Lightsabers

Lightsabers are weapons available to Force using members, whether or not they are aligned to the dark side or the light.

How they work

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Blue lightsabers are generally associated with the Jedi Knights, and their red counterparts are generally associated with practitioners of the dark side of the Force, such as the Sith

By using special crystals and a complex hilt, A beam of cutting light (much like a laser) is generated in the shape of a sword. Lightsaber blades can cut through almost anything, excluding other lightsabers, cortosis (which shuts down a lightsaber) as well as phrik alloy and mandalorian Iron which both resist the cut of a lightsaber.

Obtaining a Lightsaber

In the Dark Brotherhood, members first gains access to a training lightsaber when they join, but they are not permitted to have a Lightsaber displayed on his or her Dossier until they have reached the rank of Protector. At that time they are permitted the use of armory lightsabers, provided they meet certain criteria. These lightsabers are not as powerful as the regular, but are a valuable training tool.

Once knighted, they are allowed to fabricate their lightsaber using a special, web-based tool which allows them to pick through many different hilts, colors, and blade colors.

Furthermore, members that reach Equite 1 gain access to basic double bladed lightsabers, and a basic double bladed lightsaber.

Combat

Fighting with lightsabers is a test of skill. Many millennia have passed in generation of very specialized and effective forms of, including methods on how to utilize dual lightsabers and the double bladed lightsaber to their best abilities.

Even more rare than those who have the training to use two lightsabers at once, or use the double-sided lightsaber, are those few who have been awarded the Golden Lightsaber.

Custom Lightsabers

At the Equite 2 rank, a member is permitted to fabricate their own single lightsaber from raw parts. This is commonly called a Custom Lightsaber, in that they are generally very unique to the user, and hand crafted. Beyond that rank, further options for customization are availible.

The Herald is the Dark Council member who is responsible for creating and uploading custom lightsaber images.

Lightsaber Availability

Lightsabers, both standard issue and custom, are available in many different varieties with different options for both hilt and blade. The following table outlines which options are available at each rank.

Lightsaber Availability
Rank	Selector Options	Custom Options
NV1	Training Saber	--
JM1	Armory Single Saber	--
JM4	Single lightsaber	--
EQ1	Armory Dual Sabers	--
EQ2	Armory Saberstaff 5x Dual Saber designs	Custom Single lightsaber (Includes shoto & long handled hilts)
EQ3	Any Dual Sabers Any Saberstaffs	Alchemically treated crystals
EQ4	--	Custom dual sabers Custom saberstaffs
EL1	--	Any weapon combination Dual-phase lightsabers
EL2	--	UV lightsaber

Metals

Here's an example of some of the metals available to members during the crafting of their lightsabers:

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Examples of metals used in lightsabers