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.

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)