Noetikon of Secrets (7)Full unit name: Noetikon of Secrets
Last updated: 22.11.2023 17:32:23
Version: 8.01.001.2023.07.20
Basic info
First appearance: The Old Republic
The Old Republic
(VIDEO GAME)
Model/Type: Noetikon
Noetikon
Technology
Holocrons
Known Facts (9)
Shadows (5) »
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Bastila Shan
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Jesper Altax
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Chamma
  • Was acquired by Barsen'thor's Followers
  • Imprinted personalities interacted with (dialog)
    Dialog transcript
    Jesper Altax
    Be careful where you walk, Jedi. The path of the dark side intersects with that of the light at many crossroads. This is the Noetikon of Secrets. We are the Masters who have seen the darkness and turned back to the light.
    Barsen'thor
    The other two Noetikons told me you might know something about a Jedi plague. But I'm surprised the order would preserve such dangerous secrets.
    Bastila Shan
    Do not be. Having succumbed to the lure of the dark side, we have greater respect for its pull. We would not claim to be immune, but we have come out stronger for our trials.
    Chamma
    But also, we are only imprints, programs with traces of personality. Neither dark nor light have any sway over us now.
    Bastila Shan
    If the Noetikon of Science and the Noetikon of Light had no answers, what makes you think we can help? We are neither doctors nor healers.
    Chamma
    Patience, Bastila. What she means, Jedi, is that for you to consult us, this illness must be remarkable indeed.
    Bastila Shan
    Yes, I'm sorry. Tell us what you know about this illness, and we will see what we can find.
    Barsen'thor
    There's this one phrase.... Yuon keeps repeating the words, "the darkness is coming."
    It started back on Tython, but we didn't know Yuon was ill until she collapsed.
    Jesper Altax
    You were right to consult us. It was only those things eliminated by the other Noetikons that put us on track....
    Chamma
    It's an illness the Jedi have seen before, one created by an ancient Sith named Terrak Morrhage. He used it to turn Jedi to the dark side by the hundreds and leech their strength from them. In this way, he waged war on the Jedi.
    Barsen'thor
    But Yuon's the only one who's fallen ill.
    Chamma
    According to the records, Morrhage's plague spread gradually as well.
    Barsen'thor
    How was he defeated?
    Chamma
    A Jedi healer, whose sacrifice, unlike his name, has not been forgotten, developed a shielding technique to release Morrhage's hold on his victims.
    Bastila Shan
    One by one, the healer cut Morrhage off from his army, the source of his strength.
    Jesper Altax
    Each time he used the technique, however, it cost him some of his own strength.
    Chamma
    By the time the battle was won, the healer was weakened beyond the point of recovery. He sacrificed his life to save the Jedi Order.
    Barsen'thor
    Is it possible for someone to learn this technique?
    Jesper Altax
    The ritual is recorded in an ancient terminal in the Jedi Temple. Learning it will require the combined knowledge of all the Noetikons. If you are thinking of learning the technique, Jedi, I would caution you - powers such as these weigh heavily on those who wield them.
    Bastila Shan
    But it seems your Master doesn't have time for caution. For your Master to survive, you must go to the Jedi Temple and learn the ritual as soon as possible.
    Barsen'thor
    I will go there as soon as possible.
    Chamma
    Then we will do our best to help you learn the technique. Take all three Noetikons to the terminal in the temple and activate them. We will teach you what you must know. Later, others may learn the technique as well - but for now, time is of the essence.
  • Barsen'thor, Qyzen Fess
Ancient Secrets (4) »
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Bastila Shan
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Jesper Altax
  • Was imprinted with knowledge and personality of Chamma
  • Imprinted personalities interacted with (dialog)
    Dialog transcript
    Chamma
    This is it--the database where the ritual that can shield your Master from the plague is kept.
    Vandar Tokare
    A stellar work, one part computer, one part holocron. Truly ingenious.
    Noab Hulis
    Masters, you know why we've gathered.
    Chamma
    The Jedi Order is imperiled by an ancient plague - one that warps the minds of even the wisest of Masters and turns them to the dark side.
    Nomi Sunrider
    This young Jedi has stepped forward in search of a way to help her ailing Master and save the Jedi Order.
    Bastila Shan
    But it cannot be done without our help.
    Vandar Tokare
    Millennia ago, a powerful ritual was developed to shield the Jedi from the power of this ancient plague.
    Tharis Orne
    The ritual cut off the plaguemaster from his victims, but it exacted a great price from the healer who wielded it.
    Jesper Altax
    It is once again necessary for someone to use the ritual.
    Wole Vahn
    The ritual is a difficult one to learn, Jedi, and will take many hours of deep meditation and study.
    Arca Jeth
    Are you ready to learn it?
    Barsen'thor
    Yes. I am ready, Master.
    Bastila Shan
    Then open your mind, and we will teach you....
    ...
    Arca Jeth
    You seem to have mastered everything we have to show you, Jedi.
    Nomi Sunrider
    Such a bright, inquisitive mind. It has been an honor to teach you.
    Vandar Tokare
    But remember - the shielding ritual will draw on your strength, and you can only regain what you've spent when the plaguemaster's bond with his victims is broken.
    Barsen'thor
    How do I break the bond between plaguemaster and victim?
    Chamma
    Death was what broke the hold of the original plaguemaster, Terrak Morrhage. But there may be another way.
    Noab Hulis
    You now have the knowledge you need to save your Master. Use it wisely and well, and may the Force be with you.
  • Barsen'thor, Qyzen Fess, Nomi Sunrider, Noab Hulis, Wole Vahn, Arca Jeth, Tharis Orne, Vandar Tokare
Summary
The Noetikon of Secrets was a Jedi artifact treasured by the Jedi Order
Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
by the time of the Great Galactic War
Great Galactic War
Event
Great Galactic War (3681BBY - 3653BBY)
. It was one of a number Noetikons
Noetikon
Technology
Holocrons
that were interactive Holocrons that contained the holographic personalities, wisdom and knowledge of three Jedi Masters
Jedi Master
(Jedi Order)
Organization
Jedi Order
. Used together, the Noetikons could sort through the thousands of years of collective wisdom of the Temple Archives and retrieve relevant data and records for review by Jedi. At some point, it was imprinted with the personality of Masters that had fallen to the dark side of the Force but had returned to the light side. These included Masters Jesper Altax, Bastila Shan
Bastila Shan
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
and Chamma who were privy to certain secret knowledge of the Jedi Order. Out of the three Noetikons, it was considered the most dangerous due to the knowledge it contained within it, though the relic was not dark in itself.
After the Sacking of Coruscant
Sacking of Coruscant
Event
Great Galactic War (3681BBY - 3653BBY)
, the Jedi Temple itself was destroyed and left in ruin that deprived the Order access to some of its treasured knowledge. In this time, a criminal gang on Coruscant
Coruscant
Planet
known as the Justicars
Justicars' Brigade
Organization
Planetary and Sector
stole the artifact. Shortly before the end of the Cold War
The Cold War
Event
Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)
, a young Jedi Consular
Barsen'thor
Character
Major Characters
sought information on a mysterious Force sickness that had infected Master Yuon Par
Yuon Par
(Human)
Character
Supporting Characters
. This Consular was sent on a quest to seek the Noetikons but was unable to learn of a cure from either the Noetikon of Science
Noetikon of Science
(Noetikon)
Technology
Holocrons
or the Noetikon of Light
Noetikon of Light
(Noetikon)
Technology
Holocrons
. However, the latter urged Barsen'thor to seek the Noetikon of Secrets for a possible answer to the sickness.
At this time, the Justicar Lars Baddeg
Lars Baddeg
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters (TOR)
had it in his possession, he was hired by a Mysterious Sith
Mysterious Sith
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters (TOR)
to collect the Noetion for his Master. Barsen'thor was forced to kill him in order to obtain the artifact. The Keepers of the Noetikon found the source of the sickness that infected Master Par, revealing an ancient healing ritual that was able to defeat the illness.

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See also
Known imprinted personalities
Bastila Shan
Jesper Altax
Chamma
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Full unit name: Noetikon of Secrets Last updated: 22.11.2023 17:32:23