E T E R N A L - E M P R E S S
- Intent: Submission to the Factory lore contest and a keepsake for those who took part in the invasion.
- Image Source: Jewels | Headers:
Kainan Wolfe
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Return the Favour | Sith magic | Force Alchemy
- Manufacturer: Ingrid L’lerim Vandiir | The Byss’ Nexus
- Affiliation: Eternal Empire participants (incl. Allies) in the Return the Favour invasion; one for each.
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Tears of Byss
- Modularity: Yes.
- Its modularity lies only in the mode of use. It can be used in weapons, shields, lightsabers as an energy (kyber) crystal, or just as jewellery.
- Production: Limited
- Material: Crystallised Force Energies
- Classification: Crystallised Force Energies | Kyber Crystal
- Weight: Weightless
- Colour: Black
- Resistance:
- Energy/Plasmatic: Average
- Kinetic: Average
- Environmental: Average
- Disruptor and Lightsabers: Low
- Solid Force: Crystallised Force Energies, which is why it behaves exactly like a lightsaber crystal, with only a few extra features. This is why it can be used in the same way as an average or artificial kyber crystal.
- Compass: Tear gives passive Force Sight ability to the user / wearer. This allows the wearer / user to sense the Force. This is manifested in that they are able to detect Nexus, Force-imbued objects, or Force Sensitive persons in a sphere with a radius of about 100 metres, if they are not disguised, hidden in the Force. In such cases, this signal is an inner intuition created by the Tear. However, this does not show where this object / person is, it only indicates that there is one or more nearby. Note: This works for both Force User and Non-Force User.
- Visions: If someone touches the crystal, they can see a Force-vision. This will not necessarily happen, but rather a possible future they see. For a Force User the vision will be much more realistic and detailed, there is a greater chance that what they see will happen than in the case of a Non-Force User.
- Focus: If the user / owner is Force Sensitive or Force User, it helps to concentrate, making the various Force abilities a little easier to implement.
- Neutral: As the Dark Side and Light Side fought each other when it was created, the power of the two sides neutralised each other. The crystal is completely neutral in the Force.
- Discreet: Beautiful and elegant, it can be the perfect piece of jewelry / accessory for any outfit.
- Versatile: Because it is like a kyber crystal it can be used in many ways. It can also be placed in weapons, shields, or lightsabers. It provides the user with a black blade in a lightsaber, a black projectile in the case of a weapon, and a black colour in the case of a shield.
- Perceptible: Since this is a crystallised Force, anyone can feel the Tear through the Force. In order to be able to hide the presence of the object, it is necessary to proceed properly, such as making a chain, socket, etc. from Taozin leather.
- Weightless: Its weight is completely negligible, almost unnoticeable, so it won’t immediately show up to the owner if they lose it.
- Force Nullification: Because the Tear is permeated by the Force and it’s an crystallised Force, so it does not work in such an area where there is no Force. In such an area the Tear is only a black crystal.
- Hiding: It can only perceive objects and people that do not hide their presence. If someone / something is hiding in the Force for some reason, they/it remains hidden.
"The ritual ended at that moment, the two sides, light and dark, trying to affect the Nexus at the same time, which had a rather strange end. Neither side was a complete success, both winning, and yet not. The residents of the Byss may have gained the most with all of this, but the troubles could come up again at any time. Until the moment before the end of the ritual, the dark side power of the Byss nexus could be felt in the entire solar system.
The Dark Side wanted to destroy it or just use it. And the Light Side wanted to turn it back to neutral again. The strength of the two sides terminated the balance of the Dark Side and essentially overwhelmed the Nexus, which was not helped by the fact that Empress L'lerim used the Nexus to try to save a soul from the Netherworld and with her soul she also entered that world, even if only temporarily.
Since a Nexus is very hard to destroy, that’s not what happened now either. Those present were not strong enough. However, an event was initiated, executed, which was probably completely unique in history. Scientifically, the Nexus has been deactivated. It was as if it had been shut down or put to sleep. That's exactly what happened.
The Dark Side energies ceased from one moment to the next throughout the solar system and the planet. It was not possible to exploit the Dark Side energies flowing from it. Representatives of the Light side may have been relieved by all this. There was no visible change, there was no explosion, there was no destruction, just that much. After many centuries, nature could calm down and soon begin to regenerate, freely, not under the oppression of the Dark Side.
The Nexus has fallen asleep and become inactive, but no one knows how long…"
Only a few tiny black crystals remained, as if the Nexus was tearing or crying due to the forces acting on it or it just cried because of Ingrid's death. After returning to life, Ingrid gathered the crystallised Force, which became as if it were actually a kyber crystal. Eventually, the woman was still experimenting on them, in the end she locked them in a vault. They would probably have been obscured forever, but here a proper Shadow found them.
It was
Dis
, the Shadowcat again, who picked up the Tears from the vault and secretly took them as a gift to all who were there during the invasion. Thus, every Eternal Imperial person and their allies there got one day a box with the Tears inside.
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