Valik
Professor of Alchemy
Image Source: Cover art for Perspective EP by Tesseract
Intent: To make a cool toy to give away for a later thread, and help cement Valik’s Legacy.
Development Thread: Not required for Personal Holocrons
Manufacturer: Warren Valik
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Whoever it’s current possessor is, Knowledge
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Sith-Alchemized Crystal(durability similar to a Sith Sword, but otherwise indistinguishable from a normal holocron)
Strengths:
+Comprehensive Alchemical Knowledge.
Weaknesses:
-Gatekeeper often values knowledge over Force Potential, and thus often feeds incorrect information to test the user’s intellect.
Description:
The “Valikron” is a culmination of most of Valik’s alchemical and force abilities, complete with an emotional and intellectual copy of himself that acts as a “Gatekeeper”. Said gatekeeper is often less than helpful, finding that a good alchemist needs to discover their own path and not just learn how to recreate other’s inventions.
To this end he tells each prospective student that all alchemical advice he gives possess two errors. If both are not found he says, the resulting backfire will mostly be fatal. If only one is correct the resulting backfire will likely only maim or permanently scar. This is of course, untrue. The Gatekeeper may provide advice on building a creation with any number of flaws, or none at all, but they are always structured in a way that a good alchemist who thinks about what and why s/he is doing what s/he is doing should be able to discern the flaws and learn about the alchemical process, while a sith blindly following a manual will likely kill themselves.
Notable skills taught include:
Nightsister Blood Trail – Includes Valik’s musings on it’s combination with Sith Alchemy, allowing one to track their own inventions if necessary.
Art of the Small – As well as an academic discussion of it’s myriad of uses for spreading and creating various pathogens and poisons. If prompted may or may not brag about using the skill to Sith poison the Sword of the Jedi, or superglue a former Jedi Grandmaster to the floor while he was in the middle of a lightsaber duel.
Force Imbued Blade – As well as the potential of doing so with a Tsil, Shard or other crystalline species to trap a soul and create a sensible source of suffering in your pocket.
Sith Mask – As well as it’s applications to deface and rebrand an enemy, as to strip away their titles and resources. If prompted may or may not brag about using the skill to go on a date with the Sword of the Jedi and carry out a nefarious plot.
Biological Sith Alchemy – While not as practiced in biological manipulation as in material alchemy Valik can still provide a top-notch education in the examination and repurposing of beasts. May also provide the names of random critters with interesting applications if weaponized or combined with other critters.
Materials Sith Alchemy – Arguably one of, if not the best practitioners in the Post-Gulag era, can give detailed knowledge on the hows and whys of reinforcing metals, crystals, and even various woods with extreme strength and imbuing them with abilities. Also speaks of Sith Poison in it's different forms, and how it can be tailored.
Primary Source: None
