Jarvashqiine

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Jarvashqiine was a shamanistic Force religion. The religion worshiped individuals who were able to use mystical powers—what the Jedi and Sith knew as the Force—and practiced shamanism; they were thusly known as the Jarvashqiine shamans.

Palpatine, in his alter ego as Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, studied the Jarvashqiine shamans during his quest to gain mastery over the dark side of the Force, along with other Force groups, such as the Tyia, Krath, and Heresiarchs. Palpatine took all that he had learned from these various groups, which was mostly crude and simplistic, and refined it, recording it in his Dark Side Compendium.

Contents 1 Practices and beliefs 2 History 3 Behind the scenes 4 Sources 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] Practices and beliefs

Jarvashqiine referred to both a Force religion and the shamans whom the religion's members worshiped. The shamans were able to manipulate the Force—a binding, metaphysical power, though "the Force" was the term used by the Jedi and Sith, and the Jarvashqiine did not refer to it as such—and were thought to have had mystical powers. The shamans were idolized for their powers,^[1] and Jarvashqiine's members believed in the existence of spirits.^[2] The Jarvashqiine was not the only shamanistic order in the galaxy, with many species, such as the Ewoks,^[3] Jawas,^[4] Duloks,^[5] and Nelvaanians, practicing such beliefs, often on primitive, nonindustrial worlds.^[6]

[edit] History

The Jarvashqiine existed around the time of the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the New Order. Palpatine was a Naboo man, who, at varying times in his life, was a Senator, Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, and Galactic Emperor, as well as the Dark Lord of the Sith; it was in this guise that he visited the Jarvashqiine at some point in his life. Throughout his time as Emperor, Palpatine spent time studying the Force in seclusion, but his advisors suspected he also did so early in his life; it was not widely known when he visited the Jarvashqiine, but it occurred sometime^[2] between 82 BBY^[7] and 4 ABY.^[2]

Palpatine studied the religion in the hopes of widening his knowledge of the Force, in order to gain mastery over its dark side. He studied many such groups, like the Tyia, Krath, and Heresiarchs, and tortured many captured Jedi, searching for every secret he needed to continue his studies. He learned much, from the Jarvashqiine and others—much more than he had anticipated. Palpatine then began to experiment with what he had learned, which was usually primitive, raw and unrefined, gathering it into a great assemblage of dark side lore, much of which made its way into his Dark Side Compendium.^[2]

[edit] Behind the scenes

The Jarvashqiine shamans were created by Michael Allen Horne for the Dark Empire Sourcebook in 1993, though little of the details regarding the religion were established. Later, in 2008, The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia by Daniel Wallace, Stephen J. Sansweet, Pablo Hidalgo, and Bob Vitas included an entry on the Jarvashqiine, establishing more details on the group.

[edit] Sources

• Dark Empire Sourcebook (First mentioned)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

•  Jarvashqiine in the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia