Nightsister crystal ball

The Nightsister Crystal Ball was an item created and used by the leader of the Nightsisters of Dathomir during the Clone Wars, Mother Talzin. Talzin was able to craft the crystal ball due to the Nightsisters' ability to tap into deep areas of the Force almost entirely unknown to those trained in the ways of the Jedi and Sith. The crystal ball allowed Talzin to see visions of the future, as well as determine the location of individuals.

Description
The Nightsister Crystal Ball was a spherical object that was varying degrees of orange in color. It was kept within the Nightsister lair on the planet Dathomir, held up by a small gray pedestal which sat upon a table in the lair.

The crystal ball was crafted by Mother Talzin, leader of the Nightsisters during the Clone Wars, who managed to create it due to the Nightsisters' ability to tap into deep areas of the Force almost entirely unknown to those trained in the ways of the Jedi and Sith. The Nightsister Crystal Ball could be used to see visions of the future, or to locate certain individuals, such as the Nightbrothers Savage Opress and Darth Maul.

History
Prior to or during the year 20 BBY, Mother Talzin used the Nightsisters' unique connection to the Force to create the Nightsister Crystal Ball. Talzin kept the object atop a table within the Nightsister's lair on Dathomir, and it was present when the Separatist leader and Sith Lord, Count Dooku, visited the witch to discuss a new apprentice for himself. That apprentice soon became Savage Opress, one of Talzin's sons who, unbeknownst to Dooku, was merely an instrument in a plot by the Nightsisters to assassinate the count. After Opress's existence was revealed to the Jedi Order, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi traveled to Dathomir and met with Mother Talzin to discover where the Nightbrother currently was. The witch manipulated her crystal ball, moving her hands around the object and repeating Opress's name, discovering that he was on Toydaria, which she revealed to the two Jedi. Opress engaged the Jedi on Toydaria before returning to Dooku's ship in space over the planet. There, Opress's true allegiances were revealed to the count and the two fought, forcing Opress to flee. The now former Sith apprentice returned to Mother Talzin on Dathomir, telling her that he was not powerful enough to defeat all his foes. She comforted Opress, informing him that there was still someone who could teach him: another of her sons and a brother of Opress, the Sith Lord Darth Maul, who had previously been thought to have died on Naboo several years earlier. The image of Maul appeared in the crystal ball, and Talzin sent Opress off to find Maul, who was currently residing in the Outer Rim on the planet Lotho Minor.

While Opress did find Maul, Opress perished during a duel against Maul's former Sith Master, Darth Sidious, on Mandalore in the year 19 BBY. Despite further run-ins with his master and the Jedi, Maul survived the Clone Wars, however he was stranded on the Sith world Malachor. Maul returned to his home of Dathomir, where he kept many items of past importance to him within the now-deserted Nightsister lair. Among these items was the Nightsister Crystal Ball, which was present when Maul brought the Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger to the lair in the year 2 BBY.

Behind the scenes
The Nightsister Crystal Ball first appeared in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' third season, in the episodes "Monster" and "Witches of the Mist," both of which aired in January 2011. The crystal ball later reappeared in the opening "newsreel" of the show's fourth season episode "Brothers," which aired on March 9, 2012.

The Nightsister Crystal Ball later reappeared briefly in Lucasfilm Animation's next television series, Star Wars Rebels. The crystal ball could be seen in the show's third season episode "Visions and Voices," which aired on December 10, 2016.