Shastra

[Riani Starchylde-Ordo]

During the Sith Wars, many friends and families of the Jedi, numbering in the thousands, fled to form a refuge from Sith attacks. The group established a small colony named Shastra on the harsh world of Yanibar. Once the refuge was established, the colonists expected the Jedi to return for them once the wars had ended.

Forgotten, the colonists eked out a subsistence living from the trying conditions of Yanibar. The Force abilities of many of the colonists contributed significantly to their survival and they somewhat prospered.

The Zeison Sha believe in independence and self-reliance. Taking care of one's family is a central tenet and is reflected in the use of Force powers. To the Zeison Sha, the Force is a means primarily to defend themselves and their family but also to aid others who can not defend themselves. As such, they are also known to be generous and aiding another is considered honorable and noble by them.

The Zeison Sha do not have a strict organization to their society, though the ranks of initiate and warrior do exist. Children born to Force-sensitive parents are trained at home in an informal manner. For Force-sensitives born to non-Force sensitive parents, an experienced Force-sensitive adult will train the child, though, the child remains at home to grow as an individual. The Zeison Sha are adamantly opposed to the idea of separating Force-sensitive children from their parents.

[Riani Starchylde-Ordo]

*Riani awakened as the sun began to rise over the mountains that overlooked Shastra. She sighed as she realizes that Kreiton is still gone on a mission for the Elders of the Zeison Sha. She slid her long legs out from under the fur blanket that Krei's pseudo grandmother Mirtha made for them and sits at the edge of the bed stretching.*

* This has been the routine for her life for a little over a year now. Since leaving the Jedi Order Riani has had several adventures before coming to Yanibar and undertaking the often trying demand of Zeison Sha training. It was a challenge on several fronts. First being not everyone on the Council of Elders agreed that Riani should become Zeison Sha. *

*Though Kreiton and K'loth both spoke for her it was Kreiton's Uncle who made the argument for her acceptance. A shock to Kreiton and Riani both. With that Riani underwent a insanely intense reiment that included the history and cultural aspect of kreitons people. She was tested and retested on a daily basis on her knowledge and was physically pushed to her limits. *
* Riani became more self reliant than she had ever been learning new survival techniques, becoming stronger in her Telekinetic abilities than she had ever been, and rising to becoming a weapon expert with the Zeison Sha signature weapon the Discblade. *

*She even made her own using materials from some of the things that represented her. Her lightsabers, a bit of coritosis from the mission with Kreiton, and fragments of a ship she personally tore in two to save Keirah from a mad man thinking he was going to cleanse the Zeison Sha from the Jedi witch along with her daughter.*

* Ree's design was based much of her husbands; saving that Riani had a button that she could depress with the Force to allow the blade to spin while she still held it.*

* Riani Slowly got up and shuffled across the stone floor to Keirah's bed. Her now twenty month old daughter was sleeping soundly. Riani marveled how beautiful her daughter was. She had long blond hair, her mothers blue eyes, and her fathers nose. She was walking by nine months and talking at just over fourteen months. Though she is Force sensitive she hasn't manifested any abilities yet. Riani brushe her daughters hair out of her face and leans over to gently kiss her forehead.*

*After checking in on her daughter she goes to the kitchen to make some caf and watch the sunrise over the mountains. It's been five long months since she has finished her training. She has settled into her home and now works as a healer under Mirtha a position that needed to be filled since Mirtha is getting on in years.*

*Riani is happy with her life. The only thing missing right now is her husband.....*