http://holocron.swcombine.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Bellon+Tull 2026-09-24T05:09:27Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.9 http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=113370 2026-09-20T14:31:32Z

<p>Bellon Tull: /* The First M.M.A.A.C. */</p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> == The First M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he had installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients. Many of these were criminals in their former lives, including such reprobates as [[Huk Harkonnen]], [[Insurik Damask]], [[Kuga Morguul]], [[Plinko Pok]], and [[Shobba Pau]].<br /> <br /> The Museum also hosts several crowd favorites that entertain visitors from across the galaxy. Such notable figures as [[Ga`ma Myrtille]], [[Moronna `Teal Ma]], [[Ulrike Rayne Schultheiss]], and [[Za Zarzuela Zohan]] greet old friends and new fans alike, as they carry out their duties aboard the Museum.<br /> <br /> == The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 2000 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii. Leaked engineering plans indicate there will be several eating and drinking establishments, along with an increased size for the Zoo, as wll as more heavily guarded sections for such rarities as [[The Ark of Ryloth]], [[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]], and several technological and Force items that are rumored to be of the highest priority to the more ruthless thieves associations in the galaxy.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=113369 2026-09-20T14:29:29Z

<p>Bellon Tull: /* The First M.M.A.A.C. */</p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> == The First M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he had installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients. Many of these were criminals in their former lives, including such reprobates as Huk Harkonnen, Insurik Damask, Kuga Morguul, Plinko Pok, and Shobba Pau.<br /> <br /> The Museum also hosts several crowd favorites that entertain visitors from across the galaxy. Such notable figures as Ga`ma Myrtille, Moronna `Teal Ma, Ulrike Rayne Schultheiss, and Za Zarzuela Zohan greet old friends and new fans alike, as they carry out their duties aboard the Museum.<br /> <br /> == The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 2000 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii. Leaked engineering plans indicate there will be several eating and drinking establishments, along with an increased size for the Zoo, as wll as more heavily guarded sections for such rarities as [[The Ark of Ryloth]], [[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]], and several technological and Force items that are rumored to be of the highest priority to the more ruthless thieves associations in the galaxy.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=113368 2026-09-20T14:21:32Z

<p>Bellon Tull: /* The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. */</p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> == The First M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> == The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 2000 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii. Leaked engineering plans indicate there will be several eating and drinking establishments, along with an increased size for the Zoo, as wll as more heavily guarded sections for such rarities as [[The Ark of Ryloth]], [[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]], and several technological and Force items that are rumored to be of the highest priority to the more ruthless thieves associations in the galaxy.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=111386 2025-11-03T11:09:53Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_06_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 7'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_07_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull, museum replica owned by [[Jaxon_Al%60zandar]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 8'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_08_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 9'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_09b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Description to come.<br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=111385 2025-11-03T11:08:19Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_06_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 7'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_07_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull, museum replica owned by [[Jaxon Al'Zander]]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 8'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_08_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 9'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_09b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Description to come.<br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=111036 2025-09-09T06:42:47Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_06_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 7'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_07_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Description to come.<br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 8'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_08_edit.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Description to come.<br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 9'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_09b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Description to come.<br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_09b.png&diff=111035 2025-09-09T06:41:45Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The ninth of the original nine Panels</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The ninth of the original nine Panels</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_08_edit.png&diff=111034 2025-09-09T06:40:49Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The eighth Panel</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The eighth Panel</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_07_edit.png&diff=111033 2025-09-09T06:34:03Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Panel 7 of 9</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Panel 7 of 9</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:25-06_TGGT_Wall_Plates_06_edit.png&diff=111032 2025-09-09T06:31:26Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Plate 6 of the 9</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Plate 6 of the 9</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=111031 2025-09-08T23:18:21Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the usual manner in which The Project's members operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and numerous other secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_large.png&diff=111030 2025-09-08T23:16:52Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The second of three</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The second of three</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_large.png&diff=111029 2025-09-08T23:15:03Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The large version</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The large version</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110918 2025-09-07T21:49:30Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the usual manner in which The Project's members operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and numerous other secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_large.png&diff=110917 2025-09-07T21:20:28Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The third of the three stones</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The third of the three stones</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_large.png&diff=110916 2025-09-07T21:19:23Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Stone set Two</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Stone set Two</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110915 2025-09-07T21:18:01Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the usual manner in which The Project's members operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and numerous other secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_large.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_large.png&diff=110914 2025-09-07T21:17:33Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Stone from Set One</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Stone from Set One</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110913 2025-09-07T21:14:36Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the usual manner in which The Project's members operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and numerous other secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110912 2025-09-07T20:17:20Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> == The First M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> == The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii. Leaked engineering plans indicate there will be several eating and drinking establishments, along with an increased size for the Zoo, as wll as more heavily guarded sections for such rarities as [[The Ark of Ryloth]], [[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]], and several technological and Force items that are rumored to be of the highest priority to the more ruthless thieves associations in the galaxy. <br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110911 2025-09-07T20:16:49Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> <br /> == The First M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> <br /> == The New and Improved M.M.A.A.C. == <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii. Leaked engineering plans indicate there will be several eating and drinking establishments, along with an increased size for the Zoo, as wll as more heavily guarded sections for such rarities as [[The Ark of Ryloth]], [[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]], and several technological and Force items that are rumored to be of the highest priority to the more ruthless thieves associations in the galaxy. <br /> <br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110910 2025-09-07T20:12:07Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in [[Year 25]], he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport upon which his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive. His search led to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but The Force indicated it was a distinct possibilirty.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> <br /> == The Creation of [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110909 2025-09-07T20:09:20Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110908 2025-09-07T20:08:57Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110907 2025-09-07T20:08:36Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room whose main attraction was the almost continuous playing of the hit holofilm, &quot;Big Trouble in Little Korriban.&quot; He staffed the Museum with hundreds of droids, overseen by a select crew of dedicated sentients, many of whom were criminals in their former lives. Such reprobates as <br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110906 2025-09-07T20:07:16Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110905 2025-09-07T20:06:02Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, which it uses to settle disputes on the authenticity of the more rare and valuable items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, where the earliest one recorded is implied to be the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after Belloq inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Belloq filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. As to that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine from which deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[File:The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> ID #: Various / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=110896 2025-09-07T19:37:19Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 7'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 8'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 9'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=110895 2025-09-07T19:36:26Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 7'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 8'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 9'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110894 2025-09-07T16:53:11Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. So by circumstance and the will of the Force, Belloq became a collector of antiquities. While he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and the financing of private expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items that his cadre of ex-Imperial scientists have managed to back-engineer, including the Gree tech item known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He has chosen to maintain his ever-increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to gaze at and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room<br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110893 2025-09-07T16:48:53Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many of them offered whatever small tokens that they could. BAnd so, Belloq became a trader in antiquities. And while he often paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and financing expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items, especially the Gree tech known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]], and some of the less dangerous [[datacrons]]. He decided to maintain his ever increasing collection of artifacts as a free Museum, open without charge to the entire galaxy to view and marvel over -- except for criminals and pirates, of course. <br /> <br /> Belloq has also come into contact with several expeditionary parties who have uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq has offered to purchase whatever he can afford, and has become acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they consider useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of credits. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> This first Museum had a nominal eating and drinking area, as well as a modestly spacious multi-media room<br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=Traveling_Meliorist_Museum_%26_Artifact_Collectorium&diff=110892 2025-09-07T16:38:16Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>Without a doubt, the greatest collection of artifacts in the galaxy is housed inside the tongue twistingly named &quot;Belloq Tull's Traveling Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium.&quot; The name itself is a mouthful, but has a simple distinction: &quot;meliorist&quot; simply means leaving a strong impression on the observer's or participant's mind. <br /> <br /> == The History of Belloq's Collections == <br /> <br /> Belloq begun his professional career as a pilot at a time when sentients were still prohibited from leaving a planet's surface by planetary shield grids. These restrictions led to suffering on an almost unimaginable scale: he'd often see hundreds of bodies just lying in the streets on planets like [[Kashyyyk]], [[Gamor]] and [[Tatooine]]. As horrific as it sounded, Belloq found he could help in some small measure by packing his cargo ships with as much food and water as he could in whatever space wasn't taken up by paid deliveries, and sharing such items with a desperate public.<br /> <br /> The locals were incredibly grateful, and in return, many offered him whatever small tokens that they could. Belloq realized that if he paid for these mementos, he could help some refugees in turn pay to escape their prisons. And so, Belloq became a trader in antiquities. And while he gladly paid vast sums for these items -- as of [[Year 26]], some estimates suggest he's spent upwards of 6 billion Galactic credits on his collection, including finders fees and financing expeditions -- he has as yet never sold a single item. He does part with copies of some of the items, especially the Gree tech known as [[The Jade Sands Hourglass]].<br /> <br /> He'd also come into contact with exploratory parties who had uncovered ancient technology without any way to profit from their discoveries. Belloq offered to purchase whatever he could afford, and became acquainted with several research groups willing to exchange what they considered useless, nonworking devices for modest bundles of coins. Rather than have them collect dust in some university basement, Belloq has provided space in the Museum to display such prizes of past sentients' accomplishments. <br /> <br /> [[File:Prometheus Museum Ship large 300w.png]]<br /> <br /> After many years of buying rarities and unearthed ancient tech, Belloq decided he needed a home for his expanding collection. He acquired a barely-used [[Prometheus]]-class Starship, and set about modifying its 55 rooms to accommodate his collection.<br /> <br /> He soon realized that some visitors wanted to see more than just dusty oddities, so he haad installed a massive stable for a few of his more tame creatures, including his pair of trained [[Vornskr]], and at least one real-live adult [[Rancor]], affectionately known as 'Grumpy.'<br /> <br /> [[File:Kandosii 03 lg crop 500.png]]<br /> <br /> Eventually, Belloq's many collections outgrew even the Prometheus. So in Year 25, he contracted with [[Endless Endeavors]] to acquire an even more massive [[Kandosii]] Dreadnaught with a more expansive 88 rooms.<br /> <br /> But Belloq didn't want just any old ship out of the yards: this time, he did some private research. Through exhaustive data mining and a few credit bars pressed into the right hands, he was able to trace the YT transport his [[Kel Dor]] Master was last seen alive on, to a recycler who sold that ship's raw materials to one of the shipyards where Endless Endeavors produced their Kandiis. <br /> <br /> EE's master seller [[Kez Aak]] was able to locate a very specific ship per Belloq's unusual request, made with those particular mats. It came with the auspicious serial number of #2771776. Belloq could never prove the spirit of his previous Master was somehow connected to this new ship, but he couldn't disprove it either.<br /> <br /> Belloq, with the help of a few trusted curators, is now in the process of transferring more than 1700 custom items from their original installations onboard the Prometheus to the more expansive quarters on the Kandii.<br /> <br /> == The Creation of G.A.S.P. ==<br /> <br /> Somewhere in [[Year 25]], Belloq realized he needed an arbitration body to assist in his efforts to catalogue all of the rarities he'd helped uncover. Following his request made over unsecured channels, the semi-voluntary (and up 'till then highly secretive) body known as [[The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.)]] became known to the galaxy at large.<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], there were already a few dozen artifacts recorded with the Project, with new additions being added every week, as its curators find time.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Wall_Panels&diff=110891 2025-09-07T16:34:02Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Created page with &quot; &#039;&#039;&#039;The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels&#039;&#039;&#039; 400px This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn Arvala, late in Year 25. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With tensions rising between warring factions, and with the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment increasing, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. How they wound up in the possession of famed antiquities collector and Force Grand Master [[Belloq Tull]] is not known, though there are rumors he paid a hefty sum for their purchase and investiture at his [[Meliorist Museum and Artifact Collectorium]]. The panels range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging and expensive endeavor. <br /> <br /> The panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor has the pictographic writing been translated; some ethnographers have compared it to early [[Gree]] hieroglyphs or neo-[[Rakatan]] script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. Some researchers have theorized these are the so-called [[Celestials]][https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Celestial/Legends]<br /> , those undeniably powerful and indescribably ancient entities responsible for such galactic wonders as the designing of [[Centrepoint Station]] and the construction of the Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110890 2025-09-07T16:16:01Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, and settles disputes on the authenticity of the more rare items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, the earliest one being most likely the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after [[Belloq Tull]] inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Lord Tull filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. To that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered Sith Wayfinder, combined with an ancient Jedi Star Compass, to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a lavish temple on [[Chandrila]], which was later looted by [[Rakatan]] invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict [[Rakata]] attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face. Though at first glance this statue appears identical to the Ninth Sister, this statue has a slightly more silvery appearance to its face, and a slightly larger base beneath its feet. <br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:Chandi_Merle_Tenth_Sister_large_400x.png&diff=110889 2025-09-07T16:14:40Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The tenth known statue of the original Twelve known to have once existed on Chandrila.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The tenth known statue of the original Twelve known to have once existed on Chandrila.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110888 2025-09-07T16:10:16Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, and settles disputes on the authenticity of the more rare items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, the earliest one being most likely the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after [[Belloq Tull]] inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Lord Tull filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. To that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered Sith Wayfinder, combined with an ancient Jedi Star Compass, to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium [[Twi%60lek]] seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> Despite the fact that its contents still have not been accurately reported, there is no denying the vast power of the Force that this artifact emanates. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a Chandrilan temple which was later looted by Rakatan invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Sister_Three_small.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict Rakata attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face.<br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_large.png&diff=110887 2025-09-07T16:09:45Z

<p>Bellon Tull: The Ninth Sister statue, of two known to be in collectors&#039; hands.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> The Ninth Sister statue, of two known to be in collectors' hands.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110886 2025-09-07T15:50:56Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, and settles disputes on the authenticity of the more rare items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, the earliest one being most likely the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after [[Belloq Tull]] inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Lord Tull filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. To that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered Sith Wayfinder, combined with an ancient Jedi Star Compass, to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a Chandrilan temple which was later looted by Rakatan invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Sister_Three_small.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict Rakata attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face.<br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|400px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110885 2025-09-06T21:39:09Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, and settles disputes on the authenticity of the more rare items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, the earliest one being most likely the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after [[Belloq Tull]] inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Lord Tull filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. To that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Rings of Yearning]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> The Rings are known to drain a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour, which would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid. But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron. It is reported that the Rings would also block any nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered Sith Wayfinder, combined with an ancient Jedi Star Compass, to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]]''' (click for additional details)<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a Chandrilan temple which was later looted by Rakatan invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Sister_Three_small.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict Rakata attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face.<br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Rings_of_Yearning&diff=110884 2025-09-06T21:33:48Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Rings of Yearning'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings were discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> [[File:C-Wing_Ugly_at_auction_01.png|250px]]<br /> <br /> The chronometers and hyperspace logs of both ships had been wiped clean of all data, other than their last entry, which indicated they had been on a two-month-long joint hyperjump beginning somewhere southwest of [[Chiss]] Space, far beyond the limits of the currently recognized Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> One of each of the Rings was discovered almost embedded in place against the interior cockpit duraglass of the Ugly it was in, and the ships themselves were almost welded together at those points, cockpit glass against cockpit glass. It took a pair of fusion generators running at full power to pull the two ships and their ring-containing cockpits apart.<br /> <br /> Force users from all reaches of the spectrum have spent the better part of a year studying the Rings. Taking into account the competing biases each group held on how the Force works, this is what they reported:<br /> <br /> The Rings of Yearning, as they’re being called, are a pair of matched artifacts from a long-lost planet from beyond this galaxy, a planet known only by what can be discerned from the Rings’ makers as a small M-class planet called Despair (not to be confused with the prison planet [[Despayre]], originally known as [[Horuz]] in the [[Horuz (System)]], where the first [[Death Star]] was built). At the time of the Rings’ creation millennia ago, the advanced civilization that inhabited Despair was highly skilled and had cultivated the Force quite successfully. Unfortunately, the inhabitants faced two interwoven problems: their planet was on a collision course with a rogue extrasolar body of immense size that was about to crash into them, ending all life as they knew it in a cataclysm of massive earthquakes and exploding volcanic debris; and, sadly, they had never mastered off-planet space travel, and would not be able to leave their doomed planet in time.<br /> <br /> Realizing that their civilization was going to be obliterated, the citizenry agreed to prepare two artifacts to absorb all the knowledge they had gained from their millennia of existence, and to launch the artifacts into interstellar space, in the hopes that some distant civilization might find them and make use of their contained wisdom and experience. <br /> <br /> One group, known as the Benefactors, took a massive block of pink granite, as large as a good-sized dwelling, and infused it with all of the Light side energy that they could gather, composed of all the lessons they’d learned about aiding those around them, of sharing with their fellow beings, and of the gratitude for the bounty that their lives had been blessed with. They then compressed the massive block of stone, now pulsing and glowing from within, into the shape of a small rectangular jewel, compact enough to fit on a large-ish Ring, known by the Benefactors as the Rubiyat Ring of Compassion. The Ring had the capability of resizing to fit almost any sized hand, from the delicate digits of an [[Ewok]] to the massive wrist-sized fingers of a [[Whiphid]] or [[Gamorrean]]. <br /> <br /> While the Benefactors worked their powers, the rest of the planet combined together with a competing group known as the Benefiters, those who believed the world was theirs to control by right of strength and hierarchical position. They pulled together every lesson they’d learned about manifesting wealth and power, of controlling the world and the inhabitants around them, and of becoming one with the Domination that such wealth provided them. They poured every ounce of their certitude into an equally massive block of green marble, also shrunk down to a thousandth of its size so that it too could fit on an equally wearable Ring, one which they called the Conquering Ring of Compulsion. <br /> <br /> Though only the Benefactors' Ring was actually one of Yearning, the pair have been identified by this combined name ever since the research has concluded.<br /> <br /> There were interesting differences between the two stones. When gazed at with calm intent and a surety of the Lightside of the Force, the Benefactors' stone glowed and pulsed with billions of points of light from within, each light source corresponding to a soul from Despair that yearned to help someone else from off their planet, hoping to reach out through the Force to aid someone, anyone, in some civilization that might someday light years later find the stone drifting through interstellar space. In contrast, the Benefiters’ stone throbbed deeply and hummed darkly, and seemed to draw in energy from any and all sources within a very large range. Its power was provided by the burning desire of billions of souls once living on Despair, who ached for one last taste of power, one more guzzle from the well of an enemy’s defeat, one final draught of an opponent’s bitter subjugation.<br /> <br /> Studies have shown that these two Rings can only be worn by a strongly adept Force user, and must be both worn together at the same time. The alignment of a potential wearer didn’t seem to matter, as long as they were very strong with the Force. It was said that even most Grand Masters weren't strong enough to wear the Rings; only those of exceptional Force mastery could wear the Rings without succumbing to their extraordinary potency.<br /> <br /> One element of that potency was that the Rings of Yearning drained a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour. The effect of wearing both Rings was reported to be similar to carrying two heavy pieces of magnetically-infused metal, which simultaneously attracted and repelled the other continuously. It was this constant push-pull effect that supposedly drained the Force from any wearer, as they had to struggle to maintain a viable distance between the two Rings. Tests showed that this energy drain accounted for almost the entire amount of Force energy that a skilled Force user would regain on a daily basis. If a Force user didn’t regain enough Force energy to account for this loss, then the Rings would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid, unconscious and fully drained of the Force -- and often, it was said, drained of their sanity as well -- until the Rings were forcibly removed from their fingers. <br /> <br /> But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a [[Force battery]] or even a [[Holocron]]: after a wearer had born the rings for a full ten-day period, they could draw on a stored well of Force energy equal to about half of what had been drained from them over the previous week or so, or about what a gifted Force user would have regained over three full days. When that amount of Force energy was expended, the Rings would have to be re-empowered over another tenday, before their stored energies could be tapped again.<br /> <br /> It is said that the Rings of Yearning would also block any and all nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as [[Mind Trick]], both for the caster as well as the target, while also protecting the wearer from all uses of [[Force Drain]] and [[Force Scream]]. In fact, one test suggested any casting of either of those two Powers against a wearer of the Rings had a chance to cause such Powers to rebound back against the caster, much as a blaster bolt could be redirected back by an adept lightsaber combatant. This redirection did not seem to be a decision of the wearer, but appeared instead to emanate from within the Rings themselves. <br /> <br /> So valued and so sought after were the Rings of Yearning that dozens of fake copies have been created to profit from gullible buyers who had more cents than sense. More than a few were found to have been crafted and sold by the pirates based around Ord Cantrell. But a true Force user can instantly tell, even at a distance, that these two are the original article, from the intense desire wafting from them like incense of the mind. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings, and the uncommon C-Wing Uglies they were discovered in, currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher [[Belloq Tull]], who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Rings_of_Yearning&diff=110883 2025-09-06T21:32:47Z

<p>Bellon Tull: Created page with &quot; &#039;&#039;&#039;The Rings of Yearning&#039;&#039;&#039; 500px Two ancient rings were discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed C-Wing Ugly fighters, one in each cockpit. 250px The chronometers and hyperspace logs of both ships had been wiped clean of all data, other than their last entry, which indicated they had been on a two-month-long joint hyperjump beginning somewhere southwest of Chiss Space, far b...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div><br /> '''The Rings of Yearning'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings were discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> [[File:C-Wing_Ugly_at_auction_01.png|250px]]<br /> <br /> The chronometers and hyperspace logs of both ships had been wiped clean of all data, other than their last entry, which indicated they had been on a two-month-long joint hyperjump beginning somewhere southwest of [[Chiss]] Space, far beyond the limits of the currently recognized Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> One of each of the Rings was discovered almost embedded in place against the interior cockpit duraglass of the Ugly it was in, and the ships themselves were almost welded together at those points, cockpit glass against cockpit glass. It took a pair of fusion generators running at full power to pull the two ships and their ring-containing cockpits apart.<br /> <br /> Force users from all reaches of the spectrum have spent the better part of a year studying the Rings. Taking into account the competing biases each group held on how the Force works, this is what they reported:<br /> <br /> The Rings of Yearning, as they’re being called, are a pair of matched artifacts from a long-lost planet from beyond this galaxy, a planet known only by what can be discerned from the Rings’ makers as a small M-class planet called Despair (not to be confused with the prison planet [[Despayre]], originally known as [[Horuz]] in the [[Horuz (System)]], where the first [[Death Star]] was built). At the time of the Rings’ creation millennia ago, the advanced civilization that inhabited Despair was highly skilled and had cultivated the Force quite successfully. Unfortunately, the inhabitants faced two interwoven problems: their planet was on a collision course with a rogue extrasolar body of immense size that was about to crash into them, ending all life as they knew it in a cataclysm of massive earthquakes and exploding volcanic debris; and, sadly, they had never mastered off-planet space travel, and would not be able to leave their doomed planet in time.<br /> <br /> Realizing that their civilization was going to be obliterated, the citizenry agreed to prepare two artifacts to absorb all the knowledge they had gained from their millennia of existence, and to launch the artifacts into interstellar space, in the hopes that some distant civilization might find them and make use of their contained wisdom and experience. <br /> <br /> One group, known as the Benefactors, took a massive block of pink granite, as large as a good-sized dwelling, and infused it with all of the Light side energy that they could gather, composed of all the lessons they’d learned about aiding those around them, of sharing with their fellow beings, and of the gratitude for the bounty that their lives had been blessed with. They then compressed the massive block of stone, now pulsing and glowing from within, into the shape of a small rectangular jewel, compact enough to fit on a large-ish Ring, known by the Benefactors as the Rubiyat Ring of Compassion. The Ring had the capability of resizing to fit almost any sized hand, from the delicate digits of an [[Ewok]] to the massive wrist-sized fingers of a [[Whiphid]] or [[Gamorrean]]. <br /> <br /> While the Benefactors worked their powers, the rest of the planet combined together with a competing group known as the Benefiters, those who believed the world was theirs to control by right of strength and hierarchical position. They pulled together every lesson they’d learned about manifesting wealth and power, of controlling the world and the inhabitants around them, and of becoming one with the Domination that such wealth provided them. They poured every ounce of their certitude into an equally massive block of green marble, also shrunk down to a thousandth of its size so that it too could fit on an equally wearable Ring, one which they called the Conquering Ring of Compulsion. <br /> <br /> Though only the Benefactors' Ring was actually one of Yearning, the pair have been identified by this combined name ever since the research has concluded.<br /> <br /> There were interesting differences between the two stones. When gazed at with calm intent and a surety of the Lightside of the Force, the Benefactors' stone glowed and pulsed with billions of points of light from within, each light source corresponding to a soul from Despair that yearned to help someone else from off their planet, hoping to reach out through the Force to aid someone, anyone, in some civilization that might someday light years later find the stone drifting through interstellar space. In contrast, the Benefiters’ stone throbbed deeply and hummed darkly, and seemed to draw in energy from any and all sources within a very large range. Its power was provided by the burning desire of billions of souls once living on Despair, who ached for one last taste of power, one more guzzle from the well of an enemy’s defeat, one final draught of an opponent’s bitter subjugation.<br /> <br /> Studies have shown that these two Rings can only be worn by a strongly adept Force user, and must be both worn together at the same time. The alignment of a potential wearer didn’t seem to matter, as long as they were very strong with the Force. It was said that even most Grand Masters weren't strong enough to wear the Rings; only those of exceptional Force mastery could wear the Rings without succumbing to their extraordinary potency.<br /> <br /> One element of that potency was that the Rings of Yearning drained a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour. The effect of wearing both Rings was reported to be similar to carrying two heavy pieces of magnetically-infused metal, which simultaneously attracted and repelled the other continuously. It was this constant push-pull effect that supposedly drained the Force from any wearer, as they had to struggle to maintain a viable distance between the two Rings. Tests showed that this energy drain accounted for almost the entire amount of Force energy that a skilled Force user would regain on a daily basis. If a Force user didn’t regain enough Force energy to account for this loss, then the Rings would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid, unconscious and fully drained of the Force -- and often, it was said, drained of their sanity as well -- until the Rings were forcibly removed from their fingers. <br /> <br /> But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron: after a wearer had born the rings for a full ten-day period, they could draw on a stored well of Force energy equal to about half of what had been drained from them over the previous week or so, or about what a gifted Force user would have regained over three full days. When that amount of Force energy was expended, the Rings would have to be re-empowered over another tenday, before their stored energies could be tapped again.<br /> <br /> It is said that the Rings of Yearning would also block any and all nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as Mind Trick, both for the caster as well as the target, while also protecting the wearer from all uses of [[Force Drain]] and [[Force Scream]]. In fact, one test suggested any casting of either of those two Powers against a wearer of the Rings had a chance to cause such Powers to rebound back against the caster, much as a blaster bolt could be redirected back by an adept lightsaber combatant. This redirection did not seem to be a decision of the wearer, but appeared instead to emanate from within the Rings themselves. <br /> <br /> So valued and so sought after were the Rings of Yearning that dozens of fake copies have been created to profit from gullible buyers who had more cents than sense. More than a few were found to have been crafted and sold by the pirates based around Ord Cantrell. But a true Force user can instantly tell, even at a distance, that these two are the original article, from the intense desire wafting from them like incense of the mind. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings, and the uncommon C-Wing Uglies they were discovered in, currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher [[Belloq Tull]], who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered [[Sith Wayfinder]], combined with an ancient [[Jedi Star Compass]], to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from.</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Galactic_Artifact_and_Souvenir_Project_(G.A.S.P.)&diff=110882 2025-09-06T21:27:40Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>The Galactic Artifact and Souvenir Project (G.A.S.P.) is an independent organization that has taken up the task of registering and recording many of the artifacts that have been discovered throughout the galaxy. Suggested by noted collector [[Belloq Tull]], this body is a voluntary and, up until recently, a highly secretive organization that maintains extensive lists of registered objects, and settles disputes on the authenticity of the more rare items, based primarily on the date an item was first discovered and recorded (ie: its ID number, the earliest one being most likely the original).<br /> <br /> == The Project's Creation == <br /> <br /> G.A.S.P., or just simply known as The Project, was rumored to have existed for millennia, although it's only recently been revealed to the public after [[Belloq Tull]] inquired across unsecured comm lines about the need for such an organization to help settle disputes of authenticity. <br /> <br /> After his suggestion, an agent of The Project accidentally sent him an application form, which was not the manner in which The Project's members usually operated. In the past, they had secretly kept tabs on sales that took place within the main auction houses, including the [[Gilded Rose Auction House]], the [[Unnamed Market]], [[Centrepoint Marketplace]], the [[Trade Federation]] Marketplace, and several more secretive sales and swap dealerships where antiquities and rare items were routinely bought and sold. <br /> <br /> Once The Project became public, other collectors began submitting their items for verification. To date, only those items registered to the ownership of Belloq Tull have been made public, due to the accidental application form that Lord Tull filled out and sent in. Perhaps others will make their collections known to the wider galaxy at some later date. To that possibility, only time will tell.<br /> <br /> == Categorization ==<br /> <br /> As of early [[Year 26]], the following categories and items have been recorded with the Project:<br /> <br /> '''- Force Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> <br /> '''- Datacrons'''<br /> <br /> '''- Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''- Religious Artifacts'''<br /> <br /> '''- Archaeological Items'''<br /> <br /> '''- Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> <br /> '''- Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> <br /> == Current Public List of Recorded Items == <br /> <br /> While this list is by no means exhaustive, it does give an indication of the rarity and uniqueness of some of the more valuable and sought-after artifacts currently known to reside in collections and museums across the galaxy. They are listed first by Category, then by the item's Name, then by the ID number, and last by the Current Owner's Name.<br /> <br /> An accompanying image and a brief description may also be made public, solely at the discretion of the Current Owner. <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Force Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Rings of Yearning'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Rings_Of_Yearning_01.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> Two ancient rings were discovered in a pair of uniquely well-designed [[C-Wing Ugly]] fighters, one in each cockpit. <br /> <br /> [[File:C-Wing_Ugly_at_auction_01.png|250px]]<br /> <br /> The chronometers and hyperspace logs of both ships had been wiped clean of all data, other than their last entry, which indicated they had been on a two-month-long joint hyperjump beginning somewhere southwest of [[Chiss]] Space, far beyond the limits of the currently recognized Intergalactic Hyperspace Barrier [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Circumferential_hyperspace_barrier].<br /> <br /> One of each of the Rings was discovered almost embedded in place against the interior cockpit duraglass of the Ugly it was in, and the ships themselves were almost welded together at those points, cockpit glass against cockpit glass. It took a pair of fusion generators running at full power to pull the two ships and their ring-containing cockpits apart.<br /> <br /> Force users from all reaches of the spectrum have spent the better part of a year studying the Rings. Taking into account the competing biases each group held on how the Force works, this is what they reported:<br /> <br /> The Rings of Yearning, as they’re being called, are a pair of matched artifacts from a long-lost planet from beyond this galaxy, a planet known only by what can be discerned from the Rings’ makers as a small M-class planet called Despair (not to be confused with the prison planet [[Despayre]], originally known as [[Horuz]] in the [[Horuz (System)]], where the first [[Death Star]] was built). At the time of the Rings’ creation millennia ago, the advanced civilization that inhabited Despair was highly skilled and had cultivated the Force quite successfully. Unfortunately, the inhabitants faced two interwoven problems: their planet was on a collision course with a rogue extrasolar body of immense size that was about to crash into them, ending all life as they knew it in a cataclysm of massive earthquakes and exploding volcanic debris; and, sadly, they had never mastered off-planet space travel, and would not be able to leave their doomed planet in time.<br /> <br /> Realizing that their civilization was going to be obliterated, the citizenry agreed to prepare two artifacts to absorb all the knowledge they had gained from their millennia of existence, and to launch the artifacts into interstellar space, in the hopes that some distant civilization might find them and make use of their contained wisdom and experience. <br /> <br /> One group, known as the Benefactors, took a massive block of pink granite, as large as a good-sized dwelling, and infused it with all of the Light side energy that they could gather, composed of all the lessons they’d learned about aiding those around them, of sharing with their fellow beings, and of the gratitude for the bounty that their lives had been blessed with. They then compressed the massive block of stone, now pulsing and glowing from within, into the shape of a small rectangular jewel, compact enough to fit on a large-ish Ring, known by the Benefactors as the Rubiyat Ring of Compassion. The Ring had the capability of resizing to fit almost any sized hand, from the delicate digits of an [[Ewok]] to the massive wrist-sized fingers of a [[Whiphid]] or [[Gamorrean]]. <br /> <br /> While the Benefactors worked their powers, the rest of the planet combined together with a competing group known as the Benefiters, those who believed the world was theirs to control by right of strength and hierarchical position. They pulled together every lesson they’d learned about manifesting wealth and power, of controlling the world and the inhabitants around them, and of becoming one with the Domination that such wealth provided them. They poured every ounce of their certitude into an equally massive block of green marble, also shrunk down to a thousandth of its size so that it too could fit on an equally wearable Ring, one which they called the Conquering Ring of Compulsion. <br /> <br /> Though only the Benefactors' Ring was actually one of Yearning, the pair have been identified by this combined name ever since the research has concluded.<br /> <br /> There were interesting differences between the two stones. When gazed at with calm intent and a surety of the Lightside of the Force, the Benefactors' stone glowed and pulsed with billions of points of light from within, each light source corresponding to a soul from Despair that yearned to help someone else from off their planet, hoping to reach out through the Force to aid someone, anyone, in some civilization that might someday light years later find the stone drifting through interstellar space. In contrast, the Benefiters’ stone throbbed deeply and hummed darkly, and seemed to draw in energy from any and all sources within a very large range. Its power was provided by the burning desire of billions of souls once living on Despair, who ached for one last taste of power, one more guzzle from the well of an enemy’s defeat, one final draught of an opponent’s bitter subjugation.<br /> <br /> Studies have shown that these two Rings can only be worn by a strongly adept Force user, and must be both worn together at the same time. The alignment of a potential wearer didn’t seem to matter, as long as they were very strong with the Force. It was said that even most Grand Masters weren't strong enough to wear the Rings; only those of exceptional Force mastery could wear the Rings without succumbing to their extraordinary potency.<br /> <br /> One element of that potency was that the Rings of Yearning drained a significant amount of Force energy from their wearer, hour by hour. The effect of wearing both Rings was reported to be similar to carrying two heavy pieces of magnetically-infused metal, which simultaneously attracted and repelled the other continuously. It was this constant push-pull effect that supposedly drained the Force from any wearer, as they had to struggle to maintain a viable distance between the two Rings. Tests showed that this energy drain accounted for almost the entire amount of Force energy that a skilled Force user would regain on a daily basis. If a Force user didn’t regain enough Force energy to account for this loss, then the Rings would eventually leave them burned out like a spent battery or a powered-drown droid, unconscious and fully drained of the Force -- and often, it was said, drained of their sanity as well -- until the Rings were forcibly removed from their fingers. <br /> <br /> But for those with enough mastery of the Force, the Rings seemed to function like a Force battery, or even a Holocron: after a wearer had born the rings for a full ten-day period, they could draw on a stored well of Force energy equal to about half of what had been drained from them over the previous week or so, or about what a gifted Force user would have regained over three full days. When that amount of Force energy was expended, the Rings would have to be re-empowered over another tenday, before their stored energies could be tapped again.<br /> <br /> It is said that the Rings of Yearning would also block any and all nearby attempts at using the Force Power known colloquially as Mind Trick, both for the caster as well as the target, while also protecting the wearer from all uses of Force Drain and Force Scream. In fact, one test suggested any casting of either of those two Powers against a wearer of the Rings had a chance to cause such Powers to rebound back against the caster, much as a blaster bolt could be redirected back by an adept lightsaber combatant. This redirection did not seem to be a decision of the wearer, but appeared instead to emanate from within the Rings themselves. <br /> <br /> So valued and so sought after were the Rings of Yearning that dozens of fake copies have been created to profit from gullible buyers who had more cents than sense. More than a few were found to have been crafted and sold by the pirates based around Ord Cantrell. But a true Force user can instantly tell, even at a distance, that these two are the original article, from the intense desire wafting from them like incense of the mind. <br /> <br /> The two original Rings, and the uncommon C-Wing Uglies they were discovered in, currently belong to famed collector and Force researcher Belloq Tull, who believes there might be a way of using the power generated between these two rings as some kind of Force dynamo. According to one rumor, Belloq is also attempting to use a recently discovered Sith Wayfinder, combined with an ancient Jedi Star Compass, to try to determine what deep space coordinates the C-wing Uglies may have originated from. <br /> <br /> ID #20156464, 20156465, C-Wings #1855809, #1996347 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Books, Tomes, and Scrolls'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Datacrons'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Lost or Banned Technology'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Religious Artifacts'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''[[The Ark of Ryloth]] '''<br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> Fabled and revered across the galaxy, the Ark of Ryloth is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by a thick aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim. The strength of this artifact is reportedly powerful enough to devastate whole cities, and possibly entire solar systems. But none who have looked inside the chest have been able to file any kind of coherent report as to its contents. <br /> <br /> ID #9501023 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Ninth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Ninth_Sister_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This Chandi Merle statue, known as the Ninth Sister, was one of twelve original statues that date from an astounding 25,000 BBY. Close to nine feet tall and fashioned out of marble and precious metals, they were located in a Chandrilan temple which was later looted by Rakatan invaders. This was one of the first of these statues to have been discovered outside of Chandrila in ages. There are nine Sisters now recovered: what happened to the other three?<br /> <br /> ID #19775110 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chandi Merle Tenth Sister statue'''<br /> <br /> [[File:Chandi_Merle_Sister_Three_small.png]]<br /> <br /> After the appearance of the Ninth Sister of the Twelve, a galaxy-wide hunt was launched to see if the final three of the Twelve could be located. Amazingly, another was uncovered in the hold of a derelict Rakata attack ship, found drifting in the southern Outer Rim. Other rarities were found onboard that vessel, but none were as amazing nor as sought after as Sister Ten, certified as authentic by a unique sheen on its metallic face.<br /> <br /> ID# 19880829 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Archaeological Items'''<br /> -----<br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths Wall Panels'''<br /> <br /> [[File:25-08_Guardians_of_the_Galactic_Truths_Main_Panel02.png|500px]]<br /> <br /> This set of nine engraved stone Panels was rescued from an ancient temple in war-torn [[Arvala]], late in [[Year 25]]. With the risk of the planet being subjected to an orbital bombardment, preservationists chose to remove these truly unique Panels and spirit them offworld to a more secure location. The Panels’ material has been described as marble, though they bear no resemblance to any marble known in the galaxy. To date, no ethnographer or astroarchaeologist has been able to identify the culture that produced these magnificent relics, nor is the pictographic writing anything identifiable; some have compared it to early Gree hieroglyphs or neo-Rakatan script, but have been unable to provide any satisfactory translation. They range as high as ten feet tall, and are as long as twenty-two feet. Just getting them off-planet in their entirety must have been a challenging mission. <br /> <br /> Some appraisers have suggested that the inscribed images and their accompanying texts have something to do with teachings about the Force, though whether Jedi, Sith or Other is unknown. Because of their stylistic beauty and their impressive depth and precision, they have been called the Guardians of the Galactic Truths, named specifically for the imposing Beings that appear to be presenting their messages.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 01b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The first of the set of nine, this Panel presents two of the Guardians, each presenting two “orbs” that might stylistically represent planets, with perhaps a pair of moons or large satellites in orbit around them. The orb on the left contains a first-person perspective of what might be trees or forests, while the orb on the right seems to represent mountain ranges being lashed by storms or ocean waves. There are over fifty pictographs that seem to represent descriptions of these orbs, though no linguist has yet deciphered any of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880830 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 02b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The second of the set of nine wall Panels displays two of the Guardians, though whether they’re the same two Guardians as on the first Panel is unclear. Another fourteen Guardians process from left to right below the two larger ones. One of the Greater Guardians appears to be “creating” a series of eight pictographs that might be numbers, while the other Guardian motions to the eight symbols, as if challenging the observer to make sense of them. <br /> <br /> ID #19880831 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 03b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Unlike the first two Panels, this third one shows only one of the Greater Guardians as he interacts with a small levitating sphere encircled by rings, while fifteen Lesser Guardians appear in profile below. The focus of this panel is a large metallic orb or vessel with a long vertical neck, resting upon what looks like a cracked hemisphere, perhaps representing geologic plates from one of the “orb” planets depicted in the first Panel. Another fifty-one indecipherable pictographs are etched into this panel. One Force User who meditated upon this Panel swore that his ability to connect with the Force increased noticeably, following his lengthy contemplation. <br /> <br /> ID #19880832 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 4'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 04b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> The fourth of the Panels contains only pictographs, a total of fifteen on the right, and a hard-to-discern number of them on the left. Unlike the previous Panel’s pictographs, which were almost always square blocks, these appear to be built around narrow, elongated, vertical spheres, with additional etched markers encircling and emphasizing them. Some researchers have suggested this is a rudimentary instructional manual to the Guardians’ language, or perhaps their counting system. Though no two linguists can agree on what these pictographs say, all agree their presentation is exquisitely done. <br /> <br /> ID #19880833 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 5'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 05b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> Panel five of the set displays two of the Greater Guardians, in a similar presentation mode as Panel Two, again accompanied by a set of the Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom. In this one, the Guardian on the left is indicating a set of six of the “number” pictographs from Panel Four. Each of these “numbers” is accompanied by a triple-set of stylized semi-circular lines on their right side. Sections of the numbers are highlighted with metal reliefs, as are the Guardians themselves. One researcher has pointed out that the Guardian on the left has two stylized vertical markers in front of his face, which might indicate speech, while the Guardian on the right has a series of thin circular lines that might indicate an aura.<br /> <br /> ID #19880834 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Guardians of the Galactic Truths, Wall Panel 6'''<br /> <br /> [[File:TGGT Wall Panel 06b.png|300px]]<br /> <br /> This Panel is the largest of the group, and is definitely the most complex. One Greater Guardian appears to be “offering” a metallic sphere to a large construct in the center of the Panel; some researchers suggest he’s using Force Telekinesis, based on what seem to be waves of energy extending from his hand. Four slightly smaller Guardians offer various items to this same central object, ranging from flat platters to what might be Beskar ingots. The complex object in the center – postulated to be anything from an altar with the hands of a Deity above it, to a complex machine being powered up – contains two empty holes, with a third filled in with an identical object as being offered by the Greater Guardian. Dozens of pictographs cover the Panel, along with two dozen Lesser Guardians filing across the bottom, each one carrying metallic objects, possibly opening them as part of their offering. <br /> <br /> ID #19880835 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 1'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_1_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> An incredibly rare find, only two sets of these uniquely carved and embedded stones have ever been seen. They were last owned by an antiquities dealer on [[Coruscant]], but when his shop mysteriously closed in 1 BBY, his collection was seemingly scattered to the edges of the galaxy. This set and a second set were known to have been purchased by an eclectic antiquities collector, due, he believed, to the inherent power of the Force he believed was contained within. <br /> <br /> ID #19775057 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 2'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_2_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Along with the first set, these were the only two known examples of these rare metal-and-stone antique constructs known to exist. They were rumored to have been bought from an ex-Imperial Intelligence officer who needed the funds to bribe a fellow officer’s jailers, to let her go free. Whatever the reason, the amount the current owner paid was reported to be more than many larger warships in value. <br /> <br /> ID #19775058 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The World Between Worlds Stones, Set 3'''<br /> <br /> [[File:World_Between_Worlds_Stones_set_3_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Although only two sets were thought to exist, a third set of World Between Worlds stones were eventually found on a derelict Rakata ship at the far edge of the southern Outer Rim. Although a much larger marble statue of great antiquity was also found in that horde, researchers were more amazed at this stone, which appears to show a reconciliation between the previously known two sets. <br /> <br /> ID #19775109 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Prima'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Prima_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> Found in an abandoned temple on a deserted planetoid, the Green Jade Monolith Prima is a massive block of engraved jadestone that contains iconography suggesting some sort of mathematical table or astronomical calculations. Some researchers have theorized it records the downfall of the race that created it. It was discovered with an odd companion stone made from the same type of crystal, though engraved in a wholly different language. <br /> <br /> ID #19775112 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Green Jade Monolith Secundo'''<br /> <br /> [[File:The_Green_Jade_Monolith_Secundo_small_SWC.png]]<br /> <br /> This second massive block of green jadestone appears at first glance to be similar to the Green Jade Monolith. Upon closer inspection, however, the writing appears to be of a wholly different language, and might be from a completely different race and civilization. Oddly, both monoliths appear to have been carved from the same type of ultra-rare jadestone crystal. <br /> <br /> ID #19775113 / Owner: Belloq Tull<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Crystals and Geomorphic Oddities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Unusual Sentient Entities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Biologic Eccentricities'''<br /> -----<br /> W.I.P.<br /> <br /> <br /> ...</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110881 2025-09-06T21:23:25Z

<p>Bellon Tull: /* The Curious Story of its Current Owner */</p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi%60lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until [[Ryloth]] was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of [[lyleks]] and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===The Curious Story of its Current Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], stored inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such sales. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ship was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the otherwise unrecorded Force skill of Shadow Walking he'd learned during his study with the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark -- using Force Telekinesis to move it by himself -- and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110880 2025-09-06T21:21:38Z

<p>Bellon Tull: /* Owner */</p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi%60lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until [[Ryloth]] was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of [[lyleks]] and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===The Curious Story of its Current Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], stored inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such sales. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ship was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110879 2025-09-06T21:20:34Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi%60lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until [[Ryloth]] was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of [[lyleks]] and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such sales. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ship was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110878 2025-09-06T21:16:38Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi’lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until Ryloth was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of lyleks and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such sales. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ship was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110877 2025-09-06T21:16:14Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi’lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until Ryloth was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of lyleks and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such sales. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ships was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110876 2025-09-06T21:11:04Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi’lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until Ryloth was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of lyleks and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such purchases. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ships was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the [[Whiphid]]. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by performing a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110875 2025-09-06T21:10:06Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi’lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until Ryloth was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of lyleks and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such purchases. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ships was an agent of the [[Zann Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the Whiphid. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by using a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull http://holocron.swcombine.com/index.php?title=The_Ark_of_Ryloth&diff=110874 2025-09-06T21:09:20Z

<p>Bellon Tull: </p> <hr /> <div>=='''The Ark of Rylothh'''==<br /> {{Custom item<br /> |name = Ark of Ryloth<br /> |image = [[File:The_Ark_of_Ryloth.png‎]]<br /> |type = Fabled item<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The Ark of Ryloth, known also as the [[Twi’lek]] Ark, is a sacred chest plated with pure aurodium. On the lid of the Ark, surrounded by aurodium crowning, sit a pair of solid aurodium Twi’lek seraphim.<br /> <br /> Two aurodium-plated poles, strung through a pair of rings on each side, allow the Ark to be carried by a team of bearers. Some ancient legends suggest that the bearers must be barefoot when carrying the Ark, but there is no modern confirmation of this.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Ark_of_Ryloth_large.png]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===History===<br /> <br /> It is not known when or why the Ark was created. Some believed it to have been a divine object from Twi’lek mythology, a legendary but non-real focus of old tales. Throughout history, other religions and sects have claimed it as their own. One theory suggests that the Ark allows sapient beings to commune with the Force. Much like its origins, its contents remain a mystery. Tales of unworthy individuals who tried to open the Ark suffering a particularly unpleasant death persist to this day. Some believe that it is an object that is not meant to be disturbed, and is to be feared like some haunted relic.<br /> <br /> The Ark was lost for thousands of years, until Ryloth was occupied during the Clone Wars. At that time, a Separatist archaeological expedition discovered it in the Chamber of the Sacred Light, a secret subterranean temple located deep beneath the Jixuan Desert in Ryloth’s southern hemisphere. The location was guarded by a particularly fierce nest of lyleks and thousands of poisonous serpents, which explains why it had been lost to recorded history.<br /> <br /> The Separatists took the Ark to [[Tanis Station]], a clandestine deep-space facility used for storing war materiel. Almost forty years later, after a tip-off from a Separatist veteran, a special expedition was mounted to recover the Ark. The adventurers arrived at Tanis Station to find that the entire crew had vanished, leading some on the expedition to claim that the Ark itself destroyed the unworthy.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> ===Owner===<br /> <br /> Currently, the Ark is in the possession of noted Force artifact collector [[Belloq Tull]]. Rumors persist that an unscrupulous art dealer sold the Ark to Belloq in [[Year 19]], inside a ship drifting not far from the system of [[Concord Dawn]]. <br /> <br /> Curiously, the dealer would not makeover the inexpensive ship along with the sale, which is standard procedure when making such purchases. Waiting in secrecy aboard that ships was an agent of the [[Zann_Consortium]], whose mission was to trap and execute the Whiphid. Belloq was able to confirm the ambusher was present by using a simple ship scan before he attempted to board the repository. Belloq also confirmed the presence of additional Zann ships lurking in the same area, ships that would otherwise have served no purpose in such a desolate location.<br /> <br /> Using the Force skills of Shadow Walking he'd learned from the [[Disciples of Twilight]], Belloq managed to sneak aboard the ship, retrieve the Ark, and make it back to his own ship without ever being spotted by the would-be assassin.<br /> <br /> The Ark is currently displayed in a heavily protected room aboard Belloq's Kandosii ship known as the [[Traveling Meliorist Museum &amp; Artifact Collectorium]]. A special honor guard of [[Tusken Raiders]] are entrusted with its safety. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to get close to the Ark.<br /> <br /> It's been noted by select visitors that the Tuskens entrusted with the Ark's care are routinely seen without footwear. <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Unique Item]]</div>

Bellon Tull