Work In Progress Hyper-Rapture Lore Project

[Okkeus Dainlei]

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[Okkeus Dainlei]

Followers of the Rapture​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To expand on a very small piece of Star Wars lore
• Image Credit:
• Canon: N/A
• Permissions:
• Creative Credit:
  • Coren Starchaser for our multiple conversations about hyperspace lore
  • Jorus Q. Merrill for creating Mezokara, Moon of the Coral Dawn
• Links:
  • Hyper-Rapture
  • Hyper-Rapture: An Examination/Ramble
  • Mezokara, Moon of the Coral Dawn
  • Ring of the Rapture (WrotP)

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Organization Name: Followers of the Rapture
• Classification: Cult
• Affiliation:
  • Self-affiliated
    • Generally distrusting of those who are outside of the group
  • Purrgils
• Organization Symbol: [ If your organization has a sigil or logo, provide a picture or briefly describe what it looks like. ]
• Description:
  • The Followers of the Rapture are a cult who utilize the effects of Hyper-Rapture to receive visions. These visions, which are very difficult to interpret, are said to lead to a mysterious world that is strong in the Force (whether or not this is true is still unknown.) The group has a close connection with Purrgils, as they are the ones who supposedly know how to reach this planet.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• Headquarters: Ring of the Rapture
• Domain:
  • 
    
  • [ Does your organization lay claim to any particular area? Link the planet(s), Cities, or other types of areas your organization has influence over, if any. Do they keep to themselves, or are they an active part of the community? How is their relationship with the local populace? This is the place to flesh out how your organization interacts with the community around it. ]
• Notable Assets:
  • [ Does your organization have any special locations? Large industrial facilities, profitable casinos, boltholes, etc. Link any location subs for your organization here. ]

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Hierarchy:
  • There is a lose chain of command within the cult. Those who are strong in the Force are typically the ones in charge, because they are able to withstand the strains of Hyper-Rapture better than people who are not Force sensitive. Since they can withstand the madness which Hyper-Rapture can lead one to, they are able to see fragmented visions of the mysterious planet which they believe holds all of the secrets to hyperspace. There are individuals though who are not Force sensitive but still have a strong resistance to the pains of Hyper-Rapture, so they are able to view the visions as well.
  • The remainder of the people who have a harder time viewing the mysterious planet in their minds typically fall lower in the chain of command. The still contribute as much as they can whether it is through even more fragmented visions, flying ships towards where the Followers believe the planet they are searching for is, or keeping the Ring of the Rapture operational.
• Membership:
  • 
    
  • [ Approximately how many people are in your organization? What does it take to become a member of this organization? Is there an initiation or a ritual? Missions they have to carry out? Tasks to perform to prove their skill/worthiness? For families, is it easy to marry into the family or are there certain attributes the family leader looks for/do you need approval? For companies, how does one get hired? Include both IC and OOC if someone were interested in your organization how they would join. ]
• Climate:
  • [ Friendly local business? Czerka style intrigue? Are you at risk of expiring just by checking in at work? Describe what kind of feel your organization has from the inside. ]
• Reputation:
  • [ How do people see this organization from the outside? Beloved? Distrusted? Wary or neutral? Describe your organization's reputation here. ]
• Curios:
  • [ Do the members of your group have any special item, marking or trinket that designates their membership? Something that only those part of this group would have access to or possession of? Examples are tattoos, amulets, rings, books of faith, etc. ]
• Rules:
  • [ Most organizations follow some set of rules. Maybe the Resol'nare, the Jedi Code, etc. Does this group have any religious beliefs? Philosophies? ]
• Goals:
  • [ What are the goals of this organization? Future plans for expansion? Collection of information? Providing education to those who seek it in certain skills? Supporting charitable works? For all intents and purposes, this is your in-character intent with this organization. ]

MEMBERS
Alioth
[ Mention any notable PCs or NPCs that are part of this organization and their role/title/position within it - alternatively link to a blog post with this information if you would like to keep an active player roster. You may also request a sub mod to add/remove members. Link any relevant characters or NPC submissions. ]

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

 

[Okkeus Dainlei]

Ring of the Rapture (WRotP)​

"A huge structure is built around the yawning mouth of a black hole."

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a submission for Prompt 4 for the Wondrous Ruins of the Past Contest. Also to explore an affect of Hyperspace travel that I find super cool and interesting.
• Image Credit:
  • Black Hole Structure: (x)
    • Originally found by The Mongrel
  • Station Inner View: (x)
  • Dividers: Srina Talon
• Canon: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Creative Credit:
  • The Mongrel for hosting the Wondrous Ruins of the Past contest
• Links:
  • Hyper-Rapture
  • Purrgil

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SETTING INFORMATION

• Space Station Name: Ring of the Rapture
• Station Model: Unknown, built by the ancient cult called the "Followers of the Rapture".
• Classification: Religious Station of Worship
• Location: Beneath Tash-Taral
• Affiliation:
  • Current: Unowned
  • Ancient: Followers of the Rapture
• Population:
  • Current: Uninhabited
  • Ancient: Heavy
• Demographics:
  • The Ring was home to many different species that identified as Followers of the Rapture, most commonly Humans.
• Accessibility:
  • The Ring of the Rapture is located in the far reaches of the East. Knowledge of the station has been sealed off for thousands of years, as hyperspace anomalies surrounding the base prevent any travel besides sublight, and even that can be dangerous. Anyone can freely land on the station, but the black hole and the rotation of the base can cause issues for explorers.
• Traffic:
  • Current: Untraveled
    • No travelers venture out to the Ring anymore. It is considers taboo and bad luck for anyone that even flys near the megastructure.
  • Ancient: High
    • When the Followers of the Rapture were at their peak membership the station was heavily travelled. It acted as a religious headquarters so to speak. The station allowed for almost all of the followers to actively use it at once.
• Description:
  • The Ring of the Rapture was once a massive religious station that surrounded an active black hole. Once enough energy had been gained, the station could entering into a "hyperspace circle." The station would spin in this circle, giving the followers the ability to watch out of the viewports, causing Hyper-rapture.

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POINTS OF INTEREST

• Central Hyperdrive Control
  • Four different points within the Ring are home to the control rooms that help navigate and maneuver the massive hyperdrive used by the station. These rooms are manned by about 20 people each, usually the followers who are on the Off-Rapture Period. In these control rooms the operators control the speed of the hyperdrives, making sure that all four are running equally at the same time. If any were to become off kiltered the station would fall into a violent spin, colliding with the black hole that helps stabilize the station itself.
• Gathering Halls
  • When the time has come to engage in the act of viewing the Rapture, the followers will gather in these massive halls to stare out of the large windows. The followers all sit on the ground, either starting to meditate to clear their minds, or gathering all of their thoughts in hope to have the Rapture take them away. Once the station has engaged in its spin, the Rapture effect can be induced by starting out of the viewports, sending the followers into a hallucinatory state.
• Black Hole Stabilization Center
  • The Black Hole is what allows this unique station to power and induce the effects of Rapture in a different way. Constant tug from the Black Hole makes it so the Ring will spin instead of actually taking off and traveling far away in Hyperspace. This power has to be stabilized to make sure the station doesn't start to be taken apart by the Black Hole either. In this center a large collection device gathers the energy from the Black Hole and transfers it into a small amount of power for the four Hyperdrives.

SECURITY: Low

Both in ancient and current times the station has relied on its obscureness and secrecy to keep it protected. The Followers of the Rapture were never a very social type, thus keeping the station pretty much unknown to anyone not apart of the religion.

The large ring's hyperdrive and the black hole have created a small "safe zone" that prevents any hyperspace travel. Ships trying to fly near the station will be pulled out of Hyperspace, as Nav computers have trouble charting a proper route near the ring.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
What started with a few simple hyperdrives evolved into a galaxy-wide religion that would seemingly vanish around twenty thousand years ago.

The Followers of the Rapture were a cult-like group of people who used the effect of Hyper-Rapture to try and become closer to the supposed "creators" of Hyperspace, the Purrgils. The followers would use every chance that they could to travel through Hyperspace. They believed the by staying in Hyperspace for extended periods of time they would see visions of the Purrgil home-system. Once found, they would use all of their resources to get there.

Once this place had been "found", the followers would chart their starships in that direction. Those who undertook the journey would never be heard from again. Either they found the system, or simply perished somewhere in deep space while being affected by the Hyper-Rapture.

This large station, dubbed the "Ring of the Rapture", was a massive place of worship for the followers. Here thousands would gather for a collective religious awakening, hoping to receive the like others have.

Construction of the station was rather interesting, mainly due to the black hole that allowed the station to operate. Three large and powerful hyperdrives were placed attached in select spots on the ring. Once activated, the station would start to spin in a clockwise direction. The black hole would pull the station inward, thus preventing it from pulling itself apart.

In Hyperspace the followers could stare out of the massive viewports to start to induced Hyper-Rapture. This "mass rapturing" would usually last for hours upon end, or until the hyperdrives needed to power down.

The Ring now sits crumbling, still surprising the large black hole. It is believed that all of the followers received a vision of the home-system and left the station behind. Most knowledge about the followers has been lost to time. One of the only things to remain is the Ring, standing testament to time.

 

[Okkeus Dainlei]

Purrgil​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To expand upon one of my favorite creatures
  • Note: This sub is built upon lore that I am creating, along with combining previously established canon/legend lore to expand on the background information of this creature. Writers are free to accept or reject this sub as they wish. But I thought it would be fun to create this as a way to bring together the more obscure pieces of Star Wars lore
• Image Credit:
  • [ Provide credit to the original artist of the images in your submission. Link to the web page where it can be found and state the name of the original artist if possible. Each image used must be credited. Use TinyEye, Google Image Search, or the Image Credit FAQ to help.]
• Canon: (x)
• Permissions:
• Creative Credit:
• Links:
  • Purrgil

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Name: Purrgil
• Designation: Semi-sentient
• Origins: [ This can be a planet (canon or Chaos canon sub), a company's lab, a region of space, extra-galactic, etc. Provide a link if applicable. ]
• Average Lifespan: [ In standard years. An average age or range is required. ]
• Estimated Population: [ Unique (Only One Member), Semi-Unique (An extremely small number, first or last of their kind), Rare (A few groups, often limited to a single world), Planetary (A Large Concentration on a single world or system, rarely found off-world), Scattered (Smaller groups or individuals found in many places around the galaxy), Inter-Planetary (Multiple larger populations found within numerous star systems), Common (Can be found in most any space-worthy colony around the galaxy)- Optional: include a population number. ]
• Description: [ Provide a short paragraph that describes this species at a glance. More in-depth descriptions can be added in distinctions below. ]

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

• Breathes: [ Type of atmosphere or medium it breathes. ]
• Average Height of Adults: 5.5 meters
• Average Length of Adults: 98 meters
• Skin color: Various (Dependent on Clouzon-36 intake)
  • Bluish-purple, gray, yellow, white, and brown
• Hair color: N/A
• Distinctions:
  • [ Describe the unique physical traits that define what they are and set them apart from more common species like humans. Be sure to include any differences between male and female, as well as variations between different regional groups if any, and characteristics that denote a matured or ageing specimen. ]
• Races: N/A
• Force Sensitivity: All
  • [ Force Dead (members of this species are Force Dead with the bonuses and drawbacks inherent to that. Ex. Yuuzhan Vong.), Non-Sensitive (no members of the species are FS), Rare (very few members are FS. Ex. Hutts), Low (Some members are, but many are not), Standard (Some are, some are not, it is neither common nor uncommon), High (Many of its members are sensitive to the Force. Ex Humans, Twi'leks, etc), All (Every single member is born sensitive to the Force, but lack training. Ex. Neti, Vahla). For Force Dead and All Force Sensitive Species, see the Species Rules for guidelines before submitting. ]

Strengths:

• [ Provide, in list format, some strengths of this submission. 2 recommended. ]

Weaknesses:

• [ Provide, in list format, some weaknesses of this submission. 2 recommended. ]

CULTURE

• Diet:
  • [ Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore, Other (please explain). Note down common foods and preferences, what is poisonous, etc. ]
• Communication:
  • [ How do they communicate? A spoken language (if so, tell us which), through barks and yips, body language, telepathy, etc. ]
• Technology level:
  • [ Describe their societal technology level if it differs from Galactic Standard. ]
• Religion/Beliefs:
  • [ If this species has a prominent religion or set of beliefs, describe them here. ]
• General behavior:
  • [ Describe general behaviors such as: family life, values, how they raise their young, how they find mates, how they interact with the world and other species around them. Do they hunt? Do they build? Are they inventors? Are they explorers? Are they nocturnal or diurnal? Do they attend schools? Etc, etc. ]

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
[ Include a description of the species history here. If your species is genetically engineered or Sithspawn please describe the process through which they were created, by who, and why. Explain the various challenges encountered during their creation. Most galactic species will be quite old - include major events relevant to the species in how they evolved and developed into what they are today where appropriate. Including Chaos canon events, where they impacted the history of this species, is a plus. ]

 

[Okkeus Dainlei]

Hyper-Rapture - An examination
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I will be using this thread to expand upon the idea of Hyper-Rapture and its effects on characters. There was not a Codex format that I felt fit with what I am wanting to write, so that is why I am doing it here.

Hyper-Rapture, as defined from Wookieepedia and Legends content, is a "supposed form of madness acquired from staring into hyperspace for a prolonged time." The only Canon definition that we have of Hyper-Rapture falls under Lightspeed Psychosis, which was described as a "mental condition related to hyperspace." There are four total texts that use Hyper-Rapture, with three being Legend and only one being Canon. So, there is not a lot of material to work with.

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When I first explored the idea of Hyper-Rapture, it was when I was working on the Ring of the Rapture for a Codex competition. At the time I had maybe read the Wookieepedia article once or twice. I enjoyed Purrgils when watching Star Wars Rebels, so I knew that I wanted to include them in that submission. Mixing the two of them together, I wrote that when one was to stare into hyperspace for long enough, the effects of Hyper-Rapture would start to set in, and the victim would receive visions of the "Purrgil home-system." Granted I should have expanded on this A LOT more initially, but I left the submission how it was. Fast forward to over a year later and Ahsoka is released. Purrgils were one of the key focuses in the show in terms of how to get to Peridea. I knew from then that I wanted to expand on the idea of Hyper-Rapture more and what it could do.

And that leads me to here, with the start of my "Hyper-Rapture Project." A plan to help expand and redefine on a plethora of Star Wars items regarding hyperspace.

All of the stuff that I am talking about in here will be based upon eventual Codex approval, so I will come back and update this as time goes on.

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The overarching theme of this expansion is that the Celestials are the original creators of hyperspace. That is going to be the basis of all of this lore that I am writing. Though I still have yet to play the SW KOTOR games, I'm using the works of Wookieepedia to help build on my ideas. From what I read, the Rakata, Gree, and Killik were all species that served the Celestials in one way or another. The Gree and Killik had developed forms of hyperspace travel on their own, while the Rakatans were granted the ability to travel the stars through the Kwa using Force-drives.

During this same time (again, all from what I've read on Wookieepedia) Abeloth is created from drinking out of the Pool of Knowledge. This left her corrupted and ultimately abandoned by the Celestials on Abeloth's planet. Now imprisoned there, she has no way to escape the world. But to ensure this, guards needed to be created to monitor the surrounding space. That is where the Purrgils come in. These space-faring creatures were born from the stars and granted force sensitivity by the Celestials. These magnificent creatures were able to travel through hyperspace, along with the ability to navigate the dangerous Maw where Abeloth's planet now resided. Celestials entrusting them with protecting the planet, both from Abeloth from escaping and from anyone trying to access the world.

Sometime near Abeloth's imprisonment, the Rakata decided to rebel against the Celestials, go on to conquer a major chunk of the galaxy. The Force-drives became corrupted with their dark side energy, fueling their conquest. Realizing the threat that the Rakatans now posed, the Celestials started to divert some of the Purrgils to track down Rakatan warships, destroying them and stopping their reign of terror. But since their numbers were spreading thin, Abeloth's world started to become less secure. She was able to send a message through the Force out to the galaxy, calling for anyone to come in rescue her. In reality, she wanted to possess and control whoever decided to visit her planet.

One of the groups to receive this message was the Rakatans. They had heard tales of Abeloth and how she rebelled against the Celestials. If they were able to control her and conquer her powers, their Force-drives would become unstoppable. This also meant that they had a chance of using her to fight the Celestials, taking them over as well. A large chunk of their forces was sent to try and find the planet. The Purrgils did all that they could to try and stop them, but ultimately the planet was discovered. A large battle broke out between Abeloth, the Rakatans, and the Purrgils, with Abeloth ultimately winning. All the Rakatans were defeated and imprisoned on the world, now servants to Abeloth. The surviving Purrgil retreated, returning to the Celestials to try and recover.

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How does this all relate back to Hyper-Rapture? Well, part of the Celestials efforts in order to hide the planet was to create a large Maw surrounding Abeloth's planet. The only way to reach this world was through hyperspace, specifically by following the Purrgil's path into the plethora of black holes shrouding the system. Since the journey was dangerous, travelers had to enter hyperspace early and stay in it for the entire journey until they were right at the planet. Before large studies of hyperspace travel were completed, many spacers stared directly out of their viewports to ensure that their ship would not hit anything. Staring into the blue and white swirl for extended periods led initially to headaches and feeling and nausea. But those who were able to endure this were soon granted visions and hallucinations. Those who were able to view these visions (typically those strong in the Force) were shown the pathway to Abeloth's world.

Again, since I am saying that Celestials were the ones to create hyperspace travel, they would have done so on Abeloth's world (their original home planet.) Now that they have abandoned the world and moved to Mortis, the only inhabitant of their former home is Abeloth. But the Force power needed to create this way of travel still radiates from there. So, the visions which people saw showed them how to find where hyperspace originated from. But madness usually set in with those seeing the visions because many were not strong enough to comprehend what they were actually seeing.

The Followers of the Rapture are a group that I created who are obsessed with finding the secrets of Hyper-Rapture. Originally, I wrote them as wanting to find the "home system of the Purrgils." Now, I am shifting it to where they are trying to find this mysterious world (Abeloth's planet) and unlock the secrets of it. As far as the galaxy knows, Abeloth was killed around 40ABY. But for this lore, I am writing that she is still alive and building up her strength once more. Her call has been sent out to the stars in order to find Force-sensitive individuals to grow her power. The Followers of the Rapture do not know that she is still alive, or that the visions they are seeing lead to her world. The are simply obsessed with finding this location that plagues their hallucinations.

There is a whole lot of lore that I am wanting to create regarding Abeloth, Purrgils, Starweirds, hyperlanes, hyperspace, and a few more things that will all tie together. But for now, I wanted to just start with Hyper-Rapture and get my base thoughts down so I can build from there. I am really excited to share this with y'all, as it's something I have been wanting to write for a long time now.

If anyone has any thoughts/feedback/ideas about lore that I should incorporate, or things I should explore, please let me know. I want this project to include a bunch of Chaos lore and stories, making it something that the community can enjoy as a whole.