Unreviewed Diabolic Rituals

[Ro-Tahn Mashayekhi]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Create a book based off an ancient tome
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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Media Name: Diabolic Rituals
• Format: Book
• Distribution: Unique
• Length: Medium
• Description: The tome contains rituals associated Sith Magic and Dark Side abilities to cheat or sustain life.

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Author: Darth Zianzui (Tome)
• Publisher: Ro-Tahn Mashayekhi (Book)
• Reception: The response to the book presented by Ro-Tahn to his circle of friends, old Jedi scholars, was well received by them. Even the Jedi Order took an interest in the book, and after reading it themselves and the tome, they agreed all the contents were fact. The tome has not been made available to the general public due to the content within the book itself.

FORMAT INFORMATION

The original tome is ancient, dating the exact year it was created cannot be determined. The tome was created using a form of skin type, possibly animal or alien or even human, but like the dating process, it is difficult to determine. The pages are inked in black, obviously from a source that can be manufactured from any several floras across the known galaxy, and a quill was instrumental in the writing process due to the clear, linear strokes of the letters and word combinations. Whomever wrote the tome was clearly left-handed by the style of the pen strokes on the page, how certain letters follow a different pattern than those of a right-handed individual.



CONTENT INFORMATION

The ancient tome was clearly written by a Sith Lord, hence the name Darth Zianzui discovered several times in writings, who had knowledge of Sith Magic and other Dark Side abilities associated with cheating death through various means. Outside of certain incantation spells, there are specific chapters to Sith Magic abilities and Dark Side abilities. It is not recommended to cite the incantations or attempt to use the spells in the tome, for fear of drawing on the Dark Side.

• Division 1 - Sith Magic

In this section, the Sith outlines the nature of Sith Magic, as she calls it Sith Sorcery, and what it is. It is clearly aligned with the arcane and calling upon forces from the Dark Side to cast spells to do harm to others and in other instances raise the dead or enhance one's abilities through the Force. There is mention how one could actually reverse the again process, essentially cheating death from natural aging, but the writing and the description of the process is difficult to follow and understand. Also, there is mention of rituals that can siphon the lifeforce from one individual and draw those energies into oneself.

• Division 2 - Spells

The Sith Lord describes in this section the nature of spells associated with Sith Sorcery. Here she explains that these spells require absolute devotion to the Dark Side, and in some instances, casting said spells could corrupt one further. She further mentions that some of these spells could have long lasting effects on the caster's physical health, appearance, and mental states. There are a few mentioned spells by name: Dark Plague I Ritual I Dwomutsiqsa and a reference to necromancy and a spell named Tsaiwinokka Hoyakut.

• Division 3 - Alchemy

The topic of Sith Alchemy in this section covers a wide range of techniques implored by herself and other Sith Alchemists to warp and corrupt living sentients and objects through the Dark Side. The terms abomination and spawns are used heavily in this section, referencing to successful experiments and creations. Briefly she mentions the Nightsisters, or Witches of Dathomir, in this section as they pertain to alchemical usage themselves.

• Division 4 - Life

The section entitled 'Life' is solely based upon the technique called Transfer Essence where she speaks of cheating death by employing the Dark Side ability to actually cheat death, before or even after it occurs. The section is grim in detail as the Sith discusses her experiments on living people, mostly children, through several rituals to steal the life essences of the living, which ties back into the early section where she discussed the age reversing process. It appears that this was the final entry of the tome, for it ends incomplete. I could only assume she met her demise or succeeded and is living amongst us in another form or body.


HISTORICAL INFORMATION

Publishers Exposition:

I had spent countless hours going over the tome, I aptly named my book Diabolic Rituals after the contents of the tome, in an effort to understand the nature of the contents written within. I have no clear understanding of the true nature of the Dark Side or the applications associated with it, my only knowledge comes from the teachings from the Temple Masters and my Master early on when I was first a youngling then a Padawan. Even as a Jedi Knight, my knowledge of the Dark Side is what I see clearly with my own eyes, the horrors and evils that it wrought upon the innocent, the weak, and the galaxy as a whole. But first, I needed to learn more about the author of the tome, this Darth Zianzui. The Jedi archives do not have a complete and accurate catalog of every Sith, though there are some names and history attached to specific members of that wicked Order. So, it was no surprise I found nothing authenticated this Sith Lord existed outside her own written name in the tome. The only clue I could cleverly assume, considering the age and the derelict shape Sith Temple, that she must have lived hundreds, perhaps thousands of years ago.

With trying to learn about Darth Zianzui hitting a dead end, I moved to the tome itself, carefully moving through the pages. The Sith were well known for laying traps and 'tripwires' in their possessions, especially those like this tome that documented their work. Though I have the ability known as Psychometry, I thought it wise not to utilize for fear of seeing visions I would never be able to unsee and for my own sanity. The pages were elegantly designed, and the craftsmanship of the penmanship was exquisite. However, it was the context inside the tome that captured my curiosity. Very little is known amongst the Jedi about Sith Sorcery and Sith Alchemy outside what we experience when forced to deal with the likes of Sith spawns and abominations and corrupted objects. This tome is helpful in ways to help us to understand what we are dealing with, perhaps even allow us ways to counteract the dark arts. I know there are sects among the Jedi that practice certain techniques that some have claimed is the counter to Sith Magic and Alchemy, but I disagree. There is no countering such horrible techniques outside of facing them head on with the hopes of surviving the ordeal entirely and with your sanity intact.

I discovered each chapter, or division the Sith referred to them as, was dedicated to an aspect she fully embraced. The first three divisions were educational in ways I would call a breakthrough, with most of my colleagues and older Jedi scholars agreeing, that opened up the proverbial flood gates, if you will, to understanding the topics at hand. It wasn't a complete dictionary of the Sith Magic and Alchemy entirely, but we had a starting point. It was, however, that when I began reading through the final division entitled 'Life' that I felt a sense of uneasiness. The techniques, the experiments, and the rituals this Darth Zianzui used to, as she put it, cheat life was unforgivable. Countless lives, those mostly of children, lost because one individual could not come to grips of eternal death. As I read this section, my mind wandered back to the Sith Temple when I witnessed the apparitions of some of these lost souls, and even now as I write this my heart weeps for them and their families. I only hope by publishing this book that the Jedi Council act upon what we are facing in the fight against the Sith and their twisted minds.