Celestial/Legends

The Celestials were an unknown ancient civilization present long before the dawn of the Old Republic. The Celestials may have been responsible for the creation of the Maw (a strange cluster of black holes near Kessel) and the Corellian system (by using Centerpoint Station to tractor the worlds Corellia, Selonia, Drall, Tralus and Talus around the star Corell).

The origins of the Celestials are largely unknown. Whether the Architect’s society was primarily endo-galactic or exo-galactic (like the Yuuzhan Vong), the primary socio-economic or political views of the society, or ultimately the destiny of the ones we call The Architects.

They may have been the unknown threat that scared the Sharu of the Rafa system into adopting a primitive state and may be connected with the Killiks departure from Alderaan and Alsakan in 30,000 BBY into the Unknown Regions.

The Celestials could be related to the Killiks, or the Rakata, all being mysterious ancient alien species. In fact, it is most likely all these cultures have attributed to the myth now called "The Architects".

Interestingly, the Rakata are also called "the Builders" by an ancient droid discovered on Dantooine by the amnesiac Jedi Revan during the Jedi Civil War. This may indicate either a close relationship with the civilization of "the Architects," or that the two civilizations are, in fact, one and the same.

The Rakata (or the Builders) are also known for their production of the Star Forge, a structure of incredible power that could build and maintain star fleets by means of star power. The factory was built by the Rakatan Empire and harnessed the power of machines, as well as the Dark Side. Though it was destroyed during the Jedi Civil War, the Star Forge illustrated the potential races such as the Rakata had for building such vast constructs. Therefore it does not seem unlikely that they were involved in the construction of Centerpoint, and thus somehow linked to 'the Architects'.

Possible identities
A number of species created large empires predating the rise of the Galactic Republic. It is possible that any one, some, or even all of these races may be the inspiration for the legend of the Architects.


 * Sharu


 * Gree


 * Kwa


 * Columi


 * Rakata


 * Kashi Mer Dynasty


 * Kingdom of Cron


 * Arbrans


 * Azure Imperium


 * Silentium


 * Abominor


 * Seoularians

Behind the scenes

 * The Celestials may be named after the identically named species in Marvel Comics, 2000-foot tall mysterious "space gods" with enormous power who interfere in other species all over the universe.

Appearances

 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War