Overview of the Mandalorian Religion

The Mandalorians were a clan-based culture composed of members from multiple species and bound by a common creed,

language, and code. Known primarily as highly-effective mercenaries and bounty hunters, Mandalorians have at various

points in galactic history played a major role as legendary warriors and conquerors.

Originating around the year 9991 BBY on the planet of Mandalore in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories,

the Mandalorians' way of life revolved around honor and war, being led by a sole ruler known as the Mand'alor,

whose Protectors maintained a relative state of peace and unity between their people's warrior clans.

As a result of their warrior culture, the Mandalorians launched several wars of expansion by the time of the

Old Republic-era, colonizing nearby worlds such as Krownest, Ordo, and Concord Dawn, leading the sector surrounding

their homeworld to be known as Mandalorian Space.

In spite of this, relations between the Mandalorians and the Jedi were not always hostile, as Tarre Vizsla,

a human Mandalorian, was inducted into the Jedi Order as a child, creating a lightsaber known as the Darksaber

around the year 1050 BBY. Tarre eventually founded House Vizsla, claiming the position of Mand'alor,

with the Darksaber becoming a symbol of leadership for both House Vizsla and the Mandalorian people as a whole.

However, after Vizsla's death,

members of his house raided the Jedi Temple during the fall of the Old Republic,

stealing the Darksaber and using it to reunify the Mandalorian people,

waging war once more on the Jedi Order. Unfortunately, the final conflict between the Mandalorian warlords

and the Jedi at the planet Mandalore led to a a cataclysm that turned much of its surface into a lifeless white desert,

rendering it uninhabitable outside of hermetically sealed dome cities. After their defeat,

the Mandalorians remained isolated in their sector well into the High Republic Era,

not attempting to wage another war on either the Jedi nor the Republic,

with which they coexisted through treaties. However, the Mandalorians' warrior ways and desire for conquest remained alive,

eventually leading to infighting and civil wars.