Before - Legends Ancient Twi'lek Culture - Mystery/Fantasy

Title: Ancient Twi'lek Culture
Author: Twi'lek_Aide
Timeframe: Long before humans found Ryloth
Characters: n/a
Genre: Mystery/Fantasy
Note: I wrote this version, a few years ago. So if it seems to clash with what I've written in the "modern" version, the year gap is the reason.
Glossary: Lethan = Red, Rutian = Blue/White, Tyrian = Purple/Pink, Tukian = Green, Toilan = Orange/Yellow, Darian = Brown/Grey, Kiva = Priestess or Priest, The Great Mother = Kika'lekki the goddess, and Vassij'ra = Ancient traditional practice of slavery
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Star Wars belongs to George Lucas and the religious side belongs to the Twi'lek Lexicon. The rest belongs to me.
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In ancient times, Lethan Twi'leks walked and danced in the open. They were deeply devoted followers in the temple. They gave up everything except their dancing to be with the goddess.

Dancing was an ancient practice. Female Twi'leks (of all clans) were taught from the age, five years old. At eight years old, they would take an exam. If they passed they went to a higher level. This would carry on like this until they became 18 years of age. They would be at highest level at this age. Continue dancing before taking an exam. The ones who passed would be asked to perform a dance in one of the religious ceremonies. A day after the dance, they'd be selected by one of the high priestesses too become a Temple dancer. Those who weren't picked followed the ancient tradition of the Vassij'ra.

Male Twi'leks were looked down upon as not worthy for training. The Art of Dancing was apart of the temple rituals. Only followers could enter the temple. It was strictly female devotion and the goddess was female too. Of course there was a way getting around that law, by marrying a Priestess. But even that was difficult as you had too prove your devotion in front everybody on the planet! Asking to marry a Priestess was a chaotic thing to mess with aka head clan & Priest confrontations etc, unless your feelings were pure and your passion was serious.

Over the years the ancient traditions began to change. So much so that the Lethan Twi'leks had to go into hiding whether they be a kiva or not. The Priestess Caste ceased to exist because the Priestesses were mostly Lethan! The rest of the followers quickly helped to recruit new Priestesses, before the slave traders caught them. A fallen caste was dangerous because that meant that the remaining Twi'leks would be placed into another caste, most often than not, the lower caste which would no doubt lead straight to slavery.

Lethan and Tolian Twi'leks are decendents of the deserts fire, the heat storms that ride with the wind and burn in the sand. Lethan Twi'leks once lived in the canyons of Ryloth's mountains, on the peak of the cliffs where the sun glared most.

Lethan Twi'leks are an ancient race. Bred from the fire of the sun and the sand of the desert. Their known to be decendents of the oldest clan, a race chosen by the goddess herself. To live in solitude, away from the infuelances of the city folk in order to reserve their values and keep the ancient magics alive for the goddess.
They don't and won't make contact with any of the other races of their own species. However there are many people on the otherside who would love too meet them...because whoever caught a Lethan Twi'lek would be the richest alien in the universe!

Step 1: Pose on the ground
Step 2: Raise head, do a handspring then a somersault backwards
Step 3: Twirl around slowly then slowly faster and faster
Step 4: Leap in the air and slowly slide body down to the ground
Step 5: Sit on knees, flip lekku up and weave a lekku dance.
Step 6: Through lekku dance, spin on the ground and dance on the ground until your standing up.
Step 7: Dance in time to the music that your lekku is moving too. Close your eyes and let go of your worries, Picture yourself in a desert with the Goddess standing beside you. She's asked you