Kaiburr crystals are Force-attuned crystals that grow rarely but throughout the Galaxy, with some areas having a greater abundance than others. The crystals concentrate energy in a unique manner through the Force, resonating with it.
Internally, kaiburr crystals are composed of both organic and inorganic matter. They are stable at temperatures and pressures found in the cores of stars and gas giants, and are thus resistant to heat and physical stresses. The crystals grow in an organized way, adding to their prismatic structure one piece at a time, and thus can be found from sizes as small as a fingernail to gigantic proportions. All kaiburr crystals are attuned to the Force regardless of their size.
Kaiburr crystals are most notably found in the Adega system, though a fair amount of these crystals can also be found on the planets Ilum, Dantooine, Halm, and Mygeeto. They are a critical component in the construction of most lightsabers, generating the energy which forms the weapon's distinct laser blade. Force adepts travel to crystal deposits to harvest their own crystals, which they then use to build their lightsabers. Crystals lack colour before they are chosen by Force adepts. Once chosen, the crystals are meditated upon with the Force, upon which they attain hues influenced by the adepts' psyches or preferences.
The crystals are noted for their unmatched ability to channel energy and generate enormous returns. If a crystal's subjected to forceful attempts to harness its innate power, it will "flee" such attempts, hindering those that seek to use it against its will. Only Force adepts can easily harness the power of the kaiburr crystal. This is done either by the adept forming a rapport with the crystal or by using the Force to dominate the crystal, bending it to their will.
The ancient Sith made prodigious use of kaiburr crystals in the construction of their warblades, amulets, holocrons, and most other technology. During the Great Hyperspace War, superweapons were developed by the Dark Lord Naga Sadow that were powered by giant kaiburr crystals. These superweapons were capable of destroying whole stars by reaching into their depths and wrenching out their cores, destabilizing them, causing them to go supernova. The modern lightsaber was also an innovation of the Sith. While the lightsaber was invented by the Jedi after the Great Schism, leaving the Exiles who became the Sith ignorant of the technology, a number of laser swords came into the Sith's possession during the Great Hyperspace War. They were quick to modify the weapons to replace the cumbersome external power packs and restrictive power cords with internally set kaiburr crystals, considerably improving lightsaber ergonomics. The Jedi adapted the use of kaiburr crystals in the creation of their own lightsabers and holocrons following the war.
After the Proclamation of the New Order and the Great Jedi Purge, Emperor Palpatine and his Empire began construction of the Death Stars, twin battle stations capable of destroying entire planets. Kaiburr crystals were used as part of the Death Stars' superlasers, looted from lightsabers, holy sites, and worlds where they could be found.
