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The Force
The Force is a binding, metaphysical and ubiquitous power that holds enormous importance for many Force-based organizations, such as the monastic Jedi orders and Order of the Dark Hand. The Force is viewed in many different aspects but is primarily divided into the light side and the dark side. The light side of the Force is the facet aligned with compassion, courage, healing, and benevolence, while the dark side of the Force is aligned with hatred, fear, aggression, and malevolence. Some beings believed that the dark side of the Force was more powerful than the light, though it was possible that the dark side was just more tempting to those who used it (or desired to use it). Others thought of the Force as an entity capable of intelligent thought, almost as a sort of god.
Though the Force was thought to flow through every living thing, it could only be harnessed by beings described as "Force-sensitive". This Force-sensitivity was correlated with, and sometimes attributed to, a high count of internal micro-organisms called midi-chlorians that were found in a Force-sensitive's blood: the higher the count, the greater the being's potential Force ability, though there were some exceptions to this rule. Force-sensitive beings were able to tap into the Force to perform acts of great skill and agility as well as control and shape the world around them. Sometimes this ability was described as having a strong Force "aura".
Force abilities
Manifestations of the Force, which were mentally-based abilities and tapped through the practitioner's willpower, could take all forms, and included telepathy, psychokinesis, and enhanced physical and metaphysical perception. The Force could be used to bend the will of weak-minded beings and guide an adept's body. Users who were very good at using the Force could cease merely reacting to their surroundings and actually predict events in the very near future, such as the next blow in a duel. The Force can also be used to sedate. In addition to enhancing their own skill, Force users were capable of channeling the energy of The Force directly into the world around them.
