Malachor Sith Temple

The Malachor Sith Temple, also known as the Trayus Academy, was a Sith temple located on the planet Malachor I, in a large cavern covered by a crust of stone and surrounded by extensive ruins. Inside the temple, in a chamber that could be reached only through the combined efforts of a Sith master and apprentice, was a Sith holocron containing the dark presence of the ancient Sith Lord Darth Traya. The temple also contained a superweapon, which could be activated by placing the holocron in the obelisk at the top of the building and was, according to Traya, powerful enough to manipulate the fabric of reality itself.
==History==
===Prehistory===
Millennia before the rise of the Galactic Empire in the year 2988 BCE, according to the Earth calendar, the ancient race of beings known as the Dark Elves attempted to use a powerful artifact known as the Aether in order to transform the universe into one of eternal darkness. However, they were thwarted in their plans by the Asgardians, who decimated the Dark Elves and stole the Aether to prevent it from being used. After this battle, Odin ordered the Aether to be hidden deep on an unknown planet, to ensure that nobody would ever find it.
===Old Republic era===
Some time later in the year 3954 BBY, the presence of the Aether would be discovered deep underneath the surface of Malachor I by the Sith Lord known as Darth Traya. Sensing the immense energy of this artifact, Traya ordered the construction of the pyramidal Sith temple in order to harness its power. At some point before her death, Traya also stored a Sith holocron with her findings of the Aether and ancient Sith knowledge, as well as instilling a part of her spirit within it, as a means of providing the Sith the ability to use the temple's power.
Approximately three centuries after the temple's construction, the Sith planned to use its superweapon—which was powered directly by the Aether—in order to attack their enemies by destroying life on a massive scale. Learning of their plan, the Jedi Order launched an assault on the temple. During the battle the superweapon was fired, accidentally resulting in the deaths of all the combatants present—Jedi and Sith alike. This event later became known as the Great Scourge of Malachor I.
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