Approved Lore The Flamebound

[Kelora Priestly]

The Flamebound​

"We carry the flame. We remember. We bind."​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create and codify the force user group/arm of the Hearthbound. It’s a little Jedi and a little Aes Sedai.
• Image Credit: ChatGPT. Photoshop edits by me
• Music: Lacuna Coil, Spellbound, Reworked into Flamebound.
• Canon: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Links: Hearthbound, The Blackwall, Signal Reform Act

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Organization Name: The Flamebound
• Classification: Guild-Registered Mystical Order (Civic-Force Sect)
• Affiliation:
  
  • [Hearthbound Circle] (matron organization)
  • [Commonwealth Guild of Force Users] (Guild-sanctioned)
  • [Imperial Commonwealth of Dosuun] (State-Recognized)
  • Personal ties to: High Basileus Kelora Priestly , Grand Vizier Ivalyn Yvarro
• Organization Symbol: Interconnected shapes that overlap, along with a flame in the center.
• Description: The Flamebound are a civic-mystic order of Force-sensitive practitioners operating under the patronage of the Hearthbound Circle and formally registered within the Commonwealth Guild of Force Users. Their purpose is not conquest or combat — but memory, ritual, lineage, and oathkeeping.
  
  Formed during the early A.F. (After the Flame) years (circa 904 ABY), in response to the metaphysical upheaval brought on by the Blackwall and Signal rupture, the Flamebound emerged as a new caste of mystics. They are keepers of ceremonies, interpreters of ancestral echoes, and binders of oaths — playing a vital role in national unity, rites of passage, and historical preservation.
  
  Where Jedi seek balance, and Sith seek power, the Flamebound seek continuity — a seamless tether between past, present, and the future of the Line.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• Headquarters:
  
  • Shrine of the Inner Flame; Xiandara, Salteract
    
    • A domed ceremonial complex nestled into the cliffs above the Wadi Zahrat, with starlit ceilings, memory pools, and an eternal hearth. Flamebound rites are conducted under open skies or star-glass ceilings — always near flame, always near memory.
• Domain:
  
  • While headquartered in Xiandara, the Flamebound maintain ceremonial presence in:
    
    • Avalonia (Dosuun) – Inner Guild sanctums
    • Kiruaagam (Najarka) – civic initiation towers
    • Temple Sites on Dyspeth – shared with Hearthbound Circle elders
    • Aetos Sector – memory-vault pilgrimage route
  • Though not militaristic or territorial, they are deeply embedded in civic life, overseeing:
    
    • Dynastic oaths
    • Coming-of-age rites
    • Funerary & remembrance ceremonies
    • “Memory-keeping” for planetary tragedies or realignments after the Blackwall
• Notable Assets: Includes but is not limited to;
  
  • The Archive of Embers – A memory-infused Force library containing oral histories, flame-sealed oaths, and ancestral echoes
  • The Flameforge – A ceremonial chamber where new initiates craft their own binding relics (rings, blades, or glyph-burned robes)
  • The Night Vault – A sealed chamber within the Shrine of the Inner Flame where only the Matron of Memory or a Crown’s Voice may enter

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Hierarchy:
  
  • Flamekeeper Sovereign – Currently vacant; would be someone recognized by both the Circle and Guild
  • Cinctari – Senior Flamebound elders, bound to oaths of silence or memory service
  • Emberbearers – Mid-rank operatives and ceremonial leads
  • Kindling – Initiates under training; wear unlit glyph-bands
  • Silentflame – Rare, trauma-bound members who serve as ritual anchors or protectors
• Membership: Estimated ~300 full Flamebound across the Commonwealth
  
  • Force sensitivity required (but not limited to Jedi/Sith philosophies)
  • Initiation: Must undergo a Flamebinding Rite overseen by a Circle elder
  • Completion of a personal Memory Journey, typically involving ancestral locations, lost family, or significant civic tragedies
  • Must forge or receive a Curio of Line (see below)
  • OOC: Open to Force-sensitive characters aligned with mysticism, civic duty, or ceremonial orders; light/dark/neutral variants welcome with narrative cohesion
• Climate:
  
  • Calm, intense, solemn — the Flamebound culture resembles an eternal dusk:
    
    • Reflective
    • Service-oriented
    • Deeply bonded through ritual
    • Most members view it as a calling, not a career
  • Some find the rites overwhelming or consuming, and a few fade into full ceremonial seclusion
• Reputation:
  
  • Among the public: revered, especially by citizens of Dosuun, Mephout, Salteract, Baralou, Skye, Virgillia VII and Dyspeth
  • Among militarists and pragmatists: seen as needlessly ceremonial, though respected
  • Among Force Orders: viewed as strange but stable
  • Among Hearthbound: sacred partners and ritual enforcers
• Curios:
  
  • Oath-Bands (braided cords, sometimes flame-sealed or etched with house glyphs)
  • Ceremonial rings, often forged in the Flameforge during initiation
  • Memoryflames — tiny, slow-burning votives that hold a single echo or vow
  • Ash-braided pins worn discreetly in civic clothing
  • Some elders bear glyph-burned sigils on their palms, called “Flamecall Marks”
• Rules:
  
  • Never break a witnessed oath
  • Carry memory — not only your own
  • Silence is sacred
  • The flame is not yours to command — it is yours to guard
  • No flame may be lit without meaning
• Goals:
  
  • Preserve memory during a time of galactic rupture
  • Protect rites of the Line and civic passage
  • Expand oathing sanctuaries across Commonwealth worlds
  • Safeguard ancestral locations affected by the Blackwall
  • Guide lost Force-sensitive youth into paths of service

MEMBERS
N/A

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
“When the Blackwall came, it did not ask for armies. It asked for memory.”
— Matron Saraya of Xiandara, Year One of the Flame

The Flamebound were formally founded in 904 ABY / 0 A.F., in the immediate aftermath of the Signal rupture and the slow engulfment of the Commonwealth by the Blackwall. Their creation was not driven by conquest or rebellion, but by an urgent civic and spiritual need: to safeguard the memory of the Line, and anchor the Force within ritual, duty, and remembrance — not faction.

The earliest Flamebound were members of the Hearthbound Circle, former Force-sensitive diplomats, medics, and civic archivists who had long distanced themselves from Jedi and Sith traditions. As the Planeshift scrambled planes and astrogation, and the Force itself seemed unstable in its flow, a consensus formed within the Commonwealth Guild of Force Users:

Something older than the Codes was needed.

Sanctioned jointly by the High Basileus Kelora, the Matron of Memory, and the Divan of Guild Affairs, the Flamebound were recognized as the first Ceremonial Order of the Flame, tasked with:

• Conducting rites of passage for nobility and citizenry
• Recording and preserving psychic or Force-imbued memory
• Creating new oaths and civic bindings for a post-First Order identity
• Investigating temporal and spiritual disturbances caused by the Blackwall

By 906 ABY, they had fully integrated into civic life, leading everything from Flamebinding rituals for dynasts to guiding lost Force-sensitive youth toward safe Guild-registry.

Today, the Flamebound are seen not only as ritualists, but as guardians of continuity — of who the Commonwealth was, is, and will be, even when the stars no longer shine in the same places.


Flamebound Philosophy on Jedi/Sith Affiliations

“The Force is memory, not morality. We carry its echoes. We do not bend to its factions.”

The Flamebound do not require members to reject the Jedi or Sith entirely, but they **require a reframing of those traditions. Entry into the Flamebound involves:

• Dismissing external codes (Jedi Code, Sith Code) as sovereign
• Replacing them with the Oath of the Flame — a civic, lineage-bound commitment to memory, service, and continuity
• Subsuming one’s identity as Jedi/Sith beneath the role of Flamebearer — in other words: your past path may shape you, but it does not define your flame

Practically:

• Former Jedi may join, so long as they accept the Circle as their civic anchor, not the Jedi Council or its equivalents.
• Former Sith are more scrutinized, but not forbidden. They must show a willingness to let ambition be memory-bound, not hunger-driven.
• Grey-aligned or unaligned Force users are most common.

What the Guild Requires:

The Commonwealth Guild of Force Users operates on a model similar to a university or civic union, not a religious order:

• Rejects absolute Light or Dark alignment
• Embraces disciplines instead of codes (Memorycraft, Linebinding, Echowork, etc.)
• Flamebound is one such discipline, ritual-bound and highly respected

So in short:

“You do not need to forget your past. But here, you speak in oaths, not dogmas.”

 

[Zachariah Conway]

Kelora Priestly

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[Zachariah Conway]

Kelora Priestly

This is now the second sub of yours I've had the chance to cast my eye over. You have this really cool ability to build something really intricate with full on codes and history and yet still have it make sense to someone who's not involved.

"You do not need to forget your past. But here, you speak in oaths, not dogmas." - I'm stealing this.

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