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| === History ===
| | Echani. The word itself brings the red armour of the Imperial Guard to mind, their ruthless efficiency a testament to their training at the academies of the Empire. But the Empire can hardly lay claim as the originators of this deadly art of war. |
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| The [[Echani]] were noted as skilled warriors, and many of their techniques became the basis for the Echani style of martial arts. The Echani were distinguished by their focus on light weaponry and armor, relying more on skill and technique rather than brute force. | | The Echani people, rivals of the Mandalorians, were a people who held that combat was not merely a system of self-defense, but more frequently, a method of communication. The Echani held that a person could learn more about a person in a few minutes of fighting than they could in hours of vocal discussion. |
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| Their form is an almost forgotten fighting style, taught to the royal guardsmen of the Emperor, it is commonly fought with the aid of two small knives, the wielder needs to go through years of rigorous training to master Echani. The fluid movements of this combat are unpredictable, barely restrained emotion as the combatant fights. So powerful is Echani, the teaching of it is banned on the majority of planets in the known regions - this, however, is irrelevant, as so few remain who have mastered the style to the point that they are capable of teaching it. This fighting style should be wielded with extreme caution and due to it’s rare nature - especially by those who merely "toy" with it. Stances, Strikes and defense have not been catalogued.
| | The Empire seized upon the effective art, and began to modify it to their more domineering purposes, teaching it to their elite warriors, the crimson-armoured and cloaked Imperial Guard. For the duration of the Empire, this art was tought to the elites in training areas known as 'squalls', where the competition was fierce and the turnover exceedingly high, with the grave claiming more students than would graduate. |
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| === Combat Gear ===
| | In the times since the empire, a higher value was placed on the students who were capable of learning the physically demanding Echani, masters taking on only one student at a time, which also helped the already rare masters from incarceration, as Echani is illegal in many systems. |
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| The Echani were known to focus primarily on melee weapons, such as vibroswords. Echani-made double-bladed vibroblades were used by the Palpatine's Royal Guard, yet again influencing their look. Though their personal energy shields were popular during the period surrounding the Jedi Exile's travel through the galaxy, they eventually fell out of general use. | | ===Stance=== |
| | The echani stylist will, as many other arts, turn sideways to present a smaller target profile to their opponent. Lowering their center of gravity and broadening their stance so that their feet are just a touch wider than their shoulders, the stylist works to ensure that they are more than difficult to kock down. |
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| The Echani eschewed the use of armor, preferring to fight in minimal clothing. Their fighting style focused more on agility and movement, and so anything that hampered their freedom of movement would be avoided.
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| | Echani strikes from the hip, the warrior turning his body into the strikes, pivoting to lend momentum to each blow. Counter pivoting is done from the hip, flowing from one strike to another in a very fluid form. Strikes are done with precise targeting, the stylist developing a strong repetoir of nerve strikes and pressure points for maximum efficiency in fighting. |
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| === Training in the Brotherhood === | | ===Defense=== |
| | The defense of Echani relies largely on counter-strikes. That is to say that the Echani stylist will intercept an opponent's attack by striking the opponent's limb that carries said attack. Done successfully, this offensive defense can cripple a lesser opponent before they get the chance to even land a blow. Because of the style's defensive teachings, this makes for quite a show if two Echani stylists of equal skill combat each other. |
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| Training of the Echani art is heavily restricted in the Dark Brotherhood. Only certain members are allowed to use Echani as a form of unarmed combat. More info on this soon. | | ===Training=== |
| | Since the collapse of the Empire, learning Echani has become far more difficult. The few surviving members of the Imperial Guard who did not retire or enlist with the various splinter groups very infrequently feel the need to teach others their art. When such a rarity occurs, the master will take only a single student, teaching them up through the ranks one-on-one, a stark contrast to the days of the Empire, when entire classes were tought, and pitted against each other, the gladiatorial methods inspiring fierce competition in the students. Also contributing to the rarity of this art is the fact that most systems declared Echani illegal, the product of anti-imperial sentiment after the Galactic Civil War. |
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| | The Echani people were well known for their craftsmen, and their art reflects that. Echani is tought in three steps: unarmed, knife, and double-bladed staff. The knives are small, ergonomic, and easily concealable, their function primarily to lend a lethal touch to already incapacitating nerve cluster strikes. The double-bladed staves used by Echani are collapsable, extending from a meter long staff by interior mechanisms, the primary function of this being to allow a less damaging defense, making live captures easier, while maintaining the capacity to kill, if need be. |
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| | Level: Elite |
| | Prerequisites: Jakelian 4/5, Wisdom 18 |
| | Style: Hard |
| | Weapons: unarmed, knife, and double-bladed staff |
| | • five-strike, intercept attack, aggressive evasion |
| | •• damage nerve, six-strike, render unconscious |
| | ••• blood-spiller, Bone-split form, seven-strike |
| | •••• irrigate flesh, immobilize foe, nerve-wrack strike, eight-strike |
| | ••••• Macabre dance, Sphere of Pain, Fangs of the Krayt, nine-strike |
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| *[[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow]] | | *[[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow]] |
| *[[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]] | | *[[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]] |
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Echani. The word itself brings the red armour of the Imperial Guard to mind, their ruthless efficiency a testament to their training at the academies of the Empire. But the Empire can hardly lay claim as the originators of this deadly art of war.
The Echani people, rivals of the Mandalorians, were a people who held that combat was not merely a system of self-defense, but more frequently, a method of communication. The Echani held that a person could learn more about a person in a few minutes of fighting than they could in hours of vocal discussion.
The Empire seized upon the effective art, and began to modify it to their more domineering purposes, teaching it to their elite warriors, the crimson-armoured and cloaked Imperial Guard. For the duration of the Empire, this art was tought to the elites in training areas known as 'squalls', where the competition was fierce and the turnover exceedingly high, with the grave claiming more students than would graduate.
In the times since the empire, a higher value was placed on the students who were capable of learning the physically demanding Echani, masters taking on only one student at a time, which also helped the already rare masters from incarceration, as Echani is illegal in many systems.
Stance
The echani stylist will, as many other arts, turn sideways to present a smaller target profile to their opponent. Lowering their center of gravity and broadening their stance so that their feet are just a touch wider than their shoulders, the stylist works to ensure that they are more than difficult to kock down.
Striking
Echani strikes from the hip, the warrior turning his body into the strikes, pivoting to lend momentum to each blow. Counter pivoting is done from the hip, flowing from one strike to another in a very fluid form. Strikes are done with precise targeting, the stylist developing a strong repetoir of nerve strikes and pressure points for maximum efficiency in fighting.
Defense
The defense of Echani relies largely on counter-strikes. That is to say that the Echani stylist will intercept an opponent's attack by striking the opponent's limb that carries said attack. Done successfully, this offensive defense can cripple a lesser opponent before they get the chance to even land a blow. Because of the style's defensive teachings, this makes for quite a show if two Echani stylists of equal skill combat each other.
Training
Since the collapse of the Empire, learning Echani has become far more difficult. The few surviving members of the Imperial Guard who did not retire or enlist with the various splinter groups very infrequently feel the need to teach others their art. When such a rarity occurs, the master will take only a single student, teaching them up through the ranks one-on-one, a stark contrast to the days of the Empire, when entire classes were tought, and pitted against each other, the gladiatorial methods inspiring fierce competition in the students. Also contributing to the rarity of this art is the fact that most systems declared Echani illegal, the product of anti-imperial sentiment after the Galactic Civil War.
Weapons
The Echani people were well known for their craftsmen, and their art reflects that. Echani is tought in three steps: unarmed, knife, and double-bladed staff. The knives are small, ergonomic, and easily concealable, their function primarily to lend a lethal touch to already incapacitating nerve cluster strikes. The double-bladed staves used by Echani are collapsable, extending from a meter long staff by interior mechanisms, the primary function of this being to allow a less damaging defense, making live captures easier, while maintaining the capacity to kill, if need be.
Level: Elite
Prerequisites: Jakelian 4/5, Wisdom 18
Style: Hard
Weapons: unarmed, knife, and double-bladed staff
• five-strike, intercept attack, aggressive evasion
•• damage nerve, six-strike, render unconscious
••• blood-spiller, Bone-split form, seven-strike
•••• irrigate flesh, immobilize foe, nerve-wrack strike, eight-strike
••••• Macabre dance, Sphere of Pain, Fangs of the Krayt, nine-strike
Known Echani Adherents