The Mando’ade (The sons and daughters of Mandalore)
Faction Leader: N1majneb
Capital: Mandalore
Planets: Bandomeer (O6), Botajef (O6), Celanon (O6), Fedje (L5), Lantilles (P8), Ord Mantell (L7) Updated to reflect changes regularly
Grid: O6
Sectors: n/a
Description
The greatest warriors are the product of their defeats as much as their victories…
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Mandalore is a free world. Decades of Imperial dominance are finally over. The Mandalorians have wrestled away control in the vicious battle remembered as the Liberation of Mandalore; Kote Yaim’ol, the “Glorious Return.” The faithful warriors of Clan Eldar have provided something to all Mandalorians they have not had for far too long: a home.
Now comes the time for rebuilding, for looking to the future. We must work to unite the Clans, sounding our call to bring all the exiles home. We extend the offer of friendship to all Mandalorians. Every day, more return. They join the fold, bringing their experience, their craftsmanship, their excellence.
Every Mandalorian strengthens the others, strengthens us all. As in time immemorial, we fly the ancient banner of the Mando’ade. It reminds us of where we came from, and who we are. The great history of our people, our conquest, our destruction, and now, our rising again.
While not every Clan has joined us, all are welcome. Together, we will build great things.
History
During the Great Purge, many Mandalorian families and clans were entirely wiped out. Some members of Clan Eldar were fortunate enough to escape by fleeing their homes – a hard act for any Mandalorian. These disparate groups managed to keep in touch and, now that the Empire has fallen, are tentatively making contact again. With the fall of the Empire, Clan Eldar led the charge to return Mandalore to its people whilst the Galaxy dealt with the larger threat of Pyerce and his Imperial ideals. Eldar’s attention turned to restoring people’s trust and faith in Mandalore. The Duchess rallied the returning Houses and Clans under the banner of The Mando’ade, in the hope that Mandalorians could once again be unified in the Galaxy…
Costume
Famously clad in the beskar’gam (Iron Skin), many Mandalorians honour their family by wearing the Beskar passed down to them through the generations. Many choose to reforge and redesign their armour to make it more befitting to it’s new owner, others choose to let the imperfections of time tell their family history.
But not all Mandalorians wear armour, owing to the scarcity of Beskar. Those that do may wear incomplete armour too. Nonetheless, Members of The Mando’ade, and their allies, wear a wide range of different-coloured armour, and some wear no armour at all.
No Beskar helmet (Buy’Ce) is gender specific. The Art of The Mandalorian states it denotes a sub faction and not gender in much the same way as the helmet designs of ancient Greece offered regional variation of the same design.
All buckets are welcome within The Mando’ade!
But times have not been kind to the Clans, and many new members still need to earn their armour…
The Mando’ade does not expect its members to follow The Way. Removal of your helmet does not make you any less Mandalorian – Giving up does
Build Notes
The Mando’Ade will not limit builders to using solely IP based figures, the Mandalorian culture is known to have scavenged resources for their armour and other items across the ever expanding universe of Star Wars lore.
The recent Mandalorian battlepack (75267) is a great and cheap place to start, where you’ll be able to collect helmets and some great armoured figures. From here, other Lego ranges offer much more affordable minifig pieces such as Ninjago where you can make figures such as the below:
Although I use the pauldron from 75314 and the helmet from 75267 the body is from a recent Ninjago magazine and can also be found in set 71752
I looked to colour match the helmet to the figure in this instance.
Your creativity is key!
Territory
A Current list of Worlds and Assets
Current Planets: Bandomeer (O6), Botajef (O6), Celanon (O6), Fedje (L5), Lantilles (P8), Ord Mantell (L7)
Grid:
Hyperspace Lanes: Braxant Run, Celanon spur, Hydian Way, Junction Tierrel Loop, Salin Corridor, Randon Run, Relgi Run
How to Join
Enjoy all things Mandalorian? Whether you’ve been a long time fan or you’ve decided ‘This is the Way’ recently?
Do you enjoy building your own Star Wars themed MOCs and enjoy adding a little narrative to these builds?
Things you will need to do:
- Make an account (You can’t post to the forum if you do not have this)
- If you don’t have one, be sure to make an account with a Photo-Hosting site such as Flickr or Bricksafe (You will need this to post the photo to the forum)
- Contact N1majneb (On Eurobricks) or Discord https://discord.gg/P4ea72VR
- Create a Build for the Mando’ade on Mandalore (O7) and post to the forum (This will give you access to the Mando’ade Primary Channels & Ensure the willingness to post on the forum)
- Have Fun!
Useful Links
Mandalorian Language Inspiration