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The Tom Veitch Files

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Dark Lords working notebook

IDEAS for The LORDS of the SITH * The Jedi who was on Yavin before Kun -- would he have been involved in early attempts at cloning? (This would connect to idea of Sylvar as a breeder -- Kun does something to her to change her physiology, make her a source of "Sith geniuses".) * The dead Jedi's notes: "I move as quietly as a dream changes... I am my Father + my father's own Father. I drink the blood of the Massassi." a truly sinister dude. * What about a [inserted: Sith] legend -- of a "dark lord who will come to lead us." Or a legend of one who came long ago... and taught us the secrets of the Dark Side (This would seed the possibility of other, more ancient, Dark Side yarns). "He promised he would return + make us wise & powerful." The Massassi believed Kun might be this Messiah-figure. Thus they obey him. * Kun finds the remains of his "ancestor" -- (maybe really his blood relative?) "The consummate power I have drawn -- to live forever, to live as consciousness enveloping the Galaxy." * [uncertain: Vat-mothers?]: the creation of monsters in [uncertain: hellish?] experiments. "[uncertain: walking fish tank?]" -- primitive robot. (This guy was here a couple thousand years before)

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The Tom Veitch Files

On August 18, 2026, Praxis visited Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and photographed 1016 pages from the Tom Veitch papers. This collection brings those early drafts, unused stories, correspondence, and handwritten notes together for everyone to explore.

YCAL MSS 1368 · Boxes 3, 5, 42, 76, and 77

Box 3
Dark Empire and Tales of the Jedi correspondence, proposals, and annotated drafts.
Box 5
Lucasfilm approvals, contracts, Kevin J. Anderson correspondence, and audio adaptation material.
Box 42
Tales of the Jedi and Dark Lords of the Sith proposals, scripts, artwork, and proofs.
Box 76
Handwritten Star Wars drafts and the Log X notebook.
Box 77
Dark Empire, Dark Lords of the Sith, and Tales of the Jedi notebooks and plots.

The descriptions above follow Yale’s finding aid. These photographs are a selection from those boxes; individual images have not yet been assigned to exact boxes and folders. Image numbers follow photography order, with occasional gaps.

These are working papers: some ideas were approved, some changed, and some never reached publication. Most transcriptions are automatic; checked passages use the corrected text.

There’s plenty to explore. Have fun looking!

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