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| |name=The Holocron of Antiquities | | |name=The Holocron of Antiquities |
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| |type=[[starwars:Jedi Holocron|Jedi Holocron]] | | |type=[[starwars:Jedi Holocron|Jedi Holocron]] |
| |discovered=* 35 ABY | | |discovered=* 35 ABY |
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| |shape=Dodecahedron | | |shape=Dodecahedron |
| |protection=Neutral alignment, protected by riddle | | |protection=Neutral alignment, protected by riddle |
| |inscriptions= | | |inscriptions=''"That which you hold is but a doorway, the key to these mysteries lies within."'' |
| |content=Star maps to various artifacts of the ancient Jedi | | |content=Believed to hold information about various powerful artifacts belonging to both the Sith and Jedi from the period of the [[starwars:Great Sith War|Great Sith War]]. |
| |heritage= The Jedi Order | | |heritage= The Jedi Order |
| |eras= *[[Old Republic Era]] | | |eras= *[[Old Republic Era]] |
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| {{Quote|I remember the last words of my Master Ooroo...perhaps I can build a great learning center. A giant library of Jedi knowledge and books on the quiet world where Master Ooroo trained me. On Ossus!|Odan-Urr}} | | {{Quote|I remember the last words of my Master Ooroo... perhaps I can build a great learning center. A giant library of Jedi knowledge and books on the quiet world where Master Ooroo trained me. On Ossus!|Odan-Urr}} |
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| [[starwars:Odan-Urr|Odan-Urr]] was a being who protected many antiquities in his long life. Before his death at the hands of [[starwars:Exar Kun|Exar Kun]] on [[starwars:Ossus|Ossus]], he created a holocron with information on each of these relics, which were hidden across the Galaxy. This Holocron became known to Odan-Urr as The Holocron of Antiquities. It was not until a young Jedi who, thousands of years later was attempting to rebuild a ravaged Jedi Order, did any indication of the existence of this item even come to light. During the events of the [[starwars:Yuuzhan Vong War|Yuuzhan Vong War]] when the New Jedi Order re-discovered and founded a new training academy on Ossus, deciphering the clues and finding this mythical Holocron became learning exercise for you Knights in Training. (Move it from Ossus to New Tython without directly insulting people) | | [[starwars:Odan-Urr|Odan-Urr]], a being who lived for many centuries before the [[starwars:Great Sith War|Great Sith War]], was known to have gathered and protected many antiquities throughout his long life. Before his death at the hands of [[starwars:Exar Kun|Exar Kun]] on [[starwars:Ossus|Ossus]], he created a special Holocron with information on several of these relics, which were believed to be hidden across the Galaxy to prevent the Sith from obtaining their power. Though it was a personal Holocron to Odan-Urr, it later became referred to as '''The Holocron of Antiquities'''. |
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| | Though rumors and legends of the Holocron have persisted since the time of the Great War, it had never actually been confirmed to exist until a young Jedi pupil discovered the artifact by accident at the fledgling Jedi Academy on Ossus in 33 ABY. During the events of the [[starwars:Yuuzhan Vong War|Yuuzhan Vong War]] when the New Jedi Order re-discovered and founded a new training academy on Ossus, deciphering the clues and finding this mythical Holocron became learning exercises for you Knights in training. Not fully understanding what he had discovered, the Holocron pressured the child to return it to its rightful Master, the long-dead Odan-Urr. To complete this trial, the young Jedi abandoned the Academy to begin his search for the one deserving of Odan-Urr's legacy. |
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| | The Holocron was eventually brought to the [[Odan-Urr|House of Odan-Urr]], a sect of Jedi Knights who patronized the great Odan-Urr. The High Councilor of the Acolytes, a Gand named [[Ji]], received the Holocron but was unable to solve the ancient riddles. Wary of the artifact falling into the wrong hands, Ji kept it close, but safely hidden, on the recently discovered world of [[New Tython]]. |
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| == Properties == | | == Properties == |
| The [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] of Antiquities was an ancient holocron that once belonged to the [[starwars:Draethos|Draethos]] [[starwars:Jedi_Master|Jedi Master]] [[starwars:Odan-Urr|Odan-Urr]]. It is of dodecahedral shape and needed, due to its size, to be held in at least two hands. The device’s exterior is glowing light-blue and it contains vast amounts of information in its crystal matrix. The [[starwars:Holocron|holocron]] is capable of projecting [[starwars:Hologram|holograms]] in a rich shade of different blue tones. The projections of the [[starwars:Holocron|holocron]] were normally of a smaller size, but it was also proficient of producing an image large enough to fill a room mere meters in tall and wide. | | The '''[[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] of Antiquities''' was an ancient artifact that once belonged to the [[starwars:Draethos|Draethos]] [[starwars:Jedi_Master|Jedi Master]], [[starwars:Odan-Urr|Odan-Urr]]. The Holocron was dodecahedral in shape and needed to be, due to its size, held in at least two hands. The device's exterior emitted a soft blue aura and the shape bespoke of the complexities of the information within. The Holocron was capable of projecting images in both small, hand-sized models and images large enough to fill an entire room. |
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| | Unlike other such Holocrons, which freely gave information should the powers of the holder be sufficient, the '''Holocron of Antiquities''' featured a unique, almost labyrinthine web of puzzles that needed to be solved one a at time to unlock its knowledge. Merely obtaining the artifact and having the power to activate it was not enough. To penetrate the deepest mysteries, to obtain the most powerful secrets, one had to be gifted enough to understand the complexities of Odan-Urr's puzzles. |
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I see the contestants are making their way out onto the starting grid. This article was originally created as an entry for a Tenth Great Jedi War competition and is not official DJB canon content. It is preserved here for historical purposes only.
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| The Holocron of Antiquities
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Jedi Holocron
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Odan Urr
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Dodecahedron
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"That which you hold is but a doorway, the key to these mysteries lies within."
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Believed to hold information about various powerful artifacts belonging to both the Sith and Jedi from the period of the Great Sith War.
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- "I remember the last words of my Master Ooroo... perhaps I can build a great learning center. A giant library of Jedi knowledge and books on the quiet world where Master Ooroo trained me. On Ossus!"
- ―Odan-Urr
Odan-Urr, a being who lived for many centuries before the Great Sith War, was known to have gathered and protected many antiquities throughout his long life. Before his death at the hands of Exar Kun on Ossus, he created a special Holocron with information on several of these relics, which were believed to be hidden across the Galaxy to prevent the Sith from obtaining their power. Though it was a personal Holocron to Odan-Urr, it later became referred to as The Holocron of Antiquities.
Though rumors and legends of the Holocron have persisted since the time of the Great War, it had never actually been confirmed to exist until a young Jedi pupil discovered the artifact by accident at the fledgling Jedi Academy on Ossus in 33 ABY. During the events of the Yuuzhan Vong War when the New Jedi Order re-discovered and founded a new training academy on Ossus, deciphering the clues and finding this mythical Holocron became learning exercises for you Knights in training. Not fully understanding what he had discovered, the Holocron pressured the child to return it to its rightful Master, the long-dead Odan-Urr. To complete this trial, the young Jedi abandoned the Academy to begin his search for the one deserving of Odan-Urr's legacy.
The Holocron was eventually brought to the House of Odan-Urr, a sect of Jedi Knights who patronized the great Odan-Urr. The High Councilor of the Acolytes, a Gand named Ji, received the Holocron but was unable to solve the ancient riddles. Wary of the artifact falling into the wrong hands, Ji kept it close, but safely hidden, on the recently discovered world of New Tython.
Properties
The Holocron of Antiquities was an ancient artifact that once belonged to the Draethos Jedi Master, Odan-Urr. The Holocron was dodecahedral in shape and needed to be, due to its size, held in at least two hands. The device's exterior emitted a soft blue aura and the shape bespoke of the complexities of the information within. The Holocron was capable of projecting images in both small, hand-sized models and images large enough to fill an entire room.
Unlike other such Holocrons, which freely gave information should the powers of the holder be sufficient, the Holocron of Antiquities featured a unique, almost labyrinthine web of puzzles that needed to be solved one a at time to unlock its knowledge. Merely obtaining the artifact and having the power to activate it was not enough. To penetrate the deepest mysteries, to obtain the most powerful secrets, one had to be gifted enough to understand the complexities of Odan-Urr's puzzles.
History
Creation
Jedi Master Odan-Urr
The great Jedi Master Odan-Urr was a celebrated historian of the Jedi Order, having founded the ancient Great Jedi Library on Ossus and would later become the Keeper of the Chamber of Antiquities. Amongst his strongest passions though, was Odan-Urr's desire to discover, and catalogue the many Jedi and Sith artifacts that he could discover. Through his discovery and study of an ancient Sith Holocron, as well as many Jedi Holocrons in his safe-keeping, Odan-Urr eventually discovered a way to create Holocrons himself. Though he did not widely advertise this area of skill, he viewed it as his ultimate achievement. His species long life had allowed him to live through a great deal of history, and his life long obsession had been cataloguing and protecting that history.
It was this desire that led him to create an until recently, unknown Holocron. Within it was stored not the knowledge of Jedi techniques, or other such data as typically found within these items, but instead was a repository of his knowledge of discovered and as yet undiscovered Force artifacts. He imbued within it, as well as his own personality as the gate-keeper, his notes, thoughts, and information about artifacts. This would make the Holocron almost a treasure map, allowing those who followed behind him in history to continue his search for knowledge throughout the stars.
Death of Odan-Urr
Jedi Master Odan-Urr dies at the Hands of Exar Kun
- "I…am old…evil is loose in the galaxy…and I cannot stop it."
- ―Jedi Master Odan-Urr
During the time of unrest for the Jedi Order that preceded the Great Sith War Odan-Urr began to experience premonitions of his upcoming death. Given the general unease of the force, combined with the unrest starting to ravage the Order, Odan-Urr knew that his life long project was too great a treasure to be lost to agents of the dark side. It became vital to him that the Holocron of Antiquities not be lost, or worse capture. Though the force had not granted him knowledge of his exact time and place of death, he felt it was only inevitable, so he formulated a plan to protect the Holocron.
Descending into the catacombs beneath the Great Jedi Library, Odan-Urr enveloped the Holocron within a force illusion and laid it to rest. Leaving subtle clues as to how to unearth the Holocron spread throughout the Library and its surrounding area, Odan-Urr felt confident that his creation would be safe, and only found by someone with the desire and respect for ancient artifacts that he himself possessed.
Then the day came, when Exar Kun overheard Odan-Urr speaking of the mysteries within the Dark Holocron. The fallen Jedi confronted the Jedi Master, and Odan-Urr thought his worst fears were realized as Kun began questioning him about a Holocron. Kun did not desire the Holocron of Antiquities however, it's existence still hidden from him, and only focused on unlocking the dark powers within the Dark Holocron. He killed Odan-Urr, stealing the item, never knowing that in doing so, he denied himself a store of even greater riches.
However it was this same defense that Odan-Urr created that nearly doomed his efforts of preserving knowledge throughout time. Whether it was a lack of the proper motivation, or simply being unable to decipher his clues, the Holocron of Antiquities was lost in time. It was not until after the Jedi Order had nearly been completely wiped out of the galaxy that Odan-Urr's dream would be realized.
Re-Discovered
(Summary) Luke Skywalker, in his search for information how to rebuild the Jedi stumbled upon the first of Odan-Urr's clues, and then worked to finding the Holocron, but never did. He used the puzzle as a training exercise on the rebuilt Jedi academy on the planet.
Stolen!
(Summary) Holocron is taken from Ossus to New Tython. Maybe a bunch of thieves stealing it from each other, trying to sell it, etc. Last person in the chain decides it's better off dumped on some backwards planet.
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Intelligence reports received by the Iron Throne have piqued the Dark Council's curiosity. As such, the Brotherhood units dispatched to annihilate the Jedi on New Tython have been tasked to find the artifacts in addition to their primary tactical and strategic goals.
Contents
The entire contents of the Holocron of Antiquities is not currently known. What information that can be obtained is very rough, often not much more than Odan-Urr's notes on the object in question. The other caveat is that any objects discussed in the holocron were accurate over 4000 years ago - it's possible the artifacts Odan-Urr once sought were either destroyed or recovered in the intervening years.
Chu-Gon Dar cube
The Chu-Gon Dar cube was created by Jedi Master Chu-Gon Dar thousands of years before the Clone Wars. What made this artifact so special was its transmogrification ability. The knowledge of Jedi Master Chu-Gon Dar was so great that it was said he could completely change the properties of an object through the Force. Before his death, he created the Chhu-Gon Dar cube to aid future Force-users in duplicating this feat. When wielded by a Force-user of sufficient competence, this cube could combine two Force-infused objects into a new Force-infused object, combining the strengths of the two objects. According to legend, a Jedi Master used the Chu-Gon Dar cube to combine a powerful Force Crystal with a piece of the Vor'Na'Tu to create the Eye of the Sun.
Odan-Urr corresponded with Chu-Gon Dar while creating the Holocron of Antiquities, and the Holocron is suspected to contain these messages. The cube in question was recovered already by a group of spacers, but the knowledge contained here may provide insight to unlocking greater powers of the cube, or possibly even making a copy.
The Uset Crystal Cavern
On a desolate part of the planet Lyran IV can be found the entrance to a cavern. Deep within the cavern is said to be the only known location where Uset crystals can be found. Legend tells that these crystals can be used to create a lightsaber blade that can not be seen by the naked eye.
Odan-Urr visited Lyran IV at some point during construction of the Holocron, and through meditation was able to locate the cavern. Crystals capable of making ultraviolet blades are rare enough that certain Elders of the Brotherhood would handsomely reward anyone who could retrieve one for them.
Broken Staff of Vodo-Siosk Baas
The simple wooden quarterstaff used by the ancient Jedi Master Vodo-Siosk Baas was a unique artifact, offering more than physical support to the aged Jedi Master. It was approximately one and a half meters in length with one end off the staff wrapped in strips of fabric. In times when the need of combat arose, the Jedi Master was able to imbue the staff with the power of the Force, whereupon the cane served the Krevaaki in lieu of a lightsaber. The Force-augmented staff was also able to transfer tremendous amounts of energy into a chosen target, for example shatter rocks, or off-balance and disarm the Jedi Masters opponents with ease.
The staff was destroyed in the same battle as the former Student of Baas, Exar Kun, killed the Krevaaki with a vicious overhand strike from his double-bladed lightsaber. Vodo-Siosk Baas became one with the Force, while the newly broken staff was abandoned with his garments.
Jedi Master Odan-Urr who had sensed the death of Baas through the Force, found a way, through meditation, to single out where the broken parts of the quarterstaff had been abandoned. This knowledge too was placed into the holocron before Odan-Urr's own death in the hopes someone, someday, would start searching the artifact and again mend it together to use it against the foes of the Jedi once more.
Trivia
- Uset is Danish for Unseen.