Faction The Form Before All Others [Jedi - Philosophy Class]

[Braze]

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Jedi Academy
Location: The Restored Temple of Dantooine
Tags: Kitter Bitters Diogo Eloise Dinn Ko Vuto Dirk Casaana Leos Kael Venn Oryn Selvar | Open for Padawans that wanna join ​

Philosophy was one of the things Braze was starting to becoming known for teaching. Today would be a good day for teaching the Form that came before all others: Form Zero.

He had posted on the holonet forum, inviting young Padawans to attend a class focused on the questions that shaped every action before it was taken. When was it right to inflict pain in order to protect others? When, if ever, could killing be justified? Where should a Jedi draw the line, and how much suffering could be accepted in pursuit of a greater good? The lesson would also explore the matter of free will and the troubling question of mind tricks… if Jedi were meant to defend the freedom of others, then when, if ever, was it acceptable to influence another mind through the Force? Alongside these discussions, Braze intended to cover practical non-lethal tools as well, including Force Stasis, restraint, disarming methods, and other ways to end danger without ending a life.

Once everyone who meant to attend had settled into place, Braze inclined his head slightly toward the gathered students.

"Welcome to my philosophy class. For those of you who do not know me, I am Knight Braze Kai'el. Today we will be discussing Form Zero, the judgment that must come before action, and the questions a Jedi must answer before deciding how far they are willing to go."

He looked out across the group before asking, "Now then… if stopping someone would require you to cause them pain, but sparing them would leave others in danger, what does a Jedi owe first: mercy to the one before them, or protection to those beyond them? Take a moment before you answer. I am not asking what sounds noble to you; I am asking what you would choose when the moment is at hand and another life hangs in the balance."

 

[Eloise Dinn]

Eloise raised her hand almost immediately.

"I would kill the guy putting people in danger."

Braze​

 

[Valor the Forsaken]

Tags: Eloise Dinn

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"He said pain.... not kill... " He mused aloud as much as he was loathsome to have to attend a class being held by Braze it would seem that Ko Vuto was insistent this was a class he himself had to learn. He didn't want to take the presume the logical next jump to straight death.

"How comforting. A philosophy class, and you've already skipped ahead to execution....So I take it your solution is to kill first and spare yourself the trouble of thinking longer?"

 

[Dirk]

Location: Dantooine Temple

Dirk sat there and deciphered what Braze was saying. Not having too hard of a time to make sense of the words and translate them for himself. He watched the violet haired lady raise her hand and give a solid answer. Thinking that was a good lead to follow He also raised his hand and gave a reply.

“Save the fabool” He answered in a gravily voice.. Using a familiar creature in place of something needing saving from an attacker.​

 

[Casaana]

Casaana twisted in her seat, stretching one arm across her body before turning the other way and doing the other. Form Zero was basically what she'd been doing for a little over a year now. Well, aside from that bit on the Death Star. But they'd been trying to blow up a planet, and you didn't weigh lives then, you stopped the blurgs. "Well, some Masters say pain can be educational, or something to learn to accept and set aside. But there's usually nothing stopping you from just stunning them. Both the Force and a blaster can do it."

She eyed Braze's feet. Were they looking a little cold? Probably not on Dantooine.

Braze | Eloise Dinn | Valor the Forsaken | Dirk​

 

[Kael Venn]

KAEL VENN​

Jedi Padawan​

Dantooine Temple

Tags: Braze , Eloise Dinn , Valor the Forsaken , Dirk , Casaana

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Kael sat in his chair truly contemplating his answer carefully, form zero among other philosophical teachings of the Jedi way were foreign to him. Alas, he was still without a master to teach him those things. After a few minutes and listening to the others in the class answer, he raised his hand.

"I believe a Jedi owes mercy to the one before them."

He didn't really know the right answer, but he gave it his best shot anyway.

 

[Oryn Selvar]

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Oryn had never been to Dantooine, but when his schedule allowed a visit to another temple and attend a class on philosophy, he was sold. It felt like the Force had presented him with just the thing he needed. In his own opinion, his skills were sharp. More importantly, he knew how to sharpen them.

When it came to what it meant to be a Jedi, and how he shaped up accordingly, he felt ready to shatter.

In class, the young Nautolan clung to every word, desperate for the answers. When the question was turned back to the group and himself, he felt at a loss, and it took him a good moment to gather his thoughts. That he held a position opposite to Eloise wasn't hard for him to work out, but he envied her the convinction of her answer.

Oryn knew pain wasn't something he easily could accept or set aside. Still, he felt closest to what Casaana said, and built on that. "Leaving others to danger is unacceptable. But if the only path to avoid that is through causing pain, you have already failed." he quickly tried to read the room, and see if he was completely off base or onto something. "I mean, a true Jedi would solve the problem before it got to that. You can protect others by causing harm, and do the best of a bad situation, but it is only a different shade of failure, if a more acceptable one."

To sum up, he quickly added "I don't think they should be mutually exclusive. A true Jedi can do both. Mercy and protection, and that's what we should strive towards."

Kriff. They had all spoken with such calm and conviction. Was he sweating?

Braze | Eloise Dinn | Valor the Forsaken | Dirk | Casaana | Kael Venn​

 

[Diogo]

Diogo hadn't seen Braze in a while. That elicited a small curve of the lips. He looked good. Knighthood suited him.

It took great heroic effort for Diogo not to roll his eyes at Eloise's answer. His jaw clicked and hurt something fierce, but he managed. He hadn't seen her since their last meeting, or fight, or whatever it was. How fitting that they'd be brought back together on Dantooine, the place they first met. The temple here may have been restored, but their relationship was... well, ruined. Complicated, if one were to be charitable. It was, perhaps, beyond repair.

Once, Diogo might have shared her answer, but Tython changed many things.

"I would show mercy," he said. "Stun, disarm, maim. But it also depends on who it is. If Carnifex was the one putting people in danger? I'd cut that kriffer into a million pieces."

Braze Eloise Dinn Valor the Forsaken Dirk Casaana Kael Venn Oryn Selvar