"The shaping of metal was not what drew the interest of our engineers. They worked in stone and crystal to shape the energies of Korriban." Their contributions had been valuable to him. "The shell of my vault was of their design." As was the cargo he had taken with him to the ship. He had left the heavy black case sitting near the airlock, sealed shut and inert.

"We learned of droids from our invaders, but found little use of the idea. Creations that can be sensed and controlled with a thought held more promise to us."