The Flowers of the Moon, also referred to as just Flowers in day-to-day parlance, are an order of spiritual healers. Their central base of operations is the Moon of the Gardens, a moon that is, appropriately, completely covered in gardens above and below ground, all of which are tended to by the Flowers and their order.
The Flowers train and study for as long as they choose, to develop and cultivate the skills of healing. They are able to tap into a power that is often seen as supernatural, but to the Flowers, this is only nature itself; it is comparable to the Force. Flowers are typically able to access this power to some extent and, through it, most exhibit a number of powers.
These can include but are not limited to: holistic healing, which includes spiritual, emotional, and mental, as well as physical; sensation enhancement; minor illusions and sensory accentuation; visions and premonitions; empathy; soothing calm; telekinesis; and numerous other applications. There are a smaller number of Flowers who focus on more physical and martial abilities, due to the persistent threat of forces such as Empire Galactic, who have always been enemies of the Flowers.
Most Flowers will learn at least a basic, perfunctory martial art, for fundamental protection. The few Flowers who dedicate themselves to a more physical, combative focus often travel, to ensure the safety of the many Flowers traveling in the universe. Taking a life is abhorrent to the Flowers, and they will usually try every other option before resorting to anything that would result in loss of life to any living thing.
Many Flowers make themselves and their abilities available, whether for simple tasks such as pleasure for hire, or more complex ones, such as long-term therapeutic applications and wide range healing. They maintain very good relations with organizations such as GEAS, and much of the overwhelming embrace of the Flowers by the rest of the universe is due to their tremendous assistance in the aftermath of the Planet X Incident.
The Flowers were instrumental in the recovery of a wide range of living things, humans and humanoids included, after the disaster on what is now known as Planet X. Because the Flowers' healing applied to not just physical levels of damage, they were more effective than virtually any other relief at saving the lives, minds, and sanity of countless victims of the catastrophe.
Accordingly, in most situations and on most worlds, the Flowers are regarded with respect and deference. Most will not act, however, unless they have carefully considered what consequences those actions will have; authority is not something taken lightly by a Flower, and most will generally resist being put in a position of great authority for long.