Sith Sword of Shar Dakhan

Sith Sword of Shar Dakhan

History

This alchemical Sith Sword was used by Shar Dakhan, first under the rule of Sith Lord Marka Ragnos, and later under Naga Sadow. The weapon was forged by Dakhan as a test of ascension to lesser Sith Lord status.

Later, one of the Sith Arts Academy expeditions from Thule in the ancient times recovered it from Shar Dakhan's tomb on Korriban. The Sword was brought to the Sith Museum in the city of Hurom on the planet Thule as a cultural relic.

Anaxela wielded this artifact-level Sith sword from the time of Marka Ragnos. She stole it from the museum on Thule in the city of Hurom.

During the True Brotherhood's invasion of the Orian System, she used it in battle against Trevarus Caerick and Darth Vexatus. Shan Long emerged in the course of the battle and captured the sword by biting her hand off. She fled, and the Masters presented the Sword to then Consul Macron Sadow to store in the collective Clan Naga Sadow Vault. It has rumored to have been used in secret by Shan Long, but this is unknown.

It lay in rest until late in 35 ABY, when it was once again brought forth from the Vault on Sepros by Consul Macron Sadow in his third term as Consul to battle Jedi infiltrators into the Orian system.

Appearance

The sword appears as a finely crafted swept-basket hilt blade, narrowing to a tapered tip. The 1.4 M blade weighs about 6.5 kg. The blade is polished to a mirrored finish, with strange mottling and weaving dark patterns in the blade. One ancient Sith scholar from Thule that examined it noted that the patterns seem to change when not directly observed. It requires great strength of body and mind as well as serious abilities in the Force to successfully wield the weapon in combat.

Properties

It can deflect blaster bolts, particle beams, and lasers, is unnaturally sharp, and is effective against lightsabers. With increasing Dark Side knowledge by the wielder, the sword could manifest some minor dark side power enhancing abilities. This weapon serves as a focus for the dark energies of its wielder, amplifying their power and refining their control of Dark Side abilities and skills. It can also absorb Force Lightning attacks, allowing the energy to be used by the wielder for other Dark Side powers. The weapon has a strong presence in the Dark Side, and has killed lesser Journeymen wielders that could not control it. It drank their energy and left them dried out husks.

Behind the Scenes

The Sword of Shar Dakhan replaced the book called Teaching Riddles during the possession "trade in" offered by Grand Master Sarin in 2007.