Sithis' holocron

"You're looking at the Dark Lord's apocrypha; his masterpiece. His achievements, works, and philosophy stored here. Take a look if you dare, but beware that you may not find what you seek."

- The memory of Menelag on the holocron

Created by the infamous Dark Lord Sithis, this holocron was created sometime after Lord Sithis' first fall from power, meant as a storage to house the Dark Lord's many achievements, works, but most importantly; his formula for true immortality.

Also referred to as the Dark Artifact, the holocron was highly sought after by many treasure hunters and seekers of immortality. Although its content was never meant to be read by "the unworthy", anyone could open the artifact, but most were driven mad by the holocron's influence and status. The holocron contained three vital pieces of knowledge; a chronological timeline of Sithis' life, a complete layout of the Grand Plan, including the strengths and weaknesses of the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order and - the one bit of information the most sought after - the secret of immortality and how to achieve it.

There was also one last bit of knowledge stored within the holocron. On its creation, Sithis stored a bit of his essence into the artifact, to act as its guardian. When opened, many would-be immortality seekers would be greeted by a younger version of Sithis during his apprenticeship years to Darth Zash. Many scholars on the Force disagree over what this "piece of essence" could be, while most agree that it is not a hologram or a Force ghost.

The holocron has changed owners many times in history. It was first obtained by the zealous Darth Plagueis, who used the information stored inside to influence the midi-chlorians and indirectly causing the birth of Anakin Skywalker. When convinced that the holocron had "betrayed" him by giving him false information, Plagueis threw the device away and it inevitably fell into the hands of Jedi Grand Master Yoda. It stayed in the hands of the Jedi until Order 66, when it was lost again. When Emperor Palpatine discovered the existence of the holocron, he spent years trying to find it, but to no avail. It was only five years after the Battle of Endor that Luke Skywalker discovered the artifact after sensing its presence in the Coruscant underworld. Somehow, the holocron finally yielded its true information to Skywalker, revealing that Sithis had found Luke worthy to view its contents.

The holocron very nearly drew Luke to the dark side, forcing him to lock the holocron away in his Jedi Praxeum. Afterwards, it was discovered by Mara Jade Skywalker, who became influenced by the artifact which drew her to the dark side and into the hands of the Darksiders, who used her blood to create a new body for Sithis. When the Dark Lord was defeated and his spirit trapped by Luke, the Jedi Master agreed that no one should own the vile artifact again, which prompted him to throw the object into an oceanic planet in the Unknown Regions.

A hundred years later, Cade Skywalker, a descendant of Luke, found the holocron on the planet FX-124 and kept the object with him until it too nearly drove him to the dark side. With the help of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate, Cade destroyed the Dark Artifact once and for all, eradicating the last piece of Lord Sithis' legacy and letting the formula for true immortality fall into obscurity.