Kaiburr crystal



The Kaiburr crystal was a powerful glowing Force relic located on the planet Mimban. Local legend said that the god Pomojema used the crystal to heal the wounded, but in reality it was the Force that was responsible. The crimson-colored gem had the ability to enhance Force powers a thousandfold.

Shorty after the Battle of Yavin, Halla, along with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, sought out and found the crystal on the planet Mimban, where they used it to heal the injuries of Leia and of Luke. The crystal weakened in proportion to the distance it was from the Temple where it was found. Luke eventually put a piece of it into his lightsaber which created a extremely efficient blade that caused more damage. Halla had a shard of the Kaiburr crystal which was given to Luke Skywalker, taken by Captian-Supervisor Grammel and given to Lord Vader. Then the shard was either given to the Sith Lumiya or found by her in Vader's things after his death. Lady Lumiya used the shard to construct her lightwhip.

Behind the scenes
The second and third drafts of the script for A New Hope involved "the Kiber Crystal," a small diamond that could amplify the power of the Force. In Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, George Lucas explained why this concept was ultimately dropped from the film: "I felt the Kiber Crystal was a way of articulating what was going on, but I decided that I didn't need it. It was better to make the Force more ethereal than to have it solidified in a thing like the crystal." This concept later made its way into Splinter of the Mind's Eye as the Kaiburr crystal.

Appearances

 * Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye
 * Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers