Saber rake
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Saber rakes were Tapani noble youths that carried and dueled with lightfoils.
Some time before the Battle of Hoth a group of young nobles from House Calipsa found a small cache of lightsabers that once belonged to the Jedi of House Pelagia. They began to wear the lightsabers and made a great impression on the young Tapani Sector nobles until the Imperial Dark Side Adept confiscated them. By this time, however, the trend had spread to other houses and some more delinquent youths started to sport Sith variant lightsabers called lightfoils first produced by House Mecetti. The lightfoils were not as powerful or energy efficient as lightsabers but they could be just as deadly. Several rivalries and feuds began to be ended in deadly lightfoil duels.
With significant Imperial pressure all of the noble house of the Tapani sector banned functioning lightfoils. Saber rakes therefore began to wear non-functioning ornamental lightfoils on their belts, some of which activated if a hidden button was pressed. The duels continued in isolated locations agreed by both parties.
Among Saber rakes it was considered bad taste to actually kill an opponent unless the rivalry was particularly serious. Most duels were finished after the first loss of a limb and therefore prosthetic limbs were in great demand among certain cliques of noble youngsters.
The ISB and Ubiqtorate were naturally nervous about the sight of young influential nobles walking around with varients of the Jedi's iconic weapon. Some Imperials were convinced, that by brandishing their lightfoils, the Saber Rakes were showing subversive support for the Jedi. Others were concerned that the craze might be used as a cover for pro-Rebel activities. Most Imperial officials, however, saw the fad for what it was, a benign infatuation with an antique elegant weapon that had a rich and noble history. Very few saber rakes had more than a basic knowledge of the Jedi Knights, their beliefs and practices.
[edit] Notable Saber Rakes
- Lord Alec Lamere
- Sir Ajax Wennel
- Lord Barleos
