Before leaving to be trained by her master, Jerserra, a member of the Nardithi Nightsisters, took a shard of the Cluster. The shard was thoroughly studied by them over the course of several years.
When a salvage expert found a piece of the collection, the salvage operative Aloen Dresk felt a connection with it through the Force and stole it. The piece was eventually passed down his family until it became in possession of Yeel Dresk. Yeel hired Corellian artist Quek Rai to add it to the Tragic Hope. The Tragic Hope would stand in the shop of the merchant Walisi.