Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
The B'omarr Monks are members of a religious order on Tatooine that believes that the mind can be expanded to reach a state of enlightenment, which requires a withdrawal from all physical sensation. Once a monk has achieved enlightenment, the Order removes the brain from the enlightened monk's body and places it in a preserving container attached to a BT-16 Perimeter Security Droid. Attachment to the BT-16 gives the enlightened monk mobility without the necessity of a mortal body. Enlightened B'omarr Monks use telepathic commands to interface with their Droids' processors and command the Droids.
Homebrew B'omarr Order Data[]
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Homebrew Reference Book: Saga Edition All-Purpose Sourcebook
The B'omarr Order believe that cutting themselves off from all civilization and distraction was essential to their enlightenment. Forgotten by The Galactic Republic and populated only by uncommunicative local tribes, Tatooine offered a perfect haven. The Monks arrived aboard hadozen cargo ships, which formed the basis of their original monastery on the edge of the Dune Sea, and spent quiet centuries in meditation as they covered and enclosed it after encounters with sand storms and Tusken Raiders. Many people have cohabitated with the monks in the Monastery, adding to its monstrous halls where they could, before moving on- most notably the bandit Alkhara and the gangster Jabba the Hutt.
When a B'omarr Monk reaches "Enlightenment' and undergoes the "Shedding of the Body," they no longer need to sleep. The nutrients and stationary apparatus that keep the brain alive also provide the regenerative effects that sleep normally would.
If an enlightened monk is encountered walking the halls of the monastery in his brain walker, they are given wide berth, and often is bowed to. The walkers have only rudimentary processors with sensors tuned to detect certain energy signals associated with telepathic activity. The telepathic sensors attune themselves to the attached brain and cannot be manipulated by other telepaths while the brain is conscious.
The less enlightened members of the B'omarr- those who still have bodies- construct the walkers from readily obtained parts according to an ancient set of blueprints. Around the time of the Battle of Yavin, some of the initiates had begun experimenting with alternate designs, resulting in walkers with five or six legs, instead of the usual four. Provided at least two of the limbs of the walker are used as legs, the remaining limbs may be used as arms.
Members of The B'omarr Order Force Tradition can select Talents from B'omarr Monk Talent Tree
Membership[]
Any character with the Force Sensitivity Feat can become a member of a B'omarr Order of Shed Saints by being accepted by a Force Adept or Force Disciple who is already a member of a B'omarr Order of Shed Saints. However, when they reach "Enlightenment" they must undergo "Shedding of the Body," leaving behind their physical form.
B'omarr Nonheroic Units[]
See also: Nonheroic Units
| NAME | CHALLENGE LEVEL | AFFILIATION NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Rebellion Era Campaign Guide | ||
| B'omarr Monk | CL 5 | An enlightened monk, with their mind transcendent of a physical body. |