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''This is for the RL person behind Kano Verda(deceased) and Lynyrd Pepoi. For the [[Dark Brotherhood]] character, see [[Kano Verda]] or [[Lynyrd Pepoi]].''

== John ==

=== Childhood and Teen Years ===
John was born October 3rd 1986 in Bartow, FL. He attended several elementary schools in Lakeland, FL and moved to Mulberry, FL for middle school. That lasted for only one year before moving back to Lakeland and going to Sleepy Hill Middle School and then Crystal Lake Middle School.

After middle school John attended Lakeland High School where he joined the school J.R.O.T.C. program and met the same best friends he has had for the last several years. John's high school career ended early when a notebook was dropped and then picked up by the school principal. The notebook contained a very violent story that the school board didn't agree with and they came to the decision to expel him for creativity beyond most others at his grade level. After that John spend 2 years doing random jobs until he decided he wanted to do something better with his life and for his country.

=== Army ===
On April 12th 2007 John left from Florida and went to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO for OSUT(One Station Unit Training) to become a Military Police Officer. Training lasted an intense 19 weeks and on August 30th 2007 he graduated as an official Military Police Officer in the United States Army. He went back home to Lakeland, FL for 2 weeks and then on September 20th 2007 John left for Daegu, South Korea for a tour of 1 year.
[[Image: Army.jpg‎|thumb|200px|left|John's HMMWV in South Korea]]
While in Daegu John was stationed with the 188th MP Company "The Original Warfighters" and was a member of the 2nd Platoon Night Stalkers. While in Korea John attended Air Assault School and took part in Military Police Advanced Driving Tactics Classes. Also while in Korea he took part in the U.S. Army Combatives Training Classes up to Skill Level 3.

After the year stationed in Daegu with the 188th MP company John was sent to Ft. Myer in Washington D.C. to be in the 289th MP Company and a part of the country's oldest and most respected unit, The Old Guard. After several problems with paperwork John was done with the Army and headed home. After several months of being home John received the news that his paperwork was completed wrong and was taken back to Ft. Myer for an additional 3 months to get the situation resolved. November 6th 2009 was officially John's last day in the U.S. Army.

=== Everything Star Wars ===
Basically his entire life John was into Star Wars. As a kid his father was a big fan of the original Trilogy and bought him his first lightsaber toy at the age of 4. From the first time he held the plastic weapon in his hands and watched the movies he was hooked. The obsession grew over the years as well as a collection of toys and anything else Star Wars related, then in April of 1999 he caught a glimpse of the trailer for Star Wars Episode I. Episode I was John's first time to see a midnight showing of a movie and the trend continued with Episodes II and III.
[[Image: SSW.jpg‎|thumb|250px|left|John at Star Wars Weekends 2009]]
On May 28th 2009 John joined the Dark Jedi Brotherhood and created his character [[Kano Verda]]. Also around this time John attended Star Wars Weekends at Disney World on 2 separate weekends. On the first weekend he met Ray Park, Warwick Davis, and James Arnold Taylor and then on the second weekend he met Jeremy Bulloch, David Prowse, and Matt Lanter. It was a great experience and he is planning on attending again.

== Random Stuff ==

=== My Random Writing ===
"The best way I can really describe myself is crazy. Not really sure what I mean by that but over 76% of America is considered dysfunctional and I am proud to say I am one of those people. I am part of the majority. Besides being a huge Star Wars fan I am also a fan of the band the Insane Clown Posse and most others from Psychopathic Records which makes me 110% Juggalo.

Lynyrd Pepoi

2011-06-08T01:34:15Z

Kano Verda:

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|birth=7 ABY
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|gender=Male
|hair=N/A
|eyes=Grey
|height=6' 4"
|weight=210 lbs
|allies=* [[Pepoi|Pepoi Family]]
* [[Fremoc Pepoi Sadow]]
* [[Jeric Cyrin]]
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*Hapan
*Jeswandi
*Shadow Fist

|profession=*Bartender
*Bouncer
*Cage Fighter
|era=[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=* [[Naga Sadow]]
* [[Pepoi|Pepoi Family]]
* [[GMRG]]
|masters=* [[Fremoc Pepoi Sadow]]
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{{Quote|I love teaching people, it's just that my lessons usually leave scars and mental trauma.|Lynyrd Pepoi}}

Lynyrd Pepoi is a male [[starwars:Zabrak|Zabrak]] in [[Naga Sadow]] and the Clan's current [[Rollmaster]]. He attained the rank of Obelisk Templar while serving in the [[GMRG|Grandmasters Royal Guard]]. Until the rank of Templar Lynyrd had never had any contact with any of the Brotherhoods Houses. Lynyrd is the cousin of [[Fremoc Pepoi Sadow]] and a dedicated member of the [[Pepoi|Pepoi Family]].

== Before the Dark Brotherhood ==

=== Early Years ===
Lynyrd was born in the year 7 ABY and grew up with his single mother Gina Koth in the bars of [[starwars:Nar Shadda|Nar Shadda]]. As a child Lynyrd was told that his father was a man that would never be known to him but he was to keep the family name of Pepoi. The child knew that he was different while growing up and kept all of his gifts to himself, not even his mother knew of his ability to use the Force. Lynyrd lived his younger years very close to his mothers side in the bars and this allowed him to learn the ways of the underworld and achieve many connections before he was even a teenager.

On his 10th birthday Lynyrd met with a man about hijacking a shipment of [[starwars:spice|spice]] from a local smuggling rink. When the man saw that Lynyrd was just a boy he laughed openly in the young Zabrak’s face and spit on him. Lynyrd charged the man as he walked away and jumped on his back. Once he knocked the man down he proceeded to bash the mans head into the ground until he was dead.

Word spread of the [[starwars:Zabrak|Zabrak’s]] brutality and it opened more doors for him in the underworld as a bare fist brawler in death matches. Lynyrd would fight in these matches once a month and make great deals of money by betting on himself and in most cases he claimed all processions of the opponent that he killed. When he wasn’t killing other men Lynyrd was bartending at the tavern his mother worked at and also serving as the places only bouncer because nobody would defy the local reigning Bare Fist Champion.

At the age of 17 Lynyrd’s mother passed away due to natural causes and the fighter decided it was time to leave [[starwars:Nar Shadda|Nar Shadda]] and attempt to track down his family to learn about his powers.

[[Category:Obelisk]]

Lynyrd Pepoi

2011-06-07T23:43:21Z

Kano Verda:

Kano Tor Tydex

2011-06-07T23:39:04Z

Kano Verda:

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* [[starwars:Tatooine|Tatooine]] (Birth)
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|hair=Brown
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|height=6ft
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* [[Teu Pepoi]]
* [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]]
* [[Araxis Pepoi Farron]]
* [[Venator]]
* Rang Verda
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|form=* [[Makashi]]
* [[Soresu]]
|fightingstyle=* [[Kartranin]]
* [[Hapan]]
* [[Petranaki]]
* [[Stava]]
|profession=*Bounty Hunter
* Assassin
* Mercenary
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{{Quote|Talk is cheap, Blood speaks plenty.|Kano Tor Pepoi}}

Kano was a [[Krath]] [[Priest]] in [[Naga Sadow|House Naga Sadow]]. This Human male was a dedicated [[starwars:Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] warrior up until the power of the Force became his true focus. He still followed certain principles of his past life as well as the wearing the armor under a cloak on most days. Kano was also a member of the [[Pepoi|Pepoi Family]] and would of proudly give his life to ensure their safety. Events and experiments with [[starwars:voodoo|voodoo]] rituals left Kano with dark marks surrounding his eyes, the meaning of these marks have yet to be revealed. Kano died as the Sergeant of [[The Regulators]], a team that the Templar built himself from the ground up.

== Before the Dark Brotherhood ==

=== Early Years ===
{{Quote|You will become a great Mandalorian warrior.|The Old Man}}

Kano was born in 7 ABY to a mother he would never know and a father that was already married and attached to another family, that father was Zane Pepoi. Zane decided to not let his family know of his infidelities and took the child named Kano to a long time friend. That friend, Tor Verda, adopted Kano into his family as if her were one of his own and began teaching him the ways of the Mandalorians. Kano lived with Tor, Shai, and his younger brother Rang happily until 13 ABY when a group of outcast Mandalorians attacked the family’s house. Everyone was killed except Kano, who had been knocked unconscious as he attempted to save his mother from one of the attackers.

Kano awoke a year later in 14 ABY with no memory of his life or family. He was alone on the planet of [[starwars:Raxus_Prime|Raxus Prime]] for several hours before a man wearing a full armor suit and T-shaped visor approached him. The man was former leader of the group that attacked Kano’s family and he offered the young boy a home and training to become a [[starwars:Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] warrior and bounty hunter. He gave the child the name of Ryuk and asked to only be called buir.

[[File:Oldbountyhunter.jpg|thumb|249px|left|Kano being trained as a child]]

==== Trials of the Bounty Hunter ====
{{Quote|Yo will kill that old problem or we will kill you.|Situ}}

Kano’s training ended in 24 ABY with buir sending the young Mandalorian to [[starwars:Elom_(planet)|Elom]] in to meet with a long time contact and attain his first bounty. Kano met with a [[starwars:Hutt|Hutt]] by the name of Situ to receive the details of the bounty. Situ told the young Mandalorian that his job was to return to the training camp on Raxus Prime and kill the old bounty hunter. Reluctantly Kano returned to his training camp to find buir sitting on a log next to the campfire. The old man sat silently as Kano drew out his [[starwars:LL-30_blaster_pistol|LL-30]] and took aim at his back. Buir turned just as Kano began to press the trigger on his blaster and threw a knife, sticking it into Kano’s shoulder. Buir caught a blaster bolt directly in the neck under the rim of his buy’ce. Kano took his trainers armor and began his career as a bounty hunter and mercenary.

=== Adult Years ===
Kano continued to work for Situ until 26 ABY when he decided it was time to leave Elom in search of bigger bounties and more adventurous missions. Situ, terrified he was going to lose his best bounty hunter, called in an assembly of all the bounty hunters, assassins, and mercenaries he could reach. Kano knew that the only reason the Hutt would call in this much fire power was if he knew most of them would die in pursuit of whatever bounty was being placed before. Kano, being the inspiring hunter he was, decided that would be a great test of his skills.

==== The Betrayal ====
{{Quote|I need a bounty hunter to kill a bounty hunter.|Situ}}

During a massive assemble of hunters Situ announced that he would be handing out the biggest reward he had ever offered for his next bounty. He went on rambling of why it was so important that the man be killed but no one in the room was hearing any of it. They all were listening for the same thing, the name. Then after what seemed like forever Kano, along with every other hunter in the room heard the name, Kenpachi Dryas, a bounty hunter with a passion for lightsabers.

[[File:Jedikenpachi.jpg|thumb|237px|right|Kenpachi Dryas]]
As soon as the name was said every hunter in the room darted towards the exit and made their way to their ships, all but one. Kano stayed sitting at the small bar looking up at Situ and the Hutt just looked right back and said one more word, "[[starwars:Phindar|Phindar]]". Kano now knew what planet he was heading to. He quickly got to his former trainers [[starwars:Firespray-31|Firespray-31]], a ship know as 'Two For Flinching'. It was a beat up ship but did its job better than most the newer models out there. As Kano climbed aboard the engines kicked on and Kano repeated the name of the planet for the NAV computer to plot the trip. Within minutes the ship was in [[starwars:hyperspace|hyperspace]] quickly heading to meet the other bounty hunter, and kill him.

When Kano arrived at Phindar he had no clue where to start but something in his gut told him which port to land at and even what street to walk down, Kano felt as if he was being guided. Sure enough, coming down the street was the bounty hunter. He was instantly recognized from the data file Kano had hacked into on his ship. He also noticed the sleek and deadly weapon attached to the hunter’s hip, it was a [[starwars:lightsaber|lightsaber]]. A weapon that has taken the life of many Mandalorians and fellow bounty hunters. Thoughts raced through Kano's head as he wondered if he was good enough to take out a bounty hunter of this skill level on his own.

Eventually everything he had planned out went to hell because of the betrayal and set up by Situ. The Hutt arranged the bounty to have Kano killed by the hunter who was actually Situ's number one bounty hunter and secret guard. Kano just barely escaped the trap by dropping a [[starwars:thermal_detonator|thermal detonator]] at his own feet and waiting for everyone to take their cover before he himself tried to take cover from the blast. When everyone got back to their feet Kano was already in his ship and leaving the bounty hunter behind.

==== Settling a Score ====
{{Quote|He will kill you, if you help me we can kill him.|Kenpachi Dryas}}

In 28 ABY Kano received a message that brought him back into the graces of the very same Hutt who conspired to kill him before. Knowing that Situ had a way of carrying grudges Kano accepted the invite back to [[starwars:Elom_(planet)|Elom]]. This time the Hutt seemed spooked about everything around him. His quarters were empty of everything except a service droid. After hearing Situ's plea Kano decided to accept his new bounty. The bounty of former guard and bounty hunter Kenpachi Dryas once again. This time the Hutt placed the bounty in good reason. The former guard wanted the Hutt dead for scamming him out of a great sum of money.

As everything played itself out Kano found himself in a very good situation. He arranged a deal with the other bounty hunter that would allow him a chance to kill Situ. When the trap was set the Hutt was on hand expecting to see the death of Kenpachi Dryas. What he ended up seeing was a double cross between the former guard and the Mandalorian.

As Kenpachi was about to end the life of the Hutt Kano blasted the lightsaber from his hands and began a dangerous hand to hand fight with the former guard. The fight ended on 'Two for Flinching' with Kano blasting Kenpachi Dryas in the chest with a [[starwars:9118_heavy_Carbine|9118 carbine]]. The blast knocked the other hunter to where the Hutt was waiting. As the Hutt let out a sigh of relief and began to thank Kano for saving him once again. Kano then shot Situ and left both bodies in a pool of blood.

== The Dark Jedi Brotherhood ==
In 31 ABY Kano began to become bored with his life as a bounty hunter. Everything just seemed to simple to him. At this time is when Kano began to search for more meaning to his life and what he could do with the "gifts" he had been learning he had. Through a series of strange ship failures and fight or flight situations Kano found his way to the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. Kano quickly made his way through the initial introduction area known as the [[Shadow Academy]] and was sent out to his new home. Kano was assigned to [[House Marka Ragnos]] in [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. It wasn't long after being assigned there until Kano was approached by [[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Fremoc Pepoi]] and asked to join the [[Night Raptors]].

=== Fallout ===
{{Quote|You will become my apprentice and you will learn real warrior skills.|Fremoc Pepoi}}

The [[starwars:Yuuzhan_Vong|Yuuzhan Vong]] attack on [[Tarthos]] began Kano’s battle career in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. For the first few hours nobody could believe what has happening. Within no time Kano found himself in the middle of battle, pushing the [[starwars:Peace_Brigade|Peace Brigade]] soldiers back and away from Marka Rangos Cathedral. While fighting this battle Kano left in pursuit of his master, [[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Fremoc Pepoi]]. After meeting up with his master and several other Dark Jedi he found that he had joined the pursuit for unknown assailants that had taken Fremoc’s son.

As word spread the group found out that the attack was an inside job and one of the men involved had personally overseen the abduction of Fremoc’s son. Kano continued to follow his master and his growing rage until he found himself sitting next to a [[starwars:Bacta|Bacta]] tank with his master inside.

=== Knightfall ===
{{Quote|Go. Trust me, I’ll be fine.|William "Archaon" Darkfire}}

[[File:Vongoffencive.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kano fighting three Vong]]
The Vong attackers had already pulled back and vanished into space before anyone could react. The cities of [[Tarthos]] were in shambles and the attackers had to pay. Kano found himself assigned to looking after his master’s health after he had decided to leave the Bacta tank early to help with retaliations on the Vong and Peace Brigade. Soon all the [[Night Raptors]] and a squad of Special Operations troopers were outside the office of Commander Arnet, a traitor who had assisted the Vong in there attack.
As the Raptors attempted to apprehend Arnet the S.O. Squad attacked the Dark Jedi and allowed the traitor time to escape. Eventually the Raptors, now teamed with the rest of [[House Marka Ragnos]], captured Arnet and found the location to the enemy base in the Arctic regions of [[Tarthos]]. As Kano piloted the [[starwars:LAAT%5CI|LAAT\i]] to the Arctic Base Fremoc killed Arnet and tossed his body from the ship.

At the Arctic Base Kano followed his master and the others into the dark corridors and fought of Vong after Vong until the group manager to find the codes they were seeking and get the Planetary Defense Grip up and running again.
Several hours later Kano listened to a quick briefing about a device called the VGB, or Violator Gas Bomb, a weapon designed to kill all of the Vong and that they would be taking it to the enemy ship known as the Yammka’s Sword.
On the enemy ship the [[Disciples of Ragnos]] fought with many Vong warriors to get the VGB to its final resting place. Kano watched as a battle between [[Varesh Shai]], a Vong Slayer who had no tolerance for Jedi or Sith, and the Epis [[Manji Keibatsu Sadow|Manji '''Keibatsu''' Sadow]] and his apprentice Warlord [[Macron Goura Sadow]]. After a hard battle [[Vasi Khess]] appeared and interrupted the two Dark Jedi from there fight.

Operation [[starwars:Rancor|Rancor]] ended with Kano, Manji, Fremoc, [[Soolin]], and Dyrra shoving there lightsabers into Varesh’s chest to kill the Vong Slayer. [[William "Archaon" Darkfire]], a brave Night Raptor, ended up staying back and sacrificing himself to make the VGB go off only after the other Dark Jedi left the Yammka’s Sword. William fulfilled his final mission and the VGB successfully finished the great battle.

=== Sergeant that Was ===
{{Quote|I'm Kano Verda, not Ryuk.|Kano}}

After the battle against the Vong attackers the Night Raptors found themselves without a leader as [[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Fremoc Pepoi]] became [[House Marka Ragnos]] new Aedile. The team carried on without a leader for several weeks and it was during this time that, while on a mission, Kano discovered his true past and who his family was. Up until this time Kano had been known only as Ryuk. Needless to say the birth name was taken and the name Ryuk vanished into history. Several days after Kano returned from his mission a decision came down that he would be the new Sergeant of the Raptors. The Mandalorian ran the Raptors on several short missions before he was called to complete a mission on his own for the House Summit.

When Kano returned from his mission he had been beaten almost to the point of death and had endured intense mental trauma. The Mandalorian had to step down from the position of Battle Team Leader because in the shape he was in the team needed someone else to step up.

It took several weeks for Kano to return back to his full strength and to make it known he was back Kano proceeded to make a sneak attack on his master as he was in his office. The attack ended with Fremoc blocking a lightsaber strike from behind and the [[Black Guard]], [[Ekeia Iclo]], holding her blade to Kano's neck.

== Dark Knighthood ==
{{Quote|Rise, a Dark Jedi Knight.|Fremoc Pepoi}}

In the year 32 ABY, after going through countless missions with team, house, and clan, Kano achieved the rank of [[Dark Jedi Knight]]. He was Knighted by his master [[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Fremoc Pepoi]] in a ceremony with all of [[House Marka Ragnos]] in attendance. Just hours after the Knighting took place all of [[Clan Naga Sadow]] set out on a mission to deal with the growing drug problems in the ranks.

=== Underworld ===
Kano and all of [[Clan Naga Sadow]] set out to the Orian System to track down the source of the recent drug problem within the Clan. The trail led them to [[Refuge]] where [[Manji Keibatsu Sadow|Manji '''Keibatsu''' Sadow]] instructed everyone to enter under the guise of the Nihilgenia. [[Fremoc Pepoi]], [[Dyrra Skye]], and [[Kharon Daragon]] soon found an apartment for the Clansmen to use as a Base of Operations while on the mission. The apartment was located across from a bar and led to Kano having a very bad mental breakdown as memories of the cause of his recent injuries flooded back into his mind. [[Fremoc Pepoi]], his former Master, eventually slammed him against the wall and made him come to realize that he was still alive for a reason and at that moment the reason was to finish another mission. After that had blow over Kano found himself and [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]] running headlong into a inner gang fight. The two eliminated all but one of the men and got a bit of information about the drug trades top members. Methyas then told the man as long as he kept his mouth shut he was free to go, Kano shot the man in the back of the head as he ran away.

Kano and [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]] headed back to the apartment and Kano went into a room to meditate on his own. While in the room Methyas began a chase with someone who had spotted the Clan in the apartment. When Kano caught what was going on over the comlink it was already a full on fight between Clansmen and gang members. Kano watched from a nearby roof and was attacked by Thorrin, a Wookiee who ran an enforcement crew for the drug trade, and engaged in an intense fight with the creature. The [[starwars:Wookiee|Wookiee]] ended up destroying Kano's Mandalorian style armor then being decapitated by the Knight's lightsaber.

=== Ludo Kressh and Back ===
After spending all his time in [[House Marka Ragnos]] training and gaining ranks, including [[Dark Jedi Knight]], Kano was accepted to be the leader of [[The Bastion]] for [[House Ludo Kressh]]. The move was a huge step for Kano but it was needed to achieve what he wanted and that was a leadership position. As Sergeant at Arms of [[The Bastion]] it also placed Kano as the Prefect of [[Marakith]][[File:Kanowar.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Kano on Salas V during the Vendetta]]
After two months in [[The Bastion]] Kano received a great surprise. His adoptive brother Rang Verda arrived on the battlefields of Salas V. The fellow Mandalorian had tracked Kano down after he found that he possessed the same odd abilities that Kano possessed back during their time working as mercenaries together. Kano accepted Rang as his apprentice and began to teach him in the ways of the Dark Side. Kano trained Rang through the Vendetta on Salas V and continued back on the [[Marakith Skyhook]] as well as on the grounds of [[The Bastion]].

During the time that Kano was training his brother the fellow Mandalorian refused to give up the life of being a bounty hunter. Rang left Tarthos one evening on a simple bounty and didn't return. Kano stressed over his brothers dissaperance and asked to go on a search for the missing apprentice. After the request was denied Kano began drinking heavely and stepped down from Sergeant at Arms of [[The Bastion]] and went back to his old home in the [[Night Raptors]].

=== Revenge on the Divine ===
[[File:Kanokill.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kano about to kill Divine Reborn attacker with knife]]
Soon after returning to the [[Night Raptors]] the [[Disciples of Ragnos]] fell under attack. [[Mucenic]] was taken by surprise and Quaestor [[Fremoc Pepoi]] was captured by Master Drosk Nunes of the [[Divine Reborn]]. This lead both of [[House Marka Ragnos]] Battleteams to be called to Mucenic to free the city of the attacking Dark Jedi and to rescue their Quaestor.

The [[Night Raptors]] rushed the small city and killed as many of the Dark Jedi as they could find. As they rescued the civilian monks Kano came into contact with a figure from his past, Remus Xemo. Remus, a former Mandalorian, betrayed Kano and tried to kill him when the Raptor had originally found the Divine Reborn. As the two faced off they agreed to a fight with no sabers and no Force. The fight was brutal but Remus broke the agreement and sent a burst of Force energy into Kano, knocking him aside. Kano they drew upon the force to grab Remus's own lightsaber and used it to sever all of his limbs in one swing. Kano then proceeded to beat Remus to death with the until hilt.

The Raptors continued on with their mission until they found [[Fremoc Pepoi]] being held by Master Drosk Nunes. Kano was attacked by the Divine Rebore's leader as soon as he realized they had met before. Kano held Drosk off long enough for [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]] to free their Quaestor. The three then overpowered the Master and captured him. After all the events passed Fremoc announced that [[Bal Demona]] had stepped down from Aedile of [[House Marka Ragnos]] and his replacement would be Methyas and that Kano would take over as Sergeant of the [[Night Raptors]] for the second time.

== Being a Templar ==
The day in 33 ABY that Kano ascended to the [[Equite]] ranks was a day that that will not soon be forgotten by the Mandalorian warrior. Unlike his promotion into Knighthood there was no ceremony. Kano received his promotion to Obelisk Templar discreetly via private message while he was in the heat of a very important mission for the betterment of the Clan.

=== Ending Deliverance ===
After the attack by the Devine Reborn Kano had a short lived time of rest. He soon found himself on Aeorthran with the rest of [[House Marka Ragnos]] to assist [[House Ludo Kressh]] and in the bigger picture [[Clan Naga Sadow]] itself. Kano went undercover in the disguise of a Mandalorian bounty hunter looking for a way off the planet and linked up with [[Malisane Sadow]] and several other members of the clan. The group was pretending to assist Deliverance, the key member of The Voice of Justice. The groups first made a silent attack on the VoJ by sabotaging an attack on an unmanned rail-car. Malisane provided false information and delays to cause the attack to hit a manned vehicle filled with innocent workers. The attack made the VoJ out to be nothing more than a terrorist group.

The group took refuge with the VoJ in a cave hidden off in the woods while the chaos of the explosion shook the area. While hiding the group came up with their next target. They decided to strike a power generator that was a crucial asset to the Dlarit Corporation. It was around this time that Kano was promoted into the rank of [[Obelisk Templar]]. He didn’t receive a formal promotion before the Clan because of the current events but the messages from his Clan mate was enough to make up for that.

During the attack on the generator Kano teamed up with [[Fremoc Pepoi]] and [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]] to cover from the outer perimeter. This went well until during the assault Fremoc’s wife, [[Teu Pepoi]], was captured by the enemy. Fremoc then led Kano and Methyas into the building via a hole the three Mandalorian blew into the building. Upon rescuing Teu, Kano took it upon himself to create a distraction by setting the generators computers to force an overload and blow the entire place to pieces.

The three heard a fair share of shouting for the action they took but in no time they were heading to Lor Zateen for a full assault on Deliverance and the VoJ. During the assault Kano receive a private message and had to abandon his Clan mates and rush off to settle a problem from his past. Soon after leaving the public transport Kano was aboard was captured by a group of Mandalorian pirates. Kano has yet to disclose what happened in the few weeks that he was missing.

=== Operation Junkyard ===
During a trivial time for [[Naga Sadow]], Kano was sent to [[Antei]] to along with [[Tsainetomo Keibatsu Sadow|Tsainetomo '''Keibatsu''' Sadow]] and [[Teu Pepoi]]. When they arrived the group was informed that they were to join forces with several members of the other Houses and work together in teams to take back the [[Shadow Academy]] from an unknown attacker. The mystery attacker had turned the Shadow Academies mechanical forces against itself and the first victims ended up being new recruits into the Brotherhood.

Kano and Teu wound up being placed on a team designated as a distraction team and sent to draw as much attention to the front doors of the Academy as possible. The mission was a success as the team drew countless enemy droids to the front doors and the main courtyard and allowed the other team to end the attack.

After the mission was over Kano decided it was time to take his fighting abilities somewhere that would respect the [[starwars:Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] way of life a little more. As Tsainetomo and Teu were getting on the shuttle to return them home Kano was stepping onto a shuttle heading to the home of [[Arcona|House Arcona]]. The Templar’s time in [[Arcona|House Arcona]] was short lived as he missed his true friends and family that he had made while in House Naga Sadow, Kano decided he needed to return and help his friends get through whatever endeavors they might be in.

=== Voodoo Life ===
When Kano arrived back where his brothers were fighting he felt a great amount of pressure on his former master, [[Fremoc Pepoi]]. When the Templar found him he was fighting alone against [[Ekind]] High Priest Aeratas Alabrek. Kano dove into the battle with Fremoc and instantly the two were back in complete unison. They both overwhelmed the Ekind and ended the creature’s life. This, as well as some interference from the Grandmaster Muz Ashen, brought an end to the fight that had been pushed onto [[Naga Sadow]]. It was also at this time that Kano was informed of Fremoc’s exile and tasked by his former master to keep an eye on his wife, [[Teu Pepoi]].

After several months Kano awoke to find that Fremoc had returned in the middle of the night against the ordered exile he was on. The Templar kept the visit a secret and ensured that the only other person to witness it, [[Venator]], kept it a secret as well.

While keeping Fremoc’s wife safe Kano began to study a practice that he had never even known existed, [[starwars:voodoo|voodoo]]. With a book he pulled off a dead [[starwars:sayormi|Sayormi]] monk Kano attempted a ritual to heighten his ability to use the darkness in the galaxy. The ritual left Kano with a permanent mark around each eye and dissolved all colors from his eyes, leaving them white. This ritual also, instead of helping amplify the power of darkness, completely obliterated it. The result left Kano without the ability to see shadows or darkness, the man’s world became permanent daylight. Even when he closed his eyes Kano could still see as if they were open, a struggle began for the man to live with his new curse but he also began to see it for the advantages it offered as well.

=== Disorder ===
In late 33 ABY tensions began to boil over between the three Orders of the brotherhood. Kano, serving as an [[Obelisk]] fought side by side with members of his own [[Naga Sadow|House]] as well as former rivals from other Houses. He fought hard to preserve his Order even when it came to taking his lightsaber to his fellow [[Naga Sadow|House]] members. As the battle waged the Obelisk showed their superior might but all three Orders learned that the hostilities were caused by a [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] in an attempt to tear the Brotherhood apart.

During all this time [[Fremoc Pepoi]] brought evidence forward that showed a family link between himself as well as their friends [[Araxis Pepoi Farron|Araxis] and [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart|Methyas]]. The group was amazed that the Force had managed to unite them for this time and then finally allow them to know that they were all members of the same family, the [[Pepoi|Pepoi Family]]. While the family was still new and trying to adapt to this information Kano began to form a new friendship with a fellow hunter, [[Venator]].

=== Regulators Rise and Kano's Fall ===
After the confrontation between the Orders Kano began to note a lack of obedience and pride in the House [[Battleteams]]. With a bit of research Kano contacted the [[Quaestor]] of [[Naga Sadow|House Naga Sadow]], [[Tsainetomo Keibatsu Sadow|Tsainetomo '''Keibatsu''' Sadow]]. When Kano brought the idea to create a new team and decommission the others the '''Keibatsu''' agreed and was relieved that someone else had offered to fix a problem that he himself had been noting. Immediately Kano began to get things in order for the new team. His first act as [[Sergeant]] was to name the team and he chose [[The Regulators]], a name meant to show that regulation could be more that just following rules, it was also enforcing them.

It wasn't long after the formation of the team that they ventured out on their first major operation. On this mission the team managed to reach a target before their Quaestor and several other higher ranking members of the House. After capturing the target Kano managed to become possessed and [[Fremoc Pepoi]] stepped in to try and stop the events from getting to bad. That led to a battle between the two brothers that ended in Kano's death.

== Equipment ==

=== Weapons ===
* [[starwars:Westar-34|Westar-34]] - Kano carries a Westar-34 blaster pistol at all times. The pistol was originally owned by his adoptive father, Tor Verda, while he was a member of the Kyr'tsad or [[starwars:Death_Watch|Death Watch]]. The blaster was found in a box in the home where Kano's family was slaughtered while he was still a child. Since acquiring the blaster Kano has changed its look with the application of a few layers of paint in areas to allow for the weapons to blend more into the dark. Kano also tweaked the inner workings of the weapon to make the bolts appear blue to match that of his lightsaber blade.
* [[starwars:Lightsaber|Lightsaber]] - [[File:Kanodeathwatch.jpg|thumb|170px|right|Kano's Death Watch style Mandalorian Armor]] Kano carries a lightsaber like most people trained in the ways of the force. The one that rest on Kano's belt was constructed after his accention to the rank of [[Obelisk Templar]] and was made to look more like something a Mandalorian would carry. The reason behind this was so that as people looked upon him walking in full Mandalorian armor and saw a lightsaber on his belt the initial reaction would be to believe he killed a Jedi and kept the saber as a beautiful and deadly trophy. The blade of the saber is made blue by [[starwars:lightsaber_ctystal|crystals]] made in an old fashion by use of a furnace and the creator, Kano himself, focusing his Force energy.

=== Armor ===
* [[starwars:Mandalorian_Armor|Mandalorian Armor]] - Kano has always worn various forms of Mandalorian armor constructed from all types of material. In 32 ABY GM [[Muz Ashen]] called upon Kano's knowledge of Mandalorian's and as a reward gave the Dark Jedi Knight a new set of specially designed Mandalorian armor constructed with [[starwars:Durasteel|Durasteel]]. The armor is modeled after the armor worn by the Death Watch at the time of [[starwars:clone_wars|The Clone Wars]] meaning it would be almost exactly the same type of armor Kano's father once wore. The armor is colored black not because of the Mandalorian meaning behind the color but because it comes in handy on covert operations. Kano has stopped wearing the traditional helmet that goes with the set of armor as he has stepped away from the Mandalorian way of life.

== DJB Facts ==

=== Positions Held ===

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<td width="30%">Preceded by:

'''[[Fremoc Pepoi]]'''
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<td width="40%">'''
[[Battleteam Leader]] of the [[Night Raptors]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|31 ABY]]
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'''[[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]]'''
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<td width="40%">'''
[[Battleteam Leader]] of [[The Bastion]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|32 ABY]]
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<td width="30%">Succeeded by:

'''[[Teu Pepoi]]'''
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</tr>
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<td width="30%">Preceded by:

'''[[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]]'''
</td>
<td width="40%">'''
[[Battleteam Leader]] of the [[Night Raptors]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|32 - 33 ABY]]
</td>
<td width="30%">Succeeded by:

'''Team Dissolved'''
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</tr>
<tr style="text-align: center;">
<td width="30%">Preceded by:

'''[[Teu Pepoi]]'''
</td>
<td width="40%">'''
[[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Primus Goluud Battleteam|Battle Team Primus Golud]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|33 ABY - 34 ABY]]
</td>
<td width="30%">Succeeded by:

'''Team dissolved'''
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<td width="30%">Preceded by:

'''Team Formation'''
</td>
<td width="40%">'''
[[Battleteam Leader]] of the [[The Regulators]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|34 ABY]]
</td>
<td width="30%">Succeeded by:

'''N/A'''
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="text-align: center;">
<td width="30%">Preceded by:

'''None'''
</td>
<td width="40%">'''
[[Magistrate]] to the [[Fist of the Brotherhood|FIST]]
'''

[[30 ABY to 39 ABY|34 ABY]]
</td>
<td width="30%">Succeeded by:

'''None'''
</td>
</tr>
</table>

[[Category:Krath]] [[Category:DJB Characters]] [[Category:Disciples of Sadow]]

Talk:Kano Verda

2009-12-19T16:41:36Z

Kano Verda: /* Species */

==Links==

* Added more links on 11/21/2009 and removed underlinked tag as instructed by Windos. --Kano
**Good work :) --[[User:Windos|Windos]] 00:49, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
* Removed info about ship and removed tag on 11/29/2009
==Project Realism==
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===Species===
This page has been added to [[:Category:Project Realism Manual Checks]] because your species is Mandalorian which was not found during an automated search of the Wookieepedia list of [[starwars:Category:Sentient species by name|Sentient species]] and a closer inspection by Wiki Staff is required to ensure Star Wars realism.

-- [[User:Vexxtal|Vexxtal]] 05:35, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
* Confirmed. Mandalorian is not a species, but a group. --[[User:BenevolentWhiner|BenevolentWhiner]] 01:56, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

*Changed species from mandalorian to human to correct this. ~Kano 12/19/2009

File:SSW.jpg

2009-12-17T06:50:06Z

Kano Verda: {{Fairuse}}

User:Kano Verda

2009-12-17T06:49:24Z

2009-12-06T01:11:18Z

Kano Verda:

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|[[image:logo.jpg|250px]]
||founder=[[Malisane Sadow]]
|leader=[[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Kano Verda]]
|headquarters=[[The Bastion]]
|locations=[[Aeotheran]]
|founded=31 ABY
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
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*[[Clan Naga Sadow]]
*[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

Formed in 31 ABY following the defense of the [[Orian System]] against the Yuuzhan Vong, the Bastion is an attempt by [[Quaestor]] [[Malisane Sadow]] to prepare the members of [[House Ludo Kressh]] against future threats and instill a more regimented attitude amongst them.

===Formation and history===

Members wishing to gain entrance pass through a series of trials, that are designed to weed out the weak and the unready with often fatal results. For those that succeed both entrance and survive the rewards are many as well as a status amongst the House members.

The History of the Bastion is a strange one. Following his near fatal accident at [[Dystopia]] Malisane sensed a lure drawing him into the [[Aeotheran]] Jungle, to a specific location that turned out to be an almost featureless black marble like structure. Upon entering Malisane encounted what he can only describe as an entity that forced him to participate in three tests that nearly killed him before he overcame them. Following his successful completion of them he claims that he was given a vision of the future concerning his House and Clan.

The story becomes a little more complicated there. Malisane, still unsure about the Bastion’s exact nature, brought [[Robert Sadow]] to Aeotheran as one of the Clan’s older members. Roberts reaction was extremily negative, first reluctance then anger, before finally revealing it’s history as the original home of House Primus Goluud on Aetheran following the exodus, and was abandoned and forgotten since the closure of the House of the Great Battle.

Despite Robert’s warnings that it would kill those it found to be unwary and doubts that Malisane could control it, the Kressh Quaestor has begun to introduce his members to the Bastion, and their fate remains to be seen. Whatever the entity is it appears to have been dormant until recently and though it’s precise intentions remain unclear it appears to have the Clan’s best intentions at heart.

The term ''The Bastion'' refers to the unit, the building and the entity that surrounds them equally.

===Entrance to the Bastion===

The Bastion is a secret within the House and Clan, and is not discussed outside the unit itself and the House Summit of Ludo Kressh, something that dates back to the time when it was the home of [[House Primus Goluud]]. Thus members never seek to join it, or even be aware there is anything to join. Then in a manner to similar to Malisane’s experience, they are drawn to it when they are deemed worthy, a compulsion that leads them to the Bastion without knowing why. There they face the three trials.

The first is the Test of Strength. Each member according to their own ability faces an opponent or feat they must defeat or die. The opponent or task is attuned to the one being tested and an Equite would face the same relative difficulty as a Journeyman. Many do not pass this test and their bodies are left in the jungle for the animals.

Those who succeed face the second, the Test of Loyalty. They are offered a chance by the Bastion to betray the House and Clan for power, wealth or knowledge, with an illusion that is as close to perfect as makes no odds. The exact nature of the illusion is particular to each member based on their past or relationships.

The last is the Test of Self. Going beyond the illusion in the previous test, the member is immersed in a fantasy in their own mind, where a seemless alternate life or existence is offered, with no memory of the Dark Brotherhood or their life as a Dark Jedi, and is close to what each individual would regard as perfect. In order to emerge from this the member needs to find themselves and reject this existence. Some succeed, but many live out the last few days of their lives lost inside their own mind. Despite it’s more prosaic nature this is by far the hardest test to pass.

For those who succeed they are entered as new recruits of the Bastion, and begin a new life within with their brethren, and there is much rejoicing.

===Life in the Bastion===

The life of a member of the Bastion is both difficult but rewarding and close. Members undergo constant training across the Orian system and beyond, hunting in the jungles of Aeotheran, being hunted in the jungles of [[Kangaras]], survival training on the freezing wastes of [[Inos]], or the barren wasteland of [[Tarthos]], low and high altitude drops over the planets, interrogation resistance training against the best techniques the Clan members and military has, and constant battles against each other and the worst creatures available, all of which are intended to strengthen the body and mind of the members, and continue to weed out the weak.

There is another side though, along with the above there are rituals and feasts intended to bring the members closer together, nights out and drinking and enjoying the pleasures offered by Seng Karash and Lor Zatean, and prestige. The rewards for success match the difficulties endured.

Most of the members of the Bastion do not live at the structure, most choosing to reside in Marakith or Seng Karash or elsewhere, but they are drawn there when a threat is detected, or to welcome new members or mourn the passing of an existing one.

===The Bastion Fortress===

The origins of the Bastion building are unknown, though it has a hint of Rakatan construction about it, though it's black faceless appearance gives it a darker look. Inside it is much the same, dark corridors, gloomy dormitories, the temple with its cold stone benches and sacrifical pits, and the great feasting hall with it's marble furniture and great throne at the end.
However when the building is full of the members it is lively and racaus, with drinking, lewd singing and enthusiastic drinking and dining on red meat and strong alcohol. The members shrug off their usual calm appearance to let themselves go in private and enjoy themselves.

[[Category: Battle Team]]
[[Category: Clan Naga Sadow]]

The Bastion

2009-12-01T21:27:15Z

Kano Verda:

{{Organization infobox
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|BG2=465632
|name=The Bastion
||founder=[[Malisane Sadow]]
|leader=[[Dark Jedi Knight]] [[Kano Verda]]
|headquarters=[[The Bastion]]
|locations=[[Aeotheran]]
|founded=31 ABY
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=*[[House Ludo Kressh]]
*[[Clan Naga Sadow]]
*[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

Formed in 31 ABY following the defense of the [[Orian System]] against the Yuuzhan Vong, the Bastion is an attempt by [[Quaestor]] [[Malisane Sadow]] to prepare the members of [[House Ludo Kressh]] against future threats and instill a more regimented attitude amongst them.

===Formation and history===

Members wishing to gain entrance pass through a series of trials, that are designed to weed out the weak and the unready with often fatal results. For those that succeed both entrance and survive the rewards are many as well as a status amongst the House members.

The History of the Bastion is a strange one. Following his near fatal accident at [[Dystopia]] Malisane sensed a lure drawing him into the [[Aeotheran]] Jungle, to a specific location that turned out to be an almost featureless black marble like structure. Upon entering Malisane encounted what he can only describe as an entity that forced him to participate in three tests that nearly killed him before he overcame them. Following his successful completion of them he claims that he was given a vision of the future concerning his House and Clan.

The story becomes a little more complicated there. Malisane, still unsure about the Bastion’s exact nature, brought [[Robert Sadow]] to Aeotheran as one of the Clan’s older members. Roberts reaction was extremily negative, first reluctance then anger, before finally revealing it’s history as the original home of House Primus Goluud on Aetheran following the exodus, and was abandoned and forgotten since the closure of the House of the Great Battle.

Despite Robert’s warnings that it would kill those it found to be unwary and doubts that Malisane could control it, the Kressh Quaestor has begun to introduce his members to the Bastion, and their fate remains to be seen. Whatever the entity is it appears to have been dormant until recently and though it’s precise intentions remain unclear it appears to have the Clan’s best intentions at heart.

The term ''The Bastion'' refers to the unit, the building and the entity that surrounds them equally.

===Entrance to the Bastion===

The Bastion is a secret within the House and Clan, and is not discussed outside the unit itself and the House Summit of Ludo Kressh, something that dates back to the time when it was the home of [[House Primus Goluud]]. Thus members never seek to join it, or even be aware there is anything to join. Then in a manner to similar to Malisane’s experience, they are drawn to it when they are deemed worthy, a compulsion that leads them to the Bastion without knowing why. There they face the three trials.

The first is the Test of Strength. Each member according to their own ability faces an opponent or feat they must defeat or die. The opponent or task is attuned to the one being tested and an Equite would face the same relative difficulty as a Journeyman. Many do not pass this test and their bodies are left in the jungle for the animals.

Those who succeed face the second, the Test of Loyalty. They are offered a chance by the Bastion to betray the House and Clan for power, wealth or knowledge, with an illusion that is as close to perfect as makes no odds. The exact nature of the illusion is particular to each member based on their past or relationships.

The last is the Test of Self. Going beyond the illusion in the previous test, the member is immersed in a fantasy in their own mind, where a seemless alternate life or existence is offered, with no memory of the Dark Brotherhood or their life as a Dark Jedi, and is close to what each individual would regard as perfect. In order to emerge from this the member needs to find themselves and reject this existence. Some succeed, but many live out the last few days of their lives lost inside their own mind. Despite it’s more prosaic nature this is by far the hardest test to pass.

For those who succeed they are entered as new recruits of the Bastion, and begin a new life within with their brethren, and there is much rejoicing.

===Life in the Bastion===

The life of a member of the Bastion is both difficult but rewarding and close. Members undergo constant training across the Orian system and beyond, hunting in the jungles of Aeotheran, being hunted in the jungles of [[Kangaras]], survival training on the freezing wastes of [[Inos]], or the barren wasteland of [[Tarthos]], low and high altitude drops over the planets, interrogation resistance training against the best techniques the Clan members and military has, and constant battles against each other and the worst creatures available, all of which are intended to strengthen the body and mind of the members, and continue to weed out the weak.

There is another side though, along with the above there are rituals and feasts intended to bring the members closer together, nights out and drinking and enjoying the pleasures offered by Seng Karash and Lor Zatean, and prestige. The rewards for success match the difficulties endured.

Most of the members of the Bastion do not live at the structure, most choosing to reside in Marakith or Seng Karash or elsewhere, but they are drawn there when a threat is detected, or to welcome new members or mourn the passing of an existing one.

===The Bastion Fortress===

The origins of the Bastion building are unknown, though it has a hint of Rakatan construction about it, though it's black faceless appearance gives it a darker look. Inside it is much the same, dark corridors, gloomy dormitories, the temple with its cold stone benches and sacrifical pits, and the great feasting hall with it's marble furniture and great throne at the end.
However when the building is full of the members it is lively and racaus, with drinking, lewd singing and enthusiastic drinking and dining on red meat and strong alcohol. The members shrug off their usual calm appearance to let themselves go in private and enjoy themselves.

[[Category: Battle Team]]
[[Category: Clan Naga Sadow]]

Talk:Kano Verda

2009-11-30T03:06:36Z

Kano Verda: /* Links */

The Bastion

2009-11-29T16:55:32Z

Kano Verda:

{{Organization infobox
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|BG2=465632
|name=The Bastion
||founder=[[Malisane Sadow]]
|leader=[[Commander]]: [[TBA]]
|headquarters=[[The Bastion]]
|locations=[[Aeotheran]]
|founded=31 ABY
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=*[[House Ludo Kressh]]
*[[Clan Naga Sadow]]
*[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

Formed in 31 ABY following the defense of the [[Orian System]] against the Yuuzhan Vong, the Bastion is an attempt by [[Quaestor]] [[Malisane Sadow]] to prepare the members of [[House Ludo Kressh]] against future threats and instill a more regimented attitude amongst them.

===Formation and history===

Members wishing to gain entrance pass through a series of trials, that are designed to weed out the weak and the unready with often fatal results. For those that succeed both entrance and survive the rewards are many as well as a status amongst the House members.

The History of the Bastion is a strange one. Following his near fatal accident at [[Dystopia]] Malisane sensed a lure drawing him into the [[Aeotheran]] Jungle, to a specific location that turned out to be an almost featureless black marble like structure. Upon entering Malisane encounted what he can only describe as an entity that forced him to participate in three tests that nearly killed him before he overcame them. Following his successful completion of them he claims that he was given a vision of the future concerning his House and Clan.

The story becomes a little more complicated there. Malisane, still unsure about the Bastion’s exact nature, brought [[Robert Sadow]] to Aeotheran as one of the Clan’s older members. Roberts reaction was extremily negative, first reluctance then anger, before finally revealing it’s history as the original home of House Primus Goluud on Aetheran following the exodus, and was abandoned and forgotten since the closure of the House of the Great Battle.

Despite Robert’s warnings that it would kill those it found to be unwary and doubts that Malisane could control it, the Kressh Quaestor has begun to introduce his members to the Bastion, and their fate remains to be seen. Whatever the entity is it appears to have been dormant until recently and though it’s precise intentions remain unclear it appears to have the Clan’s best intentions at heart.

The term ''The Bastion'' refers to the unit, the building and the entity that surrounds them equally.

===Entrance to the Bastion===

The Bastion is a secret within the House and Clan, and is not discussed outside the unit itself and the House Summit of Ludo Kressh, something that dates back to the time when it was the home of [[House Primus Goluud]]. Thus members never seek to join it, or even be aware there is anything to join. Then in a manner to similar to Malisane’s experience, they are drawn to it when they are deemed worthy, a compulsion that leads them to the Bastion without knowing why. There they face the three trials.

The first is the Test of Strength. Each member according to their own ability faces an opponent or feat they must defeat or die. The opponent or task is attuned to the one being tested and an Equite would face the same relative difficulty as a Journeyman. Many do not pass this test and their bodies are left in the jungle for the animals.

Those who succeed face the second, the Test of Loyalty. They are offered a chance by the Bastion to betray the House and Clan for power, wealth or knowledge, with an illusion that is as close to perfect as makes no odds. The exact nature of the illusion is particular to each member based on their past or relationships.

The last is the Test of Self. Going beyond the illusion in the previous test, the member is immersed in a fantasy in their own mind, where a seemless alternate life or existence is offered, with no memory of the Dark Brotherhood or their life as a Dark Jedi, and is close to what each individual would regard as perfect. In order to emerge from this the member needs to find themselves and reject this existence. Some succeed, but many live out the last few days of their lives lost inside their own mind. Despite it’s more prosaic nature this is by far the hardest test to pass.

For those who succeed they are entered as new recruits of the Bastion, and begin a new life within with their brethren, and there is much rejoicing.

===Life in the Bastion===

The life of a member of the Bastion is both difficult but rewarding and close. Members undergo constant training across the Orian system and beyond, hunting in the jungles of Aeotheran, being hunted in the jungles of [[Kangaras]], survival training on the freezing wastes of [[Inos]], or the barren wasteland of [[Tarthos]], low and high altitude drops over the planets, interrogation resistance training against the best techniques the Clan members and military has, and constant battles against each other and the worst creatures available, all of which are intended to strengthen the body and mind of the members, and continue to weed out the weak.

There is another side though, along with the above there are rituals and feasts intended to bring the members closer together, nights out and drinking and enjoying the pleasures offered by Seng Karash and Lor Zatean, and prestige. The rewards for success match the difficulties endured.

Most of the members of the Bastion do not live at the structure, most choosing to reside in Marakith or Seng Karash or elsewhere, but they are drawn there when a threat is detected, or to welcome new members or mourn the passing of an existing one.

===The Bastion Fortress===

The origins of the Bastion building are unknown, though it has a hint of Rakatan construction about it, though it's black faceless appearence gives it a darker look. Inside it is much the same, dark corridors, gloomy dormitories, the temple with its cold stone benches and sacrifical pits, and the great feasting hall with it's marble furniture and great throne at the end.
However when the building is full of the members it is lively and racaus, with drinking, lewd singing and enthusiastic drinking and dining on red meat and strong alcohol. The members shrug off their usual calm appearence to let themselves go in private and enjoy themselves.

[[Category: Battle Team]]
[[Category: Clan Naga Sadow]]