A terrestrial planet at one point orbited a dying star. The red-colored crystals known as the Qixoni crystals were formed on the planet, where they were warmed by the dying sun. Millennia before[1] 3951 BBY,[2] some of the earliest members of the Jedi Order visited the planet, where they discovered the Qixoni crystals. The Jedi used the red gemstones as powerful focusing crystals in their lightsaber weapons.[1]
However, only a handful of the Qixoni crystals were obtained before the planet's star exploded as a supernova, destroying the planet and rendering the remaining crystals exceedingly rare.[1] Eventually, it was said that the crystals obtained on the planet had instead been forged in the heart of the supernova,[3] and the crystals came to share their name with the Colonies' Qixoni Nebula.[4]
Behind the scenes
The planet was first mentioned in the 2004 Obsidian Entertainment video game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.[1]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (First mentioned)
Sources
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III ("qixoni crystal")
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, which includes an appearance of the Qixoni crystals, to 3951 BBY.
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 56 ("qixoni crystal")
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