Har'esh Volen's Holocron

"Greetings. If you are not aware by now, I am Har'esh Volen, scholar of the Sith Empire and analyst of the Force. Unless you are a fool who has relied on some advanced external means to bypass my ingenius security, the fact that you have been allowed access to my holocron tells me that you are very strong individual in the Force. Therefore, it is my duty and honor to impart my knowledge to you and guide you through the labyrinths of Sith culture. When I am done, I hope you with have the means necessary to guide and shape a new generation of Sith warriors."

- Har'esh Volen's gatekeeper

Har'esh Volen's Holocron was a that the  Har'esh Volen created sometime prior to  during the. The holocron contained archived information Volen's personal beliefs and concepts surrounding, though it also included information on the infrastructure of the and how its politics functioned. It also contained all of Volen's knowledge on ancient Sith rituals and sciences such as and, and contained a particularly detailed amount of information on the ability of.

For hundreds of years after his death, the holocron would remain in Volen's tomb in the on  before being excavated by members of the  and safely stored away. After being handled for thousands of years, the holocron was eventually returned to Volen's resting place on Korriban around. Due to the information it possessed, Volen's holocron was heavily sought out by countless Jedi and Sith and even fought over in some cases. However, even when in the possession of others, the holocron's information would only be accessed by those it considered powerful, therefore dramatically decreasing the number of individuals said to have learned its secrets.

Properties
The of Har'esh Volen followed the traditional design of s in the fact that it was shaped as a four sided pyramid and was etched with typical Sith runes and symbols, though it was notable for its oddly orante design. The device was palm-sized, and fitted comfortably into a hand, though it was noted for being surprisingly heavy for a holocron, with many archeologists believing that this because of the unusually large  used to power Volen's holocron. Inscribed on the holocron was the word "", which translated into "integrating the shadow" in the native.

Perhaps because of the powerful secrets it contained, Volen designed a security failsafe that only allowed the most powerful users of the Force to access the contents of his holocron, in order to ensure only the strongest and most iron-willed individuals would be molded into future rulers of the Sith. As a result, those whose connection to the Force was weaker, and therefore beneath the gatekeeper's expectations, would be denied full access to the holocron and were only permitted to view the basic and less relevant aspects of its information. Individuals who were not were not granted access at all. The holocron's was Har'esh Volen himself.

History
Built by Har'esh Volen at some point prior to the resolution of the in, the  used the device to record all his knowledge, beliefs and teachings for usage by future generations of Sith. Not long after the holocron's completion, Volen was killed in a massive struggle with members of the Jedi Order and the in the catacombs beneath the. Following his death, Volen's holocron was found amongst the Sith Lord's other precious belongings and artifacts, which were then transferred into the caves where Volen himself perished, a place that reshaped into a tomb.

For many centuries, the holocron would remain untouched in Volen's tomb until the Jedi invaded the tomb and retrieved the holocron some time prior to the. After the war was ended with the death of and the destruction of the, the holocron was claimed by a  named  and stored in her personal collection of Sith holocorons in her academy on  during the. Unsurprisingly, Volen's holocron, along with the many others she had collected, first influenced then corrupted her as she tried to understand the Sith. After Atris' redemption and trial by the new, Volen's holocron was again placed under their watch, though it was eventually stolen and sold on the black markets.

After being passed down from one collector to another, the holocron wound up on the scrap world of, where it remained buried in the junk piles for years. Volen's holocron was eventually discovered by salvagers not long after the formation of the in, and was eventually sold to a high-ranking , who in turn passed it onto  , who was secretly a Sith Lord named Darth Sidious. After learning as much as he could from Volen's avatar, Palpatine chose to return his holocron to his tomb on Korriban as a sign of respect to the ancient Sith Lords. Here, the holocron would remain until it was recovered by either before or during.

Krayt regularly consulted with the holocron's gatekeeper to see if he could learn any ancient techniques that could prevent the creatures from consuming his body. Though he revealed he knew means necessary to preserve and heal his body, Volen refused to impart this knowledge to Krayt out of a belief he was not worthy or powerful enough to command such knowledge. With Volen's simulation proving uncooperative, Krayt placed the holocron back in the Sith Lord's tomb.