The Sacred Rod, more commonly known as the Rod of Ages, was a Force artifact. It belonged to a collection of three rods linked to the Nameless beings, entities that consumed the Living Force. Although the Rod of Seasons and the Rod of Daybreak had the ability to manage the Nameless either separately or jointly as the Rod of Power, the Rod of Ages possessed the ability to negate the abilities bestowed by the other rods. In 382 BBY, Werth Plouth, the Herald, and Elecia Zeveron, the Mother, who were the two leaders of the Path of the Open Hand, reached out to Radicaz Dobbs, a smuggler known for his expertise in Force artifacts, concerning the Rod of Ages. More than a century afterwards, Amadeo Azzazzo, a Jedi Padawan, and Reath Silas, a Jedi Knight, tried to locate the rod as part of their struggle against the Nihil, who were making use of the Nameless. Eventually, the pair, in cooperation with Cohmac Vitus, a former Jedi Master, discovered and retrieved the artifact.