Path of the Closed Fist

Path of the Closed Fist
Organizational information
Title of leader	Mother (Elecia Zeveron) Herald (Werth Plouth) Guide of the Closed Fist (Marda Ro)
Positions	Little Elder Guide Herald Mother
Beliefs
Locations & temples	Path compound, Dalna
Relics & artifacts	Rod of Power
Historical information
Date founded	382 BBY
Planet of origin	Dalna
Founder	Marda Ro

"The Jedi have come looking for the Path of the Open Hand, but they are too late. They did not heed our warning, and now they will pay the price—the price not of an open hand but a closed fist. Who walks the Path with me? Who walks the Path of the Closed Fist?"

―Marda Ro founds the Path of the Closed Fist

The Path of the Closed Fist was a sub-group of the Path of the Open Hand, a Force cult on Dalna that believed that no one, especially the Jedi, should use the Force. It was founded shortly before the battle known as the Night of Sorrow, by the Guide of the Path of the Open Hand Marda Ro, who became the Guide of the Closed Fist. It took the Path of the Open Hand's beliefs to a violent extreme, attacking and making war against the Jedi in the Night of Sorrow and using both a large arsenal of weaponry and Nameless creatures that preyed upon Force-sensitives against them. Members included Binnot Ullo.

Appearances

• The High Republic: Path of Vengeance (and audiobook)
• The High Republic: Cataclysm (and audiobook) (First identified as Path of the Closed Fist)
• "A Closed Fist Has No Claws" — The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 1 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 2 (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 3 (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror 4 (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic: Tempest Breaker (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic: Tempest Breaker script (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Sources

• NYCC 2023: 13 Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy

Notes and references

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