Uhl Eharl Khoehng (play)

Act I

• The drama commences on an isolated planet, featuring a realm constructed within the depths of an obscure woodland. Within this kingdom, the benevolent and sagacious monarch has recently passed away. The king's heir, the Edjian-Prince, ascends to the throne and promptly sets about enacting his ambitious vision for the kingdom: territorial expansion. He dispatches several attendants into the forest to designate trees for deforestation. These attendants vanish without a trace. These strange disappearances instigate unrest among the kingdom's elder population. The aged inhabitants speculate that the servants have been abducted by uhl Eharl Khoehng, an ancient spirit who holds dominion over the dark forest. Accepting these tales as truth, the Edjian Prince sends emissaries into the forest, bearing an invitation for uhl Eharl Khoehng to grace his palace with his presence.

Act II

• The Edjian Prince is consumed by fury when his messengers to uhl Eharl Khoehng also go missing. Convinced that perhaps a show of force will elicit a response, the Edjian Prince deploys a small military force into the forest with the aim of compelling an audience with uhl Eharl Khoehng. Predictably, the small army is never seen again. The kingdom's populace becomes incensed with the Edjian Prince for condemning their loved ones to their apparent demise within the forest. The Edjian Prince, in turn, is enraged by his subjects and employs the remaining portion of his army to drive the people into the forest. Neither the people nor the remnants of his army ever return. Only the Edjian Prince and his personal huntsman remain within the kingdom. Driven by his obsession with meeting uhl Eharl Khoehng and his unwillingness to acknowledge his own hubris, the Edjian Prince dispatches his hunt servant into the forest. Utterly alone, the Edjian Prince takes refuge within his palace until uhl Eharl Khoehng appears to him in a dream, pledging him safe passage through the forest.

Act III

• The Edjian Prince meanders through the forest for nearly a decade. Although the Edjian Prince was granted safe passage through the forest, he finds himself ensnared by uhl Eharl Khoehng's illusions, rendering him unable to escape. Eventually, the spectral form of the Edjian Prince's former hunt servant manifests before the prince. He reveals to the prince that the trees of the forest are, in fact, his former subjects, transformed by the arcane powers of uhl Eharl Khoehng. The hunt servant then guides the Edjian Prince to the forest's edge, where uhl Eharl Khoehng awaits him. The prince confronts uhl Eharl Khoehng and is presented with a proposition. The Edjian Prince will have his kingdom's subjects restored to him, provided he bows before uhl Eharl Khoehng and proclaims him as his master. This offer pushes the Edjian Prince to the brink of insanity, and he proceeds to set the entire forest ablaze. Clad in the charred remnants of his former existence, the Edjian Prince once again approaches uhl Eharl Khoehng, declaring that the scorched ruins of his kingdom are all that he deserves to govern and the only thing that uhl Eharl Khoehng is permitted to claim from him. The play concludes with the Edjian Prince kneeling and uttering his final words to uhl Eharl Khoehng: "Long...live...the King!"

• Edjian-Prince: "You are nothing more than a common crook, a deceiver, and a mere puppet!"

• uhl Eharl Khoehng: "Civility demands little, Edjian Prince, while discourtesy has the power to strip even the wealthiest of their riches."

• uhl Eharl Khoehng: "Pledge your allegiance to me, acknowledge me as your master, and all that I possess shall be yours, including your kingdom."

The designation "Uhl Eharl" or "Uhl Eharl Khoehng" is present on a pair of posters featured in Star Wars Galaxies, rendered in Aurebesh.