Star Wars Fanon:FanonProject/Project Force Wars

The story
"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic, before the dark times...before the Empire."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

We all know old Ben Kenobi’s words well, but what we do not know well is where these peaceful warriors of the Force came from. We know the basics, but how exactly was the Jedi Order formed? Was it formed through peaceful meditation? Partially, but there was a darker foundation as well.

The Force Wars, a conflict that took place on Tython almost eight centuries before the formation of the Republic, and was considered the first battle between the followers of the light and dark sides of the Force.

Nearly ten thousand years before the war, a number of organizations such as the Order of Dai Bendu, the Followers of Palawa, and the Chatos Academy gathered on Tython along with the rest of the galaxy’s best philosophers, priests, scientists, and warriors to discuss the enigmatic and mystical Ashla, which later became known as the light side of the Force. Unfortunately, many became seduced by the Bogan, later known as the dark side, and sought to seize power.

The resulting conflict began sometime during or after 25,793 BBY, and ended sometime before or during 25,783 BBY. Fought between the followers of the Ashla and the followers of the Bogan, the war was waged using metal swords augmented through the Force, as lightsabers had yet to be invented. When the conflict ended, the followers of the Ashla left Tython and settled on Ossus, where they established a monastic society of guardians of peace and justice known as the Jedi Order.

Project goals
Our main goal in this project is to have fun. If we are not having fun, then the project is not fulfilling its purpose of bringing together community members to create a collaborative storyline in an enjoyable atmosphere. Although that is our number one goal, we do have others. We will be following canon, which will not be difficult for us due to the limited canon information of this timeline. We will also aim to have a number of our articles be of good and featured article status. If you intend to nominate an article for featured article status, please discuss it with the entire group first so we can avoid long nomination processes and reviews.

We also aim to have one hundred percent perfect spelling and grammar, along with all other aspects of encyclopedic standards such as being balanced and having no point of view. As more goals are developed, they will be posted here.

Articles
The project does not currently have any articles. Article writing will begin after the initial discussions are underway and information about the project has been developed.

Participants
For anyone who wants to join the project, simply sign your name and join in on the discussion. Can you believe it is that easy? There are two types of project membership, and you can be both if you so choose. There is writer, someone who writes articles for the project, and editor, someone who cleans up and proofreads the project’s articles. As said, if you wish to be both a writer and an editor, feel free. In fact, we encourage it!


 * Brandon Rhea–Writer/editor
 * Jedi Master 76–Writer/editor

Template
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