Nightsister ([naɪtsɪstə˞])

Most Nightsisters were Dathomirian, but members of other species could be part of the coven.

Several studies indicated that the Nightsisters were a peaceful tribe who lived in harmony with their planet, but this was not true. The Nightsisters of Dathomir lived in the seclusion of a stone fortress that bordered dense swampland.

A matriarchal society, the coven of sisters lived apart from the men of Dathomir, the Nightbrothers, whose only use was to serve the sisters as servants and breeders.

A Nightsister's clothing was typically dark and striking. It often featured flowing robes or tightly fitted garments that were accentuated intricate patterns, leather, and bone-like elements. Rich reds and imposing blacks were featured most often in their clothing, but greys and purples were also used as accents. They also incorporated heavily variable designs, such as items more suited for combat or layered fabrics and sharp angular designs destined for ritual use. Accessories like arm bands, chokers, or headdresses adorned with feathers, horns, and other tribal symbols were common with Nightsister rulers, while most women preferred simple gold jewellery.

The Nightsisters mummified their dead before placing them in pods of animal skin decorated with tassels, which were hung on structures made of branches, bones, animal skins, and shells. Their graveyards mimicked the configuration of the plant life seen on Dathomir, with its crooked trees burdened by large, cocoon-like fruits.

Before placing dead Nightsisters in burial pods, Nightsisters went through many steps to prepare a funeral. When cloth was used for burial pods, it was washed in magickal water. Then, the fabric was hand-braided together while Nightsisters recited a protection spell. Finally, the bodies were cleansed with fragrant oils and placed in the newly created burial pod and mummified.

• Allya
• According to a commonly told story, Allya was a female Jedi whom the Council sent into exile on Dathomir in 600 BBY. There, she allegedly trained other women in the ways of the Force, ultimately giving birth to the Dathomirians, who eventually splintered into clans of witches. However, the Jedi Council had no such records, and the Dathomirians had other contradictory stories about their origins. Allya did, however, write the Book of Law, which portrayed the Jedi Order in a bad light, causing the Nightsisters to have little respect for them.

• Army of the Dead
• Nightbrothers
• Nardithi Nightsisters
• Great Mothers
• Mother Talzin's clan
• Spiderclan