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CivHoliday: May the Fourth (be with you)
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Introduction

Hello everyone. Today, May 4, 2014, is the Star Wars day, which is a holiday celebrated around the world. Like before, this post is to promote more thoughtful discussion in the Civcraft community. This day exists to celebrate the creation of the Star Wars franchise, and it is especially celebrated by nerds and Sci-fi fans (basically the same but whatever)


Schedule of Dates

Previous Dates:

March 8, 2014 โ€“ International Womenโ€™s Day

March 21, 2014 โ€“ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

April 2, 2014 โ€“ World Autism Awareness Day

April 7, 2014 โ€“ World Health Day

April 15, 2014 โ€“ World Art Day

May 1, 2014 โ€“ May Day or International Workerโ€™s Day

Current Date:

May 4, 2014 - Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you)

Next Date:

May 5, 2014 - May fifth (Revenge of the Fifth)


What is Star Wars?

Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series, consisting of two trilogies, has spawned an extensive media franchise called the Expanded Universe including books, television series, computer and video games, and comic books. These supplements to the franchise resulted in significant development of the series' fictional universe, keeping the franchise active in the 16-year interim between the two film trilogies. The franchise depicts a galaxy described as far, far away in the distant past, and it commonly portrays Jedi as a representation of good, in conflict with the Sith, their evil counterpart. Their weapon of choice, the lightsaber, is commonly recognized in popular culture. The franchise's storylines contain many themes, with strong influences from philosophy and religion.

The Expanded Universe and his un-canonization

Everything that is not part of the movie is called Expanded Universe, it groups videogames (like Knights of the Old Republic or Republic Commando), book/graphic novels, comics, etc. into a single category

They were the main source of knowledge about the Star Wars Universe outside of the movies, without them we wouldn't know that the language the Jawas speak is Jawaese or things like why the republic sucked since it was just an Idea.

But now, Disney decided to throw all of that wonderful lore to the trash, goodbye to Kyle Katarn's Chuck Norris-like adventures, goodbye to Bobba-Fett's adventures too, goodbye to the mandalorians lore and goodbye to that horrible book about the Palpatines clones. All of that is now non-cannon.

The Jedi vs Sith conflict (Cannon Explanation)

Well, the Jedis are the good guys and the Siths are the bad guys.

The Jedis are the ones who like to help people, they fight against the injustice in the universe and they sometimes help in wars, but they don't like that because they prefer peace over war.

The Siths are the ones who kill doggies and kittens by snapping their neck and drink their blood, they kill people because they want and they are the cancer that is killing the universe, but somehow they are too powerful

The Jedi vs Sith conflict (non-cannon explanation)

  • The Siths

Before talking about this subject, we need to know that the Siths were a specie before becoming an ideology

The Exiles traveled the stars towards an unknown destination. They emerged from hyperspace above Korriban, where they were greeted by the primitive Sith people. The Exiles, who included XoXaan, Remulus Dreypa, Ajunta Pall, Sorzus Syn and Karness Muur, shocked the natives with their dark side abilities and were proclaimed Jen'jidai, meaning Dark Jedi in the language of the Sith. The Jen'jidai forged an alliance with the Sith ruler's second in command and used that relationship to overthrow the King and claim dominion over the Sith. They adopted the title "Lords of the Sith" and their ruler came to be known as the Jen'ari, or Dark Lord of the Sith. Shortly after settling on Korriban, however a splinter group of exiles, led by Remulus Dreypa, returned to Republic space to enact their vengeance, but they were intercepted by a Jedi patrol. The Jedi pursued those Sith across the galaxy, until both factions crash-landed on the planet Kesh. After a period of fighting, the Jedi and Dreypa's followers made peace and formed a new organization called the Doomed, which strived to achieve balance between the light and the dark sides of the force.

One of the first Dark Lords was the Exile Ajunta Pall. Pall began remaking the Sith Empire into a new Imperial regime lead by the Sith Lords instead of the Kings of the Sith people. Over time the Jen'jidai and the Sith interbred to make the two groups indistinguishable from one another, and the Empire continued to be lead by a succession of Dark Lords, including Tulak Hord. Deceased Dark Lords were entombed in the Valley of the Dark Lords on Korriban instead of the Valley of Golg as Sith Kings had been. Their tombs were filled with the treasures they had accumulated during their life, as well as strong dark side energies. Often the tomb would also house the spirit of the Dark Lord himself, who remained attached to his body and possessions through the Force.

The Valley of the Dark Lords, the final resting place for many Dark Lords During their reign, the Sith Lords fought for power, challenging one another with new and innovative weapons created through the dark side. One such weapon was the Muur Talisman, which was created by the Sith Lord and former Dark Jedi Karness Muur. Muur was an expert in Sith alchemy and may have helped to create the Leviathan during the Hundred-Year Darkness. His talisman had the power to transform humans into alchemically engineered monsters called Rakghouls, whom Muur would be able to command. When he discovered that aliens and Force-sensitives were unaffected, Muur created the Rakghoul plague, which would spread his monsters to those immune to the talisman's power. Eventually, a rival Sith Lord Remulus Dreypa created an oubliette which would contain Muur, his talisman, and the plague. Muur was killed before he could be captured and his talisman was lost, only to end up on Taris several millennia later by unknown means.

Eventually, a legendary Sith half-breed named Marka Ragnos defeated Sith Council member Simus in combat and rose to power, claiming the title of Dark Lord of the Sith. His little-documented but long reign was known to have been during the "Golden Age" of the Sith Empire. During this time the Empire experienced relative stability and encompassed at least 120 planets, including Arkania, Malachor V, Thule, and Vjun. By this time the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order had forgotten about their fallen brethren, just as the Sith had forgotten about them. Both societies thrived in separate parts of the galaxy, unaware of the other's existence.

  • The Jedis

Originally formed as a philosophical study group situated on the planet Tython, the Jedi became revered as guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy. As mystical wielders of the Force and of their signature lightsabers, their powers inspired all citizens in the galaxy. The calm, considered demeanor of the Jedi made them ideal brokers of peace in times of conflict or dispute. Yet, for all their power and diversity, the Jedi were few. Often beset by foes in times of doubt and confusion, undercurrents of evil often challenged their order and the establishment they served, the most notable being the Sith. These dark warriors were the antithesis of the Jedi, their sworn enemies, and the battle between them brought the galaxy to war more than once. In times of crisis, the Sith could even use the dark side of the Force to diminish the powers of the Jedi, and prevent them from sensing the future.

The way of the Jedi had become the way of wisdom and patience, backed by swift and decisive action when necessary. However, the Jedi Council sometimes showed what appeared to be a lack of decisiveness, such as during the Mandalorian Wars, preferring to work with events and patterns over the long term. Their inaction spurred Revan to fight back, and eventually led to the Jedi Civil War. To the rest of the galaxy, the line between Jedi and Sith became blurred during the conflict, and both sides were blamed for the destruction wrought on worlds such as Katarr, Telos IV, and Taris.

The Jediism

Jediism is a nontheistic new religious movement based on the philosophical and spiritual ideas of the Jedi as depicted in Star Wars media. Although inspired by elements of Star Wars, Jediism has no founder or central structure.

Although followers of Jediism acknowledge the influence of Star Wars on their religion, by following the moral and spiritual codes demonstrated by the fictional Jedi, they also insist their path is different from that of the fictional characters and that Jediism does not focus on the myth and fiction found in Star Wars. The Jedi follow the "16 teachings", which are based on the presentation of the fictional Jedi, as well as "21 maxims".


Real Life Question

  • What do you think about Star Wars in general
  • What do you think about the Expanded Universe
  • Would you join the Jediism?
  • What do you think about the new Star Wars Movie?

Civcraft Questions

  • Is Star Wars Civcraft related?
  • Do you know any user who follows the Jediism?
  • Who would you consider the Jedis and the Siths of the Civcraft community?

Additional Reading

Any book about the lor...oh wait...

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