"The Mandalorian Soul: Forged by Industry, Honor, and Savagery" was the title of Vilnau Teupt's address. This historian was chosen as the keynote speaker for the four hundred and twelfth Proceedings of Galactic Anthropology and History, hosted at Brentaal Academy. During the year 24 ABY, on the planet of Brentaal, Teupt endeavored to give a succinct overview of several centuries of Mandalorian history and culture to those present. His speech started with the founding of the Mandalorian Crusaders by the ancient Taung, continued through the establishment of Mandalorian space, and considered the religious and cultural transformations that marked the Mandalorians' long and complex history.
The speech given by Vilnau Teupt, entitled "Industry, Honor, Savagery: Shaping the Mandalorian Soul," initially appeared within Star Wars Legends canon inside the reference work, The Essential Guide to Warfare. An excerpt from the speech acted as an in-universe method of presenting the section of the reference book dedicated to Mandalorian history and culture; the book was authored by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart, and it was released on April 3, 2012.