The Jensaarai and Dathomir Witches, what are they exactly?

Well we all know after unifying force, Jacen leaves to search out some of these groups. What are the Jensaarai, what do they believe in and who started them? Same with all the other quasi force groups. Thanks

 

Tyia -- WEG Star Wars RPG
Jensaari -- I, Jedi
Dathomiri -- The Courtship of Princess Leia
Ang Tii -- HoT Duology

I think those are correct...

 

Well. I mean what are these groups exactly, as in there teachings and beliefs.

 

Good idea. Someone tell us what makes all these folks unique, because I have absolutely no idea who most of them are.

The Aing-Tii Monks
The Ancient Order of the Whills
The Baadu
The Baran Do
The Believers of Cularin
The Dai Bendu Knights
The Disciples of Ragnos
The Ee Worms
The Ewok shamans
The Fallannassi
The Gand Findsmen
The Gesaril
The Golden Sun
The Guardians of Breath
The Heresiarchs
The Jal Shey
The Jarvashqiine shamans
The Jedi Order
The Jensaarai
The Kiffar Guardians
The Kilian Rangers
The Krath
The Matuki
The Order of Shasa
The pelekotan Korrunai
The Peranus Order
The Potentium heretics
The Prophets of the Dark Side
The Scitrok Warriors
The Seyugi Dervishes
The Sith Order
The Shimuran Monks
The Sorcerors of Tund
The Ta-Ree
The Theran Listeners
The Tyia
The Witches of Dathomir
The Wyrd
The Ysanna
The Zeison Sha

 

I remeber I heard something about the Jensaarai having Animal armor? What are the Ai Ting monks? Also ive heard something about the Theran cultist.

 

The Jensaarai are a bunch of Sith technique trained Jedi who have developed some primitive shamanistic techniques based around the Force being a brightly covered rainbow. Luke I hope recruited them all into the 'mainstream' Jedi.

 

The Aing-Ti Monks were introduced in Visions of the Future. Jorg Cardas (sp?) explains that they are force users like the Jedi. But unlike the Jedi who see things in shades of black and white (ie: light and dark) the Ang-Ti monks see the force in many different colors, like a rainbow. He demonstrates this for Kaarde by using his powers to transport a glass from his kitchen to where he was sitting in his study.

 

The Jensaarai I believe were founded by Nyyko Tyrias (sp?) who at the time, had been swayed to the Dark side by Dooku as one of hte Anzati jedi who were promised information from the Sith Holocron. I think that was the CW retcon for that particular event. After Nyyko's death, the Jensaarai carried on those teachings, which included some Sith instructions, but not enough to really dig the evil hooks in. They were kinda in that grey area.

Their armour was neat, as it was fashioned after a particular animal, and was made with laced cortosis ore. Nice suprise if your fighting a Jedi, which they would do if the situation came up. I believe the story told went that the son of the Jensaarai leader offered his services to Vader during the Purge, but was killed by Vader. Probably for being too Jedi like.

Thats all I can really remember from I, Jedi.

 

The witches of Dathomir were Force-strong women, descendants of a rogue Jedi named Allya. The Old Republic didn't want to execute her, so the Jedi exiled her int the hope that she might turn away from the Dark Side.
The witches use 'spells' to use the Force, although some Dathomiri witches used the 'night' spells, and became corrupted with the Dark Side. These dark witches formed the Nightsisters- COPL tells of their fate.
Luke had a Dathomiri witch in his first batch of Jedi students- Kirana Ti. Tenel Ka is the daughter of a witch of Dathomir, and identifies more strongly with her Dathorimi heritage than her royal background.

I think the Jensaarai used cortosis armour, but I'm not sure. 'I, Jedi' didn't stick much in my mind.

The Fallanassi are featured in Michael Kube-McDowell's Black Fleet Crisis trilogy. They are followers of the 'White Current', and are masters at illusion, a trick which they taught Luke, who used it to form an illusion around Yavin 4. Luke had a brief relationship with one of the Fallanassi, Akanah Normand Pell, who tricked him into believing that a woman named Nashira was his mother. That was a strange trilogy.

The Potentium Heretics can be found in Greg Bear's 'Rogue Planet' and in Sean Williams and Shane Dix's 'Force Heretic' trilogy. Followers of the Potentium don't believe in the polarity of light and dark- which led some followers to inadvertantly fall to the Dark Side anyway.
CeiranHarmony could probably give you a better explanation.

The Disciples of Ragnos- Markos Ragnos was an ancient Sith. The sources I've found him in are Jedi Academy, where you must fight the new wave of Ragnos cultists, and when you explore his tomb in KOTOR. There might be some mentions of him in the comics, but I don't know.

The Gand Findsmen- one of Corran's squadron mates is a Gand. I think you can read about him in the X-Wing series and 'I, Jedi'.


Hope my vague definitions helped.

 

I still can't figure out any plausible explanation for that. Delving into a dimension beyond hyperspace, I guess.

 

He turns it into force energy and teleports it across the Force.

 

Why do I get the feeling that a post from a Church of Waru representative is forthcoming?

 

the Church is already here^^

and yes, according to our beloved holy WARU.. this otherworldly realms shall be kept secret to those who don´t join his holy quests. You may apply and be enlighened.

 

Although another CoW member was recruiting with nachos and Waru dip, this sounds too much like a Faustian pact...it would mean I would have to officially acknowledge Vonda N. McIntyre's contribution to SW continuity.

What to do, what to do...

 

well.. this isn´t Faustian.. it is Warusive^^

and about the Potentium, quite right: they believe the dark side is something within you, if you destroy or control your inner darkness, there is no dark side, as long as you have none within you, that way you can´t fall. for a more detailed explanation check my other threads please where I discussed the Potentium. thx

 

The Aing-Ti Monks were actually introduced into the SW universe in the WEG rpg - The "DarkStryder Campaign" ( http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/7815 ), the "Kathol Rift" ( http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/7792 ), and the "Kathol Outback" and "End Game" sourcebooks (no entries in cargo bay for these). This was way back in 1995.

About 5 years back, there was an article on SW.com called "Terror from Beyond the Rim" which had a small section on the monks - http://www.starwars.com/eu/lit/novel/f20000817/indexp2.html

 

Thanks for all the info guys, lets keep this coming on all the groups!

 

The Aing-Tii Monks

I don't know what these people think. Someone tell me! I'm trying to write a fanfic!

The Ancient Order of the Whills

These guys come from G.L. script plans and are hard to pin down

The Dai Bendu Knights

These also come from G.L. early scripts. Hard to pin down

The Disciples of Ragnos

Like stated above.

The Ewok shamans

Ewok shamans. (I know, obvious) Perform some kind of possibly force related magic. Ewok TV show

The Fallannassi

Follow white current. Black Fleet Crisis

The Gand Findsmen

Not well explained. Tales from the Bounty Hunters, X-wing series

The Jensaarai

Odd psuedo Jedi/Sith cult. I Jedi

The Kiffar Guardians

Prison wardens. Psychosometric. Republic, Clone Wars comics

The Krath

Sith cult

The pelekotan Korrunai

More specifically, the Lor Pelek. Follow "pelekotan" (trans. jungle-mind, world-power). Unpredictable, dangerous. Avatar of the Jungle. Shatterpoint

The Potentium heretics

Rogue Jedi. Settle Zonama Sekot. Believe no Dark side. Rogue Planet, Force Heretic, Final Prophesy.

The Prophets of the Dark Side

Set up by Palpatine. Imp Force Sensitives. From (truly awful) Prophets of the Dark Side series.

The Sorcerors of Tund

Dark side traditon. Lando Trilogy.

The Theran Listeners

From Nam Chorios. Listen to the Smokie sentient crystals. Planet of twilight

The Witches of Dathomir

Descendant of rogue jedi. Cast spells, only women capable. Courtship of princess leia

The Ysanna

Descendants of survivors of sith attack on jedi library. use force crudely. Dark Empire