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The Tom Veitch Files

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Darksider, Ulic & The Jedi Chronicles

[circled: 90] * Ulic, together with Vima, begins a journey to different parts of the Galaxy, to visit great Jedi Masters and take their teachings and complete his redemption in the eyes of the Jedi. [margin: and the hunt for Naga Sadow & the DLOTS (remember, N.S. doesn't like the DLOTS.) In this period they are hunted by the DLOTS (as they hunt him) -- The DLOTS is killed by Naga Sadow (an unexpected end for him!) "Naga Sadow's [illegible]"] * We visit the planet that has become the new center of Jedi culture, after the decimation of Ossus. * We visit Ossus, and see the ruins of war. We meet the Ysanna, the tribe of shamans who will inhabit Ossus until the time of Skywalker. [circled: *] We travel to Yavin IV...and the temples of Exar Kun. It is here that Ulic finds the cocoon of Naga Sadow (perhaps), or other Sith secrets that help him break the spell of the Dark Lords. [margin: Maybe the "2nd cocoon" opens NOW? The Final Confrontation is Ulic + Vima vs Naga Sadow. ??] [margin: move above] * Ulic also finds the reining Dark Lord, who took over from Exar Kun. This man rules over a remnant of Massassi, and has plans to keep the Sith teachings alive. * Ulic is hunted...by his own family. * There must a a scene with his father, in which his father finally forgives him. [circled: *] A scene with his old girlfriend, the bounty hunter. [margin: See above] * Justice visited on Onderon, the uprooting of the warlord. * The Kira clan, the beast- riders need a part in this story. [margin, cropped adjacent page: [illegible] ( *]

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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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