Teras Kasi Archive

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Is it True the Teräs Käsi Hunted Jedi and the Jedi Feared Teräs Käsi Masters?

Not particularly, no. But there were a few instances where Jedi fought Teräs Käsi practitioners. For example, Joclad Danva (HNN) was both a Jedi Knight and Teräs Käsi tournament fighter who was defeated by Phow Ji in the Bunduki Teräs Käsi tournaments. Joclad implied he did not use the Force as his training as a Jedi taught him, but limited himself to using only his training in Teräs Käsi.

Wasn't the Order of the Teräs Käsi a Secret Organization that Hunted Jedi?

Though I don't know the author's sources, there is an entry in Star Wars Encyclopedia (June 30, 1998. Del Rey. Stephen J. Sansweet.) which states:

"Both a martial art and an Order. The Teräs Käsi were formed from the remnant civilians of a long-ago battle which devastated their home world of Palawa, a war which involved the awesome powers of the Jedi Council. The few survivors of Palawa migrated to a nearby world called Bunduki, where they decided to master mind over body so they may keep the Jedi use of power in check. The Teräs Käsi are thought to be sensitive to changes in the Force, and Teräs Käsi Masters are feared by the Jedi. But Teräs Käsi are not generally Force users as Jedi are: Teräs Käsi draw internal, personal power, while Jedi draw from everything around them."

I'm also trying to confirm the validity of statements about Teräs Käsi in the timeline by Galactic Embassy, a community of Star Wars RPG fans. In the timeline, it is stated that the Followers of Palawa secretly hunted Dark Jedi and Jedi who were near turning to the Dark Side, and that the Teräs Käsi assassins may have been known as "Shadows."

There is no peace, there is anger.
There is no fear, there is power.
There is no death, there is immortality.
There is no weakness, there is the Dark Side. I am the Heart of Darkness.
I know no fear, but rather I instil it in my enemies. I am the destroyer of worlds.
I know the power of the Dark Side. I am the fire of hate.
All the Universe bows before me, I pledge myself to the Darkness.
For I have found true life, in the death of the light.