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=Gray Jedi=

Gray Jedi tend to branch into two groups. Those who are gray because they follow any and all principles ranging from light to dark and use both sides of the force. Other grays called 'True Grays' have a specific set of principles that guide them before, or in place of others.

Grays
Gray Jedi are often confused or unsatisfied members of the sith or the Jedi who have thrown off their allegiences or maintain them lightly with either aspect. Their morals, ethics, and principles are hard to guess at because Gray Jedi do not tend to band together except at unification sites and orders. For some reason these orders and sites do not last long so it is hard to say if there really are any Gray orders. The one thing that ties Grays together is their dissatisfaction with just one alignment or one order of the force causing them to branch out and embrace many.

This is a list of unification orders where a Gray is most likely to be found and accepted/comfortable. Order of Alignment ([|Link]) Unified Jedi Sith Order ([|Link]) Order Supero Omnia ([|Link])
 * __Unification orders__**:

True Grays
True Gray Jedi have their own principles to follow however these have less to do with morals or goals than they do with methods. These Jedi are very extreme in their application of training and their orders tend to be extremely selective and small since they care nothing for numbers so much as quality. Few Jedi or Sith Orders are actually aware of their existence either because of a tendancy toward secrecy despite no need of it.

True Grays are absolutely vicious about weakness and skill. They will do you the favor of accepting nothing but the best from you. In addition their range of skills is wide. They do not settle for knowing the basics. Usually they are expert at most skills and masterful in the rest. If a Gray encounters a new challenge or useful skill they will often pursue it with relish. For this reason they are not to be underestimated. Training never stops.
 * __Defining Principles__**:
 * -Eliteness**

True Gray Jedi do not recognize a lack of morals or ethics. They will not create them for you but they expect you to provide your own and they are very careful to test you on them. As a True Gray you have no free space to hold beliefs that you do not actually believe in. No belief is unquestioned or untested. As a result the people are usually strongly driven in their purposes and very capable in their pursuits. They also don't care much for empty words.
 * -Exploration**

True Gray Jedi are adamant about action. If you want something you are either in the process of getting it or you need to let it go. Grays brook no space between want and action. In that space where wishing happens is the weakness of inactivity which breeds an attitude of 'I Can't'. Something that can get you verbally if not physically murdered at any gray institution.
 * -Accomplishment**

Grays believe in purging themselves of weakness. You may think that sounds like a common principle. Almost Sith. You have never seen a Gray pursuing their purge. If a Gray is afraid of something they usually jump into it immediatly. A gray Jedi afraid of heights will do whatever it takes to experience heights until the fear is gone. They will stay alone in the dark, they will enter a scary situation, they will do all of this with relish and without hesitation. Fear is an invitation to greater strength and self understanding. As a result most Gray Jedi have plenty of scars, and an ability to tolerate intense pain without trouble. A Gray also tends to have a short lifespan, but a good one.
 * -Purging**

Grays tend to operate similar to Jedi Orders but prefer training in person. Since there are very few fresh students and most Grays are in the field at all times (Wherever that may be) New initiates are met in the field rather than presenting themselves. Usually an Initiate must already have proved their merit to the Gray without having known they were being watched for that purpose. When they have shown merit they recieve an invitation to study. All students get one shot at leaving the Gray way of life. They only get one chance to come back no questions asked. If they leave a second time they are done permanently whether they come back or not. Once a Student understands what they are getting into and have accepted their invitation theyare trained in all of the basics very carefully. How to use the force, how to learn, how to act, skill training is taught as it applies in the field. Once they have learned enough of everything to be proficient they are usually approached by a knight or master for training. It is rare for an apprentice to ask for apprenticeship. This is often because the training becomes so much harder and because it is usually masters and Knights who know when a student is ready. This is because they have to first complete the ritual of 'crossing the line'.
 * __Aspects of Gray training__**:

Crossing the line is something that is kept very secret. It is the proof that a Gray is ready to start the next phase of three phases. Though what must be done cannot be stated here, if a student spplies themselves to the teachings, a Gray who has already crossed the line will be able to tell if they have crossed. When they have crossed they are told that they have and what crossing is and means. Only a student who has crossed the line may be taken as an apprentice.
 * Crossing the line**

The second stage of being a Gray is when a Gray has reached knighthood after their training with their master. This can take any amount of time and occures in the field more often than anything else by far. As an Adult the Knight is absolutely free to pursue their courses and only periodically checks in with their master or any form of Gray authority. What they are searching for is a secret they keep for themselves and those they trust most. Whenever they have found it they return to the main body (if there is one) or a master who has also completed their knighthood.
 * Adulthood**

In order to become a master the knight will have to meet with another master's approval. This is not always after completing their knighthood. If the subject has met with the masters approval the master will usually give the new master one command and then the knight has become a Master. Masters must complete that command. Often they spend the remainer of their lives doing it.
 * Mastery**

Grays do not tend to live long because of the nature of their training however their lives accomplish much more than the full lives of most men do.
 * __Mortality rate__**:

None
 * __Gray Orders__**:

Sam)(ael Azaroth
 * __Remaining 'True' Grays__**:

Zian (1)
 * __Student Resources__**: