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Darth Zannah's Holocron
Zannah's holocron was passed down throughout the lineage of Sith following Bane's rule until it came to be in the possession of Darth Sidious, the emperor of the Galactic Empire. Along with other artifacts, the holocron was stored in a secret warehouse on the remote planet G'wenee and sealed in a protected vault that could only be opened with a Dark Side blood ritual. It stay there after the Empire's collapse, forgotten, until the planet's inhabitants rediscovered the warehouse and the holocron was stolen from it by the Sith champions Caerllion and Ayomi Jakarta.
Contents: Darth Zannah's holocron requires a strong Dark Side connection to be opened, as with any other Sith holocron. When opened, the top and bottom halves twist and separate to project an image of the holocron's creator between them. Zannah offers the user(s) her complete knowledge, but it comes with a challenge to prevent the unworthy from her secrets: if they accept the risk, the holocron's user will fall into a Dark Side-induced trance created by both the power of the holocron and their own subconscious. Within their own mental world, the user will find themselves facing their deepest and worst fears; a memory of their past, a horrific monster, a possible future, some combination of those, or something else entirely. If the user cannot conquer and use their fear as their own power, the holocron will reject the user and close itself; such failure has been recorded as causing lasting psychological damage and even physical disfiguration as a result of an inability to control raw Dark Side energy.
Those who successfully exercise control their fears are deemed worthy to receive the knowledge Darth Zannah stored within her holocron, which includes the following:
Emphasis on the Rule of Two
The holocron is no Sith spirit or any other kind of ghost, but the interface both appears in the form of Darth Zannah, its creator, and maintains several of her mannerisms and beliefs. It will instruct users of the merits of Bane's Rule of Two, emphasizing how a strict following of the rule makes the Sith stronger. It will not refuse information to those who do not follow the Rule, but will remind them how they'll inevitably fail if they refuse to do so and propose that the user remedy the situation instead.
Notes on Form III: Soresu
The holocron contains a complete account by Zannah herself of her mastery of Soresu, the defensive form of lightsaber combat, particularly with regards to its applications in fighting with a double-bladed lightsaber and against many and/or physically stronger opponents. It includes both an analysis of duels which Zannah fought, such as her final duel against her master Darth Bane, as well as specific techniques and notes on the form's compatability with Sith sorcery when mastered. Extensive study with the holocron should help users to become masters in the form themselves.
Knowledge of Advanced Sith Sorcery
The holocron also contains Darth Zannah's masterful knowledge of how to manipulate the Dark Side, through both ritual and combative abilities. It can instruct users in how to use abilities that range from the more well-known (yet still difficult to master) Force lightning, stronger telekinetic prowess through a deeper connection to the Dark Side, the ability to make others both witness and relive their worst fears or memories as if they were reality, and the complex ability to summon tendrils of pure Dark Side energy. This ability can only be learned by those who have already mastered the Dark Side, and even then with extreme difficulty; anyone else who tries will risk severe physical harm to themselves, including the loss of limbs, severe scarring and burns, and death.
Intent: To create a write-up and clear description for an artifact of one of my personal favorite characters in Legends as well as the holocron my Sith Ayomi and @LouJoVi's Sith Caerllion recoverd in this thread.The holocron is no Sith spirit or any other kind of ghost, but the interface both appears in the form of Darth Zannah, its creator, and maintains several of her mannerisms and beliefs. It will instruct users of the merits of Bane's Rule of Two, emphasizing how a strict following of the rule makes the Sith stronger. It will not refuse information to those who do not follow the Rule, but will remind them how they'll inevitably fail if they refuse to do so and propose that the user remedy the situation instead.
Notes on Form III: Soresu
The holocron contains a complete account by Zannah herself of her mastery of Soresu, the defensive form of lightsaber combat, particularly with regards to its applications in fighting with a double-bladed lightsaber and against many and/or physically stronger opponents. It includes both an analysis of duels which Zannah fought, such as her final duel against her master Darth Bane, as well as specific techniques and notes on the form's compatability with Sith sorcery when mastered. Extensive study with the holocron should help users to become masters in the form themselves.
Knowledge of Advanced Sith Sorcery
The holocron also contains Darth Zannah's masterful knowledge of how to manipulate the Dark Side, through both ritual and combative abilities. It can instruct users in how to use abilities that range from the more well-known (yet still difficult to master) Force lightning, stronger telekinetic prowess through a deeper connection to the Dark Side, the ability to make others both witness and relive their worst fears or memories as if they were reality, and the complex ability to summon tendrils of pure Dark Side energy. This ability can only be learned by those who have already mastered the Dark Side, and even then with extreme difficulty; anyone else who tries will risk severe physical harm to themselves, including the loss of limbs, severe scarring and burns, and death.
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