The World Eater
Out of Character Information:
- Intent: To expand upon the lore for the Knights of Ren, and a holding that belongs to the First Order
- Image Credit: X Art of Rogue One a Star Wars Story
- Canon Link: Vader's Castle
- Links: Battle of Mustafar
Setting Information:
- Structure Name: Darth Vader's Castle
- Classification: Castle,Temple
- Location: Mustafar
- Affiliation: First Order, Knights of Ren
- Accessibility: Main entrance through a platform, also can be accessed through the lava catacombs or through a tunnel on the outside of the Castle. Since Mustafar is sparsely populated and very remote no one visits the intimidating structure. it is located on one of it's great many lava rivers, and is only used by the First Order's Knights of Ren.
- Security: The structure is mostly guarded by guards that serve the Knights of Ren.
- Description: Located on the Lava rivers of Mustafar, Vader's Castle was built on top of an Ancient Sith Temple rumored to once have been owned by a powerful Dark Lord of Sith, it was said to house many dark secrets and increased the dark side aura around the surrounding area. It was said to have housed many rooms such as a Meditation Chamber, Hanger, Training Room and more.
Points of Interest:
- The Assembly Room:
- Image Source: X Art of Rogue One a Star Wars Story
The Assembly is the first room one walks into when stepping into the castle through the main entrance. It in itself is a ringed platform surrounded by lava below, and overlooks the mighty lava rivers on the outside, this also connects with three corridors to the front left and right that lead through various rooms of the Castle.
- Training Room:
- Image Source: X Force Unleashed 2 Concept Art
The training room was located on the lower levels of the Castle. Vader would often train in the dark room, and with a hopeful apprentice, he would leave them in the room for days being constantly hounded by Sith training droids, and with no food or water to hone their skills in the dark side. This room is where Vader spent his time practicing his skills on the dark side and honing his Lightsaber Skills.
- Interrogation Chamber:
- Image Source: X Star Wars Purge
Located in the depths of the Castle, Vader's Castle was often known as the place where "Jedi go to Die" And with good reason, between 19 BBY and 14 BBY Vader would often hunt for the remaining Jedi that survived the Great Purge and would bring them back to interrogate them for whatever information they carried, this included whereabouts to other Surviving Jedi such as his former Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, using various methods of torture before ultimately getting whatever he could and killing them.
- Detention Block:
- Image Source: x Prison Corridor 2 by AstroKevin
The Detention Block not far from the Interrogation Chamber was used by Vader to house Important Prisoners that he had needed alive, mostly this was used to hold Captive Jedi that was waiting for their time in the Interrogation chamber, during that time they were tortured constantly by Interrogation droids, denied Food or Water and kept within the darkness the only light was the ray shield, they would also be prey to immense dark side aura surrounding the area, this would make them even more vulnerable to giving into Vader's methods when they went into the Interrogation Chamber.
- Meditation Chamber:
- Image Source: X Rogue One a Star Wars Story
Vader's Meditation Chamber is a room with a bacta tank that Vader used to find peace in perhaps one of the only times he could ever find peace, he was able to be without his suit and was able to meditate on the dark side. He was often attended by his servant Vanee and protected by two royal guards. This room also houses a window in which one could spot the exact place where Vader was defeated in his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
- Communications Room:
- Image Source: X Wookiepedia
A room close to both Vader's Meditation Chamber and living quarters, Vader would often go here to communicate with his Master or any other Imperials that required him. The mechanism of the holoprojector is very simple as one had to only stand on it or kneel to activate it, whether it be to receive or make transmissions the holoprojector is long range and could even go as far as the Unknown Regions or Core Worlds.
- Living Quarters:
- Image Source: x Fury Travel photography Through the Galaxy by Bobykytten
These living quarters were placed in a section of the Castle for Vader's guards, or guests that were permitted to stay at the Dark Lord's abode they usually consist of a refresher, a bed and a desk with a holoprojector.
- Vader's Quarters:
- Image Source: X Episode V Empire Strikes Back
These were the primary living quarters of Darth Vader, they housed yet another meditation chamber, but where Vader could spend time without his helmet, and even eat physical food if he wanted. It also houses a coffin-like bed for which he could sleep in without his helmet and a holobook case which had knowledge on the dark side.
- Sith Temple:
- Image Source: x SWTOR/Bioware Concept Art
The Sith Temple was built by Darth Thaxsis and his followers towards the end of the Jedi-Sith War The Sith Temple has many rooms and is connected through a maze-like network that even connects with the castle, it has many dark secrets that are undiscovered to this day.
- The Catacombs:
- Image Source: x Lord Vader by Betrandkarl
The Catacombs are the lowest part of both structures and are the foundations. The large crystal formations are where the Dark Side is most strong, It is where the Nexus originates and why The Sith of old built their temple. It is made up of Obsidian caves, Crystal formations, and is also surrounded by lava rivers that run through the structure.
- Hanger Bay:
- Image Source: x Darth Vader TIE Fighter by 501stbhg
The hanger bay is located on a lower level of the Castle through a lift, Vader's TIE Advanced was housed within the Bay, and is let out when the platform within the Hanger opens allowing Fighters to take off. It also housed two additional TIE Fighters for wingmen. It is now fefitted with Kyrel's TIE Advanced and other First Order vessels.
- Darth Thaxsis Tomb:
- Image Source: X SWTOR/BIoware Concept Art
The tomb constructed for the reigning Sith Lord they betrayed. The nicknamed "Lord of Mustafar" Slept for nearly two thousand years, until being awakened during the Battle of Mustafar, Thaxsis orchestrated a hand in the battle in hopes of trying to possess Knight of Ren Kyrel Ren, and so after the Battle Kyrel confronted the spirit and defeated him in combat during a battle within Kyrel's own mind.
- Storage Room/Sith Archives:
- Image Source: X SWTOR
This room holds many vast records and dark side knowledge of the former Sith, Darth Vader used it to store spare parts and his armor when changing variants to whom Vader was said to only have two such as this one that was found by Kyrel Ren. It holds many things from ancient tomes to lightsabers.
- History: The Sith temple was originally built during the final years of the Jedi-Sith War approximately 1039 BBY. It was built by the Dark Lord of the Sith known as Darth Thaxsis who ruled most of the A sector through the dark age of the Old Republic. He was eventually betrayed during the Battle of Mustafar by his brothers and had his spirit sealed within his tomb for the next one thousand years. Then during the Age of the Empire Darth Vader and his master Darth Sidious often visited Mustafar to meditate on the dark side, by Darth Sidious's order Vader was forced to live in the tower that was constructed for him, it was where he would go to meditate and increase his power in the dark side, it was even built not that far from where he was defeated in the duel against his old Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Darth Vader even brought Jedi to the castle where he would extract whatever information he would need from them before killing them, it was even said through rumors as the place where 'Jedi go to die.' In 0 BBY Director Orson Krennic was summoned to Vader's Castle hoping to gain an audience with the Emperor but instead was chastised for the incident on Jedha and his recklessness regarding the top secret Death Star. In 850 ABY long after the Castle had been abandoned the Castle was visited by the Knights of Ren of the First Order and engaged the Jedi Knights of the Galactic Alliance fighting a vicious battle, and even awakening the spirit of an ancient and long dead Sith Lord known as Darth Thaxsis. The battle was won by the Ren and now belong to the Ren for their own use. As well as being a new home for Kyrel as well.
