#swtor lore

[moontheoretist]

Red Siths and Yoda’s race

When I started watching Mandalorian I was already pretty deep into SWTOR and I read a bit too many articles on Wookiepedia about the times even farther in the past than The Old Republic.

That knowledge obviously had later gone into use when I saw Grogu and started thinking about the race Yoda, Yaddle and Grogu come from. The natural conclusion to which I came is that they must be an ancient species as there are not many of them in Movie Era, and they have naturally very long lifespan (which the existence of Grogu put into perspective if he is 50yo, and he is still considered a toddler and can't yet speak, only able to communicate telepathically via the Force with other force users). They natural strength in the Force was then established by the fact that all 3 representants were forcesensitive and the fact that Yoda's midichlorian count was supposedly the highest until Anakin - artificial made child - came into the picture and kicked him off his pedestal when it comes to the count alone.

It's also very interesting that Yoda, Yaddle and Grogu all are more prone to be drawn to the Light Side, though Grogu showed some signs of being tempted, but if that is concerned even Yoda once said that he felt the pull of the Dark Side, so it's probably just a normal thing. Still, the preference for the Light may imply that they are one of the few races in the SW lore that are born attuned to the concrete Side of the Force. Which brings me all the way back to the Red Siths and their natural affiliation to the Dark Side, because they are born attuned to it.

Attunement doesn't mean you can't use the other side obviously, but it definitely affects how you view the side you are attuned to - it’s natural for you to view one rather than the other as normal as it's part of you, your whole genome and your whole species. It also may imply some way of natural resistance to the negative effects of the Force. I barely ever saw any Red Sith that could be considered "fallen" by the Jedi standards. Hell, we mostly met former Jedi who had "fallen", which brings me to the conclusion that if you are born attuned to the Dark Side, there must be some benefit to it. Siths also don't tend to shut down their emotions, which greatly influences their relation to the Dark Side, as bottled up emotions and unresolved traumas can affect the person in such a way that they will fall into the Dark with no safety lines. Lana Beniko is my favorite example of a Sith to give, because she is simply pragmatic, not evil. She considers killing in some situations just more beneficial than not. She is reasonable, she doesn't cackle like fallen Jedi, and she in general can be seen as sane. Anyway, what brought me here is the idea that Red Siths are scarce or nonexistent in the MovieEra, which is understandable considering that they were 1% of the Empire's population already during The Old Republic Era. Still, they may have been aware of the existence of the species that Yoda is from, due to both being ancient species attuned to the Force.

Tenebrae's birth on Medriaas also implies that Red Siths existed not only on ancient Korriban, but also on different planets like Medriaas and Ziost that establishes their access to space travel as far as 5000BBY or farther. That means that knowing Yoda's species personally may have been very easy for them, especially if they met during some wars. I just like to think that if our Pureblood Siths ever met someone from Yoda’s species, they would like “oh, it’s you!”

[crazedpurplewerewolf]

From the Jedi Temple codex entry:

The new design is intended to echo the style of Alderaan's famous castles and to evoke the Jedi virtues of humility, serenity and patience.

So did I miss something? A joke perhaps? Alderaan and humility? The racist snobs that have other sentients instead of droids mop their floors?

[chissgendered]

[oricons-last-sunrise]

[parseolegacy]

Huevember Day 6 - 'I'd rather be your lieutenant,'

This one's for all my fellow Iresso lovers out there (INCREDIBLY BASED AND SWAG) I keep hearing about Swtor writers making him suffer (I don't know how- I haven't reached him in the expansions yet) so I'm drawing him happy. For health reasons.

[ratellini]

hows a man supposed to work out and stretch in these conditions (= boyfriend being sexy — daro belongs to @macolegacy) ft. lazy mako and torian

close up:

[jbeansdraws]

Reference sheet for my imperial agent at various stages of his life💙

[varuunsith]

Kil'lavi'dill/Illavidi, cousin/adopted sibling of Kina'mov'dill — jedi knight, shadow.

[eldstunga]

Since Twi’leks can move their lekku, does Rynn exercise her lekku as well?

While there are indeed muscles in lekku - along with a small amount of brain tissue and a lot of nerve endings, wrapped and solidly padded in thick layers of fatty tissue - Lekku are not prehensile.

Most of the weight and mass of lekku is fat, and their length and weight far outrange (in most healthy individuals) what the muscle fibre is capable of counteracting. Their evolutionary purpose was most akin to a camel's humps and there is no skeletal structure to provide leverage and mechanical support. The range of motion is thus very limited, though it could indeed be trained to an extent, much like some people can move their ears or bend individual toes. We're talking about things like: Curling at the tips, flexing or relaxing sections, some minor contraction and pronation/supination. Enough to function as an important part of Twi'lek body language, but not nearly enough for complex movement, so if you were imagining lifting weights the answer is no. With a lack of muscular activity and further accumulation of fatty tissue (which is traditionally considered attractive, you want that Big Lek Energy) some twi'leks may even lose much of the already limited range of movement of their lekku.

[coyotemasquerade]

in complete contrast to my lil cookie drawings here is this habkl; weh

Uhhh epic star wars girl boss concepts

Her name is Dana

[eorzeashan]

swtor should have a beastmaster class and i'm not kidding

[cameron4818]

My last 3 brain cells trying to figure out Star Wars lore

[forcemelt]

Some character art I started working about a month or two ago and only got around to finishing now because backgrounds are hard >:(

[lanabenikosdoormat]

Jed looks like the kind of guy who probably wouldn’t be good with kids, but he is! Actually the silly goofy personality I give him outside of canon is sort of how he is around the some-odd children on base.

He’s a charismatic and intelligent leader, but he was also just a regular boy from a small nowhere planet. So past all his commander duties and his old agent facade he’s just a man of the people, and he’s such a darling <3

Jed would absolutely pretend to get shot when a kid puts fingers guns at him. Or idly teach them how to coin flip, or do pen tricks or even crack awful dad jokes if given the opportunity

Koth is also good with them! It’s Lana and Theron who are standing there like 🧍🏼‍♀️🧍🏽‍♂️ totally incompetent

[oricons-last-sunrise]

Dread Master Styrak

The Dread Masters possess incredible, unprecedented power over the dark side of the Force; a power developed through rituals created by one of their own, the incomparable Sith alchemist known as Styrak. Even before Styrak became one of the Dread Masters, his superior intellect and sadistic experiments on subjects both living and dead were infamous. Hundreds, perhaps even thousands of slaves and beasts have been claimed by Styrak’s heartless pursuit of mastery over the Force.

Styrak is also the individualistic of the Dread Masters; whether out of pride or supreme confidence, he is the one most likely to strike out alone in pursuit of the group’s goals. Rumors have long suggested that the Dread Masters only possess their full power when acting together, but so far, no one has dared to test that rumor by challenging Styrak during any of his “excursions.”

[glass-warehouse]

the fixations... they're--blurring together

(i am soo biased btw, but i think nine would absolutely hose johnny in a fight)