Mandalorian Republic

The **Mandalorian Republic**, simply referred to as the Mandalore, is the central civilian government that administers the Mandalore sector. The Mandolarians is a distributism monarchy spanning across 5 star systems. The Mandolarians handled all matters related to trade, travel, land claims and all efforts relating to Mandalorian governance.

At the height of the Mandalorian Republic it was one of if not the most impressive force to ever exist. Its Army, and Marine Corps were the best ground fighting force in the known galaxy, and its Navy was the most powerful naval force to ever exist.

But 20 years before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, a civil war erupted across the Mandalore Sector bringing them down from their once legendary potion as having the strongest military, The crisis only worsened when the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order fell, and with the rise of the Galactic Empire to power over the galaxy. It caused the Mandalorian people great stress, and torment as they now had to live under Imperial rule while also fighting a civil war.

But when the clans united once again under the leadership of Bo-Katan Kryze of House Kryze of Clan Vizsla.

## Government

### Houses

#### Royal House

There can only be one Royal House at a given time. A Royal House is the house that has one of its members sitting on the Throne of the Mandolarian People.

The person who sits on the throne automatically claims the title of Mand'alor, the ruler of the Mandolarians. All Mandolarians answer to the Mand'alor, as they are essential head of state, and government.

#### Nobel House

Nobel Houses are houses that have a seat on the Mandalorian Council. They exercise immense authority and power. Over their territory and are answerable only to the Mand'alor.

They also are the oldest of the houses and usually represent their clans on the council as such a Nobel House can become a great house if they are removed from that position by the other members of their clan.

#### Great House

Great Houses are houses that are a part of a clan but its members don't sit on the council. Great Houses are under the authority of the Mand'alor, and the leader of the house that seats on the council within their clan.

### Clan

#### Nobel Clan

Nobel Clans are the oldest of the clans they are responsible for.

## Mandalorian Armed Forces

The Mand'alor is the commander-in-chief of the Mandalorian Armed Forces. The Mandalorian Armed Forces, which is headquartered at the Triskelion on Concordia, administers the three uniformed service branches of the Republic: they're the Navy, the Army, and the Marine Corps.

Each of these branches include numerous component services, or are supplemented by other independent services. Additionally many reserve, support and ceremonial units exist.

From the time of their inception, the Mandalorian Armed Forces have played a decisive role in the history of the Mandolarians. They have created a sense of national identity, and remain one of the most important factors in Mandalorian society.

Mandalorian forces can be rapidly deployed by the Navy's 5 active carriers or the 100,000 active ships, the Army's 117th Death Legion, the 12th Owls Regiment, the Marine's 5th Crusader Squadron, 27th Vertigo Company, and the Secret Service can be deployed in less than an hour. The Navy can strike targets throughout the galaxy, and with the assistance of the Starfighter Corps can strike targets across a planet's surface through its fleet of strategic bombers, and provide close air support to the Army and Marine Corps ground forces.

## Culture & Society

### The Mandalorian People

Mandalorians were some of the most feared warriors in the galaxy. As prideful warriors, they held combat as the cornerstone to their culture, their individual identity, and spirit. Mandalorians shared a strong code of honor that could be invoked to settle disputes with one-on-one combat that would conclude with the death of one opponent. This affinity and tradition for single combat extended beyond justice, however, as Mandalorians even sought single combat simply for the glory of fighting a great opponent, such as a Jedi Knight, and even used it to settle leadership disputes. However, some in House Vizsla refused to accept non-Mandalorians like Maul from ever becoming ruler of Mandalore via such traditions. Maul himself had Prime Minister Almec lie to the Mandalorian people by claiming that Satine Kryze had killed Pre Vizsla, Maul's predecessor. The Darksaber was appropriated by House Vizsla as a symbol of authority and leadership used to unify the Mandalorians. The weapon became revered and was passed down to new leaders who defeated the previous leader in combat, with claiming the weapon in any other way being considered illegitimate. As well as the Galactic Basic Standard, Mandalorians spoke Mando'a, whose written form was also known as Mandalorian.

The Mandalorian clan structure was like a pyramid, with the ruler, or Mand'alor, at the top and the Mandalorian Protectors enforcing their rule. Below them were the political factions known as clans, which were made up of family houses. One example was Clsn Vizsla, which comprised House Vizsla and House Wren. Under the rule of Duchess Satine Kryze and the New Mandalorian government during the Clone Wars, the Mandalorians had mostly rejected their martial ancestral ways but maintained a police force and secret service, who wielded electropoles and shields.

Though Mandalorians were usually distinctly human, one did not need to be human to become one. Instead, what one needed to do was follow the Mandalorian Creed. Thus, some individuals, non-humans included, could be adopted into the Mandalorian creed as foundlings, children raised to become Mandalorian warriors. Followers of the Creed viewed the foundlings as the future, and any Mandalorian with a foundling in their care was duty-bound to reunite it with their kind or to raise them, acting as the child's parent. When a foundling came of age, if he or she had not yet been reunited with its kind, they could decide to leave or join the Mandalorians, and become an apprentice. According to Creed, saving a foundling was the highest honor. Although Mandalorians who had been foundlings were treated no differently than any other Mandalorians, possessing the right to bear their armor and even to form their own clans, discrimination towards foundlings was observed to be present within Mandalorian organizations, including members of the Nite Owls, who said that former foundlings did not have Mandalorian blood in their veins.

Some Mandalorians, such as the Children of the Watch, followed ancient religions such as the Way of the Mandalore. Mandalorians who followed the Way did not consider others as true Mandalorians, while mainstream Mandalorian regarded the Children of the Watch as religious zealots.

### Daily Life & Death

Early Mandalorian culture, originating with the ancient Taung species, was believed to have begun as a religious warrior society, with sophisticated laws and customs that went on to become the Canons of Honor. War was practiced as a form of ritual worship to their multiple gods, but following the destruction of the Nevoota, war itself became a god, personified by Kad Ha'rangir the destroyer god. In Mandalorian mythology, Kad Ha'rangir represented the opportunity for change through destruction, and was eternally opposed by Arasuum, the personification of stagnation and inactivity.[3] Because of this, many of the Mandalorians' earliest conflicts were seen as holy wars and their warriors known as the Mandalorian Crusaders. As time went on and the majority of the Taung had perished by the end of the Great Sith War, the Mandalorians began accepting beings of other races and species into their fold, viewing those who joined them on equal footing to those who had been born into the culture, and transforming what it meant to be a Mandalorian. Having become a mixed group of beings from numerous worlds and species, those who considered themselves Mandalorian were bound by a single, unifying culture rather than any one race, and they believed that an individual was defined by their actions rather then the circumstances of birth.

Central to the Mandalorian culture were the Resol'nare, or the "Six Actions' '. These six tenets defined what it meant to be a Mandalorian, and any who wished to be considered as such was expected to abide by them. The Resol'nare consisted of wearing armor, speaking the Mandalorian language, defending oneself along with one's family, contributing to the welfare of your clan, rallying to the Mand'alor when summoned, and raising one's children in the Mandalorian ways. In order to retain their heritage in the face of outside influence, Mandalorians placed a high value on rigorously carrying out the Resol'nare's tenets in a daily manner. However, interpretation of the Resol'nare differed, and at least one group of Mandalorians, the New Mandalorians, potentially followed an alternate interpretation of the Resol'nare by doing away with personally-owned sets of armor and refusing to aid the Mand'alor.

The Mandalorians are a nomadic people, with the roots of this tradition tracing back to the Mandalorian Crusader's tendency to make conquered worlds their home. Even long after the conquest of Mandalore, the Mandalorians would hold on to these nomadic traditions, partially out of attachment to the old ways, but also as a means to avoid presenting a single target to any enemy who would wish to wipe them out. Thus, Mandalorian communities have cropped up across the galaxy, and there are many Mandalorians who have never even stepped foot on Mandalore. Mandalorian families never expect their current home to be permanent, nor do Mandalorian soldiers. Portability is desired over a large number of material possessions, and even the traditional Mandalorian dwelling known as a vheh'yaim was designed to be set up for temporary occupation and easily deconstructed or abandoned. While many cultures with a settled location celebrated events and festivals that were derived from the changing seasons of their homeworld, the Mandalorians' nomadic customs have left them largely disconnected from these sorts of cycles as they traveled from world to world. Though Mandalorians who come from Concord Dawn generally still mark the end of the planet's harvest, on the whole, most Mandalorians have taken to celebrating mainly the events of the life cycle such as birth, coming of age, marriage, and death. Burials for the dead are also uncommon, due to the inability for nomads to sustain cemeteries and the impracticality of bringing bodies with them on the move. The Mand'alor would be given a proper burial as a sign of respect, unless they chose otherwise. Mass graves and cremation were common when a body could be recovered, with the ashes of those cremated, scattered, and one of the fallen's possessions—often their armor—kept in memorial; if a full set of armor couldn't be recovered, it was commonplace to retrieve smaller parts such as helmets, gloves, or plates instead. It was also Mandalorian custom to recite the names of loved ones and friends who have passed each night before sleep as a means of keeping their memory alive. The uncertainty of life meant that most Mandalorians celebrated the time they had at every opportunity, taking part in communal singing, drinking, and enjoying time with family. The concept of aay'han was a Mandalorian term that encompassed the joy of time spent with loved ones while remembering those who were no longer among the living, relatively similar to the Basic term "bittersweet".

The ancient Mandalorian Crusaders and their Neo-Crusader replacements lived and thrived on war, seeking conflict, and attaining glory through conquest. But following the end of the Mandalorian Wars, many Mandalorian soldiers would become bounty hunters and mercenaries, selling their services to the highest bidder. This mercenary trend would become a part of the culture for thousands of years to come, and many in the galaxy saw the Mandalorians as little else. However, while mercenary work and bounty hunting would be a primary means of income for the Mandalorians, there were a wide assortment of other jobs Mandalorians typically took on. Several Mandalorians earned their living as weaponsmiths, or bodyguards for the host population of the worlds they lived on. Others remained in the Mandalore sector, toiling in workshops and factories, or working the land as farmers. Several Mandalorians on Mandalore worked what might be considered "domestic" occupations, tending bars and running shops, as well as working as doctors and veterinarians. Despite the wide array of professions Mandalorians took, every Mandalorian was combat trained and they could band together into an army on short notice. In addition to the general misconception that all Mandalorians were mercenaries, Mandalorians were also considerably more sociable than many would expect. As long as individuals spoke their mind and said what they meant, accepted a meal when offered—as an offered meal was a great compliment for a nomadic society that ofttimes lived hand to mouth—looked them straight in the eye or the horizontal section of their visor when wearing a helmet, took off their boots when entering their home, paid their debts, fussed over their children, never made a pass at a Mandalorian of the opposite sex unless the individual planned to become part of the culture, and respected the elderly—as any Mandalorian who has reached such an age would be an exceptional warrior—anyone who encountered a Mandalorian outside of combat was unlikely to come to harm.