- Date
- c. 1960 BBY
- Continuity
- Legends
- Place
- Unknown Sith location
A Sith object later believed to conceal its bearer through the Force is made in the early New Sith Wars.
The creation of an obscure artifact
The Amulet of Kalara was a Sith artifact said to contain dark-side power. Later descriptions associate it with an alleged ability to conceal its bearer from Force perception. Its creation is approximately dated to 1960 BBY. The identity of its artisan and the site where it was made are not documented.
Power, reputation, and caution
The account presents the amulet's remarkable property as reputed rather than as a universal guarantee. Researchers should not claim a fully verified mechanism or unlimited effectiveness without a narrative demonstration. Belief in an object's power can influence behavior even before anyone confirms its actual effects.
Rediscovery millennia later
In much later Legends fiction, Lumiya sent Ben Skywalker to recover the amulet from a collection linked to Lando Calrissian's Tendrando Arms facility on Drewwa. This later appearance makes the older object significant, but it does not provide a complete record of all its owners during the intervening centuries.
Anthropological assessment
An ancient artifact can pass through different institutions and acquire new meanings over time. Questions of provenance, custody and restricted knowledge are as significant as the claimed supernatural ability.
Interactive evidence lab
Do sources identify the amulet's original maker?
No. The crafting date is approximate and the artisan is not named.
Select a research lens to compare the event with its surviving account.
Sources and methods
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia; Legacy of the Force: Tempest. The article reports what the source establishes and identifies interpretations. It does not treat representative art as an eyewitness record.
Legends · Historical source analysis
An obscure Sith amulet enters the record
Historical evidence
The Amulet of Kalara is associated with a capacity to obscure the bearer through the Force in Legends accounts. The creation date is approximately 1960 BBY. Its maker and the original workshop are not securely identified in the current source trail, and an unrelated Sith portrait must not be mistaken for a photograph of the artifact.
Social implications
Objects acquire authority through a combination of material craftsmanship, testimony and reputation. A record of attributed powers reveals how Sith communities valued concealment; it does not establish who forged each component or every historical owner. Those gaps should remain visible rather than filled with invented ritual details.
Source accuracy note
The dated event is from the original continuity's reference record. The interpretive chart is not an in-universe artifact, and an approximate year does not identify every participant, motive or numerical consequence. Related source links are retained below.
Review the source evidence
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