Baifa Monü Zhuan
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create for the Keisei something that marks their progression and legacy
- Image Source: Heian Period Japan
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source:
Force scribe - Words of banishment/Dathomiri magical spells
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Keisei Apprentices
- Affiliation: Faction Name(s) (Atrisian Commonwealth/Keisei Force Users)
- Model: Pillow Book
- Modularity: They can scribe anything they want to within
Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
Paper - Binding
- Wood
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Hidden Writings: Scribbed by the Keisei the pages are filled with musings, journal entries, ideas, theories. Anything that they might think is of importance.
- Hidden Scribbing: Using the force the Keisei are able to hide their writings within the pages in case their books are stolen. locked behind a word or word to conceal it.
- White Current: A primary weakness and not something that is expected. The scribbings that are used by the Fallanassi and the Keisei are similar enough that the private and almost impossible to discover writings can be seen by a white current user.
- FOrce Nullification: WHile the books themselves are not force enhanced for combat they are stronger slightly in pages and binding to prevent tears or minor damage. Voidstone/steel, vong, dampening or forms that disrupt the force can weaken the book and damage it.
- It is a book: ONe of the primary means for the book is to be a book and such it has no combat purposes, no detailed maps or studies of the form in combat. The book could well hit someone and possibly be dropped on their hand or toe.
A symbol of the Keisei themselves. The Joruri book is something all Kamura (younglings) must create over days of study and contemplation. It is where they record their thoughts nightly, talk about conversations, people they have met. compose poems. Make pictures and many more things that they can think about. Practicing their own writings, lessons fo the day or discoveries they might have made with the force.
Upon the completion of their books they are promoted to the rank of Ware-Shinobu (apprentice) assigned to an older sister and given a brother. One to teach and one to guard her. Her older sister teaches her their ancient and refined arts that are meant to entice and tease but they do not give into their emotions. They channel them into their inspirations and their art letting them come through. THe books are an extension fo them and learnign to write within it and protect it is important.
Their books are scribbed with the force, words being visible to her sisters, her older sister teaching her a word that allows her to see it. The tradition of it seeming more like a spell to some but as a means to focus and channel the energies to the book and themselves. THe primary duties of a confirmed Ofuku (knight) is to teach their little sister how to write within their books and read the energies script created by it.
When the Keisei perishes or grows old enough to reach the highest ranks... becoming elder sister (Katsuyama/master) and mother (Yakka-Shimada/grandmaster) they have access to the Floating World. Legendary and hidden from the world below their lake and tower. The vaults holding tens of thousands of Joruri from Keisei sisters who have passed. Their knowledge their histories and their lives making a unique perspective and timeline through Atrisian history one perspective, one generation... showing the difference between them.
THe words and spells to focus the magics, the training to outsiders look and can be compared to other groups within the galaxy. THe techniques to scrib and write within the books in a way only those trained specifically can see it are close to the Fallanassi and the white current. Unknowingly tapping into that current and potential one can have but they are not skilled in the other techniques.
THeir abilities to use the force with words is close to the jedi technique used to create the words of banishment and stop an energy vampires servants and abilities for a time. Or much like dathomiri spells and magics they use to give power and form to their latent force powers. The Keisei being heavy into isolation and never leaving their world haven't met witches or fallanassi but have become focused in refining their skills.
The ancient arts of it, the technique, the poems, the musings, the stories and whatever they want can be an impressive part fo the books. Finding the primary volumes of them and some of the books any number of Keisei have written. If they are killed or perish away from their village the books are seen as priceless and the Keisei themselves known to offer great rewards and riches for their safe return with their sisters bodies.
