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While studying in the libraries of the Sacred Blades, Shani and one of her fellow Postulants had found the works of an ancient Jedi Artisan, who had, rather than focusing on the creation of lightsabers and weapons as most in his order were wont to do, focused his efforts and creativity into the creation of various meditation aids, ranging from jewelry to small sculptures to talismans. Certainly, these were interesting, but what was most interesting to the postulants, who were all soon to pass to squirehood and so take up the itinerant ways of the Blades, were those that could be easily carried and used.
Shani especially found interesting a form of meditation flutes carved from bamboo that, at the time, was used in the Jedi Temple's Room of a Thousand Fountains. These flutes were small and could easily be tied to one's belt or sash, or stowed away in one's clothing. Perhaps most interesting was that they were imbued with the force to provide a calming influence on the Jedi playing them, being part of some sort of meditation ritual. Shani immediately got to work, learning to create one of these flutes for herself.
After several rounds of trial and error and a lot of assistance from the Blades' artisans, Shani managed to create one of these flutes and began to use it during her solitary times of meditation. Several other postulants and squires were intrigued and sought the artisans' help in making their own, and before long it had become a staple among the more spiritually inclined of the Sacred Blades, and a rare gift for close allies of Blades.
- Intent: Create a neat little relic for Sacred Blades/Ashlan Crusaders and friends of Shani
- Image Source: Destructoid
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer:
Solan Halcyon
- Affiliation: Followers of the Ashla,
Solan Halcyon
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: Each one is hand-crafted, so the music produced and decorations are unique to each flute
- Production: Limited (Ashlan Clergy, Jedi to whom
Solan Halcyon
offers them)
- Material:
- Each flute is imbued with the light side of the force in such a way that the music produced creates a calming aura in the musician, strengthening meditation and allowing for a deeper communion with Ashla
- Ashla's Peace: Each flute is imbued with the light side specifically to help the Jedi playing it center themselves in the depths of meditation.
- Sturdy: The Hylaian Marsh Bamboo used in the construction of the flutes is sturdy enough that they can be carried around for everyday use by Blades, and they are unlikely to be damaged by merely being jostled around or falling from a Blade's belt
- Not a Weapon: Despite their sturdy construction, these flutes are not weapons. Their lightweight and flexible material make them useless as a club, and nearly any weapon brought to contact with them would easily shatter them apart
- Bogan's Hatred: Dark Side abilities and especially the concentrated use of the dark side are able to affect these flutes, even destroying them or nullifying their imbuements.
- Void in the Force: yslamiri bubbles and similar force-nullifying effects can nullify the calming aura of the shinobue, simply making them nice-sounding flutes.
While studying in the libraries of the Sacred Blades, Shani and one of her fellow Postulants had found the works of an ancient Jedi Artisan, who had, rather than focusing on the creation of lightsabers and weapons as most in his order were wont to do, focused his efforts and creativity into the creation of various meditation aids, ranging from jewelry to small sculptures to talismans. Certainly, these were interesting, but what was most interesting to the postulants, who were all soon to pass to squirehood and so take up the itinerant ways of the Blades, were those that could be easily carried and used.
Shani especially found interesting a form of meditation flutes carved from bamboo that, at the time, was used in the Jedi Temple's Room of a Thousand Fountains. These flutes were small and could easily be tied to one's belt or sash, or stowed away in one's clothing. Perhaps most interesting was that they were imbued with the force to provide a calming influence on the Jedi playing them, being part of some sort of meditation ritual. Shani immediately got to work, learning to create one of these flutes for herself.
After several rounds of trial and error and a lot of assistance from the Blades' artisans, Shani managed to create one of these flutes and began to use it during her solitary times of meditation. Several other postulants and squires were intrigued and sought the artisans' help in making their own, and before long it had become a staple among the more spiritually inclined of the Sacred Blades, and a rare gift for close allies of Blades.
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