Tython
A young man was walking through this most silent of places here on Tython. It was peaceful and some of the sand was blowing over the surface of the desert, caught in the soft breeze that swept over the endless dunes of the Silent Desert. It was already dusk, which meant that the desert slowly cooled off after the endless heat that had been present during the day. That made life a lot easier for the young man, who had been walking for the last couple of hours, only carrying basic supplies like a Holo-communicator, food and water that would last him for three days and a couple of data-pads, along with his Lightsaber. He was carrying all of these things because he had finally decided to learn more about the ways of the Lightsaber and the different Forms associated with Lightsaber combat. In the last couple of days he had been reading much about the sixth Form, Niman, and now he finally wanted to practice the Form. He had chosen to come to the desert to do this, since it is a very isolated and quiet place, perfect for his needs. He preferred places like this one, they gave him a feeling of comfort and peace. After all he had gone through he enjoyed such a change of pace and it also made him feel as if all his worries and duties had just gone, swallowed by the calmness that he felt. That made it a lot easier to concentrate on meditation and training, which were both things he would be doing soon.
Finally he came to a halt. He had decided that he had walked long enough and that he had finally found the perfect place. It was a small hill made of sand from which he could overlook most of his surroundings. Not that there was something to observe, he just felt more relaxed when he could see what was coming, but for now there was nothing in whatever direction he looked, which was good. The young man hated being disturbed when he was trying to meditate and learn something, which was already a hard enough process, without him having to restart it every time someone interrupted him or disturbed his meditation. It wasn't like he didn't like the company of others, he just wanted to be alone when he meditated or trained.
He let the bag he had carried all the way to here slowly descend to the ground, where it sank into the sand. Afterwards he opened the bag and took out one of the datapads. He activated it and it lit up, displaying a long text titled ''The Moderation Form''. It was another name for Form VI of Lightsaber combat. He sat down into the sand and started reading the text. The book started of with some history on the Form. It was said that Niman was at first practiced by the Royale Macheteros, who were elite guards of an ancient isolated human civilization called the ''Kashi Mer Dynasty''. They had developed Niman and Jar'Kai, another style of Lightsaber combat that was tied into Niman and Ataru. They had named Form VI Niman, because they had a double trinity of gods who were made up of six gods that were called the Niman, and they had given Jar'Kai its name because there were two trinities of gods. Later on this style was picked up by the Legions of Lettow, who were some of the first that had turned on the Jedi, but were defeated by them after a war between both factions. In the end the surviving Legionnaires were either hunted down by the Jedi or they lead their lives in exile, where they at last died and were almost completely forgotten. After that war, the Jedi started using the Form which they improved until it finally turned into the now known Form VI: Niman. It was also noted that one of the greatest practitioners of Niman was Exar-Kun, the Sith Lord that had brought war to the galaxy when he turned on the Jedi and succumbed to the temptations of the Dark Side.
When the bit on the history of Niman had finished a new part began that covered the basic explanation of Form VI. It said that Form VI Niman was the Jack of all trades style of Lightsaber combat, by including many different styles and techniques, but not really excelling at any of them. This made it a Form that could easily be practiced by many without the need for extensive training, which made it a preferred Form for Jedi Consulars, who were much more focused on developing their Force powers, rather than training with their Lightsaber. Although if one was to work hard enough and learn as much about the Form as one could, one would eventually become a master of everything, which made this Form quite unique. The Form incorporated many elements from all the Forms that had come before it, however excluding the second Form, Makashi. The basic training was a mixture of blade-work and Force-Powers. The blade-work part was only half of the overall training, which involved both aggressive and defensive techniques, but this was not the complete focus of the training. This made the Form not very effective when it came to dueling or fighting on larger scales. It was much more dependent on the users creativity, improvisation and intuition during combat. This was however compensated by the incorporation of Fore-Powers into the fighting techniques and once someone had mastered both parts, they were able to obliterate an entire group of enemies all by themselves. Although many people did criticize the Form as not being demanding enough, it was still a very viable Form of Lightsaber combat once it was mastered.
A young man was walking through this most silent of places here on Tython. It was peaceful and some of the sand was blowing over the surface of the desert, caught in the soft breeze that swept over the endless dunes of the Silent Desert. It was already dusk, which meant that the desert slowly cooled off after the endless heat that had been present during the day. That made life a lot easier for the young man, who had been walking for the last couple of hours, only carrying basic supplies like a Holo-communicator, food and water that would last him for three days and a couple of data-pads, along with his Lightsaber. He was carrying all of these things because he had finally decided to learn more about the ways of the Lightsaber and the different Forms associated with Lightsaber combat. In the last couple of days he had been reading much about the sixth Form, Niman, and now he finally wanted to practice the Form. He had chosen to come to the desert to do this, since it is a very isolated and quiet place, perfect for his needs. He preferred places like this one, they gave him a feeling of comfort and peace. After all he had gone through he enjoyed such a change of pace and it also made him feel as if all his worries and duties had just gone, swallowed by the calmness that he felt. That made it a lot easier to concentrate on meditation and training, which were both things he would be doing soon.
Finally he came to a halt. He had decided that he had walked long enough and that he had finally found the perfect place. It was a small hill made of sand from which he could overlook most of his surroundings. Not that there was something to observe, he just felt more relaxed when he could see what was coming, but for now there was nothing in whatever direction he looked, which was good. The young man hated being disturbed when he was trying to meditate and learn something, which was already a hard enough process, without him having to restart it every time someone interrupted him or disturbed his meditation. It wasn't like he didn't like the company of others, he just wanted to be alone when he meditated or trained.
He let the bag he had carried all the way to here slowly descend to the ground, where it sank into the sand. Afterwards he opened the bag and took out one of the datapads. He activated it and it lit up, displaying a long text titled ''The Moderation Form''. It was another name for Form VI of Lightsaber combat. He sat down into the sand and started reading the text. The book started of with some history on the Form. It was said that Niman was at first practiced by the Royale Macheteros, who were elite guards of an ancient isolated human civilization called the ''Kashi Mer Dynasty''. They had developed Niman and Jar'Kai, another style of Lightsaber combat that was tied into Niman and Ataru. They had named Form VI Niman, because they had a double trinity of gods who were made up of six gods that were called the Niman, and they had given Jar'Kai its name because there were two trinities of gods. Later on this style was picked up by the Legions of Lettow, who were some of the first that had turned on the Jedi, but were defeated by them after a war between both factions. In the end the surviving Legionnaires were either hunted down by the Jedi or they lead their lives in exile, where they at last died and were almost completely forgotten. After that war, the Jedi started using the Form which they improved until it finally turned into the now known Form VI: Niman. It was also noted that one of the greatest practitioners of Niman was Exar-Kun, the Sith Lord that had brought war to the galaxy when he turned on the Jedi and succumbed to the temptations of the Dark Side.
When the bit on the history of Niman had finished a new part began that covered the basic explanation of Form VI. It said that Form VI Niman was the Jack of all trades style of Lightsaber combat, by including many different styles and techniques, but not really excelling at any of them. This made it a Form that could easily be practiced by many without the need for extensive training, which made it a preferred Form for Jedi Consulars, who were much more focused on developing their Force powers, rather than training with their Lightsaber. Although if one was to work hard enough and learn as much about the Form as one could, one would eventually become a master of everything, which made this Form quite unique. The Form incorporated many elements from all the Forms that had come before it, however excluding the second Form, Makashi. The basic training was a mixture of blade-work and Force-Powers. The blade-work part was only half of the overall training, which involved both aggressive and defensive techniques, but this was not the complete focus of the training. This made the Form not very effective when it came to dueling or fighting on larger scales. It was much more dependent on the users creativity, improvisation and intuition during combat. This was however compensated by the incorporation of Fore-Powers into the fighting techniques and once someone had mastered both parts, they were able to obliterate an entire group of enemies all by themselves. Although many people did criticize the Form as not being demanding enough, it was still a very viable Form of Lightsaber combat once it was mastered.