout was a building on the planet Corellia that served as the headquarters of the religious organization known as the Cult of Lord Nyax during the Galactic Civil War.
History
- "I was a part of the clan myself. They don't like the fact that I left just to cash in on their location by providing others with their whereabouts. Say, would you like to know? Free of charge!"
- ―Lock Vlash, to a spacer
The shrine.
The building was the secret hideout of the Followers of Nyax,[1] dangerous fanatics who worshiped the ancient Corellian ghost Lord Nyax and sought to terrorize the citizens of Corellia.[4][5] While Lord Nyax was only a mythological character, a man who referred to himself as Lord Nyax was leading the Cult from the hideout. A shrine was located in the courtyard of the hideout, it contained eight skulls and eight lightsabers,[1] likely those of Jedi killed by Darth Vader.[4]
After he finally managed to escape the Cult, following the Battle of Yavin, the former Follower of Nyax Lock Vlash intended to earn some money by selling the location of the hideout to any adventurer willing to visit it.[3] In 1 ABY,[6] the Rebel agent Pashna Starkiller dispatched a spacer to the Cult of Nyax hideout in order to retrieve an Imperial dossier with information concerning a particularly ruthless Imperial commander.[2]
Behind the scenes
The Lord Nyax Cult hideout was a location in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[7] This location was added to the game with the update named "Publish 1," released on August 3, 2003.[8]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
Sources
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Lord Nyax's Cult" on Corellia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Corellian Corvette Pre-Quest: "Pashna Starkiller"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Herald NPC: "Lock Vlash" on Corellia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
CorSec Database A-G on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- ↑ CorSec Database H-Z on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (backup link) (original site is defunct)
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish 1: Nightsisters Cave on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links
- Lord Nyax's Cult on the SWG Wiki
