Nathema Zealot

The Nathema Zealots were a group of powerful Force-sensitives founded by Emperor Valkorion of the Eternal Empire. The Nathema Zealots were among the only Force-sensitive beings able to withstand the horrors of the Void through a regime of daily and intense rituals and meditation.

Through this mental conditioning, it allowed them to focus their power well, while at the same time eroding their free will, allowing Valkorion to create a completely subservient army of powerful Force users. However, during the conditioning, an unexpected side effect was found. Because of their adaptation to the Void, they started to become dependent on it for their own existence. Leaving Nathema would result in the Zealot falling into a catatonic state.

In an attempt to make use of what he viewed as a failed experiment, Emperor Valkorion designated the Zealots to act as an elite guard - the wardens for the prisoners he had sent to Nathema's Sanitarium. This included the Emperor's own daughter, Vaylin, who was the subject of a ritual designed to break her spirit and condition her mind.

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