Holocron Vault

"Beyond this door lies the Holocron Vault. The Holocrons contain the most closely guarded secrets of the Jedi Order."

- Master to

The Holocron Vaults were an archive chamber within the on, home of the 's s, storage devices which held a powerful library of knowledge. It served as one of two storage facilities for these artifacts, the other being the.

History
The Holocron Vault, along with the vaults in the First Knowledge Tower, held the Order's holocron's under the watchful eye of the Chief Librarian.

During the, the {{L|bounty hunter {{L|Cad Bane}} was hired by {{L|Darth}} {{L|Palpatine|Sidious}} to sneak away one of the precious holocrons. Bane killed the {{L|Jedi Master}} {{L|Ord Enisence}} and then employed a bounty hunter, the {{L|Clawdite}} {{L|Cato Parasitti}}, to take on the form of Enisence in order to sneak Bane into the Temple Archives. He was successful in distracting his Jedi pursuers and claimed the holocron, leaving Parasitti behind to be captured by the {{L|Jedi.}}

Layout
"Can we go inside?" "Oh I'm afraid not, my dear. I haven't been inside myself for years. Only members of the Jedi Council are allowed access."

- Ahsoka Tano asking Jocastu Nu about entering the Holocron Vault

The Holocron Vault was found along the outer edges of the Archives' Second and Fourth Halls, shielded by a pair of dilating security doors. A circular hallway between the two contained security which could detect movement and if they did, sound an alarm. Official access to the Vault was only allowed to the twelve s of the time with seats on the and those five appointed to the, who could activate the lock using the. The holocrons lit the circular chamber of Vault with a faint blue glow and a pillar held these artifacts of knowledge.

Behind the scenes
The Holocron Vault first appeared in The Clone Wars: The Holocron Heist, a novel based on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, but now considered part of the continuity of Star Wars Legends and not canon. They appeared in official canon in "Holocron Heist," on which the novel was based.