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Sorcerers of Tund

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an allegedly ancient and mysterious brotherhood of magicians from the Tund System, these overly flashy sorcerers clothed themselves in distinctive charcoal-gray robes and turban-like headgear that covered everything but their eyes. It was unknown if all the sorcerers were of the same race or from a variety of races, since no one outside the brotherhood ever saw one without their robes on. The Jedi Knights knew of the Sorcerers, who called their connection to the Force "magic." The Jedi Council of the ancient Old Republic chose to allowed the Sorcerers to continue their dabblings in the Force, provided that they didn't turn very far down the path to the Dark Side. In the aftermath of the Battle of Ruusan, the Sorcerers were all but forgotten. What no one realized was that, near the time the Empire was created from the rubble of the Old Republic, the Sorcerers had been wiped out, and the planet Tund reduced to a glowing ball of ash, by Rokur Gepta. Gepta continued to spread rumours and stories about the Sorcerers, to keep his mystique valid. Emperor Palpatine even became interested in the Sorcerers, believing that their religious teachings were based on ancient Sith doctrines. When Roku Gepta was destroyed by Lando Calrissian during the early years of the New Order, it was believed that the Sorcerers of Tund were finally extinct.