Obi Ta’Va — Ether Seeker Monk

Description

The Order of the Seekers of Truth arose long before the borders of the great Confederation stretched across hundreds of stars. Its monks do not rule worlds or command armies. They devote their lives to philosophy, science, the study of other cultures, and the pursuit of harmony between mind, body, and spirit. Their small chapters can be found in the farthest reaches of the Confederation—among quiet mountain monasteries, orbital sanctuaries, and forgotten colonies on the edge of explored space.

Every Seeker is trained to master the blade, yet it is believed that a true master should live an entire lifetime without ever drawing it against another sentient being. To them, the greatest victory is one after which no one has died.

Once, Obi Ta’Va sincerely shared this belief. He spent years in meditation, studied ancient treatises, and practiced with a sword he hoped he would never have to use. But curiosity proved stronger than the monastery walls. Leaving his chapter behind, Obi set out to wander the spaceways, determined to see with his own eyes the peoples and worlds of the great Confederation.

What he found was nothing like the world described in his teachers’ books.

War was consuming the frontier systems. Disease devastated colonies. Famine turned prosperous cities into graveyards, while alien invaders came from the depths of space, regarding negotiation as nothing more than a sign of weakness.

And then Obi realized something terrible.

His order had not attained enlightenment. It had simply spent too long looking inward.

While sages debated the nature of existence in the safety of their ancient chapters, the real world around them was burning. Their libraries gathered dust, moss crept across their walls, and beautiful truths slowly hardened into dogma—dogma incapable of protecting even those for whom those truths had once been written.

Obi did not reject the teachings of his order, but he stopped believing that the desire for peace alone was enough.

Sometimes, to stop a war, one must stand between the killer and the victim.

Sometimes, words come to an end.

And when they do, the hand must remember what it was taught through long years of training.

Since then, the Ether Seeker Monk has passed through many wars. He has fought beside soldiers and mercenaries, argued with scientists, rescued researchers, shared food with refugees, and found friends among those he had once known only from the pages of books.

Over time, other wanderers began to gather around him—warriors, thinkers, inventors, exiles, and adventurers, each of whom had glimpsed a different fragment of the vast truth.

Now Obi brings them together as the Seekers of the Great Truth.

He still believes that every conflict should first be met with an attempt at peace. He still prefers conversation to weapons. He still considers every life taken a failure of reason.

But his sword no longer remains sheathed at any cost.

Obi has seen too much to allow his own wisdom to become an excuse for inaction.

Somewhere among the countless stars, he hopes to find a truth capable of saving the Confederation.

And if someone stands in his way who understands only the language of the blade, the Ether Seeker Monk is ready to speak that language as well.

Box Contents

• Single character miniature, multi-part kit
• 10 high-quality resin parts
• 2 head options
• 2 left-hand options
• Supplied with a 40 mm base
• Supplied unassembled and unpainted

Technical Information

Product Name:

Obi Ta’Va — Ether Seeker Monk

SKU:

AW-665

Range:

Empire of Higher Good

Scale:

28 mm

Eye Level Height:

33 mm

Full Height:

56 mm

Number of Parts:

10

Base Size:

40 mm

Material:

High-quality resin

Kit Type:

Multi-part character miniature

Assembly & Preparation

1. Use cyanoacrylate glue for assembly.
2. Wash all resin parts in warm soapy water before assembly and allow them to dry fully.
3. Test-fit the optional heads and left-hand components before final gluing.
4. Minor cleanup, adjustment, or gap filling may be required for the best results.