Unreviewed The Ember Weavers

[Oxindra]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a Force cult based around pyrokinesis and weather manipulation.
• Image Credit: Source
• Canon: Shapers Of Kro Var
• Permissions: N/A
• Links:
  Shapers Of Kro Var
  Kro Var
  Fiery Energy (Legends)
  Fiery Energy
  Alter Environment
  Force Resistance
  Force Lightning

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Tradition Name: The Ember Weavers
• Tradition Type: Cult
• Tradition Focus: Spiritual, Physical, Militant, Warrior
• Influence: Interplanetary
• Orientation: Dark Leaning
• Influence Area: Found throughout the Outer Rim, Unknown Regions, and Wild Space, usually on barren or volcanic worlds.
• Symbol: The main symbol used by the cult is the one depicted at the top
• Description: An off shoot of the Shapers of Kro Var, the Ember Weavers focus primarily on the element of fire. The relationship to fire has taken on a more spiritual meaning to the Ember Weavers. It is the element that stands as a beacon against the darkness. It is the element that cleanses the impure from the galaxy. It is wild and uncontrollable. In fact it is the belief of the Ember Weavers that they do not tame fire, but simply act as the element's conduit, asking the element itself to lend its strength to their cause.

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Membership: Most members are born into the cult of the Ember Weavers, but some are recruited from the outside. The members of the Ember Weavers are all female taking inspiration from the Nightsisters from Dathomir. Emeber Weaver members tend to be mainly human but other humanoid aliens such as Twi'leks have been seen. Members begin training when they are children, usually selected by a fullfledged Ember Weaver. To become a fully fledged Ember, one must venture out into the galaxy and make a shrine to the element of fire. The shrine can take many forms. Some build a massive pyre, others boil an entire lake away, or cause a forest fire on another planet.
• Motives: To further expand their teachings of fire, to preserve and create new shrines to the element of fire, and to expand the cult more across the galaxy.
• Rules and Teachings: The main teaching of the cult is that fire is the supreme element, while water is meant to be a heretical element to use. The usage of wind and earth is acceptable as those elements are in service to fire. (IE: Using wind to make your fire spread faster, or opening the earth to allow magma to flow.) Volanic worlds and volcanoes in general are considered to be holy sites of the cult.
• Reputation: Shapers of Kro Var view the Ember Weavers as either heretics or simply fanatics of the element of fire. There was constant skirmishes between the two groups causing much of the Ember Weavers to flee the planet that the cult was founded on. The Jedi view the cult as dangerous, considering their love of fire could lead to the ruination of worlds. Some members of the Ember Weavers have fought Jedi in thee past. Many Sith or Dark side force users believe the Ember Weavers could be made into useful allies or tools in their grand designs. Though they also proceed with caution in dealing with them.
• Openness: The Ember Weavers do not hide the fact they exist but they restrict their knowledge and teachings to their own members. Working alongside other groups usually depends on the situation, but mostly Ember Weavers act upon their own agenda.

SKILLS INFORMATION

• Characteristic Equipment:
  
  Red Outfits: Members usually wear bright red, flowy outfits that have the symbols of the cult emblazoned on it.
  Talismans: Each fully fledged member of the Ember Weavers wear a talisman around their neck.
• Notable Force Skills: The Ember Weavers primarily specialize in manipulating the element of fire, especially with Fiery Energy. Though other elements are still taught and used such as Earth and Wind. This has also led to the study of the force power Alter Environment, and to a lesser extent Force Lightning. There is also training in Force resistance.
• Notable Force Limitations: Any use of telekineses or lightsaber combat

MEMBERS
Phoenix Mother (NPC)- Founder of the Ember Weavers.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The Ember Weavers arose in the midst of the yuuzhan vong war. Feeling that they couldn't remain isolated for long a portion of the Shapers of Kro Var splintered off from the main sect, to fight the Vong. During their efforts, they found that the element fire was of great use in helping them fight against an enemy that primarily used biotechnology. Thus these rogue Shapers prioritized this usage of fire, even others who specialized in other elements began to learn and train in using fire. Once the Vong War was over, these Shapers returned home but felt uneasy after beig at war for such a long time. They began to miss the blazing usage of their fire gifts, how they set ablazed entire parts of a world to kill the Vong.

This led to conflict with the other Shapers as they began to view these fire fanatics as heretics to their way of life. They were systematically driven off Kro Var, most of them though dying in the process. The survivors, scattered to various worlds throughout the Outer Rim with little to no contact with each other. For years these fire fanatics remained scattered, honing in on their crafts. Until an engimatic figure began to approach these scattered groups, promising them a brighter future. Only known as the Phoenix Mother, she founded the Ember Weavers, unfiying the groups into a single cult. But to be sure the cult would not be destroyed in its entirety, the Phoenix Mother often encourages sects to be made wherever possible. For one day the galaxy will come to know how to truly appreciate the gift of fire.