Mandalorians

"“Honor is what separates us from all the aruetiise of the galaxy. It's our honor that binds us to one another as brothers and sisters, honor that keeps us true and calm in battle. It is honor alone that has led us to victory a thousand times, and it is honor that will lead us to victory a thousand times again. Our honor is what defines us, what guides us, what molds our lives into something beautiful and worthy of showing the galaxy. And those without honor are dar'manda, lost souls, unworthy of living but too pathetic to die.” - Gali Messada, Mandalore the Poet, known for his exceptional oratory skills"

THE CRUSADES

 * Early Mandalorians centered their entire culture on war, leading crusades to expand their territory. Their numerous victories and strength on the battlefield made them admired and feared throughout the galaxy, even after their crusades ended with their defeat at the hands of the Republic. No longer an army, the Mandalorians spread across the galaxy and became more like an army-for-hire or individual bounty hunters.

THE CLONE WARS

 * The Mandalorians stayed fairly neutral during the Clone Wars as the then-current government was lead by Duchess Satine and the New Mandalorians, a group of pacifists. Death Watch (Mandalorian radicals who wished to lead Mandalore into another crusade for an empire) rebelled against the New Mandalorians and, with the death of Satine, temporarily asserted their authority over Mandalore. Darth Maul assumed control of the Mandalorians after winning a duel against Pre Viszla, but the former’s death resulted in the end of Death Watch’s reign. The New Mandalorians were unable to return their authority to the government and Mandalore fell to a state of peace, even without a government.

THE GALACTIC EMPIRE

 * With the New Mandalorians no longer in power after a Death Watch insurgency, Mandalore was occupied by the Empire. The Mandalorians later rebelled under the leadership of Fenn Shysa and pushed the Empire out of Mandalorian space.

MANDALORE NOW

 * Shysa’s dying wish was for a Fett to claim the title of Mand’alor. Jango Fett, father of the now-infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett, was once Mand’alor and Shysa believed Jango’s son would be share the same qualifications to lead the Mandalorians. After giving his word, Boba Fett is now leader of the Mandalorian clans, both on Mandalore and across the galaxy.


 * While bounty hunter Fett is now Mand’alor, the Mandalorians continue to function without a structured government. Fett, with a small group of trustees, functions as the leadership but the retained the tradition of leading without many written laws, aside from the Resol’nare. The majority of Mandalorians live as bounty hunters or farmers, although their warrior-like nature has not left them in the slightest.