Editing Ilum

[[File:Ilum_a.jpg|thumb|260px|Ilum]]
[[File:250px-Ilum_TOR_new.png|thumb|260px|Ilum]]
[[File:180px-Crystal_Caves.jpg|thumb|260px|Entrance to the Crystal Cave]]

'''Name:''' Ilum <br />

'''Type:''' Terrestrial <br />

'''Temperature:''' Frigid <br />

'''Atmosphere:''' [[Type I]] (Breathable) <br />

'''Hydrosphere:''' Saturated (Frozen) <br />

'''Gravity:''' Standard <br />

'''Terrain:''' Icy Mountains and Caverns <br />

'''Length of Day:''' 68 hours <br />

'''Length of Year:''' 894 local days <br />

'''Physical Diameter:'''  5870 km <br />

'''Sapient Species:''' Various <br />

'''Starport:''' None <br />

'''Points of Interest:''' [[Crystal Caves]] & Imperial base <br />

'''Population:''' <100 <br />

'''Planet Function:''' Jedi Colony / later abandoned <br />

'''Government:''' Jedi Council / later anarchy <br />

'''Tech Level:''' Stone <br />

'''Major Exports:''' Crystals <br />

'''Major Imports:''' Foodstuffs, Survival Supplies <br />

'''Affiliation:''' Jedi Order, Galactic Empire & Black Sun <br />

'''System:''' [[Ilum system]] <br />

'''Sun:''' 1 - Asar <br />

'''Moons:''' ? <br />

'''Sector:''' None Listed <br />

'''Region of Space:''' [[Unknown Region]] <br />

'''Notes:''' <br />
Ilum was an ice planet in the [[Unknown Region]], one of the main sources of the valuable [[Adegan crystals]] used in the construction of Jedi lightsabers. The caverns containing the crystals were long ago turned into a Jedi temple. Unlike the crystals of other planets, the crystals of Ilum could produce green, blue, red, yellow, and violet colored lightsaber crystals. <br />
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'''History:''' <br />
Ilum was first discovered in 22,800 BBY when a Jedi, navigating hyperspace in the Force, felt a strong pull deep from the [[Unknown Region]]. Following the sensation, the scout had found a world rich in Force-strong crystals—[[Kathracite crystals]], [[Mephite crystals]] and [[Pontite crystals]]. The mystique of the discovery added it to the ceremony of lightsaber construction.
 
Establishing a Temple over the [[Crystal Caves]], Ilum became a place of great importance, as sacred as [[Ossus]] and [[Tython]]. The temple served as a shelter and place of ritual for the Jedi who traveled here. To ensure the security of the planet and the crystals, the planet had been left off star-charts. One uninterrupted hyperjump from [[Metellos]] would deliver a ship into Ilum's orbit, and could only be accomplished by a Force-sensitive.
 
Following Ilum's discovery, the Jedi built temples and enclaves over the years and the world became a destination of pilgrimage for Jedi intending to construct new lightsabers and Jedi Masters seeking a quiet place for intense meditation. Some time before the Cold War, the Sith Empire attacked the planet with a force of Sith and shock troopers, killing the Jedi present there. Although the Jedi Order was devastated by the loss of Ilum, the Galactic Republic lacked the resources for a counter-attack. Intelligence suggested that the Sith operations on the world could have extended beyond the harvest of lightsaber crystals and, due to the amount of local Sith investments, Republic leaders and members of the Jedi Council suspected that Ilum may have possessed a far more valuable resource.
 
As part of his training, [[Anakin Skywalker]], along with his mentor and friend [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], traveled to Ilum so that Anakin could build his first lightsaber. The two faced multiple challenges in scaling the slopes that lead up to the cave, including running into a nest of [[Gorgodon]]s. Upon entering the cave, Anakin first faced Darth Maul's ghost before finally completing his lightsaber. [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] also went there when he was young with his master [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] to build one of his first lightsabers.
 
In 22 BBY, it was the location of the Battle of Ilum. When [[Count Dooku]], leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems led a battalion of droids to the planet, the [[Crystal Caves]] were largely damaged.

Because its existence was not known generally to non-Jedi, Ilum was virtually forgotten after the destruction of the Jedi and Palpatine's information purges. This gave the remaining Jedi a safe harbor. After Order 66, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] received intelligence that his friend, Jedi Master Garen Muln, had returned to Ilum to hide in the crystal caves. Ferus Olin, a former Jedi apprentice, returned to the caves to retrieve crystals to build a new lightsaber. He also found Garen. The Jedi Master had grown weak during his time on Ilum. He gave Ferus his old lightsaber, which needed new crystals. Ferus inserted his crystals and carried the weak Jedi Master out of the caves. Obi-Wan came to their rescue before the Imperials could take them hostage. Another Jedi also took refuge there: Fy-Tor-Ana. However, according to Garen, she returned to [[Coruscant]] to see if any other Jedi had survived. She did not return, but it was rumored that she was imprisoned on [[Coruscant]]. <br />
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'''Source:''' <br />
*Wookieepedia