Mark of Intellect

"In order to attain the Mark of Intellect, you must find one in need of your wisdom. Perhaps a bounty hunter needs assistance...or a puzzle needs to be solved somewhere in the galaxy."

―A Rodian hermit, to a spacer^[1]

The Mark of Intellect was a sculpture. During the Galactic Civil War, it was awarded to a spacer after they completed a task in an effort to become a hero, which displayed their intellect and wisdom. When combined with the other "Mark" sculptures, the Mark of Honor, the Mark of Courage and the Mark of Altruism, it formed a spherical shape.^[1]

History

"In order to deserve the Mark of the Hero, you must undergo four different tasks and gain the Marks of Courage, Honor, Intellect, and Altrusim."

―A Rodian hermit, to a spacer^[1]

In 1 ABY,^[2] a spacer, under the task of a strange Rodian hermit, gained this sculpture after using their intellect to assist a bounty hunter in finding her target among a group of smugglers on Tatooine.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The Mark of Intellect appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,^[3] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.^[4] The Mark of Intellect was added to the game as part of the "Hero of Tatooine" questline,^[3] released with "Publish 9" on June 29, 2004.^[5] The "Hero of Tatooine" questline was extensively revamped upon the introduction of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005,^[6] but the quest rewards, such as the "Mark of Intellect," were not altered.^[1]