Tho Yor (Jedi Renaissance)

The Tho Yor were monolithic pyramid ships created during the height of the Divine Kingdom of the Ainur, approximately 100,000 BrS. A spectacular example of the Ainur's technology, the Tho Yor were not impressive so much for their outward appearance, but what they held inside them. Within the confines of the the angular ships, the Tho Yor's technology bent space-time within itself to allow for a constantly expanding world to exist within its infinite interior. These realms were used as sanctuaries, testing grounds, prisons, and places of learning for the Ainur as well as a holding place for Force-sensitives that were being transported to Tython to carry out the ultimate desires of the Ainur. These Forceful beings, among whom were the scholars who gave the ships their name, were part of a great plan to awaken the Force in everyone and bring about the end times wherein all could be reborn within the Force for one final eternity.

Purpose
Created on the Ainur homeworld of Oriuntur, the ten Tho Yor were crafted to serve as the salvation of the galaxy. At the height of the Ainu society, the Force expressed itself through a vibrant array of different species. Of the original species of the galaxy, each great society was comprised entirely of Force-sensitives and each managed to live in harmony with one another. However, the emergence of several elitist societies brought the galaxy to war and conflict. Because of this, the Force itself was diluted and the rate of Force-sensitives declined steeply in newly emerging races. Among the original species, they would eventually see the diminishing of their own potency within the Force. For the Ainur, they saw their race disappearing and sought a way to ensure the preservation of the Force and a return to the galaxy's original state. To this end they designed the ten pyramid ships which could traverse the galaxy and gather the Forceful individuals from different species across the galaxy. Once collected, the Tho Yor would then be directed to the Deep Core world of Tython, where the Force remained extremely potent and raw. It would be here that the different species of the galaxy would be tested; pitted against nature and the Force in a fight for survival. Through these conditions, the Forceful would unlock the secrets of the Force and uncover the path back to the galaxy's original state.

Design
The ten monoliths later known as the Tho Yor were large, constructs of indestructible steel mined from the surface of the planet of Oriuntur and imbued with the Force by the Ainur. The eight lesser Tho Yor were identical to one another on their exterior and were capable of both atmospheric flight and space travel. Each Tho Yor was in the shape of a dipyramid; two four-sided pyramids connected at their bases. The top pyramid was designed with a tapered summit which housed navigational systems that aided the ship in traversing the complexities of space; especially within the Deep Core. The four faces of this pyramid were adorned with markings, indented into the surface of the ship, which were in the shape of a wheel with many spokes. This symbolized unity in the Force and the perpetual, cyclical nature of life and the Force. The primary propulsion systems were located on the underside of the ship and were housed in the inverted pyramid which also tapered to a shorter point. Jutting from each of the inverted pyramid's faces were circular propulsion exhaust ports which would assist in directional travel during flight.

The outer hull was iodized over the millennia but lost none of its potency in safe-guarding its contents. Access to the interior was granted from several entrance points along the ship's equator which connected the two pyramids. Large ramps could descend down from this area and bay doors could allow for large vessels to board while in flight. Several defensive systems were also put in place to defend the ship from attack as well as protect its content, whether its passengers were aboard or on Tython itself. Ten in total, the major cannons were located on each face of the two pyramids: four within the exhaust ports on the bottom and four in the symbols on the top. Additionally, the tapered summits at either pole of the ship could unleash a salvo of energy against a target. Instead of relying on a finite energy source, both the weapons and the power plant were fueled by the Force. This allowed infinite travel as well as a sustained defensive system which could not be blocked or countered by any existing technology. Additionally, the ship was capable of defending itself by employing a highly-sophisticated cloaking mechanism favored by the pacifist Ainur. Capable of bending space-time outwards, two points in space and time within a security bubble would maintain their distance relative to each other, while the distance between them actually grew as space-time expanded. Because of time dilation — five years spent inside the bubble was close to just one year outside of it. This not only allowed for the ship to move should another vessel wander too close to it, but it also allowed time for the ship to flee a battle without having to destroy its attacker.