Force

"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it: makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."
::-- Yoda, Episode V
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The Force is the center of the Jedi's religion. People who are strong in the Force are guided by its actions and they can use the Force to accomplish fantastic feats; but the Force is also a reflection of its wielder. There is a side of the Force called the Dark Side. It preys upon the emotions of rage and hatred, and makes villains out of its practitioners. 
Because part of the appeal of the Force to non-Force users is its mystery, these news files will not detail all the specific abilities of Force wielders. The apprentices will learn from their Masters and the non-Force users will learn from the Jedi they interact with.
When you play your character, whether you are Force sensitive or not, you should be clear on the kinds of IC attitudes that are 'normal' for sentients to have towards the Force.
Non-Force Users: Know of the Force, but know next to nothing about it. For some of these sentients, the Force may be a mysterious power akin to magic. To many 'civilized' Republic citizens, it is like an impersonal 'God'-- a force of good and righteousness. To others it is a hokey religion, stuff and nonsense, not to be taken seriously. Those of
the Republic's citizens who take Jedi as spiritual mentors learn more; they learn what their trainers teach them about the living Force that unites all life -- but has a Dark Side, a terrible second face which can never be satisfied and is responsible for all the evil that life creates.
Jedi: Know what their Master has told them. In general, the Jedi view of the Force is as described above. The Jedi view their own duty to be the protection of life and the nourishment of the Force. Rather than allow life to give in to the domination of the Dark Side, a Jedi seeks to preserve balance and keep virtue foremost, while knowing that the Dark Side pulses beneath, like a dark river beneath a layer of virtuous glass. Resisting that Darkness and empowering others to resist it--that is the premier moral calling of a Jedi.
Category:The Force