Triluminary
From The Babylon Project
A Triluminary was a triangular artifact with religious significance used by the Minbari Grey Council. They were given to the Grey Council by Valen and were programmed to respond to Valen's DNA by glowing. [1]There were three triluminaries in existence. [2]
A triluminary is used in the ceremony to induct a new member of the Grey Council. [3][1]
During the Battle of the Line, Jeffrey Sinclair was captured by the Minbari and interrogated by the Grey Council. During this interrogation, a triluminary was held close to Sinclair, and glowed brightly, indicating that Sinclair had Valen's DNA, and thus had a Minbari soul. [4][3]As Minbari do not kill other Minbari, the Grey Council called the Minbari fleet to surrender, ending the Earth-Minbari War. [3][5]
A Triluminary was also the key component of the device used by Delenn to transform herself into a Minbari-Human hybrid. [6] The origins of the device were revealed when Zathras brought it along with the time-jump system from Epsilon III, so that Sinclair could use it to transform into a "Minbari not born of Minbari". [7]
