Tomb of the Brokkodds

The Tomb of the Brokkodds was constructed on Guudria for Chelshgodrû and Ragathna Brokkodd. Though it held their mortal remains, the tomb was actually merely elaborate protection for their sarcophagi, which they had turned into containers for their disembodied souls.

History
The Brokkodds had fled to Guudria from the. Aware that they would die before they were able to preserve themselves in immortality, they elected to encase their souls in sarcophagi as a stopgap. They had their servants construct the tomb, though they forged the sarcophagi themselves. Once the tomb was complete, the Brokkodds had the Massassi bury them alive, then proceeded to rip the life force from the Massassi to disembody their souls; the few Massassi who survived went mad, killing each other and eating one another's corpses before dying of starvation.

The tomb lay undisturbed for millennia, due to the Brokkodds themselves—their presence in the Force was so malevolent that only the bravest or most foolhardy ventured anywhere near, and even those went insane. The first being to locate and intentionally enter the tomb was a young Sith named Vedya Gasald, but rather than falling victim to the Brokkodds, she struck a deal with them instead. In exchange for Ragathna's help in consolidating her power, Vedya would send Chelshgodrû Forceful victims to manipulate into executing his revitalization ritual.

In 1,395 BBY, Maia Kyss, Bras Kozondo, and Jirdo Yushari landed on Guudria and built their castle in the shadows of what the Guudrians called "the Cold Lands". Under Chelshgodrû's manipulation, they named their castle Kharkûskyat and began building shrines that, when completed, would enable Chelshgodrû to drain the lives of all those inside, revive and renew his mummified corpse, and return to life. Before he could succeed, Tirien Kal-Di, Narasi Rican, and Zaella Sabir arrived in 1,386 BBY and challenged Maia's rule. Eventually, Bras allowed Chelshgodrû to possess him, sacrificing Maia's entire guard to do so. Chelshgodrû's return was short-lived, however, as the enormous drain of hosting such a powerful spirit, coupled with wounds taken while dueling Tirien, Narasi, and Zaella, burned up Bras's body.

Tirien, Narasi, Zaella, and Jirdo pursued Brokkodd to the tomb, making their way to the sarcophagal chamber. Brokkodd possessed Narasi and forced her to duel Tirien, but while she was distracted, Zaella and Jirdo destroyed his sarcophagus, severing his anchor to the mortal world. He escaped Narasi's body and possessed his own, but was left trapped in his dessicated corpse, deprived of all senses.

Tirien erased the mural bearing the Brokkodds' formula for the resurrection ritual, and the party destroyed the entrance to the tomb with the Second Chance's cannon.

Design
The tomb was entirely below ground, buried in a hill, save for four pillars on the hilltop. The entrance to the tomb could be opened by rotating the southeast pillar. The entrance itself was a vertical drop of a dozen meters; a being had to either slow his fall with the Force or be lowered down to enter safely.

The tomb had several floors, most of which were empty corridors or treasure vaults, the walls decorated with murals of the Brokkodds' history and various triumphs. At the bottommost level, at the center of a cruciform hallway, the Brokkodds' sarcophagi sat in a circular chamber. The murals there described the disembodiment and resurrection rituals. The chamber also featured grotesques of and other monsters.

Appearances

 * Moments of Truth