OOC Account
- Intent: To establish the Concordians as a culturally integrative, Force-grounded subspecies from Condoriah’s Heartlands, designed to represent stability, unity, and anti-Force anchoring in RP.
- Image Credit: AI-generated via OpenAI by user prompt; not derived from commercial art. Credit available on request.
- Canon: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Codex Submission: Condoriah, Factory Submission: Godsblood crystals of Condoriah
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Name: Concordians (Heartlanders)
- Designation: Sentient
- Origins: Condoriah (Heartlands region)
- Average Lifespan: 85–115 standard years
- Estimated Population: Planetary (~90 million), primarily in the Heartlands, though some individuals serve as ambassadors offworld
- Description: Concordians are the most humanlike of Condoriah’s peoples, formed from generations of mixed heritage between Solarborn, Wyrdkin, Mireborn, and Cholerkin lineages. Though often overlooked, they carry an inherited stability — some developing rare innate Force Suppression capabilities who came to be known as Anchors. They are the unifying backbone of the planet’s fragile peace.
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- Breathes: Type I atmosphere
- Average Height of Adults: 1.75 meters
- Average Length of Adults: N/A
- Skin color: Fair, olive, tan, and earth-tone variations; rarely display bioluminescence or extreme pigmentation
- Hair color: Wide variation — black, brown, blonde, silver, red; occasionally with streaks from ancestral mutation lines
- Distinctions: Though superficially human in appearance, Concordians often inherit subtle traits from their progenitor subspecies — heightened senses, unusual eye colors, or faint dermal markings. A rare subset of Concordians, known as Anchors, are born with innate Force Suppression, dampening specific or nearby Force activity. This trait is not always controllable and emerges during trauma or spiritual overload.
Males and females are physically indistinct aside from typical human dimorphism. Aging Concordians tend to develop crystalline dusting near their temples or chest if they lived in proximity to the Tower of the Covenant. - Races: Anchorborn (Force-null emitters), Towerline (descendants from Safeld’s original wardens), Hillfolk (agrarian mystics)
- Force Sensitivity: Standard — Some are sensitive, others are not. Anchors are Force-null, while other Concordians display wide variability depending on lineage.
Strengths:
- Innate Stability — Resistant to Force manipulation, emotional sway, and mental coercion; serve as ideal mediators and envoys
- Anchor Null Field (Rare Subset) — Some individuals generate a weak Force-null zone that dampens Force powers around them; invaluable near nexuses or during Sith/Jedi combat
Weaknesses:
- Lack of Specialization — Without strong traits from a single progenitor culture, most Concordians are generalists without pronounced talents
- Anchor Strain — Anchors often suffer migraines, sleep disruption, or emotional detachment due to constant feedback from the Force around them
CULTURE
- Diet: Omnivorous; focus on agricultural crops, freshwater fish, spiced grains, and fungi. Condorian nectar is used as a traditional drink for ceremonial offerings.
- Communication: Spoken Galactic Basic, Heartland Creole, Old Dorian; Anchors sometimes communicate via harmonic resonance or measured silence (Anchor Chant)
- Technology level: Galactic Standard, including restored Rakatan artifacts, harmonized with native crafts from all four empires
- Religion/Beliefs: The Concordians uphold The Balance of Tolling, a philosophical belief in the cycles of unity, death, and renewal tied to the Tower’s pulses. While not as spiritual as other subspecies, many view the planet as alive and its rhythms as sacred.
- General behavior: Concordians value diplomacy, education, and remembrance. Their cities are multicultural, governed by council-law and oral tradition. Families are small but tightly knit, and adoption across cultural lines is common. Children are taught the history of each empire, and some are tested for Anchor potential. They are diurnal, community-oriented, and often serve as teachers, historians, or guards of the Tower.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Concordians emerged during the latter Tollings, as the Tower’s repeated pulses forced collaboration between the empires. Initially outcast for their lack of a singular identity, they became the keepers of peace when no other empire could claim neutrality. From this neutral ground, Safeld was built — a city around the Tower of the Covenant, and a beacon of hope during Condoriah’s darkest trials.
Some Concordians began developing Anchor fields shortly after the Fourth Tolling, theorized to be an unintended mutation caused by proximity to the Tower’s harmonic feedback. These individuals were at first feared, then revered, and eventually integrated as guardians of sacred places.
The Concordians led the negotiations of the Unification War, mediating between Ferran’s Wyrdkin, Bodnar’s Titans, and Arakhan’s Cholerkin. Though rarely front-line warriors, they were the glue that held the Treaty of Five together.
Now, as the Tower pulses again in 902 ABY, the Concordians stand ready — anchoring the balance, safeguarding the Mausoleums, and offering a quiet resistance to those who seek to dominate the planet through unchecked Force.