Sorcerers of Tund

The Sorcerers of Tund were a largely reclusive, secretive ancient order of dark siders from Tund, a remote, shadowy planet in the Centrality of the Outer Rim Territories and were notable for their concealing outfits. The Sorcerers were highly skilled in deception, illusions, and shapeshifting. They rarely ventured off Tund, and were known to be driven mad by their explorations of the Force.

History[]

Sorcerer of Tund JATM — A Sorcerer of Tund displaying Force abilities.

The Sorcerers of Tund were established on the planet Tund following the Great Hyperspace War,^[4] believed have been during the Third Great Schism of 4250 BBY.^[3] They were originally composed of Kissai heretics who were exiled from^[2] Korriban.^[4] This pure-blooded Sith society – spoken of in whispers throughout much of the galaxy – combined science, ontology, and magic. Convinced by their Rakatan interactions that all sentients are Force-sensitive, the Sorcerers of Tund proclaimed the omnipresence of the Force ("the Unity") that illuminated the deception of dualities and multiplicity.^[2]

The early Jedi viewed the sorcerers as merely another^[2] dark side^[5] Force sect, much like the Jal Shey or Zeison Sha. But following the Restoration—and reign of terror by Karnak Tetsu, who led the sorcerers in the years following the Great Sith War—the Jedi Order viewed the Sorcerers' hermetica as a heresy.^[2] The Jedi Council tried to recruit the Sorcerers, but were unsuccessful.^[5] The sorcerers were reticent in accepting outlanders, believing that only true Sith can grasp their truth. However, they welcomed the few remaining Massassi and Kissai, descended from outcasts much like themselves.^[2]

During the waning years of the Galactic Republic, numerous crises forced the Jedi to abandon their surveillance of the Sorcerers. Darth Sidious did not see any potential for recruitment in the ranks of the Sorcerers, believing that the Imperial Navy could contain Tund.^[5]

In 22 BBY, Adler Roty claimed to be a Sorcerer of Tund.^[6] The last known disciple of the group was Rokur Gepta, a Croke who joined the group, learned all their secrets of power, invented a few of his own, and when he felt that there was nothing more to learn, killed the others and all other life on the planet with his electromagnetic torpedo.^[7] Gepta would repeatedly come into conflict with Lando Calrissian during the early years of the gambler's career,^[8] eventually dying at his hands, thus seemingly eradicating the order.^[9]