Celestial Chalice

The Celestial Chalice was a round temple located within the Pijali palace complex on the Inner Rim planet Pijal. As an amphitheater dedicated to the ancient gods of Pijal, it was only entered for ceremonial rituals of the Pijali monarchy a few times during a monarch's reign. Unlike most of the palace, the Celestial Chalice was opulently decorated. In 40 BBY, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn saw a Force vision of the Celestial Chalice while on a mission to protect the Pijali Princess Fanry prior to her coronation. Although the Jedi attempted to warn Lord Regent Rael Averross and others of the violence he had foreseen, his warnings were dismissed.

On the day of the coronation, Jinn's Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi accompanied Fanry to the altar of the Celestial Chalice. After being crowned queen, Fanry activated a kohlen crystal–powered shield around the center of the temple and violently seized absolute power, ordering the deaths of several individuals who had previously disagreed with her. When Kenobi prevented royal guard captain Deren from acting on his ruler's execution orders by stabbing him, Fanry was prompted to escape from the Celestial Chalice alongside her enslaved attendant Cady.

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