Vergence

Vergences possessed the capability to manifest in any location, and they frequently appeared in places distinguished by significant historical importance and relevance to the broader galaxy. Their dimensions were variable, ranging from spanning the entirety of a planet to being confined within the boundaries of a single room. The boundaries of time and space held no constraint over vergences, as they were able to exist beyond these constructs.

Scholars of the Jedi Order engaged in speculation regarding the origins of vergences, but their theories were consistently found to be lacking. While each vergence exhibited unique characteristics, Jedi archivists and researchers have been successful in categorizing known vergences into distinct classifications. These classifications include light side vergences, dark side vergences, and neutral vergences, each existing across a spectrum of intensities.

Certain vergences were natural concentrations of the Living Force, known as "Wellsprings of Life." These were some of the most potent and influential light side vergences present in the galaxy. It was hypothesized that all life may have originated from such a vergence, and the Wellspring of Life may be the location where the Force could take on a tangible form and voice. Additional vergences represented concentrations of the Unifying Force, where the constructs of time and space exhibited greater fluidity. Within these vergences, Force-sensitives found it easier to perceive their own destinies or those of their allies. While meditating at vergences concentrated with the Cosmic Force could reveal numerous things to the Force-sensitive, encompassing other locations and events from the past.

The substantial Force energies inherent in a vergence could obscure the presence of Force-sensitives, making their detection considerably more challenging. It is plausible that the powerful vergence situated at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant played a role in concealing the darkness of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine from the Jedi Order, while the Cave of Evil located on Dagobah potentially facilitated Yoda's ability to remain hidden from the Galactic Empire.

Certain vergences possessed particular utility in amplifying specific techniques. The attributes of these enhancements demonstrated considerable diversity; Force powers might only experience amplification while within the confines of the site, or they might furnish an insight that yielded a temporary advantage. Additional vergences streamlined access to particular facets of the Force, which individuals with appropriate training could leverage.

Certain vergences presented trials designed to assess the character of Force-sensitives and mold their destinies. These trials could potentially include:

• Trial of Fear: The Force-sensitive was confronted by visions depicting their deepest and most profound fears. [4]
• Trial of Attachment: The Force-sensitive was subjected to visions illustrating catastrophic outcomes affecting the object or individual to which the Force-sensitive maintained the strongest attachment. [4]
• Trial of Aggression: The Force-sensitive encountered the individual they held in the greatest contempt. [4]
• Trial of Sacrifice: The Force-sensitive was subjected to visions wherein they were compelled to forfeit their own life to safeguard the defenseless. [4]

The Wellspring of Life, a planet serving as the bedrock of existence and the nexus connecting the Living Force with the Cosmic Force, the point of origin for midi-chlorians, and the abode of the five [Force Priestesses](/article/force_priestesses], was also described as a nexus.

During the age of the Old Republic, the Jedi and Sith frequently engaged in conflicts to secure dominance over vergences. The sacred spire situated on Coruscant constituted a potent light side vergence that drew Force wielders from diverse belief systems and was held in reverence by the local inhabitants of Coruscanti. The Sith erected a colossal black shrine no later than approximately five millennia prior to 14 BBY atop the spire at the heart of the planet, with the intention of corrupting it through the dark side of the Force, a goal that was ultimately realized until the Jedi razed it at the conclusion of a major conflict. Subsequently, the Four Masters constructed the Jedi Temple, with the aspiration of reversing the corruption and restoring the vergence to the light side. In reality, the dark side energy emanating from the vergence had been gradually permeating upward and outward since its containment, infiltrating the corridors and chambers of the Jedi Temple and thereby weakening the Jedi Order.

The Cave of Evil on Dagobah represented a vergence that possessed sentience. The Jedi Temple on Lothal, the Temple of Eedit on Devaron, the Jedi Temple on Ilum, the Mirror cave on Ahch-To, and the great chasm on Ushruu also functioned as vergences. The planet Aleen and the moon Iktotch were sites of vergences. Exegol featured extensive fissures that extended deep into its crust, and these were presumed to be pathways leading to a concealed transportative vergence, which Sith loyalists subsequently excavated in antiquity.

During the Great Hyperspace Disaster, the planet Brendok was rendered devoid of life. By 148 BBY, life had returned to the planet, attracting the attention of the Jedi Order. An expedition, headed by Jedi Master Indara, was dispatched to investigate the underlying cause, which was attributed to a vergence.

The individual Anakin Skywalker himself constituted a vergence.

During the Imperial Era, the Sith Lords Darth Sidious and Darth Vader endeavored to manipulate the energies of Force vergences to subvert the established laws governing life and death. Vader sought to exploit the dark side energies emanating from the Sith cave located on the planet Mustafar to dismantle the barrier separating life from death. Concurrently, Sidious pursued his fixation with immortality, coveting each and every vergence he could find. One vergence, in particular, captured his interest: a gateway situated beneath the Jedi Temple on Lothal. The Emperor's operatives had excavated this relic and subsequently transported the doorway away from the planet.

The Skywalker lightsaber behaved in a manner akin to a vergence when Rey made contact with it, bestowing upon her insights originating from the past when she touched it within the Takodana Castle.