Weapons? Diplomacy where able. When not, this. [Luke unclips a seven-inch cylindrical tube from his belt]

A lightsaber, an energy sword designed both to fight and defend. In the hands of a trained Force-user it can deflect energy weapons, as well as cleave through nearly any known substance.

One thing you must understand about my home is that there is a civil war going on. The central government was ruled by a Sith Lord, an evil Force-user, and he used political power and other means to oppress the entire galaxy. I was part of a resistance movement that rose up to end his reign. War is an unfortunately pervasive part of home, though it is coming to a close.