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Cythraul (Creature)

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{{Species
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|name=Cythraul
|designation=[[Arcona]]
|planet=[[Starwars:Millinar|Millinar]]
|language=
|height=1.5m
|length=2m
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|haircolor=White/Gray/Black, often being a mixture of the three
|eyecolor=Assorted
|feathers=
|distinctions=*Larger than the average [[Starwars:Wolf|wolf]]
*Large canine teeth
*[[Starwars:The Force|Force Sensitivity]]
*Given as a reward for services to [[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
*Heightened sense of smell
|lifespan=Up to 30 years
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Cythraul are semi-sentient canine mammals which hail from the planet [[Starwars:Millinar|Millinar]], in the [[Starwars:Hapes Cluster|Hapes Cluster]]. They are given as pups to prominent Arconans who are on their way to earning the Clan Title of [[di Tenebrous Arconae|Arconae]], and having Cythraul is sign as a badge of honour among the Arconans. Their loyalty is unmatched when they form a connection with a force sensitive master.

Cythraul translates roughly in Hapan to “Demon”.

==History==

In the time leading up to the war, Sashar joined Marick on a trip to the Hapes cluster. It would be the last mission the two would go on, as it was Marick’s initiation into becoming a True Shadesworn. Their objective was simple: to bring back a pack of Cythraul. Marick had often told his clan-mates of the ferocity, loyalty and efficacy of the over-sized canines, but what really piqued Sashar’s interest was that the creatures seemed to have a pack-bond affinity with Force users. The Hapan had said that once a Cythraul bonds with a Force user, it is a stronger bond than that between parent and child; they would stick with them for life. After exploring the planet of Millinar, the pair were successful, and brought back no less than three pups and their mother and father. However, before the four males could be given to four aspiring members of Arcona, the Tenth Great Jedi War broke out, and with the turmoil that followed, the creatures were forgotten in the bestiary. Only when Wuntila was able to cement his rule was he able to turn his attention to the Cythraul.

==Biology==

The creatures can grow as large as 1.5 meters tall and over 2 meters long and can reach full size in less than a year. They can weigh anywhere from 110lbs (50kg) up. Their teeth are larger and stronger than a typical canine, and are said to be able to rip right through humanoid bone and flesh with ease. Powerful and athletic, their muscle structure allows them to run swifter than the average human and can jump just as high as three meters vertically. Their paws are padded.

Heightened sense of smell makes them perfect for hunting living game, whether it nerf or human. Their eyes see in gray-scale, so they have little problem hunting at night.

Their fur is dense and they have fluffy winter fur, with short underfur and long, coarse guard hairs. Most of the underfur and some of the guard hairs are shed in the spring and grow back in the autumn period. The longest hairs occur on the back, particularly on the front quarters and neck. Especially long hairs are found on the shoulders, and almost form a crest on the upper part of the neck. The hairs on the cheeks are elongated and form tufts. The ears are covered in short hairs which strongly project from the fur. Short, elastic and closely adjacent hairs are present on the limbs from the elbows down. Usual colourings for the Cythraul vary from white to gray to black, often being mixtures of the three. Their eyes can range from a vast catalogue of colours and do not indicate genetic lineage.

== [[Arcona|Arconan]] Cythraul ==

Marick and Sashar brought home the Alpha male, and one female to be kept in the Feluriaglade for future breeding. The Alpha male had been planned for Zandro, Consul at the time, but after Wuntila assumed the [[Serpentine Throne]] and handled the subsequent struggle that ensued in it's wake, his Proconsul decided it was time to continue with the plan he and Sashar had set out on what seemed like so many months ago. The other three where given to [[Marick Arconae]], [[Invictus]], and [[Teroch|Teroch Erinos]]. The second litter was given to [[Sanguinius Tsucyra]], [[Socorra Erinos]], and [[Cethgus Entar]] on the first anniversary of Arcona's reclanning.

[[File:Kotekiraktahlitter.JPG|thumb|400px|left|The first litter of Arconan Cythraul]]

=== Kilvin (Wuntila) ===

*'''''Master''''': [[Wuntila Entar Arconae]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Ice Blue
*'''''Coat''''': Mixed
*'''''Personality''''': Kilvin is the leader of the pack. By his very nature, he is extremely protective of his "pups". Calm and collected, but with a temperament that can erupt at any time, Kilvin is the mirror of his master. Any who push the Alpha male to do so rarely come out unscathed or with their life. Father to Kote, Kira and Ktah, Kilvin is by far the largest of any Cythraul. He is surprisingly quick for his size, however. He has a presence fit of a leader, and a simple baring of his fangs is often enough to put any of the pups in their place. Full grown at the time of their meeting, the Alpha Cythraul showed aggression towards the approaching [[Wuntila Entar Arconae|Wuntila]], but after meeting the beast's gaze with his own, the [[Consul]] of [[Arcona|Clan Arcona]] strode forward and placed a hand on the wolf's head, placating the feral beast and making him Wuntila's own.
[[File:Samswolf.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Kilvin, Alpha Male]]

=== Kote (Teroch) ===
('Might/Glory' in Mando'a)

*'''''Master''''': [[Teroch Erinos]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Orange
*'''''Coat''''': Black
*'''''Personality''''': Kote is the most wild of the three pups. Sashar had picked Kote out as a gift for Teroch before he died. The Cythraul is willful and at times disobedient, yet seems perfectly at ease around his owner. It is also worthy of note that Kote doesn’t seem to get on with his siblings.

[[File:Koteold.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Adult Kote]]

=== Kira (Marick) ===
('little wolf' in Hapan)
*'''''Master''''': [[Marick Del'Abbot]]
*'''''Gender''''': Female
*'''''Eyes''''': Blue, Violet
*'''''Coat''''': White
*'''''Personality''''': The runt of the litter, and the only female, Kira has a chip on her shoulder to prove herself. Leaner than her brothers, her alacrity ranks higher than any other Cythraul. She has a unique case of heterochromia that makes her left eye a deep blue and her right eye violet. She took right to Marick the second he picked her up, and the Proconsul would have most likely slain any attempting to argue their joining.

[[File:Kiracythraul.JPG‎|thumb|200px|left|Kira]]

=== Ktah (Invictus) ===

*'''''Master''''': [[Invictus]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Red
*'''''Coat''''': Blackish-blue
*'''''Personality''''': Playful, yet mischievous and prone to anger, fickle. 'Ktah' is a Cheunh curse that Invictus used in response to the pup's actions, so much so that he thought it was his actual name.

[[File:Ktahbig.JPG|thumb|300px|left|Ktah]]

=== Tam (Sanguinius) ===
('twin' in Anaxsi)
*'''''Master''''': [[Sanguinius Tsucyra]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Black
*'''''Coat''''': White-grey
*'''''Personality''''': Tam is full of energy, bounding around and tormenting his fellow pups with his antics. Often seen panting with his tongue sticking out, Tam is a bit of a prankster, always happy and getting into trouble. Seeing something of himself in the cub, Sang named him Tam (twin) after first meeting him. However, the Prelate often has to deal with complaints from victims of the pup's antics and pranks. The one Cythraul that Tam doesn't pester is his father, Kilvin, having already suffered the wolf's ire in the past.

[[File:Tam.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Tam]]

=== Akua (Socorra) ===
('Respect' in Olys Corellisi)
*'''''Master''''': [[Socorra Erinos]]
*'''''Gender''''': Female
*'''''Eyes''''': Ice Blue
*'''''Coat''''': Black with longer white tufts
*'''''Personality''''': Akua is the only female of the second litter, but it makes little difference when it comes to the pups as she gets along with all of them equally well. She is extremely hyperactive with an endless pool of energy, running in circles, performing tricks and begging for attention and affection. She has a permanently flopped-over ear, adding to her cute playfulness. The female's shortened name is from “Aa’kua/Respect”, given to her after piddling in excitement on her Master upon first meeting.

[[File:Akua.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Puppy Akua]]

=== Nero (Celahir) ===

("Black" and "Genius" in Italian and Finnish respectively.)

*'''''Master''''': [[Celahir Erinos]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Silvery Grey
*'''''Coat''''': Black, Brown and Grey
*'''''Personality''''': Nero, taking after his master, is very picky about whom he listens to. Sharing the same stubbornness and quiet arrogance young Celahir used to display, he often reminds his master of his former self. When unneeded he often wanders off, this can be credited to his lone nature. He is however very loyal to his master and therefore always returns to wherever Celahir can be found.

[[File:Nero.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Adult Nero]]

=== Mamoru (Cethgus) ===

("Protect" in Japanese)

*'''''Master''''': [[Cethgus|Cethgus Tiberus Entar]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Green
*'''''Coat''''': Black and Gray
*'''''Personality''''': Mamoru is one of the two males of the second litter. Though his moods are prone to whimiscal change, he is quick to show his teeth. Still young, he is kept in line every time he meets the first litter, always trying to impress and improve himself. Mamoru will never leave his master's side willingly and is always trying to prove himself. He is a little too proud for his own good which normally lands him in trouble, and always quick to take offense to unwanted attention.

[[File:Mamoru.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Adult Mamoru]]

=== Zymmal (Legorii) ===
("Killer" in Entariad)

*'''''Master''''': [[Legorii Kryotek Entar]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Crimson
*'''''Coat''''': Grey with touches of obsidian and purest white
*'''''Personality''''': More reserved and aloof than the other pups in his litter, Zymmal lacks his siblings' playfulness. Content to observe, Zymmal's eyes, which bear an eerie similarity to those of his master, are piercing. Undistinguished by size or speed, even experienced Dark Jedi are unnerved by the cold cunning and dark machinations that lurk behind the cythraul's sanguine gaze. Though still very young, and at times displaying expected immaturity, Zymmal is generally composed and resolute, matching his master's iron will and self-discipline.

[[File:Zymmal.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Adult Zymmal]]

=== Mirdala (Kalon) ===
("Clever" in Mando'a)

*'''''Master''''': [[Kalon Dane|Kalon Dane Beviin]]
*'''''Gender''''': Female
*'''''Eyes''''': Blood Red
*'''''Coat''''': White and Grey
*'''''Personality''''': Mirdala is perhaps the most patient of Arcona's Cythrauls. Whilst generally acting aggresive to every person she encounters except for her master, Mirdala will never attack unless ordered to do so, or if the life of Kalon is threatened through actions and not words. She will never leave her master's side, loyal to him and him alone. Their eyes both burn the crimson red, hinting to perhaps a deeper connection then what is generally obvious. Kalon gave her the name Mirdala due to her patient and rather tactical (yet never the less deadly) behaviour, similiar in some aspects to her master who favours such strategy.

[[File:Mirdala.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Pup Mirdala]]

=== Stele (Andrelious) ===

*'''''Master''''': [[Andrelious|Andrelious J. Inahj]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Green
*'''''Coat''''': Black, Red
*'''''Personality''''': Unlike Andrelious, who is usually quiet for the majority of summit meetings, Stele can be quite vocal, almost as if he is trying to speak for Inahj. It is also apparent that Stele, who was named after a famous Imperial pilot, appears to tolerate space travel more than his fellow Cythrauls. Andrelious has even started taking his companion on space flights, forcing the Clan Rollmaster to abandon his TIE Advanced. Only when Inahj is near a 'Rebel' design does Stele growl, almost echoing his master's distaste with 'enemy' technology. The first time Stele saw a Stealth-X, he pee'd on it.

[[File:Stelepup.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Pup Stele]]

=== Ivoshar (Atyiru) ===
("Wind" in Kaleesh)
*'''''Master''''': [[Atyiru Caesus Entar|Atyiru Entar]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Pale yellow
*'''''Coat''''': Russet-brown and black mix
*'''''Personality''''': Steadfastness, nobility, and a streak of sly cunning lie at this hound’s heart. As dynamic as his namesake, always present yet detached, Ivoshar is a complex pup. The intelligent gleam in his bright eyes hints at his aim to ensure the safety of his kin and his family. Unlike his master, he is often much more aloof and serious, and makes up for her lack of self-preservation with his own express protectiveness. He does, however, execute some “controlled mayhem”, as a terribly conniving little marauder. When they first met, the Cythraul "smiled" wolfishly at Atyiru, and she smiled back. His name is a memento to his master’s deceased Kaleesh friend.

[[File:Ivosharpup.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Pup Ivoshar]]

=== Rowd'e (Nadrin) ===
("Wild" in Kuati)
*'''''Master''''': [[Nadrin Erinos Arconae|Nadrin Erinos Arconae]]
*'''''Gender''''': Male
*'''''Eyes''''': Pale yellow/Gold
*'''''Coat''''': Gold and grey mix
*'''''Personality''''': Mischievous, playful and seemingly spilling with energy, Rowd'e is a fair reflection of his master's personality. An extremely inquisitive pup, he is always searching out new things, and then chewing on them which can cause annoyance to some, but endear him to others. Rowd'e is also a very approachable Cythraul, willing to give new people a chance when he meets them, but will hold a grudge if he feels threatened and will defend his master to the death.

[[File:rowd'dpup.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Pup Rowd'e]]

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Soulfire Strike Team

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{{Organization
|image=[[File:Soulfire.jpg|250px]]
|name=Soulfire Strike Team
|founder=unknown
|leader=*[[Sergeant (battle team)|Sergeant]] [[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[Socorra Erinos|Executive Officer Socorra Erinos]]
|headquarters=[[AGV Valour's Fall]]
|formed=Unknown
|founded=Unknown
|reorganized=*[[20 ABY to 25 ABY|24 ABY]]
*[[36 ABY|Again in 36 ABY]]
|affiliation=*[[House Galeres]]
*[[Soulfire|Soulfire Strike Team]]
*[[SCEPTER|S.C.E.P.T.E.R]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}{{Quote|A Human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.|Robert A. Heinlein}}

A [[Battleteam]] within [[Arcona]], Soulfire Strike Team is an elite commando unit formed to fill a variety of mission profiles within Arcona’s military. With an unconventional ‘blasters first’ policy on threats, the team treat themselves as commandos before Jedi and often view their talents in the Force as mere supplements to their military training. With a strong Mandalorian ethos backing the Squad, Soulfire are very military-orientated and spend on average 8 hours a day training. A closely knit squad within Arcona, they are nevertheless known to be cliquey in the extreme and highly aware of their reputation. Members of Soulfire are often picked for demonstrating an affinity with a specific area of combat before being trained up to scratch, and often even those that are trained up don’t last – Soulfire is unwaveringly given the difficult jobs, and has yet to come out of an operation without a grin on its bloodied, battered face. Due to their superiority in special operations, the Sergeant of Soulfire is usually named Commander of the Special Operations branch of the [[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]].

== The Basis of Soulfire ==
Soulfire Strike Team is the sword of Arcona. They are unequivocally the best combatants the clan has to offer and are regularly given ‘impossible’ missions to complete – which they have yet to fail. Soulfire Strike Team are primarily a Special Ops team and are unique in that they prefer a ‘blasters first’ policy, only drawing their lightsabers once ranged weaponry is no longer an option. Most of them adopt specialisations; however all of them will be at least proficient in every form of Special Operations combat, from demolitions, to sniping, to heavy weapons or even computer slicing. Soulfire also have a secondary role of augmenting the Summit Guard by having at least one or two members guarding the Consul at all times. Given their special stature within the clan, they are considered elite and as such operate an invite-only policy, with the Sergeant of Soulfire extending invitations to those members he feels warrant a place in this exceptional Squad.

==== Position in Arcona ====
Soulfire Strike Team are the elite of Arcona. They are arguably the most highly-regarded [[Battleteam]] in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]. With this in mind, the exclusivity of Soulfire exempts it from the selection rule of the [[Project Reboot Reform]], instead picking only those they see fit to serve under their banner, as opposed to anyone above the rank of [[Protector]] being able to select their battleteam.

== Roster ==
Soulfire’s roster is divided into 3 separate units: The Squad proper, a crew for Soulfire's support vessel the [[AGV Valour's Fall]], a specially trained crew for Soulfire's LAAT/i, the Drexl.

'''Soulfire Strike Team'''
* Soulfire 1/Lead: Lieutenant Teroch '''Erinos''' (Human Male, [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]]) - Sergeant/Tech Specialist
* Soulfire 2/Fade: Sergeant Socorra Erinos (Human Female, [[starwars:Socorro|Socorro]]) - Scout
* Soulfire 3/Wires: Corporal Celahir '''Erinos''' (Kiffar Male, [[starwars:Fondor|Fondor]]) - Slicer
* Soulfire 4/Wylde: Currently Vacent - Comm Specialist
* Soulfire 5/Red: Corporal Juda Kodiak ‘’’Erinos’’’ (Human Male, [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]]) - Medic
* Soulfire 6/Boomer: Corporal Vynn Salm’ (Human Male, [[starwars:Judecca|Judecca]]) - Demolitions Expert
* Soulfire 7/Wraithe: Private first class Azasell Kirin (Human Male, [[starwars:Nexus Ortai|Nexus Ortai]]) - Sniper/Spotter
* Soulfire 8/Nymph: Currently Vacent - Sniper/Spotter
* Soulfire 9/Gears: Private Riverche (Miraluka Female, [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]) - Tech Specialist
*Soulfire 10/Fire: Private first class Maaks '''Erinos''' (Miraluka Male, [[starwars:Alpheridies|Alpheridies]]) - Scout

'''Drexl Crew:'''
* Pilot: Sli'Rui (Twi'Lek Female ([[starwars:Ryloth|Ryloth]])
* Co-Pilot/Forward Gunner: Jaden Fox (Human Male, [[starwars:Corellia|Corellia]])
* Starboard Gunner: Berra Tork (Human Male, [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]])
* Port Gunner: Derk Che'kla (Bothan Male, [[starwars:Bothawui|Bothawui]])

== History ==

All of Soulfire's missions are highly confidential and aren't ever listed as 'approved' by the Military or Clan summit for maximum deniability. To that end, the Sergeant of the Squad has a 'contingency switch' in event of one or more of his team being captured or killed while on deployment; a plasma bomb would detonate, killing the member instantly and vaporising everything in a twenty meter radius, removing any evidence of Soulfire ever being there.

=== Svolten ===

Usually Soulfire’s missions are highly classified, but [[Arcona|Arcona’s]] summit has decreed that Soulfire’s involvement at [[starwars:Svolten|Svolten]] was declassified since they were used in a larger scale invasion that included other battle teams from [[Arcona]]. The clan’s Rollmaster [[Andrelious J. Inahj]] oversaw the operation. Soulfire was in charge of attacking the facility from the bottom, while [[Void Squadron]] airdropped [[Dark Forge]] and attacked from the air, and [[Shadow Gate]] infiltrated the mining facility.

Shadow Gate had infiltrated the platform posing as One Sith maintenance workers three weeks before the main attack. They sabotaged and cleared the way for the other three teams. About thirty minutes before the attack, they cut the power and communication to the platform. Soulfire was droped three clicks from the platform, and they used boats to close the distance undetected. They decided to divide into three groups in order to maneuver the workers to the top faster. Nath, Azasell and Juda comprised of one team, while Riverche and Vynn teamed up. Celahir and Maaks made up the last team. Dark Forge was greeted with blaster fire as they were dropped onto the top of the platform. Void provided the air support.

At the end of the battle, the commanders rounded up the remaining One Sith and had them executed.

== Lore ==
=== Honor Code ===
Soulfire, the eye of the storm

Around us destruction reigns, but within our team, there is nought but calm

A calm that permeates out, and works with our skills to bring an end to our enemies

The question is not 'will Soulfire win?'

It is 'How long before they win?'

But to be a member of Soulfire is so much more than it seems from the outside

Skill is not the only requirement.

Loyalty, honor, fidelity, All hold an important part of the Soulfirian Code.

Some call us arrogant, others call us blind

But jealousy is a dish best served cold, and it is what calls the criticism down on our Team.

We look after our own and keep to ourselves, but we aren't averse to helping others

We do this because of previous actions which taught us to help, but never to trust.

Trust must be earned, just like honor, and both are important

For without trust, there cannot be a team spirit

And without a team spirit, Soulfire would cease to be.

To condemn us is to bring the wrath of the very heavens down upon yourself

To join us is to ally yourself with a stoic society who will protect their own

To ignore us is an action that should be avoided, lest we strike you down from the shadows

To help us is to mean that someday, we will help you in return

To beat us, is a task that will never be achieved

Victory is assured

For we are Soulfire

Our strength rises from our unity

It comes from within, is released out

And brings victory to all those who fight beside us

We are Soulfire

Proudly we stand here, victorious

Then

Now

And forever more

''Created by Zandro Savric Erinos''

=== Crest ===
To be completed credit to JH Maaks for coming up with the original design, and to DJK Voden Arjin for polishing it up into its current incarnation

=== Motto ===
The motto is derived from an ancient text and a reminder that Soulfire aren't specialists, they aren't especially suited to one task; they can meet any request that's made for them by the clan without question and pride themselves on their adaptability and fierce nature. Whatever is asked, they're always at the heart of the clan.

=== Vision ===
The vision of the Soulfire Strike Team is "All dedicated to the glory of Arcona". Various missions given by the superiors must be completed perfectly by the members. Once the member is accepted into Soulfire Strike Team, the crest is tattooed onto the member's right shoulder. This process is performed in the Soulfire Credential Ceremony – a private affair, only the members of the squad itself may attend (a testament to the squads’ extremely elitist attitude).

== Awards ==
Members of Soulfire have time and time again gone above and beyond what is required of a Trooper of the Arcona Defense Force and because of this have earned various awards. Notably, the [[starwars:Kama|Kama]] (a protective garment worn around the waist to protect the wearer’s legs from shrapnel), the [[starwars:Pauldron|Pauldron]] of rank (designating command over a portion of Arcona’s Defense Force) and the Soulfire specific award given out for extreme bravery and dedication, the [[starwars:Jaig_eyes|Jaig eyes]] (painted red ceremonial eyes onto the wearer’s helmet).
The recipients of these awards are as follows:

=== Pauldron ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Etah d'Tana
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Kieran Kodiak Erinos
*Rho Ozrei d'Tana (deceased/KIA)
*Celahir Erinos
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (decease/KIA)
*Talos Erinos
*Celevon Edraven
*Teroch Erinos
*Socorra Erinos
*Riverche

=== Kama ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Kieran Kodiak Erinos
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Etah d'Tana
*Juda Kodiak Erinos
*Celahir Erinos
*Wolvie (deceased/KIA)
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Celevon Edraven
*Teroch Erinos
*Socorra Erinos

=== Jaig Eyes ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Celahir Erinos

== Equipment ==
Soulfire Strike Team is the best Arcona had to offer. They are supremely qualified in their role as a commando unit and spend on average 8 hours a day training as a cohesive unit. They are closely-knit, confident in their ability to meet the objectives almost any other unit would deem ‘impossible’ and very much deserve the elite status they’ve been granted.

==== Armor ====
Soulfire Strike Team are all expected to wear Armor at all times when on assignment (unless maintaining cover prevents it) and train extensively with the Dar’Verd CES, which is detailed below.

==== Dar'Verd Combat Environment Suit (DV-CES) ====
As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they received the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armor is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armor. All the armor is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit to keep the plates together. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armor has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armor’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus).
Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About

[[File:Neo_Crusader_Armour.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Strike Team member wearing Neo-Crusader Armor]]the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armor as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armor (regenerative armor featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is a lightweight plasteel alloy). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the weight but drastically shortens the life span of its self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armor doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.
Each of the helmets is the main defining feature of the armor. They contain a close range com link for in squad communication, night vision and 'tactical' vision, in which all of the teammates positions are shown as well and often include additions to help in the area of specialisation.

==== Electric Disruptor Field (EDF) ====
Research on captured technology has also led to developments in the armor itself. The few Jedi that had survived encounters with the Vong substance Blorash and the few captured specimens available prompted a countermeasure to be developed as they proved notoriously difficult to kill. The squads’ armor was sprayed with a transparent coating of conductive minerals which allow an electric charge to flow over every external surface, so that when the wearer comes into contact with the jelly he or she can trigger ‘the pulser’ (as it is colloquially known) causing the Blorash Jelly to detach itself. While the pulse does not kill it, it is able to stun the organism for several minutes allowing the wearer to avoid it. The pulse feeds from the armor’s regenerative system as installing another battery for the device added too much weight. The side effect being that extensive use of the pulse prohibits the armor from regenerating. At the conclusion of the Vong War, it was decided that this particular addition to the Soulfire armory would be kept as it has a wide variety of uses other than just getting rid of Blorash Jelly.

==== DVB Combat Helmet ====
The helmets sported by the squad have also been updated to cope with the changing situation. With the increased amount of Melee combat the squad the original design’s view was found to be too constricting. Tiny cameras have been mounted on the helmet which feed into the helmets display. The target acquisition software has also been updated to include projectile tracking enabling the wearer to track incoming Thud Bugs. The information library has also been updated to include all the Yuuzhan Vong Technology recorded in the Galaxy as have the various role unique libraries.

=== Standard Weapons ===
All members of Soulfire are issued with a set of three primary weapons: the KX-80, the EPP-2 and the SSK-7 (unless their specialisation prevents them from carrying all three, such as the sniper and heavy weapons specialist).

==== KX-80 Blaster Rifle ====
At the Conclusion of the ninth Great Jedi War, it was decided that a less specialized piece of equipment would become standard issue for the squad, as the Lancer Rifles proved difficult to maintain in the field, requiring a lot of specialist equipment and parts. To that end, Sashar was commissioned to modify a number of KX-80 Blaster Rifles for use by the squad. His first act was to magnetise and upgrade the grips. Next, he made sure that every surface on the rifle was painted matte black with no reflective parts other than the scope lens. Finally, he added a flash reducer and muffler onto the barrel to reduce the initial flash and sound of the rifle firing (however, it’s obviously impossible to completely suppress the flash of a blaster bolt). Also worthy of note is that every single KX-80 utilised by the squad comes with an underslung [[starwars:MGL-1_micro_grenade_launcher|MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher]] to give the troops individual punch should they need it. However, every single troop knows that to use grenades against other force users is virtual suicide.

==== SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol ====
The SSK-7 has always been a stalwart of Soulfire Strike Team – a valuable sidearm to fall back on when the rifle and EPP-2 has fallen short. Sashar took to the pistols with the same gusto he modified with the KX-80 and made sure to matte down all of the surfaces of the weapon, modify the trigger and grip guard, add a silencer/muffler/flash suppressor, widen the clip loading bay and finally reduce the amount of pressure necessary to pull the trigger, allowing for an extremely fast ‘draw and fire’ time.

==== '''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2 Assault Carbine (EPP-2) ====
[[File:EPP-2.JPG|thumb|180px|left|'''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2]]
Noticing a distinct lack of power at close range, Sashar and Kieran worked closely to design a weapon that provided more stopping power than the KX-80, while sacrificing some of the range. The end result was the EPP-2; the '''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2 (the first having taken the testing droid’s face off when it back-fired).

The EPP-2 borrows a lot of its technology from the Flechette launcher – firing a spread of burning projectiles that do incredible damage at close range, however instead of being based on what’s essentially molten shrapnel, the EPP-2 fires plasma-coated discs that explode on impact, delivering severe plasma burns to the opponent as well as packing one hell of a kinetic punch. Naturally, the recoil on the EPP-2 is vicious. Also, the plasma packets offer a more concentrated blast zone, rather than spraying the immediate area before the wielder in fire. Its maximum range is twenty five meters, and its optimum range is ten meters. The weapon can fire once every half second and can fire a total of 40 times before needing to be reloaded. Unfortunately, the ammunition packets for the EPP-2 are quite large and cumbersome, so Soulfire Members usually only carry one spare. The weapon is attached to the squad's packs and the stock folds under the weapon for compact storage.

==== Lancer Projectile Rifle Mark 1 (LPR-1) ====
[[File:LancerProjRifle.JPG|thumb|180px|right|Lancer Projectile Rifle]]
With the Galaxy changing, warped by the hands of the Alien invaders the squad decided newer weaponry was required to combat this new menace. Kieran and Sashar designed a new rifle to be phased into the squad. The rifle fires a blast of compressed air (drawn from the surrounding atmosphere and stored in a small tank for use) which propels the thin dart shaped rounds at high velocity through a plasma chamber. The dart is divided into three parts. The point is formed of Titanium shaped into an cross and slotted into the similarly crossed alloy that makes up the housing. A Durasteel Frasium alloy was created for the housing marring [[starwars:Durasteel|Durasteel’s]] strength with [[starwars:Frasium|Frasium’s]] incredibly melting point. This high melting point serves to delay the plasma from melting through to the minuscule [[starwars:Nergon-14|Nergon-14]] compound hidden within.

The idea being that when the superheated round hits the [[starwars:Vonduun_Crab_Armor|Vonduun Crab Armor]] it penetrates slightly before what is left of the point shatters allowing the plasmas to seek out the incendiary compound and thereby igniting it. Our battles with the Vong have taught us that while resistant to blaster fire and Lightsabers they do not react so favorably to explosives. The weapon thus relies on two power cells, one containing the gases required to create the plasma coating and the other containing the darts themselves. A suitable magazine was designed featuring dual chambers containing enough rounds and gas for fifty shots.

The intense heat within the weapon triggered by the igniting gases requires a separate alloy to be incorporated into the design. The barrel and gas chamber were constructed from Dallorian Alloy; fully capable of withstanding the intense heat. The rifle also features a scope that is integrated with the helmet’s targeting software and has been designed with mind to the weapon attatchments available in the Galaxy. With the fall of the Yuuzhan Vong, the Lancer Rifle was decided to be too specialized, and since the Soulfirians weren’t likely to be engaging the Vong in the near future, the Lancer was shelved in favor of a more economical weapon – a modified KX-80 Blaster Rifle.

==== '''Erinos''' Adhesive Grenade (EAG) ====
Developed to offer Soulfire a nasty and unexpected anti-infantry blast, the EAG is also fairly effective against light armoured vehicles, but thus far hasn’t proven useful to disassemble structures, given that it isn’t a focused blast. Basically, the EAG is a modified fragmentation grenade with a chemical veneer spread over it and a magnesium strip attached to the arming mechanism. When armed, the magnesium strip ignites and the sudden rise in temperature reacts with the chemical coating, transforming it into an incredibly sensitive instant adhesive (the process takes around a second, making throwing the grenade without it sticking to the users’ hand a little tricky). The EAG is the preferred weapon of Juda '''Erinos''', when hitting opponents with the butt of his EPP won’t cut it, and is fast becoming something of a signature move of the medic.

==== Ordinance ====
Historically, Soulfire is infamous for its use of high-yield explosives to solve any problem put before it. As such, each member has a standard ordinance package of 5 fragmentation grenades, 6 flashbang grenades (replaced with EMP ‘nades if droid-based opposition is expected), 2 EAGs 20 meters of explosive tape and 4 breaching charges. Obviously, the Demolitions specialist has considerably more explosive selection at his disposal.

=== Standard Equipment ===
In addition to the various equipment sets assigned in accordance with their roles, each member is given a standard set of field equipment, kept both in their pack and their belts. Both sets are listed below.

==== Pack ====
The top item in the pack is always a field medical kit, even if the member isn’t the Medical Specialist. It’s contents are the usual: a laser scalpel, pain killers, bacta patches, bandages, disinfectant, bacta salve, suture kits, and splints. Beneath the medical kit, there are hydration sachets, ration packs, a trench tool and sleeping roll.

==== Belt & Armor Pouches ====
In times of combat, a soldier needs easy access to vital pieces of equipment with the minimum of fuss (typically associated with unslinging their pack and then scrabbling through during the heat of battle). As such, the more compact and frequently used are usually kept in specific pouches about the commando’s person, such as the belt or pack harnesses. At the center of the main belt is a grappling hook attached to 100m of hypertension microline wire (rated to hold two fully armed and armoured Humanoid commandos). Immediately to the left of this are a pair of attachable glow rods (either to the helmet or the barrel of the KX-80 Blaster Rifle) and a spare comlink, should the helmet units fail. Spare power packs for both the KX-80 and the SSK-7 are kept on the belt, and finally at the back there is a lightsaber repair kit for any members of Soulfire above the rank of DJK.

==== Broad Frequency Comlink Bead (BFCB) ====
When working incognito, Soulfire substitutes their helmets and armor for 'civvie' attire, which surrenders them the luxury of their comlinks. To combat this, Soulfire acquired a set of bead comlinks so that they might keep in constant contact without being observed. The bead comlinks are inaudible to anyone other than the user and can pick up the barest trace of the user's voice. It can be toggled on and off by clicking ones' back teeth.

=== Advanced Weaponry ===

==== PLX-2M Modified Launcher (Plex) ====
[[File:EPLX-2M.jpg|thumb|180px|left|The Plex]]
Though resembling its more well known counterpart, the PLX-2M launcher has been heavily modified by Teroch’s team. Sporting a revolving three-barrel cylinder this launcher is capable of putting down more heavy-arms fire then nearly any other single-person carry weapon. The Modification include the capability to quick-swap missile types, an upgraded targeting system, and the ability to be folded down when out of use to be carried as part of a backpack sling.

This system is designed to carry no less then six missiles of varying types; and designated by color. Typically supporting a mixture of armor piercing, high explosive, and standard shells, however, it is up to the users to decide what arrangement of missiles he or she carries with their launcher.

==== E-Web Cannon - Flamethrower Attachment (Mal’s BFG) ====
[[File:BFG.JPG|thumb|180px|right|'Mal’s BFG]]
The BFG originally started life as an E-Web Cannon, however, at Mal’s behest, Sashar extensively modified it. Firstly, working with Celahir, he programmed a dedicated droid brain to monitor and control the power generator so that it would not overheat. He then completely redesigned the generator itself to fit on as a backpack module, with wires trailing to the gun itself. He mounted another handle atop the barrel casing and added more coolant units to the sides of the gun. Right next to the handle, a small flamethrower was added (mainly so Mal could light his ever-present cigars from the pilot light).

There is also a retractable plasma-torch at the end to act as a bayonet. The weapon is cumbersome, and there are only a few that could even walk with it, yet due to extensive physical conditioning, Mal can easily keep up with the rest of the squad (though obviously anything more than a jog is impossible, more owing to its size than Mal’s inability to handle its weight).

==== E.M.M.A.R (Erinos Miniature Magnetic Accelerator Rifle) ====
[[File:E.M.M.A.R.jpg|thumb|180px|left|'E.M.M.A.R]]
A prototype weapon developed by Arcona engineers, and designed from plans Sashar handed down to his son. This rifle is designed to function with the portability of an assault rifle, yet the penetration and range of a sniper rifle. It’s design leaves little to be desired, compact, but still somewhat on the heavy side. The barrel is magnetically charged to allow the rifle to charge a round before firing effectively acting as a miniature railgun. Each time the weapon fires it has to be manually cocked, each clip holding 10 rounds before reloading is necessary.

==== Plasma Puncher (Xath’s Handshake) ====
A set of heavy, durable and extremely dangerous gauntlets, the design has a single cylinder along each set of knuckles that juts forward when the user flexes into a striking grip. The cylinder has a range of around fifteen centimeters, and when it makes contact with a surface with sufficient force will eject a plasma burst, incredibly dangerous in melee, good for breaching, and anything else the user can think of. Xath has made these item’s a nightmare in close quarters as the most experienced brawler of SoulFire.

==== EPL-1 Assault Shotgun ====
[[File:EPL-1.JPG|thumb|180px|right|'EPL-1 (Juda’s Whoopin Stick)]]
Sashar and Kieran discovered a fundamental problem with the EPP-2; namely, it was very, very prone to malfunctions due to the complex nature of its firing mechanism and the volatile chemicals contained within.

This often caused the members of the Squad to use the rifle as more of a bludgeon than a ranged weapon (as evinced by Juda). Thus, they went ‘back to basics’ and redesigned a short-range, powerful projectile weapon borrowing technology from the Verpines to produce a weapon that fired projectile rounds in an expanding spread pattern, which at up to twenty meters and could puncture Stormtrooper Armor. Even if it didn’t penetrate armour, the EPL's (Erinos Projectile Launcher's) blast was enough to take the hapless target off their feet and leave them dazed and wounded.

The weapon can fire twenty times before needing to be reloaded, and whilst the cartridges did take up a fair amount of space, they were less bulky than the EPP-2 ammo cartridges, thus, Soulfire usually carry three spare cartridge clips with them. The collapsible stock grants additional stability to the weapon and (at Juda’s insistence) is weighted, allowing it to be used as a melee weapon should the need arise.

==== SSK-7sf Dual Pistols ====
The SSK-7sfv. It has all the usual perks you’d expect with the SSK-7sf, including an extended tibanna gas mag, a polished barrel, hair trigger, customised grip, matted surfaces, widened trigger guard, silencer, muffler et cetera.

It also has a miniature underslung projectile barrel, and clips that include variations such as acid rounds, flechette rounds, and AP rounds. The drawback is that the weapon can only fire either blaster bolts OR slugs, not both at the same time as the firing mechanism is rooted through the same trigger, and thus manual adjustment of firing modes is necessary.

The clips are smaller to reduce the pistol’s overall size and weight, and the last feature, the pistol is made it so that it has a fully automatic firing mechanism to empty the blaster clip in under five seconds.

==== Z-58-0 Security Droid (Celahir’s Blow up Doll) ====
[[File:Celahirs Droid.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Arakyd Z-58-0 Security droid)]]
This Arakyd industries Z-58-0 Droid has been heavily modified, currently only usable by Celahir as it was designed with his unique implants to handle the additional algorithms necessary to properly control the droid.

The design has enhanced detection systems, enhanced boosters to allow for a much faster and maneuverable UAV and Ground reconnaissance, a full band holocom unit allowing for remove holonet connection, and finally a scomp link allowing for plug in and access through the droid without Celahir having to be present. Equipped with a lanyard launcher, dart gun, ion cannon, and a barricade system allowing for offensive and defensive use during combat.

==== E-MAPL 1 ====
Realising there was a need for heavy fire support at range, Sashar designed a new rifle for Soulfire: the Erinos Magnetically Accelerated Projectile Launcher. The weapons is huge and can only be operated by two people; one to fire the weapon and the other to distribute ammunition and see to the generator.

Approximately 1.5m long, the weapon is mostly dominated by the two long magnetic bars acting as its barrel. Given the strength of the electro-magnets, the rounds move faster than the speed of sound by the time they leave the weapon. The rounds themselves are almost untraceable, given that they have no propellants like conventional missiles. Nevertheless, they can travel extreme distances thanks to the speed they attain.

The scope is comparable to a set of macrobinoculars in functionality and has a myriad of information to assist the gunner. The rounds are usually packed with AP tips and baradium cores, enabling them to pierce the hull of a tank or walker, or even the shields of a star fighter. Due to its size, the E-MAPL 1 takes a while to set up (usually about ten minutes for an experienced crew) and has to cool down between shots for about thirty seconds. Finally, the rifle is single-action, meaning it has to be reloaded after every shot.

== Squad Roles ==
As an elite commando unit, it is imperative that the team remain as versatile as possible, which is why different roles have been drawn up. Each one carries different weapons and equipment in order to better support each other in the field.

=== Sergeant ===
===== Description =====
The DVB worn by the commander features some complex technology to aid him in leading the team effectively on the battlefield. A central databank contains detailed topography of the local area and displays it on the helmet’s HUD. It is also able to pinpoint the location of each of the team on the map as well as display their vital statistics. The commander can relay orders and assign objectives using the armor’s onboard computer which is controlled through both vocal commands and a datapad attached to the gauntlet. It is through this that the commander can call up a variety of different tactics to suit different situations as well as review the common tactics used by military bodies today. During large scale battles the suit is linked directly to the overall commander for instant orders and tactics.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* EEP-2 Assault Carbine
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

=== Demolitions/Heavy Weapons Specialist ===
===== Description =====
Like all the other roles within the strike team the trooper’s Neo-Crusader armor is slightly different to ensure better performance within his role. The helmet is equipped with an advanced targeting system; when configured to the individual’s person the helmet takes readings from the gauntlet and is able to paint a cross hair for the weapon on the HUD of the helmet (it will also work in conjunction with the grenade launcher). A series of vocal commands can identify targets, set target priority, zoom in on the crosshair and a host of other gadgets. The system also incorporates a threat analysis program able to prioritize targets due to threat level while also monitoring who the other members of the strike team are targeting to maximize the units effective firepower; the information can then be transmitted to the other members of the strike team.
Micro stabilisers have been built into the gauntlets in order to improve the finger dexterity allowing for the precise movements required for demolitions. The armor remains the same as the rest of the squad save for the rebreather. Durasteel fibres have been sown into the suit in a honeycomb pattern to provide additional protection where the plates do not cover; the honeycombed pattern is able to absorb kinetic and blaster energy but will do little against melee attacks.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

====== Demolition Equipment ======
* Shaped Explosives (4 kg)
* Explosive Tape (100m)
* Proton Grenades (10)
* Thermal Detonators (3)
* Remote Detonator (5)
* Motion Detonator (5)
* Timed Detonator (5)
* Adhesive Spray

=== Medic ===
===== Description =====
The Medics’ armor and equipment set is similar to the standard troopers’ in almost every respect. The helmet contains a medical analysis encyclopaedia and a small computer able to analyse and suggest treatment (medisensor) for a variety of wounds you would expect to incur in battle. The helmet also has an optical zoom for the finer medical work.
The suit itself remains standard save for the left gauntlet upon which a datapad has been mounted. It responds to a limited amount of verbal commands but has an easy to use keyboard for more specific enquiries.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* EAGs (2)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Medical Supplies =====
In addition to the standard emergency medical kit, the Soulfire Medic carries substantial auxiliary supplies listed below to better aid them in carrying out their profession in the field.
* ECM-598 Medical Backpack
** Hand-Held diagnostic scanner
** Assorted anaesthetics, analgesics, opiates, blood pressure, respiration and pulse regulators, assorted vaccines and other medicines for Humans.
** Emergency procedure database
** Closure packs - pressure sealant bandages and absorptive material for high trauma.
** Filtration masks - supplies oxygen rich flow.
** Laser scalpels
** Assorted syringes, suppositories and other delivery devices for medicines
** Portable stretcher - supports up to 150kg
** Pressure cuffs and tourniquets
** Sterile cloths and bandages
** 2 units of universal plasma.
** Several mountable glow rods

=== Sniper/Spotter ===
===== Description =====
The scout sniper’s helmet incorporates some highly sophisticated imaging software. It has a telescopic zoom allowing the scout to zoom in and out, and also thermal imaging and low light mode, as well as information on the crosswinds, atmospheric moisture and pressure, and even the coriolis effect’s curve. The imaging software used is also able to recognize structures, vehicles and weapons and cross reference the silhouette with its databanks to report what the item is, very useful in collecting intelligence. The armor itself is painted matte black and is essentially the same as the rest of the teams except that all extruding items and loose parts have been removed to decrease the noise made.

===== Weapons =====
* Verpine Projectile Rifle
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Equipment =====
* Directional Eves Dropper (1)
* MiniCam (3)
* Bipod
* Ghillie Suit
* spotter scope
- for Verpine Rifle -

* Standard Round Clip (5)
* EM Dust Clip (1)
* Explosive Round Clip (3)
* 2-stage Round Clip (1)
* Smoke Grenade Rounds (3)
* AP Round Clip (2)

=== Comm/Tech Specialist ===
===== Description =====
The Tech/Comm Specialist’s armor is the standard Soulfirian armor complimented with a specially designed helmet with an augmented ocular system. This system allows the user to zoom to microscopic levels through simple vocal commands with the addition of several different close range views. The helmet also has a built in long range transceiver able to communicate to anyone within the planetary system.
A datapad is attached to the left gauntlet and contains complex mechanical encyclopaedia on all modern technology allowing the wielder to identify even the most obscure and foreign technology in use. The datapad also contains several software programs to aid the trooper in slicing. The datapad also monitors local transmissions, decodes them and filters them for information useful to the mission.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Equipment =====
* Portable HoloNet Transceiver (1)
* Laser Torch (1)
* Fusion Cutters (1)
* Wire Strippers (1)
* Hydrospanner (1)
* Arc-Welder (1)
* Splicer (1)
* Insulated Wiring (5 m)
* several mountable glow rods

== Standard Operating Procedures ==
Soulfire are [[Arcona]]’s elite task force, deployed behind enemy lines to accomplish missions that other units would fall far short of completing. Cohesion is vitally important in their ability to work well, thus a set of documented procedures has been written for training purposes and as a guide for the unit’s members.

==== The Battle Meld ====
The use of the [[starwars:Battle_Meld|Battle Meld]] is a well documented practice within Jedi lore. It provides the unit with several tactical advantages over the enemy. Communication through the meld (usually taking the form of emotions and images transferred within the force) allows the team to draw tactical information from the unit, in this sense they feel and see the battlefield as a ‘hive-mind’, thus responses to changing tactical situations are accomplished quicker. It also allows the unit to direct fire in the most efficient manner as a member can feel who his/her fellow team mates are targeting, and thus more targets can be engaged effectively. There are well documented benefits in the force when using a Force Meld. The unit’s members can draw strength from each other and share burdens equally amongst the unit thus reducing the drop in efficiency the unit may incur through certain situations (i.e. a team member is injured). Extensive participation in a Battle Meld can lead to forms of telepathy and can on occasion result in units members finishing each others’ sentences and sharing thoughts. While in one light it is an advantage, in another it destroys the individual roles within a unit and blurs the protocol each class of soldier must observe.

It has been known that through the meld feelings of anxiety and fear are amplified which can destroy a units morale and their ability to fight. Therefore, a criteria for a unit’s choice to utilize a meld must surely be that it members are hardened veterans and able to deal with both the emotional and physical strains of a heated battle.

Traditionally, Sashar Arconae establishes the force meld, given that it is his specialisation in the force.

== Honorary Members ==
''Those outside of Soulfire who have proven themselves worthy of praise from the Strike Team or through exemplary service have been dubbed lifetime members''

* [[Strategos Thanatos Entar Arconae]]
* [[Xayun Erinos|Xayun '''Erinos''']]
* [[Timeros Caesus Entar|Timeros Caesus Entar Arconae]]
* [[Wuntila Entar Arconae]]
* [[Socorra Erinos]]

== Loyalty ==
[[Soulfire Strike Team]]

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|leader=*[[Sergeant (battle team)|Sergeant]] [[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[Socorra Erinos|Executive Officer Socorra Erinos]]
|headquarters=[[AGV Valour's Fall]]
|formed=Unknown
|founded=Unknown
|reorganized=*[[20 ABY to 25 ABY|24 ABY]]
*[[36 ABY|Again in 36 ABY]]
|affiliation=*[[House Galeres]]
*[[Soulfire|Soulfire Strike Team]]
*[[SCEPTER|S.C.E.P.T.E.R]]
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}}{{Quote|A Human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.|Robert A. Heinlein}}

A [[Battleteam]] within [[Arcona]], Soulfire Strike Team is an elite commando unit formed to fill a variety of mission profiles within Arcona’s military. With an unconventional ‘blasters first’ policy on threats, the team treat themselves as commandos before Jedi and often view their talents in the Force as mere supplements to their military training. With a strong Mandalorian ethos backing the Squad, Soulfire are very military-orientated and spend on average 8 hours a day training. A closely knit squad within Arcona, they are nevertheless known to be cliquey in the extreme and highly aware of their reputation. Members of Soulfire are often picked for demonstrating an affinity with a specific area of combat before being trained up to scratch, and often even those that are trained up don’t last – Soulfire is unwaveringly given the difficult jobs, and has yet to come out of an operation without a grin on its bloodied, battered face. Due to their superiority in special operations, the Sergeant of Soulfire is usually named Commander of the Special Operations branch of the [[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]].

== The Basis of Soulfire ==
Soulfire Strike Team is the sword of Arcona. They are unequivocally the best combatants the clan has to offer and are regularly given ‘impossible’ missions to complete – which they have yet to fail. Soulfire Strike Team are primarily a Special Ops team and are unique in that they prefer a ‘blasters first’ policy, only drawing their lightsabers once ranged weaponry is no longer an option. Most of them adopt specialisations; however all of them will be at least proficient in every form of Special Operations combat, from demolitions, to sniping, to heavy weapons or even computer slicing. Soulfire also have a secondary role of augmenting the Summit Guard by having at least one or two members guarding the Consul at all times. Given their special stature within the clan, they are considered elite and as such operate an invite-only policy, with the Sergeant of Soulfire extending invitations to those members he feels warrant a place in this exceptional Squad.

==== Position in Arcona ====
Soulfire Strike Team are the elite of Arcona. They are arguably the most highly-regarded [[Battleteam]] in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]. With this in mind, the exclusivity of Soulfire exempts it from the selection rule of the [[Project Reboot Reform]], instead picking only those they see fit to serve under their banner, as opposed to anyone above the rank of [[Protector]] being able to select their battleteam.

== Roster ==
Soulfire’s roster is divided into 3 separate units: The Squad proper, a crew for Soulfire's support vessel the [[AGV Valour's Fall]], a specially trained crew for Soulfire's LAAT/i, the Drexl.

'''Soulfire Strike Team'''
* Soulfire 1/Lead: Lieutenant Teroch '''Erinos''' (Human Male, [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]]) - Sergeant/Tech Specialist
* Soulfire 2/Fade: Sergeant Socorra Erinos (Human Female, [[starwars:Socorro|Socorro]]) - Scout
* Soulfire 3/Wires: Corporal Celahir '''Erinos''' (Kiffar Male, [[starwars:Fondor|Fondor]]) - Slicer
* Soulfire 4/Wylde: Currently Vacent - Comm Specialist
* Soulfire 5/Red: Corporal Juda Kodiak ‘’’Erinos’’’ (Human Male, [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]]) - Medic
* Soulfire 6/Boomer: Corporal Vynn Salm’ (Human Male, [[starwars:Judecca|Judecca]]) - Demolitions Expert
* Soulfire 7/Wraithe: Private first class Azasell Kirin (Human Male, [[starwars:Nexus Ortai|Nexus Ortai]]) - Sniper/Spotter
* Soulfire 8/Nymph: Currently Vacent - Sniper/Spotter
* Soulfire 9/Gears: Private Riverche (Miraluka Female, [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]) - Tech Specialist
*Soulfire 10/Fire: Private first class Maaks '''Erinos''' (Miraluka Male, [[starwars:Alpheridies|Alpheridies]]) - Scout

'''Drexl Crew:'''
* Pilot: Sli'Rui (Twi'Lek Female ([[starwars:Ryloth|Ryloth]])
* Co-Pilot/Forward Gunner: Jaden Fox (Human Male, [[starwars:Corellia|Corellia]])
* Starboard Gunner: Berra Tork (Human Male, [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]])
* Port Gunner: Derk Che'kla (Bothan Male, [[starwars:Bothawui|Bothawui]])

== History ==

All of Soulfire's missions are highly confidential and aren't ever listed as 'approved' by the Military or Clan summit for maximum deniability. To that end, the Sergeant of the Squad has a 'contingency switch' in event of one or more of his team being captured or killed while on deployment; a plasma bomb would detonate, killing the member instantly and vaporising everything in a twenty meter radius, removing any evidence of Soulfire ever being there.

=== Svolten ===

Usually Soulfire’s missions are highly classified, but [[Arcona|Arcona’s]] summit has decreed that Soulfire’s involvement at [[starwars:Svolten|Svolten]] was declassified since they were used in a larger scale invasion that included other battle teams from [[Arcona]]. The clan’s Rollmaster [[Andrelious J. Inahj]] oversaw the operation. Soulfire was in charge of attacking the facility from the bottom, while [[Void Squadron]] airdropped [[Dark Forge]] and attacked from the air, and [[Shadow Gate]] infiltrated the mining facility.

Shadow Gate had infiltrated the platform posing as One Sith maintenance workers three weeks before the main attack. They sabotaged and cleared the way for the other three teams. About thirty minutes before the attack, they cut the power and communication to the platform. Soulfire was droped three clicks from the platform, and they used boats to close the distance undetected. They decided to divide into three groups in order to maneuver the workers to the top faster. Nath, Azasell and Juda comprised of one team, while Riverche and Vynn teamed up. Celahir and Maaks made up the last team. Dark Forge was greeted with blaster fire as they were dropped onto the top of the platform. Void provided the air support.

At the end of the battle, the commanders rounded up the remaining One Sith and had them executed.

== Lore ==
=== Honor Code ===
Soulfire, the eye of the storm

Around us destruction reigns, but within our team, there is nought but calm

A calm that permeates out, and works with our skills to bring an end to our enemies

The question is not 'will Soulfire win?'

It is 'How long before they win?'

But to be a member of Soulfire is so much more than it seems from the outside

Skill is not the only requirement.

Loyalty, honor, fidelity, All hold an important part of the Soulfirian Code.

Some call us arrogant, others call us blind

But jealousy is a dish best served cold, and it is what calls the criticism down on our Team.

We look after our own and keep to ourselves, but we aren't averse to helping others

We do this because of previous actions which taught us to help, but never to trust.

Trust must be earned, just like honor, and both are important

For without trust, there cannot be a team spirit

And without a team spirit, Soulfire would cease to be.

To condemn us is to bring the wrath of the very heavens down upon yourself

To join us is to ally yourself with a stoic society who will protect their own

To ignore us is an action that should be avoided, lest we strike you down from the shadows

To help us is to mean that someday, we will help you in return

To beat us, is a task that will never be achieved

Victory is assured

For we are Soulfire

Our strength rises from our unity

It comes from within, is released out

And brings victory to all those who fight beside us

We are Soulfire

Proudly we stand here, victorious

Then

Now

And forever more

''Created by Zandro Savric Erinos''

=== Crest ===
To be completed credit to JH Maaks for coming up with the original design, and to DJK Voden Arjin for polishing it up into its current incarnation

=== Motto ===
The motto is derived from an ancient text and a reminder that Soulfire aren't specialists, they aren't especially suited to one task; they can meet any request that's made for them by the clan without question and pride themselves on their adaptability and fierce nature. Whatever is asked, they're always at the heart of the clan.

=== Vision ===
The vision of the Soulfire Strike Team is "All dedicated to the glory of Arcona". Various missions given by the superiors must be completed perfectly by the members. Once the member is accepted into Soulfire Strike Team, the crest is tattooed onto the member's right shoulder. This process is performed in the Soulfire Credential Ceremony – a private affair, only the members of the squad itself may attend (a testament to the squads’ extremely elitist attitude).

== Awards ==
Members of Soulfire have time and time again gone above and beyond what is required of a Trooper of the Arcona Defense Force and because of this have earned various awards. Notably, the [[starwars:Kama|Kama]] (a protective garment worn around the waist to protect the wearer’s legs from shrapnel), the [[starwars:Pauldron|Pauldron]] of rank (designating command over a portion of Arcona’s Defense Force) and the Soulfire specific award given out for extreme bravery and dedication, the [[starwars:Jaig_eyes|Jaig eyes]] (painted red ceremonial eyes onto the wearer’s helmet).
The recipients of these awards are as follows:

=== Pauldron ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Etah d'Tana
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Kieran Kodiak Erinos
*Rho Ozrei d'Tana (deceased/KIA)
*Celahir Erinos
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (decease/KIA)
*Talos Erinos
*Celevon Edraven
*Teroch Erinos

=== Kama ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Kieran Kodiak Erinos
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Etah d'Tana
*Juda Kodiak Erinos
*Celahir Erinos
*Wolvie (deceased/KIA)
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Celevon Edraven

=== Jaig Eyes ===
*Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Sashar Erinos Arconae (deceased/KIA)
*Malidir Trepidus Erinos Arconae
*Celahir Erinos

== Equipment ==
Soulfire Strike Team is the best Arcona had to offer. They are supremely qualified in their role as a commando unit and spend on average 8 hours a day training as a cohesive unit. They are closely-knit, confident in their ability to meet the objectives almost any other unit would deem ‘impossible’ and very much deserve the elite status they’ve been granted.

==== Armor ====
Soulfire Strike Team are all expected to wear Armor at all times when on assignment (unless maintaining cover prevents it) and train extensively with the Dar’Verd CES, which is detailed below.

==== Dar'Verd Combat Environment Suit (DV-CES) ====
As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they received the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armor is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armor. All the armor is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit to keep the plates together. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armor has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armor’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus).
Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About

[[File:Neo_Crusader_Armour.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Strike Team member wearing Neo-Crusader Armor]]the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armor as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armor (regenerative armor featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is a lightweight plasteel alloy). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the weight but drastically shortens the life span of its self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armor doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.
Each of the helmets is the main defining feature of the armor. They contain a close range com link for in squad communication, night vision and 'tactical' vision, in which all of the teammates positions are shown as well and often include additions to help in the area of specialisation.

==== Electric Disruptor Field (EDF) ====
Research on captured technology has also led to developments in the armor itself. The few Jedi that had survived encounters with the Vong substance Blorash and the few captured specimens available prompted a countermeasure to be developed as they proved notoriously difficult to kill. The squads’ armor was sprayed with a transparent coating of conductive minerals which allow an electric charge to flow over every external surface, so that when the wearer comes into contact with the jelly he or she can trigger ‘the pulser’ (as it is colloquially known) causing the Blorash Jelly to detach itself. While the pulse does not kill it, it is able to stun the organism for several minutes allowing the wearer to avoid it. The pulse feeds from the armor’s regenerative system as installing another battery for the device added too much weight. The side effect being that extensive use of the pulse prohibits the armor from regenerating. At the conclusion of the Vong War, it was decided that this particular addition to the Soulfire armory would be kept as it has a wide variety of uses other than just getting rid of Blorash Jelly.

==== DVB Combat Helmet ====
The helmets sported by the squad have also been updated to cope with the changing situation. With the increased amount of Melee combat the squad the original design’s view was found to be too constricting. Tiny cameras have been mounted on the helmet which feed into the helmets display. The target acquisition software has also been updated to include projectile tracking enabling the wearer to track incoming Thud Bugs. The information library has also been updated to include all the Yuuzhan Vong Technology recorded in the Galaxy as have the various role unique libraries.

=== Standard Weapons ===
All members of Soulfire are issued with a set of three primary weapons: the KX-80, the EPP-2 and the SSK-7 (unless their specialisation prevents them from carrying all three, such as the sniper and heavy weapons specialist).

==== KX-80 Blaster Rifle ====
At the Conclusion of the ninth Great Jedi War, it was decided that a less specialized piece of equipment would become standard issue for the squad, as the Lancer Rifles proved difficult to maintain in the field, requiring a lot of specialist equipment and parts. To that end, Sashar was commissioned to modify a number of KX-80 Blaster Rifles for use by the squad. His first act was to magnetise and upgrade the grips. Next, he made sure that every surface on the rifle was painted matte black with no reflective parts other than the scope lens. Finally, he added a flash reducer and muffler onto the barrel to reduce the initial flash and sound of the rifle firing (however, it’s obviously impossible to completely suppress the flash of a blaster bolt). Also worthy of note is that every single KX-80 utilised by the squad comes with an underslung [[starwars:MGL-1_micro_grenade_launcher|MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher]] to give the troops individual punch should they need it. However, every single troop knows that to use grenades against other force users is virtual suicide.

==== SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol ====
The SSK-7 has always been a stalwart of Soulfire Strike Team – a valuable sidearm to fall back on when the rifle and EPP-2 has fallen short. Sashar took to the pistols with the same gusto he modified with the KX-80 and made sure to matte down all of the surfaces of the weapon, modify the trigger and grip guard, add a silencer/muffler/flash suppressor, widen the clip loading bay and finally reduce the amount of pressure necessary to pull the trigger, allowing for an extremely fast ‘draw and fire’ time.

==== '''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2 Assault Carbine (EPP-2) ====
[[File:EPP-2.JPG|thumb|180px|left|'''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2]]
Noticing a distinct lack of power at close range, Sashar and Kieran worked closely to design a weapon that provided more stopping power than the KX-80, while sacrificing some of the range. The end result was the EPP-2; the '''Erinos''' Plasma Projector-2 (the first having taken the testing droid’s face off when it back-fired).

The EPP-2 borrows a lot of its technology from the Flechette launcher – firing a spread of burning projectiles that do incredible damage at close range, however instead of being based on what’s essentially molten shrapnel, the EPP-2 fires plasma-coated discs that explode on impact, delivering severe plasma burns to the opponent as well as packing one hell of a kinetic punch. Naturally, the recoil on the EPP-2 is vicious. Also, the plasma packets offer a more concentrated blast zone, rather than spraying the immediate area before the wielder in fire. Its maximum range is twenty five meters, and its optimum range is ten meters. The weapon can fire once every half second and can fire a total of 40 times before needing to be reloaded. Unfortunately, the ammunition packets for the EPP-2 are quite large and cumbersome, so Soulfire Members usually only carry one spare. The weapon is attached to the squad's packs and the stock folds under the weapon for compact storage.

==== Lancer Projectile Rifle Mark 1 (LPR-1) ====
[[File:LancerProjRifle.JPG|thumb|180px|right|Lancer Projectile Rifle]]
With the Galaxy changing, warped by the hands of the Alien invaders the squad decided newer weaponry was required to combat this new menace. Kieran and Sashar designed a new rifle to be phased into the squad. The rifle fires a blast of compressed air (drawn from the surrounding atmosphere and stored in a small tank for use) which propels the thin dart shaped rounds at high velocity through a plasma chamber. The dart is divided into three parts. The point is formed of Titanium shaped into an cross and slotted into the similarly crossed alloy that makes up the housing. A Durasteel Frasium alloy was created for the housing marring [[starwars:Durasteel|Durasteel’s]] strength with [[starwars:Frasium|Frasium’s]] incredibly melting point. This high melting point serves to delay the plasma from melting through to the minuscule [[starwars:Nergon-14|Nergon-14]] compound hidden within.

The idea being that when the superheated round hits the [[starwars:Vonduun_Crab_Armor|Vonduun Crab Armor]] it penetrates slightly before what is left of the point shatters allowing the plasmas to seek out the incendiary compound and thereby igniting it. Our battles with the Vong have taught us that while resistant to blaster fire and Lightsabers they do not react so favorably to explosives. The weapon thus relies on two power cells, one containing the gases required to create the plasma coating and the other containing the darts themselves. A suitable magazine was designed featuring dual chambers containing enough rounds and gas for fifty shots.

The intense heat within the weapon triggered by the igniting gases requires a separate alloy to be incorporated into the design. The barrel and gas chamber were constructed from Dallorian Alloy; fully capable of withstanding the intense heat. The rifle also features a scope that is integrated with the helmet’s targeting software and has been designed with mind to the weapon attatchments available in the Galaxy. With the fall of the Yuuzhan Vong, the Lancer Rifle was decided to be too specialized, and since the Soulfirians weren’t likely to be engaging the Vong in the near future, the Lancer was shelved in favor of a more economical weapon – a modified KX-80 Blaster Rifle.

==== '''Erinos''' Adhesive Grenade (EAG) ====
Developed to offer Soulfire a nasty and unexpected anti-infantry blast, the EAG is also fairly effective against light armoured vehicles, but thus far hasn’t proven useful to disassemble structures, given that it isn’t a focused blast. Basically, the EAG is a modified fragmentation grenade with a chemical veneer spread over it and a magnesium strip attached to the arming mechanism. When armed, the magnesium strip ignites and the sudden rise in temperature reacts with the chemical coating, transforming it into an incredibly sensitive instant adhesive (the process takes around a second, making throwing the grenade without it sticking to the users’ hand a little tricky). The EAG is the preferred weapon of Juda '''Erinos''', when hitting opponents with the butt of his EPP won’t cut it, and is fast becoming something of a signature move of the medic.

==== Ordinance ====
Historically, Soulfire is infamous for its use of high-yield explosives to solve any problem put before it. As such, each member has a standard ordinance package of 5 fragmentation grenades, 6 flashbang grenades (replaced with EMP ‘nades if droid-based opposition is expected), 2 EAGs 20 meters of explosive tape and 4 breaching charges. Obviously, the Demolitions specialist has considerably more explosive selection at his disposal.

=== Standard Equipment ===
In addition to the various equipment sets assigned in accordance with their roles, each member is given a standard set of field equipment, kept both in their pack and their belts. Both sets are listed below.

==== Pack ====
The top item in the pack is always a field medical kit, even if the member isn’t the Medical Specialist. It’s contents are the usual: a laser scalpel, pain killers, bacta patches, bandages, disinfectant, bacta salve, suture kits, and splints. Beneath the medical kit, there are hydration sachets, ration packs, a trench tool and sleeping roll.

==== Belt & Armor Pouches ====
In times of combat, a soldier needs easy access to vital pieces of equipment with the minimum of fuss (typically associated with unslinging their pack and then scrabbling through during the heat of battle). As such, the more compact and frequently used are usually kept in specific pouches about the commando’s person, such as the belt or pack harnesses. At the center of the main belt is a grappling hook attached to 100m of hypertension microline wire (rated to hold two fully armed and armoured Humanoid commandos). Immediately to the left of this are a pair of attachable glow rods (either to the helmet or the barrel of the KX-80 Blaster Rifle) and a spare comlink, should the helmet units fail. Spare power packs for both the KX-80 and the SSK-7 are kept on the belt, and finally at the back there is a lightsaber repair kit for any members of Soulfire above the rank of DJK.

==== Broad Frequency Comlink Bead (BFCB) ====
When working incognito, Soulfire substitutes their helmets and armor for 'civvie' attire, which surrenders them the luxury of their comlinks. To combat this, Soulfire acquired a set of bead comlinks so that they might keep in constant contact without being observed. The bead comlinks are inaudible to anyone other than the user and can pick up the barest trace of the user's voice. It can be toggled on and off by clicking ones' back teeth.

=== Advanced Weaponry ===

==== PLX-2M Modified Launcher (Plex) ====
[[File:EPLX-2M.jpg|thumb|180px|left|The Plex]]
Though resembling its more well known counterpart, the PLX-2M launcher has been heavily modified by Teroch’s team. Sporting a revolving three-barrel cylinder this launcher is capable of putting down more heavy-arms fire then nearly any other single-person carry weapon. The Modification include the capability to quick-swap missile types, an upgraded targeting system, and the ability to be folded down when out of use to be carried as part of a backpack sling.

This system is designed to carry no less then six missiles of varying types; and designated by color. Typically supporting a mixture of armor piercing, high explosive, and standard shells, however, it is up to the users to decide what arrangement of missiles he or she carries with their launcher.

==== E-Web Cannon - Flamethrower Attachment (Mal’s BFG) ====
[[File:BFG.JPG|thumb|180px|right|'Mal’s BFG]]
The BFG originally started life as an E-Web Cannon, however, at Mal’s behest, Sashar extensively modified it. Firstly, working with Celahir, he programmed a dedicated droid brain to monitor and control the power generator so that it would not overheat. He then completely redesigned the generator itself to fit on as a backpack module, with wires trailing to the gun itself. He mounted another handle atop the barrel casing and added more coolant units to the sides of the gun. Right next to the handle, a small flamethrower was added (mainly so Mal could light his ever-present cigars from the pilot light).

There is also a retractable plasma-torch at the end to act as a bayonet. The weapon is cumbersome, and there are only a few that could even walk with it, yet due to extensive physical conditioning, Mal can easily keep up with the rest of the squad (though obviously anything more than a jog is impossible, more owing to its size than Mal’s inability to handle its weight).

==== E.M.M.A.R (Erinos Miniature Magnetic Accelerator Rifle) ====
[[File:E.M.M.A.R.jpg|thumb|180px|left|'E.M.M.A.R]]
A prototype weapon developed by Arcona engineers, and designed from plans Sashar handed down to his son. This rifle is designed to function with the portability of an assault rifle, yet the penetration and range of a sniper rifle. It’s design leaves little to be desired, compact, but still somewhat on the heavy side. The barrel is magnetically charged to allow the rifle to charge a round before firing effectively acting as a miniature railgun. Each time the weapon fires it has to be manually cocked, each clip holding 10 rounds before reloading is necessary.

==== Plasma Puncher (Xath’s Handshake) ====
A set of heavy, durable and extremely dangerous gauntlets, the design has a single cylinder along each set of knuckles that juts forward when the user flexes into a striking grip. The cylinder has a range of around fifteen centimeters, and when it makes contact with a surface with sufficient force will eject a plasma burst, incredibly dangerous in melee, good for breaching, and anything else the user can think of. Xath has made these item’s a nightmare in close quarters as the most experienced brawler of SoulFire.

==== EPL-1 Assault Shotgun ====
[[File:EPL-1.JPG|thumb|180px|right|'EPL-1 (Juda’s Whoopin Stick)]]
Sashar and Kieran discovered a fundamental problem with the EPP-2; namely, it was very, very prone to malfunctions due to the complex nature of its firing mechanism and the volatile chemicals contained within.

This often caused the members of the Squad to use the rifle as more of a bludgeon than a ranged weapon (as evinced by Juda). Thus, they went ‘back to basics’ and redesigned a short-range, powerful projectile weapon borrowing technology from the Verpines to produce a weapon that fired projectile rounds in an expanding spread pattern, which at up to twenty meters and could puncture Stormtrooper Armor. Even if it didn’t penetrate armour, the EPL's (Erinos Projectile Launcher's) blast was enough to take the hapless target off their feet and leave them dazed and wounded.

The weapon can fire twenty times before needing to be reloaded, and whilst the cartridges did take up a fair amount of space, they were less bulky than the EPP-2 ammo cartridges, thus, Soulfire usually carry three spare cartridge clips with them. The collapsible stock grants additional stability to the weapon and (at Juda’s insistence) is weighted, allowing it to be used as a melee weapon should the need arise.

==== SSK-7sf Dual Pistols ====
The SSK-7sfv. It has all the usual perks you’d expect with the SSK-7sf, including an extended tibanna gas mag, a polished barrel, hair trigger, customised grip, matted surfaces, widened trigger guard, silencer, muffler et cetera.

It also has a miniature underslung projectile barrel, and clips that include variations such as acid rounds, flechette rounds, and AP rounds. The drawback is that the weapon can only fire either blaster bolts OR slugs, not both at the same time as the firing mechanism is rooted through the same trigger, and thus manual adjustment of firing modes is necessary.

The clips are smaller to reduce the pistol’s overall size and weight, and the last feature, the pistol is made it so that it has a fully automatic firing mechanism to empty the blaster clip in under five seconds.

==== Z-58-0 Security Droid (Celahir’s Blow up Doll) ====
[[File:Celahirs Droid.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Arakyd Z-58-0 Security droid)]]
This Arakyd industries Z-58-0 Droid has been heavily modified, currently only usable by Celahir as it was designed with his unique implants to handle the additional algorithms necessary to properly control the droid.

The design has enhanced detection systems, enhanced boosters to allow for a much faster and maneuverable UAV and Ground reconnaissance, a full band holocom unit allowing for remove holonet connection, and finally a scomp link allowing for plug in and access through the droid without Celahir having to be present. Equipped with a lanyard launcher, dart gun, ion cannon, and a barricade system allowing for offensive and defensive use during combat.

==== E-MAPL 1 ====
Realising there was a need for heavy fire support at range, Sashar designed a new rifle for Soulfire: the Erinos Magnetically Accelerated Projectile Launcher. The weapons is huge and can only be operated by two people; one to fire the weapon and the other to distribute ammunition and see to the generator.

Approximately 1.5m long, the weapon is mostly dominated by the two long magnetic bars acting as its barrel. Given the strength of the electro-magnets, the rounds move faster than the speed of sound by the time they leave the weapon. The rounds themselves are almost untraceable, given that they have no propellants like conventional missiles. Nevertheless, they can travel extreme distances thanks to the speed they attain.

The scope is comparable to a set of macrobinoculars in functionality and has a myriad of information to assist the gunner. The rounds are usually packed with AP tips and baradium cores, enabling them to pierce the hull of a tank or walker, or even the shields of a star fighter. Due to its size, the E-MAPL 1 takes a while to set up (usually about ten minutes for an experienced crew) and has to cool down between shots for about thirty seconds. Finally, the rifle is single-action, meaning it has to be reloaded after every shot.

== Squad Roles ==
As an elite commando unit, it is imperative that the team remain as versatile as possible, which is why different roles have been drawn up. Each one carries different weapons and equipment in order to better support each other in the field.

=== Sergeant ===
===== Description =====
The DVB worn by the commander features some complex technology to aid him in leading the team effectively on the battlefield. A central databank contains detailed topography of the local area and displays it on the helmet’s HUD. It is also able to pinpoint the location of each of the team on the map as well as display their vital statistics. The commander can relay orders and assign objectives using the armor’s onboard computer which is controlled through both vocal commands and a datapad attached to the gauntlet. It is through this that the commander can call up a variety of different tactics to suit different situations as well as review the common tactics used by military bodies today. During large scale battles the suit is linked directly to the overall commander for instant orders and tactics.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* EEP-2 Assault Carbine
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

=== Demolitions/Heavy Weapons Specialist ===
===== Description =====
Like all the other roles within the strike team the trooper’s Neo-Crusader armor is slightly different to ensure better performance within his role. The helmet is equipped with an advanced targeting system; when configured to the individual’s person the helmet takes readings from the gauntlet and is able to paint a cross hair for the weapon on the HUD of the helmet (it will also work in conjunction with the grenade launcher). A series of vocal commands can identify targets, set target priority, zoom in on the crosshair and a host of other gadgets. The system also incorporates a threat analysis program able to prioritize targets due to threat level while also monitoring who the other members of the strike team are targeting to maximize the units effective firepower; the information can then be transmitted to the other members of the strike team.
Micro stabilisers have been built into the gauntlets in order to improve the finger dexterity allowing for the precise movements required for demolitions. The armor remains the same as the rest of the squad save for the rebreather. Durasteel fibres have been sown into the suit in a honeycomb pattern to provide additional protection where the plates do not cover; the honeycombed pattern is able to absorb kinetic and blaster energy but will do little against melee attacks.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

====== Demolition Equipment ======
* Shaped Explosives (4 kg)
* Explosive Tape (100m)
* Proton Grenades (10)
* Thermal Detonators (3)
* Remote Detonator (5)
* Motion Detonator (5)
* Timed Detonator (5)
* Adhesive Spray

=== Medic ===
===== Description =====
The Medics’ armor and equipment set is similar to the standard troopers’ in almost every respect. The helmet contains a medical analysis encyclopaedia and a small computer able to analyse and suggest treatment (medisensor) for a variety of wounds you would expect to incur in battle. The helmet also has an optical zoom for the finer medical work.
The suit itself remains standard save for the left gauntlet upon which a datapad has been mounted. It responds to a limited amount of verbal commands but has an easy to use keyboard for more specific enquiries.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* EAGs (2)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Medical Supplies =====
In addition to the standard emergency medical kit, the Soulfire Medic carries substantial auxiliary supplies listed below to better aid them in carrying out their profession in the field.
* ECM-598 Medical Backpack
** Hand-Held diagnostic scanner
** Assorted anaesthetics, analgesics, opiates, blood pressure, respiration and pulse regulators, assorted vaccines and other medicines for Humans.
** Emergency procedure database
** Closure packs - pressure sealant bandages and absorptive material for high trauma.
** Filtration masks - supplies oxygen rich flow.
** Laser scalpels
** Assorted syringes, suppositories and other delivery devices for medicines
** Portable stretcher - supports up to 150kg
** Pressure cuffs and tourniquets
** Sterile cloths and bandages
** 2 units of universal plasma.
** Several mountable glow rods

=== Sniper/Spotter ===
===== Description =====
The scout sniper’s helmet incorporates some highly sophisticated imaging software. It has a telescopic zoom allowing the scout to zoom in and out, and also thermal imaging and low light mode, as well as information on the crosswinds, atmospheric moisture and pressure, and even the coriolis effect’s curve. The imaging software used is also able to recognize structures, vehicles and weapons and cross reference the silhouette with its databanks to report what the item is, very useful in collecting intelligence. The armor itself is painted matte black and is essentially the same as the rest of the teams except that all extruding items and loose parts have been removed to decrease the noise made.

===== Weapons =====
* Verpine Projectile Rifle
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Equipment =====
* Directional Eves Dropper (1)
* MiniCam (3)
* Bipod
* Ghillie Suit
* spotter scope
- for Verpine Rifle -

* Standard Round Clip (5)
* EM Dust Clip (1)
* Explosive Round Clip (3)
* 2-stage Round Clip (1)
* Smoke Grenade Rounds (3)
* AP Round Clip (2)

=== Comm/Tech Specialist ===
===== Description =====
The Tech/Comm Specialist’s armor is the standard Soulfirian armor complimented with a specially designed helmet with an augmented ocular system. This system allows the user to zoom to microscopic levels through simple vocal commands with the addition of several different close range views. The helmet also has a built in long range transceiver able to communicate to anyone within the planetary system.
A datapad is attached to the left gauntlet and contains complex mechanical encyclopaedia on all modern technology allowing the wielder to identify even the most obscure and foreign technology in use. The datapad also contains several software programs to aid the trooper in slicing. The datapad also monitors local transmissions, decodes them and filters them for information useful to the mission.

===== Weapons =====
* KX-80 Modified Blaster Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
* PLX-2M Missile Launcher
* Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
* VibroCombat Knife

====== Ordinance ======
* Fragmentation Grenades (5)
* Flashbang/EMP Grenades (6)
* EAGs (2)
* Explosive Tape (20 meters)
* Breaching Charges (4)

===== Equipment =====
* Portable HoloNet Transceiver (1)
* Laser Torch (1)
* Fusion Cutters (1)
* Wire Strippers (1)
* Hydrospanner (1)
* Arc-Welder (1)
* Splicer (1)
* Insulated Wiring (5 m)
* several mountable glow rods

== Standard Operating Procedures ==
Soulfire are [[Arcona]]’s elite task force, deployed behind enemy lines to accomplish missions that other units would fall far short of completing. Cohesion is vitally important in their ability to work well, thus a set of documented procedures has been written for training purposes and as a guide for the unit’s members.

==== The Battle Meld ====
The use of the [[starwars:Battle_Meld|Battle Meld]] is a well documented practice within Jedi lore. It provides the unit with several tactical advantages over the enemy. Communication through the meld (usually taking the form of emotions and images transferred within the force) allows the team to draw tactical information from the unit, in this sense they feel and see the battlefield as a ‘hive-mind’, thus responses to changing tactical situations are accomplished quicker. It also allows the unit to direct fire in the most efficient manner as a member can feel who his/her fellow team mates are targeting, and thus more targets can be engaged effectively. There are well documented benefits in the force when using a Force Meld. The unit’s members can draw strength from each other and share burdens equally amongst the unit thus reducing the drop in efficiency the unit may incur through certain situations (i.e. a team member is injured). Extensive participation in a Battle Meld can lead to forms of telepathy and can on occasion result in units members finishing each others’ sentences and sharing thoughts. While in one light it is an advantage, in another it destroys the individual roles within a unit and blurs the protocol each class of soldier must observe.

It has been known that through the meld feelings of anxiety and fear are amplified which can destroy a units morale and their ability to fight. Therefore, a criteria for a unit’s choice to utilize a meld must surely be that it members are hardened veterans and able to deal with both the emotional and physical strains of a heated battle.

Traditionally, Sashar Arconae establishes the force meld, given that it is his specialisation in the force.

== Honorary Members ==
''Those outside of Soulfire who have proven themselves worthy of praise from the Strike Team or through exemplary service have been dubbed lifetime members''

* [[Strategos Thanatos Entar Arconae]]
* [[Xayun Erinos|Xayun '''Erinos''']]
* [[Timeros Caesus Entar|Timeros Caesus Entar Arconae]]
* [[Wuntila Entar Arconae]]
* [[Socorra Erinos]]

== Loyalty ==
[[Soulfire Strike Team]]

Honorary Members
{{arcona}}
[[Category:Battle Team]][[Category:Arcona]]

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2013-12-01T10:58:21Z

`CC`:

{{Character
|type= Sith
|image= [[File:Nadrin_Erinos.jpeg]]
|firstname= Nadrin Erinos
|lastname= Arconae
|homeworld= Nar Shaddaa
|birth= 25 ABY
|death= N/A
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Dark Brown
|eyes= Dark Brown
|height= 172cm
|weight= 68kg
|cyber= N/A
|allies= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family, [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|enemies= None (yet)
|saber= Red
|form= Makashi/Soresu/Vapaad
|fightingstyle= Force wreaking ball
|profession= Pilot
|position= Flight Leader
|era=
|affiliation= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= Stealth-X
|masters= [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] Arconae
|apprentices= [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|dossier= [[dossier:2555|2555]]
}}
Nadrin is the cloned 'son' of Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae, former Consul of Arcona, and is a formidable warrior in his own right. However, unlike his 'father', Nadrin is much more attuned to the Force and far more fragile than Zandro ever was, meaning that he is a fundamentally different fighter, although equally deadly. Currently operating as a Flight Leader in Void Squadron, Nadrin is working to prove himself worthy of his name and his lineage as both an Erinos and a member of the Arconae.

==History==
===Early Life===
Nadrin first memories were those of growing up on Nar Shaddaa, touring small-time casinos with his mother and helping her by acting as a lucky charm of sorts. Even as a youth, the boy had an uncanny ability to perceive things which allowed him and his mother to live fairly well. The early years taught Nadrin some of his more less-reputable skills and caused him to grow up fast and opened his eyes to countless species, languages and experiences.

Each year on his birthday Nadrin would ask about his conspicuously absent father and each year his questions fell on deaf ears until he turned twelve when his mother finally gave in and booked passage for the two of them to a system that the young boy had never heard of before: Dajorra. Upon arrival in the system the shuttle was intercepted by a matte black Star Destroyer and Nadrin and his mother were escorted to a suite and it’s sole occupant; Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae. When the man looked over at Nadrin, something seemed to stir within the boy and he was still trying to work out his feelings when his mother pulled a knife and pressed it to the boy’s throat and threatened the man, saying she wanted an obscene amount of credits or she would kill her son. Nadrin was still trying to work out why such a threat would make the man hand over the money as Zandro lit his lightsaber and attacked, stabbing the woman through the left eye and snuffing out her life in an instant. The Sith turned off his lightsaber and clipped it back on his belt before looking at the young boy with a furrowed brow. He told Nadrin that he was actually Zandro’s son and that while he had always planned to summon the boy and begin training him, he had not intended for it to be so soon. Nadrin, it seemed, was to learn the ways of the Force.

The next couple of months saw the boy begin his training and make rapid progress, picking up control of his newfound powers with an uncanny speed. It was the physical training which proved to be Nadrin’s downfall, with his small stature and lack of any real fortitude meaning that he had to rely heavily on the Force to even get close to the standards he was aiming for. Despite this however, Nadrin’s improvements were many and in only a short time he was ready for field-tests, being smuggled to the Venku Range by Zandro to undertake personal training with the Erinos Clan in an attempt to toughen him up.

===The Beating===
Nadrin arrived at the range with mixed feelings; he knew that the trials would be tough but he felt that there was a chance he was ready, and he knew that he would need to succeed should he ever wish to follow his father’s footsteps and join Soulfire Striketeam. That wasn’t his only motivation however, as he was desperate to prove to himself more than anything that he was more than just a failure, more than just a lucky token to be abused for financial gain. He met up with the leaders of the Erinos Clan immediately and was struck by their size and ferocity, the passion and power that seemed to roll off them like a veritable wave of energy. Even the youngest members of the Clan were powerful figures to the diminutive Force-user, and for the first time a sliver of doubt slipped into Nadrin’s mind. These Mandalorians were already far more physically adept than he was and they were younger than he, would he have a chance.

As it turned out, he wouldn’t.

The first trial that Nadrin undertook was to journey out into the jungle and try to repel an ambush by several of the Mandalorians as a way of trying to work out how advanced his skills were. For the first few hours the young Sith was able to avoid detection by the roaming ‘enemies’, but before too long he was caught out in the open and took a shot to his chest and his upper left thigh due to his lack of concentration. He was rushed to a medic who managed to patch him up and help to avoid any permanent damage (barring to Nadrin’s pride), and when Nadrin was fit enough to do so, he was summoned to meet the head of the Clan in private. The meeting was brief, with the Chief telling the young boy that while he admired his spirit, he could not in good conscience teach the boy knowing that he fundamentally wasn’t up to the standards that were necessary to live through the trials he would have to complete if he stayed.

The news crushed Nadrin, and he spent the entire time during his journey back to his home trying to work out how to break the news to his father. He only settled on a decision when he finally came face to face with Zandro, and was asked how the training had gone.

He lied.

===Death and a New Beginning===

Nadrin's return from his training with the Mandalorians was followed swiftly by the outbreak of War within the Brotherhood as what came to be known as the 10th Great Jedi War erupted with the combined might of the Brotherhood's Clans and Houses descending upon Odan-Urr. This meant that Nadrin was left to his own devices once more as Zandro left with Arcona to fight against the Light Jedi, and so the young man began training on his own, delving into his father's records to learn what he could from them. Everything was quiet for a while as he waited for news from the conflict to come through, but from what he heard the conflict would be a brief one, with little chance of too much damage to the Brotherhood forces, however this proved to be false when the Clan returned, minus one or two of it's senior members.

Nadrin's training at his father's hands, not to mention open access to all of Zandro's information sources and networks allowed the teenager to swiftly find out what had happened; his father and his uncle Sashar had sacrificed themselves in order to save the Arconan forces and destroy the enemies reinforcements before they could join the battle. Their death's had proved sufficient to end the conflict, but that was irrelevant to the young boy as he felt crushed by the news that his father was now dead, leaving him alone in the world. He had always known that Zandro's death was likely and inevitable, but it still pained him to know that he had died without being able to finish Nadrin's training. Nevertheless, he knew that moping around would do him no good, and his job now was to reveal himself to the Clan, emerge from the shadows and ensure that the Erinos were not weakened too much by 2 of their most prominent members deaths. Donning a deathmask to hide his identity, the young Erinos headed to the Citadel, ready to join Arcona properly.

Unfortunately for the Sith, his arrival in Arcona's ranks coincided with Sashar's son Teroch also coming forward and trying to assassinate Wuntila, accusing the man of murdering his father in order to gain control of the Clan, an act that would spark a feud between the three prominent families within Arcona; the Erinos, the Entars and the D'Tanas. Nadrin, torn between his family and his Clan, decided to try and act as a peacemaker. He stayed above the conflict as much as possible and worked towards uniting the warring families once more and, his efforts combined with those of other members that saw unity as the only way forward, was able to bring the Clan back together as one entity. Animosity was still present but now was kept under wraps, ending the civil war before it could tear Arcona apart.

==Physical Appearance==
Nadrin is relatively non-descript in terms of his appearence, although with each passing day he comes to look more and more like his father. That being said, he is of average height and normal if slightly lower than normal weight. He possesses a good amount of speed, but he is incapable of packing much of a punch and equally unable to take a beating. Normally garbed in fairly standard Sith Robes, Nadrin's main distinguishing feature is the bone-white deathmask which he wears to cover his face and hide his identity from most. The mask is that of a snarling animal, white apart from some blue marks that adorn it and are added to as Nadrin feels like it.
[[File:Nadrin_Mask.jpg|thumb|Nadrin's current Deathmask]]
==Fighting Style==

==Trivia==
* Although Nadrin is only 12 in real terms, he ages twice as fast as a normal person as a result of the engineering that was performed when he was cloned from Zandro and as such, is currently 24 years old in terms of his development.
[[Category:DJB Characters]]

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2013-12-01T10:57:41Z

`CC`:

{{Character
|type= Sith
|image= [[File:Nadrin_Erinos.jpeg]]
|firstname= Nadrin Erinos
|lastname= Arconae
|homeworld= Nar Shaddaa
|birth= 25 ABY
|death= N/A
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Dark Brown
|eyes= Dark Brown
|height= 172cm
|weight= 68kg
|cyber= N/A
|allies= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family, [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|enemies= None (yet)
|saber= Red
|form= Makashi/Soresu/Vapaad
|fightingstyle= Force wreaking ball
|profession= Pilot
|position= Flight Leader
|era=
|affiliation= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= Stealth-X
|masters= [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] Arconae
|apprentices= [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7463|7463]]
}}
Nadrin is the cloned 'son' of Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae, former Consul of Arcona, and is a formidable warrior in his own right. However, unlike his 'father', Nadrin is much more attuned to the Force and far more fragile than Zandro ever was, meaning that he is a fundamentally different fighter, although equally deadly. Currently operating as a Flight Leader in Void Squadron, Nadrin is working to prove himself worthy of his name and his lineage as both an Erinos and a member of the Arconae.

==History==
===Early Life===
Nadrin first memories were those of growing up on Nar Shaddaa, touring small-time casinos with his mother and helping her by acting as a lucky charm of sorts. Even as a youth, the boy had an uncanny ability to perceive things which allowed him and his mother to live fairly well. The early years taught Nadrin some of his more less-reputable skills and caused him to grow up fast and opened his eyes to countless species, languages and experiences.

Each year on his birthday Nadrin would ask about his conspicuously absent father and each year his questions fell on deaf ears until he turned twelve when his mother finally gave in and booked passage for the two of them to a system that the young boy had never heard of before: Dajorra. Upon arrival in the system the shuttle was intercepted by a matte black Star Destroyer and Nadrin and his mother were escorted to a suite and it’s sole occupant; Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae. When the man looked over at Nadrin, something seemed to stir within the boy and he was still trying to work out his feelings when his mother pulled a knife and pressed it to the boy’s throat and threatened the man, saying she wanted an obscene amount of credits or she would kill her son. Nadrin was still trying to work out why such a threat would make the man hand over the money as Zandro lit his lightsaber and attacked, stabbing the woman through the left eye and snuffing out her life in an instant. The Sith turned off his lightsaber and clipped it back on his belt before looking at the young boy with a furrowed brow. He told Nadrin that he was actually Zandro’s son and that while he had always planned to summon the boy and begin training him, he had not intended for it to be so soon. Nadrin, it seemed, was to learn the ways of the Force.

The next couple of months saw the boy begin his training and make rapid progress, picking up control of his newfound powers with an uncanny speed. It was the physical training which proved to be Nadrin’s downfall, with his small stature and lack of any real fortitude meaning that he had to rely heavily on the Force to even get close to the standards he was aiming for. Despite this however, Nadrin’s improvements were many and in only a short time he was ready for field-tests, being smuggled to the Venku Range by Zandro to undertake personal training with the Erinos Clan in an attempt to toughen him up.

===The Beating===
Nadrin arrived at the range with mixed feelings; he knew that the trials would be tough but he felt that there was a chance he was ready, and he knew that he would need to succeed should he ever wish to follow his father’s footsteps and join Soulfire Striketeam. That wasn’t his only motivation however, as he was desperate to prove to himself more than anything that he was more than just a failure, more than just a lucky token to be abused for financial gain. He met up with the leaders of the Erinos Clan immediately and was struck by their size and ferocity, the passion and power that seemed to roll off them like a veritable wave of energy. Even the youngest members of the Clan were powerful figures to the diminutive Force-user, and for the first time a sliver of doubt slipped into Nadrin’s mind. These Mandalorians were already far more physically adept than he was and they were younger than he, would he have a chance.

As it turned out, he wouldn’t.

The first trial that Nadrin undertook was to journey out into the jungle and try to repel an ambush by several of the Mandalorians as a way of trying to work out how advanced his skills were. For the first few hours the young Sith was able to avoid detection by the roaming ‘enemies’, but before too long he was caught out in the open and took a shot to his chest and his upper left thigh due to his lack of concentration. He was rushed to a medic who managed to patch him up and help to avoid any permanent damage (barring to Nadrin’s pride), and when Nadrin was fit enough to do so, he was summoned to meet the head of the Clan in private. The meeting was brief, with the Chief telling the young boy that while he admired his spirit, he could not in good conscience teach the boy knowing that he fundamentally wasn’t up to the standards that were necessary to live through the trials he would have to complete if he stayed.

The news crushed Nadrin, and he spent the entire time during his journey back to his home trying to work out how to break the news to his father. He only settled on a decision when he finally came face to face with Zandro, and was asked how the training had gone.

He lied.

===Death and a New Beginning===

Nadrin's return from his training with the Mandalorians was followed swiftly by the outbreak of War within the Brotherhood as what came to be known as the 10th Great Jedi War erupted with the combined might of the Brotherhood's Clans and Houses descending upon Odan-Urr. This meant that Nadrin was left to his own devices once more as Zandro left with Arcona to fight against the Light Jedi, and so the young man began training on his own, delving into his father's records to learn what he could from them. Everything was quiet for a while as he waited for news from the conflict to come through, but from what he heard the conflict would be a brief one, with little chance of too much damage to the Brotherhood forces, however this proved to be false when the Clan returned, minus one or two of it's senior members.

Nadrin's training at his father's hands, not to mention open access to all of Zandro's information sources and networks allowed the teenager to swiftly find out what had happened; his father and his uncle Sashar had sacrificed themselves in order to save the Arconan forces and destroy the enemies reinforcements before they could join the battle. Their death's had proved sufficient to end the conflict, but that was irrelevant to the young boy as he felt crushed by the news that his father was now dead, leaving him alone in the world. He had always known that Zandro's death was likely and inevitable, but it still pained him to know that he had died without being able to finish Nadrin's training. Nevertheless, he knew that moping around would do him no good, and his job now was to reveal himself to the Clan, emerge from the shadows and ensure that the Erinos were not weakened too much by 2 of their most prominent members deaths. Donning a deathmask to hide his identity, the young Erinos headed to the Citadel, ready to join Arcona properly.

Unfortunately for the Sith, his arrival in Arcona's ranks coincided with Sashar's son Teroch also coming forward and trying to assassinate Wuntila, accusing the man of murdering his father in order to gain control of the Clan, an act that would spark a feud between the three prominent families within Arcona; the Erinos, the Entars and the D'Tanas. Nadrin, torn between his family and his Clan, decided to try and act as a peacemaker. He stayed above the conflict as much as possible and worked towards uniting the warring families once more and, his efforts combined with those of other members that saw unity as the only way forward, was able to bring the Clan back together as one entity. Animosity was still present but now was kept under wraps, ending the civil war before it could tear Arcona apart.

==Physical Appearance==
Nadrin is relatively non-descript in terms of his appearence, although with each passing day he comes to look more and more like his father. That being said, he is of average height and normal if slightly lower than normal weight. He possesses a good amount of speed, but he is incapable of packing much of a punch and equally unable to take a beating. Normally garbed in fairly standard Sith Robes, Nadrin's main distinguishing feature is the bone-white deathmask which he wears to cover his face and hide his identity from most. The mask is that of a snarling animal, white apart from some blue marks that adorn it and are added to as Nadrin feels like it.
[[File:Nadrin_Mask.jpg|thumb|Nadrin's current Deathmask]]
==Fighting Style==

==Trivia==
* Although Nadrin is only 12 in real terms, he ages twice as fast as a normal person as a result of the engineering that was performed when he was cloned from Zandro and as such, is currently 24 years old in terms of his development.
[[Category:DJB Characters]]

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2013-12-01T10:54:45Z

`CC`: /* Death and a New Beginning */

{{Character
|type= Sith
|image= [[File:Nadrin_Erinos.jpeg]]
|firstname= Nadrin Erinos
|lastname= Arconae
|homeworld= Nar Shaddaa
|birth= 25 ABY
|death= N/A
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Dark Brown
|eyes= Dark Brown
|height= 172cm
|weight= 68kg
|cyber= N/A
|allies= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family, [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|enemies= None (yet)
|saber= Red
|form= Makashi/Soresu/Vapaad
|fightingstyle= Force wreaking ball
|profession= Pilot
|position= Flight Leader
|era=
|affiliation= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= Stealth-X
|masters= [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] Arconae
|apprentices= [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7463|7463]]
}}
Nadrin is the cloned 'son' of Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae, former Consul of Arcona, and is a formidable warrior in his own right. However, unlike his 'father', Nadrin is much more attuned to the Force and far more fragile than Zandro ever was, meaning that he is a fundamentally different fighter, although equally deadly. Currently operating as a Flight Leader in Void Squadron, Nadrin is working to prove himself worthy of his name and his lineage as both an Erinos and a member of the Arconae.

==History==
===Early Life===
Nadrin first memories were those of growing up on Nar Shaddaa, touring small-time casinos with his mother and helping her by acting as a lucky charm of sorts. Even as a youth, the boy had an uncanny ability to perceive things which allowed him and his mother to live fairly well. The early years taught Nadrin some of his more less-reputable skills and caused him to grow up fast and opened his eyes to countless species, languages and experiences.

Each year on his birthday Nadrin would ask about his conspicuously absent father and each year his questions fell on deaf ears until he turned twelve when his mother finally gave in and booked passage for the two of them to a system that the young boy had never heard of before: Dajorra. Upon arrival in the system the shuttle was intercepted by a matte black Star Destroyer and Nadrin and his mother were escorted to a suite and it’s sole occupant; Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae. When the man looked over at Nadrin, something seemed to stir within the boy and he was still trying to work out his feelings when his mother pulled a knife and pressed it to the boy’s throat and threatened the man, saying she wanted an obscene amount of credits or she would kill her son. Nadrin was still trying to work out why such a threat would make the man hand over the money as Zandro lit his lightsaber and attacked, stabbing the woman through the left eye and snuffing out her life in an instant. The Sith turned off his lightsaber and clipped it back on his belt before looking at the young boy with a furrowed brow. He told Nadrin that he was actually Zandro’s son and that while he had always planned to summon the boy and begin training him, he had not intended for it to be so soon. Nadrin, it seemed, was to learn the ways of the Force.

The next couple of months saw the boy begin his training and make rapid progress, picking up control of his newfound powers with an uncanny speed. It was the physical training which proved to be Nadrin’s downfall, with his small stature and lack of any real fortitude meaning that he had to rely heavily on the Force to even get close to the standards he was aiming for. Despite this however, Nadrin’s improvements were many and in only a short time he was ready for field-tests, being smuggled to the Venku Range by Zandro to undertake personal training with the Erinos Clan in an attempt to toughen him up.

===The Beating===
Nadrin arrived at the range with mixed feelings; he knew that the trials would be tough but he felt that there was a chance he was ready, and he knew that he would need to succeed should he ever wish to follow his father’s footsteps and join Soulfire Striketeam. That wasn’t his only motivation however, as he was desperate to prove to himself more than anything that he was more than just a failure, more than just a lucky token to be abused for financial gain. He met up with the leaders of the Erinos Clan immediately and was struck by their size and ferocity, the passion and power that seemed to roll off them like a veritable wave of energy. Even the youngest members of the Clan were powerful figures to the diminutive Force-user, and for the first time a sliver of doubt slipped into Nadrin’s mind. These Mandalorians were already far more physically adept than he was and they were younger than he, would he have a chance.

As it turned out, he wouldn’t.

The first trial that Nadrin undertook was to journey out into the jungle and try to repel an ambush by several of the Mandalorians as a way of trying to work out how advanced his skills were. For the first few hours the young Sith was able to avoid detection by the roaming ‘enemies’, but before too long he was caught out in the open and took a shot to his chest and his upper left thigh due to his lack of concentration. He was rushed to a medic who managed to patch him up and help to avoid any permanent damage (barring to Nadrin’s pride), and when Nadrin was fit enough to do so, he was summoned to meet the head of the Clan in private. The meeting was brief, with the Chief telling the young boy that while he admired his spirit, he could not in good conscience teach the boy knowing that he fundamentally wasn’t up to the standards that were necessary to live through the trials he would have to complete if he stayed.

The news crushed Nadrin, and he spent the entire time during his journey back to his home trying to work out how to break the news to his father. He only settled on a decision when he finally came face to face with Zandro, and was asked how the training had gone.

He lied.

===Death and a New Beginning===

Nadrin's return from his training with the Mandalorians was followed swiftly by the outbreak of War within the Brotherhood as what came to be known as the 10th Great Jedi War erupted with the combined might of the Brotherhood's Clans and Houses descending upon Odan-Urr. This meant that Nadrin was left to his own devices once more as Zandro left with Arcona to fight against the Light Jedi, and so the young man began training on his own, delving into his father's records to learn what he could from them. Everything was quiet for a while as he waited for news from the conflict to come through, but from what he heard the conflict would be a brief one, with little chance of too much damage to the Brotherhood forces, however this proved to be false when the Clan returned, minus one or two of it's senior members.

Nadrin's training at his father's hands, not to mention open access to all of Zandro's information sources and networks allowed the teenager to swiftly find out what had happened; his father and his uncle Sashar had sacrificed themselves in order to save the Arconan forces and destroy the enemies reinforcements before they could join the battle. Their death's had proved sufficient to end the conflict, but that was irrelevant to the young boy as he felt crushed by the news that his father was now dead, leaving him alone in the world. He had always known that Zandro's death was likely and inevitable, but it still pained him to know that he had died without being able to finish Nadrin's training. Nevertheless, he knew that moping around would do him no good, and his job now was to reveal himself to the Clan, emerge from the shadows and ensure that the Erinos were not weakened too much by 2 of their most prominent members deaths. Donning a deathmask to hide his identity, the young Erinos headed to the Citadel, ready to join Arcona properly.

Unfortunately for the Sith, his arrival in Arcona's ranks coincided with Sashar's son Teroch also coming forward and trying to assassinate Wuntila, accusing the man of murdering his father in order to gain control of the Clan, an act that would spark a feud between the three prominent families within Arcona; the Erinos, the Entars and the D'Tanas. Nadrin, torn between his family and his Clan, decided to try and act as a peacemaker. He stayed above the conflict as much as possible and worked towards uniting the warring families once more and, his efforts combined with those of other members that saw unity as the only way forward, was able to bring the Clan back together as one entity. Animosity was still present but now was kept under wraps, ending the civil war before it could tear Arcona apart.

==Physical Appearance==
Nadrin is relatively non-descript in terms of his appearence, although with each passing day he comes to look more and more like his father. That being said, he is of average height and normal if slightly lower than normal weight. He possesses a good amount of speed, but he is incapable of packing much of a punch and equally unable to take a beating. Normally garbed in fairly standard Sith Robes, Nadrin's main distinguishing feature is the bone-white deathmask which he wears to cover his face and hide his identity from most. The mask is that of a snarling animal, white apart from some blue marks that adorn it and are added to as Nadrin feels like it.
[[File:Nadrin_Mask.jpg|thumb|Nadrin's current Deathmask]]
[[Category:DJB Characters]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:30:13Z

`CC`: /* Contributors */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px|]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

{{Quote|Ensign, inform all ships in the fleet to prepare for departure. Arcona is about to deliver another planet to the Dark Brotherhood... | Marick Arconae}}
Arcona descended on Bhargebba with fury, ready to unleash their might upon the One Sith that waited for them.

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]
*[[Nadrin Erinos Arconae]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:29:30Z

`CC`: /* Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px|]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

{{Quote|Ensign, inform all ships in the fleet to prepare for departure. Arcona is about to deliver another planet to the Dark Brotherhood... | Marick Arconae}}
Arcona descended on Bhargebba with fury, ready to unleash their might upon the One Sith that waited for them.

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:28:06Z

`CC`: /* Hollow Victory - Rhelg */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px|]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

WORDS GO HERE

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:27:45Z

`CC`: /* Hollow Victory - Rhelg */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px|right]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

WORDS GO HERE

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:26:46Z

`CC`: /* Hollow Victory - Rhelg */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]
[br]
With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

WORDS GO HERE

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Dark Crusade - Arcona

2013-05-31T21:26:09Z

`CC`: /* Hollow Victory - Rhelg */

{{Battle
| prev = [[Horizons|The Horizons Pandemic]]
| conc =
| next =
| image = [[File:Arcona_DarkCrusade.JPG|250px]]
| name = Dark Crusade: Clan Arcona
| conflict = [[Arcona|Clan Arcona's]] involvement in the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] Crusade to conquer the [[starwars:Sith_Worlds|Sith Worlds]] wrongfully claimed by the [[starwars:One Sith|One Sith]].
| objective = (for mission-based battles)
| date = [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#36 ABY|36 ABY]] - [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#37 ABY|37 ABY]]
| location = Various:
*[[Dark Crusade - Prologue|SSD ''Avenger II'']]
*[[Krayiss II]]
*[[Starwars:Rhelg|Rhelg]]
*[[starwars:Bhargebba_system|Bhargebba]]
| participants = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| outcome =
| side1 = *[[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]
| side2 = *Assorted [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] [[Clan|Clans]] and [[House|Houses]]:
**
| side3 = *[[Starwars:One_Sith|One Sith]]
| side4 =
| side5 =
| side6 =
| commanders1 = *[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
| commanders2 = (Assorted DJB)
| commanders3 = One Sith members
| commanders4 =
| commanders5 =
| commanders6 =
| forces1 =
| forces2 =
| forces3 =
| forces4 =
| forces5 =
| forces6 =
| casual1 =
| casual2 =
| casual3 =
| casual4 =
| casual5 =
| casual6 =
}}

==History==

===The Tarentatek's Taskmaster - Avenger II===
:''Main article: [[Avenger II - Arcona|Arcona and the Avenger II]]''

This prologue to the Dark Crusade would prove to be an omen of sorts. As the Leaders of the Brotherhood Clans and Houses made their battle arrangements, Arcona chose to take House Taldryan head on and to further prove their dominance in the last two Great Jedi Wars was not a fluke. Despite valiant efforts and careful planning, things did not go according to plans.

===Almost Easy - Krayiss II===
:''Main article: [[Krayiss II - Arcona|Arcona and the taking of Krayiss II]]''

[[File:TalwinskrayissII.jpg|250px]]

It seemed like the perfect opportunity. Krayiss II was ripe for the picking, and only Taldryan stood between the Shadow Clan and victory. Arcona had overcome such odds before. The once-glorious giant of the Brotherhood was a pale simulacrum of its former glorious self... or so Arcona had believed. When the Clan came into contact with Taldryan, they found a fierce adversary, and in that, they also found their match. Arrogant from their recent victories, they under-estimated just how loud the veterans that filled the House could shout, and subsequently, the Shadow Clan was drowned out...though not by much. And despite the loss, out of the bitter taste of defeat a new paragon of Arcona was born: [[Cethgus Entar]]. For his skill in battle and unquestioning loyalty to Arcona, he was given the mark of the di Tenebrous - made Arconae.

===Hollow Victory - Rhelg===
:''Main article: [[Rhelg - Arcona|Arcona's victory on Rhelg]]''

[[File:Arconainvicta.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Arconan troops raise their fists in victory]]

With the pain of being outperformed by House Taldryan still fresh in their minds, the Arconan forces descended on Rhelg with an almost unprecedented fury. This time however, Arcona was able to emerge triumphant as they secured the planet for the Brotherhood, beating Taldryan to the punch on enough occasions to be able to later claim the planet as their own.

[[File:Arconawinsrhelg.jpg|250px]]

===Knights, Disciples and the Rabble - Bhargebba===
:''Main article: [[Bhargebba - Arcona|Arcona's efforts on Bhargebba]]''

[[File:Bharghebbaclans.jpg|250px]]

WORDS GO HERE

==Out of Character==

===Notable contributors===

==Contributors==

*[[Wuntila Arconae]]
*[[Marick Arconae]]
*[[Morrighan Ravenscroft]]
*[[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar]]
*[[S'nar Que Seshai]]
*[[Kyrun]]
*[[Socorra Erinos]]
*[[Riverche]]
*[[Fet'ai'narun]]
*[[Atyiru Araave]]
*[[Azasell Kirin]]
*[[Timeros]]
*[[Valhavoc]]
*[[Montresor]]
*[[Troutrooper]]
*[[Wes Biriuk]]
*[[Nikola Valtiere]]
*[[Incendus]]
*[[Skye Dulovic]]
*[[Cethgus Tiberius Entar Arconae]]
*[[Teroch Erinos]]
*[[dossier:1400|Cyberguy Quiritatio Entar]]
*[[Etah]] [[d'Tana]]
*[[Andrelious J. Inahj]]

==Trivia==

[[Category:Dark Crusade]] [[Category:Events]] [[Category:Bhargebba Wiki Arcona]]

Krayiss II - Team Arcownage

2013-02-14T23:49:04Z

`CC`: /* Contributors */

{{Planet
|image=
|name=Krayiss II
|region= [[starwars:outer rim territories|Outer Rim Territories]]
*[[starwars:Stygian Caldera Nebula|Stygian Caldera Nebula]]
|sector= [[starwars:esstran sector|Esstran Sector]]
|system=Krayiss System
|suns=1
|moons= *Hakagram
*Nakru
|coord= R-5
|distance=
|lengthday= 25 standard hours
|lengthyear= 162 local days
|class=
|diameter=
|atmosphere=
|climate= Arid
|gravity= 1.0G
|terrain= Mountainous, Barren
|interest=
|species= [[starwars:Sith (species)|Sith]] (formerly)
|otherspecies=
|language=
|population= None
|cities=
|imports= None
|exports= None
|affiliation= [[starwars:Sith Empire|Sith Empire]]
}}

Blurb/information to go here...

==Moons==
Krayiss II is orbited by two satellites. The first, Hakagram, orbits the planet at a distance of 247,000km above the surface. Its sibling, called Nakgru, is 249,000km above the surface; both of these are roughly 3,150km in diameter. The moons appear to be leashed to each other, most likely due to tampering by the ancient Sith masters of the temple on Krayiss II, as Nakgru leads Hakagram across the sky by 28,350km. This apparent tethering is curious as it means that Nakgru travels at a slightly faster speed to maintain it’s exact distance from both Krayiss II and Hakagram.

Both moons have entire regions covered in gigantic Sith runes carved into the surface. It is believed that this is what safely maintains the moon orbits. Further investigation has shown that at one time these engravings may have been large enough to be seen from the surface of Krayiss II under the right circumstances. Many of the runes correspond to some of the runes written on the Obelisk atop the Sith Library-Temple.

==History==
Information to go here...

==Geography and Climate==
Information to go here...

==Landmarks==
Information to go here...

===Sith Temple===
Information to go here...

===Cave of Jev Sunrider===
Deep within a complex of valleys, twisted upon itself like a labyrinth, is a cave. Within this cave is the resting place of a Jedi who came to Krayiss II to banish growing darkness. Ultimately, Sunrider failed, dying within the cave. However, such was his strength of will that his spirit lingered on, inhabiting the cave for thousands of years.

Any who have ventured into the valley have reported strange sightings, odd sounds, disappearances. Many have tried to flush out Sunrider’s spirit, but it has remained, tenacious in the face of darkness. The cave itself is somewhat of a challenge, filled with pitfalls, twists, and turns, all in pitch blackness, utterly disorientating one willing to plumb its depths. And, at the end of it all, Jev Sunrider, the vengeful Jedi Master endlessly seeking to purify an irrevocably corrupt world.

===Darth Zash's Outpost===
Information to go here...

===One Sith Spaceport===
Built in the year 34 ABY, this spaceport was the original resupply point for the One Sith expedition that came to Krayiss II. It has since become the focal point for One Sith forces in the region, due in no small part to the facts that it still operates as the main resupply node for Krayiss II, as well as the fact that it handles all inbound and outbound One Sith traffic. The growth in its importance to the One Sith forces deployed to Krayiss II has also meant that the spaceport itself has expanded as well, growing from a simple landing field to encompass a larger area so as to provide more space for inbound spacecraft. At maximum capacity, the field can hold a single Corvette-class ship (up to roughly 200-225m length), as well as a squadron of starfighters, although if there were no capital ship present then a combination of shuttles and starfighters or other smaller craft could fill the space normally reserved for the One Sith Corvettes. In addition to any fighters or other craft that are present at the spaceport, there are also a pair FPC 6.7 Anti-Aircraft Batteries which can offer protection to the site. These batteries are light defenses only however, and point to the One Sith’s belief that Krayiss II is a relatively safe world for them to hold without overly much protection being in place for such a crucial site.

Around the what was the initial spaceport, smaller buildings have begun to sprout up as more permanent personnel were deployed to the spaceport in capacities other than simply operating the import and export of supplies. Mechanics were deployed to the world to provide the requisite support for the vehicles and machinery which was used planetside, while military troops and officers were stationed at the spaceport as both a ground-based defense force and as support for the One Sith expeditions deeper into the desolate wilderness of Krayiss II. However, more often than not the troops that were assigned to the spaceport ended up acting more like Military Police than as a fighting force, and as such the assignment was seen by many as a luxury one.

==Trivia==

==Contributors==
Here is the list for the contributors of both the [[Krayiss System - Team Arcownage]] page and the [[Krayiss II - Team Arcownage]] page.

('''Note''': All names will be preceded by an 'X'. It is the responsibility of the contributing member to remove the 'X' from beside their name to qualify them as a contributor)

* [[Wuntila Arconae]]
* [[x Skye Dulovic]]
* [[x Maaks Erinos]]
* [[x Kalon Dane]]
* [[x Invictus]]
* [[x Nath Voth]]
* [[x Andrelious J. Inahj]]
* [[Nadrin Erinos Arconae]]
* [[x Nikola Valtiere]]
* [[x Sanguinius Tsucyra]]
* [[x Vynn Salm]]
* [[x Inarya]]
* [[x Putra]]
* [[Wes Biriuk|Wes Biriuk Erinos]]
* x Valerius

[[Category:Dark Crusade Krayiss 2]]

Krayiss II - Team Arcownage

2013-02-14T23:48:16Z

`CC`: /* One Sith Spaceport */

{{Planet
|image=
|name=Krayiss II
|region= [[starwars:outer rim territories|Outer Rim Territories]]
*[[starwars:Stygian Caldera Nebula|Stygian Caldera Nebula]]
|sector= [[starwars:esstran sector|Esstran Sector]]
|system=Krayiss System
|suns=1
|moons= *Hakagram
*Nakru
|coord= R-5
|distance=
|lengthday= 25 standard hours
|lengthyear= 162 local days
|class=
|diameter=
|atmosphere=
|climate= Arid
|gravity= 1.0G
|terrain= Mountainous, Barren
|interest=
|species= [[starwars:Sith (species)|Sith]] (formerly)
|otherspecies=
|language=
|population= None
|cities=
|imports= None
|exports= None
|affiliation= [[starwars:Sith Empire|Sith Empire]]
}}

Blurb/information to go here...

==Moons==
Krayiss II is orbited by two satellites. The first, Hakagram, orbits the planet at a distance of 247,000km above the surface. Its sibling, called Nakgru, is 249,000km above the surface; both of these are roughly 3,150km in diameter. The moons appear to be leashed to each other, most likely due to tampering by the ancient Sith masters of the temple on Krayiss II, as Nakgru leads Hakagram across the sky by 28,350km. This apparent tethering is curious as it means that Nakgru travels at a slightly faster speed to maintain it’s exact distance from both Krayiss II and Hakagram.

Both moons have entire regions covered in gigantic Sith runes carved into the surface. It is believed that this is what safely maintains the moon orbits. Further investigation has shown that at one time these engravings may have been large enough to be seen from the surface of Krayiss II under the right circumstances. Many of the runes correspond to some of the runes written on the Obelisk atop the Sith Library-Temple.

==History==
Information to go here...

==Geography and Climate==
Information to go here...

==Landmarks==
Information to go here...

===Sith Temple===
Information to go here...

===Cave of Jev Sunrider===
Deep within a complex of valleys, twisted upon itself like a labyrinth, is a cave. Within this cave is the resting place of a Jedi who came to Krayiss II to banish growing darkness. Ultimately, Sunrider failed, dying within the cave. However, such was his strength of will that his spirit lingered on, inhabiting the cave for thousands of years.

Any who have ventured into the valley have reported strange sightings, odd sounds, disappearances. Many have tried to flush out Sunrider’s spirit, but it has remained, tenacious in the face of darkness. The cave itself is somewhat of a challenge, filled with pitfalls, twists, and turns, all in pitch blackness, utterly disorientating one willing to plumb its depths. And, at the end of it all, Jev Sunrider, the vengeful Jedi Master endlessly seeking to purify an irrevocably corrupt world.

===Darth Zash's Outpost===
Information to go here...

===One Sith Spaceport===
Built in the year 34 ABY, this spaceport was the original resupply point for the One Sith expedition that came to Krayiss II. It has since become the focal point for One Sith forces in the region, due in no small part to the facts that it still operates as the main resupply node for Krayiss II, as well as the fact that it handles all inbound and outbound One Sith traffic. The growth in its importance to the One Sith forces deployed to Krayiss II has also meant that the spaceport itself has expanded as well, growing from a simple landing field to encompass a larger area so as to provide more space for inbound spacecraft. At maximum capacity, the field can hold a single Corvette-class ship (up to roughly 200-225m length), as well as a squadron of starfighters, although if there were no capital ship present then a combination of shuttles and starfighters or other smaller craft could fill the space normally reserved for the One Sith Corvettes. In addition to any fighters or other craft that are present at the spaceport, there are also a pair FPC 6.7 Anti-Aircraft Batteries which can offer protection to the site. These batteries are light defenses only however, and point to the One Sith’s belief that Krayiss II is a relatively safe world for them to hold without overly much protection being in place for such a crucial site.

Around the what was the initial spaceport, smaller buildings have begun to sprout up as more permanent personnel were deployed to the spaceport in capacities other than simply operating the import and export of supplies. Mechanics were deployed to the world to provide the requisite support for the vehicles and machinery which was used planetside, while military troops and officers were stationed at the spaceport as both a ground-based defense force and as support for the One Sith expeditions deeper into the desolate wilderness of Krayiss II. However, more often than not the troops that were assigned to the spaceport ended up acting more like Military Police than as a fighting force, and as such the assignment was seen by many as a luxury one.

==Trivia==

==Contributors==
Here is the list for the contributors of both the [[Krayiss System - Team Arcownage]] page and the [[Krayiss II - Team Arcownage]] page.

('''Note''': All names will be preceded by an 'X'. It is the responsibility of the contributing member to remove the 'X' from beside their name to qualify them as a contributor)

* [[Wuntila Arconae]]
* [[x Skye Dulovic]]
* [[x Maaks Erinos]]
* [[x Kalon Dane]]
* [[x Invictus]]
* [[x Nath Voth]]
* [[x Andrelious J. Inahj]]
* [[x Nadrin Erinos Arconae]]
* [[x Nikola Valtiere]]
* [[x Sanguinius Tsucyra]]
* [[x Vynn Salm]]
* [[x Inarya]]
* [[x Putra]]
* [[Wes Biriuk|Wes Biriuk Erinos]]
* x Valerius

[[Category:Dark Crusade Krayiss 2]]

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2012-09-26T14:31:12Z

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Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2012-09-26T14:17:24Z

`CC`:

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2012-09-25T12:38:09Z

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File:Nadrin Mask.jpg

2012-09-25T12:36:44Z

`CC`: {{Fairuse}} Nadrin's deathmask

{{Fairuse}}
Nadrin's deathmask

File:Nadrin Erinos.jpeg

2012-09-25T12:09:44Z

`CC`: Picture of Nadrin Category: Images-Characters Category: Images-Humans {{Fairuse}}

Picture of Nadrin
[[Category: Images-Characters]]
[[Category: Images-Humans]]
{{Fairuse}}

Nadrin Erinos Arconae

2012-09-25T12:02:31Z

`CC`: Created page with "{{Character |type= Sith |image= http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg140/scaled.php?server=140&filename=nadrin.jpg&res=landing |firstname= Nadrin Erinos |lastname= Arconae |homewo..."

{{Character
|type= Sith
|image= http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg140/scaled.php?server=140&filename=nadrin.jpg&res=landing
|firstname= Nadrin Erinos
|lastname= Arconae
|homeworld= Nar Shaddaa
|birth= 25 ABY
|death= N/A
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Dark Brown
|eyes= Dark Brown
|height= 172cm
|weight= 68kg
|cyber= N/A
|allies= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family, [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|enemies= None (yet)
|saber= Red
|form= Makashi/Soresu/Vapaad
|fightingstyle= Force wreaking ball
|profession= Pilot
|position= Flight Leader
|era=
|affiliation= [[Arcona]], [[Void Squadron]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= Stealth-X
|masters= [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] Arconae
|apprentices= [[Nikola Valtiere]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7463|7463]]
}}

Nadrin first memories were those of growing up on Nar Shaddaa, touring small-time casinos with his mother and helping her by acting as a lucky charm of sorts. Even as a youth, the boy had an uncanny ability to perceive things which allowed him and his mother to live fairly well. The early years taught Nadrin some of his more less-reputable skills and caused him to grow up fast and opened his eyes to countless species, languages and experiences.

Each year on his birthday Nadrin would ask about his conspicuously absent father and each year his questions fell on deaf ears until he turned twelve when his mother finally gave in and booked passage for the two of them to a system that the young boy had never heard of before: Dajorra. Upon arrival in the system the shuttle was intercepted by a matte black Star Destroyer and Nadrin and his mother were escorted to a suite and it’s sole occupant; Zandro Savric Erinos Arconae. When the man looked over at Nadrin, something seemed to stir within the boy and he was still trying to work out his feelings when his mother pulled a knife and pressed it to the boy’s throat and threatened the man, saying she wanted an obscene amount of credits or she would kill her son. Nadrin was still trying to work out why such a threat would make the man hand over the money as Zandro lit his lightsaber and attacked, stabbing the woman through the left eye and snuffing out her life in an instant. The Sith turned off his lightsaber and clipped it back on his belt before looking at the young boy with a furrowed brow. He told Nadrin that he was actually Zandro’s son and that while he had always planned to summon the boy and begin training him, he had not intended for it to be so soon. Nadrin, it seemed, was to learn the ways of the Force.

The next couple of months saw the boy begin his training and make rapid progress, picking up control of his newfound powers with an uncanny speed. It was the physical training which proved to be Nadrin’s downfall, with his small stature and lack of any real fortitude meaning that he had to rely heavily on the Force to even get close to the standards he was aiming for.

Soulfire Strike Team

2009-03-20T00:25:50Z

`CC`: /* Roster */

{{Organization infobox
|BG1=53855C
|BG2=ABCAB1
|name= Soulfire Strike Team
|image= [[image:sflogo.gif |250px|Soulfire Logo]]
|founder= unknown
|leader= [[Sergeant (battle team)|Sergeant]] [[Kieran Kodiak Erinos]]
|members=
|headquarters=[[AGV Valour's Fall]]
|locations=
|formed= Unknown
|founded=
|reorganized= [[20 ABY to 25 ABY|24 ABY]]
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation= [[House Galeres]], [[Clan Arcona]], [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}
{{quote|A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.|Robert A. Heinlein}}

A [[Battleteam]] within House Galeres of [[Clan Arcona]]
=Soulfire Strike Team=

Soulfire Strike Team is an elite commando unit formed to fill a variety of mission profiles within Arcona’s military. With an unconventional ‘blasters first’ policy on threats, the team treat themselves as commandoes before Jedi and often view their talents in the force as mere supplements to their military training. With a strong Mandalorian ethos backing the Squad, Soulfire are very military orientated and spend on average 6 hours a day training. A closely knit squad within Arcona, they are nevertheless known to be cliquey in the extreme and highly aware of their reputation. Members of Soulfire are often picked for demonstrating an affinity with a specific area of combat before being trained up to scratch, and often even those that are trained up don’t last – Soulfire is unwaveringly given the difficult jobs, and has yet to come out of an operation without a grin on its bloodied, battered face.

==Roster==

Soulfire Company is divided into 5 separate units: One Force sensitive commando unit, two standard Special Forces Commando units, a crew for Soulfire's support vessel the [[AGV Valour's Fall]], a specially trained crew for Soulfire's LAAT/i, the Drexl.

'''Soulfire Strike Team:'''
*Sergeant: [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor])
*Tech Specialist: [[Lyncoln Novell]] (Bothan Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothawui Bothawui])
*Comm Specialist: [[Malidir]] Dinistr Erinos (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant])
*Sniper: [[Rho d'Tana]] (Nagai Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nagi Nagi])
*Demolitions: [[Kieran Kodiak Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Medic: [[Juda Kodiak Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: Marick (Human Male,[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hapes Hapes])
*Melee Specialist: Archer Merchant (Human Male)
*Point man: Wolvie "the jackal" (Human Male,[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
[[Image:Barabel.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barabel Barabel.]]]
'''Additional Crew:'''
*Pilot: Kerabut Sarrantye (Barabel Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barab_I Barab I])
*Co-Pilot: Miwat Sarrentye (Barabel Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barab_I Barab I])
*Gunner/Mechanic: Nir'Raih (Twi’lek Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ryloth Ryloth])
*Gunner: A’heyl (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Gunner: Willan (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Pilot: Sherruk Kodiak (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

'''Drexl Crew:'''

*Pilot: Sli'Rui (Twi'Lek Female ([http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ryloth Ryloth])
*Co-Pilot/Forward Gunner: Jaden Fox (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
*Starboard Gunner: Berra Tork (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant])
*Port Gunner: Derk Che'kla (Bothan Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothawui Bothawui])

'''Kad Prudii (Saber’s Shadow):'''
*Sergeant: Maku Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Tech Specialist: Briike Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Comm Specialist: Terra (Humanoid Female, [[Eldar]])
*Scout: Errallaian (Human Female [[Eldar]])
*Sniper: Fl’iim (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Demolitions: Kumus Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Point Man: Firrell(Humanoid Male, [[Eldar]])
*Medic: Davrel Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: Fi Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

[[Image:dxun.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun.] where the majority of Soulfire's support squads hail from.]]

'''Kad Hukaatir (Saber’s Guard):'''
*Sergeant: [[Derik Loran]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
*Tech Specialist: Davrel Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Comm Specialist: Flik (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalore_%28planet%29 Mandalore])
*Scout: Rothruzmal (Aar'aa Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aar Aar])
*Sniper: Riila Kodiak (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Demolitions: Jarg Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Point Man: Reeza Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Medic: Riina (Iotran Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Iotra Iotra])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: Saress (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

==History and Lore==

===Soulfire Honor Code===
Soulfire, the eye of the storm 
Around us destruction reigns, but within our team, there is nought but calm 
A calm that permeates out, and works with our skills to bring an end to our enemies 
The question is not 'will Soulfire win?' 
It is 'How long before they win?' 

But to be a member of Soulfire is so much more than it seems from the outside 
Skill is not the only requirement. 
Loyalty, honour, fidelity, All hold an important part of the Soulfirian Code. 
Some call us arrogant, others call us blind 
But jealousy is a dish best served cold, and it is what calls the criticism down on our Team.

We look after our own and keep to ourselves, but we aren't averse to helping others 
We do this because of previous actions which taught us to help, but never to trust. 
Trust must be earned, just like honour, and both are important 
For without trust, there cannot be a team spirit 
And without a team spirit, Soulfire would cease to be. 

To condemn us is to bring the wrath of the very heavens down upon yourself 
To join us is to ally yourself with a stoic society who will protect their own 
To ignore us is an action that should be avoided, lest we strike you down from the shadows 
To help us is to mean that someday, we will help you in return 
To beat us, is a task that will never be achieved 

Victory is assured 
For we are Soulfire 
Our strength rises from our unity 
It comes from within, is released out 
And brings victory to all those who fight beside us 

We are Soulfire 
Proudly we stand here, victorious 
Then 
Now 
And forever more 
''Created by Zandro Savric Erinos''

===Soulfire Crest===
The logo, the Soulfire crest, is a symbol that both inspires courage and strike fear. The sword running the length of the logo represents the Jedi Squad within the group. It's location in the centre implies the squad's importance as the cornerstone which the Strike Team is built upon. The cut out sections represents her two support squads and the wings represent Soulfire's support vessels and their crew. More obviously the colour of blue was chosen to display her fealty to [[Clan Arcona]].

===Motto===
The motto is derived from an ancient text and a reminder that Soulfire aren't specialists, they aren't especially suited to one task; they can meet any request that's made for them by the clan without question and pride themselves on their adaptability and fierce nature. Whatever is asked, they're always at the heart of the clan.

===Vision===
The vision of the Soulfire Strike Team is "All dedicated to the glory of Arcona". Various missions given by the superiors must be completed perfectly by the members. Once the member is accepted into Soulfire Strike Team, the crest is tattooed onto the member's right shoulder. This process is performed in the Soulfire Credential Ceremony in the Fire Hall of Soulfire Headquarters in Eldar.

===Awards===

Members of Soulfire have time and time again gone above and beyond what is required of a Trooper of the Arcona Defence Force and because of this have earned various awards from Galeres. Notably, the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kama Kama] (a protective garment worn around the waist to protect the wearer’s legs from shrapnel), the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pauldron Pauldron] of rank (designating command over a portion of Arcona’s Defence Force) and the Soulfire specific award given out for extreme bravery and dedication, the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jaig_eyes Jaig eyes] (painted red ceremonial eyes onto the wearer’s helmet).

The recipients of these awards are as follows:

'''Pauldron:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Malidir Dinistr Erinos

Kieran Kodiak Erinos

Rho 'Dynamite' d'Tana

'''Kama:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Kieran Kodiak Erinos

Malidir Dinistr Erinos

Juda Kodiak Erinos

'''Jaig Eyes:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Sashar Kodiak Erinos

==Equipment==
Soulfire Strike Team was the best Arcona had to offer. They are supremely qualified in their role as a commando unit and spend on average 6 hours a day training as a cohesive unit. They are closely-knit, confident in their ability to meet the objectives almost any other unit would deem ‘impossible’ and very much deserve the elite status they’ve been granted.

===Armor===

====Dar'Verd Combat Enviroment Suit (DV-CES 1)====
As Soulfire was once the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they received the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit to keep the plates together. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus).
Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About
[[Image:Neo_Crusader_Armour.jpg|thumb|left| Strike Team member wearing Neo-Crusader Armour]]the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is a lightweight plasteel alloy). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the weight but drastically shortens the life span of its self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.
Each of the helmets is the main defining feature of the armour. They contain a close range com link for in squad communication, night vision and 'tactical' vision, in which all of the teammates positions are shown as well and often include additions to help in the area of specialisation.

====DVB-2 Combat Helmet====

The helmets sported by the squad have also been updated to cope with the changing situation. With the increased amount of Melee combat the squad the original design’s view was found to be too constricting. Tiny cameras have been mounted on the helmet which feed into the helmets display. The target acquisition software has also been updated to include projectile tracking enabling the wearer to track incoming Thud Bugs. The information library has also been updated to include all the Yuuzhan Vong Technology recorded in the Galaxy as have the various role unique libraries.

===Standard Weapons and Equipment===

==== Erinos Plasma Projector-2 Assault Carbine (EPP-2) ====
[[Image:EPP-2.JPG|thumb|left| Erinos Plasma Projector-2]]
Noticing a distinct lack of power at close range, Sashar and Kieran worked closely to design a weapon that provided more stopping power than the E-15A, whilst sacrificing some of the range. The end result was the EPP-2; the Erinos Plasma Projector-2 (the first having taken the testing droid’s face off when it back-fired).

The EPP-2 borrows a lot of its technology from the Flechette launcher – firing a spread of burning projectiles that do incredible damage at close range, however instead of being based on what’s essentially molten shrapnel, the EPP-2 fires plasma-coated discs that explode on impact, delivering severe plasma burns to the opponent as well as packing one hell of a kinetic punch. Naturally, the recoil on the EPP-2 is vicious. Also, the plasma packets offer a more concentrated blast zone, rather than spraying the immediate area before the wielder in fire. Its maximum range is twenty five meters, and its optimum range is ten meters. The weapon can fire once every half second and can fire a total of 40 times before needing to be reloaded. Unfortunately, the ammunition packets for the EPP-2 are quite large and cumbersome, so Soulfire Members usually only carry one spare. The weapon is attached to the squad's packs and the stock folds under the weapon for compact storage.

==== Lancer Projectile Rifle Mark 1 (LPR-1) ====
[[Image:LancerProjRifle.JPG|thumb|left| Lancer Projectile Rifle]]
With the Galaxy changing, warped by the hands of the Alien invaders the squad decided newer weaponry was required to combat this new menace. Kieran and Sashar designed a new rifle to be phased into the squad. The rifle fires a blast of compressed air (drawn from the surrounding atmosphere and stored in a small tank for use) which propels the thin dart shaped rounds at high velocity through a plasma chamber. The dart is divided into three parts. The point is formed of Titanium shaped into an cross and slotted into the similarly crossed alloy that makes up the housing. A Durasteel Frasium alloy was created for the housing marring [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Durasteel Durasteel’s] strength with [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Frasium Frasium’s] incredibly melting point. This high melting point serves to delay the plasma from melting through to the miniscule [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nergon-14 Nergon-14] compound hidden within.

The idea being that when the superheated round hits the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vonduun_Crab_Armor Vonduun Crab Armor] it penetrates slightly before what is left of the point shatters allowing the plasmas to seek out the incendiary compound and thereby igniting it. Our battles with the Vong have taught us that whilst resistant to blaster fire and Lightsabers they do not react so favorably to explosives. The weapon thus relies on two power cells, one containing the gases required to create the plasma coating and the other containing the darts themselves. A suitable magazine was designed featuring dual chambers containing enough rounds and gas for fifty shots.

The intense heat within the weapon triggered by the igniting gases requires a separate alloy to be incorporated into the design. The barrel and gas chamber were constructed from Dallorian Alloy; fully capable of withstanding the intense heat. The rifle also features a scope that is integrated with the helmet’s targeting software and has been designed with mind to the weapon attatchments available in the Galaxy.

====Electric Disruptor Field (EDF-1)====

Research on captured technology has also led to developments in the armor itself. The few Jedi that had survived encounters with th Vong substance Blorash and the few captured specimens available prompted a countermeasure to be developed as they proved notoriously difficult to kill. The squads armor was sprayed with a transparent coating of conductive minerals which allow an electric charge to flow over every external surface, so that when the wearer comes into contact with the jelly he or she can trigger ‘the pulser’ (as it is colloquially known) causing the Blorash Jelly to detach itself. Whilst the pulse does not kill it, it is able to stun the organism for several minutes allowing he Jedi to avoid it. The pulse feeds from the armor’s regenerative system as installing another battery for the device added too much weight to the armor. The side effect being that extensive use of the pulse prohibits the armor from regenerating.

====Broad Frequency Comlink Bead (BFCB-1)====

When working incognito, Soulfire substitutes their helmets and armour for 'civvie' attire, which surrenders them the luxury of their comlinks. To combat this, Soulfire acquired a set of bead comlinks so that they might keep in constant contact without being observed. The bead comlinks are inaudible to anyone other than the user and can pick up the barest trace of the user's voice. It can be toggled on and off by clicking ones' back teeth.

==Squad Roles==
As an elite commando unit, it is imperative that the team remain as versatile as possible, which is why different roles and trooper classes have been drawn up. Each one carries different weapons and equipment in order to better support each other in the field. The armour is divided into three main classes of Light Trooper, Assault Trooper and Heavy Trooper. Within the classes there are numerous roles.

===Assault Trooper (Sergeant)===

*[[Kieran Kodiak Erinos| Kieran]]

=====Description=====
The armour worn by the commander features some complex technology to aid him/her in leading the team effectively on the battlefield. A central databank contains detailed topography of the local area and displays it on the helmet’s HUD. It is also able to pinpoint the location of each of the team on the map as well as display their vital statistics. The commander can relay orders and assign objectives using the armour’s onboard computer which is controlled through both vocal commands and a datapad attached to the gauntlet. It is through this that the commander can call up a variety of different tactics to suit different situations as well as review the common tactics used by military bodies today. During large scale battles the suit is linked directly to the overall commander for instant orders and tactics.
=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)[[Image:protongrenade.jpg|thumb|right| A Proton Grenade]]
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)

===Assault Trooper (Demolitions/Point Man)===

*[[Zandro Savric Erinos| Zandro]]

=====Description=====
Like all the other roles within the strike team the assault trooper’s Neo-Crusader armour is slightly different to ensure better performance within his/her role. The helmet is equipped with an advanced targeting system; when configured to the individual’s person the helmet takes readings from the gauntlet and is able to paint a cross hair for the weapon on the HUD of the helmet (it will also work in conjunction with the grenade launcher). A series of vocal commands can identify targets, set target priority, zoom in on the crosshair and a host of other gadgets. The system also incorporates a threat analysis program able to prioritize targets due to threat level whilst also monitoring who the other members of the strike team are targeting to maximize the units effective firepower; the information can then be transmitted to the other members of the strike team.
Micro stabilisers have been built into the gauntlets in order to improve the finger dexterity allowing for the precise movements required for demolitions. The armour remains the same as the rest of the squad save for the breathable suit. Durasteel fibres have been sown into the suit in a honeycomb pattern to provide additional protection where the plates do not cover; the honeycombed pattern is able to absorb kinetic and blaster energy but will do little against melee attacks.

=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)
======Demolition Equipment======
*Shaped Explosives (1 kg)
*Explosive Tape (10 m)
*Remote Detonator (5)
*Motion Detonator (5)
*Timed Detonator (5)
*Adhesive Spray

===Assault Trooper (Medic)===

*[[Juda Kodiak Erinos| Juda]]

=====Description=====
The Medic class of assault trooper is similar in many ways. It contains a medical analysis encyclopedia and a small computer able to analyse and suggest treatment (medisensor) for a variety of wounds you would expect to incur in battle. The helmet also has an optical zoom for the finer medical work.
The suit itself remains standard save for the left gauntlet upon which a datapad has been mounted. It responds to a limited amount of verbal commands but has an easy to use keyboard for more specific enquiries.

=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)
=====Medical Supplies=====
*ECM-598 Medical Backpack
**Hand-Held diagnostic scanner
**Assorted anesthetics, analgesics, opiates, blood pressure, respiration and pulse regulators, assorted vaccines and other medicines for humans.
**Emergency procedure database
**Closure packs - pressure sealant bandages and absorptive material for high trauma.
**Filtration masks - supplies oxygen rich flow.
**Laser scalpel
**Assorted syringes, suppositories and other delivery devices for medicines
**Portable stretcher - supports up to 150kg
**Pressure cuffs and tourniquets
**Sterile cloths and bandages
**2 units of universal plasma.
*Fastflesh Medpac (2)

===Light Trooper (Scout/Sniper)===

*Sniper: [[Rho d'Tana| Rho]]
*Scout:

=====Description=====
The scout sniper’s helmet incorporates some highly sophisticated imaging software. It has a telescopic zoom allowing the scout to zoom in and out, and also thermal imaging and low light mode all activated through the datapad attached to the gauntlet; voice controls having been removed to adhere closer to the scout’s covert role. The imaging software used is also able to recognize structures, vehicles and weapons and cross reference the silhouette with its databanks to report what the item is, very useful in collecting intelligence. The helmet also incorporates a recording program so that everything the scout sees is recorded to analysis at a later date.
The armour itself is painted matte black and is essentially the same as the rest of the teams except that all extruding items and loose parts have been removed to decrease the noise made.

=====Weapons=====
*Verpine Projectile Rifle
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
=====Grenades=====
*Class B Thermal Detonator (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Scarab ‘Scout’ Droid (3)
*Scarab ‘Decoy’ Droid (1)
*Scarab 'Suicide' Droid (2)
*Directional Eves Dropper (1)
*MiniCam (3)
- for Verpine Rifle -
*Standard Round Clip (5)
*EM Dust Clip (1)
*Explosive Round Clip (3)
*2-stage Round Clip (1)
*Smoke Grenade Rounds (3)
*AP Round Clip (2)

===Light Trooper (Tech/Comm Specialist)===

*Tech:[[Timeros]]
*Comm:[[Malidir]]

=====Description=====
The Tech/Comm Specialist’s armour is the standard Soulfirian armour complimented with a specially designed helmet with an augmented ocular system. This system allows the user to zoom to microscopic levels through simple vocal commands with the addition of several different close range views. The helmet also has a built in long range transceiver able to communicate to anyone within the planetary system.
A datapad is attached to the left gauntlet and contains complex mechanical encyclopaedia on all modern technology allowing the wielder to identify even the most obscure and foreign technology in use. The datapad also contains several software programs to aid the trooper in slicing. The datapad also monitors local transmissions, decodes them and filters them for information useful to the mission.
=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced Flash 4 Heavy Blaster Pistol [[Image:Flash_4_Heavy_Blaster_Pistol.JPG|thumb|right|Flash 4 Heavy Blaster Pistol]]
*VibroCombat Knife
=====Grenades=====
*Class B Thermal Detonator (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Portable HoloNet Transceiver (1)
*Laser Torch (1)
*Fusion Cutters (1)
*Wire Strippers (1)
*Hydrospanner (1)
*Arc-Welder (1)
*Splicer (1)
*Insulated Wiring (5 m)

===Heavy Trooper (Heavy Weapons Specialist)===

*[[Xar'Kahn]]

=====Description=====
A vital role in the team is that of the Heavy Weapons Specialist. This trooper wears armour with stabilisers built into it in order to aid the user when carrying and operating the heavy weaponry. The helmet’s optical device has a range finder and target analysis software thus it is able to identify the strength of the hull and shielding for the appropriate warhead to be utilized. The visor is equipped with a blast shield to protect the user’s eyes from glare and shrapnel.
[[Image:plex.jpg|thumb|left| A Merr-Sonn PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher]]The suit itself has a blast dampening system (similar to that of the Demolitions trooper) to further protect the user as well as numerous storage pouches for the variety of warheads carried.

=====Weapons=====
*Merr-Sonn PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher
*Lancer Projectile Rifle
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Warheads======
*Concussion Missile (5)
*Proton Torpedo (4)
*Armour Piercing Warhead (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Collapsible Tripod Stand
N.B. Depending on the Mission Soulfire is undertaking, the Heavy Weapon Specialist's primary weapon often changes between either a PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher, a Grenade Mortar, or even an E-Web Repeating Blaster Cannon.

== Standard Operating Procedures ==

Soulfire are [[Clan Arcona|Arcona]]’s elite taskforce, deployed behind enemy lines to accomplish missions that other units would fall far short of completing. Cohesion is vitally important in their ability to work well, thus a set of documented procedures has been written for training purposes and as a guide for the unit’s members.

==== The Battle Meld ====

The use of the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld] is a well documented practice within Jedi lore. It provides the unit with several tactical advantages over the enemy. Communication through the meld (usually taking the form of emotions and images transferred within the force) allows the team to draw tactical information from the unit, in this sense they feel and see the battlefield as a ‘hive-mind’, thus responses to changing tactical situations are accomplished quicker. It also allows the unit to direct fire in the most efficient manner as a member can feel who his/her fellow team mates are targeting, and thus more targets can be engaged effectively. There are well documented benefits in the force when using a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld]. The unit’s members can draw strength from each other and share burdens equally amongst the unit thus reducing the drop in efficiency the unit may incur through certain situations (i.e. a team member is injured). Extensive participation in a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld] can lead to forms of telepathy and can on occasion result in units members finishing each other sentences and sharing thought. Whilst in one light it is an advantage, in another it destroys the individual roles within a unit and blurs the protocol each class of soldier must observe.

It has been known that through the meld feelings of anxiety and fear are amplified which can destroy a units morale and their ability to fight. Therefore, a criteria for a unit’s choice to utilize a meld must surely be that it members are hardened veterans and able to deal with both the emotional and physical strains of a heated battle.

==== Standard Tactics ====

Standard Tactics are the basic manoeuvres that the team undertakes when on patrol. While basic, they are effective and Soulfire trains rigorously to the point where they become second nature to them.

'''Insertion by The Drexl'''

Out of choice [[Soulfire]] prefers to utilize [[Drexl|The Drexl]] for their insertion and extraction procedures. The reason for this is that it provides a better support and assault platform than most space-faring craft. Its plethora of weaponry and strong armour leave little for the unit to do but disembark.

This is accomplished through both the gun ship’s doors on either side. The Sergeant takes the port side door and is supported by the Heavy Weapons specialist and the Medic. The Point-Man takes the starboard door with the Communications specialist and Sniper in support. The two fire teams spread out from the door and drop to the ground to adopt a stable firing position a safe distance from the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] which then takes off. It is important for the Sergeant and the Point-Man to take the central positions in the two ‘wings’ in order to provide the most effective fire support.

'''Door Breach Manoeuvre'''

Doorways are deadly to an unprepared patrol. They are natural choke points in which a unit can be easily ambushed from and cut to pieces in a matter of seconds, proving the enemy is coordinated enough. However, a well prepared unit can turn a doorway into a platform to launch an ambush from or even ambush the ambushers. Thus, practice and careful tactics (and naturally adherence to them) is a top priority.

[[Image:doorbreach.jpg|thumb|left| Unit positions for the Door Breach Manoeuvre]]The Demolition expert is to prepare the explosive charge, usually the form of a prepared point explosive or simply a mound of explosive material and a detonator. The remainder of the squad is to form up on either side of the door, save for the Sniper who is to adopt a position at the rear of the unit to provide covering fire once the door is open. The Sergeant signals and the device is detonated and then a pair of grenades are thrown through the doorway.

First through the doorway has to be the Sergeant and the Communications specialist, who (in a similar fashion to the protocol observed in insertion) adopt mirror positions either side of the doorway. The rest of the squad then moves through in pairs adopting similar positions to the first two in, only further into the room. In this fashion (leap-frogging) the unit enters the room/hallway and is able to provide a constant rate of accurate fire whilst still advancing. The Sniper will rejoin the team once the room/hallway is secure.

Crucial points to remember in this scenario are that surprise is of the essence, thus everything must be done at top speed and with incredible accuracy and precision. Hesitation can not only get a squad member killed by enemy fire, it can kill a fellow squad member or even result in the unit being wiped out before anyone’s realized something’s gone wrong.

'''Door Slice Manoeuvre'''

In many ways the door slice manoeuvre is similar to the door breach manoeuvre; however the two remain distinctly different. This manoeuvre utilizes stealth and surprise over overwhelming fire power to enter a room successfully. It allows the patrol to enter silently allowing numerous different scenarios to be accomplished (i.e. setting up an ambush).

[[Image:doorslice.jpg|thumb|right| Team positions for the Door Slice Manoeuvre]]The Tech expert of the patrol advances to the door to slice into its controls and open it. The Sergeant and the Point-Man assume positions either side of the door whilst the remainder of the squad is set back from the front three men to provide cover. When the door is opened the two front men enter and secure the immediate vicinity around the door. Once accomplished, they advance further into the room or hallway in order to cover the advance of the remainder of the squad. The Sniper however, remains at all times towards the rear of the group in order to perform precision covering; he or she is the last to enter the room. Like the Door Breach, stealth and surprise are the key ingredients and thus the patrol must make every effort to conceal their presence.

'''Ambush'''

Every soldier has nightmares of being caught unaware in an ambush, their patrol cut to pieces in a matter of seconds. Soulfire has trained rigorously in order to prevent such things from happening to the point where they perform their roles without thinking.

The immediate problem a patrol faces is stopping the fire they are coming under. The two lead men (usually the point man and sergeant) will throw a volley of grenades towards the attacking troops. This, if done correctly, should allow the patrol several seconds to react whilst the enemy are covering. In this time a fighting retreat is started.

A fighting retreat involves a reverse frog leaping out of the room or area. Each member of the team is to take up a position and provide suppression fire to cover the movements of the squad. It is usually expected for the soldier providing the suppression fire to expend a full ammunition clip. The process of frog leaping is to continue until the team established itself in a secure location; from there they can launch a counter attack.

With the concept of an ambush in mind (to eliminate the enemy patrol in its entirety) a counter attack is necessary in every scenario as the enemy is likely to press home their attack. The counter-attack itself is difficult to plan as it is a very circumstantial move, meaning that certain members of the unit may have been killed and thus the roles often are blurred. The Sergeant will make a tactical assessment and command the counter-attack, speed is a necessity so as to avoid being pinned down.

'''Covering activities'''

{{Quote|Kieran, you wrapped it up?" "Tick, tick, boom Sarge.|[[Zandro Savric Erinos|Zandro]] to [[Kieran Kodiak Falor|Kieran]] acting as his bodyguard whilst on patrol against [[Clan Scholae Palatinae]] }}

Covering Activities are a tough nut to crack as it is at this time where the patrol is at its weakest (save for an ambush). The patrol adopts this manoeuvre when it has to undertake such activities as planting explosives, slicing into computers etc. It leaves one member of the crew performing the tasks incredibly exposed to fire. Therefore it is imperative that the patrol attempts to cover as many angles and points of entry as possible.

Covering doorways involves if possible two members of the crew (one member may have to do if there are several doorways to the room or angles of attack). The person performing the objective task is to have a team member beside him or her at all times (like a bodyguard). This is to provide direct cover for the team member and also acts as his or her eyes. The Sniper is to find a location that covers as many angles as possible and to provide precision fire for cover.

Objective tasks can take place in a variety of different locations therefore it falls upon the Sergeant to direct the patrol and to adapt the manoeuvre to suit the location. An example would be taking blowing up a structure or vehicle in the middle of a clearing, a suitable adaptation of the manoeuvre would be to adopt the all round defence. The team members assume the prone position (lying down on the ground) surrounding the person performing the objective task.

==== Irregular Manoeuvres ====

'''Rope Insertion'''

There may be occasions where Soulfire's [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] will be unable to land thus forcing the patrol to abseil from the ship. At the time the unit benefits from having [[Drexl|The Drexl]] in support, her firepower provides ample suppression fire if the landing zone is hot.

[[Image:LAATi.jpg|thumb|left| Soulfire's [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] [[Drexl|The Drexl]]]]The team are to form up on both of the doors and attach lines to the craft. The team abseil down two at a time (one from each door), the Point-Man and Sergeant are the first two to exit the ship whilst the remainder cover their descent. Once on the ground they fan out and adopt firing positions to secure the landing zone. The Sergeant has the opportunity to survey the area and issue orders.

'''Entrance to Structure through Demolition'''

This manoeuvre is a risk to the patrol as generally it offers little cover for the team members leaving them exposed from multiple angles. As the surroundings area varies from location to location it once again falls upon the Sergeant to adapt the manoeuvres.

The Demolition Expert advances to the wall with two bodyguards flanking him or her. The sniper locates a position where he or she can offer a wide covering angle whilst the remaining members secure fire locations at the different possible angles of attack. Once the Demolition expert has accomplished his task his bodyguards leave him and secure a location away from the explosive’s blast radius. The Demolition expert then follows and they cover the remainder of the team’s retreat.

The explosion will always reveal the team’s presence however it has some advantages. The wall debris will in most cases have killed any occupants of the room making insertion through the hole a simple task. The Point-Man enters first and secures the entry hole. Next through is the Sergeant to takes up position further into the room usually at the doorway, however in a larger room (such as a hangar) that may not be possible. The remainder of the team then move in and find firing locations to secure the area with one team member facing out the entry hole to the building’s exterior.

In the heat of a battle there may not be time for the Demolition Expert to plant explosives. In this instance the Heavy Weapons Expert steps up. The team is to cover him as he fires his [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/PLX-2M_portable_missile_launcher PLX-2] at the target. Then the team enters in the same manner as before.

'''Extracting Wounded'''

Whilst being Arcona’s best they do perform the most dangerous missions and it is expected than on occasions some of the team members may get wounded. At this time they are incredibly vulnerable and their life depends on the team’s ability to react swiftly.

The team are to immediately send a grenade volley and provide overwhelming suppression fire. The nearest two to the casualty are to run towards the casualty. Meanwhile the furthest two from the casualty occupy the now nearer vacant firing positions and continue to fire. The first person to arrive to the casualty grabs hold of him or her and begins to drag the person back and into cover. The other team member provides cover for her as they retreat.

Once in cover the team’s medic will begin to assess the casualty whilst the remainder of the team attempt to win the fire fight. If the casualty has sustained a grevious injury from which it is unlikely that they will survive, then the medic is expected to end the wounded's life so that they cannot be captured by the enemy and interrogated.

'''Assassination and Snipering'''

{{Quote|There may be times where overwhelming firepower may not do the job that a carefully placed blaster bolt can do.|[[Kieran Kodiak Falor|Kieran]] lecturing Soulfire on Assasinations and Snipering missions. }}

The actual planning for an assassination is formed on large amounts of good intelligence thus locations of personal vary from scenario to scenario. However, there are some key points that can be remembered.

The unit will operate in pairs, one man is the spotter whilst the other the shooter. The reason is that the spotter is there to help identify the target, use the helmet’s zoom function to relay information to the shooter to adjust aim and also of possible target obstructions. The spotter and the shooter are also expected to swap places to avoid eye fatigue. That leaves the team with three sniper groups and thus three angles on the target. This creates more chance of a clear shot on target. Firing multiple shots from the same location also increases the chance of detection, so the team must remember to relocate regularly.

'''Reconnaissance '''

With the existence of [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sensor Sensors] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Probe_droids Probe Droids] one would think that field Reconnaissance is a thing of the past. However advanced a piece of technology it is no substitute for a sentient being. Soulfire may be asked on occasion to proceed to an area to conduct reconnaissance for battle plans or just general intelligence gathering.

Patience is the key as a proper intelligence gathering operation lasts for several days. A quick look will not tell you the routine of the personnel at the target. The team splits up into individuals to cover as many angles of possible. Using their helmets they record all the data as well as observe; taking it in turns to sleep but once in position the unit must not move. A good position offers a wide view of the target but keeps you perfectly concealed.

'''VIP Rescue'''

VIP Rescue doesn’t just entail extracting the clan’s [[Consul]] from danger it can be anything from breaking out prisoners to extracting base personnel. It carries with it several challenges. The team must now not only be aware for themselves but for the usually untrained and usually petrified VIPs.

The patrol must surround the VIPs, two to the front, two in the middle and two at the rear. The VIPs run under the direction of the Sergeant whilst the team leapfrogs in pairs beside them. When under fire the VIPs must be dragged into cover and then shielded by members of the team.

===The Drexl===

Providing the Striketeam with a more rapid insertion whilst allowing the larger ships to remain clear for gunnery support was one of the problems adressed during the shakedown of Soulfire after the feud with [[Clan_Scholae_Palatinae|Scholae Palatinae]] resulted in the Striketeam being given one of the clan's [[LAAT/i_gunship_-_Arcona|LAAT/is]] which has been called [[Drexl|The Drexl]].

==Honorary Members==
''Those outside of Soulfire who have proven themselves worthy of praise from the Strike Team'' 
*[[Strategos Thanatos Entar]] Arconae
*[[Zandro Savric Erinos|Zandro 'Savric' Erinos]]
*[[Xayun Erinos]]
*[[Sashar]] Arconae
*Timeros Caesus Entar

==Loyalty==
[[Clan Arcona]] 
[[House Galeres]] 
[[Soulfire Strike Team]] 
Honorary Members

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Zandro Savric Erinos

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|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|cyber=
|allies= Sashar Arconae, Soulfire Striketeam, Legorii Kryotek, Dathka Lukkel
|enemies= None
|saber= Red
|form= Shii-Cho, Soresu
|fightingstyle=
|profession= Sergeant
|position= Sergeant
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7463|7463]]
}}
{{quote|. Stand with me and stand for eternity or stand against me and fall like all those who would destroy everything you love. I leave the choice up to you but for one final question. Who is it, in your heart of hearts, who has really taken everything from you? Stand with me Krayts and I guarantee your legacy [i]will[/i] live on.”|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

[[Zandro Savric Erinos]] is a [[Battlemaster]] in [[House Galeres]] of [[Clan Arcona]], where he has resided since his return to the Brotherhood. Zandro is generally found as easy-going by his peers but can be quick to anger if provoked and it is said that his prowess in battle has brought even his [[Consul]] and half-brother [[Sashar Arconae]] to a standstill. He is regarded as one of the best pilots in the Clan and as such has a pilot training academy named after him, as well as also being one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. In addition to this, he holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire Strike Team]], where he is now in his third time in charge.

== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[starwars:The Force|the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|thumb|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Redemption ==

{{quote|. Pain fades, glory is eternal.”|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Deputy Combat Master in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: DJBWiki featured articles]]

Soulfire Strike Team

2008-11-28T00:15:31Z

`CC`: /* Roster */

{{Organization infobox
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|name= Soulfire Strike Team
|image= [[image:sflogo.gif |250px|Soulfire Logo]]
|founder= unknown
|leader= [[Sergeant (battle team)|Sergeant]] [[Kieran Kodiak Erinos]]
|members=
|headquarters=[[AGV Valour's Fall]]
|locations=
|formed= Unknown
|founded=
|reorganized= [[20 ABY to 25 ABY|24 ABY]]
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation= [[House Galeres]], [[Clan Arcona]], [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}
{{quote|A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.|Robert A. Heinlein}}

A [[Battleteam]] within House Galeres of [[Clan Arcona]]
=Soulfire Strike Team=

Soulfire Strike Team is an elite commando unit formed to fill a variety of mission profiles within Arcona’s military. With an unconventional ‘blasters first’ policy on threats, the team treat themselves as commandoes before Jedi and often view their talents in the force as mere supplements to their military training. With a strong Mandalorian ethos backing the Squad, Soulfire are very military orientated and spend on average 6 hours a day training. A closely knit squad within Arcona, they are nevertheless known to be cliquey in the extreme and highly aware of their reputation. Members of Soulfire are often picked for demonstrating an affinity with a specific area of combat before being trained up to scratch, and often even those that are trained up don’t last – Soulfire is unwaveringly given the difficult jobs, and has yet to come out of an operation without a grin on its bloodied, battered face.

==Roster==

Soulfire Company is divided into 5 separate units: One Force sensitive commando unit, two standard Special Forces Commando units, a crew for Soulfire's support vessel the [[AGV Valour's Fall]], a specially trained crew for Soulfire's LAAT/i, the Drexl.

'''Soulfire Strike Team:'''
*Sergeant: [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor])
*Tech Specialist: [[Lyncoln Novell]] (Bothan Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothawui Bothawui])
*Comm Specialist: [[Malidir]] Dinistr Erinos (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant])
*Sniper: [[Rho d'Tana]] (Nagai Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nagi Nagi])
*Demolitions: [[Kieran Kodiak Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Medic: [[Juda Kodiak Erinos]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: [[Marick]] (Human Male,[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hapes Hapes])
*Melee Specialist: [[Zakath]] (Barabel Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barab_I Barab I])
*Point man: [[Wolvie]] "the jackel" (Human Male,[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
[[Image:Barabel.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barabel Barabel.]]]
'''Additional Crew:'''
*Pilot: Kerabut Sarrantye (Barabel Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barab_I Barab I])
*Co-Pilot: Miwat Sarrentye (Barabel Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Barab_I Barab I])
*Gunner/Mechanic: Nir'Raih (Twi’lek Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ryloth Ryloth])
*Gunner: A’heyl (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Gunner: Willan (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Pilot: Sherruk Kodiak (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

'''Drexl Crew:'''

*Pilot: Sli'Rui (Twi'Lek Female ([http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ryloth Ryloth])
*Co-Pilot/Forward Gunner: Jaden Fox (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
*Starboard Gunner: Berra Tork (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coruscant Coruscant])
*Port Gunner: Derk Che'kla (Bothan Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothawui Bothawui])

'''Kad Prudii (Saber’s Shadow):'''
*Sergeant: Maku Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Tech Specialist: Briike Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Comm Specialist: Terra (Humanoid Female, [[Eldar]])
*Scout: Errallaian (Human Female [[Eldar]])
*Sniper: Fl’iim (Human Male, [[Eldar]])
*Demolitions: Kumus Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Point Man: Firrell(Humanoid Male, [[Eldar]])
*Medic: Davrel Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: Fi Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

[[Image:dxun.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun.] where the majority of Soulfire's support squads hail from.]]

'''Kad Hukaatir (Saber’s Guard):'''
*Sergeant: [[Derik Loran]] (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Corellia Corellia])
*Tech Specialist: Davrel Kodiak (Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Comm Specialist: Flik (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalore_%28planet%29 Mandalore])
*Scout: Rothruzmal (Aar'aa Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Aar Aar])
*Sniper: Riila Kodiak (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Demolitions: Jarg Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Point Man: Reeza Kodiak(Human Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])
*Medic: Riina (Iotran Male, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Iotra Iotra])
*Heavy Weapons Specialist: Saress (Human Female, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun])

==History and Lore==

===Soulfire Honor Code===
Soulfire, the eye of the storm 
Around us destruction reigns, but within our team, there is nought but calm 
A calm that permeates out, and works with our skills to bring an end to our enemies 
The question is not 'will Soulfire win?' 
It is 'How long before they win?' 

But to be a member of Soulfire is so much more than it seems from the outside 
Skill is not the only requirement. 
Loyalty, honour, fidelity, All hold an important part of the Soulfirian Code. 
Some call us arrogant, others call us blind 
But jealousy is a dish best served cold, and it is what calls the criticism down on our Team.

We look after our own and keep to ourselves, but we aren't averse to helping others 
We do this because of previous actions which taught us to help, but never to trust. 
Trust must be earned, just like honour, and both are important 
For without trust, there cannot be a team spirit 
And without a team spirit, Soulfire would cease to be. 

To condemn us is to bring the wrath of the very heavens down upon yourself 
To join us is to ally yourself with a stoic society who will protect their own 
To ignore us is an action that should be avoided, lest we strike you down from the shadows 
To help us is to mean that someday, we will help you in return 
To beat us, is a task that will never be achieved 

Victory is assured 
For we are Soulfire 
Our strength rises from our unity 
It comes from within, is released out 
And brings victory to all those who fight beside us 

We are Soulfire 
Proudly we stand here, victorious 
Then 
Now 
And forever more 
''Created by Zandro Savric Erinos''

===Soulfire Crest===
The logo, the Soulfire crest, is a symbol that both inspires courage and strike fear. The sword running the length of the logo represents the Jedi Squad within the group. It's location in the centre implies the squad's importance as the cornerstone which the Strike Team is built upon. The cut out sections represents her two support squads and the wings represent Soulfire's support vessels and their crew. More obviously the colour of blue was chosen to display her fealty to [[Clan Arcona]].

===Motto===
The motto is derived from an ancient text and a reminder that Soulfire aren't specialists, they aren't especially suited to one task; they can meet any request that's made for them by the clan without question and pride themselves on their adaptability and fierce nature. Whatever is asked, they're always at the heart of the clan.

===Vision===
The vision of the Soulfire Strike Team is "All dedicated to the glory of Arcona". Various missions given by the superiors must be completed perfectly by the members. Once the member is accepted into Soulfire Strike Team, the crest is tattooed onto the member's right shoulder. This process is performed in the Soulfire Credential Ceremony in the Fire Hall of Soulfire Headquarters in Eldar.

===Awards===

Members of Soulfire have time and time again gone above and beyond what is required of a Trooper of the Arcona Defence Force and because of this have earned various awards from Galeres. Notably, the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kama Kama] (a protective garment worn around the waist to protect the wearer’s legs from shrapnel), the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pauldron Pauldron] of rank (designating command over a portion of Arcona’s Defence Force) and the Soulfire specific award given out for extreme bravery and dedication, the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jaig_eyes Jaig eyes] (painted red ceremonial eyes onto the wearer’s helmet).

The recipients of these awards are as follows:

'''Pauldron:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Malidir Dinistr Erinos

Kieran Kodiak Erinos

Rho 'Dynamite' d'Tana

'''Kama:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Kieran Kodiak Erinos

Malidir Dinistr Erinos

Juda Kodiak Erinos

'''Jaig Eyes:'''

Zandro Savric Erinos

Sashar Kodiak Erinos

==Equipment==
Soulfire Strike Team was the best Arcona had to offer. They are supremely qualified in their role as a commando unit and spend on average 6 hours a day training as a cohesive unit. They are closely-knit, confident in their ability to meet the objectives almost any other unit would deem ‘impossible’ and very much deserve the elite status they’ve been granted.

===Armor===

====Dar'Verd Combat Enviroment Suit (DV-CES 1)====
As Soulfire was once the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they received the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit to keep the plates together. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus).
Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About
[[Image:Neo_Crusader_Armour.jpg|thumb|left| Strike Team member wearing Neo-Crusader Armour]]the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is a lightweight plasteel alloy). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the weight but drastically shortens the life span of its self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.
Each of the helmets is the main defining feature of the armour. They contain a close range com link for in squad communication, night vision and 'tactical' vision, in which all of the teammates positions are shown as well and often include additions to help in the area of specialisation.

====DVB-2 Combat Helmet====

The helmets sported by the squad have also been updated to cope with the changing situation. With the increased amount of Melee combat the squad the original design’s view was found to be too constricting. Tiny cameras have been mounted on the helmet which feed into the helmets display. The target acquisition software has also been updated to include projectile tracking enabling the wearer to track incoming Thud Bugs. The information library has also been updated to include all the Yuuzhan Vong Technology recorded in the Galaxy as have the various role unique libraries.

===Standard Weapons and Equipment===

==== Erinos Plasma Projector-2 Assault Carbine (EPP-2) ====
[[Image:EPP-2.JPG|thumb|left| Erinos Plasma Projector-2]]
Noticing a distinct lack of power at close range, Sashar and Kieran worked closely to design a weapon that provided more stopping power than the E-15A, whilst sacrificing some of the range. The end result was the EPP-2; the Erinos Plasma Projector-2 (the first having taken the testing droid’s face off when it back-fired).

The EPP-2 borrows a lot of its technology from the Flechette launcher – firing a spread of burning projectiles that do incredible damage at close range, however instead of being based on what’s essentially molten shrapnel, the EPP-2 fires plasma-coated discs that explode on impact, delivering severe plasma burns to the opponent as well as packing one hell of a kinetic punch. Naturally, the recoil on the EPP-2 is vicious. Also, the plasma packets offer a more concentrated blast zone, rather than spraying the immediate area before the wielder in fire. Its maximum range is twenty five meters, and its optimum range is ten meters. The weapon can fire once every half second and can fire a total of 40 times before needing to be reloaded. Unfortunately, the ammunition packets for the EPP-2 are quite large and cumbersome, so Soulfire Members usually only carry one spare. The weapon is attached to the squad's packs and the stock folds under the weapon for compact storage.

==== Lancer Projectile Rifle Mark 1 (LPR-1) ====
[[Image:LancerProjRifle.JPG|thumb|left| Lancer Projectile Rifle]]
With the Galaxy changing, warped by the hands of the Alien invaders the squad decided newer weaponry was required to combat this new menace. Kieran and Sashar designed a new rifle to be phased into the squad. The rifle fires a blast of compressed air (drawn from the surrounding atmosphere and stored in a small tank for use) which propels the thin dart shaped rounds at high velocity through a plasma chamber. The dart is divided into three parts. The point is formed of Titanium shaped into an cross and slotted into the similarly crossed alloy that makes up the housing. A Durasteel Frasium alloy was created for the housing marring [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Durasteel Durasteel’s] strength with [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Frasium Frasium’s] incredibly melting point. This high melting point serves to delay the plasma from melting through to the miniscule [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Nergon-14 Nergon-14] compound hidden within.

The idea being that when the superheated round hits the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vonduun_Crab_Armor Vonduun Crab Armor] it penetrates slightly before what is left of the point shatters allowing the plasmas to seek out the incendiary compound and thereby igniting it. Our battles with the Vong have taught us that whilst resistant to blaster fire and Lightsabers they do not react so favorably to explosives. The weapon thus relies on two power cells, one containing the gases required to create the plasma coating and the other containing the darts themselves. A suitable magazine was designed featuring dual chambers containing enough rounds and gas for fifty shots.

The intense heat within the weapon triggered by the igniting gases requires a separate alloy to be incorporated into the design. The barrel and gas chamber were constructed from Dallorian Alloy; fully capable of withstanding the intense heat. The rifle also features a scope that is integrated with the helmet’s targeting software and has been designed with mind to the weapon attatchments available in the Galaxy.

====Electric Disruptor Field (EDF-1)====

Research on captured technology has also led to developments in the armor itself. The few Jedi that had survived encounters with th Vong substance Blorash and the few captured specimens available prompted a countermeasure to be developed as they proved notoriously difficult to kill. The squads armor was sprayed with a transparent coating of conductive minerals which allow an electric charge to flow over every external surface, so that when the wearer comes into contact with the jelly he or she can trigger ‘the pulser’ (as it is colloquially known) causing the Blorash Jelly to detach itself. Whilst the pulse does not kill it, it is able to stun the organism for several minutes allowing he Jedi to avoid it. The pulse feeds from the armor’s regenerative system as installing another battery for the device added too much weight to the armor. The side effect being that extensive use of the pulse prohibits the armor from regenerating.

====Broad Frequency Comlink Bead (BFCB-1)====

When working incognito, Soulfire substitutes their helmets and armour for 'civvie' attire, which surrenders them the luxury of their comlinks. To combat this, Soulfire acquired a set of bead comlinks so that they might keep in constant contact without being observed. The bead comlinks are inaudible to anyone other than the user and can pick up the barest trace of the user's voice. It can be toggled on and off by clicking ones' back teeth.

==Squad Roles==
As an elite commando unit, it is imperative that the team remain as versatile as possible, which is why different roles and trooper classes have been drawn up. Each one carries different weapons and equipment in order to better support each other in the field. The armour is divided into three main classes of Light Trooper, Assault Trooper and Heavy Trooper. Within the classes there are numerous roles.

===Assault Trooper (Sergeant)===

*[[Kieran Kodiak Erinos| Kieran]]

=====Description=====
The armour worn by the commander features some complex technology to aid him/her in leading the team effectively on the battlefield. A central databank contains detailed topography of the local area and displays it on the helmet’s HUD. It is also able to pinpoint the location of each of the team on the map as well as display their vital statistics. The commander can relay orders and assign objectives using the armour’s onboard computer which is controlled through both vocal commands and a datapad attached to the gauntlet. It is through this that the commander can call up a variety of different tactics to suit different situations as well as review the common tactics used by military bodies today. During large scale battles the suit is linked directly to the overall commander for instant orders and tactics.
=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)[[Image:protongrenade.jpg|thumb|right| A Proton Grenade]]
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)

===Assault Trooper (Demolitions/Point Man)===

*[[Zandro Savric Erinos| Zandro]]

=====Description=====
Like all the other roles within the strike team the assault trooper’s Neo-Crusader armour is slightly different to ensure better performance within his/her role. The helmet is equipped with an advanced targeting system; when configured to the individual’s person the helmet takes readings from the gauntlet and is able to paint a cross hair for the weapon on the HUD of the helmet (it will also work in conjunction with the grenade launcher). A series of vocal commands can identify targets, set target priority, zoom in on the crosshair and a host of other gadgets. The system also incorporates a threat analysis program able to prioritize targets due to threat level whilst also monitoring who the other members of the strike team are targeting to maximize the units effective firepower; the information can then be transmitted to the other members of the strike team.
Micro stabilisers have been built into the gauntlets in order to improve the finger dexterity allowing for the precise movements required for demolitions. The armour remains the same as the rest of the squad save for the breathable suit. Durasteel fibres have been sown into the suit in a honeycomb pattern to provide additional protection where the plates do not cover; the honeycombed pattern is able to absorb kinetic and blaster energy but will do little against melee attacks.

=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)
======Demolition Equipment======
*Shaped Explosives (1 kg)
*Explosive Tape (10 m)
*Remote Detonator (5)
*Motion Detonator (5)
*Timed Detonator (5)
*Adhesive Spray

===Assault Trooper (Medic)===

*[[Juda Kodiak Erinos| Juda]]

=====Description=====
The Medic class of assault trooper is similar in many ways. It contains a medical analysis encyclopedia and a small computer able to analyse and suggest treatment (medisensor) for a variety of wounds you would expect to incur in battle. The helmet also has an optical zoom for the finer medical work.
The suit itself remains standard save for the left gauntlet upon which a datapad has been mounted. It responds to a limited amount of verbal commands but has an easy to use keyboard for more specific enquiries.

=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Grenades======
*Class B Thermal Detonator (2)
*Proton Grenade (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (4)
=====Medical Supplies=====
*ECM-598 Medical Backpack
**Hand-Held diagnostic scanner
**Assorted anesthetics, analgesics, opiates, blood pressure, respiration and pulse regulators, assorted vaccines and other medicines for humans.
**Emergency procedure database
**Closure packs - pressure sealant bandages and absorptive material for high trauma.
**Filtration masks - supplies oxygen rich flow.
**Laser scalpel
**Assorted syringes, suppositories and other delivery devices for medicines
**Portable stretcher - supports up to 150kg
**Pressure cuffs and tourniquets
**Sterile cloths and bandages
**2 units of universal plasma.
*Fastflesh Medpac (2)

===Light Trooper (Scout/Sniper)===

*Sniper: [[Rho d'Tana| Rho]]
*Scout:

=====Description=====
The scout sniper’s helmet incorporates some highly sophisticated imaging software. It has a telescopic zoom allowing the scout to zoom in and out, and also thermal imaging and low light mode all activated through the datapad attached to the gauntlet; voice controls having been removed to adhere closer to the scout’s covert role. The imaging software used is also able to recognize structures, vehicles and weapons and cross reference the silhouette with its databanks to report what the item is, very useful in collecting intelligence. The helmet also incorporates a recording program so that everything the scout sees is recorded to analysis at a later date.
The armour itself is painted matte black and is essentially the same as the rest of the teams except that all extruding items and loose parts have been removed to decrease the noise made.

=====Weapons=====
*Verpine Projectile Rifle
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
=====Grenades=====
*Class B Thermal Detonator (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Scarab ‘Scout’ Droid (3)
*Scarab ‘Decoy’ Droid (1)
*Scarab 'Suicide' Droid (2)
*Directional Eves Dropper (1)
*MiniCam (3)
- for Verpine Rifle -
*Standard Round Clip (5)
*EM Dust Clip (1)
*Explosive Round Clip (3)
*2-stage Round Clip (1)
*Smoke Grenade Rounds (3)
*AP Round Clip (2)

===Light Trooper (Tech/Comm Specialist)===

*Tech:[[Timeros]]
*Comm:[[Malidir]]

=====Description=====
The Tech/Comm Specialist’s armour is the standard Soulfirian armour complimented with a specially designed helmet with an augmented ocular system. This system allows the user to zoom to microscopic levels through simple vocal commands with the addition of several different close range views. The helmet also has a built in long range transceiver able to communicate to anyone within the planetary system.
A datapad is attached to the left gauntlet and contains complex mechanical encyclopaedia on all modern technology allowing the wielder to identify even the most obscure and foreign technology in use. The datapad also contains several software programs to aid the trooper in slicing. The datapad also monitors local transmissions, decodes them and filters them for information useful to the mission.
=====Weapons=====
*Lancer Projectile Rifle (Locris Syndicated MGL-1 MicroGrenade Launcher)
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced Flash 4 Heavy Blaster Pistol [[Image:Flash_4_Heavy_Blaster_Pistol.JPG|thumb|right|Flash 4 Heavy Blaster Pistol]]
*VibroCombat Knife
=====Grenades=====
*Class B Thermal Detonator (1)
*Fragmentation Grenade (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Portable HoloNet Transceiver (1)
*Laser Torch (1)
*Fusion Cutters (1)
*Wire Strippers (1)
*Hydrospanner (1)
*Arc-Welder (1)
*Splicer (1)
*Insulated Wiring (5 m)

===Heavy Trooper (Heavy Weapons Specialist)===

*[[Xar'Kahn]]

=====Description=====
A vital role in the team is that of the Heavy Weapons Specialist. This trooper wears armour with stabilisers built into it in order to aid the user when carrying and operating the heavy weaponry. The helmet’s optical device has a range finder and target analysis software thus it is able to identify the strength of the hull and shielding for the appropriate warhead to be utilized. The visor is equipped with a blast shield to protect the user’s eyes from glare and shrapnel.
[[Image:plex.jpg|thumb|left| A Merr-Sonn PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher]]The suit itself has a blast dampening system (similar to that of the Demolitions trooper) to further protect the user as well as numerous storage pouches for the variety of warheads carried.

=====Weapons=====
*Merr-Sonn PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher
*Lancer Projectile Rifle
*EEP-2 Assault Carbine
*Silenced SSK-7 Heavy Blaster Pistol
*VibroCombat Knife
======Warheads======
*Concussion Missile (5)
*Proton Torpedo (4)
*Armour Piercing Warhead (3)
=====Equipment=====
*Collapsible Tripod Stand
N.B. Depending on the Mission Soulfire is undertaking, the Heavy Weapon Specialist's primary weapon often changes between either a PLX-2 Portable Missile Launcher, a Grenade Mortar, or even an E-Web Repeating Blaster Cannon.

== Standard Operating Procedures ==

Soulfire are [[Clan Arcona|Arcona]]’s elite taskforce, deployed behind enemy lines to accomplish missions that other units would fall far short of completing. Cohesion is vitally important in their ability to work well, thus a set of documented procedures has been written for training purposes and as a guide for the unit’s members.

==== The Battle Meld ====

The use of the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld] is a well documented practice within Jedi lore. It provides the unit with several tactical advantages over the enemy. Communication through the meld (usually taking the form of emotions and images transferred within the force) allows the team to draw tactical information from the unit, in this sense they feel and see the battlefield as a ‘hive-mind’, thus responses to changing tactical situations are accomplished quicker. It also allows the unit to direct fire in the most efficient manner as a member can feel who his/her fellow team mates are targeting, and thus more targets can be engaged effectively. There are well documented benefits in the force when using a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld]. The unit’s members can draw strength from each other and share burdens equally amongst the unit thus reducing the drop in efficiency the unit may incur through certain situations (i.e. a team member is injured). Extensive participation in a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Meld Battle Meld] can lead to forms of telepathy and can on occasion result in units members finishing each other sentences and sharing thought. Whilst in one light it is an advantage, in another it destroys the individual roles within a unit and blurs the protocol each class of soldier must observe.

It has been known that through the meld feelings of anxiety and fear are amplified which can destroy a units morale and their ability to fight. Therefore, a criteria for a unit’s choice to utilize a meld must surely be that it members are hardened veterans and able to deal with both the emotional and physical strains of a heated battle.

==== Standard Tactics ====

Standard Tactics are the basic manoeuvres that the team undertakes when on patrol. While basic, they are effective and Soulfire trains rigorously to the point where they become second nature to them.

'''Insertion by The Drexl'''

Out of choice [[Soulfire]] prefers to utilize [[Drexl|The Drexl]] for their insertion and extraction procedures. The reason for this is that it provides a better support and assault platform than most space-faring craft. Its plethora of weaponry and strong armour leave little for the unit to do but disembark.

This is accomplished through both the gun ship’s doors on either side. The Sergeant takes the port side door and is supported by the Heavy Weapons specialist and the Medic. The Point-Man takes the starboard door with the Communications specialist and Sniper in support. The two fire teams spread out from the door and drop to the ground to adopt a stable firing position a safe distance from the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] which then takes off. It is important for the Sergeant and the Point-Man to take the central positions in the two ‘wings’ in order to provide the most effective fire support.

'''Door Breach Manoeuvre'''

Doorways are deadly to an unprepared patrol. They are natural choke points in which a unit can be easily ambushed from and cut to pieces in a matter of seconds, proving the enemy is coordinated enough. However, a well prepared unit can turn a doorway into a platform to launch an ambush from or even ambush the ambushers. Thus, practice and careful tactics (and naturally adherence to them) is a top priority.

[[Image:doorbreach.jpg|thumb|left| Unit positions for the Door Breach Manoeuvre]]The Demolition expert is to prepare the explosive charge, usually the form of a prepared point explosive or simply a mound of explosive material and a detonator. The remainder of the squad is to form up on either side of the door, save for the Sniper who is to adopt a position at the rear of the unit to provide covering fire once the door is open. The Sergeant signals and the device is detonated and then a pair of grenades are thrown through the doorway.

First through the doorway has to be the Sergeant and the Communications specialist, who (in a similar fashion to the protocol observed in insertion) adopt mirror positions either side of the doorway. The rest of the squad then moves through in pairs adopting similar positions to the first two in, only further into the room. In this fashion (leap-frogging) the unit enters the room/hallway and is able to provide a constant rate of accurate fire whilst still advancing. The Sniper will rejoin the team once the room/hallway is secure.

Crucial points to remember in this scenario are that surprise is of the essence, thus everything must be done at top speed and with incredible accuracy and precision. Hesitation can not only get a squad member killed by enemy fire, it can kill a fellow squad member or even result in the unit being wiped out before anyone’s realized something’s gone wrong.

'''Door Slice Manoeuvre'''

In many ways the door slice manoeuvre is similar to the door breach manoeuvre; however the two remain distinctly different. This manoeuvre utilizes stealth and surprise over overwhelming fire power to enter a room successfully. It allows the patrol to enter silently allowing numerous different scenarios to be accomplished (i.e. setting up an ambush).

[[Image:doorslice.jpg|thumb|right| Team positions for the Door Slice Manoeuvre]]The Tech expert of the patrol advances to the door to slice into its controls and open it. The Sergeant and the Point-Man assume positions either side of the door whilst the remainder of the squad is set back from the front three men to provide cover. When the door is opened the two front men enter and secure the immediate vicinity around the door. Once accomplished, they advance further into the room or hallway in order to cover the advance of the remainder of the squad. The Sniper however, remains at all times towards the rear of the group in order to perform precision covering; he or she is the last to enter the room. Like the Door Breach, stealth and surprise are the key ingredients and thus the patrol must make every effort to conceal their presence.

'''Ambush'''

Every soldier has nightmares of being caught unaware in an ambush, their patrol cut to pieces in a matter of seconds. Soulfire has trained rigorously in order to prevent such things from happening to the point where they perform their roles without thinking.

The immediate problem a patrol faces is stopping the fire they are coming under. The two lead men (usually the point man and sergeant) will throw a volley of grenades towards the attacking troops. This, if done correctly, should allow the patrol several seconds to react whilst the enemy are covering. In this time a fighting retreat is started.

A fighting retreat involves a reverse frog leaping out of the room or area. Each member of the team is to take up a position and provide suppression fire to cover the movements of the squad. It is usually expected for the soldier providing the suppression fire to expend a full ammunition clip. The process of frog leaping is to continue until the team established itself in a secure location; from there they can launch a counter attack.

With the concept of an ambush in mind (to eliminate the enemy patrol in its entirety) a counter attack is necessary in every scenario as the enemy is likely to press home their attack. The counter-attack itself is difficult to plan as it is a very circumstantial move, meaning that certain members of the unit may have been killed and thus the roles often are blurred. The Sergeant will make a tactical assessment and command the counter-attack, speed is a necessity so as to avoid being pinned down.

'''Covering activities'''

{{Quote|Kieran, you wrapped it up?" "Tick, tick, boom Sarge.|[[Zandro Savric Erinos|Zandro]] to [[Kieran Kodiak Falor|Kieran]] acting as his bodyguard whilst on patrol against [[Clan Scholae Palatinae]] }}

Covering Activities are a tough nut to crack as it is at this time where the patrol is at its weakest (save for an ambush). The patrol adopts this manoeuvre when it has to undertake such activities as planting explosives, slicing into computers etc. It leaves one member of the crew performing the tasks incredibly exposed to fire. Therefore it is imperative that the patrol attempts to cover as many angles and points of entry as possible.

Covering doorways involves if possible two members of the crew (one member may have to do if there are several doorways to the room or angles of attack). The person performing the objective task is to have a team member beside him or her at all times (like a bodyguard). This is to provide direct cover for the team member and also acts as his or her eyes. The Sniper is to find a location that covers as many angles as possible and to provide precision fire for cover.

Objective tasks can take place in a variety of different locations therefore it falls upon the Sergeant to direct the patrol and to adapt the manoeuvre to suit the location. An example would be taking blowing up a structure or vehicle in the middle of a clearing, a suitable adaptation of the manoeuvre would be to adopt the all round defence. The team members assume the prone position (lying down on the ground) surrounding the person performing the objective task.

==== Irregular Manoeuvres ====

'''Rope Insertion'''

There may be occasions where Soulfire's [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] will be unable to land thus forcing the patrol to abseil from the ship. At the time the unit benefits from having [[Drexl|The Drexl]] in support, her firepower provides ample suppression fire if the landing zone is hot.

[[Image:LAATi.jpg|thumb|left| Soulfire's [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT/i LAAT/i] [[Drexl|The Drexl]]]]The team are to form up on both of the doors and attach lines to the craft. The team abseil down two at a time (one from each door), the Point-Man and Sergeant are the first two to exit the ship whilst the remainder cover their descent. Once on the ground they fan out and adopt firing positions to secure the landing zone. The Sergeant has the opportunity to survey the area and issue orders.

'''Entrance to Structure through Demolition'''

This manoeuvre is a risk to the patrol as generally it offers little cover for the team members leaving them exposed from multiple angles. As the surroundings area varies from location to location it once again falls upon the Sergeant to adapt the manoeuvres.

The Demolition Expert advances to the wall with two bodyguards flanking him or her. The sniper locates a position where he or she can offer a wide covering angle whilst the remaining members secure fire locations at the different possible angles of attack. Once the Demolition expert has accomplished his task his bodyguards leave him and secure a location away from the explosive’s blast radius. The Demolition expert then follows and they cover the remainder of the team’s retreat.

The explosion will always reveal the team’s presence however it has some advantages. The wall debris will in most cases have killed any occupants of the room making insertion through the hole a simple task. The Point-Man enters first and secures the entry hole. Next through is the Sergeant to takes up position further into the room usually at the doorway, however in a larger room (such as a hangar) that may not be possible. The remainder of the team then move in and find firing locations to secure the area with one team member facing out the entry hole to the building’s exterior.

In the heat of a battle there may not be time for the Demolition Expert to plant explosives. In this instance the Heavy Weapons Expert steps up. The team is to cover him as he fires his [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/PLX-2M_portable_missile_launcher PLX-2] at the target. Then the team enters in the same manner as before.

'''Extracting Wounded'''

Whilst being Arcona’s best they do perform the most dangerous missions and it is expected than on occasions some of the team members may get wounded. At this time they are incredibly vulnerable and their life depends on the team’s ability to react swiftly.

The team are to immediately send a grenade volley and provide overwhelming suppression fire. The nearest two to the casualty are to run towards the casualty. Meanwhile the furthest two from the casualty occupy the now nearer vacant firing positions and continue to fire. The first person to arrive to the casualty grabs hold of him or her and begins to drag the person back and into cover. The other team member provides cover for her as they retreat.

Once in cover the team’s medic will begin to assess the casualty whilst the remainder of the team attempt to win the fire fight. If the casualty has sustained a grevious injury from which it is unlikely that they will survive, then the medic is expected to end the wounded's life so that they cannot be captured by the enemy and interrogated.

'''Assassination and Snipering'''

{{Quote|There may be times where overwhelming firepower may not do the job that a carefully placed blaster bolt can do.|[[Kieran Kodiak Falor|Kieran]] lecturing Soulfire on Assasinations and Snipering missions. }}

The actual planning for an assassination is formed on large amounts of good intelligence thus locations of personal vary from scenario to scenario. However, there are some key points that can be remembered.

The unit will operate in pairs, one man is the spotter whilst the other the shooter. The reason is that the spotter is there to help identify the target, use the helmet’s zoom function to relay information to the shooter to adjust aim and also of possible target obstructions. The spotter and the shooter are also expected to swap places to avoid eye fatigue. That leaves the team with three sniper groups and thus three angles on the target. This creates more chance of a clear shot on target. Firing multiple shots from the same location also increases the chance of detection, so the team must remember to relocate regularly.

'''Reconnaissance '''

With the existence of [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sensor Sensors] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Probe_droids Probe Droids] one would think that field Reconnaissance is a thing of the past. However advanced a piece of technology it is no substitute for a sentient being. Soulfire may be asked on occasion to proceed to an area to conduct reconnaissance for battle plans or just general intelligence gathering.

Patience is the key as a proper intelligence gathering operation lasts for several days. A quick look will not tell you the routine of the personnel at the target. The team splits up into individuals to cover as many angles of possible. Using their helmets they record all the data as well as observe; taking it in turns to sleep but once in position the unit must not move. A good position offers a wide view of the target but keeps you perfectly concealed.

'''VIP Rescue'''

VIP Rescue doesn’t just entail extracting the clan’s [[Consul]] from danger it can be anything from breaking out prisoners to extracting base personnel. It carries with it several challenges. The team must now not only be aware for themselves but for the usually untrained and usually petrified VIPs.

The patrol must surround the VIPs, two to the front, two in the middle and two at the rear. The VIPs run under the direction of the Sergeant whilst the team leapfrogs in pairs beside them. When under fire the VIPs must be dragged into cover and then shielded by members of the team.

===The Drexl===

Providing the Striketeam with a more rapid insertion whilst allowing the larger ships to remain clear for gunnery support was one of the problems adressed during the shakedown of Soulfire after the feud with [[Clan_Scholae_Palatinae|Scholae Palatinae]] resulted in the Striketeam being given one of the clan's [[LAAT/i_gunship_-_Arcona|LAAT/is]] which has been called [[Drexl|The Drexl]].

==Honorary Members==
''Those outside of Soulfire who have proven themselves worthy of praise from the Strike Team'' 
*[[Strategos Thanatos Entar]] Arconae
*[[Zandro Savric Erinos|Zandro 'Savric' Erinos]]
*[[Xayun Erinos]]
*[[Sashar]] Arconae
*Timeros Caesus Entar

==Loyalty==
[[Clan Arcona]] 
[[House Galeres]] 
[[Soulfire Strike Team]] 
Honorary Members

{{Arcona}}
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category:Battle Team]]
[[Category: DJBWiki featured articles]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

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|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|cyber=
|allies= Sashar Arconae, Soulfire Striketeam, Legorii Kryotek, Dathka Lukkel
|enemies= None
|saber= Red
|form= Shii-Cho, Soresu
|fightingstyle=
|profession= Sergeant
|position= Sergeant
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= [http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/dossier.asp?ID=7463 7463]
}}
{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

[[Zandro Savric Erinos]] is a Battlemaster in House Galeres of Clan Arcona, where he has resided since his return to the Brotherhood. Zandro is generally found as easy-going by his peers but can be quick to anger if provoked and it is said that his prowess in battle has brought even his Consul and half-brother Sashar Arconae to a standstill. He is regarded as one of the best pilots in the Clan and as such has a pilot training academy named after him, as well as also being one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. In addition to this, he holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team, where he is now in his third time in charge.

== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|thumb|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Deputy Combat Master in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-29T10:48:16Z

`CC`: /* DJB Facts */

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{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

[[Zandro Savric Erinos]] is a Battlemaster in House Galeres of Clan Arcona, where he has resided since his return to the Brotherhood. Zandro is generally found as easy-going by his peers but can be quick to anger if provoked and it is said that his prowess in battle has brought even his Consul and half-brother Sashar Arconae to a standstill. He is regarded as one of the best pilots in the Clan and is also one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. In addition to this, he holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team, where he is now in his third time in charge.

== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|thumb|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Deputy Combat Master in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

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{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

[[Zandro Savric Erinos]] is a Battlemaster in House Galeres of Clan Arcona, where he has resided since his return to the Brotherhood. Zandro is generally found as easy-going by his peers but can be quick to anger if provoked and it is said that his prowess in battle has brought even his Consul and half-brother Sashar Arconae to a standstill. He is regarded as one of the best pilots in the Clan and is also one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. In addition to this, he holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team, where he is now in his third time in charge.

== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|thumb|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

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2008-10-06T22:07:08Z

`CC`: /* Zandro Savric Erinos */

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=== [[Lucien Kaeth]] ===
[[Image:lucien2.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 15:59, 27 August 2008 (MDT)
'''Support''' - Well written, interesting read. Looks good. --[[User: Ashura Isradia|Ashura]] 23:10, 27 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Over all good to read,put together well,. --[[User:Cethgus Incendia Zor-El|Cethgus]] 00:31, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Support''' - It looks good and is a good read but I think it could do with a personality and abilities section. --[[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 09:39, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Good read, interesting facts, an overall excellent article. It has my vote! -- [[User:Talos Annedu|Talos Annedu]] (aka Galen Marek d'Tana)

'''Weak Object''' - Not quite as fully detailed as other character articles that have been previously featured. Perhaps a little more attention to expanding the character's history or delving a bit more into it's personality/traits will help.--[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I'll agree with Halc. History could be expanded more, a bunch of two sentence sections looks bad. There also isn't much other than history. --[[User:Aabsdu|Aabs]] 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - I agree with Kalak, it could use a personality and abilities section. The history could need a bit more beefing up. [[User:Timbal|Timbal]] 17:37, 13 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I agree with Halc and Aabs on this one. A bunch of two sentence sections looks kind of bad for the page. Three or four would be more reasonable. As for the history, I think that it can be expanded more to beef it up. From what I've seen, featured articles usually come with a larger history. Other then those two issues, looks good.--[[User:Anubis Wrath|Anubis]] 14:09, 6 October 2008 (MDT)
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=== [[Derev Niroth]] ===
[[Image:Derev3.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Derev|Derev]] 00:59, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - Thus far this is a great article. It needs a bit more work, but only in the areas of Physical Appearance and Personality. You could update your Position Chart, do some reasearch into who took over in a position after you moved on. All in all, nice work.[[User:Alaris|Alaris]] 13:51, 16 September 2008 (EST)

'''Weak Object''' Overall, the article is great, but it is minimal. I'd like to see more information about the character's personality/abilities, and a few more images wouldn't hurt.

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=== [[Kalak Ragnose]] ===
[[Image:Kalak Ragnose.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 19:12, 28 September 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Object''' - Could use more images and a bit of graphics/grammar/formatting cleanup. It's a good start though. --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 12:44, 30 September 2008 (EDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I think it seems a bit short and maybe lacking detail in some areas. I just don't get the whole ''"BAM! Featured Article!"'' feel when I read it. With a bit of work, though, I can see it happening. ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 13:07, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' There's a lot of text that could be broken up, and I would like to see more images. As Macron said, it's a good start. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

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=== [[Legorii Kryotek]] ===

[[Image:Image-Volfe.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 14:52, 30 September 2008 (MDT)
*(Edited after RevengeX's comments)
'''Weak Support''' I don't like the "Written Works" section because a lot of members of the Brotherhood have written tons of stuff, and we don't need to know all of that. What is the purpose of the "Covert Squad Delta" section? Other than those few points, it is very good. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

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=== [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] ===
[[Image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:`CC`|Zandro Savric Erinos]] 15:52, 6 October 2008 (GMT)

(Edited after comments by Macron and Anubis)

'''Support''' Looks pretty good. Some of the images might be a tad too big, but otherwise very interesting. --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 12:19, 06 October 2008 (EDT)

'''Support''' I agree with Mac on the a few of the image sizes, specifically the 'Unforgotten Legacy' and the lamba shuttle. Tweek those down in width and it'll blend in better. Other then that, I have to say it's a good page. --[[User:Anubis Wrath|Anubis]] 14:02, 6 October 2008 (MDT)


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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T22:05:58Z

`CC`: /* Vengeance */

{{nominated}}
{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|thumb|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T22:05:34Z

`CC`: /* The Fall */

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{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
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|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|thumb|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.

He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2008-10-06T14:53:54Z

`CC`: /* Featured article nominations */

The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[DJBWiki]] has to offer. This is ''not'' a way to showcase the articles of your favorite characters, spaceships, or the like.

*[[Featured article/History|History]]
*[[DJBWiki:Featured article/Queue|Queue]]

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

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<big>''An article must…''</big>

#…be well written and detailed
#…be unbiased, non-point of view
#…not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
#…not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
#…have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page [[Template:Featured article|featured box]]
#…have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
#…have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
#…not have been previously featured

For more information on what makes a featured article, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article Wikipedia:What is a featured article].

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<big>''How to nominate:''</big>

#First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
#Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources).
#Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
#The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
#Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

<big>''How to vote:''</big>

#Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
#Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either '''support''' or '''object''' the article's nomination.
##If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
#As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
#Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Also remember to add <code>{{tl|nominated}}</code> at the top of the article you are nominating.

Every month the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the [[Main Page]] as featured, marked with the <code>{{tl|featured}}</code> template and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the <code>{{tl|featured article}}</code> template. Nominees that are inactive for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list.

==Featured article nominations==
List an article and leave your signature for the nomination(s) - additional comments beyond '''support''' or '''object''' (unless you have concrete reasons as to why you object) are not required and will be deleted.

=== [[Lucien Kaeth]] ===
[[Image:lucien2.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 15:59, 27 August 2008 (MDT)
'''Support''' - Well written, interesting read. Looks good. --[[User: Ashura Isradia|Ashura]] 23:10, 27 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Over all good to read,put together well,. --[[User:Cethgus Incendia Zor-El|Cethgus]] 00:31, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Support''' - It looks good and is a good read but I think it could do with a personality and abilities section. --[[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 09:39, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Good read, interesting facts, an overall excellent article. It has my vote! -- [[User:Talos Annedu|Talos Annedu]] (aka Galen Marek d'Tana)

'''Weak Object''' - Not quite as fully detailed as other character articles that have been previously featured. Perhaps a little more attention to expanding the character's history or delving a bit more into it's personality/traits will help.--[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I'll agree with Halc. History could be expanded more, a bunch of two sentence sections looks bad. There also isn't much other than history. --[[User:Aabsdu|Aabs]] 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - I agree with Kalak, it could use a personality and abilities section. The history could need a bit more beefing up. [[User:Timbal|Timbal]] 17:37, 13 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Derev Niroth]] ===
[[Image:Derev3.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Derev|Derev]] 00:59, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - Thus far this is a great article. It needs a bit more work, but only in the areas of Physical Appearance and Personality. You could update your Position Chart, do some reasearch into who took over in a position after you moved on. All in all, nice work.[[User:Alaris|Alaris]] 13:51, 16 September 2008 (EST)

'''Weak Object''' Overall, the article is great, but it is minimal. I'd like to see more information about the character's personality/abilities, and a few more images wouldn't hurt.

{{clear}}

=== [[Kalak Ragnose]] ===
[[Image:Kalak Ragnose.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 19:12, 28 September 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Object''' - Could use more images and a bit of graphics/grammar/formatting cleanup. It's a good start though. --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 12:44, 30 September 2008 (EDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I think it seems a bit short and maybe lacking detail in some areas. I just don't get the whole ''"BAM! Featured Article!"'' feel when I read it. With a bit of work, though, I can see it happening. ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 13:07, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' There's a lot of text that could be broken up, and I would like to see more images. As Macron said, it's a good start. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Legorii Kryotek]] ===

[[Image:Image-Volfe.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 14:52, 30 September 2008 (MDT)
*(Edited after RevengeX's comments)
'''Weak Support''' I don't like the "Written Works" section because a lot of members of the Brotherhood have written tons of stuff, and we don't need to know all of that. What is the purpose of the "Covert Squad Delta" section? Other than those few points, it is very good. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] ===
[[Image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:`CC`|Zandro Savric Erinos]] 15:52, 6 October 2008 (GMT)


[[Category:DJB Help]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2008-10-06T14:53:05Z

`CC`: /* Zandro Savric Erinos */

The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[DJBWiki]] has to offer. This is ''not'' a way to showcase the articles of your favorite characters, spaceships, or the like.

*[[Featured article/History|History]]
*[[DJBWiki:Featured article/Queue|Queue]]

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

----

<big>''An article must…''</big>

#…be well written and detailed
#…be unbiased, non-point of view
#…not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
#…not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
#…have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page [[Template:Featured article|featured box]]
#…have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
#…have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
#…not have been previously featured

For more information on what makes a featured article, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article Wikipedia:What is a featured article].

----

<big>''How to nominate:''</big>

#First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
#Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources).
#Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
#The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
#Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

<big>''How to vote:''</big>

#Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
#Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either '''support''' or '''object''' the article's nomination.
##If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
#As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
#Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Also remember to add <code>{{tl|nominated}}</code> at the top of the article you are nominating.

Every month the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the [[Main Page]] as featured, marked with the <code>{{tl|featured}}</code> template and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the <code>{{tl|featured article}}</code> template. Nominees that are inactive for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list.

==Featured article nominations==
List an article and leave your signature for the nomination(s) - additional comments beyond '''support''' or '''object''' (unless you have concrete reasons as to why you object) are not required and will be deleted.

=== [[Lucien Kaeth]] ===
[[Image:lucien2.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 15:59, 27 August 2008 (MDT)
'''Support''' - Well written, interesting read. Looks good. --[[User: Ashura Isradia|Ashura]] 23:10, 27 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Over all good to read,put together well,. --[[User:Cethgus Incendia Zor-El|Cethgus]] 00:31, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Support''' - It looks good and is a good read but I think it could do with a personality and abilities section. --[[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 09:39, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Good read, interesting facts, an overall excellent article. It has my vote! -- [[User:Talos Annedu|Talos Annedu]] (aka Galen Marek d'Tana)

'''Weak Object''' - Not quite as fully detailed as other character articles that have been previously featured. Perhaps a little more attention to expanding the character's history or delving a bit more into it's personality/traits will help.--[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I'll agree with Halc. History could be expanded more, a bunch of two sentence sections looks bad. There also isn't much other than history. --[[User:Aabsdu|Aabs]] 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - I agree with Kalak, it could use a personality and abilities section. The history could need a bit more beefing up. [[User:Timbal|Timbal]] 17:37, 13 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Derev Niroth]] ===
[[Image:Derev3.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Derev|Derev]] 00:59, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - Thus far this is a great article. It needs a bit more work, but only in the areas of Physical Appearance and Personality. You could update your Position Chart, do some reasearch into who took over in a position after you moved on. All in all, nice work.[[User:Alaris|Alaris]] 13:51, 16 September 2008 (EST)

'''Weak Object''' Overall, the article is great, but it is minimal. I'd like to see more information about the character's personality/abilities, and a few more images wouldn't hurt.

{{clear}}

=== [[Kalak Ragnose]] ===
[[Image:Kalak Ragnose.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 19:12, 28 September 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Object''' - Could use more images and a bit of graphics/grammar/formatting cleanup. It's a good start though. --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 12:44, 30 September 2008 (EDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I think it seems a bit short and maybe lacking detail in some areas. I just don't get the whole ''"BAM! Featured Article!"'' feel when I read it. With a bit of work, though, I can see it happening. ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 13:07, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' There's a lot of text that could be broken up, and I would like to see more images. As Macron said, it's a good start. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Legorii Kryotek]] ===

[[Image:Image-Volfe.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 14:52, 30 September 2008 (MDT)
*(Edited after RevengeX's comments)
'''Weak Support''' I don't like the "Written Works" section because a lot of members of the Brotherhood have written tons of stuff, and we don't need to know all of that. What is the purpose of the "Covert Squad Delta" section? Other than those few points, it is very good. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

{{clear}}

=== [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] ===
[[Image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Zandro Savric Erinos|Zandro Savric Erinos]] 15:52, 6 October 2008 (GMT)


[[Category:DJB Help]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2008-10-06T14:52:22Z

`CC`: /* Featured article nominations */

The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[DJBWiki]] has to offer. This is ''not'' a way to showcase the articles of your favorite characters, spaceships, or the like.

*[[Featured article/History|History]]
*[[DJBWiki:Featured article/Queue|Queue]]

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

----

<big>''An article must…''</big>

#…be well written and detailed
#…be unbiased, non-point of view
#…not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
#…not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
#…have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page [[Template:Featured article|featured box]]
#…have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
#…have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
#…not have been previously featured

For more information on what makes a featured article, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article Wikipedia:What is a featured article].

----

<big>''How to nominate:''</big>

#First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
#Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources).
#Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
#The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
#Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

<big>''How to vote:''</big>

#Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
#Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either '''support''' or '''object''' the article's nomination.
##If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
#As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
#Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Also remember to add <code>{{tl|nominated}}</code> at the top of the article you are nominating.

Every month the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the [[Main Page]] as featured, marked with the <code>{{tl|featured}}</code> template and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the <code>{{tl|featured article}}</code> template. Nominees that are inactive for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list.

==Featured article nominations==
List an article and leave your signature for the nomination(s) - additional comments beyond '''support''' or '''object''' (unless you have concrete reasons as to why you object) are not required and will be deleted.

=== [[Lucien Kaeth]] ===
[[Image:lucien2.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 15:59, 27 August 2008 (MDT)
'''Support''' - Well written, interesting read. Looks good. --[[User: Ashura Isradia|Ashura]] 23:10, 27 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Over all good to read,put together well,. --[[User:Cethgus Incendia Zor-El|Cethgus]] 00:31, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Support''' - It looks good and is a good read but I think it could do with a personality and abilities section. --[[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 09:39, 28 August 2008 (GMT)

'''Support''' - Good read, interesting facts, an overall excellent article. It has my vote! -- [[User:Talos Annedu|Talos Annedu]] (aka Galen Marek d'Tana)

'''Weak Object''' - Not quite as fully detailed as other character articles that have been previously featured. Perhaps a little more attention to expanding the character's history or delving a bit more into it's personality/traits will help.--[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I'll agree with Halc. History could be expanded more, a bunch of two sentence sections looks bad. There also isn't much other than history. --[[User:Aabsdu|Aabs]] 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - I agree with Kalak, it could use a personality and abilities section. The history could need a bit more beefing up. [[User:Timbal|Timbal]] 17:37, 13 September 2008 (MDT)

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=== [[Derev Niroth]] ===
[[Image:Derev3.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Derev|Derev]] 00:59, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Support''' - Thus far this is a great article. It needs a bit more work, but only in the areas of Physical Appearance and Personality. You could update your Position Chart, do some reasearch into who took over in a position after you moved on. All in all, nice work.[[User:Alaris|Alaris]] 13:51, 16 September 2008 (EST)

'''Weak Object''' Overall, the article is great, but it is minimal. I'd like to see more information about the character's personality/abilities, and a few more images wouldn't hurt.

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=== [[Kalak Ragnose]] ===
[[Image:Kalak Ragnose.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:KalakRagnose|Kalak]] 19:12, 28 September 2008 (GMT)

'''Weak Object''' - Could use more images and a bit of graphics/grammar/formatting cleanup. It's a good start though. --[[User:Macron|Macron]] 12:44, 30 September 2008 (EDT)

'''Weak Object''' - I think it seems a bit short and maybe lacking detail in some areas. I just don't get the whole ''"BAM! Featured Article!"'' feel when I read it. With a bit of work, though, I can see it happening. ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 13:07, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

'''Weak Object''' There's a lot of text that could be broken up, and I would like to see more images. As Macron said, it's a good start. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

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=== [[Legorii Kryotek]] ===

[[Image:Image-Volfe.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' ~ [[User:Legorii|Legorii]] 14:52, 30 September 2008 (MDT)
*(Edited after RevengeX's comments)
'''Weak Support''' I don't like the "Written Works" section because a lot of members of the Brotherhood have written tons of stuff, and we don't need to know all of that. What is the purpose of the "Covert Squad Delta" section? Other than those few points, it is very good. -- [[User:RevengeX|RevengeX Palpatine]] 19:36, 30 September 2008 (MDT)

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=== [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] ===
[[Image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg|left|165px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:`CC`|Zandro Savric Erinos]] 15:52, 6 October 2008 (GMT)


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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:50:09Z

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{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:42:50Z

`CC`: /* The Champion */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===
[[Image:Sflogo.gif|thumb|right|Soulfire’s Emblem]]
Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:40:24Z

`CC`: /* The Champion */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.
[[Image:DarkOrbLogo.png|thumb|left|Dark Orb Logo]]
His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

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`CC`: /* Elevation */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}[[Image:Galeres.jpg|thumb|right|Galeres Logo]]

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:35:13Z

`CC`: /* The War */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.
[[Image:Vong_Warrior_5.jpg|frame|left|A Yuuzhan Vong]]
On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:32:16Z

`CC`: /* Vengeance */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
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|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:30:48Z

`CC`: /* Vengeance */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
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|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted,[[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]] Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:29:34Z

`CC`: /* Vengeance */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. [[Image:kalskirata.jpg|frame|right|The brothers' grandfather, Kal Skirata]]She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:26:54Z

`CC`: /* Vengeance */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
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|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.
[[Image:Xayun2.jpg|thumb|left|Zandro's brother Xayun]]
As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:21:06Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.
[[image:unforgotten.jpg|frame|left|Unforgotten Legacy]]
The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:18:33Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|thumb|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:17:52Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|frame|thumb|left|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:16:46Z

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{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
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|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎|frame|50px|left|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
[[Category: ACC Staff]]

Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:16:04Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
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|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎ |frame|50px|left|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Clan Arcona]]
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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:14:07Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎ |frame|left|100px|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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Zandro Savric Erinos

2008-10-06T14:12:55Z

`CC`: /* Character History */

{{quote|Pain fades, Glory is eternal.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Zandro Savric Erinos is one of the founding members of the [[Erinos]] family. He also holds the titles of Ace, Deputy Combat Master and Champion of Eclipse and is the current Sergeant of the [[Soulfire]] Strike team
{{Sith charinfo
|name= Zandro Savric Erinos
|image= [[image:NadrinJubolt1.jpg]]
|homeworld= Yaga Minor
|birth= 8 ABY
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|height= 6'1"
|weight= 88kg
|skin= Slightly tanned
|hair= Long, Dark brown/black
|eyes= Deep brown
|era=
|affiliation= [[Clan Arcona]], [[Soulfire]], [[House Galeres]], [[Erinos]] Family
|ship= [[Unforgotten legacy]]
|dossier= 7463
}}
== Character History ==

=== Early Life ===

[[image:250px-Planet04-SWR.png|frame|left|Zandro's homeworld Yaga Minor]]
Born on [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yaga_Minor Yaga Minor] as the younger brother of [[Xayun Erinos]], Zandro was similar to his brother in many respects. As they grew up they were close, both staunchly opposed to the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rebel_Alliance Rebel Alliance] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Republic New Republic], both wishing to someday become fighter pilots who could go to the front lines and take the fight to the people they believed were trying to ruin them and all they believed in. When his brother left, he began to grow closer to his two sisters, but was worried by their decidedly un-Imperial views and there were regular arguments between Zandro and his sisters over who was doing the right thing for the Galaxy in the ongoing conflict. Their differences in views didn’t keep the siblings from being close, but did worry Zandro that he may have relatives who would end up on the wrong side of the war. However, as he came of age, he forgot this, bid farewell to his family and followed his brother into the Navy, although the one he joined was slightly different than that of Xayun; The Emperor’s Hammer Strike Fleet was Zandro’s destination.
[[image:zandrouniform.jpg|frame|left|Zandro's old Tie Corps uniform from just before his defection]]
Using an assumed name in a bid to try and gain a reputation for himself instead of living with his fathers reputation as a pilot, Zandro, now known as Chris Cox to those in the EH, sped through training in relatively quick time before being placed in Viper Squadron aboard the ISD Intrepid. As time went on, his superiors decided to allow the young man to command his own squadron and he was transferred to Asp squadron on the Intrepid and promoted to the rank of Commander. He quickly secured a promotion to the rank of Captain and was beginning to make a name for himself before he had a disagreement with his superiors and was removed from command. Feeling unjustly treated for the first but not the last time, he transferred to Rage squadron on the SSD Avenger, which is where he first heard of the Brotherhood. He was soon given command of the squadron and worked his way up to the rank of Major and the long-standing nickname of ‘Major Cox’, one that has stuck with him to this day. His final act as a member of the Emperor’s Hammer was to join the ‘elite’ Praetorian squadron. It was here that he was raised up to Lieutenant Colonel, but he was subjected to the seedier aspects of EH politics. In the 9 months he spent in the squadron, he realised that the politics behind the EH were just as corrupt and damaging to the Imperial cause as those of the New Republic. On one mission where he had to apprehend a ‘fugitive’, he realised that he was in the wrong organisation. Taking his ship and fleeing, Zandro sold the ship as soon as he made planet fall and made his way back to Yaga Minor. One chapter of his life closed, just as another opened, and he learned of his force potential.

=== The Fall ===

On his shuttle ride back to Yaga Minor he was sat next to a woman who he began to talk to on the trip, and discovered that they were very similar in both temperament and personality. They agreed to meet up once they had arrived on Yaga Minor and settled in, and she revealed that she could sense something within him that she would explain at their next meeting. After meeting up with his family and getting settled in, he headed out and met up with the woman from the shuttle once more. She introduced herself as Breshnaa and told him that she was an envoy from the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] he had encountered while in the Emperor’s Hammer and that she had been sent to find Zandro himself to offer him a place in the Brotherhood. Perplexed but very tempted by the offer, Zandro asked her to stay with him on Yaga Minor for a while to explain the situation and what the Brotherhood was about. She agreed and moved in with him and as time went on, they began to develop a special bond that they realised was nothing to do with the Force; they were in love. This was the final thing that persuaded the man to join the Brotherhood and he booked a passage to the Brotherhood HQ before confronting his family and informing them of his decision. When he told them of his decision, his parents supported him fully, but his sisters weren’t too pleased to say the least. His last message from his parents before leaving was to find out what had happened to Xayun, as they hadn’t heard from him in several months and were curious. He said that he would and then made his way to the shuttle bay where he would meet up with Breshnaa and then head off to the liner that would take them to their destination. At the shuttle bay he was confronted by his sisters, who pleaded with him not to give into the dark, and were even angrier when they realised that he was being lead there by Breshnaa and his feelings for her. They warned him that once down his chosen path, he could never return, but he told them that the choice was his own, and that his choice was correct. With that they left and Zandro boarded the liner and began his journey to his new home. The journey wasn’t as quiet as he’d hoped however, and things soon turned upside down for the Dark Jedi-to-be.

Two days into the journey, Zandro was asleep when a blaring alarm jolted him into consciousness. He grabbed a blaster and headed to the main foyer to see what the problem was, and as he emerged into the large atrium he saw something which caused his blood to run ice cold in his veins before boiling up with fury.
[[image:shuttleZZ.jpg|frame|right|Zandro heading to Antei by shuttle]]
He saw Breshnaa lying on the floor with a hole in her chest where she had evidently been struck by a blaster bolt. The people who had done the murder were heading over to her corpse to retrieve it, and Zandro knew what he had to do. He raised the blaster he had taken from his room and used it to kill the two men before retrieving his lover’s body and heading towards the hangar bays, letting the force lead him. He entered the hangar and killed the two people who were protecting the shuttle that the apparent pirates had arrived on before stealing the shuttle and launching from the bay. He entered the co-ordinates that Breshnaa had previously given him in case of an emergency, and sent the shuttle hurtling into hyperspace, its destination was [[Antei]].

=== The Brotherhood ===

Zandro's journey to [[Antei]] went without a hitch from that point onwards, but he knew that he had changed in the short space of time that had elapsed. Upon arrival in the system, he was hailed by the Citadel and asked what his business was, to which he asked to join the Brotherhood. He was brought down to surface and tested to see whether he was worthy, a test which he easily passed, impressing the teachers who watched him with his determination and skill. When finally given the choice of which [[Clan]] to join, the man chose to sign up with [[Clan Arcona]].
[[Image:Carc-logo.jpg‎ |frame|left|250px|Clan Arcona logo]]
With that, he was given his new robes, assigned a shuttle (which they had decided would be his old one he had brought to the Brotherhood with him) and given the co-ordinates to his new home. His trip was short and he was glad when he finally arrived and was greeted by the Clan envoy and shown around his new home. He got settled and began his training, which progressed quickly thanks to his determination and natural knack for controlling [[the Force]], as well as the tutorship of his Master, [[Sashar]]. He was invited into the Soulfire Battleteam and there he began training with laser weapons as well as his practice lightsaber while also being moved along in his training by Sashar. Before he had even reached the rank of [[Guardian]] he was appointed as the new [[Sergeant]] of Soulfire after the resignation of the previous Sergeant. He jumped into the roll with his usual enthusiasm, and on his first mission leading the squad, he managed to successfully destroy the [[Taldryan]] flagship during the Clan Feud between Taldryan and Arcona, achieving his Knighthood in the process. Although Arcona came off worse in the Feud, Zandro managed to make something of a name for himself and finally emerged from the shadows in Arcona to try and prove that he was worthy of fighting for his Clan on the front lines. However, he never would have expected the next twist in the tale which came shortly after what he believed to be a relatively successful first campaign...

=== Vengeance ===

After the conclusion of the Feud and with his elevation to [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Zandro decided to look for his brother like his parents had asked of him. He took a small LoA and travelled to Antei to search the official records, and soon found a match. His brother, so he found out, was in fact stationed in the Brotherhood as well, however Xayun was serving in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Sending him a quick message, he took his shuttle and headed to a neutral station in orbit around Antei and waited for his brother. He didn't have to wait for long, and was filled with happiness to see his brother well after all the time they had spent apart. They spent a while catching up and explaining their situations, and agreed to keep in touch just in case they needed each others help. Upon arrival back at Arcona HQ however, Zandro's world was left in turmoil after what he felt was a betrayal of great magnitude. His [[Quaestor]], Quejo Bandon, had fired both Zandro and Sashar for what he termed as 'dereliction of duty' and stripped them of their positions. Zandro felt hurt and knew that his loyalty had been shaken to its very foundations. Knowing that for the moment he could not support a Clan where Quejo still held sway, he decided that he needed to get away and finally solve some unfinished business. The first thing Zandro did was to find the co-ordinates of the pirate base for the group who had killed Breshnaa which were in the Arcona computers due to the fact that they had sent an emissary to warn the pirates against any more strikes. Then, leaving his home behind, the Knight travelled out to find an old friend from his EH days, Chris Cox. The man had recently become a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bounty_hunter Bounty Hunter] after also resigning from the TIE Corps and Zandro infiltrated the organization in order to get a message to the man. Outlining his plan, he requested his friends help and was assured that he would get it. They both agree to assemble 3 more men each before meeting up and making final plans for Zandro's vengeance. Zandro appealed to his former master Sashar, his brother Xayun and a new friend from the Brotherhood by the name of Nadrin Jubolt. They met up with Chris who had assembled three more Bounty Hunter's to create the rest of the team. At the final briefing, Chris gave Zandro the [[Unforgotten legacy]] to use in the mission ahead, telling him that he would have to fly initial cover for the rest of the team who would be in Chris' personal ship, the Maverick.

The plan was for the group to split into 2 teams when they had landed on the Pirate's asteroid base and with one group heading for the computer complex and the other for the main command centre. When they had both reached their assigned objectives, the group at the computer complex would download all available data from the banks before setting their charges, with the other group storming the command centre with the aim of both killing the Pirate chief and setting the self-destruct for the facility. They would then rendezvous at the hangar and escape, hopefully all alive and intact with the added benefit of a plethora of data which would hopefully lead to the real figures behind the death of Zandro's dead lover. Zandro would lead the Command centre attack team with Chris, Nadrin and one of the other bounty hunter's supporting him, leaving Sashar to lead the computer complex team with Xayun and the two remaining bounty hunter's as his squad. Each member collected their equipment and as the teams assembled, the mission began.

The initial phase of the mission went without a hitch and they arrived at the co-ordinates they had stolen to find the pirate base, although the pirates seemed to have been alerted to their presence somehow. They fought their way aboard the base by forcing entrance via one of the abandoned hangars at the base of the asteroid that housed the base. Splitting into the two teams, they slowly made their way through the base towards their objectives, their progress slowed by the pirates who fought for their very survival and as such were going to any lengths to stop the advance of the groups. The first person to fall was the extra bounty hunter in Zandro's group who was felled by one of the many traps that lay in wait for the two groups. Moving on, the weakened group was the first to reach the command centre and a massive fire fight erupted, ending with Zandro and his allies victorious, but Nadrin was mortally wounded during the fight. While Chris set about finishing their part of the mission, Zandro joined his friend and attempted to aid his healing attempts, but Nadrin knew he was to die and so asked Zandro to forgive him for not being more use. He gave the Dark Jedi his lightsaber and told him to use it well before he finally slipped into death. Chris finished his task and set the self-destruct for the station before taking Zandro back to the hangar to meet the other group who, by then, had also arrived at their destination. However, they were having a harder time than the command centre team and were down to only Sashar and Xayun with the two bounty hunters dead. They began to download the data as they held off the pirates’ attacks which were slowly wearing down the resistance of the two men. They commed for support and were soon joined by Zandro and Chris, although both Xayun and Sashar could see a change within Zandro. As the data slowly downloaded, a pair of familiar presences suddenly became known to both Zandro and Xayun as their sisters entered the room with the Pirate Chief. Suddenly, everything fell into place for the young Dark Jedi and the identity of the true people behind his dead lover's death were finally revealed as none other than his own sisters. With a howl of rage he leapt at the new trio and attacked them, his black rage fuelling his muscles and giving him the strength and skill to strike down the Pirate Chief and cause his sisters to flee lest they be killed in his murderous rage. Zandro and Xayun finished off the rest of the pirates who had stayed to try and defeat the group as Sashar and Chris finished retrieving the data which was now of little use to the group; they knew who the killers really were and they knew what they had to do. Hurrying back to the hangar, the brothers knew that their sisters would head home in hopes of stopping Zandro seeking revenge, but little did they know how their little brother truly felt. The four remaining members of the group took the Maverick and the Legacy and headed towards Yaga Minor for the final showdown between the brothers and sisters of the Erinos family.

As they made planet fall, the group headed towards the Erinos house in hopes of finding their enemies there, but their hopes came to no avail and they merely found Zandro and Xayun's parents. On seeing Sashar however, their mother seemed to change and her shock was evident to them all, especially the three Force sensitive members of the Brotherhood. On asking her what was wrong she was extremely evasive and would tell them all soon and also told them where their sisters had headed to after they quizzed her about that as well. Heading off towards the main spaceport where both their own ships and their sisters ship had been berthed, the two brothers tried to push thoughts of what their mother had been hiding from their mind. Upon arrival at the spaceport, Zandro stretched out to try and find his female siblings and felt their presence somewhere nearby, evidently trying to hide from him for fear of the wrath that they had brought upon themselves with the murder of Breshnaa. Zandro told Sashar and Chris to stay back and let him and Xayun handle the situation.

{{quote|Xayun, this is the first and last time that me and you keep it within the family. Let's do this.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

The two brothers headed into the Docking bay where they could feel their sisters' presence and found them at last, ready and waiting for their brothers and fully aware that one of the two groups would not be leaving the hangar alive. A conversation was struck up by the sisters as they attempted to persuade Zandro and Xayun to turn away from the darkness that was clouding their judgement, but their efforts were futile and wasted upon the distraught Zandro and his brother. They tried to explain to him that they had hired the pirates to kill Breshnaa because they thought she was corrupting him, but Zandro retorted that the only thing Breshnaa had ever showed him was a new path that he would have to take himself.

{{quote|She never pushed me down this path; I chose it after you nudged me in its direction by having her killed. And now your deed comes full circle and I will end you.|Zandro Savric Erinos}}

Knowing that their efforts had failed, the sisters attacked in hope of destroying the dark half of their family. The battle raged on with neither side seeming to be able to make a definitive strike to knock out either of their opponents. Zandro and Xayun were tiring, but the Dark side and a desire to survive were keeping them going, with their sisters seeming to be drawing energy from within in a manner that the two brothers found they were unable to replicate. The fight continued and the brothers began to slow before suddenly the eldest sister, Antana, made a breakthrough against Zandro and was about to make the killing blow when Chris made his intervention. Ignoring his friends' wishes that the fight be left to the two Erinos brothers, he saw Zandro about to be struck down and ran at the fighters, his twin [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/WESTAR-34_blaster_pistol Westar-34 pistols] spitting out crimson bolts that did nothing more than distract the female Erinos, but that was exactly what Chris had wanted. Antana flicked the bolts back at her attacker and her accurate deflections of the shots cause two to slam into Chris' chest, stopping his charge dead and sending him tumbling to the floor. In the time that his sister had been distracted, Zandro had risen to his feet only to see another friend killed. A scream of anguish tore from his lips and he charged his sister, whose backhand slash cut Zandro across his face, leaving the scar he still has today. Her inability to strike the killing blow was all the young Arconan needed however, and he struck forward and speared her through the stomach, wounding her irreversibly. Seeing her sister defeated, the final Erinos sister turned to Xayun and began to plead with him, appealing to him rather than risking tempting Zandro's bloodlust by annoying him with her weakness. Xayun, however, was the only person to see how Breshnaa's death had affected young Zandro and so showed no mercy as he cut his sister down, ending the turmoil that had been swelling within Zandro and bringing as much closure to the situation as they could. The two brothers and Sashar rushed over to Chris, but found him already dead thanks to the bolts that Antana had deflected back at him. They took his body and headed back to their ship, putting Chris into the Maverick and sealing it before heading off to the Erinos house. As the trio returned home, they received news which would lead them down a new path thanks to the revealing of a desperate secret. When they confronted their mother on her unusual activity earlier, she revealed to them that they had an elder brother they had never known of. She told them of how she had become pregnant before she had met their father and had given the child to the father who was a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian Mandalorian]. He had taken the son to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dxun Dxun] and had died in a crash as his shuttle entered the atmosphere. They had presumed the boy to be dead too, but he was brought to the Kodiak Clan on Dxun and brought up a Mandalorian. She then revealed that he was the very man stood with them, and that Sashar was in fact Zandro and Xayun's elder half brother. The news, while not unwelcome, took a while to set in and in that time they quizzed their father, hoping to get all of the truth out in the open once and for all. He told them why he had kept them back from their Mandalorian heritage which they had inherited from him and truth about his own father, [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kal_Skirata Kal Skirata]. With tempers placated and all secrets out in the open, the trio decided to head back to the Brotherhood and see how it had changed in their absence. Little did they know that their arrival would coincide with a war that threatened to tear the Brotherhood in two.

=== The Return ===

Zandro and Sashar returned to Arcona while Xayun headed off to Clan Naga Sadow, and as they returned they found that a [[Great Jedi War]] had erupted, with two seemingly identical [[Grand Master]]s facing off against each other in a bid to prove that they were the real [[Jac Cotelin]]. Plunged headfirst into the action, Zandro was placed out on the front lines and given command of a small contingent of the Arconan fleet, leading them extremely well and bringing both himself and his troops the glory of being the second most successful of all the fleets in the conflict. However, he had joined towards the end of the conflict, and so his only real accomplishment was the success of his use of strategic tactics with his fleet before the real GM had retaken the [[Iron Throne]]. With the war over, Arcona was left to pick up the pieces and Zandro was brought back to regular service as a member of Soulfire Battleteam once more, also being given the title of [[Security Chief of Galeres]] after the previous one had been elevated to Quaestor. Having found closure on the issue of his dead lover, he found a renewed love for [[Lightsaber]] duelling as well as the use of strategic simulators, entering tournaments throughout the Galaxy on behalf of the Brotherhood in an attempt to prove his prowess and picking up some wins for his trouble. It was this period between his return from his mission of Vengeance and his re-instatement as Soulfire Sergeant that is widely regarded as his most successful to date, as he picked up two wins in a Galactic level competition (ICTE) and also proving his skills by defeating many fellow Brotherhood members and gaining entry into the prestigious ranks of the [[GMRG]]. It was here that he further developed his use of the [[Makashi]] style of lightsaber combat while also honing his flying skills so that they were nearly back up to his old standard.

=== The Revelation ===

Zandro had settled into a routine and was, for once, happy with what he was doing and who he was doing it with. However, 2 events occured in quick succession which would shape him and change his personality and outlook on life in one fell swoop. Called into his Consul's office one day, he recieved word that Breshnaa, his supposedly long-dead love, had been spotted alive and acting as an envoy on Antei. Told that he was being given several days leave to sort out the situation, Zandro left Dajorra with his mind reeling, shock and dismay playing around his mind as he realised that if Breshnaa was alive, he had killed his sisters for a crime they hadn't commited. Knowing that he needed to know the truth, he tracked Breshnaa down on Antei and confronted her on her new role and where she had been for the past 2 years of his life. She revealed that she had been told to get him into the Brotherhood by any means necessary, as her masters had seen Xayun's quick progress and decided that the other Erinos brother would also be a useful addition to the Dark Jedi ranks.

{{quote|"I was told to get you Zandro, there was nothing else I could do." "There is always another choice Breshnaa, and you know that."|Zandro Savric Erinos and Breshnaa arguing}}

The discussion did nothing to aid Zandro's recovery and in fact caused him to lose control, striking out at the woman he had once loved with his lightsaber and causing a ferocious lightsaber duel to ensue but Breshnaa was only doing it to survive, Zandro was out to kill. The battle raged on and neither seemed able to take advantage when Zandro's fury finally got the better of him, and he allowed himself to fall completely to the Dark Side, feeding his power with the anguish and pain that was tearing through his body. He used the power to help strike down his lover, stabbing her through the chest and ending that chapter of his life for good.

{{quote|"I never stopped loving you Zandro." "I did."|Breshnaa's last words and Zandro's reply}}

=== The War ===

Shortly after Breshnaa's death at Zandro's hand, a new event swept through his life, changing everything that he had known and thought to be solid and untouchable. The Grand Master began the Second Rite of Supremacy and Zandro was plunged headfirst into the action, fighting for his Clan and coming out as one of the highest placing Arconan's in the tournament. Designed to prepare the Brotherhood for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion that was expected to come, no-one was ready when the Vong finally struck, mere hours later.

On the way back from the award ceremony on the ''Vae Victus'' for the recent Rite, a Yuuzhan Vong assault force emerged from hyperspace and proceeded to attack the Brotherhood ships that were assembled, capturing Zandro in the process.

Zandro did not spend too much time as a captive of the Vong however, and was swiftly freed thanks to some quick thinking by Orv Desserx d’Tana and the skill of Soulfire and the rest of the Arconan Dark Jedi. Immediately after his release, he joined his half-brothers Kieran and Sashar in an effort to find out the state of the Deputy Grand Master onboard the Vae Victus, which was under assault by the Vong attackers. As they made their way though, their mission changed and suddenly they were tasked with denying the craft to the Vong. Fighting their way through heavy resistance, they reached the reactor core and proceeded to cause the ship to be destroyed, though not before they had made a narrow escape. One of the Soulfirian pilots who had escorted them in was also killed on the mission, a blow to the tight-knit group.

As the remnants of the Arconan military attempted to get themselves back onto their feet after the disastrous first meeting with the Vong, Zandro began to notice a change in himself that had been developing for a while. He was slowly becoming darker and more likely to have violent mood swings. Mercy seemed to be seeping from him with rage taking it’s place, which was one of the main points behind his change of focus from the Obelisk to the Sith order. It was soon after this change that he faced his next big test, as he finally made the passage to the next real level of leadership.

=== Elevation ===

As Zandro pondered his recent psychological changes, he was brought sharply back to the present when Mejas Doto was re-instated as Consul of Clan Arcona and announced his plans for a grand project which would bring a new lease of life to the Clan: Project RESSURECTION. The Elder’s plan was to stage a huge competition to weed out the unworthy of the Clan and to find a group of leaders who were willing and able to go to any lengths to bring Arcona back to its former glory. Zandro knew that with this change one of his final ambitions could be achieved, if he had the courage to step up to the plate and the skill to back up his claim for leadership of House Galeres.

{{quote|“This is my chance to prove myself worthy of leading Galeres.” “It won’t be without danger, you could die.” “There is always that risk and it has never stopped me before.”|Zandro Savric Erinos and Sashar Arconae}}

Zandro threw himself at the competition and emerged victorious, one of two new House leaders and with his half-brother Sashar emerging as the new Proconsul. It was in this position that he worked diligently, preferring to keep the position of Aedile free until he felt he was ready to accept one who would work well with him. Time went on and Galeres carried on as always as Zandro spent more and more time concentrating on his studies, working out what had happened to him and how he could reverse it should he feel the need to. However, shortly after passing onto a higher plan of Force knowledge and being promoted to the rank of Sith Battlemaster, Zandro realised that in his educational fervour he had lost sight of his duties to Galeres and had neglected his role somewhat. This realisation also prompted another one; he finally needed to appoint an Aedile to help him in his duties. Looking at the available talent that was present in the House and Clan, Zandro eventually decided that Rho d’Tana was the best candidate, and appointed him as his right hand. The pair had little time to work together however, as a new darkness spread itself over Arcona...

=== The Champion ===

Soon after the appointment of Rho as his new right hand man, Zandro and his House faced a new threat which came from within Arcona, when House Qel-Droma was taken by it's leader Quejo and moved to attack a Jedi outpost on the planet Eclipse. Hearing of this decision by his opposite number, Zandro ordered his house to prepare for battle and followed Qel-Droma to Eclipse. Upon arrival in the system, Zandro's attempt to dissuading Quejo from the attack resulted in the Qel-Droma leader ordering his ship to fire on the Galerian craft and sparked a fight which waged between both Galeres and Qel-Droma as well as the Jedi on the Planet. The intervention of the Clan summit prevented the conflict escalating too far, but the damage had been done and Quejo and Zandro were both warned that while their ambition was admirable, it was also dangerous.

They then went on to explain that the whole thing had been planned by them and that it had in fact been a test to see how ready the Clan was and who her stronger members were, as well as weeding out those unworthy of being in the Clan any longer. They had reviewed the end results of the planned assault and proclaimed that Zandro was to be named the Champion of Eclipse due to the skills he had exhibited in the conflict. Upon receiving this information, Quejo decided that he needed to step down and go on a break so as to recoup his strength, allowing him to come back stronger and ready for the conflicts that could be felt on the horizon. Zandro was asked by the Clan Summit to become the new leader for Qel-Droma, and with his acceptance they also proclaimed that Zandro's previous Aedile, Rho d'Tana, was to become his successor as Quaestor of Galeres.

His tenure as the leader of Qel-Droma was shortlived however as his body began to feel taxed after his lengthy time in command as well as the hardships he had faced. His decision was made and he retreated from command to take a place in the newly re-opened battleteam of [[Dark Orb]], led by his long-time friend Legorii Krytek Entar.

=== The Orb and The Return ===

Zandro's time in Dark Orb was filled with good memories and the squad he put together was one which brought him as much pride as almost any he could remember. He felt his strength returning with every passing day in the squad and knew that soon he would be ready for command once more, this happy thought marred only by the knowledge that he stood a very real chance of losing his newly created squad. Several important missions were completed by DO and it was only a matter of time before the leaders of the Clan stood up and took notice of the squad, declaring them the second best team in Arcona, ahead even of the legendary Soulfire Strike Team. Zandro's contributions were not the best of the squad, but pointed to his recovering strength and so he was summoned to meet with Vorion and Sashar, the new Clan Summit. His half-brother informed him of his decision to move Zandro back to his first home in Soulfire and temporarily take command of the squad in an attempt to get it back to it's feet in the wake of it's decline to the third team in the Clan. Zandro eagerly accepted the mission and returned to the Dark Orb base with the news, his stomach dropping only when he had to say goodbye to his squad and head off alone, returning to his first home in an attempt to revive the glory days.

== Appearance ==

Standing at just above 6 foot in height, the Yaga Minorian has quite sallow skin. He believes that this is a sign from his various brushes with the Dark Side of what would happen should he succumb fully to the temptations of the Sith. He sees this as a reminder and tries to use it to keep his grip on the Grey teachings that he was given by his master Sashar. Zandro likes to let his brown hair flow relatively long and free, preferring not to tie it up and knowing that if it gets in his way, he always has the Force to help him anyway. He is relatively muscled and this can be seen whenever he is working out or just generally around the Arcona HQ, favouring short sleeved tunics to any other sort of garment. However, the most distinguishing feature is the scar that runs across his face, from his upper left forehead just below his hair line and then across his face in a diagonal line that ends by his right jaw, just above his mouth by further over. Obtained in the fight with his sisters during his hiatus from the Brotherhood, he keeps it as a reminder of the pain that he suffered as well as to remember the person for whom he was fighting for, his dead lover Breshnaa.

== The Armoury ==

During Zandro's travels and with a little help from his friends, he has managed to pick up a wide variety of weapons, armours and gadgets which he uses in service to the Erinos, Qel-Droma and Arcona.

=== Lightsaber ===

[[image:RedeemerSithPurple.gif|frame|50px|Zandro's first lightsaber]]This is Zandro's first lightsaber, created when he first gained his rank of Dark Jedi Knight and just before his betrayal at the hands of Quejo. He spent just over 2 weeks (17 days to be exact) building the weapon, and is proud of it, seeing it's simplicity as an asset rather than a burden. As time grew on Zandro realised that the saber, while still fully functional, was not a true symbol of who he had become, and so set out to build his second lightsaber.

=== Synapse ===

[[image:zandrosabernew.jpg|left|frame|50px|Zandro's new lightsaber, Synapse]] Zandro took great care in constructing his new lightsaber, choosing his focusing and auxiliary crystals meticulously and spending almost 3 weeks building the weapon, striving for perfection with it. The primary crystal in the weapon is a Qixoni crystal which Zandro spent two weeks tracking down, 'borrowing' it from a rich businessman whose security on his private museum proved to be no match for Zandro's infiltration skills.

His next choice was which two of the many auxiliary crystals available he should use. His first choice was an Opila crystal given to him upon his promotion to Sith Battlemaster by his former Master, Sashar Arconae. The crystal was alleged to improve the blade of the lightsaber it was used in and would make that blade better at cutting through materials, something that was of particular use to the Battlemaster considering the resiliance shown by many Vong weapons and armour.

The final crystal used in the lightsaber was the hardest one to choose, but eventually he decided on a refined Opila stone, a Jenruax crystal, which would allegedly make his blade more agile and so easier to use in combat. The crystal was in fact found by the members of the Erinos Clan who were living in the Dajorra system when they uncovered a long dead Jedi and his lightsaber. Zandro retrieved the crystal from the weapon and put it in his own, completing the weapon and once more giving him a lightsaber which he felt he could truly reflect his personality.

=== Westar-34 Pistols ===

These pistols were a gift from his now deceased friend Chris Cox. Chris had found the blasters on one of his many Bounty Hunts and presented them along with the Unforgotten Legacy to Zandro before their ill-feighted mission for revenge. Kept close by his side ever since, Zandro sees these blasters as the ultimate back-up weapon. Light, durable and packing a strong punch, the fact that they can also fire like a repeater means that they are useful in almost all situations.
They also hold ties to his Mandalorian heritage, thus giving them an even closer place to Zandro's heart and he can rarely seen without these twin blasters at his side.

=== Armour ===

As taken from the Soulfire wiki...

[[image:zandrohelmet.jpg|frame|50px|Zandro's new helmet, with the Jaig Eyes painted on]]
''As Soulfire is the Elite of the clan, it only stands to reason that they receive the best ‘gear’ available. Never one to spare any expense on his favourites, the Consul commissioned a team of Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders from the Kodiak Clan of Dxun to fashion suits for his chosen Battleteam. The armour is built to be a lightweight version of Mandalorian Armour, however the distinctive T-visor on the helmet has been replaced in favour of a variety of different helmets depending on the chosen specialty of the wearer. All the armour is done in Black with a matte black bodysuit. The Soulfire emblem is painted onto the right pectoral plate and the armour has a turquoise trimming, to represent their fealty to House Galeres. On missions where stealth is a priority, the armour’s trimming is usually painted over, and the Soulfirians wear black over-cloaks to further give the image of a shadow (a nod in the direction of Arcona’s chosen Clan Force focus). Jet black plates cover the torso, shoulders, crotch, thighs and shins and the Soulfire emblem is painted on the right pectoral. About the waist there are various pouches to hold the equipment any Soulfirian needs (the standard equipment list is shown below). Mandalorian Iron was excluded as the choice for the armour as it proved to be too heavy for the function of a commando unit. Instead, laminanium armour (regenerative armour featured on the YVH Battle Droid) plating is found on the torso (the other armoured plating is standard plasteel armour). Due to the heavy nature of the alloy gel packs are utilized to reduce the wait but drastically shortens the life span of it’s self repairing function; now only able to withstand three direct hits. Where the armour doesn’t cover there is a matte black bodysuit that serves to insulate the body and regulate it using a new experimental memory-fabric which can alter its density according to the wearer’s body temperature, loosening if they are cold to create a layer of air between the body and the fabric so that the body can warm up, whereas if the body is hot, the fabric tightens, absorbing any sweat directly from the pores and a specially-designed chemical in the memory fabric will react with the salt in the sweat to lower the temperature, thereby keeping the wearer from overheating.''

The various helmets that are used to distinguish the different members of the squad are also customised depending on the awards that the members have won. With the recent award of the Soulfirian Jaig Eyes award, Zandro opted to have his helmet completely revamped, asking for his armourer to make the helmet more fearsome as well as adding the new Jaig Eyes to the armour.

Zandro was presented with a suit of Soulfirian armour upon his elevation to Quaestor which he still uses to this day.

== DJB Facts ==

*Current Qel-Droma Quaestor
*Former Galeres Quaestor
*Former Soulfire Sergeant
*Former Chief of Security for House Galeres
*2nd Place in Stratagy Gaming Section of GJW6
*Won Poetry Section of the Arcona vs Taldryan Feud
*12th Overall and 2nd in Arcona for the RoS
*One of the founding members of the Erinos Family.
*Judge in the ACC
*Champion of Operation:Eclipse
*Led House Galeres to victory in Operation:Eclipse
*Current ACE of the Brotherhood
*Master of [[Dathka Lukkel]]

== Trivia ==

Zandro is usually found on IRC with the nick `CC or another combo around that name

Prefers Writing to gaming at the moment due to Vista being the Devil's creation

Has a brother in the Brotherhood, [[Xayun Erinos]] as well as a recently discovered elder half-brother, [[Sashar]].

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