The Averard Penitentiary was a Large Prison constructed and located upon the remote planetoid of Averard in the Norpha System. Construction began in 14 BBY by Eruk Byssta, Tera Byssta's grandson after the Templars realized that if they wished to become a stronger presence, they wouldn't be able to house their prisoners in the basement of their Temple anymore. The Prison was constructed with immensely powerful and inventive technology as Eruk's intelligence and imagination rivaled even his fabled Grandmother's. After the construction was completed, four platoons of seasoned Templar Marines were sent into the prison to attempt to escape. They failed. To this day, the motto of Averard Penitentiary is 'The Force Itself Would Be Prisoner Here,' referring to the fact that the Penitentiary has pr