#a natural history of tatooine

[classicanalyzer]

LEGO Star Wars Rebuild The Galaxy Thoughts

"Nothing makes sense, and everything's mixed up, and that's okay. Things fall apart, but maybe they can come back together better than before." Sig Greebling

Rebuild The Galaxy is my favorite out of all the D+ LEGO SW specials. I really love the connections to LEGO and SW, including the previous LEGO SW shows, especially Freemaker Adventures. Michael Kramer did an amazing job with the soundtrack, Sig's and Yesi's themes were well-composed.

Part I

"For someone who spends all his time telling stories about heroes, you have no idea how to be one. Maybe that's why you like history so much. It's over and done, but your life isn't. There's so much ahead of you if you'd just try, but you're afraid." Dev Greebling

Sig Greebling is such a cool name. I really love how he's a literal in-universe SW fan, yet someone who actually wants to be normal despite his Force sensitivity. I find it funny he's a literal Nerf herder. I do emphasize of how he wanted to avoid all the expectations if people know he's Force-sensitive.

I love the reference to Wookiees originally being a part of RotJ before being replaced with Ewoks.

Fennesa is a cool-looking world. Yesi Scala is another cool name (I get reminded of Scala Ad Caleum from KH haha). It's too bad Sig's indecisiveness and inability to step out of his comfort zone translates to his social life, even his crush. The background painting showing the sunset is so beautiful.

I really like how the Ackbar Troopers are the Clones in this universe. They must have chosen Ackbar as the main host due to his skills since he was a skilled warrior and leader, but definitely also for the memes out of universe. I also love how Phase I was used because the Kaminionans designed the Phase I suit based on aquatic species like themselves and would fit the Mon Calamari Clones.

The fighting animation and choreography for Yesi's fight against the Ackbar Troopers are so well animated. I laughed seeing that one Ackbar Trooper shooting with two blasters. I can see why Sig likes Yesi. Also ooff, Yesi lost her father in this timeline to the Empire. You can feel the bleak state of this galaxy under this Empire. At least, Yesi's desire to fly among the stars and not live in a backwater world is still there. I like how Sig also mentioned how Rancors are actually misunderstood intelligent creatures.

Double ooff, Sig's brother is now Darth Devastator "Dev". At least we finally get our first on-screen appearance of Jedi Bob!

Part II

"Being a hero is easier when you don't know the cost...Sig, the Force doesn't work that way. The dark side is loud and obvious like a big, mean Gamorrean kicking you in the head over and over. But the light side, the light side of the Force is just a whisper in the back of your mind." Bobolian Afol "Jedi Bob"

Darth Rey as Dev's apprentice feels so wrong about the intentional nature of aspects of this new universe. Jedi Bob!...or rather Bobolian Afol lmao (I also love how the markings seem a bit faded which signals his age). I love this cynical Jedi who sucks at fighting but is amazing at the Force...which is what a true Jedi should specialize in.

FREEMAKER LORE! THE FORCE BUILDERS ARE BACK! I love seeing them once again and hearing Bob recap them feels cathartic.

Ewok Bounty Hunters is one thing but bounty hunter C-3PO channeling his Triple 0 and HK-47 vibes in a Naboo Royal Cruiser with gold plating feels so right yet so wrong in the best ways possible. Yesi really has a lot of baggage with her wanting to prove herself and redeem herself for accidentally getting a rebel base captured.

Mos Eisley Marina made me die on the inside lmao. Tatooine isn't boring anymore lmao. I do love how this is a nod to how the BoBF and Legends mention Tatooine being once covered with oceans before becoming a desert world.

Like father like son indeed, however, even Anakin wouldn't go that far to cheat. I do love how Luke and Anakin use the same Podracer. Poor Max Rebo.

I love how Maul in this galaxy is much more relaxed and happy. At least, in this galaxy, Maul gets to live his life without the tragedies in his main galaxy life.

I love the implication that Nubs is well-known in the main galaxy that Sig knows about him. I'm incredibly confident that Darth Hammerhead is Rusty. Even in another universe, nobody remembers his name lmao.

That brief Duel of the Fates theme playing when Darth Jar Jar appeared was so hype and chilling. His line goes unironically hard.

Part III

"I know you can't restore a galaxy once it's gone because I tried to restore my own, and I failed. In the galaxy I'm from, things were simpler. I was a Padawan on Alistan Nor, learning the secrets of Force Building. I'd heard rumors about the Cornerstone. The more I read, the more obsessed I became. Was it possible to remake an entire galaxy? I needed to know the truth. My Masters forbid me from searching for the Cornerstone, but I wasn't exactly good at following orders. There were so many rules. I just wanted to do things my own way. I thought I could control the Cornerstone. I never thought -- When I left that temple, everything was different. My galaxy was gone, Sig. And yours had just been born." Bobolian Afol "Jedi Bob"

We truly reached the pinnacle of miniaturized Death Star tech with the Dark Falcon lmao.

Darth Jar Jar definitely isn't dead and I love what little time we had with him.

I love the lights looking like the Binary Sun and the music playing as Luke looks towards them.

I love how Palpatine in this universe is a cynic who gave up on fighting. I like that fascinating take on this alternate Palpatine. The new Jedi Council (I like the faded and scratched markings similar to Jedi Bob signals their age and tiredness of a seemingly hopeless war) is insane with Jedi Vader (I love that this is a SW Infinities comic reference, it felt cathartic to see it realized in visual media), Dooku, Cad Bane, Jannah, Lobot, IG-88(?), and even Jabba. I really love that Jannah has more to do here including her actress returning to voice her.

Greedo being the Han of this universe was so funny. He even has the Rodian ears for his Slave I Firespray ship lmao.

I love how Yesi recreates the energy in TFA when she does smth incredibly insane with Greedo's ship. Sig saying I do feels like his and Yesi's "I know" moment. And a Star Trous mention. I also feel like Yesi's point of how you fix the mistake got to Jedi Bob and got to him into revealing the truth. I love how Grevious is one of the rebels in this universe.

Alistan Nor!!! THAT'S THE FORCE BUILDER WORLD AND IT WAS MENTIONED IN FREEMAKER ADVENTURES.

Damn, this Han really became just like his mentor in the old universe. A true scoundrel.

God that twist of the old universe never coming back is gut-wrenching...especially since Jedi Bob is the only survivor of his old universe. The story of Jedi Bob is beyond tragic. One simple curiosity into the cornerstone left him the only survivor. Spending all that time alone in the Temple to make sure it doesn't happen again...only for it to happen again. I also really love how the simple galaxy is represented by 4:3 aspect ratio and all LEGO figures are the classic yellow designs.

WHEN SERVO WAS DESTROYED, I FELT MY HEART BREAKING APART. God that was heartbreaking to see, just like many heroes before him in his stories, to save his friends Sig gave himself up.

Part IV

"The tales of my galaxy. The tales of people like Dev. My Dev. I don't wanna forget them. They matter." Sig Greebling

God the intro with the sad music and Servo shutting down just hurts me in ways I cannot comprehend. The collapsing logo really showcases we're in the endgame.

I love how Yoda is voiced by his Young Jedi Adventure VA in this show. It is heartbreaking to see Ian Han hate Yoda given the very first major LEGO SW special (The Padawan Menace was one of my first non-SW movie experiences in my childhood).

Even if Dev is mentally messed up, I really like how he came around to having a brother and want to be brothers. I like how Sig realizes this is all a fantasy of a galaxy he can never restore. He fights to save this galaxy now.

I'm happy Tico got to a substantial role in this show alongside Rey. Reusing the Nobody line toward Darth Rey was pretty cruel.

The space battle was shot very well and I love the designs of the Calamari Destroyers.

Dev's breakdown was pretty disturbing to see and how he took the rage and lack of happiness in his life to put his idea of "order" and to take control of his life. Especially how he sees himself as beyond redemption and the point of no return.

The quote I used for the introduction quote is beautifully anti-nihilist.

The fight is so well choreographed and so peak, especially when the brief moment the windows were destroyed and the energy shield was activated. The fact the Nerf herder stick came back to be a major turning point in the fight against Dev is great. It was heartbreaking and I got a bit misty-eyed to see Dev ultimately decide to remain evil.

My heart repaired itself as Servo was reconstructed. The old galaxy is gone but the stories will live on. And leave it for Servo to interrupt Sig and Yesi's tender moment haha.

The ending shot with the new crew really felt like the passing of the torch between the Freemaker Adventures to Rebuild the Galaxy. I hope we get to see the Freemaker cast, especially the Freemaker family on Alistan Nor.

Also, The Landolorian and Evil Grogu has been so hyped as the sequel hook alongside Darth Rey and Tico being in charge of the Empire.

This is such a great show and I can't wait to see more LEGO SW stories set in this universe.

I love the score by Kramer who is also responsible for Ninjago’s score (alongside Jay Vincent):

[scrimplications]

skipper's unhinged jawa thesis (continuous wip)

aka: jawas are space mustelids, trust me bro

*slams papers on desk*

in star wars canon, all we have on jawas' biology and true appearance is "rodent-like" and "smelly", which has led some people to interpret them as naked molerats. to each their own, but i think we can take a far more fun (and cute!) line here. long post ahead!

!! THIS IS ALL MY OWN HEADCANON, FOR MY OWN ENJOYMENT, PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT "WELL ACTUALLY" OR "BUT I HAVE DIFFERENT HEADCANONS" I DON'T CARE I AM HAVING FUN !!

jawa biology

standing somewhere between three or four feet when fully grown, jawas are a small, short-lived species - their average lifespan being around sixty years. they are usually bipedal, but are highly adept at crawling, climbing, and digging.

their appearance can best be described as somewhere between a ferret and an otter, with a long torso and proportionally short limbs, double-coated fur ranging in color from tan to deep brown, beady black eyes, and a short, whiskered muzzle.

curiously, their hands and feet have four digits each, leading jawas to culturally count in base eight - the reason behind many confusions when trading. each palm and digit has a soft, sensitive paw-pad, as well as retractable claws usually used for digging or self-defense.

jawas have sharp teeth and a slightly rough tongue, well-suited for eating insects, lizards, arthropods, and small crustaceans. notably, they are highly resistant to most toxins, having evolved two livers, a unique gut biome, and a high metabolic rate which lets them eat almost anything. their gut biome, however, cannot handle fructose, as ingesting it will cause autobrewery syndrome where the sugars are converted into alcohol which can quickly cause ethanol poisoning.

unique adaptations

as a species evolved in one of the harshest climates in the galaxy, jawas have evolved many adaptations to survive.

their bones, joints, and ligaments are all highly flexible, allowing a jawa to pass through any opening as long as their skull can fit through.

their low fat reserves help keep them cool, though combined with a high metabolism it requires much more frequent intake of food - to balance this, their bodies can easily break down and process muscle tissue, making them more resistant to starvation.

jawas need very little water, as they are able to effectively store moisture beneath their skin and within muscle tissue. most of their water comes from their diet.

a jawa's skin is thick and flexible, laying loosely over bones and muscles and letting them wriggle through tight spaces and preventing piercing wounds from rough terrain, teeth, or claws.

jawas have highly photosensitive eyes, letting them see excellently in near-complete darkness but leaving them vulnerable to daylight. most jawas are also nearsighted.

with whiskers that can sense vibrations in the air, sensitive paw-pads that can sense vibrations in the ground, and a natural sense of magnetism, jawas can easily orient themselves and find their way even underground.

jawa history & culture

the species known colloquially as jawas originated on a desert planet now known as tatooine. very few outsiders know that they are native to the planet, as the jawas have their own name for it in legend and do not willingly share their culture with others.

at some point during the early spacefaring age, some jawas began hitching rides as stowaways on inter-system freighters, quickly spreading across the galaxy until they were almost as ubiquitous as humans, found in every spaceport and trading hub from coruscant to dantooine.

this group is known as the day-jawas. they left the ancestral burrows behind and became diurnal, using technology to adapt to life aboveground.

those who remained are the night-jawas, and still live the ancient way, found only in the remote areas of tatooine where practice their own force religion, known to them as the sand-song.

both day and night jawas are highly insular, with a strong sense of community and a tendency to distrust outsiders. this has led to many misunderstandings and misrepresentations, with jawas being viewed as pests by the galaxy at large, especially due to their ruthless scavenging habits.

notes on day-jawas

their sandcrawlers are constructed to mimic the complex underground burrows they came from, kept in total darkness and navigated by touch and scent. a single sandcrawler can house over two hundred jawas.

they live in loosely-organized tribes, sometimes spanning several sandcrawlers. tribes meet regularly at gathering points to discuss territory, trade, and exchange news. each tribe is led by four elders, usually women, who choose the sandcrawler's course.

jawas use mononyms, but day-jawas also include their mother's name and the name of their tribe, creating a three-part name to easily identify themselves when traveling off-world. many day-jawas choose to take work outside their tribe, but still consider themselves part of it, keeping a strong sense of community.

day-jawas speak jawa, but also developed a pidgin known as "trade talk", combining jawa with huttese, basic, and bocce. knowing trade talk is essential for bartering in the mid and outer rim.

the unpleasant smell of day-jawas comes from the necessity of wearing robes to venture out in the often scorching sun and extreme heat. the buildup of their natural musty odor can be overpowering aboard a sandcrawler.

the day-jawas' eerie, luminous yellow "eyes" are actually their goggles, which they wear to be able to see in full daylight. jawa goggles are polarized, reflecting the glare of the sun away from their sensitive eyes. usually, the goggles have sliders on the side of each lens to adjust the polarization for a variety of light levels.

day-jawas have forsaken their ancestral religion, shunning the sand-song and those born hearing it (force-sensitives). force-sensitive jawa cubs are usually left behind to die as the sandcrawler advances, making it a rarity for one to make it to the ranks of the jedi order. there have only been around a dozen jawa jedi in the recorded history of the order.

[bluerhapsodist]

Different Jedi Traditions and Cultures, Pt. 2

(some more ideas on Jedi cultural traits across planets and species)

Rodian, Trandoshan, and Kaleesh Jedi share a view of the Force tied to hunting, both spiritual in being mindful and literal in getting permission to hunt for food. They honor their native cultures, but they learn to emphasize self-restraint as an act of strength rather than seek bloodshed or conquest. Rodians and Trandoshans tend to wear standard brown cloaks and robes. Kaleesh Jedi wear traditional bone masks provided the animals they came from did not suffer.

Chiss Jedi hail from deep in the Unknown Regions, which they call “The Chaos.” These Jedi—whether they are exiles or young navigators who left the Chiss Expansionary Defense Fleet—know the Force as both “Third Sight” and “The Flame.” While some have the desire to be Consular Jedi, most Chiss serve as peacekeepers or investigators. They often wear simple black or white tunics under their traditional brown robes.

Ithorian Jedi often seek to be gentle when using their twin mouths around other beings, with some taking a full vow of silence. Some are pacifists who revere the Force as the will of the Mother Jungle on Ithor. Others bear the responsibility of a lightsaber and train exclusively in Form VI (Niman) to do as little harm as possible. In any case, every Ithorian Jedi is drawn to tending the garden at their local temple and growing food for their peers. Their robes have wider coverings for their necks and shoulders.

Jawa Jedi have an excitable nature and curiosity that they learn to temper with meditation and fixing broken machinery. They understand the Force as the fire behind the twin suns of Tatooine, the peace of finding shade, and the spark that animates both people and droids. They are hard to distinguish from other Jawas, wearing brown hooded robes of the same cut, but their lightsaber shotos are immaculate works of art and engineering.

Sullustan Jedi refer to the Force as the “song of the cosmos” itself, drawn to it by their large ears and relying less on their sensitive eyes in daily affairs. Many of them show a gift for Force-guided navigation, recalling the tunnels of their home planet. Their robes have larger hoods to accommodate their ears and eyes.

Lothalite Jedi possess a deep connection to their homeworld, symbolized in the imagery of loth-cats and loth-wolves that adorn their works of art. They have a talent for receiving visions from the Force and bonding with animals. Jedi from Lothal wear robes in shades of red or green, often in a practical cut that makes it easy to blend into a crowd.

Bothan Jedi possess keen ears and noses, and their culture prizes ambition and intelligence gathering above all else. However, Bothan Jedi learn to practice humility and view the Force as a galaxywide web of life that goes far beyond anything their kind on Bothawui would consider. Their robes tend to be a bit more ornate than their peers’ attire, but none of it reduces their talent for stealth.

Alderaanian Jedi are drawn to the arts, history, and politics, which is why so many find their calling as artisans, archivists, and diplomats. Some prefer to be “anonymous” in the traditional Jedi robes, but others adopt linen tunics and woolen shoulder cloaks as their native attire. Following the destruction of Alderaan, many Survivors and their descendants who aspire to be Jedi consciously adopt the style and habits of Princess Leia Organa after she’s revealed to be Force-sensitive as well.

Kaminoan Jedi hail from a storm-ravaged ocean world and an austere scientific culture. Their approach to the Force is clinical and aloof on the surface, but full of rich emotion and strength when they reach out with their powers. Many show a talent for healing and research. They and the Quermians share a need for robes that accommodate their thin bodies and long slender necks.

The Jedi of Yoda’s species are rare, but most are legendary whenever they arise in the Order. Some speak in an archaic dialect of Basic, switching around the order of their subjects, objects, and verbs. Little is known about their homeworld or culture, but each member of the species is drawn to the Force in one way or another, whether in reverence or using its power. They wear smaller robes and use lightsaber shotos because of their stature, but most of their kind are capable of dramatic feats of the Force’s power that often leave them exhausted afterward.

[theuniversesdaughter]

EVELYN’S REALITIES as of 2025

a brief introduction of my realities - excluding this one and my waiting room which I will make a separate post for - before I make longer posts for them (I already made one of these long posts for my dark academia reality, so if you’re interested, take a look!)

and in no particular order...

star wars

"she loved. even when the world was so unkind."

evelyn erinyes

the saintess of her planet, evelyn was born with the extraordinary gift to heal. found as a baby on the streets with no known parents, the queen raised her herself, eventually gifting her with the last name erinyes, the name of their planet, in honor of her service to their people as a healer. all was peaceful in her life until the empire invaded and took control of her planet. suspecting that the empire might kidnap evelyn because of her healing powers, the queen hired a smuggler to transport her off the planet. han solo, renowned smuggler, takes the job, leaving the princess saintess on the remote desert planet of tatooine. luckily for evelyn, a kind couple offer their home to her after hearing she had to flee from the empire. now living on tatooine with beru and owen lars, and their nephew luke skywalker, evelyn keeps her true identity secret, including her healing powers. that is, until two droids enter their lives and set the two nineteen year olds on a path to a kidnapped princess and the rebellion.

s/o: luke skywalker

night at the museum

"she's an old soul with young eyes, a vintage heart, and a beautiful mind."

selene daley

selene has always had a passion for museums, ever since she was a little girl. a first-year student at NYC with a double major in ballet and museum studies, selene gets a job working at the museum of natural history, where she used to spend countless awe-filled hours as a child. she does not realize just how magical this museum really is until her dad accepts the job of night guard at the museum and reveals to her its secret: the museum comes to life at night! joining her dad and younger brother nicky to save the museum, selene soon learns there is much more to her than she knows when a pharaoh recognizes her as the subject of an ancient egyptian prophecy.

s/o: ahkmenrah

London

"the most beautiful part is, I wasn't even looking when I found you."

evelyn marino

born and raised in milan, italy, evelyn knew that no matter where she ended up in the future, all she wanted was to dance. travelling to america for college, she soon meets her ride-or-die best friends, six girls from different countries, on the college dance team. after graduating, she is convinced to move to london, where she and her friends open a dance studio of their own. now, a few years later, they are a well-known studio that posts original choreography videos on youtube as well as teach dance classes for all ages. little did evelyn know that london would be the place where she'd find her other half, and quite accidentally. on a girl's night out to a comedy show chosen by her friends, the two meet eyes from the stage to the audience, setting off a memorable night of teasing by both their friends.

s/o: luke manning

magical dark academia

"with freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?"

evelyn marino

in a world of magic, evelyn has been raised in a prestigious magical family in switzerland. she is a child of the moon, from where she gets her magic. she is now to be attending an equally prestigious college of magic, also in switzerland, where she becomes fast friends with a group of rambunctious guys who will hopefully not distract her from her work (the kpop group seventeen! they are in this reality, but just as regular college students). the dark academia aesthetic is brought to life here on the campus of this magic school.

s/o: n/a

harry potter

"half of her beauty is her brain."

evelyn potter

evelyn potter is the twin sister of the infamous harry potter. as babies, she and harry were separated to keep them safe. it was deemed that there was little to no threat to evelyn's life, as voldemort completely ignored the baby girl when he killed their parents and attempted to take harry's life (as she was not part of the prophecy), so her godfather remus lupin takes in the little girl as his own. raised by her godfather and now single father remus, evelyn is no stranger to the magical world or the history of her family's past. she does not meet her twin brother harry until entering hogwarts. sorted into the ravenclaw house, evelyn just wishes to get along with harry, the only family she has left. it is the beginning of her third year, her father is coming to teach at hogwarts, and evelyn is not sure what to expect after the threat on harry's life two years in a row.

s/o: n/a

once upon a time

"perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."

everly

an enigma. a mystery. a legend? no one knows who everly is when the memories of the enchanted forest return to the people of storybrooke. not even regina, the evil queen, who has allowed the twenty year old to babysit her son henry. if regina and rumpelstilskin don't know who she is, then she must just be an unimportant side character, right? then hook arrives in storybrooke. then henry is kidnapped to neverland. then the main crew learn that hook and everly have met before, and with everly joining them to rescue henry from peter pan, this will not be her first time to neverland. they also soon learn that although hook has met her on neverland before, he too has no idea who she is. nor, it seems, does the king of neverland himself, peter pan. everly is no twenty year old, that's for sure. but the mermaids of neverland seem to recognize her immediately. and...they follow her orders??

s/o: n/a

own kpop gg: elysian

"in a room full of art I’d still stare at you.”

evelyn shimizu

the main vocalist and main dancer of her seven member girl group under big hit entertainment, evelyn was born in italy and adopted by an american-japanese couple. her group debuts in 2017 and elysian quickly rises in popularity, becoming the most popular girl group in the world beside blackpink and twice. as a kpop idol, evelyn is introduced to her soulmate and twin flame, a younger man of equal passion for the stage. when their relationship is finally leaked to the public, they do not hold back, soon becoming kpop's it couple.

s/o: dino (seventeen)

own kpop gg: palette

"a dreamer, that’s what she was.”

evelyn hoshino

the main vocalist of her five member girl group under a new entertainment company produced and run exclusively by women, evelyn was born in italy and adopted by an american-japanese couple. palette is a talented group, able to pull off any concept. their music video lore and storyline is also a fan favorite: the girls are depicted as being sucked inside a paint canvas where a mysterious person attempts to lock them away in fake lives, continuously painting new lives for them so they cannot escape. they are a fourth-gen group, debuting in 2023, but quickly rise to popularity because of their unique sound.

s/o: n/a

own kpop gg: saga

"how silly of me to forget that I am the love of my life.”

valentina hwang

the main vocalist and lead dancer of her four member girl group under a new entertainment company run by two women ceos, valentina was born in italy and adopted by an american-korean couple. saga debuts in 2023, but quickly becomes one of the most iconic girl groups to come out of korea, surpassing even aespa and blackpink as the staple four member girl group of the country and the world.

s/o: n/a

pop star

"I would rather die of passion than boredom.”

evelyn davinci

born in italy and moving to america as a young girl, evelyn davinci has always had a passion for music. not only singing, but writing lyrics as well. at the age of seventeen, she is picked up by a recording studio and given the opportunity of a lifetime. her first releases are a hit, and in no time at all evelyn has become the pop princess of the nation and one of the best selling artists of all time. she is an artist through and through, even her last name, davinci, suggests she was always meant to be famous.

s/o: n/a

the santa clause

"sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

evelyn calvin

evelyn calvin is the oldest child and only daughter of laura miller and scott calvin. born several years before her younger brother charlie, evelyn is given the chance when her parents separate to decide her own custody. she remains with her dad, scott, and although he is a workaholic and an asshole to anyone other than his kids, evelyn is also a go-getter like her dad. she loves her brother charlie, but it takes the craziest event of a lifetime to make her realize just how important her family is when she, charlie, and her dad are whisked away to the north pole. her dad is now the new santa claus, and evelyn, unlike her dad, has no problem accepting that santa claus does really exist. she tries to push her dad into recognizing his new identity, and when he finally does, she decides she wants to move to the north pole with him and put her type a personality to work in santa's workshop.

s/o: n/a

super rich travel

"choose people who choose you."

evelyn marino

born into a life of luxury, evelyn is the daughter of two famous business owners of a fashion empire. with the world at her fingertips, evelyn makes close connections with the children of other famous and rich ceos, becoming a tight knit family with penelope, spencer, derek, aaron, jj, and emily (yes, from criminal minds). they travel the world together, from country to country, going anywhere they please. evelyn loves her found family of friends so much that she is quite oblivious to the obvious crush one of her friends has on her.

s/o: spencer reid

if you made it this far, thank you!! I love love love reading these types of posts, I find everyone's different drs so fascinating because we truly are limitless beings and seeing so many of us spread our light and love across the universe is so beautiful!

sending love to all my fellow shifters!

evelyn <3

[shadowmaat]

Old Friends, part 2

(part 1)

Finding Obi-Wan Kenobi alive and (relatively) well on Tatooine was a surprise, to say the least, but Cody adapted to it well enough.

Not much changed, on the surface of things. He still reported in to Senator Organa, he still helped the local populace when and where he could, and he still moved his quarters every few weeks to make it difficult for anyone- local or Empire- to find him.

It was just that now, Obi-Wan became part of his regular patrol. Most often that meant trekking out to the dusty hut in the Jundland Wastes that Obi-Wan now called home, checking to make sure he was still alive and testing his security measures. Security measures Cody himself had installed, since Obi-Wan seemed content to rely on the Force to protect him. Tsk. Some things never changed.

Occasionally it was Obi-Wan who did the trekking, most often because he needed supplies. Or so he said. That might make sense for Bestine, which was the nearest city to him, but didn't explain his occasional forays into Mos Eisley or even Anchorhead. Cody didn't ask and Obi-Wan offered no explanation, but it made for a nice break in routine. They'd hole up in a cantina or caf shop and have coded conversations of their past.

Obi-Wan was, naturally, curious about why Cody had turned on him; why all the clones had turned on the Jedi. Cody gave him what answers he could, much the same as he had when Organa had asked, but with more regret. "It seemed like the right thing to do at the time" was a weak answer. Even Cody himself had questions about it, but it wasn't like he could go back and change things. He was here, now, and he wouldn't be going back to the Empire. Not that they'd take him; there was a "kill on sight" order in place.

There were times, of course, when Cody was called offworld to deal with some disaster or another of the Rebellion. Sometimes they wanted to pick his brain over military strategy and how troopers fought. Other times it was to participate in raids on supply depots or even the occasional prisoner rescue. Those missions always made the back of his neck itch because he could tell the people with him didn't trust him. Organa's word could only go so far when Cody's own history as an Imperial stormtrooper spoke for itself.

For the most part, Cody bore their suspicions and hostility with understanding. He regretted some of the things he'd done, of course, but he'd also been a soldier, and soldiers were there to follow orders. Until they started asking questions, anyway.

There were only a couple of times where he had to get aggressive; when someone was so ready to fight that no amount of deescalation would work. He put them down fast and made sure they'd be able to get back up again.

Returning to Tatooine was always a strange bit of relief. As a clone trooper, Cody was of the belief that "home" was an idea you carried with you; built into your armor, maybe. But there was something about stepping foot on that arid world and breathing its parched air that gave him a feeling of... belonging.

Obi-Wan was usually nearby when he landed. Cody was reasonably certain it was because Organa told him rather than "the Force," but it still eased his heart to see proof that his ex-General was still alive and hadn't managed to get himself killed in Cody's absence.

"Not dead yet, huh?"

"I'm afraid not." Obi-Wan smiled at him. "How was your trip?"

"A clusterfuck, as usual." Cody headed for a nearby cantina, Obi-Wan keeping pace beside him. "What about you? What krayt's nest did you kick over this time?"

"Whatever makes you think I'd do something like that?"

The innocence in his tone was polished to a shine. Cody snorted.

"Because I know you."

Obi-Wan sniffed as Cody ordered their drinks, heading for a dark table in the back.

"I'll have you know I was on my best behavior while you were gone. Nothing happened."

The fading bruise at his temple and the scrapes on his knuckle told a different story, but Cody let it slide. He knew Obi-Wan was keeping something important from him, but it wasn't his place to question it. Either he'd be told when the time was right or he'd never find out at all; Cody was fine with it either way.

For now he was content to simply enjoy his drink and continue to sass his old friend. Storms, it was good to be home.

[burnwater13]

Boba Fett facing Cad Bane on the streets of Mos Espa. Image from The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1, Episode 7, In the Name of Honor. Calendar by DateWorks.

NOTE: 

In lieu of writing a story all about the long running history of Boba Fett and Cad Bane and how it had resolved itself, first with name calling and then with something a little more permanent, Grogu elected to write a story that the people of Earth could appreciate given the nature of their celebration of Halloween. No reason to talk about really scary stuff, when you could talk about more mild scary stuff. Cheers!

Trick or Treat

It was a beautiful day on Nevarro. The few trees and scrub bushes that framed the cabin Grogu shared with the Mandalorian had begun to show signs that the air had been cooling and the weather was getting a little wetter. There leaves were changing colors and they had bloomed. Everything smelled a little nicer and looked a lot prettier. 

The harvest was going to be collected that night according to IG-11. Not your traditional harvest of veggies, fruits, nuts, berries, and other things people on the strange planet ate. Nope. That happened all year long. No. Now it was time to harvest the moonstones. 

At least that’s what Grogu had heard people call the crystals that folks all over Nevarro collected one night a year when the lava flats burped them up. He suspected that was why the Imps had even recorded Nevarro on a star chart. Unfortunately for them (the Imps that is) it only happened one night a year and once the scouts had reported that, after spending an extremely dull year there, the Imps had left the place alone, until they realized the true utility of a planet no one cared about.

Right now he was just working with his dad to make sure that the protective clothing he had to wear was ready for the big event. His dad had originally suggested that they go to a planet than actually held a harvest festival, like Sorgan, but Grogu had refused. They had a home on Nevarro and while the cabin was small, kind of drafty, and often covered with fine black powder from the lava flats, it was their home now and it was about time they participated in some of Nevarro’s traditions.

Yes, he knew he was giving up the opportunity to spend all night collecting sweets and eating them before his dad worked out that no one on Sorgan really handed everyone in a costume a couple of krill for all that hard work of dressing up and wondering around. He was also giving up a trip to Tatooine where he would hang out with Peli and the pit droids and win something no one wanted when he beat her at sabacc. Again. It was okay. He really did want to see what the whole moonstone thing was about.

He’d been talking to the High Magistrate’s protocol droid about the plan it had been developing for the collection, measurement, and evaluation of lava flat moonstones, because he’d never heard of them and didn’t know why anyone would want to collect chunks of rock that came from the small body that orbited Nevarro. That’s when he learned so many things. 

First, Nevarro didn’t have a moon. That’s right. It didn’t even have a small satellite that people might mistake for an Imperial battle station. Then he’d learned that due to some weird aspect of the heating and cooling cycles of Nevarro’s liquid core, the magma and lava flows produced two strange things. 

The lava produced fine crystals that, if you happened upon them, you’d noticed that they glowed softly, day or night. Many of the children on Nevarro sprinkled them on paths to fun places to play, favorite vendor’s stalls and shops, as well as in their rooms to provide a soft light in the evenings. 

Grogu had managed to acquire a few of them from IG-11-M and had them in his bedroom until the Mandalorian complained about them being too bright. Until then, Grogu had no idea that sometimes his dad took his helmet off at night when he puttered around the cabin, thinking Grogu was asleep. Of course, Grogu had been asleep, dank farrik!

The magma produced large amorphic crystals that would eventually make their way into the lava flows and then cast up on the banks. They could be polished, but they didn’t glow at all and they were a kind of deep brown. Not very pretty and not very useful, unless you wanted to create an outline for a landing pad. 

However, there was another that could happen. The tiny lava crystals could get swallowed back up in the magna when it returned to it’s underground channels and pools. Then, the amorphic crystals would collide with it and suddenly you’d have a very large, very pretty, very bright moonstone. But only if you happened to be out on the banks of the lava flats on the right night of the year when the flow would start burping the things up. 

No one knew how they became known at moonstones, but Grogu liked to think that someone saw them and was reminded of the moon from their home planet or something like that. He still didn’t think any one thought they came from an actual Imperial battle station. 

But, and this was important, you couldn’t just pick up a moonstone like it was a stone or pebble or credit you found on the streets of Nevarro City. Those things had just been burped up from deep underground and were still amazingly hot. If you caught one without proper protective equipment you would never have to worry about catching another one. You went almost instantly to way too warm and just as suddenly to permanently cold. It was bad. Don’t do it. 

Instead, the fine people of Nevarro had worked out that they could wear special safety gear that would allow them to handle the stones long enough to move them out of their way as they spent the night collecting them. The protective gear itself was kind of funny. It was silver in color, was shaped like a hooded poncho, but it went all the way to the ground and it only had small holes to look out of and some slashes for your hands to fit through. Of course you had to wear thermal protective gloves made out of the same stuff to protect your hands. 

The Mandalorian had said everyone looked like a mech with a thermal blanket covering it. Grogu didn’t argue. His dad wasn’t wrong. They were just a lot taller or wider or longer than most of the mechs Grogu had ever met. And, if you sent your mech to do the work, you still needed the protective equipment to make sure that they didn’t melt from the heat of the stones. 

“You know you can’t eat these things, right?”

Grogu nodded his head, although the motion was barely perceptible under the thick silver blanket. 

“Good. Remember, we are just moving them so they can be collected and measured and all that. Karga’s got big plans for them.”

Grogu nodded his head again. 

He knew all about the High Magistrate’s plan. Once the moonstones were collected, measured, evaluated, tested, recorded, and all that, they were going to be used to create a series of markers that would indicate the way to all the major sites on Nevarro. He didn’t want tourists getting lost at night because they all complained that IG-11-M scared them when it appeared out of the gloom. 

Grogu just hoped his dad didn’t mind the fact that the protocol droid’s plan now included outlining all the major landowners’ property boundaries with the things. Based on what Grogu had suggested, the Mandalorian was never going to find any place on Nevarro dark enough to take his helmet off again. But if Grogu couldn’t see his face, there was no good reason anyone else should either. He has spoken.

Happy Halloween. 

[levenllan23]

Kara, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and the Healing Balance of the Force: The Will of the Wisps

In the vast galaxy of Galactic Convergence, the stories of Kara, Obi-Wan, and Anakin come together in a symphony of understanding, healing, and the delicate balance between light and dark. This is not a tale of simple conflict, but of reconnection—of love, loss, and the guiding hands that show us the way when we are lost. Like the will of the wisps, their journey is one of healing and renewal, where life begins anew, and understanding becomes the most powerful force of all.

Kara, with her spirit-bound connection to the Force, walks the line between Jedi and Guardian, embodying the role of the luminal sage—a being who understands that true power lies not in detachment, but in the embrace of the entire spectrum of existence. Her deep blue-gray eyes, glowing faintly with the energy of the Force, speak of her unique connection to both the physical and spiritual realms. Kara's appearance mirrors this balance, with her light skin and dark brown hair streaked with blue, a reminder of her connection to the spirit world that guides her.

Her robes are not of the traditional Jedi kind; they are longer, deeper in blue and white, reflecting the celestial energy she embodies. Her cloak shimmers with tiny stars, as though the very fabric of space itself recognizes her role as a guardian of the balance between worlds. And then, her Osmiomancy gloves—exotic, magical, and blue-silver in hue—highlight her warlock nature, a touch of the arcane magic she wields to protect and heal.

But it is the face paint on Kara’s cheeks, the light blue flowers that represent the spirits, that truly reflects her connection to the light and the ancient energies that she channels. She is both Jedi and spirit guide—her hair streaked with blue to signify the light within her, the same light that guides her to balance. The Force flows through her in a way that is unique, understanding the universe not as a place of division, but as a place of unity, where understanding and compassion heal the brokenness.

And then there’s Obi-Wan, the quiet strength, Kara’s childhood friend turned lover, whose legacy echoes in every step of her journey. Ben, as Kara calls him, is more than just a Jedi; he is a guide, a protector, and her closest companion. His wisdom, shaped by his own trials, has always been the constant in her life, the one who truly understood her—understood that attachment, far from leading to the dark side, was the very thing that brought balance.

But the true heart of this tale lies in Anakin’s realization—the moment he understands his place in this story. Like Ori, the spirit fox from Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Anakin comes to see that his journey is not one of power or destruction. Instead, he walks the same path Qui-Gon walked before him—teaching others to understand, to heal, to mend what was broken.

Anakin’s poem, sung with the soft power of a voice that has carried centuries of pain, is his understanding of this truth. It is the realization that he is not merely the Chosen One but a guide for those who have lost their way, just as Qui-Gon guided him. His role is not to destroy but to heal, not to separate but to reunite.

“Is it possible that I am somehow,

In Qui-Gon’s place now?

Like history repeating itself,

When Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon found me on Tatooine,

Now, I guide, as they once guided me.”

Anakin’s evolution is no longer about fighting against the dark—it is about understanding it, guiding it toward the light. He is not merely a prophecy fulfilled but a force for reconciliation for uniting what was once torn apart.

“I am more than a prophecy,

More than the Chosen One—

I am here to guide,

To mend the broken bonds of the past,

And bring balance not through destruction,

But through understanding,

Through reconciliation.”

In his moment of clarity, Anakin sees the true power of the Force: it is not in separation, not in conflict, but in the unity of the heart. He now understands that true strength lies not in detachment but in embracing others, in understanding their pain, and in guiding them back to the light.

“The Jedi were wrong,

For their teachings only led to separation,

To light and dark,

But not to the unity of the Force.

The real strength of a Jedi lies not in their sword,

But in their heart, in their understanding of others,

Of their attachments,

Of their pain,

And of their love.”

As Anakin sings these words, he acknowledges that his journey is now one of guidance, one of healing—just as Qui-Gon once guided him, and just as Obi-Wan once guided him. He is now the one who will guide Obi-Wan and Kara back together. Their love, their bond, is the very thing that will bring them closer to the Force, closer to the balance that Anakin has now fully understood.

“It is not the Jedi who should be detached,

But those who have lost their way,

Who need our protection,

Our guidance.

We must hold them together,

Not in the future or past,

But in the present moment,

For it is here where true power lies.”

And so, like Ori, Anakin stands in Qui-Gon’s place—not as a figure of destruction, but as a figure of understanding, compassion, and healing. He will guide Obi-Wan and Kara back to one another, just as they once guided him. Their love is the key to true balance, not the light or dark, but the understanding and unity of both.

[dorkydegeneracy]

Oh, no! How dare the show give significant characterization to somebody other than the one main character! I mean, so what if this is an original character who needs to be developed, right?

First of all, I don't mind them building on the characterization of other characters.

For example: We built on the Obi-Wan and Leia relationship. Now it makes much more sense why Leia sent R2 to Tatooine to ask Obi-Wan for help. Some parts of the Leia reconnaissance mission were stupidly goofy (trench coat, chasing her through the woods) but the relationship that her and Obi-Wan built throughout the show is touching and valuable to the Star Wars story.

Another character we built on was Vader. We got to see his brute strength, and his attachment to Obi-Wan. Palpatine hit it right on at the end when he called Vader out for being unsettled about Obi-Wan. He's still pissed, and his emotions about Obi-Wan compromise his position in the Empire.

Even the stuff we learn about Owen Lars and his hesitancy to let Obi-Wan have a relationship with Luke. Great stuff!

All are good characterization of what amount to side characters in a show called Obi-Wan Kenobi.

I don't even necessarily have a problem with Reva's backstory as a former Padawan turned inquisitor who is pissed at Vader/Anakin or even Obi-Wan. Not my preferred story, but sure, I'll buy it.

But her surviving Vader's lashing on Jabim really marks the beginning of an irresponsible handling of the canon.

It is stupid for her to know about Luke's parentage. Not only does it diminish the sacred nature of the greatest secret in the whole entire story, but it makes THE Obi-Wan Kenobi look like a dumbass. He's not forgetting that comlink. It's too important, and even a weaker version of Obi-Wan would not be so callous.

And then she proceeds to hike it to Tatooine where she attempts to kill Luke. But why? As Obi-Wan points out at the end, it is entirely hypocritical for her to do that considering what Vader did to her. She's doing it presumably to get back at Anakin, but that assuming (a) he knows that Luke and Leia are alive and (b) that Vader gives a fuck about his kids, seeing as he is supposed to be corrupted by the Dark side of the force.

Is she doing it to piss Obi-Wan off? They sort of patched their relationship up last week, which was rushed, and diminishes the believability of her motivations because I thought that she was pissed at Anakin for trying to kill her and Obi-Wan for enabling his ultimate fall. But then she sets aside her hatred for Obi-Wan so she can have a shot at Vader.

And he's Obi-Wan fucking Kenobi. He's as faithful to the light side as they come, so what makes you think that Kenobi will not be able to overcome yet another tragedy if you kill Luke?

And even after all of that, Obi-Wan gives her a pep talk and lets it slide? I understand that Kenobi is The Negotiator and is well known for his dislike of violence, but come on Obi-Wan! This lady, if anything, has proven herself to be a loose canon. She knows the greatest secret in Star Wars history. She's gotta be handled outta his love for the man that Anakin Skywalker was and his duty as a Jedi.

Everything to do with Reva in the last two episodes was just really bad decision making. People who have even a holistic understanding for the franchise and the story that Star Wars continues to create should be disappointed about how her story devolved.

You can like the character, or the actress and still have valid complaints about how her story was handled.

[marvelstars]

"I had a dream, I was a Jedi, I came back here and freed all of the slaves"

The Kairos and The Kronos in Star Wars

Art by means1974

Kairos: (Ancient Greek: καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning 'the right, critical, or opportune moment'.

Kronos: Kronos may be derived from ancient Greek “kroúō/κρούω” meaning “to strike” or “to smite”. Besides, Kronos could mean “time”

"Fully defeated by just anyone, the dark side cannot be, but only by the Chosen One. And who might be this Jedi? Know I do not, but not yet born is he or she. This much, sense I can. A vessel of pure Force the Chosen One will be, more powerful than any Jedi in history." ―Yoda, from the Great Holocron

Anakin´s so called "attachment" problem would not have become an issue if he had been raised with his family, becoming a Jedi meant for Anakin abandoning his mother in a state of slavery, not knowing what was happening to her and then dreaming of her being tortured until she died in his arms. This trauma made him fearful of losing his loved ones to an extreme degree, which later lead to his extreme fear of losing Padme.

Before becoming a Jedi he was a sweet/sneaky and resourceful kid, who worried about others, made everything he could to help, not expecting a reward, he had great dreams and initiatives to make life better for his friends and family on Tatooine but becoming a Jedi meant he had to give up all of it in favor of following the Council and the Senate dictates which wasnt bad on principle but it often messed with his mental stability, especially when it came to the slavery issue when he had to help the outerim slavers like Jabba or ignore the Senate links to that system

For Anakin in particular the Jedi life was inherently traumatic, not so much for the content of their teachings, at least not all of them but because he had to give up parts of himself that made him emotionally stable, happy and helped develop his personality as a leader focused in helping to make the galaxy a better place, all qualities he still developed in the clone wars but not to their full potential and sadly later were used for the Dark side as Vader.

On the Jedi temple thinking about his mother made him attached, on Tatooine his mother was an example to follow and an upstanding woman making the best of what they could given the circunstances.

On the Jedi temple Anakin was teased over his past as a slave and expected to just forget about it, on Tatooine it was a harsh reality but the company of the other slaves gave him estrenght to overcome those difficulties and inspired him to try to free all of them.

This is why I personally think that of all of Anakin´s prohecies,the one who was meant to bring the better end for him personally and for the galaxy, was the first one, because it would have lead to him growing up in an envoirment in which he didn´t need to feel afraid of losing loved ones, he would have naturally grow to know it could and did happen but it would not have been a source of trauma for him and sooner or later, his initiatives to free his fellow slaves, would have clashed with Palpatine´s Empire but this time he would not have the emotional bond to him that keep him from truly doing all he could to stop him.

Palpatine´s empire would have raised up anyway, sometimes fans blame Anakin for it and the jedi massacre but they forget the fact the Republic end was brought by the Senate own inner corruption helped along by Palpatine and that without Anakin there to serve as a distraction to the Emperor, he would just have made Dooku his second in command, never would have made himself vulnerable to the Jedi Council trying to turn Anakin and just would have sent the Clone Army to the Jedi Temple once it was secure to do so with the support of the Senate.

The Empire would have raised up anyway but I believe it would have lasted less time, especially with an Anakin focused on stopping it, a lot of Jedi left alive after the fall of the Temple and many people who followed the separatists and part of the clone army feeling betrayed for being used as pawns in the clone wars and being changed from one bad goverment to another.

So Anakin´s complying with his first prophecy would have brought a Kairos time to the galaxy to end the empire sooner while what happened in the actual saga was Kronos. That´s my take.

[lunarsilkscreen]

Anakin's fall to the Dark Side

Anakin was born Sith. This is a term bestowed upon him by Qui-gon when he noted that he's "Probably the chosen one" and the reason why the Jedi Council wouldn't train him.

But still; that doesn't quite explain his fall to the "Dark Side" does it?

That statement holds a lot of different pieces of Star wars lore, about the "Sith'ari". A lot I don't want to extrapolate here because many content creators already have.

Because of this the term "Sith" doesn't have any dark side connotations. And the only one who identified himself as "Sith" was the Emperor Palpatine.

So there's a lot of unexplored territory as to what "Sith" actually means during this era of the Star Wars franchise. And while KotoR designated the name for a race of evil beings... I'm not quite certain that's the whole truth either.

What happened to Anakin; Force Balancer?

Seemingly trapped in a lifetime of slavery he momentarily gained his freedom to be trained as Jedi; only to lose it again when his mother died.

At this point in time; Anakin was a Jedi Warrior. Not a good person. The Jedi were not good. They fought and they killed people. By the time he took his wrath out on the people he thought murdered his mother; he had already [lifed] whole peoples under Jedi order.

Most of the media portrays this as just him fighting robots. But to him; C-3P0 was more than a robot..a person. And also; he was tasked as a General in war against *real people*. The things they don't tell you in Jedi history. To make them seem more benevolent.

This was already second nature to Anakin thanks to the Jedi teachings and the Orders given to him by "The Light Side of the Force".

There's no telling if the People of Tatooine actually tortured his mother, or if they were directed to by another source or if they actually tried to nurse his mother back to health *but* their medicine was poison to human.

I don't think Anakin even knows. The Force Guided his actions because he wasn't fully conscious of them. That's what Blind Rage can do, and why the Jedi teach you to be cognizant of them.

Even Obi-Wan was not immune to this, but the only two people alive that he might've cared about were Qui-gon and Anakin. He didn't have to face the same pain Anakin had.

This is the point Anakin was chained to the dark side. He was being controlled by Palpatine through the dark side of the force.

It's likely he either couldn't articulate the problem to the council; or that they wouldn't listen. The Sith don't exist anymore afterall, and *those* teachings were buried by Councils past.

We do know that the Jedi stood in the way of Profit margins, but we don't know what impact that had on the people they were blocking.

We may never know.

What we do know is that Anakin was molded by the people who sworn to serve the light and peace into a perfect weapon. And then disallowed to voice any dissent.

This opened him up to the dark side, to be wielded by somebody who would use him for evil.

Anakin isn't dumb, Obi-Wan had the high ground.

"You don't know what's going on with me" he pleaded and cried. And launched himself at Obi. Not in hopes of victory, or this hardheaded arrogance that he was painted as.

He was [ritual of lifing] he wished for obi to save him by releasing him from his bondage. The only way he could think to do it.

It wasn't Anakin that defeated Dooku, he did not want to pull the trigger at the end. He hesitated. But in the back of his mind Sidious words echoed "Do it."

Unfortunately, it was Obi's own reluctance that sealed Darth Vaders fate. Anakin was sealed off from the force, and thus the only connection he had to life; Padmè Amadala.

And the Emperor's victory was complete. The pawn became his Queen.

[tiredassmage]

This isn't really a question, just something to give you an excuse to talk about Leo and Heleda. I miss them.

Literally, anything you want.

klfnadlsk;f I guess I could've used this last night, but I'll finally use it as a jumping-off point. I've had this one sitting for a while because aforementioned business with life and the other interests taking over most of the free brain territory, but since the man, the myth, the goblin is back, let's go!

Heleda's a bit of a quicker one, unfortunately, because she hasn't quite stuck. Which is kind of an ironic theme for me personally; Sith Warrior is still one of my favorite of the class stories, but I think Savosta's the only Warrior I've made that's really stuck with me, and even him I don't talk nearly enough about, though he's also been a bit more on my mind intermittently lately.

I think some of the concepts I intended to put in her were cool. She was my second intention to create more of a "beast master" in the Warrior's role, possibly partially because I do like how it'd theoretically fit with the Tatooine arc in the Warrior's story, and it'd create interesting parallels for someone (me) who likes the hound on a leash motifs you can go with given the Warrior's later role as the Emperor's Wrath.

Since I know this'll be a ramble, I'll put a cut here just to get that out of the way.

So, I don't remember if I ever brought it the blog, but one of Heleda's backstory points was a younger brother that didn't end up being Force-sensitive, but did end up serving in the Reclamation Service, and in that way sought to serve the Sith and still bring honor to his family. Heleda was quite proud of him for this and I imagined they were still fairly close. Heleda always intended to keep a respectfully distant enough, but still protective eye on him. One of her unspoken private goals of rising to what station she may was to be able to guard her brother and make sure he and others like him still had a place in Imperial society.

She's also of the small class of characters I'm slightly mad at (lighthearted and kinda affectionate) for being very cool to me conceptually, but not occupying a lot of my brain, but also having some of the coolest lightsaber assignments out of my characters.

I still haven't really reused this particular saber or color crystal for anyone else because it's still 'Heleda's' trademark in my mind. A neutral color, a gray-toned crystal that was meant to represent her valuing of honor - honoring the pacts made, the services rendered, the power inherent in nature, in the Force, and in each of them - over a dogmatic loyalty to a code. Heleda's probably not someone who would ever leave the Sith for the Jedi, nor would she probably consider leaving for some order in between - short of something born out of necessity like the Eternal Alliance of the KOTXX era, but her and her brother's studies of history and their family's interest in the cultures of the galaxy developed a sense in her that bootcrushing domination was not absolute power in the way many Sith tended to present it.

That all never meant Heleda was any less willing to settle matters with her martial skills, but she needed a better reason to cut a good officer down than 'I am annoyed.' In the long-run, Baras's "ideal" apprentice was probably someone that was somewhere between brute enforcer and cunning enough to be semi-mindful of tactics, but, ideally, wouldn't have been someone that gets ahead of him at his game as the Warrior might. In Heleda's particular case, I don't think she'd anticipate the exact way Baras eventually betrays her and tries to eliminate her, but hearing fairly early on that Baras was likely to only use her as far as she was useful to him was not heretical or unforeseeable - nor did she particularly plan to overtake him in that exact moment. For now, she has her duty and, Force-willing, she'd be able to serve the Empire in the way it needed, when that time would come. But overworrying about it in paranoia would not be productive to her, either. I think of her as a pragmatist.

So, that all said... I have a... fair idea of her in my head, but there's... something kinda missing from the formula that I haven't quite put my finger on. I haven't found quite something to hook me into her motivations and drive me up a wall for them. Further exploration could probably do it, could probably more clearly define her 'why' in a way that'd make it more enjoyable for me, but for now I don't know if I have particular plans to return to her and dig any further with it because I don't think I ever figured out where I wanted her to fit story-wise. She's also... probably generally suffering from my seeming preference for my tech class characters, lol. I think the repeated tracks in how Jedi and Sith characters tend to run sort of wears me out of them a little faster - ground that's already well-paved and well-traveled and all that, which might sound ironic because Star Wars is maybe about the laser sword people for... maybe most Star Wars fans, but... I digress, I think. xD

So! Anyway! Leo! Speaking of my tech classes, lol! Leo, Leo, Leo... I do love Leo... Now, I know there's some common giggles for the smuggler's methodology being kinda fucking around and finding out without finding a single goddamn thing out, but I think... I do really enjoy Leo because he's not... exactly in all of the smuggling business by choice. Leo is both... terribly devoid of confidence in his life, and the kind of character that tends to at least act like things are... alright, at least. He's not at all a plans man. He's not good at plans. Sometimes he'd feel as if he's barely got the week figured out, let alone five or ten years out from now.

And I think maybe especially with given how this year has panned out so far for me, there's maybe something a little comforting in that as well. Like I do love to say he's my disaster, don't get me wrong. It's a lot of his charm to me that I can't emphasize enough that he's... wildly imperfect. And he struggles a lot.

But Leo's like 27 at the beginning of the class stories, if I remember correctly, and life hasn't worked out... really at all how he may have ever planned - not that he was ever a plans man to begin with, again. And... there's something comforting in the potential narrative that it still works out for him in the end, anyway. Because I'm... changing a lot right now, to be brief, lol. I'm looking at changing my entire focus path in life and finally facing the prospect of moving away, of eventually moving out of a job and a job field I've been at for almost five years. Not to be too deep on main, but that can be pretty terrifying sometimes.

And I'm not sure Leo even knows how afraid he is. Of... a lot of things, frankly. In the same briefly aforementioned from an answer or two ago conversation with a friend on Discord, I poked a little at how Leo's... actually kind of afraid of how he got into smuggling in the first place. It wasn't a good deal for him. He fucked around and found out, in the simplest terms. Leo's likely piloting smuggling operations now because he owes the Black Sun. Big. For not knowing how to keep his mouth shut, essentially, on Coruscant. When Leo was first trying to find his feet after Dash helped him defect after Begeren, he picked up sort of whatever odd jobs he could once he sort of found his feet again just so he had any kind of income that might justify him living in Dash's apartment. And that... sorta kinda accidentally-but-not led Leo into picking a few fights sometimes with thugs and gangs in the Lower Levels because Leo, at least, knew which end of a blaster was the barrel a plasma bolt came out of after surviving a couple years of service in the Imperial Army. And the kind of people he tended to be doing odd jobs for were people who didn't have a lot - a lot like himself. People who didn't always know where their next credits were going to come from. People that got caught in the crossfire of a rock and a hard place between a Republic that was maybe a bit too busy to solve their problems without a lot of red tape, and criminal groups like the Black Sun and the Justicars that robbed what little they had left and would call it "security."

The problem is that Leo proved pretty good at getting into shit he didn't belong in and getting into places he didn't belong in - and... arguably, that saved his life. Because rather than kill him for the claimed "losses" and "defamation," he was "offered" the job of smuggling for them. Arm twisted behind his back, really, lest he either get himself killed, or have to fess up to Dash he'd gotten himself in bigger trouble than he could handle himself, or both, or worse. The other problem for Leo is that Dash was rightfully getting called a hero for what happened on Begeren. Dash's got his whole life ahead of him. Leo, on the other hand, has always been particularly skilled at shooting fairly decent chances in both toes like a bad line dance in a backwater cantina.

Which is why Leo is still historically horrendously bad at asking for help. And he'll try every which way to deflect the fact that he probably should - except he's... kinda shit at actually deflecting because it's not that he's exactly a liar, or a decent one, at any rate - not to someone that actually matters to him. Not someone like Dash, whose only ever been good to him, even when Leo can't see the reason why he'd do such a damned thing.

Leo's afraid of his past catching up to him, of the kind of... boogeymanification he's made of word getting back to his father that he's still alive and that he fled to Republic space instead of dying as would've been convenient for a family disgrace like himself. And I'm not sure he's ever been really straight enough with anyone about just how deep he is in how he started smuggling to realize he's scared of that getting him killed sometimes, too.

He's kinda... still gotta figure out that he can get himself out of that kind of cycle. That it is okay, ultimately - that he doesn't need to be so hard on himself. That he both needs to realize he is holding himself to the same standards that hurt him and that he loathes having been set for him by how he grew up, and that he doesn't owe anything to those standards either way. Part of that journey is letting himself love Dash and be true to that, to actually pursue that. But I think he's got a lot left to unpack yet and I think... probably by the end of it, he'll feel he owes an apology to people like Dash and Liv for keeping 'em waiting so long on him to figure it out, and how atrociously stubborn he could be about not getting helped along the way there.

But he's capable of getting there. There's a happy ending in there somewhere for him. And I'm glad to be able to see the journey there.

[charlieirons]

A Long Time Ago in a Theatre Far, Far Away....

Like so many I am a big lover of Star Wars. Unlike so many, though, I'm an original 77er; having seen the film first run. In point of fact I've see all three movies first run.

Naturally I soaked up everything Star Wars as a boy. EVERYTHING. Which included From Star Wars to Jedi: The making of a Saga; included in the then 25th anniversary VHS box set. (Which, like many early interviews with Lucas, revealed that there was no actual plan for all the films, as later claimed.)

In this clip, narrated by a very young Mark Hamill, we get a glimpse into the making of the various creatures that inhabit the palace of Jabba the Hut; nefarious gangster of Tatooine; with a very interesting reveal about Jabba's development history...

One of the more fascinating things for me is the development Sy Snootles and The Rebo Band. I have always enjoyed their hit song, that appeared in Return of the Jedi "Lapti Nek".

The clip above also features one of the two music tracks I still don't own from the original series; Lapti Nek (English version) whose lyrics where penned by Joseph Williams, son of John Williams, and translated into Hutteese. It's available on the original soundtrack, as well as various out of print side projects, and - obviously - Mecco's huge disco hits album. But my favorite cover is by Rue Mevlana; who adds a much appreciated modern 21st century flair to the whole of the thing.

[the-warlock-syndicate]

Ooh, I like this. I am going to give my thoughts as a personal worldbuilding exercise.

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

Gold standard is rather uncommon actually. Historically a lot of nations were on the silver standard. I blame DnD for some of the gold popularity. As far as alternate currencies go it might be interesting to have one that relies on alloys. Easier to invent a new alloy than a new metal to stand in for gold, and the alloying process could be a secret known only to those granted the right of seniorage, but have some property that makes the alloy easy to test. Perhaps a magical variant of electrum that glows under a particular type of magic light?

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

This is an interesting one, because the nature of the economy would necessarily change. You could reference history to look for examples. Salt is one that comes closest to mind. That said, it is probably important to consider the purpose of currency. What does it actually do for people that makes it worth it? And a lot of the time, currency penetration of a market has to do with easing transactions and increasing state power. There are quite a lot of historical societies that use perishable resources for currency. It is arguably the default. Lords often collected taxes and tithes in grain, and perishable goods and services were often the thing underpinning complex systems of debt and exchange in such societies.

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

Its an interesting thing to consider. Honestly, one of the harder ones on the list, because timing things gets fiddly. If we have something like 20 hour or 28 hour days we can round to a day and pretend that they work like our days. Mostly because we can add or remove about 4 hours but plausibly be capable of the same number of actions in a day. More or less than that, and things get tricky for action economy as it were. Unless you go large enough that you can start rounding days to be more equivalent to weeks or months, a la different planets. I am actually doing something like this in my own WIP. Adjacent at least.

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Always a fun idea. Worth tying fantastical seasons to cyclic weather events, like rainy and dry seasons irl.

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Love it. Makes for neat worldbuilding.

Multiple moons/no moon

Multiple moons is cool, but I honestly think it is done a lot. In fairness, statistically it is kind of odd that we ended up with one fairly largemoon, but still, it has become shorthand for no longer in Kansas, without the worldbuilding consideration that multiple suns requires for climate, a la Tatooine.

Planetary rings

Aesthetic

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Also aesthetic, but runs the risk of readers asking for reasons why it happens. Beware the rabbithole.

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Great worldbuilding opportunity here. Envision the image of the city.

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

This is a difficult one. Ideas about what valuable materials are are so deeply embedded in western culture that gold and jewels are default assumed to be valuable in a way that other materials are not. Not too bad though. You are forced to explain the reason your society considers it valuable but in turn that lets you exposit worldbuilding.

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

Its fun thinking about what sociological methods one might replace wedding bands with as a visual indicator of marriage. Ritualized tattoos perhaps? Getting the spouses names tattooed on each other in ornate lettering? Makes infidelity and divorce awkward though in pre laser societies

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

I think there is honestly more concepts to be explored here but I can't think of any good ones. Still a good idea.

No concept of virginity or bastardry

Beware the rabbithole. A lot of thoughts about bastardry are tied up in thoughts about bloodlines which are tied up in thoughts about inheritance. That being the determining factor for how land, wealth and power are distributed in basically all preindustrial agrarian societies. Its not that it isn't a concept worth exploring, but it does mean that cribbing off of vassalage based societies results in a lot of dissonance and you need to invent a lot of sociological worldbuilding out of whole cloth.

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

This is always good and fun. I have a hiatus work that plays with this.

Monotheism, but not creationism

An interesting idea, though I find it a bit curious, since polytheism was far more common before J-boy showed up.

Gods that don’t look like people

Also doing this in a WIP. That one is fun actually, the gods are constellations, so in a sense they cannot look like people. But they are also there and visible in a way that is not always common.

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

An interesting idea. There is a fun(dark as hell) webfiction which has dinosaurs in this role. Here is a curious one though. Have you ever seen a work of fiction in which dogs don't exist? I argue that they are so tied to and connected with humanity that you need to get really out there non-human perspectives to get away from dogs.

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Always fun. Adds whimsy and realism to the story

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

YES. This is important. Communication is direly important in preindustrial times. Nations are blind, fundamentally. We live in a panopticon surveillance state, so we take it for granted that we can just know how many soldiers a nation can draft. This is not the case in history. Kings often didn't know with perfect precision the state of their armies, the quantity of troops they could call upon, where the troops might be at any given time, and all kinds of things. The lack of mass communication combined with a robust and powerful bureaucracy and administrative state directly kept a lot of medieval polities fairly weak and small. It is genuinely hard to rule an empire when you might hear that a village 100 miles away decided to rise up in rebellion a week ago, and you need to send troops after it without knowing shit about the situation.

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

Loose leaf? This one is difficult because you get directly into convenience. You can play with what constitutes a book, like a magic rock that is basically an audiobook. But if you keep it strictly a material which carries text as a means of communication there aren't a lot of options. Clay tablets are superior to stone tablets, and paper and vellum are superior to both, in terms of weight, size, and convenience. Binding paper keeps the loose leaf safer and more organized. Scrolls are just rolled up paper and don't have crease marks from folding it.

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

An important and useful skill for a number of reasons. Could be a useful pidgin or trade language incidentally.

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

Also a fun one that makes you think about the logistics of feeding people and what that does to a society.

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

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Three members of the tribe of Sand People who captured and trained Boba Fett (out of frame) in their ways, on Tatooine. Image from The Book of Boba Fett, Episode 2, The Tribes of Tatooine. Calendar by DataWorks.

Grogu was confused. Why did people call the Sand People, Tuskens? The fort they attacked was Fort Tusken. Not the people. And why call their language Tusken? Again, the Sand People didn’t call themselves Tusken, why would they all their language Tusken? It didn’t make sense. 

Of course calling them Sand People wasn’t great either. They lived on a planet that was mostly sand, but as far as he could understand, after speaking with Daimyo Fett and his dad, Din Djarin, they didn’t refer to themselves as Sand People any more than they called themselves Tuskens. 

Grogu understood how people wanted to call them something. You couldn’t just call them ‘Hey, you!’, or ‘Buddy’, although people often called Grogu those names. Most folks didn’t know the name of his species or where they were from or what they called their language. But they didn’t just make up a bunch of names for all that. So what was the difference? 

He went to the Daimyo and asked him. After all, Boba Fett had been welcomed into a tribe of Sand People after saving one of their children and defending them against spice runners. If anyone would know it would be him, right?

“Sorry little one. I didn’t spend that much time with them and I was an adult who was very focused on surviving. I know many of their customs now and some of their language, but I never learned their history, other than to say, that they are native to Tatooine. While I have not been on every planet of the galaxy, I can say, I’ve never met Sand People anywhere but here.”

Womp rats!

“Perhaps you should ask Fennec. She travelled even more widely than I have and may have insights that I lack, despite the time I spent with my tribe.”

Grogu considered that for a moment and decided to follow the Daimyo’s advice. He trotted out of the throne room and went to find Fennec. Given all the things she did to support palace operations, she could be almost anywhere. 

He tried her suite of rooms first. Nope. Then the kitchens. Nope. Then the garage. Nope. The detainment cells. Nope. Grogu was running out of places to go and energy to go there, when he decided to go down and talk to the rancor trainer. Maybe he’d seen the wily administrator? It was a long shot but Grogu was willing to give it chance because he just liked visiting the rancor and his trainer. 

When he reached the rancor’s enclosure neither Fennec, nor Ranky’s trainer were anywhere to be seen. Grogu sat down and grumbled. Technically he wasn’t supposed to go into the enclosure and just hang out with the rancor unless another person was present. So this was extra disappointing. 

“Young Jedi… what troubles you?”

Grogu looked around and didn’t notice anyone and then he looked up. Yup. It was one of the monk’s of B’omarr, being carried by one of the mechanical ‘spiders’. 

Grogu tried to explain his question to the monk. They had lived on Tatooine for a long time and communed with nature and the Force through a process he did not fully understand. Their way was not the way of the Jedi; he knew that much.

“Ahhh… They were here before us. They were here before many. It is /believed that the ocean’s of Tatooine were their home for millennia. But there was a disruption in the Force and the oceans slowly left Tatooine, causing these people to change as dramatically as their planet. Many did not survive the changes. Such is the way for all who take action but do not understand what their actions will lead to. They did the best they could. We find them to be a marvel and try not to affect them. When we arrived we gave them many gifts as they gave us the gift of the land, upon which our monastery still exists. That is why Jabba let us remain. If we had been pushed out there would be no agreement with the People and this dwelling would be gone. Does that satisfy?”

Grogu nodded his head. He still didn’t know what they called themselves, but that didn’t seem to matter as much now. He supposed he could always ask his dad to ask them the next time they met, whenever that was.

“They call call themselves ‘The People’ and call everyone else ‘The Visitors’. They have at times yearned for a time when there are no ‘Visitors’ but that has slowly changed. Now many of the People call the ‘Visitors’ the ‘Younglings’. Like children they are… excitable, confident, and impatient. Some, like your friend the Daimyo and your guardian, are given names to show that they have grown from younglings to something like your Jedi term padawan.”

Grogu smiled at that. He was glad that his dad and the Daimyo were honored like that, but then he had one more question.

“You. They call you ‘The Jedi’. Make of that what you will. I must go now.”

‘The Jedi’? Well, that made sense. He was a Jedi. How the Sand People knew that was just another question he wanted answered. But then, Jedi were taught that every question did not need to be answered at once and that many might never be answered at all. He could hear Master Yoda telling all the younglings, that their questions would be answered in due time, if the Force willed it to be so, or words to that affect. He just hoped the Force might want it to be so sooner rather than later. He hated being kept in suspense. It always messed with meal time.

[avoid-avoidance]

Maybe the Boonta Eve Classic’s official racing archives are pay-to-view, with the fees going to the Hutts. Naturally Luke wouldn’t want to pay anything more to the Hutts than survival on Tatooine absolutely demands, especially when word-of-mouth can teach him about the history of podracing just as well.

Except so many Hutts and other powerful figures lost big on their wagers thanks to Skywalker Sr.’s surprise win back then, that that particular season’s Classic results are kind of taboo to discuss - because you never know who might be listening and be pissed-off at the reminder of all that lost money due to a kid who by conventional wisdom should NOT have even finished the race, let alone won it.

(This post also gives me the hilarious idea of Luke running into Sebulba or a descendant of Sebulba’s, who is still bitter over the loss.

Sebulba or Sebulba Jr: I hated your dad and I hate you too.

Luke: (Has heard this many times before because Vader) Understandable, Darth Vader hurt and killed many—

Sebulba or Sebulba Jr: no not like that—)

It’s so crazy that Luke Skywalker thought his dad was just some freighter pilot and yet also claimed to be a podracing fan how did he not think to look at the records and see his dad was the only human to ever win the Boonta Eve Classic the legend who defeated the great Sebulba #FakeFan