Nardithi Nightsister Coven
CLAN/COVEN NAME:
Nardithi Nightsister Coven
CODEX LINKS:
Nardithi Nightsister Coven (Main Write Up) /
Siuracha Laochra (Tri-Village) /
M'un'rior Bog (Territory) /
Briathar Anamacha (Book - Nardithi Language) /
The Leabhar na Scathanna (Religious Book of Nardithi) /
The Paragons of Tenebrosity (Secret Sect) /
Nardithi Cluster (Location) /
The Haunted Lands (Territory) /
Oteroa Zero- Twenty Ruins (Location)
CLAN MOTHER/ COVEN LEADER:
Darth Moskvin
MEMBERS:
Odessa Djazit
CLAN/COVEN POPULATION: Large
CLAN/COVEN LOCATION:
M'un'rior Bog (Main)
HISTORY:
The founding of the Nardithi Nightsisters can be credited to the First Mother, Saoirse, around the time of 575 BBY. The founding of the Coven was a result of a combination of exiles and refugees from a long-drawn-out war between the several Clans on Dathomir. The exact reason for the war cannot be traced, but it is heavily conceived by the elder Clans it was a result of outside interference, mainly from the Hutts when they sought to claim Dathomir; but it's only speculation. The make-shift Clan, in the beginning, were nomadic travelling across Dathomir, but never finding a foothold on any section of the planet. Most of the 'well placed' resources where already dominated by other Clans, and with the memory of infighting still fresh in the minds of all the Nightsisters, the nomadic Nightsisters were shunned away.
Eventually, and practically forced, they settled in the swamps and bogs known as M'un'rior Bog where they slowly began to create a life for themselves. Huts and small farms growing vegetables were first constructed, while hunters were sent into the swamps to catch fish, fowl, and other sources of meat. It was soon after the first death that two changes took place. The first was the introduction of a burial grounds and tombs, opting to break tradition of burial pods. The main reason for this change was the location itself, the pods themselves where too heavy for the swamp branches to hold the bodies of the dead, thus the practice of burying became standard. The second was for the growth of the Coven, and for this they needed male counterparts. Luckily for the Coven, a Nightbrother village was not far off, and an agreement was made with the males that any male child conceived by the Nightsisters would be claimed by the males, whilst all females born children would go to the witches themselves.
As the village began to grow, so did the need for more space, and a second village was created close to the first. At this time the Nightsisters laid to rest their founding Mother, Saoirse, and her predecessor was chosen, Mother Eabha. Mother Eabha came into Clan Mother already sick, but she possessed the wisdom and knowledge to lead the Clan. She had a temple to The Fanged God commissioned but died before seeing the temple fully erect. It was the Third Clan Mother, Clodagh, that began the true reformation of the Nardithi Nightsters Coven.
First, she abolished the traditional hierarchy of one power, the Clan Mother, as the sole leader of the Coven. She believed that one should not possess that much power over the family of Nightsisters, and thus she created the Ciorcal a Ceathair; the ruling council of four members to bring the Nightsisters forward and become the dominate Coven and Clan on Dathomir. Around 650 BBY, Clan Mother Clodagh and the three other members of the Ciorcal a Ceathair began to develop a new language from that of the original Dathomir language and called it Briathar Anamacha. The language started out small, with very few words and alphabets but later sprawled into a massive language among the Nardithi Nightsisters; though the language was looked down upon by the other Dathomirian Clans and Coves.
At 675 BBY, a third village was created as the Nightisters began to grow in population. And by 695 BBY, under Clan Mother Niamh, the city of Siuracha Laochra began to manifest, connecting all three villages into a massive collection, where they lived in prosperity. And in an estimated time of 80 BBY, The Leabhar na Scathanna was created; however, the original copy was lost during the Clone Wars, when Dathomir was invaded and most of the Clans united to fight off the threat. It was during the Imperial Period that Dathomir saw the true effects of occupation when several Imperial bases and fortresses were built along the planet's landscape. Most of the Clans fought but where subjugated or outright eradicated. The Nardithi Nightsisters aided the Imperials during the occupation, helping the Inquisitors, who they shared a connection to the Dark Side, and Stormtroopers hunt down renegade Nightsisters and the occasional hiding Jedi. In turn for their service, they were granted "citizenship" by the Imperialist regime and allowed to live as they did before the occupation. Of course, after the fall of the Empire, the Nardithi Nightsisters became the most hated Coven on Dathomir by their fellow Nightsisters.
Today, the Naradithi Nightsisters live in complete solitude in their swamps and bogs, holding ownership of the M'un'rior Bog, the Nardithi Cluster, the Haunted Lands, and the Oteroa Zer-Twenty ruins. They have opened themselves to trade with corporations and the occasional explorer or visitor, but most in part remain isolated. The Nardithi Nightsisters, those gifted with the Force, are trained in the ways of Dathomir Magic as well as strengthening their connection to the Dark Side. Those who do not possess the ability to conjure magic, are trained first as warriors, then are encouraged to seek positions among the Coven to aid the growth, prosperity, and protection of one another.
