*This is a guest post by writer/researcher, Jared Hill.* With the newest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens , just days away from joining the iconic series, it’s a good opportunity to brush up on some lesser-known lore from the galaxy far, far away. What makes these modern-day legends so compelling is the level of detail that George Lucas and other writers have maintained throughout their entire chronology. There are hundreds of alien species and scores of exotic planets, all meticulously thought-out by the creators. In Star Wars a corporeal body isn’t required at all times – we as fans understand this, for it is an infinitely mysterious and intricately plotted universe, not entirely unlike our own. For Jedi warriors and Sith Lords, death is just another state of being, not the end of the road entirely. In the Star Wars universe, becoming a Force ghost is a fate that only one gifted in the Force can achieve, rather than something open to every sentient being. It takes some specialized...