Notes of a Zabraki Sith - nesta

[Joslae]

A number of thoughts regarding Purity in its various forms.

Purity can be interpreted in various ways, many of which are prevalent in the House of Horuset and its allies. Racial purity, oft called Racism, is openly present and generally accepted within the Houses, and the Empire as a whole.
It celebrates the idea that one species - within the Houses, it is the Sith Pureblood, within the Empire it is both the Sith Pureblood and the Human - is superior to all others.
The Empire has a general sense of xenophobia, in that it sees aliens as cancer, something that needs to be cut away. Hence, Sith such as acolyte Sovernus Nova and myself are seen as lesser, only because of our alien heritage. The Sith Purebloods that are the pride of the Houses see themselves as superior to us, simply because of their ‘pure’ heritage, their traditionalist views, and their natural affinity for the Dark Side.
Racial purity is present in every galactic society and/or species. My own species, for example, holds up a facade of xenophilia, while viewing the weaker of their race as lesser beings. This is internal purity, also known as elitism.

I am reminded of an encounter acolytes Sovernus Nova, Zena Vici and myself had with a Sith Pureblood apprentice when we had only just joined the Horuset Powerbase. If I remember correctly, we were discussing the prophecy of the Sith’ari, (The Sith’ari will be free of limits, the Sith’ari will lead the Sith and destroy them, the Sith’ari will raise the Sith from death and make them stronger than before.) which acolyte Vici made fun of, at which the apprentice entered the scene. She chastised Vici for making fun of the prophecy, stating that “Traditions are something that should be taken seriously.”.

It is here where we see a discrepancy in the apprentice’s zealous behavior, as acolyte Nova subsequently asked the apprentice about Bloodsoup (a delicacy of the Sith Purebloods), at which the apprentice giggled, and stated that it is her favorite delicacy as if to unnerve acolyte Vici. As the apprentice giggled, acolyte Sovernus asked whether Bloodsoup had greater traditional and symbolical value than simply being a delicacy. The apprentice stared him down, stating that "Oh, you were serious."
Why would an apprentice tell acolytes not to make fun of traditions, and then attempt to use those same traditions to unnerve one of the acolytes? Isn’t that hypocritical, and by extension heretical behavior?

Following, acolyte Sovernus asked me whether or not the traditions of old should be taken seriously. I answered his question, stating that they should be respected and taken seriously at all times. It is now, several months - perhaps a year later, that I realize that Sovernus was chastising the apprentice in his own, deceitful ways, exposing her hypocrisy and heresy.
As the apprentice heard Sov chastising her, she decided to recover what she could and leave the room, after saying something I don’t remember. This apprentice’s behavior could be worth using to my own advantage and warrants further investigation.

One of the other kinds of Purity found within the Houses is purity of thought, or orthodoxy, as it is more commonly known.
I have previously recorded my thoughts on the subject matter, (refer to entry #3 of this journal) and concluded that - and I quote: “The orthodoxy of the Sith is not thinking. Not needing to think, just believing what you are told. The orthodoxy of the Sith is unconsciousness.”
This purity of thought is frightening, as it is easily corrupted, and then does not serve its original purpose. This same principle can be applied to language, and language alone can change thoughts, or make them impossible to express. Thought can also corrupt language, and it might have disastrous consequences if it does. Thus, we come to the conclusion that if thought corrupts language, language also corrupts thought.

One of the many types of purity I rarely encounter in the Houses, however, is purity of information. This is natural, of course, as information is never pure, being tainted by political views, alignment or other factors once it is transferred verbally, or written down. Hence, so-called 'objective' information does not exist, those who claim that it does are fools. This is exemplified quite well by the Sith Order, where you are more likely to encounter half a truth or a lie, instead of the (subjective) truth. This is, of course, necessary for any true Sith to survive the ruthless pecking order that exists within the Order, and one needs to hone their skills of lying to perfection if they wish to achieve a rank deserving of respect. After all, the gift of a good liar is making people think you lack a talent for lying.