Speculative Jedi History by CrevanReaver

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Speculative Jedi History

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Sunday, November 7, 2004 12:29 PM

In honor of the recent release of the first Revenge of the Sith teaser, I came up with this modified version of Supershadow's Jedi and Sith history.

I used AnonymousPoster's description of The Force and a theory on lightsabers I found while surfing on the net.

Not to make AP's mistake, here are the sources:

http://www.jedipurge.com/
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=8&t=7456
http://boards.theforce.net/Star_Wars_Community/b10012/14491971/?2
http://www.theforce.net/timetales/tt1-1/Sect1-1.shtml

With most of the credit to Supershadow and "Mike LJ", here it is...

The History of the Jedi

Out of the great void came the universe, its galaxies, star systems and suns. Everything that exists, and will ever exist, was spawned from the primordial plasma of time's beginning. Over billions of years, planets formed, and life arose through a steady progression of increasingly complex organisms. Woven into and intertwined with all of this - from the smallest molecule to the largest star - is the Force. The Force is an essential part of nature - like energy or matter. It is a field of energy that spans the universe. It surrounds and penetrates all things. This energy field is made up of chlorian "particles" - subatomic, high energy, fluctuations in the quantum state of the space-time continuum. Chlorian particles exist throughout the universe as "background" radiation. Even in the deepest void of space, one can find chlorian particles. Due to the unique nature of chlorian particles, they affect both matter and energy. Chlorian particles are not true particles, but do possess mass. Chlorians also exhibit the wave motion properties of electromagnetic radiation. Hence, they travel through most matter at light speed, while still interacting with matter on an atomic level.

More than 5 billion years ago, the Vordarian Beltway Galaxy was formed by the gravitational collapse of a large cloud of dust and gas 850 trillion light years from the Milky Way Galaxy. There are approximately 400 billion stars in the galaxy. Around half of these have planets that support some form of life. Ten percent of those developed life on their own, and one in a thousand of these worlds developed sentient life (about 20 million forms of sentient life). The length of the galaxy is 120,000 light years across.

Roughly 25,200 years ago several groups throughout the galaxy were gradually becoming aware of some energy existing beyond the senses of most sentient beings. Those groups began to dedicate themselves to studying this phenomenon and learning how to master it. Those who do were dismissed as "wizards and mystics." Among the groups investigating were the Order of Dai Bendu, as well as the Chatos Academy and a group on Tython who worshipped this power as the Ashla, the positive energy of the universe.

About two hundred years later, the discovery of hyperspace and the founding of the Republic allowed scientific, religious and philosophical groups to congregate for the first time and compare notes on what they'd learned. Many were excited to discover common findings about a strange energy that comes to be called "The Force."

After combining all known information, what they discovered was that every sentient being--with a few exceptions--are found to have a symbiotic relationship with microscopic creatures that came to be called midichlorians. Since these midichlorians exist in a state of interspatial flux, outside of normal space-time, they cannot be detected by most conventional technologies. We provide them with a place to live and a way to nurture themselves, and they 'let us in' on the Force. Midichlorians generate a specific and unique energy. In a similar fashion to the way mass distorts the space-time continuum to bend the fabric of reality and produce gravity, the energy generated by midichlorians distorts the universal chlorian field. The presence of the midichlorian energy causes an increase in density in the chlorian field i.e. the Force itself.

Some sentient beings are able to exert a certain amount of control over chlorian particles. The process occurs during the interaction between chlorian particles, midichlorian energy and the being's very own bioneural energy. In such interactions, the midichlorian energy can alter the wavelength and frequency of chlorian wave properties. Midichlorian energy can also alter the density, quantum oscillation, phase and other properties of chlorian particles. By influencing chlorian particles, they can be directed, used to manipulate energy, matter, gravity, spatial anomalies and other phenomena.

Manifestations of Force-skills included telepathy, telekinesis, enhanced physical and metaphysical perception as well as the abilities to bend the will of the weakminded and improve one's own physical ability. The Force could also be used to allow an adept's body to be guided by the Force itself. Through this ability one could cease to merely react to his or her surroundings but instead predict the very near future, such as the next blow in a duel.

In addition to the above powers, Force-adepts were also capable of attacks through The Force by producing "force-lightning" from their hands. Use of this ability murderously would eventually become something of the Sith cult.

Now, the more midichlorians one has, the stronger their connection to the Force. However, it is rare for anyone to be able to manipulate the Force with less than 7,000 midichlorians per cell. Under the leadership of a Civian from Coruscant named Kaja Sinis, the groups decide to found a new society dedicated to studying the Force.

The society came to be called the Jedi Order. The term Jedi meant "light bringer" in the Civian language. Sinis created the techniques allowing one to use the Force. He discovered two sides of the Force, the good side and the dark side. The light and dark sides of the Force relates to the nature of most sentient beings. Of all creatures who have free will. It represents the dark and light sides to us as living creatures, and our ability to control those sides of "good" and "evil". The light represents the good in all, and the dark represents the evil. In the early years, it was the duty of a Jedi to study both the light and dark side, but serve the good side.

Kaja Sinis personally made many headways in understanding - and more importantly, learning how to use - the Force. He discovered that the Force, itself, is defined in many different ways once it moves through every living thing. Two ways are the Living Force and the Unifying Force. The Living Force represents all living things while the Unifying Force is everything that lives in the past and future. The Unifying Force is the collective pool of all the energy in the universe. This means it also includes non-living things as even non-living things have matter and matter and energy are interchangable. The Living Force is the collective pool of the energy of living things. It encompasses living things and therefore also sentience.

Sinis's first student or padawan was Shintor Beerus, a Twi'lek he discovered on the planet Nefarion. The Jedi Academy on Coruscant grew large under the two and eventually the Civian home world, Ophuchi, was transformed into the Jedi stronghold. During this period, the Jedi made first Jedi Holocron, a small hand-held cube which contained Jedi history. A few years later, the Holobook, a slim crystalline board, was developed to store vast amounts of information. Holobooks were incredibly durable. When properly stored and maintained, holobooks gave off a soft, blue glow. Like the Jedi Holocrons, holobooks provided interactive interfaces to their knowledge, allowing a reader to delve as deeply into subject matter as they desired.

Kaja Sinis, aided by the Jedi scientist, Cobar Jacash, discovered that a powerful plasmoid-like substance could be generated and held in place by a rod-shaped containment field. The field could be set so that the plasmoid-like substance could not escape, but other objects could pass, to be consumed by the deadly energies within. This created a deadly blade of light which could slice its way through almost any substance, leaving a very thin cut with signs of a burn. The very nature of the field meant that one field was thoroughly opaque to another. The field could be maintained almost indefinitely if linked to the generating device. These blades could block one another, and the best defense against a blade, was another blade.

Thus the lightsaber was invented. A powerful and noble weapon, the lightsaber gave the advantage in hand-to-hand troops who (with high-density armor and even personal repulsor shields) were impervious to primitive slugthrowing weapons. Cobar Jacash was a Bomewright from Sullest. Future Jedi lightsaber scientists tended to be Bomewrights as well.

Kaja Sinis built his lightsaber by finding a crystal on a secret planet to create the blade of 'light'. Every Jedi followed in this path. They went to this secret planet and had to find either a green, blue or purple crystal in order to create their lightsaber. After finding their crystal, Jedi constructed their own lightsabers, often with the assistance of a Bomewright Jedi scientist.

After training Beerus, Sinis trained many padawans, including Oton Grent, Issius Pallon, Quotar Forsh and Whel Baroc. Beerus trained many padawans as well, including Xis Latos, Don Votal, Eegis Plati and Yag Malore. The Jedi supported the Peace established by the Republic. They decided to take a more active role in galactic society, using the Force to aid in peace, justice, and order. Operating out of the Judicial Department under the office of the Supreme Chancellor, the Jedi gradually evolved from mere scholars and magicians to organized guardians of peace and justice. Finally, a corps of Force-wielding guardians known as "Jedi Knights" were formally established. They would battle interplanetary criminals and settle cosmic disputes, becoming legendary throughout the galaxy.

Not long after the introduction of the Jedi Knights, they formed a 'code' to live by, to prevent young Jedi being drawn to the Dark Side of the Force. Ever seeking knowledge and enlightenment, a Jedi never uses the Force to gain wealth or personal power. Because hatred, anger, fear, and aggression are made up of negative energy, Jedi apprentices are instructed only to act when they are at peace with the Force. Jedi should seek non -violent solutions to problems. Sometimes fighting is the only solution, but Jedi are encouraged to find alternatives. Jedi cannot allow evil to occur by inaction. A Jedi must do anything possible to stop the forces of darkness.

Sadly, in Sinis' lifetime, the Dark Jedi were created by a rogue Jedi named Zooti Frugan. Dark Jedi could act as free agents, choosing any color of light saber they could create and even training themselves without a master. These Dark Jedi studied both sides of the Force, but emphasized the dark side or the Bogan. With the rebellion of Zooti Froogan and others, the Jedi Council under Kaja Sinis saw that an imbalance had been created, so the practice of studying the dark side was disbanded. Nonetheless, the Dark Jedi were already flourishing.

The Sith were conquered by Dark Jedi who adopted their form of magic in Sinis' lifetime. These Jedi called themselves Sith Lords. The first known Sith Lord of recorded history was Darth Scarz. In imitation of the Jedi Holocron, the Sith made their own holocron, the Sith Holocron. The tension between the two sides eventually came to a head at the Battle of Omicras, the first major conflict between the Sith and Jedi. Nonetheless, the Sith Lords remained and continued to grow the Sith Order including non-Sith species in their Order, as one Sith Dynasty succeeded another.

Kaja Sinis slew 3 Sith Lords and 17 Dark Jedi in his life due to their attacks on the Jedi. The 3 Sith Lords were Darth Mirage, Darth Sinistar and Darth Horrar. The 17 Dark Jedi were discovered and slain in the Dungstaka Uprising on the planet Natisular. Kaja Sinis was eventually assassinated at the ripe age of 187 under the orders of Prince Ganchok Krancore of Utarius, by a bounty hunter named Harbontin Dumis. Dumis slew Sinis by means of a fireball explosion, from which the tradition of burning a Jedi in a funeral pyre originated. After Sinis' death, Beerus took over the Jedi Order. He recorded a prophecy made to him by Kaja Sinis in the Jedi Holocron. It regarded the One who would bring Balance to the Force. Shintor Beerus survived to the age of 174. His Jedi Holocron was lost and not rediscovered for several millennia.

The Jedi went on to develop a particular method of recruitment. Jedi candidates were detected, identified and taken into the order as infants. One method of detection was through blood sampling -- those with great Force potential had high midichlorian counts in their bloodstream. They were also found by looking for particularly lucky, psychic, or physically gifted people with lightning reflexes. Almost all prospective Jedi began training in infancy. In this early stage of training, a single master instructed groups, or clans, of Jedi hopefuls.

As the Jedi mature, the apprentice was paired with a master to continue the next phase of the training. According to the Jedi Code, a Jedi Master could only have one Padawan at a time. Near the end of the Padawan's training, he or she would undergo trials before ascending to the rank of Knight. The next level of rank in the Jedi order was the Jedi Master, reserved for those who had shown exceptional devotion and skill in the Force. It was from the ranks of the Jedi Masters that the High Council was chosen, which was the main interface between the Jedi and the government of the Republic.

Dress in simple robes and carrying their signature weapon, the lightsaber, the Jedi and their deeds became famous. Aided by the Force, they came to be respected and honored throughout the galaxy. They were known as scholars, warriors, and philosophers. They were all these things - and much more. The Jedi spread across the galaxy, protecting the Republic and watching over its many systems.

Eventually, advances in the science of field technology allowed for a self-sustaining bubble of containment to be generated. A plasmoid could be generated and detached from its generator and flung out at an opponent for quite some distance before it finally dissipated. This gave way to the invention of the blaster. Only the most supremely skilled lightsaber-user could take advantage of the fact that a lightsaber could deflect a blaster bolt. The Jedi became the most prominent users of the lightsaber.

Several millennia of strife between Jedi and Sith ensued. Eventually, a Dark Jedi named Jeer Dexton created the Order of the Dark Jedi, who refused the discipline of the Sith. The Sith continued as well. A thousand years later, the Sith were ruled by Darth Revan, succeeded by his apprentice, Darth Malak. Darth Revan was slain by a Force avalanche. Darth Malak was seriously injured in a duel with Jedi Knight Kylo Spartos, which is why Darth Malak lost most of his jaw. Other important Sith of note in Sith History are Darth Tantalon and Darth Cladar of Ropetru. The legendary Darth Tantalon was one of the ten most powerful Sith in regards to Force ability. He was slain by a Force fireball. Darth Cladar was the physically strongest Sith ever. Darth Kanamite was the dumbest Sith ever and lasted only a few days as a Sith. He was a short-lived apprentice in the Sith Order of Darth Bane. Kanamite died on his first mission.

While the dark side of the Force created many great warriors, the light side of the Force did as well. The most formidable lightsaber fighter before Yoda was the amazing Yendar Platis. Yendar Platis had six arms and could use six light sabers at a time. Another fascinating Jedi was the renowned Jedi scientist Crutus Penari. Penari succeeded in creating a yellow-bladed light saber, which could actually slice through any other light saber. This light saber was called the Penari light saber. The Jedi Council considered the light saber too dangerous and it was destroyed with its blueprints. Of even greater note than either Yendar Platis or Crutus Penari was the beautiful Ce Ce Denowai from the planet Rotteron. She had a higher midichlorian count than any female Jedi ever. Of course, the Jedi had to have their clumsier, less intelligent Jedi. The biggest buffoon of the Jedi was Zistar Flamgag.

Eventually came the Dynatic Sith Dynasty, about 1,000 years after Yendar Platis lived. Sith Lord Qodis trained Darth Bane in the arts of the Sith. Darth Bane never completed his training and rejected his master, but managed to gain possession of the Sith Holocron. All Sith were wiped out at the Battle of Gradon. Only Darth Bane and his apprentice survived, a young woman named Ishto Papar from the planet Nibon. Ishto Papar left Darth Bane to become the fabled Dark Woman, who fled Darth Bane and returned to the light side of the Force in hiding. The Dark Woman found a means to make herself virtually immortal and lived to train Aurra Sing the Herclu.

Darth Bane took on a new apprentice, whom he dubbed Darth Seer. With Darth Seer, he hid upon Coruscant, where the Sith were to remain for several generations. Darth Bane established a Rule of Two, only one master and one apprentice at a time, the sole inheritors of the Dynatic Sith Dynasty.

Upon his death of old age, Darth Seer established a formalized Code for the Sith Order, recruiting the next Sith, Darth Mongerer, who followed his code. One rule was of course, the Rule of Two. Another was that a Sith apprentice needed to construct his own light saber and it had to be red-bladed. The secret to making a red-bladed Sith light saber was to be found in the Sith Holocron. The Sith Holocron was encrypted by a password code containing a long series of Sith words. Darth Seer further insisted the title "Darth" which merely meant "shadow warrior" be made equivalent with the title "Lord" in honor of Darth Bane. This was to remind all future Sith that being a Sith Lord meant always being a warrior.

Darth Seer died of old age, succeeded by his apprentice. Darth Mongerer faithfully continued the Order of the Sith in hiding on Coruscant. A Jedi dueled and beheaded Darth Mongerer, but Mongerer hid the fact that he was a Sith and his apprentice succeeded him as Sith Master. Around this time, Yoda D'Kana the Whill was born on Grentarik, the World of Records. Yoda's father, Syville Demetris D'Kana, allowed his son to be taken in by the Jedi Order at a young age. Yoda trained under Bontu Sitmus the orange Whill. Bontu Sitmus trained under Losho Yik. Bontu Sitmus became a legend in his own lifetime by slaying 7 Dark Jedi at a single time, all by himself.

Two centuries into the Dynatic Sith Dynasty, the Sith Lord Darth Gilgon discovered Darth Augor on the planet Nefeyi. The young Darth Augor grew to become one of the greatest Sith of all time. Darth Gilgon was slain with a Force tornado, making Darth Augor the Master. Darth Augor slew dozens of Jedi, but was in turn ambushed and slain by 17 Jedi, including the young Yoda. Darth Augor concealed his identity as a Sith and the Sith Order continued undetected.

When Yoda was 177, the Jedi Holocron kept by Shintor Beerus was rediscovered, prophesying the One who would bring Balance to the Force. Yoda was a more formidable Jedi than Evins Croslod and even Aenon Jurtis, the most formidable Jedi before his time. Many considered Yoda to be the fulfillment of the prophecy, but upon examining the Holocron, Yoda could not be the One, for the One would be born of a virgin mother.

Yoda rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a member of the Jedi Council under Lady Lidius Frotgus. Under her, the Jedi Holocron kept by Shintor Beerus was rediscovered. Yoda lived during the rise of the most powerful Dark Jedi ever (with the exception of the Sith). This Dark Jedi was Norius Havok of Eegius.

Unnoticed to the Jedi, one Sith succeeded another on Coruscant, eventually leading up to Darth Frordon of Dresdane. On Dresdane, Frordon set up a duel between his apprentice Baltimort and Baltimort's potential replacement, Imperius. Baltimort and Imperius were each Baraosi, both from the planet Bothiwite, also known as Tindell 5, the fifth planet of the Tindell Star System. Since Imperius had a collection of kyber crystals, but was less experienced than Baltimort, Imperius and Baltimort teamed up against Frordon. Baltimort became Imperius' master, until Imperius slew Baltimort by an ever-growing collection of kyber crystals and heightened skill. Imperius slew Baltimort by means of a Force earthquake.

After this, Imperius apprenticed a young boy from Naboo, Dantius Palpatine and dubbed him Darth Sidious. Imperius had several kyber crystals and eventually gave Palpatine one of these kyber crystals. The kyber crystals were forged by the Rodar Wizards of Perdonis and scattered throughout the Galaxy, about 100,000 years ago. Unbeknownst to Imperius, Palpatine had found a far more potent kyber crystal than anything Imperius had. Palpatine located it on the planet Moovis, which he purchased from Ushkar Madcra, a bounty hunter who sold it as junk. This potent kyber crystal made Palpatine too powerful for his master to control. On the planet Skaggis, Palpatine sliced off Imperius' arms, sliced Imperius in half from head to hip, then finished Imperius off with a Force tornado when Imperius was 52 years old.

Palpatine took on an apprentice named Darth Voltres. Darth Voltres, while still an apprentice himself, apprenticed Darth Orcron and possibly others, breaking the Sith Rule of Two. Palpatine found out and sliced Darth Voltres in half, from head to torso, then hunted down and slew Darth Orcron as well. (It is possible one of Voltres' surviving students trained Asajj Ventress of Rattatak, who claimed to be a Sith warrior when Count Dooku discovered her.)

Undaunted, Palpatine sought out a new apprentice. He found a very young Zabrak on Iridonia named Khameir Sarin. Succeeding Palpatine's tests, Khameir Sarin began to be known as Darth Maul. Before the Sith revealed their existence to the Jedi, Darth Maul succeeded in slaying 3 Jedi: Barco Trellius, Roro Fergus and Ji-Dis Flar. Darth Maul revealed himself to the Jedi.

Some of the Jedi during this era were in fact the most powerful Jedi in history. Not only was Yoda of Grentarik one of the most powerful Jedi ever, but so were some of his colleagues on the Jedi Council including Plo Koon of Dorin, Yarael Poof the Quermian, Even Piell the Lannik and, of course, the amazing Mace Windu. Yarael Poof was trained by Zinkor Dawn and Even Piell was trained by Haccor Topkin.

Mace Windu came from Erberius and was related to another formidable Jedi, Usby Thape. However, Mace Windu ended up being trained by someone he was not related to, Cloto Nervon. Mace Windu in turn trained Depa Billaba and Ipto Follers, and fought Dark Jedi Barkius Zok. Let us not forget Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon Jinn came from planet Hargithon. Obi-Wan was born on the yellow rocky world of Pilegias. As a very young boy, he was found on the planet Kelchase and given by his parents to the Jedi Order.

After the death of Darth Maul, Palpatine immediately sought out three potential apprentices; Sifo Dyas, Detori (Darth Rage), a cyborg Toban from Yetis and Dakkus Vitrich's Jedi student, Count Jard Dooku of Serreno (Darth Tyranus). Detori grew up as a youth on Sevara, just past Iridonia and was there found by Palpatine for training. Palpatine first approached Sifo Dyas. Palpatine had asked Sifo Dyas to become a Sith, since the Kaminoans were expecting his visit. Sifo Dyas refused and Palpatine slew him by a Force fireball and Force earthquake. Palpatine then approached Detori and Count Dooku, who each accepted the possibility of apprenticeship. The two were to duel for the position of apprentice. Before the duel could be set up, Plo Koon fought Darth Rage in a fierce light-saber duel, eventually destroying Darth Rage by a Force avalanche. Before dying, Darth Rage denied being a Sith and claimed to act alone.

Count Dooku became Darth Tyranus, Palpatine's apprentice, in less than a year after the events of The Phantom Menace. One of his first missions was to order a clone army as Sifo Dyas, who was on his way to Kamino. (Sifo Dyas was an Ogdarian born on the asteroid world of Esiken, and discovered by the Jedi when he moved to Allistare.) Count Dooku had Billigo Hilgobottomager (a Jedi master of disguise and possibly a changeling) pretend to be Sifo Dyas and order an army cloned from the bounty hunter, Jango Fett. Jango Fett had proven himself as the best bounty hunter throughout the Galaxy by always beating the formidable cyborg Montross to a mark.

Palpatine and Count Dooku quickly found a Jedi to aid them in their nefarious plans to take over the Galaxy. His name was Visivious Drakarn. Drakarn was born on Gishomire, where his parents gave him over to the Jedi Order. Drakarn was a rebellious student and as punishment at age 17, was sent to Melbius Prime to work for a Jedi charity organization. Drakarn was resentful for this punishment and took the opportunity to get revenge on the Jedi once he was allowed to return to Coruscant at age 20. Recruited by Count Dooku on Coruscant for the task, Drakarn erased the files concerning the existence of Kamino. This act remained unnoticed for years.

Dooku thought he was gaining much power in the Dark Side, but Palpatine was merely utilizing Count Dooku as a tool. As Count Dooku unified the Separatists, Palpatine brought adepts of the Dark Side into his conspiracy. He made Sly Moore of Umbara his secretary, due to her ability to read minds. He befriended two Jedi during this period, considering which one he would choose to replace Dooku as an apprentice. Their names were Anakin Cleevon Skywalker of Thessius and the little known Vorron Tastras. Though Palpatine's relationship with Vorron Tastras remains largely unknown, it is known that he utilized the skill of the Dark Jedi assassin known as Xio Jade, the first "Emperor's Hand" and aunt of Mara Jade.

Though Anakin would always consider Tatooine his home world, he was actually born on Thessius. Thessius was a watery island world Anakin's mother Shmi Skywalker moved to. She was sold as a slave and taken to Tatooine, but was originally herself from the planet Cardonas. While Palpatine and Dooku were growing in the power of the dark side, Anakin was growing in the good side of the Force. This did not prevent him from negotiations. In fact, the negotiations he had with the rogue Halbertas on the planet Verkig got quite aggressive.

During the Clone Wars, Count Dooku found Asajj Ventress on Rattatak. She claimed to be a Sith warrior and though Count Dooku rejected this claim, he agreed to instruct her and utilize her skills. He found a cyborg, from Disicon, whom he trained in the arts of a Dark Jedi as well, though only to the level of padawan. This cyborg was known as General Grievous, the Droid Army Leader. He could weald four light sabers at once, by splitting his two robotic arms into four. General Grievous was kept alive and made into a cyborg by a scientific genius named Sago Milius.

After the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker slew Count Dooku, and became the infamous Darth Vader. After a violent duel, Obi-Wan left Anakin for dead on the lava planet of Mustafar, but Palpatine revived Anakin, giving him his cyber-genetic suit and possibly placed a chip in Anakin's suit by which Palpatine held the life of Anakin in his hands. Anakin, now known as Darth Vader, made sure Dooku's surviving minions would soon meet their doom. Asajj Ventress, General Grievous, Visivious Drakarn, Billigo Hilgobottomager and Shatar Hooslun would not survive Palpatine's purge against Force users.

Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor and reorganized the Senate under his rule, renaming it the Imperial Senate. He legitimized his rule with the aid of the highest court in the Galaxy, the Supreme Tribunal, located on the planet Granicus. The head of the Tribunal was the Consul, Cos Dashit of Alderaan. Dashit decided to cast his vote in favor of making Chancellor Palpatine the Emperor. Other members of the Supreme Tribunal who supported Cos Dashit included Son Hhat of Granicus, Mara Horus of Townowi, Crispin Hoedaak of Aquilae and the obese Vantos Coll.

Through Darth Vader and others, Palpatine established the Galactic Empire and executed the Jedi Purge. Thousands upon thousands of Jedi were massacred. The Order of 10,000 Jedi virtually disappeared. Great Jedi were just memories. Rido Fander, one of the ten greatest Jedi ever, was no more. Chase Hintock, the Bomewright Jedi scientist of Sullest, who aided Anakin in constructing his light saber, was dead. The golden haired, yellow-skinned Jedi of Ord Mantell, Nebar Foxis, was considered the best looking male Jedi of his time. He died valiantly defending the Jedi children on Coruscant. Dethal Vangris, the prettiest Jedi throughout the Galaxy, was gone. Other Force Users were eliminated as well, such as the peaceful Sutrans, the Biotans and the powerful female Vortari, which took their name in honor of their founder, Lady Vortari.

The only Force Users to survive were those lucky enough to remain in hiding on remote worlds. Some members of the Trandoshan species survived. However, most Force-sensitive individuals were tracked down by Grand Inquisitor Tremayne and were either made to submit their abilities to Emperor Palpatine's rule or perish. Under Tremayne and a warrior named Lettow, a dark side elite developed. The dark side warriors who submitted to the Emperor were called the Legions of Lettow. The Emperor's Dark Side Elite included Nefta, Sa-Di, Executor Sedriss and others. Assassins with Force ability were brought into the fold as well. They were called the "Emperor's Hands" and included such notables as Mara Jade. Each "Emperor's Hand" was led to believe they were the sole Emperor's Hand, giving them great self confidence. Aurra Sing the Herclu supported the Jedi Purge, seeking out her master, the fabled Dark Woman. Ironically, Aurra Sing was slain by a Jedi, Nto Boraj, who did not survive the purge himself.

The Emperor appointed Sate Pestage as his Grand Vizier to control the mundane aspects of the Empire. No one saw the Emperor without his permission. Emperor Palpatine made Armand Isard his Director of Intelligence and Ved Kennede the Master Royal Guardsman, in charge of training the Royal Guardsmen. Other important Imperial Dignitaries included Janus Greejatus, Kren Blista-Vanee, Sim Aloo and Ars Dangor. The Grand Moffs and the Grand Admirals were appointed in time, of which Grand Moff Tarkin and Grand Admiral Thrawn are the most notable. Dark Prince Xizor was also held in high esteem by the Emperor. Through Xizor's criminal organization, Black Sun, the Emperor could successfully direct the criminal elements throughout the Galaxy.

Many Senators rejected the Emperor and organized the Rebellion. The most notable Senator to oppose the Empire was the birdlike Kesselian, Mir Nash. The Rebels unanimously supported Seig Darklighter as their leader. Remaining Jedi like Kane Starkiller of Utapau and Akira Valor of Townowi gathered a handful of the few remaining Jedi. They fled to Aquilae where King Kayos and Queen Breha gave them protection. Kane Starkiller was survived by his son, Deak, who was taken to Tatooine and grew up to be close friends with Luke Skywalker. Akira's son, Justin Valor, lived on to defend King Kayos children; Prince Oeta, Prince Puck and Princess Zara. Seig Darklighter, Kane Starkiller, Akira Valor and his son Justin Valor, were tracked down by Darth Vader and the Legions of Lettow. None of them lived to see the Jedi Order rise again.

Yoda and Obi-Wan remained in hiding for decades, until the events of Star Wars: The Classic Trilogy. In the final Episode of the Classic Trilogy, Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader killed Palpatine, saving the life of his son, Luke Skywalker. Darth Vader died, returning to the light side of the Force. The heroes of the Classic Trilogy continued to have their adventures. Han Solo of Corellia married Leia Organa of Alderaan and had three children, Anakin, Jacen, and Jaina. Luke Skywalker of Tatooine married Mara Jade and fathered Ben Skywalker. Chewbacca of Kashyyyk and Lando Calrissian of Zaskus.

Emperor Palpatine was succeeded by his Grand Vizier, Sate Pestage. He was in turn replaced by Director of Intelligence, Ysanne Isard. Grand Admiral Thrawn, a Chiss from Csilla, returned from the Unknown Regions to take over the weakened Empire. Following his assassination, Emperor Palpatine returned to rule in a clone body. His Royal Guardsman, Carnor Jax, arranged for all clone bodies of Emperor Palpatine to be damaged. Carnor Jax was slain by the last faithful Royal Guardsman, Kir Kanos. Carnor Jax was succeeded by the Imperial Interim Ruling Council, headed by Burr Nolyds. He was assassinated by the Yuuzhan Vong agent Nom Anor, as were the two elected heads after him, first Admiral Banjeer, then General Immodet. Under the direction of Lord Manos, a Devaronian, they eventually elected Xandel Carivus. Carivus, in a foolish sense of pride, declared himself Emperor. Upon his assassination, the Republic was once again restored to its former position, upon the growing threat posed by the Yuuzhan Vong. Leia Organa Solo was now recognized throughout the Galaxy as the undisputed Chief of State.

By the time the Jedi had been reorganized, so had the Dark Jedi, led by Shindor of Brontic. These Dark Jedi carried not only purple, blue and green-bladed light sabers, but yellow, orange, white and black-bladed light sabers as well. The main opponent in Episode 7 was one of the chief Dark Jedi under Shindor, Spiden of Volotta. Aided by Asp, a changeling spy from Sentor, Spiden and Shindor controlled a powerful new order of Dark Jedi. Neither Shindor nor Spiden were Sith, for the Sith were truly extinct, no longer to terrorize the Galaxy. The war between the Dark Jedi and Luke's New Jedi Order resulted in the threat of the Dark Jedi being vanquished, eliminating the dark side of the Force forever.

Luke Skywalker and his sister, Leia Organa Solo, continued in their positions of leadership. 20 years after vanquishing the Dark Jedi, they entered into negotiations with the fierce Raverons of the Unknown Regions. The Raverons attempted to take over the Republic, breaking their negotiations. Luckily, the Raverons failed. Luke and Leia lived to be well over 100 years old. With Leia's passing, Grone Tisal, Chief of Coruscant Secret Security, became the next elected Chief of State. The Jedi Order continued to prosper and protect the Galaxy under Luke's son, Ben Skywalker. Peace was established throughout the Galaxy.

For the most part, I just did this for fun.

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Monday, November 8, 2004 1:47 AM

ANARKO

I really love it when someone gets down to the history and backstory to a scifi subject like that.

Thanks!

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Monday, November 8, 2004 3:29 PM

CONSCIENCE

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Not to make AP's mistake, here are the sources

That's the right thing to do, naming the sources. You don't want to happen to you, what happened to AnonymousPoster. People freaking out because you forgot to name your sources and mention you didn't come up with this stuff on your own.

Oh, and let me just say that Supershadow.com is a great site.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2004 7:38 AM

ANARKO

CrevanReaver, when Revenge of the Sith comes out, remember to update that summary.

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Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:09 AM

SKYWALKEN

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I really love it when someone gets down to the history and backstory to a scifi subject like that.

So do I. Two thumbs up to you CrevanReaver. As you can tell by my username, I'm somewhat of a Star Wars fan. Although not obsessed.

And that Supershadow.com does seem to be a really interesting site. From what I've read on other sites, the guy who runs it actually made up most of the "spoilers" that he has revealed. However, I do know that he occasionally gets something right. Like the plot of Attack of the Clones and now most likely Revenge of the Sith.

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Friday, December 24, 2004 9:40 AM

CREVANREAVER

This is a theoretical Jedi history gleaned from a fansite.

http://starwarz.com/tbone/eu_news/archive_2004_july.htm

Credit to the author, Sabrina Fried

There has been a belief in some sort of extrasensory energy among the sentients of the galaxy for as long as there have been sentients in the galaxy, or at least as far back as the historical record for them goes anyway. This belief predates the Old Republic, it predates the predecessors of the Old Republic, whatever they might have been.

The belief in this extrasensory "force" transcends cultures and species and worlds and with time the great thinkers of the galaxy came to the understanding that every aspect of the galaxy, living or otherwise, is touched by this force in some way. Predators can tap into this force to enhance their hunting instincts, creatures like the Ysalmiri can repel this force to protect themselves from these predators. This energy is simply a part of their surroundings. Every living thing in the galaxy senses this energy in some way, even if they are not aware of it. To the sentients of the galaxy, this energy is something of superstition, it appears to shift their fiction in unpredictable ways, it bends the laws of physics, chemistry and biology. It allows the impossible to happen. Somewhere along the way, sentients realize that this malleable nature of the force goes both ways. It can manipulate their fiction, and they can manipulate it right back.

These early "force manipulators" were dismissed by their cultures as wizards and mystics: people of questionable sanity who insisted that they could push a table across the room simply by willing it, or convince someone that these really aren't the droids they are looking for merely by waving their hands around and wearing a brown homespun robe. These early wizards and mystics are no more Jedi then you or I, the term Jedi relates to force manipulators subscribing to a specific set of cultural beliefs, that which would later fall under the control of what we call the Jedi Order. They are no more Jedi then Samurai are Knights Templar even though both walk around in armor with huge swords at their side. But I'll get to that later. Some of these force manipulating mystics would revel in their discoveries and live out their lives without passing on their knowledge, others would seek to use their knowledge to obtain riches or power, still others, use it to become respected village shaman, priests of their religions, or leaders of their people. This last group would take on apprentices and teach others how to be aware of this energy force, and how to tap into it and use it for their own purposes. Their knowledge is passed on and incorporated into their culture and religions, where it becomes encoded into mythologies and cultural behavior. Millennia pass and the civilizations around the galaxy begin to develop the technology necessary to interact with each other, like hyperdrives and communication systems that can send a signal from one side of the galaxy to another. As the physical borders disappear, cultures clash. Some are destroyed or assimilated, some forge uneasy alliances with each other and exchange information. The force aware of the worlds in the galactic community realize for the first time that they are not alone and collectively they start "comparing notes" if you will. The shared beliefs around the force are one of the few things that give the various cultures reason to talk peace. Different skills derived from the manipulation of the force begin to spread throughout the force manipulating community.

Philosophers debate the nature of this force with colleagues from other cultural backgrounds. But in the process they find it is necessary to create a whole new language to express their experiences with the force. The force itself is not a quantifiable thing. It is not something that can be scientifically defined, nor is it something unique to a specific event, like a genetic manipulation or stellar phenomenon. The only reason they are aware of it at all is because of the way it interacts with their lives in unusual ways. They can describe it to each other by describing what this force can do, but they can't describe what it is, or even if it is anything at all. They describe the force to each other by explaining the purposes for which it has been used in their cultures and picking out the similarities between their experiences. They adopt elements from the languages of religion and science, but find that both only scrape the surfaces of their experiences. By the time of the birth of the Old Republic those who have dedicated their lives to the study of the force have come to be known as the Jedi, although who named them and exactly what the significance of this name is remains unclear.

The pre-Republic Jedi devoted their lives to studying different ways in which they could experience the tangible world by drawing on the force, and how that knowledge could be put to use. Like the mystics and wizards of old, some studied for the sake of study, some for personal gain, and some to pass on whatever they learn to others. But I think its important to note that early Jedi did not necessarily try to quantify the force as being good or evil. There was no light side or dark side. There was only the force, and how you used it was your business. It wasn't until the architects of the Old Republic asked the Jedi to use their knowledge of the force to help them forge their civilization that the force was saddled with the cultural values of good and evil. The Jedi loyal to the Old Republic had to shape their order into the definition of 'protectors of the known galaxy' that the Republic had given them. They had to control the way their descendents - the Jedi Knights - conducted themselves. Levitation is good. Shooting lightning from your fingertips is bad. Why? Because we say so.

Suddenly, certain manipulations of the force were off limits, and those who dabbled in these restricted places were coined "Dark Jedi" or "Dark Siders" and were considered the kind of people who would commit the evil of the galaxy.

The contemporary Jedi, the order to which Mace Windu and Yoda and in their own way even Count Dooku and Darth Sideous are a part, was born when the vast majority of known force manipulators accepted this binary nature of the force as unquestionable fact. The force itself remains constant, but they have developed two distinct ways of interpreting the force: the light side and the dark side. Historically speaking, neither side could accept the heresy of the other, and much of Jedi history is full of battles between the light and dark Jedi. Both sides continued to develop combat applications that fell into their interpretation of the force. Lightsabers were invented, the Dark Jedi conquer and subjugate the Sith, the Light Jedi form the prophecy of the One, or the Son of Suns and break with their traditions to become politically active in the Old Republic, becoming an organized group of 'Guardians' who answer to the leaders of the Republic. The goal is not necessarily so much the eradication of the "other" side, but converting its followers to your beliefs.

Somewhere around this time the last of the key definitions of the modern Jedi developed. In earlier times, it had been widely accepted that every living thing touched the force in some way, even if they were not aware they were doing it, a very small proportion of sentients, through study and hard work found ways to manipulate the force to their advantage. But anyone could be one of these force manipulators, if they wanted to be, and at the same time, what they did with that ability was their responsibility because the force itself didn't take sides, it simply was. By the time Luke Skywalker was left to inherent the legacy of the Jedi Order, this interpretation of the force had changed. Now, all creatures were in their own way a part of the force, but only those given the necessary gift, through pedigree or midichlorians or some other factor beyond their control, could manipulate the force. Jedi did not become Jedi by choice, they became Jedi because some other Jedi recognized that they had the necessary gift and insisted that they be trained to use it. How these gifted few use their ability to manipulate the force depends on which 'aspect' of the force, light or dark, they embrace. It's no longer their decision or responsibility, they are merely empty vessels who surrender to the will of the force.

Jedi like Vergere, who do not fully accept the binary nature of the force are an indication that there are still some force manipulators in the galaxy who do not follow the Jedi Code. Does that make them inherently evil people? Or are they simply ascribing to a different set of cultural values? The next chapter in the Tales of the Jedi will be to see if the Jedi Order can accept the fact that these force manipulators who do not follow the Code are not necessarily darksiders. They are simply followers of an older tradition, to which the Jedi Order owes its very existence.

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