The Mark of Honor
- "Somewhere on this deserty planet, strife between ranchers and pirates rages on. Seek them out, choose the correct path, and the Mark of Honor shall be bestowed upon you."
- ―A Rodian hermit, to a spacer
The Mark of Honor was a sculpture. During the Galactic Civil War, it was awarded to a spacer after they completed a task in an effort to become a hero, which displayed their honor and virtue. When combined with the other "Mark" sculptures, the Mark of Intellect, the Mark of Courage and the Mark of Altruism, it formed a spherical shape.[1]
History[]
- "In order to deserve the Mark of the Hero, you must undergo four different tasks and gain the Marks of Courage, Honor, Intellect, and Altrusim."
- ―A Rodian hermit, to a spacer
In 1 ABY,[2] a spacer, under the task of a strange Rodian hermit, gained this sculpture after showing true honor by assisting a married rancher couple, Roric and Helen Goldenfield, in ensuring that a few pirates they had captured did now escape their ranch while the husband went out to find the authorities.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Mark of Honor appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[3] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[4] The Mark of Honor was added to the game as part of the "Hero of Tatooine" questline,[3] released with "Publish 9" on June 29, 2004.[5] The "Hero of Tatooine" questline was extensively revamped upon the introduction of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005,[6] but the quest rewards, such as the "Mark of Honor," were not altered.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "The Mark of the Hero" on Tatooine
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish 9 Secrets of the Force on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑
Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
- Hero of Tatooine on the SWG Wiki
