Star Wars Galaxies Friday Feature
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The Nightsisters, often called the witches of Dathomir, are Force-wielding warriors descended from the exiled Jedi Knight Allya. During the era of the Old Republic, Allya was sent to Dathomir by the Jedi, who hoped that she would turn away from the dark side in time. Allya thrived on Dathomir using the Force to tame the wild rancors and hunt prey for food, and as time passed her descendants formed into clans.
One such clan, the Nightsisters, embraced the dark side of the Force. Many of the Nightsisters chant, sing, and cast spells to utilize the "magic" of the Force.
Axkva Min is a Nightsister elder who discovered the art of draining the life force of her enemies to enhance her own power. With each life destroyed, Axkva's hunger only grew.
To afford a steady supply of powerful Force sensitive beings, she set up a personal training retinue, selected from the most talented of the Nightsister Spell Weavers. From this pool Axkva chose the most powerful pupils and sent them out to establish a presence for the Nightsister conclave across the face of Dathomir.
In truth, Axkva was consuming the life forces of these students and later disposing of the bodies when her needs had been fulfilled. When the scope of her atrocities was brought to light, Axkva Min drew the ire of the most powerful of the Nightsisters.
Axkva Min was banished and imprisoned in the dark underground tunnels of Dathomir. She remains a menace to all beings on the planet as long as she lives.
