Helix Scepter

The Helix Scepter, known as the Kahey'at Jul in Caamasi, was an ancient, designed and constructed by ancient , around seven hundred thousand s before the. It was designed with the native woods of, as well as highlights of , with numerous gems&mdash;such as or &mdash;within the upper shaft. The scepter was named as such due to its helix shape, not designed for practicality, but rather as a status symbol.

Initially, the scepter was for the of Caamas, however after the monarchy was overthrown in the Caamasi revolution of 300,000 BBY, it was turned into a status symbol by leaders of numerous clans. As Caamas was integrated into the, the clans reunited and the scepter was lost to collectors. The collectors sold it among themselves, and eventually one of its owners granted it to the Chandrila Cultural Institute to be put on display in the Hanna City Museum of Galactic History.

Description
The Helix Scepter was a 0.73--long shaped like a helix. The helix curved in a circle around a pole in the center. The outer bands were made of ijim wood, while the inner central shaft was made with a chalcite, mined from ' mines. Near the top, the helix became more compact and was indented with symbols by Caamasi shamans, designed to give the user the power of the s.

Further at the top of the staff,, , and other gems were placed into the wood, with a small wooden statuette of Kaksk'Ki the Uniter&mdash;a figure of epic proportions in Caamasi history, as he had united Caamas.

Construction
Around the year 700,000 BBY, Lush'Nar ordered for the creation of a royal scepter in his honor, bearing a statue of Kaksk'Ki the Uniter, the first King of Caamas and the one who united the many tribes. Lush'Nar had his finest s and designers create a great scepter shaped like a helix, one that would serve the monarchy for to come. Lush'Nar was the first to wield the scepter, which was incredibly heavy&mdash;at 18. Lush'Nar also ordered his shamans to engrave markings that would grant the king godly powers.

Lost to war
Around the year 300,000 BBY, Caamasi peasants revolted against the monarchy after years of exploitation. The peasants, with the help of knights, raided the Palace of Caamas in the of Rahtuuhm, killing the king and seizing the Helix Scepter. The scepter was used by the numerous factions that resulted from the war as a power symbol.

A new home
The factions, in their warrior ways, inevitably lost the scepter. Artifact collectors from offworld came into contact with the scepter, as the of Caamas was absorbed into the. The scepter was passed on by these collectors for millennia, eventually finding its way to Chal Parri.

Parri had long been a patron to the Chandrila Cultural Institute on his of Chandrila, and gifted it to them. Historians who worked there identified it as the Helix Scepter. The of Caamas did not want the scepter&mdash;as it was a symbol of a past time of a warrior civilization&mdash;and allowed the institute to keep it.

The institute then put it on display in the Hanna City Museum of Galactic History, in its section. The famous historian Laynix Huld would later write an entry about the scepter in his Journal of Artifacts.