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Mandalorians. Trained from birth to fight in battle, their bodies are honed into killing machines.
These independent warrior-nomads have challenged the Jedi for centuries.
The Mandalorians embrace conflict and admire strength. But they are different from our dark counterparts.
They are not like the Sith. Mandalorians believe confrontation is required for growth -
on the personal, as well as the cultural level. War is the Mandalorians’ way of life.
Combined with their thirst for conquest, it makes them undeniably dangerous. However,
we must acknowledge that their commitment to self-improvement is not unlike our own...
and there is even something respectable about their rugged sense of honor. But they are
not our friends. The Mandalorians’ allegiance to our enemies has cost us dearly.
After the Sith Empire’s initial onslaught, star systems continued to fall, until the
Jedi finally managed to stop the enemies’ advance in the Mid Rim. For the first time
in decades, the Republic Senate breathed a sigh of relief. But it was short-lived. In
the arenas of Geonosis - a young gladiator had risen to prominence, calling himself the
new ‘Mandalore’ - a title unclaimed for centuries - a title reserved for the greatest
warrior in the galaxy - a warrior worthy to lead the Mandalorians. Though it had been
centuries, the descendants of the once-proud culture had not forgotten the legends of the
Mandalores who had gone before. Spread far and wide, working as mercenaries and bounty
hunters, when the new Mandalore called, his loyal subjects came. Mandalore’s call
was simple - to confront the galaxy’s greatest challenge and fight the legendary
knights of the Jedi Order. Amassing an army overnight, Mandalore planted his forces in
the path of the hydian way trade route - cutting off the Republic’s most critical
supply lines. We were initially hesitant to pull back from the battle with the Sith in
the Outer Rim - but after several pleas from the senate, the supply crisis could not
be ignored. The Jedi Order answered the new Mandalore’s challenge - we attacked
the blockade. Our order was defeated quite profoundly...
The Mandalorian blockade held strong until the day intrepid smugglers took their shot
at the Mandalorians, and managed to rescue the Republic. Mandalore went on to lead many
of his followers to seek new challenges while others again struck out on their own. The
true enigma in the resurgence of the Mandalorians was the rise of the new Mandalore himself.
I will endeavor to find clues to this enigma for my next report.