Future Use of the Artifact

[Visions of Khas]

I don't think there is a difference between the Temple and the Artifact. The Artifact seems to be a smaller, less powerful prototype. And we don't know that the Templar wouldn't kill Protoss - they all retreated inside it, where they were safe.

I think it will be used against the protoss, and with deadly results.

Perhaps both were constructed by a less pacifistic branch of the Xel'Naga, one's who planned for some of their experiments to go berserk.

[Gradius]

The Artifact seems to be a smaller, less powerful prototype. And we don't know that the Templar wouldn't kill Protoss - they all retreated inside it, where they were safe.

The entire protoss civilization could fit inside a temple?

[Alex06]

The entire protoss civilization could fit inside a temple?

I'm guessing the temple didn't necessarily cleanse Shakuras entirely, then. The rest were just overwhelmed by the Protoss, I guess.

[BusinessMonkey]

The entire protoss civilization could fit inside a temple?

Must have a tonload of Supply!

[The_Blade]

I remember a quote from the end of the cinematic. It basically states that the protoss won the battle at a high cost. Though it never states what. Probably protoss were also wipped out all acrose the planet. Those inside later rebuilt shakuras.

[Visions of Khas]

The entire protoss civilization could fit inside a temple?

Haha, I don't think the entirety of the protoss civilization was in on the planet, much less in the temple. But who knows - maybe it had an underground network beneath it. But Zeratul emphasized retreating all standing forces inside the temple, so I suspect there's a good reason for it.

[Norfindel]

Since Legacy of the Xel'Naga it's known that some temples could absorb Protoss and Zerg DNA. The artifact could be some kind of mini-temple.
Is it know why did the temples absorb the guys, anyways? Are they truly dead?

I remember a quote from the end of the cinematic. It basically states that the protoss won the battle at a high cost. Though it never states what. Probably protoss were also wipped out all acrose the planet. Those inside later rebuilt shakuras.

Uhm... the survivors from Aiur where in Shakuras. I think that if only the Protoss inside the temple survived, it doesn't have much sense. It's said that the Zerg cannot go to Shakuras anymore because the temple is active, and there are Protoss outside the temple now, so i guess it only kills the Zerg.

[Visions of Khas]

Since Legacy of the Xel'Naga it's known that some temples could absorb Protoss and Zerg DNA.

Y'know, I was thinking about this the other night. Maybe the Temple did absorb them, rather than destroy them. But the protoss wouldn't be able to tell the difference, would they?

It's said that the Zerg cannot go to Shakuras anymore because the temple is active, and there are Protoss outside the temple now, so i guess it only kills the Zerg.

Where was this said, and how do we know it isn't because the Zerg simply fear another holocaust?

[Norfindel]

Where was this said, and how do we know it isn't because the Zerg simply fear another holocaust?

Sorry, cannot remember where it's said. Probably in one of the novels i cannot buy here. Maybe someone else here remembers, however.

The story so far reads:

The zerg would overwhelm Shakuras unless the protoss unleashed the xel'naga temple's power. Thus, the desperate protoss carried out their plan despite knowing that they were further aiding Kerrigan by doing so. Artanis and Zeratul carried the crystals to the temple's summit, channeled the temple's vast energies, and obliterated all zerg on Shakuras.

Also, the wiki mentions that:

Crystals inside "sing", and are revered by the guardians of the temple. The temple contains mysteries such as a substance with a smell similar to the drug Sundrop.[17]

The citation 17 is from the Dark Templar saga. It seems that the temple remains active, and the crystals are still there.

[Visions of Khas]

Sundrop again. In the temple. I wonder if it was imported there, or actually housed in the temple?... Makes me question who exactly made the temple - and if Sundrop has other potential effects.