#togruta religion

[brother-genitivi]

Star Wars Culture Week Day 3 - S.P.I.R @starwarscultureweek

The evil eye is born of jealousy. Consequences of having it cast on you can be minor, like illness, or major, like death. To keep themselves safe from the evil eye, a nazar boncuk was made. It is hung in homes or worn on your person. The Twi’leks created ear cone rings for them to be worn, where the Togruta prefer to hang the nazar on their walls. But the intent is always the same - to be shielded from harm.

"Nazar değmesin." A popular saying that means you hope the evil eye does not touch them. Effectively, good luck to you, touch wood, etc.

(Referenced from my culture - Turkish. Though Turkey isn’t the only culture that has this practice. You’ll often find the nazar in other countries, and the belief of the evil eye spans over thousands of years of history in many religions. All of these are items that I own and wear. I probably have about 15 nazar in total!)

@tatert07s @penandsaber @forbodium

#star wars #star wars culture week #sw culture week #swcw #my art #this is so late omg so sorry

[graylinesspam]

An excerpt from a story I've been writing about Ahsoka exploring togruta lore in order to connect with her heritage. And also acting as a jedi delegate speaking with a lost traditionalist togruta tribe.

when their ships landed at the edge of the village they were met with a line of armed men. Their lekku were all warm shades ranging from a deep magenta to a bright yellow. Their weapons were traditional. The repurposed tools and hunting knives and spear were held in tight but lowered grips. Though they wanted to show strength to the invaders they did not want to show aggression. Not a curled lip or an exposed fang could be found on their faces. 

In the center of the delegation was an elder not as old as the ones she'd befriended from the green lek tribe, but his montrals were tall and his lekku were wide. His skin showed the wear of sun and labor. 

"Will they attack?" Mundi asked after she'd taken the time to assess their welcome party. 

"I don't think so," Ahsoka said. "But why don't you let me go first?"

Mundi nodded to the front of the ship and the gunship doors slid open. Ahsoka stepped off the ship first; her choice to go barefoot had raised several eyebrows but she was glad for the opportunity to ground herself. Her beaded ankle bracelets flashed for a moment as she stepped down into the tougher, reedier grass. 

As she took two tentative steps forward Rex and Echo exit the gunship behind her. Their boots made loud crunching noises as they trampled the grass. Master Mundi and one of the three delegates from Cerea filled out the right side of the ship. 

The men in a line before her studied the group carefully, apprehensive looks were cast to the clone troopers and, with cautious recognition, to the Cereans. But it was the sight of Ahsoka that caught all of their attention. 

She was the shortest among them but she stood in the lead. Every man there shot quick glances at her murmurs growing across the line. 

The Elder had eyes only for her. He separated from the line, his palms open in front of him. He and Ahsoka approach each other drawn across the no man's land like magnets. 

They met in the middle palms laid flat against each other and heads turned until they lay cheek to cheek. "Welcome sister," his voice hummed richly through his chest. There was a warm sort of familial feeling that overtook her in response. 

"I am honored to see you elder," she replied In the people's language. Hoping beyond hope that her pronunciation wasn't mangled.

"You bring many with you today. Those that resemble the troublemakers. And men in much armor. Do you bring conflict to us?" He asked with much patience in both the speed and tone of his words. Speaking slowly the way Ahsoka had to accommodate her.

"No. I have brought peace with me. Those that have trouble with you have called to me to speak. So that there will be no conflict. They come with great respect but also urgency."

The elder holds her hands in a loose grip between them as he pears around Ahsoka's shoulders, suspicion in his eyes. But it isn't Mundi or the Cereans he is looking at. It is Rex and Echo.

"You bring peace, but you bring soldiers in much armor with great weapons?"

Ahsoka is somehow blindsided by the accusation. It simply hadn't occurred to her that the sight of blasters or clone armor would seem aggressive to the lost tribe here. 

Ahsoka scrambled for a reason that would make sense to these people without a twenty minute backstory about Mandalorians and the galactic war.

She glanced back at Rex and the excuse came to mind easily. Something that she'd pondered idly in a childish bid to have more connection with her culture in a religion that didn't foster much; and in an environment where she didn't even need a full hand to count the amount of people that looked like her. 

She raised an open palm over her shoulder and quickly flashed a mandalorian hand signal she'd used a hundred times to direct her troops. With practiced efficiency Rex and Echo strode either of her flanks and stood once more at rest. Both visors trained stoically forward.

"Revered elder, this is Rex, my hunting partner. And his brother Echo. It is the way of their people to remain armed but they follow my lead. My orders. They're loyalty brings me great honor."

The elder looked shocked. He inspected Rex closely peering into the black of his visor to try to see into his heart.

"Rex, take off your helmet, lower your head to the elder." It was the first time she'd spoken in basic since exiting the ship but Rex didn't need any context to follow her order.

He removed his helmet and ducked his shoulders so the shorter man could peer into his eyes.

The elder searched him trying to weigh his gaze against the unfamiliar danger of the weapons on his hips. Trying to determine what sort of man she was bonded to.

Ahsoka knew both men were confused by the interaction. The title she'd given Rex, hunting partner, bhat sa'behm, was sacred and it had no equivalent outside of Togruta society.

A hunting partner was a life bonded friend. Usually someone you grew up with, someone you'd learned to read better than anyone else. Someone who could get lost in the grass and shadows of Shili but remain by your side. With no words between you and no wasted breath. Some said hunting with another for a long time bonded your souls in the next life. Ensured you would be reborn in the same body. Two halves made whole.

She supposed her and Rex were close enough to that. Though what they hunted were droids. And she wasn't convinced reincarnation was real. They still had an unmatched read on each other. She'd rather have him at her back than anyone.

Finally satisfied with peering into Rex's soul the elder turned back to her. "He is wise in this life. But his soul is young." he determined. "You are not. An old spirit in a young body." he said with a chuckle. "perfectly suited."

#ahsoka tano #captain rex #Echo #Togruta #Togruta lore #star wars #clone wars #sw tcw #tcw #501st #fanfic #Togruta language #Tribal societies #Grassland tribes #Hunting partners #little sister ahsoka #Badass ahsoka tano

[thehollowprince]

There is no ignorance, There is knowledge

I was on TikTok last night at work and came across a video calling out how many Star Wars "fans" were complaining about the "wokeness" being introduced to the franchise, specifically citing Lizzo's glorified cameo in a single episode. Putting aside that this is a franchise has a wise and powerful character played by a freaking muppet, the TikToker (?) rightfully called out how so many of these fans never seem to actually interact with any Star Wars projects. Their opinions seem to be based entirely on their own perception of clips and images taken from the internet and pop culture.

Hence, the title, because oftentimes, consumption of the source material usually clears up any confusion as to what this franchise has always been about. With Knowledge, we diminish Ignorance

I was reminded of this yet again this morning when I got home and checked my recommendations from Google and was greeted with this monstrosity.

I know I shouldn't get worked up because this is Screenrant, and literally anyone can post anything to it. There doesn't seem to be any vetting process to this website and what it publishes. But I've been seeing more and more Jedi slander over the last few years, and I just can't keep my mouth shut (metaphorically speaking).

So let's just break this piece of garbage down.

Naturally, it's not a complaint against the Jedi unless we call them child abductors, right? Putting aside the fact that I have never seen so many incorrect statements strung together in a row like that (and this is just the first paragraph), it really emphasizes the point I'm trying to make here.

There is no perfect system in any of Star Wars, no matter what faction you're a fan of. The Jedi are no exception to this.

The Order does not kidnap nor indoctrinate children. At least not more than any other religion, political group, revolution, educational system, etc. How the Jedi refill their ranks isn't any different than how the Mandalodians recruit their foundlings or how the Clones were created by the Kaminoans. The Jedi find Force-sensitive children and (with their guardians permission where applicable) and offer them a chance to not only hone abilities that can be dangerous without proper training, but an opportunity to be a part of what is a generally revered organization throughout the galaxy, bringing peace to all those they can.

This has been explained multiple times by multiple people within multiple supplemental entries of Star Wars materiel, but there is a reason that the young are chosen to be trained instead of adults. The entire purpose of the Jedi's order is to teach their students empathy and compassion (despite what this author insinuates, saying the Jedi are "without emotion or passion") so that they don't become tyrants like the Sith or other more militant factions throughout the Galaxy.

In fact, once again in complete contradiction to what this author says, the Jedi once filled their ranks with many adult initiates, but such recruits fell to the Dark Side at a much more commensurate rate. It was because of these constant droves of Dark Jedi that the current practice of only accepting students younger than a certain age or maturity became more pronounced.

But let's move on.

Say it with me now:

"The Jedi never forced any member of its Order to forsake their heritage!"

As a matter of fact, there are multiple examples of Jedi who not only explore their birth heritage but embrace it.

Both Shaak Ti and Ahsoka Tano, as Togruta, incorporate both a Togruta sash and an akul tooth headdress into their Jedi attire

Shaak Ti actually took her padawans to her home planet for their training

Plo Koon was both a member of the Jedi High Council and the Baran Do Sages, a Force-sensitive order on his home planet

Oppo Rancisis was the son of the Blood Monarch of Thisspias and kept in contact with the royal family

A'Sharad Hett wore the traditional coverings of a Tuskan Raider

Both Luninara Unduli and Barriss Offee bore traditional Mirialan tattoos

Tarre Vizsla, the creator of the Darksaber, wore his Mandalodian armor during his time with the Order

Ki-Adi-Mundi was married!

Depa Billaba wore the marks of the Chalactan Adepts

And numerous other examples!

There has never been a tenet of the Jedi that prohibits their members from either learning of their culture (in fact, it's encouraged to do so) or to seek out their family or people. The only thing the Jedi have ever been pretty strict about in this regard is the formation of attachments. Specifically, the unstable emotions that come with such attachments and how those Jedi will do anything to retain them (i.e. Anakin Skywalker.)

This next one is a real doozy.

I have never read such garbage in my life. That's like saying, "How dare you not teach these children to be racist to their classmates because that's their family's culture!"

Once again, I understand that I shouldn't get upset because this is Screenrant, and they will post whatever click bate bullshit will get you onto their site. Rage-farming is the word, and I'm sorry to admit that I fell for it. It just infuriates me that so many people, or at least the most vocal ones, are so adamant about tarnishing the Jedi. All while usually loving characters like Vadar or Maul or any of the Mandalodians, who canonically do much worse than the Jedi ever did.

Are the Jedi perfect? No. But throughout STAR WARS, they've done the best they can within the confines of a horrific situation that they were forced into. They don't deserve this prolonged smear campaign because they don't meet the ever changing and often unrealistic standards that some people want.

Note: Sorry for the small text, but I wanted people to be able to differentiate between my words and the article.

#the jedi order #pro jedi #i hate screenrant #star wars #sw

[certified-anakinfucker]

ah, a pinned post

hi im cheeri! | african american | in my 20s (18+) | it/its

whats up yall. back at it again. it seems i changed my major so i may as well finally make a pinned post about it!

im a former clone wars major (minoring in a whole lot of cultural lore and worldbuilding) - ive since moved to the old republic, but my minors are pretty much the same, just new subjects and focuses. minors include togruta biology and cultural lore, twi'lek cultural lore, and mandalorian cultural lore! ive added minors on the sith purebloods on top of both the sith religion and imperial culture. sometimes i poke the chiss with a stick. more often than not im poking the jedi with many sticks.

dni: master/padawan shippers, cl*necest / twincest or incest otherwise, rexs*ka / mauls*ka, anything that’d get you put on a federal list irl || if you openly send / encourage death threats or otherwise make excuses for those that do .. scram. this is not a safe space for you :3

sideblog directory under the cut!

⊹ @cinematic-cheeriverse || for my main au-posting, world/lorebuilding, all that fun stuff

⊹ @milf-anakinfucker || writing blog… one can dream

⊹ @certified-hunterfucker || SWTOR blog. lmao. i should actually use it

⊹ @forceblessed || was a silly blog specifically for my main au anakin + his shenanigans. might use it for that exact purpose

⊹ @cheeri-wine || nsft [does my funny dance]

⊹ @ncis-hyperspace || an au blog that's sorta perpetually under wip

⊹ @historicallyblackmando || i need to get back on my mando'a :]

#cheeri pinned

[darlin-djarin]

#this was so hard to narrow down #star wars #star wars polls #polls

[ahsokasupremacy]

I wanna go back to shili so baddddd i wanna know what the elderly togruta woman’s relationship to the village is i wanna see inside their cozy warm bar i wanna see other togrutas talk to each other i wanna learn more about their hunting practices and traditions i wanna see their cultural religion i wanna know what ahsokas parents said while they were raising a 3 yr old jedi menace i wanna pet the weird panda dogs again!!!!

#ahsoka tano #tales of the jedi #my post

[solrika]

Even though it has nothing to do with the boys themselves, I think I’m going to call the Imperial!Zeb and Rebel!Vampire!Kallus “queen in exile AU.” Partly because I already have “reverse au” as a tag, partly because the Lasat queen being under Imperial supervision is a large part of the setting. Inspired in large part by this drawing by @gettiregretti.

And here’s some background on the queen herself:

When the Empire came, the royal family was wary. They invited the Imperial diplomats to their table. In the same breath, they bundled up Miri and sent her to the country.

Within a month, the Queen and her consort were dead, and there was a very sympathetic Imperial officer offering condolences. It had been an anti-royalist terrorist group, he explained. She was now the heir to the planet. As the palace had been damaged in the attack, the Emperor–in all his generosity–was offering the princess a place in the Coruscanti court. Was there anything she wanted to bring with her?

Miri gulped back very real tears, and tucked away her rage. She asked for all the clothing that could be salvaged. For any jewelry that could be found. “I need to make a good impression,” she told the very sympathetic Imperial officer. 

When they left Lasan, it was without her parents’ advisors. A much-diminished Honor Guard. Romance novels, instead of the teaching-tomes of history that were her birthright. 

But Lasan’s rulers had the blessings of the Ashla woven into every garment. And she had her priestesses. 

A week into their stay, some Imperials stopped by to ask about the young princess’ religion. They got two hours of theology lessons–long, wavering theology lessons, as Chava lost her place or forgot the Basic word for “hammer.” The lesser priestesses grimaced apologetically, and served more tea. 

Then they set up for a ceremony, which was described as “looking at the world.” The priestesses explained that they had no interest in manipulating ripples. Their concerns were the deep currents of the universe. Ultimately, even a rainstorm upon the ocean would have very little effect on what was underneath. They relied on the old trees and the even older land to intercede on their short-lived behalf. It all sounded very mystical, and the throwing of rocks and sticks and bones among incense and chanting was backwards to Imperial eyes. 

Miri maintained with wide-eyed earnestness that they were communing with the Ashla. The Imperials sent to inspect the priestesses traded laughing looks, and played along. Yes, of course, the old woman squinting at a mushroom was listening to the universe. When they returned to their superiors, they reported that the princess’ spiritual retinue, while silly, was no threat. 

For her presentation to the Court, Miri wore real furs, and an akul-tooth brooch some long-ago Togruta admirer had gifted her great-great-great grandmother. 

“Appropriately barbaric,” Zeb had muttered, when he saw her outfit. “Are you sure you’re not laying it on too thick?”

Miri smiled with all her teeth, and added a jangly bracelet. 

Within months, she had a reputation–sweet, a bit silly, always ready to discuss the latest clothing put out by local designers. While she came from a backwards, backwater planet, and was nonhuman besides, she put effort into learning the court’s ways. Not suitable for matchmaking, of course, especially with her tendency to mix her own barbaric fashions with the latest outfits. But the dear girl was always a safe addition to a party. And she was always so happy to be invited. 

Once, Miri was asked why her growing retinue was all non-human. After all, it was incredibly unfashionable. 

“You’re all so pink,” she’d explained, scrunching her nose in good-natured disgust. “I wanted more color!” 

The answer was easily accepted.

Miri liked it that way.

#star wars #queen in exile au #kalluzeb #for ease of finding later #star wars fanfic #lasat

[clonehub]

for the OC a*ks -> do you have a self insert OC, or an OC you relate to?

ridge and kiki 😭 Kiki especially because she got a huge chunk of development when I was going through a lot of Deep Shit w religion and ended up leaving christianity

ridge partly for his internalized shit w being a clone but also bc me n him listen to the same music and have the same humor. kiki now reflects me more because I've coded her as both Black American and also Nigerian, so I relate to her a lot more. Same for All Verocians.

And since I've claimed Twi'leks, Togrutas, Nautolans, and Zeltrons as Black I'm relating more to all of them :3

#ask

[a-dragons-journal]

2, 6, and 10 - huntermoonshine

2. Do you study other’s or do other’s study you?

Oh, others study me, for sure.

6.   Do you do anything with kills besides just eating them? collecting bones, a graveyard for remnants, burying it for storage, studying or soul absorption?

I don't... think so? I wouldn't find it strange for a member of my species to keep bones and display them, but I don't think I did.

10. How does your kintype view death?

An old friend, a part of life, something held in my own mouth and something that will one day turn and take my throat instead. Something to be wary of, but far from evil - necessary for my own survival as a carnivore, both a giver and taker of life. I based my headcanons on the Togruta religion's take on death on my own feelings about it as a predator.

#asked and answered #huntermoonshine #otherkin horror ask game #rani talks #journaling

[quietplaceinthestars]

🍰🌌✂️❇️ for any oc(s)!

Physically unable to not talk about all of them all at once if its for any oc. Thank you for the ask Sir Crow!!

Link to ask list/post

🍰- favorite cake flavor? are they specific about types of cakes? 🌌- what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them? ✂️- what is the "last straw" for them to cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go of people? (I've repurposed this question to how do they deal with people leaving/dying) ❇️- what is their most prized possession? what do they value?

Marks (CT-282)

🍰- He wants to try cake. Its something he's heard of. I would say he enjoys a nice vanilla slice with kind of fruit syrup/mash on top. Should he get the chance he will try it, but tends to go for more starchy meaty type of foods when on leave.

🌌- My inspiration for this guy is that he already exists in legends (I think) and I've decided he is mine now. Marks is from a mock article written by Kevin Rubio . Immediately nailed him as a nerd.

✂️- Marks is forced to let people go a lot of the time, so its something he's had to get good at. My only oc to be reconditioned he knows that if he couldn't let go and kept trying to look for the siblings he's missing in his own head, he would only get worse migraines.

❇️- Most prized possession is his hard drive full of political theory and definitions. He wasn't supposed to keep it. But he decided he was stealing <3 Values the knowledge and agency it represents.

Shade (The Stillness in Shade/CT-13-6048)

🍰- Congrats, you've opened a can of worms! Shade, for plot and character reasons spent some time with local peoples. In this instance it is the Togruta Kiros colonists. His favorite "cake" is the sweet/savory sort of pie that Togruta make after a victory made with star wars equivalent to red beans. "Tastes like victory" is an idiom that finally makes sense to him and it tastes like joy and freedom. (I personally think that Togruta can eat plant matter, but maybe a little sparingly)

🌌- Decided this guy was going to be so weird about religion. Also, part of his inspiration was like eyes that glow and coins and finding lost things. It'll make sense eventually.

✂️- Some times its best simply do not exist in his life and others times it hurts very badly. Most rounded guy in dealing with cutting people off, removing them from his life or people dying. He's front liner that gets tossed around battalions. Makes friends, some temporary and some long term. mourns and then carries them but also carries on. people he needs to cut off is a little more complicated.

❇️- Most prized possession is that he has a little string of metal baubles and coins that he found while on patrol and scouting. He has two favorites and he does little magic tricks with them. Has a superstition that he needs the two of them on his person at all times.

Medic Pallor, Specialist in Forensic Examining

🍰-Loves layers in his food. Baklava, tiered cakes, the likes. He just thinks they're neat. Pallor isn't to picky about flavors, enjoys the experience.

🌌- There's a few things I wanted to explore in the star wars universe in regards to medical practice and being a clone. Also the idea of being cold. Jacob Geller has deeply influenced this character.

✂️- He has a unique relationship to death and specifically the death of his siblings, compared to the vast majority of other clones. Cutting off people is phrase that carries a lot of weight in an ironic way to him. If he didn't have a solid support base around him he would actually lose his mind, and he knows it. If he needs to end a relationship, he'll just say bye and get himself assigned to an assignment where he has to travel for a bit to cool down.

❇️- His homemade sketchbook and ink pen. Got some charcoal from Tar one time. They help him cope.

Corporal Mellie

🍰- Just to fuck with Tar she'll get the most toothachingly sweet flavors. Birthday cake and sprinkles. Store bought mass produced stuff. Drives Tar up a wall, she thinks its hilarious. She actually likes a matcha flavored sponge cake with a drizzle over it, or a simple well made brownie.

🌌- Decided that outwardly she is a very kind and caring and empathetic person but deep down she's all vocal fry screams. Her being thoughtful is a conscious choice. The only person truly close to her is Tar. Inspiration was... mellification. It is a mummification process OR the process in which honey becomes honey.

✂️- Cannot bring herself to cut people off. Toxic trait of hers. Emotional leeches are the second greatest problem in her life. If its a death during a battle, she will have a mourning period later. If its through the grapevine Mellie will pretty much go on autopilot through the rest of the day. She's to nice to everyone for them to not feel bad about being mean to her. She knows and will exploit this if necessary.

❇️- Bee and honey themed accessories. Its her self expression you know? (the photo-booth pictures)

Private Tar

🍰- On principle he abhors fondant. Likes chocolate and a dollop of buttercream with some coco powder sifted over the top. A little mint leaf and raspberry to the side. Its pretentious and Mellie makes fun of him for it.

🌌- Tar pits. self insert. the other, inedible half to Mellie's honey. The resin seal on Mellie's stone coffin. Still working on something more coherent then "I have shrimp emotions about him".

✂️- On the holonet he loves blocking people. Doesn't have time to argue on his space reddit posts. Blocking the chancellor on space twitter was a moment for him. He doesn't particularly hold grudges, but he does remember things. Will watch and wait. If he doesn't see a change in behavior Tar will just ghost the person if possible.

❇️- Picture of him and Mellie in a photo-booth. Likes having physical reminders of people. black nail polish bottle.

Also I'm pretty sure they all value their actual kits very much, but I've focused on things that individualize them.

This got pretty long, let me know if there's anything you want me to make more clear!

#my ocs tag #corporal mellie #Private tar #medic pallor #oc shade #oc marks #my guys.... #oc ask game #wanderingcrow #answered asks #star wars #ARF trooper shade

[besalisks]

Anyway it's just so wild to me that star wars seems to want to suggest that, outside of a couple examples like those weird guys in the disappeared clone wars arc, most species and cultures in the galaxy just. Don't have a cultural role for force sensitives, they're just 'oh they're a Jedi' etc etc like.. I was sorta hoping in that tales of the jedi ep that when Gantika says 'ahsoka is jedi' it was more meant to be a translation of the togruta word for force sensitive [assuming theyre actually speaking togruta and its being translated for the viewer], but that doesn't make sense because jedi isn't synonymous with force sensitive it's just dumb. And yea 15min they just didn't wanna worry abt it but still

Unless the jedi forcefully take every force sensitive child [cuz idk how parents will so willingly.give up their children, especially in more remote worlds where the 'it's a great honor' jedi propaganda [for lack of a better term] isn't as present] I don't see how force sensitives wouldn't have a role in most cultures apart from being jedi. Especially since the force is part of so many cultures' religion.

Like in general the false dichotomy of jedi and sith being the only.options for force users to be, or even light vs dark siders..

#star wars #the force #txt

[ur-fav-alien]

I need everyone to be aware I'm actually insane :}

sooo... these are my Star Wars ocs.... The one in the middle is named Kirsi Ilaria Eirlys and she's the protagonists of my currently 16 chaptered story for her. Will I ever post it, never. Her story goes from the prequels to the orignal movies while her kids storylines (the bottom 3) go on before the sequels and then during the sequels (the only one whose story really matters before the sequls is the one in the middle Lifla.) I made my own species, planet, and religion for them because I was really invested into this. I didn't make a language but I've always believed it would be similar to the Dutch language. They live on the planet Acror, the species are called Acolayians, and the religion they follow is called Anilayla which is the belief of letting mother nature and things control how you life your life. Just like be nature. They are a monarchy because... why not? And they wear venetian maks to hide their identity because the first monarchs of Acror believed that facial features caused unrest and anxiety in the people so they covered their face to show the people that they had nothing to hide (kinda ironic cuz... cuz it's masks...). But plot twist they do have something to hide! While being royals, every royal takes up a different passion behind the scenes where they show their face! King Abacus (dad) is a senator, Queen Hadron (mom) is a general, Princess Veil (older sister) was a jedi turned dark jedi, Kirsi is a normal jedi, and Prince Balker (younger brother) is a painter.

What's funny is that I have even more Star Wars ocs. I have a Togruta, Twi'Lek, Human hybrid species mix of a family (do NOT ask me how that would work let me have my FUN). The mother is the jedi master to Kirsi. We also have the servant turned enemy of the Eirlys family, Cia Ottoline. And we have Kirsi's own trans clone captain, Orionia Nyx. Fun stuff over here in Alien's mind...

yep...

real fun...

ANYWAY!!! There's more!!! Because I am firm believer in shipping your ocs with whoever the fuck you want which basically meant the only reason I made Kirsi in the first place was so I could ship her with Kenobi (wow I wonder whose the father of her kids... welp guess we'll never know) but it ended up turning into so much more than just a shipping fic HAHAHA

but yeah these are my main Star Wars OCS and I love them so much and these are just sketches and I'm debating on drawing more of them because I just got back into doing digital art since forever.

#I haven't done digital art in a hot second let me do that #gets the guy #Star Wars #star wars oc #star wars rewrite #star wars prequels #obi wan kenobi #oc #art oc #digital art #really I was just bored and said #I orginally wanted to draw my 2 MCD ocs Kitten + Belladonna but my hand started drawing these mofos before I knew what was going on #I WILL DRAW KITTEN + BELLADONNA I PROMISE #But I love Kirsi so much I do and I'm always so anxious of writing stories about my ocs who end up w/ characters in the canon story #Because i'm scared it will end up w/ like a Mary Sue type character cuz she but hey she went through a lot to get this guy

[dragonheart-swtor]

Togruta Gods: Gandave (“Youth”)

Overview: One of Shili's moons, god of beauty and youth. Called the Lilac Beauty.

Depicted as a young Togruta woman with pale purple skin and violet montrals, often painted in a gradient of purples, instead of the solid blocks of color common to traditional Togruta religious art. Gandave is usually shown in fairly simple dress, even in more intricate styles, and is often depicted alongside Valxi, the god of love when not with the other moon gods.

Alternate depictions of Gandave vary little, but the color of her montrals in particular can range from blue to pink, though rarely outside the range of what might loosely be considered “purple.” She is also sometimes depicted as a young girl instead of an adult, in her aspect as the god of youth.

Gandave is one of the six moon gods of the Togruta, and is a god of the beauty and vibrancy of youth. She is beloved by mortals and fellow gods alike, invoked by young Togruta hoping to catch someone's eye or by parents hoping their child will grow into a beautiful young adult, but the wise know her realm is transitory, and all people will pass into and out of it in time. Consequentially, in mythos, she is kind and lively, but also easily distracted and fickle. Gaining her favor is easy enough, but so is losing it as she moves on to her next new interest. She also serves as one of Valxi's handmaidens, alongside other gods of love and sexuality, and as such is often a background feature to stories that feature Valxi.

The real moon Gandave is unique in that it has rings when viewed with even a weak telescope, and has a beautiful lilac color that gave rise to her title and appearance. These rings are believed to be slowly dissipating over time, pulled apart by the gravitational forces of Shili and its other moons – a fitting end to the moon representing such a transitory god.

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[phoenixyfriend]

👀 PLease tell us your thoughts about the Jedi babies re-growing up among different cultural contexts.

Oh fuck okay

Context: original post, chrono The specific post this ask is referencing: here

Summary of the AU: Disaster lineage got tossed back in time. Anakin stayed 21-ish, but Obi-Wan and Ahsoka got deaged, took new names for time-travel reasons (Ylliben and Sokanth, or Ben and Soka), are now staying with the True Mandalorians under Jaster Mereel because the Force said to, go back to the Temple after about a decade. They grabbed Shmi about three months after arriving.

So as far as the cultural background goes, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka had similar upbringings. She spent a few years on Shili first, but both spent the majority of their childhoods up to age 13/14 being raised in the creche. So that's the basis that they would default to, in a vacuum.

Nobody is raised in a vacuum.

Along with the Jedi cultural background, they're being raised by Tatooine natives in a Mandalorian environment.

Shmi and Anakin are both former slaves who have desert survival baked into their bones. The longer Anakin spends around her, the more his accent slips, the more he talks about old folktales, the more he uses idioms that don't exist on a cityplanet like Coruscant. All the things that he tamped down to be a Jedi come floating back to the surface, and Shmi's never known anything else. Anakin's knowledge of slave customs make her feel more comfortable, which in turn makes him feel better, and so on.

Mandalore is just... the culture they're living in. You don't grow up in a new culture with a new language without picking up on it personally. (Source: I moved to the US when I was a little under two years old.)

I think the thing I'm going to focus on as an example is the way each of these cultures approaches family, and then maybe how they approach the keeping of peace/what peace means.

Jedi: Where you come from means little, only the legacy you leave behind in your students. Mandalore: You protect your clan and your children; adoption is a major cultural value, if not actually practiced consistently. Tatooine: You can lose your family at any time, so you value what you have in all its forms. You don’t forget where and who you came from, to family of blood and family of choice alike. You cling to your memories and what little you still have of them, to what your master cannot take away.

These are all valid ways to approach family, and each of these approaches can have significant meaning to different people. But they do all, to a certain degree, conflict with one another, despite all three being fairly communal cultures.

The Jedi have a culture, one that’s built on a shared ability and religion over thousands of years. It’s not just an organization, but a continuous community with legends and traditions and art and records. But it’s one that is built on new blood coming in from the outside, volunteers who join because the religion speaks to them (near literally, given the nature of Force Sensitivity), given up by families who couldn’t or wouldn’t teach them in a way that let their talents flourish instead of pushing it all down.

For the Jedi, a culture built on people coming together due to something they have in common intrinsically that their families of blood do not, it makes sense to put emphasis on letting go of that past when they can, and to place importance on teaching lineages. It’s not just the official master-padawan pairs, either, but that’s the most obvious and easily paralleled element. Moreover, a lot of the Jedi culture is about gaining knowledge, so obviously spreading it is good, and also on supporting the galaxy to make it a better place; to view the Jedi order as a heavily communal culture would make sense, since their values are all about selfless betterment of the universe, which on a larger scale is about the galactic conflicts, but on a smaller scale is about supporting their own community, the children and the ill and elderly.

So that is the specific culture that Obi-Wan and Ahsoka grew up in, one that holds blood family as relevant but not particularly crucial to one’s identity, but is structured so people leave behind legacies through education in a manner that often becomes adoptive family (depending on your definition, I guess). Jedi are encouraged to connect to their home cultures, if not their families, with practices like the coming of age hunt for Togruta leading to the young Jedi taking a trip out to Shili to engage in that cultural milestone. This can also be viewed as a way for the Jedi to maintain personal connections to the wider universe, a (not entirely successful, but certainly attempted) way of keeping them from becoming too isolated and insular from the universe at large, and losing touch from what the galaxy actually needs of them.

They’re now growing up with two cultures that do place emphasis on blood and found family.

Mandalore, as presented in The Mandalorian, has their traditional values set as being heavily associated with their armor, battle skills, and childcare. While that’s clearly a set of values that aren’t actually followed by everyone with full sincerity, we can assume that these stated cultural values do have at least some impact on the way the society is structured, since we do see more traditional characters (Jaster, Din) adopt orphaned children and then have the Mandalorian elements of their immediate circles support that claim.

(We’ll ignore Jango and the whole clone army thing because the amount of Sith influence is up for debate and also holy trauma, Batman.)

However, we also see that a lot of Mandalorian culture is built on their family histories. On the New Mandalorian side, we see emphasis placed on the fact that Satine is House Kryze and that she’s a duchess. Her bloodline is relevant, though not the most important thing about her. On the Death Watch side, we have Pre and Tor placing emphasis on the fact that they’re Clan Vizsla, descended from Tarre, that this is important to why they deserve what the darksaber represents, this is part of why they not only deserve to lead, but should for the good of Mandalore.

Bo-Katan’s armor is a family heirloom. Boba’s armor was Jango’s, but before being Jango’s, it was Jaster’s. Armor is important enough to pass to family, but the family can be adopted. This all tracks.

The resol’nare specifies loyalty and care for the clan/tribe among the six tenets.

These two elements seem relatively well-balanced: the importance of adoption and the importance of family as a larger unit on the level of a house or clan.

And then you have Tatooine, which also balances blood and adoption, but for entirely different reasons, that being this: it can always be taken from you.

For all that a Mandalorian could historically expect their family to die in battle, and a Jedi could expect to lose their master the same way if things went poorly, those were usually choices. A Mandalorian was raised to walk into battle, and then they could make that choice to do so. It wasn’t often much of a choice, but they could feasibly turn their back and choose to be a farmer or a doctor or something, and support the people who went out to do battle instead of being the one on the field themselves. A Jedi could choose to be a healer or an archivist or join one of the Corps.

A slave does not get that choice. A slave can be killed or sold on a whim from their master. It’s not a one-time trauma, but an ever-present fear. Your parent, your child, your sibling, your spouse, all of them can be separated from you at any time. You can always lose them, and you have no choice but to grin and bear it, or try to run and die before you reach freedom.

In a context like that, I imagine Tatooine places a very heavy emphasis on family, both of blood and of choice, and on treasuring what you have while you have it. A person is always aware that they can lose whoever they have in their life, and so they make the most of their times together, have clear and consistent ways of expressing that love (I imagine primarily direct verbal confirmations and physical contact, practical gifts like water and fruit). Childcare is important, elders are venerated. Those who survived that far have valuable wisdom, and the children are to be given what happiness they can have before reality wipes that ability from them.

The family ‘networks’ among Tatooine slaves are smaller and tighter knit. There’s less trust for outsiders, but once you’re in, you’re in until you are taken away. Still, families are torn apart regularly, and often can’t contact each other after being separated if they’re sold far enough away, so families stay small because they’re always being broken up. Unlike Mandalore’s tribe/clan system, or the Jedi’s wide, loosely-structured community, Tatooine’s slaves form smaller groups that cling for as long as they can, and try to support each other. (There are selfish ones, of course, especially the newbies, but... well. Most try.)

Tatooine is also much more likely to assign a familial role (e.g. referring to an elder as ‘grandmother’). It’s not uncommon in the others (multiple Jedi refer to their masters as a parent or sibling, like Anakin’s “you’re like a father to me” line), but it’s not as baked-in that such a role should be given.

So on a structural level, we have two people from a community culture with little emphasis on blood family or formal familial roles are now being raised in a community that has them asking “what can you do for the people around you first, and then the wider world?” by people who tell them “your family, blood and found, is the most important thing you have; never let anyone take more from you than they possibly can.”

And that shit has an effect.

For all that Sokanth and Ylliben were once raised with a knowledge that their duty, their goal, was to better the galaxy as a whole, they are now being told that the community that raises them asks their loyalty back, because societies are built on support networks, and if you support the tribe, it will support you. There are parallels to that kind of thinking among Jedi, because it is basic social theory, but it’s not presented as the same kind of cultural value. It’s not given as something to strive for, just a basic fact.

This, for instance, means that once they’re back at the Temple, they have a tendency towards suggesting study groups and other ways of supporting people in their immediate circle, often structured in very unfamiliar ways. Again, this isn’t uncommon among Jedi, but it’s not done in the same way, or with the same emphasis. The Jedi also often approach problem-solving in a different order, so the step of “meditate on it and you may find your solution” often comes before “gather information from people who know more about it than you do,” while Ben and Soka have by this point learned to do it the other way around, because that’s what the Mandalorian system taught them: rely on your family first.

Meanwhile, the Tatooine element of their upbringing has them being much more willing to just... casually refer to ‘my dad’ and ‘my sister’ and so on. They use those words. It’s not just “my master is like a father to me,” but “this is my father.” They don’t hesitate to talk about the family they had and still have in Mandalorian space. None of the Jedi begrudge them it, really, but it’s always a shock to hear for the first time, and between the Tatooine refusal to pretend the connection is gone and the Mandalorian tendency to err on the side of roughhousing as affection, they’re just... odd. It’s not like none of the other Jedi know family outside the Order--some of the old books had Obi-Wan visiting his brother on Stewjon once in a while--or like none of the active Jedi are loud or boisterous, but the specific manner in which Soka and Ben interact with the Order, especially when their dad is around, is very weird.

More Soka than Ben, really, but that’s mostly just because Ben’s a very quiet person until he gets a little older, so it’s harder to notice on him.

Point is, while they still hold to their duty to the wider galaxy and will continue to keep that duty above almost anything else in their lives, the way they talk and act about the subject of family, especially in private, is heavily influenced by their new cultures.

This is already very long but I promised I’d talk about peace so let’s go:

The Jedi seek peace as an absence of war and conflict in the portion of the galaxy under their purview, in hopes that they will prevent as much suffering and death as they can.

The Mandalorians are varied, but Jaster Mereel’s group (which is the community the Skywalkers are with) is likely to view peace as unrealistic to achieve in the long term. They do not seek war, but they know the world they live in, and are prepared to protect against violence as their first resort. They always expect an attack, even if they don’t seek it.

The Slaves of Tatooine view peace as the calm in a storm. It is the status quo. Nobody has escaped tonight, for the guards aren’t searching, but neither is anyone dead. The Master you have is in a good enough mood to not sell you, to not kill you, to not beat you. Peace as an absence of suffering is impossible, so you seek for your master to be peaceful, that is to say: not raging at you.

The scope of each of these narrows significantly. From the known galaxy, to the wars that meet Mandalorian space, to the household one serves.

A community like the Jedi can choose to address peace as something to be sought on a large scale as an absence of war. They primarily function within the borders of the Republic, which has its problems but is largely structured to prevent such things from occurring until the Sith interfere. The Jedi have a structure that allows them to address peace as an ideal to be sought, at least within the borders of the territory they serve.

Mandalore, meanwhile, has been at war on and off for... ever. When they are not at war with themselves, they’re at war with someone else. ‘Peace’ is just the time between wars, and they know that if they do not attack first, they will be forced to defend. Jaster Mereel was known as the Reformer, and part of that was that instituting a code of honor, one that was intended to prevent Mandalorian warriors from acting as raiders and brigands, but rather acting as honorable hired soldiers, or taking roles such as the Journeyman Protectors. Given that, I imagine that he views war as something inevitable, but also something that can be mitigated.

War doesn’t touch Tatooine.

Oh, it might raise taxes and import rates. It might prevent visitors who come for the races. It can do a lot of things.

But to a slave, these are nothing. The only thing war does is affect the master, the person who chooses when their slaves get water, when they get beaten, when they are no longer useful enough to keep around or keep alive.

The peace of a slave’s live is dictated by how much abuse they are subjected to by the person who owns them.

What this means for Soka and Ben is... well, they are viewed as war-hungry by the people who don’t know them very well. They have armor. They focus on fighting, both with and without their sabers. They know tactics better than most masters. They claim that war is coming, and don’t seem too sad about it.

(It is a fact to them. War will come. All they can do is meet it. They’ve already done their mourning once.)

They also... well, Shmi tells them things in hidden corners. How to duck their head to hide the hate or fear in their eyes. How to watch for the anger in the tendons of a hand. The laugh of someone who enjoys the pain they’ve caused, not just the adrenaline of a fight. She is free, and so are they, but she has not forgotten how to hide in the shadows until the master’s ire has turned elsewhere. How to be small and quiet and unseen until the danger passes.

A Jedi’s first resort is words. Their second is their saber. But the Jeedai hold their heads high, and the Mandalorians do the same.

“You rely on the Force, and you have your pride,” she tells them, her hands on their own. “But there will come a time when you will not be able to remind people that you are free. You will not be able to say that you are a person, that you deserve the respect of a living sentient. Perhaps it will be a politician who treats everyone like that. Perhaps you will be captured by an enemy. Perhaps you will be undercover. You will not be able to fight, with words or with weapons, and you will have to know how to survive.”

Tatooine does not have peace. Tatooine only has survival.

And while Jedi fight for the survival and peace of the universe, they are refined and composed. Mando’ade fight like warriors of old, and Tatooine slaves fight like cornered, rabid anooba.

The galaxy comes first, but when the chips are down and the Sith come out to play, Soka and Ben do not need refinement, because they know how to toss aside their pride and live.

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[certified-anakinfucker]

okay but...12, 15, 21, 26, and/or 32 from the swtor question meme? (would love to know 💕)

HIIIII HELLOOOO (the swtor asks!)

12: Jedi Order or Sith Order, and why? Okay. Sith Order.

Probably because I am just infinitely more interested in it, because it's just? How do I put in words. The mysticism is different from the Jedi; both sides have a sense of "prove you're worth it, and then you may learn" but I just think there's something so interesting about having to battle the riptide of the Darkness to prove you're even strong enough to handle an Acolyte's lessons.

It's a difference in stepping foot into a world that's open to you (the Jedi) than a world that is actively peering down at you waiting to see if you'll stumble or stand tall. I don't even know man I just wanna study the Sith under a microscope.

Also maybe something about how the Purebloods just have to put up with how their religion just gets bastardized to suit an empire that got snatched out of your hands and you're just standing there like well at least they still treat me decently, right?? ..... Right?

(This is Krûlkai, though she prefers to go by Eikutyr. She's a pretty loyal gal, just.. try not to get off on the wrong foot with her.)

15: Favorite color crystal? AWOUGH. I am always a weakling for the black-pink crystal! I've been wanting it since I even got into the game!

(This is Ruisi. She's a power-hungry bitch.)

21: Favorite planet? [deep breath] Balmorra. (This is Darrash Aron Nealev. He is Cipher Nine. He doesn't know why Balmorra calls to him, only that he calls back.)

Now. I can't exactly explain why. Something about this being the home of longstanding, indiscriminate, all-consuming warfare has captivated me. A deep-rooted rebellion that almost feels like it's coming from the planet herself; people who know nothing but soil and steel clinging on for decades to protect their home, against a seemingly endless onslaught of Imperials?

Protecting the defected Republic troops and accepting them as their own people, sheltering and feeding them?

The Balmorran day is twice as long as standard. Perfect for the production of war but do you know what that can do to people who don't know what they're getting into? Fatigue. Dread. Something so simple as a rotation can leave swathes of invaders just.. unable to cope. And Balmorra protects herself that way.

Hidden under the plains are endless systems of spirit and fire and fight!! Looking out over them, it's like she calls to you. The tall spires of stone, the canyons, the gorges, the gulches, everything calls to you and you just have to answer.

UGH I JUST REALLY LIKE BALMORRA. There should be a Balmorran stronghold.

26: Weapon of choice? I may be partial to the sniper rifle. It gives me good brain scratchies and the good good snaps. More specifically I love the "Ambush" sound effect!!

32: If you lived in the SWTOR verse, what would you want to be?

Oh boy, the SWification of Cheeri. The funniest thing is that I can't even choose. So I put a little piece of myself in almost everything I do.. or else we end up with a Togruta/Twi'lek/Pureblood FS fella that floats around the galaxy getting into shit ... I might get attached to this. Heh.

#cheeri inquires #i need a swtor tag #YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE BALMORRA..... #cheeri balmorra tag when?

[sandu-zidian]

The Mechanic

So, @thedeaf.artist on instagram made a challenge for Deaf Awareness Month, which basically is creating a deaf/HOH OC! I thought it was a super fun challenge, so I decided to join in!

The Mechanic (nobody knows their name, including me oop), is a mysterious figure in the Outer Rim. As a wandering figure, they set up their mechanic shop from their ship on a rotating basis, spending a couple months on each planet they stop at. Many people find themselves in the Mechanic’s shop, most of whom are Jedi and Sith alike. The Mechanic can fix almost anything, including the sabers the force users that end up in their shop wield. But every once a while, the Mechanic will produce a lightsaber, beautiful and intricate, and bestow it to another. Rare is this event, and they rarely explain themselves. Nobody knows if the Mechanic is a force user or not, or whether they have (or had) any affiliation with either Sith or Jedi, or another force religion. But regardless, other force users find them a surprising ally in the field of mechanical repairs.

The Mechanic is partially deaf on their right side. Born with a birth defect, their right montral and lekku did not grow properly. Their hearing suffered, with the hollow bone that allows Togrutas to hear mostly undeveloped on their right side. They wear a hearing aid that facilitates the unique form of echolocation Togrutas have, passing sound waves through the metal chamber and connected to the bottom portion of the montral and to the temporal lobe where sound waves are processed by the brain. They also wear weights on the bottom of their montral, where the lekku should be, in order to better balance their head and the left side’s weight better. The Togruta rarely talks, many times using Aurbesh Sign Language to communicate, but also can speak and sign a good number of trade languages useful in the area they stay in.

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