Talisman (artifact)

The talisman was a false artifact used by the Galactic Empire in a plot to bait the Alliance to Restore the Republic with rumors of its invisibility-granting qualities. In actuality, it was infected with a sleeping virus that only affected humans. Sometime between 0.5 ABY and 1 ABY, the talisman was found by Rebel operatives Chewbacca and Han Solo. Solo was affected by the virus and was tied upside down by Chewbacca to keep him alive by ensuring blood flow to his head. Chewbacca destroyed the talisman in a trash chute aboard the Millennium Falcon, though not before fellow Rebel Luke Skywalker was affected. Skywalker and Solo were both saved thanks to a serum acquired by the bounty hunter Boba Fett, who was on a mission from the Sith Lord Darth Vader to find the Rebel base.

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