The Golden Rule
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Includes:
EVENTS
CONTENT INFORMATION
Table of Contents:
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Blackwall Discourse was conceived in the aftermath of a chilling new development: the Sith Empire's enactment of the Blackwall, a sweeping information lockdown and physical isolation of its territories. While the strategic and economic implications were still unfolding, the psychological impact rippled instantly through intelligence and diplomatic channels. It was more than defensive, it was symbolic, a signal of complete sovereignty over narrative, access, and perception. For Jedi Master Aker and several of his colleagues, the Blackwall was not just another Sith fortification, but a culmination of patterns.
Gathered within a mobile Jedi cruiser, Aker led a private roundtable with trusted voices primarily from Consular and Sentinel traditions. Their topic: not the military threat of the Sith, but the growing sophistication of their cultural and informational dominance. With each iteration of their empire, the Sith had refined their use of language, ideology, memetics, and semiotic architecture to maintain control - not just of populations, but of perception itself. Their ranks included philosophers, social engineers, and intellectuals of all strands. In contrast, the Jedi had leaned further into ascetic withdrawal, fostering a moral clarity that was admirable, but limiting.
Aker's core argument resonated: "We do not lack courage. We lack engagement. Not in war, but in thought."
The Blackwall, then, was not merely a barrier. It was a mirror. It forced the Jedi to reckon with their own inertia, their hesitancy to meet the Sith in ideological terrain. This wasn't a call to arms, but a call to expansion, a widening of the Jedi spectrum of responses. The Jedi, Aker suggested, must learn to use soft power more fluently: cultural fluency, policy influence, narrative shaping, and alliance-building with secular and non-religious communities who viewed the Sith not as a theological threat, but as a destabilizing force of authoritarian conquest.
Several attendees countered, quick point to historical examples of previous Jedi political involvement: the era of the Jedi Lords in the Old Republic, the original Jedi Order's deep integration into the Galactic Republic, and more recent Jedi-led governments such as the Galactic Alliance and the now-defunct Silver Jedi Concord. Most of these arrangements consistently fell short when confronted by more sophisticated Sith threats.
To their surprise, Aker concurred with their observation, but for completely different reasons.
Drawing from his own tenure in the leadership of the Silver Jedi Concord, Aker reflected that even in cases where Jedi wielded institutional power, they often remained distant from the true machinery of governance. Political structures were built around them, yet the Silver Jedi Order largely continued to prioritize security and spiritual stewardship, rarely engaging in the deeper ideological and civic responsibilities of statecraft. Political integration, he argued, does not address the core issue - the Jedi's ongoing disengagement from the psychological and social battles that the Sith have mastered. He points to some bright spots within the current Galactic Alliance, and hopes to help expand upon those successes.
By the forum's end, the seed had been planted for a dedicated think tank, an entity that would exist at the intersection of Jedi philosophy, secular policy development, and information strategy.
- Intent: Expanding upon the Jedi perspective of the interesting Blackwall event, particularly among Consulars. Setting groundwork for future storylines.
- Image Credit: N/A
- Canon: N/A
- Permissions:
- Links: Sith Order Blackwall
- Media Name: Blackwall Discourse & Full Spectrum Warfare
- Format: Hologram Recording & Text
- Distribution: Rare
- Length: Has about 50k words in text form, takes a few hours to get through the entire video material.
- Description: A pointed yet scholarly examination of the Jedi Order's historical responses to Sith advances in warfare, particularly in psychological and informational domains. Through layered discussion and testimonial accounts, The Blackwall Discourse outlines a growing unease among Jedi about the adaptability of Sith structures versus Jedi rigidity. Rather than advocating for aggression, the work proposes a more dynamic role for Jedi in preemptive policy, full spectrum countermeasures, and soft cultural resilience strategies.
- Author: Jedi Master Eugen Aker
- Publisher: Self
- Reception: Among more conservative Jedi circles, the text is seen as provocative but not heretical. Among frontier knights, consular liaisons, and Jedi with roles in governance or diplomacy, it has gained quiet traction.
Includes:
- 6 annotated chapters
- 4 holovid panels featuring anonymous Jedi, civil and military analysts
- Archives of Sith propaganda used for study
- Holonet excerpts illustrating viral informational spread
- Appendix of proposed countermeasures and early drafts of Jedi-led civil initiatives
EVENTS
- Event Name: Sith Empire Blackwall (catalyst for meeting)
- Links: N/A
- Participants: Various Jedi
- Overview: The Jedi present agree to explore the establishment of a new think thank to serve as a more robust intellectual arm of the Jedi.
CONTENT INFORMATION
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Emergence of the Blackwall
- Strategic Shifts in the Modern Sith: Observations from Korriban to Jutrand
- Jedi Reactionism: Historical Failures and Cultural Myopia
- Beyond the Blade: Sith Social and Informational Warfare
- A Proposal: The Foundation
- Commentary and Debate: Recorded Dialogue among Attendees
- Appendices: Supplementary Proposals
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Blackwall Discourse was conceived in the aftermath of a chilling new development: the Sith Empire's enactment of the Blackwall, a sweeping information lockdown and physical isolation of its territories. While the strategic and economic implications were still unfolding, the psychological impact rippled instantly through intelligence and diplomatic channels. It was more than defensive, it was symbolic, a signal of complete sovereignty over narrative, access, and perception. For Jedi Master Aker and several of his colleagues, the Blackwall was not just another Sith fortification, but a culmination of patterns.
Gathered within a mobile Jedi cruiser, Aker led a private roundtable with trusted voices primarily from Consular and Sentinel traditions. Their topic: not the military threat of the Sith, but the growing sophistication of their cultural and informational dominance. With each iteration of their empire, the Sith had refined their use of language, ideology, memetics, and semiotic architecture to maintain control - not just of populations, but of perception itself. Their ranks included philosophers, social engineers, and intellectuals of all strands. In contrast, the Jedi had leaned further into ascetic withdrawal, fostering a moral clarity that was admirable, but limiting.
Aker's core argument resonated: "We do not lack courage. We lack engagement. Not in war, but in thought."
The Blackwall, then, was not merely a barrier. It was a mirror. It forced the Jedi to reckon with their own inertia, their hesitancy to meet the Sith in ideological terrain. This wasn't a call to arms, but a call to expansion, a widening of the Jedi spectrum of responses. The Jedi, Aker suggested, must learn to use soft power more fluently: cultural fluency, policy influence, narrative shaping, and alliance-building with secular and non-religious communities who viewed the Sith not as a theological threat, but as a destabilizing force of authoritarian conquest.
Several attendees countered, quick point to historical examples of previous Jedi political involvement: the era of the Jedi Lords in the Old Republic, the original Jedi Order's deep integration into the Galactic Republic, and more recent Jedi-led governments such as the Galactic Alliance and the now-defunct Silver Jedi Concord. Most of these arrangements consistently fell short when confronted by more sophisticated Sith threats.
To their surprise, Aker concurred with their observation, but for completely different reasons.
Drawing from his own tenure in the leadership of the Silver Jedi Concord, Aker reflected that even in cases where Jedi wielded institutional power, they often remained distant from the true machinery of governance. Political structures were built around them, yet the Silver Jedi Order largely continued to prioritize security and spiritual stewardship, rarely engaging in the deeper ideological and civic responsibilities of statecraft. Political integration, he argued, does not address the core issue - the Jedi's ongoing disengagement from the psychological and social battles that the Sith have mastered. He points to some bright spots within the current Galactic Alliance, and hopes to help expand upon those successes.
By the forum's end, the seed had been planted for a dedicated think tank, an entity that would exist at the intersection of Jedi philosophy, secular policy development, and information strategy.
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