• Sundray@lemmus.org
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    7 hours ago

    they are given laser swords

    You mean those kids didn’t go through the Jedi ritual of constructing their own lightsabers? What has happened to our cherished traditions?!

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      3 hours ago

      At least before the fall of the republic, it was apparently common for Jedi Padawans to be locked in a cave to face a trial against their deepest fear to get a Kyber Crystal to even make their lightsaber in the first place. If they failed to conquer their fear, they died.

      Edit: apparently they don’t die per se, but are meant to believe they will and also if they fail, they might be stuck there. It’s weird and still not ethical

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      7 hours ago

      Palps strip mined Ilum so it’s probably better that we don’t send younglings there any more.