Muur Talisman

"That's it, all right. From the records of Naga Sadow no less. He and the other Sith Lords of a millennium ago tore each other apart looking for it [...] All they knew was that it was ancient - and involved with the manipulation of life."

- Lucien Draay

The Muur Talisman was a Sith artifact created by the ancient Sith Lord Karness Muur. It was a powerful object of great antiquity and came to be mentioned in many Sith holocrons dating from before the Golden Age of the Sith.

History
For centuries the Talisman remained in obscurity. Many Sith Lords&mdash;including Naga Sadow&mdash;tore at each other to find it and claim its power for themselves, but the Talisman was never found. At some point, it's last owner had been crushed in a cave-in in the Undercity of Taris. With the Rakghouls living above that place, no one found it for ages. As of 3,963 BBY the object was speculated by the Jedi Covenant to rest in the Taris's Undercity. Jedi Master Xamar of the First WatchCircle was attempting to locate the artifact when they were forced to leave the planet following Zayne Carrick's escape.

Later, after the Mandalorian invasion of Taris, the Covenant witnessed a vision of impending doom related directly to the talisman and Zayne, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Cade Skywalker. Celeste Morne was sent to continue the search on Taris, but arrived just in time to witness a Mandalorian excavation party led by Pulsipher retrieve the talisman.

Pulsipher headed for Jebble and before he landed, he opened the case holding the Talisman, under the hidden eyes of Celeste Morne, Zayne Carrick and Marn Hierogryph, stowaways on Pulsipher's ship, the Mar'eyce. Celeste tried to make him throw it out the airlock, but under the Talisman's influence he was able to counter her mind trick. It attached to Pulsipher's arm and it began controlling him, even turning him on a fellow Mandalorian, leaving some glowing red marks on his comrade's armor chest plates. Those marks later turned the Mandalorian into a rakghoul and the plague spread throughout the Mandalorian ranks. The Rakghoul plague spread faster than usual, transforming the victims into smarter, organized rakghouls, wearing Neo-Crusader armor and using weapons against Zayne and Celeste as the two Jedi attempted to stop the plague and warn the Mandalorians and Republic of the threat. When Pulsipher captured Zayne to interrogate him for the Talisman's secrets, it sensed the Padawan's Force-sensitivity. The Talisman detached from the Mandalorian, turned the Rakghouls on Pulsipher, and attempted to attach itself to Zayne. As Celeste struggled to pry off the Talisman to save Zayne she called out to the talisman's attention by telling it she was a Jedi. Immediately, the Talisman attached itself to her neck. In that moment Celeste saw Muur's spirit appear where he told her that he was the future and she was his. Celeste then discovered that the Talisman gave her the ability to control the Rakghouls.

"I can feel the change inside me. Please, Zayne...end it now."

- Celeste Morne

Celeste began to fall under the Talisman's evil corruption and she begged Zayne to kill her while she could still control it. She sensed the plague's immense potential and the presence of the spirit of Karness in the Talisman.

Abilities
The Talisman is capable of great power. Its claws can become legs to walk. It binds itself to anyone who calls to it. Through use of dark side alchemy, any non-Force-sensitive that is struck by it is infected with the Rakghoul Plague and transforms more quick than usual.

The most greatest secret about the Talisman, is that it houses the spirit of Karness Muur.

Behind the scenes
The Muur Talisman is also the logo for the Vector metaseries, as seen on the cover of Vector, Part 1. It is therefore likely that this object is a major part of the series, possibly the "ancient evil" mentioned in pre-release statements.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Vector
 * Star Wars Dark Times: Vector
 * Star Wars Rebellion: Vector