The artifact

"The artifact" is an irregularly shaped, vaguely polyhedral chunk of some sort of matte black mineral. It is relatively small, fitting neatly in an average humanoid's palm, but extremely heavy for its size (Encumbrance 3). It is faintly warm to the touch.

The dying Firith Mobak entrusted the artifact to the PCs and made them promise him they would take it to Damasa Kovani who apparently would know what to do with it.

The artifact is currently stored in Nawah Masin's backpack, but the PCs eventually plan to hide it inside Vic Dantor's pressurized methane chamber on board Rogue Ronto.

Established Facts

 * The artifact appears to have been assembled out of several different kinds of materials. It would require closer study to determine exactly what those materials are. (Vic's Education roll, session 01)
 * The artifact is somewhat reminiscent of a Jedi Holocron, but it is not like any holocron anyone has ever seen before. If it does contain stored information in some form, it's likely that understanding and/or accessing it would require a combination of mechanical knowledge and Force abilities. (Efnir's Lore roll with Triumph, session 01)
 * When Efnir meditated in the presence of the artifact, he was able to touch it with his mind and to discern that it was connected to the Force in a way that inanimate objects usually are not. He sensed an emotion of surprise from it, but knew he would need to be more attuned to the Force before he could commune with it in a deeper fashion (game terms: he needs a higher Force rating first). (Session 03)
 * One of several materials incorporated into the artifact is a crystal stolen from Korrda the Hutt on Nar Shaddaa. (Session 03)
 * By accident, Efnir and Vic discovered a concealed port in the base of the artifact that allowed them to connect it to a computer terminal. While 3D6 stated that most of whatever was stored on the artifact was too heavily encrypted to access, it was able to play back three holovids of Firith. (Session 03)
 * While in meditation, Efnir had a vision of the energy/presence inside the artifact reaching out toward something very far away, but being unable to touch what it was reaching for - not because of any innate blockage within the artifact, but because of some external factor. (Session 05)
 * Somi Amersu thinks the artifact is what allowed her to communicate with Lilikai Singan, due to the fact that Efnir had his vision at the same time she made contact with Lilikai. (Session 05)
 * A crystal from the planet Zoph is another component of the artifact. (Session 06)