- "Sometimes sky-walkers come out of Third Sight with sensory overload that presents them with aches and sparkle-vision. If it goes into a full-on spell, it can take some time to throw it off."
- ―Mitth'ali'astov ("Thalias"), on overload spells
An overload spell, also known as sensory overload, was a headache common amongst Chiss sky-walkers in the Chiss Ascendancy. If the sky-walker was worked too hard or navigated into a multi-star star system, it would take a toll onto the individual and cause a spell to start when awakening from Third Sight. Sky-walker Che'ri suffered from an overload spell when entering a quadruple star system aboard the Springhawk[1] in 19 BBY.[2]
Symptoms
Symptoms included a severe headache alongside sparkle-vision and vertigo which hindered the sky-walker's readiness for navigating.[1]
Behind the scenes
Overload spells were first seen in Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn which released on September 1, 2020.[1]
Appearances
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (and audiobook) (First appearance)