A House Divided

[Atsushi Ono]

House Skirata​

House Skirata is an old Mandalorian House that can trace its roots as far back as the Great Galactic War to a small warrior clan which faithfully served both Mandalore the Lesser as well as his successor. It wouldn’t be until the Galactic Civil war until the clan saw any significance in Mandalorian history as the famed Kal Skirata and several other Mandalorians under the orders of Mandalore Jango Fett would leave their various careers behind in order to train the clone army for the Republic’s war against the CIS. It is here arguably that the Skirata Clan saw its true founding by Kal and his adopted clone family returned to Mandalore. Several Jedi Knights and Masters would also join the clan during their time of persecution as well.

Over time Clan Skirata’s steadfast beliefs and unquestionable honor would bring several other clans to join them eventually leading Clan Skirata to become House Skirata. Their level headedness and open nature would lead to several acquisitions such as MandalMotors and several beskar mines across Mandalore leading many to become businessmen, miners, and talented shipwrights, though they never lost their edge in combat due to the strong military tradition that came with the huge influx of retired clone troopers. Tucked away in their history as well was a large number of force sensitives, uncommon for the Mandalorian people.

During the Gulag Plague House Skirata saw an incredible amount of death, as did most of the Outer Rim, despite Mandalore’s attempt to close off their borders. It was during this time that the few remaining began to bring back old machines and ways of combat to make up for the lack of new technologies being developed. Clan Skirata began perfecting the use of the bes’uliik again and melee combat became a staple for them. It was around this time that House Skirata adopted a new sigil to represent their House. The rekr, literally wolf in Basic and a fearsome creature native to the planet of Mandalore, was adopted. Most of the history during this time is lost in the archives but at some point House Skirata regained its place as a prominent House of Mandalore under the leadership of Gilamar Skirata’s grandfather towards the end of the 400 Years of Darkness. The House saw even greater significance when Alor Gilamar Skirata became Mand’alor and led the Mandalorians in the twilight hours of their war against the Sith Empire.

The House would become divided during the Mandalorian Civil War when Mand’alor Ra Viszla and Mia Monroe would clash idealistically. Ra called for the expulsion of all Force Users from Mandalore while Mia simply wished for her people to be free despite leading her people to ruin. Simply due to their House’s lineage many of House Skirata joined Mia Monroe with plans to see her pay for her crimes after the war’s end. Those were led by Gilamar Skirata. However, an equal amount of House Skirata followed Ra and his incredibly violent and harsh view on Force Users which blamed them entirely for the destruction of Mandalore and their fall in Galactic influence. These were led by Dorn Skirata, the younger adopted cousin of Gilamar. With Ra’s Death Watch faction taking victory after victory the Civil War came to a close and the remaining forces of Gilamar’s faction of Mandalorians left the planet to wander Outer Rim Coalition space, splitting House Skirata and leaving the leadership of the remaining Mandalorians under the Mandalorian Empire to Dorn Skirata who held fast to Ra’s ideals, ensuring any remaining force sensitives take the “Cure” Ra began using in the tail end of the Civil War.

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OOC: Looking to expand the members of House Skirata. Its a pretty open faction with respect to the board's history. NFU or FU that have had their ability to use the Force removed are welcome to join the clan in the Mandalorian Empire, while those who want the freedom to play a FU Mandalorian can join Gilamar's exiles in Outer Rim Coalition (ORC) space. Both Major Factions have a lot to offer and have good writers to work and grow with. At the end of the day this is a Mandalorian group though so if you are into PvP and PvE fighting type threads please join up! Both [member="Gilamar Skirata"] and Dorn Skirata hold mercenary groups or companies that do have active contracts with many factions on the board allowing an avenue for new and old writers to meet and write with people they don't normally have the chance to. We aid in several Major Factions' Dom, Invasion, and Skirmish threads as well as ORC and Mandalorian Empire Faction threads.

Not a fighter? That's fine too! As mentioned in the history/lore above House Skirata has made a name for itself in several industries on Mandalore. Own a mine, create ships with a Tier V company's support, or even start your own company we do a lot more than just headbutt and shoot people! Want to join one of the many Force orders on the board? Go for it! Clan Skirata is one of the few Legends Canon Mandalorian Clans with established Force Sensitive ancestors including: Venku Skirata, Etain Tur-Mukan, Bardan Jusik, and their ancestors.

We are born to die, we live to be remembered.