Wise Master

"I can show you the Prime Jedi, the Wise Master of the ancient dark, the folly of Palpatine, and the tragedy of Darth Vader the strong...."

- Snoke, to his Supreme Hand

The Wise Master was a legendary figure existing during the primeval era of the galaxy. Said to be of both the light and dark sides of the Force, she was part of a first Force-worshiping order later venerated by the Sith, and had the power to create life, including twisted abominations, through her command of the midi-chlorians. Ultimately her order separated into Jedi and Sith factions during the Hundred-Year Darkness, though legends of the Wise Master circulated in later eras, and were taught to Ben Solo by Luke Skywalker and Snoke.

Life and legend
A primeval first order of Force-adepts came to prominence in the period before the Hundred-Year Darkness. Among these early worshipers was the Wise Master, a figure said to have the power to create life through her control of the Force. She was said to have been of both the light side and the dark side of the Force, and exhibited control over both. Sith legends later spoke of her ability to twist and command the midi-chlorians through sheer brute strength, while Jedi believed that she created beings that were more like twisted, soulless abominations, lacking free will. She was said to deprive these creations of access to the Force except for the measures she doled out to them, and that she intended on populating the galaxy with these beings to create an orderly, peaceful, and compliant society. She conquered her creations carnally to exhibit her command over the beasts.

Legacy
Following the Hundred-Year Darkness, the Wise Master's order split into Jedi and Sith. The Sith venerated her for her control of the Force and her ability to command the midi-chlorians, though the Jedi believed her true nature lay in the abominations she created, considering them soulless beings with no free will, which the Wise Master hoped to populate the galaxy with. She provided an example of the nature of conquest and domination to future Sith Lords.

Luke Skywalker taught Ben Solo a parable of the Wise Master during his Jedi training, though Solo took the opposite lesson from it, believing that he embodied the legacy of both Anakin Skywalker and his alter ego Darth Vader in the same way the Wise Master used both the light and dark sides of the Force. Snoke, the Supreme Leader of the First Order, also taught Solo legends of the Wise Master, as well as other figures like Darth Plagueis, and offered the youth the same control she once exhibited. Snoke also mentioned the Wise Master to his Supreme Hand in the years before the rise of the First Order, suggesting he could show her the legendary figure, as well as others like the Prime Jedi, Darth Sidious, and Vader.