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{{Quote|<nowiki></nowiki>''Cay!'' Doesn't that ''ship'' look familiar? That's ''Master Arca's ship!''<nowiki></nowiki>|Ulic Qel-Droma|<ref name="beastwars">[[Tales of the Jedi 2|''Tales of the Jedi'' 2]]</ref>}}
The '''''SunGem''''' was the personal [[Delaya-class courier|''Delaya''-class courier]] [[Starship/Legends|starship]] of the [[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Arca Jeth]], who was active during the era of the [[Great Sith War/Legends|Great Sith War]]. Jeth modified the swift but lightly-armed ship to serve as a makeshift [[Jedi academy]], replete with [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] practice areas, a [[Meditation chamber/Legends|meditation chamber]], and an extensive [[Computer/Legends|computer]] library of [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] texts. In [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]], Jeth dispatched his three Jedi [[Padawan/Legends|apprentices]]&mdash;the [[Human/Legends|Human]] brothers [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic]] and [[Cay Qel-Droma]], and the [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] [[Tott Doneeta]]&mdash;to peacefully resolve a [[Beast Wars|long and bloody conflict]] between the [[Onderon Royal Family|monarchy]] of the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]] and [[Exile (punishment)/Legends|banished]] criminals known as the [[Beast Riders]]. The students soon discovered that the planet's rulers were [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] [[Sith cult/Legends|cultists]] and joined a [[Beast Rider army]] in a [[Battle of Iziz|siege]] of the [[Capital/Legends|capital]] [[City/Legends|city]], [[Iziz/Legends|Iziz]]. Although the tide shifted to the monarchy's favor, Jeth arrived in the ''SunGem'' and used [[battle meditation]], an exotic [[The Force/Legends|Force]] [[Force power/Legends|ability]], aiding the Beast Riders on their way to victory.

==Description==
[[File:Sungem_schem.jpg|thumb|left|180px|''SunGem'' schematics]]
A [[Delaya-class courier|''Delaya''-class courier]] [[Starship/Legends|ship]] owned by the [[Arkanian/Legends|Arkanian]] [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Arca Jeth]], the ''SunGem'' was outfitted to serve as a [[Jedi training/Legends|training]] facility for his [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Padawan/Legends|students]]. The ship featured several layers of maneuvering vanes and retractable airfoils, which served to make the ''SunGem'' distinctly aerodynamic. The airfoils were tied into a [[Computer/Legends|computer]] system that adjusted each one's angle for the best possible maneuverability. The ''SunGem'' had twenty-one [[Hoersch-Kessel Drive, Inc.|Hoersch-Kessel]] [[Hoersch-Kessel ion drive|ion engines]] arranged in blocks of three; each trio was mounted to a servo-controlled maneuvering adjuster.<ref name="egvv" /> Although just seventy [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] long,<ref name="companion" /> the ship had fantastic [[Sublight drive|sublight]] speed, able to accelerate to 950 [[Kilometer/Legends|kilometers]] per [[Standard hour/Legends|hour]] in an [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmosphere]]. Rather lightly armed, the ''SunGem'' featured a [[Proton torpedo/Legends|proton torpedo]] launcher located directly in front of the [[Cockpit/Legends|cockpit]], which, although it had a limited range, utilized very dangerous high-yield torpedoes.<ref name="egvv" />

The ''SunGem'' was also equipped with two rotating [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]], which could fire in opposite directions simultaneously, on the outside of the airfoils. The [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] and [[Gunner/Legends|gunnery]] stations were in the cockpit, and the central living quarters could house up to eight beings. Most of the interior contained Jedi training facilities, including [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] practice areas complete with [[Remote/Legends|remotes]], a variable [[Gravity/Legends|gravity]] and atmosphere room to simulate hostile conditions, a [[Meditation chamber/Legends|meditation chamber]], and an extensive computer library of Jedi texts. The ship had very little cargo room, just enough to contain a small scouting [[Airspeeder/Legends|speeder]]. The ''SunGem'' was adorned with Jeth's personal Jedi sigil and was one of the most distinctive ships in the service of the Jedi. Equipped with advanced piloting computers, the ship could be operated solo if the need arose.<ref name="egvv" />

==History==
[[File:Sungem.png|thumb|left|250px|The ''SunGem'' arrives over Onderon.]]
In [[4000 BBY/Legends|4000 BBY]], Master Arca Jeth sent his three Jedi apprentices, including [[Ulic Qel-Droma/Legends|Ulic Qel-Droma]], on a mission to bring peace to the war-torn [[Planet/Legends|planet]] of [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]], which had been embroiled in a [[Beast Wars|conflict]] between the planet's [[Onderon Royal Family|monarchy]] and [[Exile (punishment)/Legends|exiled]] [[Beast Riders|dissidents]] for generations. After the revelation that the Onderonian rulers were [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side]] [[Sith cult/Legends|cultists]], Jeth's students allied with the Beast Riders, the aforementioned exiles, against [[Amanoa]], [[Queen/Legends|Queen]] of Onderon. After a failed attempt to negotiate for peace, a large [[Beast Rider army]] [[Battle of Iziz|attacked]] the planet's [[Capital/Legends|capital]], [[Iziz/Legends|Iziz]]. Due to Amanoa's use of the dark side, the [[Royal Armed Forces]] took the upper hand in the battle. However, Jeth soon arrived in the ''SunGem'', using the [[Force power/Legends|Force power]] known as [[battle meditation]] to turn the tide back in favor of the Beast Riders. As the ''SunGem'' flew above Iziz, Ulic Qel-Droma recognized the ship, and Jeth landed the vessel on Iziz's ramparts to meet with his apprentices.<ref name="beastwars" />

==Commanders and crew==
The ''SunGem'' was owned and operated by Jedi Master Arca Jeth.<ref name="beastwars" /> Jeth used his ship as a [[Jedi academy|training center]] for his students and modified the ship so he could fly it by himself if need be.<ref name="companion" />

==Behind the scenes==
The ''SunGem'' first appeared in [[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon|''Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon'']], the first story arc of the [[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi|''Tales of the Jedi'']] [[Star Wars comic books|comic book]] series, written by [[Kevin J. Anderson]], illustrated by [[Chris Gossett]], and released in [[1993]].<ref name="beastwars" /> The ''SunGem'' was originally designed by Gossett.<ref name="interview">[[Wookieepedia:Interview/Christian Gossett|Greyman's interview with Christian Gossett]]</ref> Thus far, ''Beast Wars of Onderon'' is the ''SunGem''{{'s}} only appearance in ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[canon]], although further information on the ship was given in sources such as the ''[[Tales of the Jedi Companion]]''<ref name="companion" /> and ''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''.<ref name="egvv" /> In [[2008]], the ''SunGem'' was given an entry in ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''.<ref name="cswe">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Although the ship was not given a name in its appearance in the ''Tales of the Jedi'' comics,<ref name="beastwars" /> it was dubbed the ''SunGem'' in ''The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels'', which nevertheless referred to it simply as "Master Arca's ship" in the entry title.<ref name="egvv" />

==Appearances==
*[[Tales of the Jedi 2|''Tales of the Jedi'' 2]] {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]'' {{1stID|''SunGem''}}<!--March--1996-->
*''[[Tales of the Jedi Companion]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*{{FFCite|128|ARC1-2, ''Master Arca's Ship''}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
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