Sith talisman

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"When I wish to read the ancient Sith writings…I wear this."
―King Ommin, describing one of his Sith amulets[2]

A Sith talisman, sometimes known as a Sith amulet, was a powerful Sith artifact used to amplify the effects of Sith sorcery. Sith amulets resembled jewelry, and were usually worn around the neck or hand in a medallion or gauntlet style respectively. These "baubles" were used by Sith Lords to channel immense dark side power.

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"The Sith Lords use it for focusing their powers somehow—"
―Jori Daragon[3]
One of King Ommin's many Sith amulets.

One of King Ommin's many Sith amulets.

Sith amulets could grant the wielder the ability to read and understand ancient Sith text, which was how Satal Keto learned to read the Sith magic book he stole.[2] In combat, Sith amulets were capable of channeling dark side power into beams of lethal energy to be blasted outwards from the wielder's hand.[4] Some amulets were protective, such as the Gauntlet of Kressh the Younger,[5] or talismans which could repel weapons fire, Force effects, or even lightsabers depending on the focus and strength of the wearer.[6] The Sith amulet of Lord Rin Shuuir could be used to heal grave wounds.[7] Sith amulets could generate images like a holoprojector; Gav Daragon once used an amulet given to him by Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow to record a message with Force-projected images for his sister Jori,[8] and Exar Kun applied this ability to show his group of Jedi defectors a Force-projected image of how Kun destroyed the spirit of Freedon Nadd.[9]

An amulet belonging to the Dark Lord of the Sith Kaan ended up being integrated into the glove of the later Dark Lord Darth Vader.[10] The Amulet of Kalara was another Sith amulet, found by Jedi Knight Ben Skywalker, whose powers and abilities were unknown.[11]

History

"See for yourself. This ancient Jedi amulet tells all."
―Exar Kun, lying about his Sith amulet[9]

Sith amulets were popular during the days of the Sith Empire. Karness Muur, a member of the Dark Jedi Exiles, was gifted his own unique amulet, the Muur Talisman, by his fellow Jen'jidai Sorzus Syn,[12] an amulet in which his spirit resided after his physical death.[13] Later Sith Lords of the Golden Age of the Sith such as Ludo Kressh and Naga Sadow also wore Sith amulets[14] to amplify their power.[1]

Exar Kun brandishes his Sith amulet.

Exar Kun brandishes his Sith amulet.

King Ommin of Onderon owned numerous Sith amulets, one of which he wore occasionally around his neck. In 3998 BBY, Ommin gifted another of his amulets to the future Krath leader Satal Keto,[2] which was later acquired by the then- Dark Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma.[4] Exar Kun also acquired Naga Sadow's ancient amulet from Zythmnr. Kun then used the amulet to vanquish Freedon Nadd's spirit, as well as the ancient Sith wyrm inhabiting the Temple of Fire on Yavin 4.[1] It was later discovered that the amulet in Kun's possession was the mate of Qel-Droma's. Thus, while the pair dueled in the Krath's Iron Citadel, their amulets recognized each other and sprang to life. Spirits of ancient Sith Lords suddenly appeared, among whom was the spectre of the Dark Lord Marka Ragnos, who declared Kun and Qel-Droma the harbingers of a new Sith-ruled empire.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 4
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising 2
  3. ↑ Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire 2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 6
  5. ↑ Knights of the Old Republic 34
  6. ↑ The Dark Side Sourcebook
  7. ↑ Tales of the Jedi Companion
  8. ↑ Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 4
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War 1
  10. ↑ HyperspaceIcon Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)
  11. ↑ Legacy of the Force: Exile
  12. ↑ Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
  13. ↑ Knights of the Old Republic 27
  14. ↑ Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 2

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