Alliance HoloNet News — Volume 001 | Number 02 | 39:5:21 | Article 03

Treasure Trove of Xim Artifacts Discovered on Deep Core World
CONSTRA, CONSTANCIA—Enthusiasts of what has been termed “Ximology” found a reason to rejoice yesterday, when it was announced by University of Commenor archaeology professor Jonathan Rek’kab that a large number of artifacts dating back to the reign of Xim the Despot had been discovered on the planet Constancia. Though the world, located in the Deep Core, is nearly three thousand parsecs distant from the Cronese Mandate, Professor Rek’kab’s discovery seems to indicate that the Constancians had extensive diplomatic relations with Xim’s Empire and its predecessor, the Kingdom of Cron.

The oldest artifact uncovered by the research team was a carbonite bust of an unknown Human female, estimated to have been crafted nearly two decades prior to Xim’s birth. Some experts suggest that the woman may be Xim’s mother Pheila, though evidence in favor of this identification is largely unsubstantiated. Other relics include a damaged portrait of the Cronese deity Xuuirn, a golden bracelet inscribed with words in an unknown script, and a rudimentary hologram displaying a map of Xim’s conquests.

Interestingly, the map contains formerly unknown archaic names for several planets, including three previously unknown “Ximaras,” named after the egotistical Despot himself. Senex, an agriworld located in the sector of the same name, was known as “Ximara Sennessa” during its brief, year-long inclusion in Xim’s empire, while Desevro was styled “Ximara Hegemonika.” Coruscant, though far from the center of Xim’s power in the Outer Rim, was officially entered as “Ximara Republika” in Cronese records, anticipating a conquest which never came.

According to Professor Rek’kab, excavating the entire trove may take the better part of a year, and the transport fees for a collection which is estimated to include nearly a hundred thousand artifacts could run into the millions of credits. To fund the operation, the University of Commenor is currently hearing offers from institutions on Shawken, Naboo, and Constancia itself to find a permanent home for the relics of Xim’s reign. “With any luck,” Rek’kab said, “Ximology enthusiasts and average museum-going beings will be able to see the collection for themselves within a standard years’ time.”