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Lorekeeper of Taldryan

2018-09-02T18:32:34Z

Kazmir: Added latest winner

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{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Lorekeeper Sigil.jpg|250px]]
|name=Lorekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Quejo]]
|dateestablished=[[36 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Chief Guardian of the Taldryan Vault
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|Bury deep and protect the secrets that make us who we are.|Quejo}}

The '''Lorekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned scholars. While in the position they are in charge of the systems safeguarding Taldryan’s most delicate information.

=== History ===
The [[starwars:Chief Librarian|Chief Librarian]] was a position created by the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]] to denote the primary presiding Lore Keeper of the [[Starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] [[starwars:Jedi Archives|Jedi Archives]]. The Chief Librarian’s duty was to oversee the vast [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] archives and [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] [[starwars:Holocron Vault|Vault]] on Coruscant.

Between the destruction of Taldryan’s old home on [[Karufr]] and its attempt to gain a foothold in the [[Caelus System]], its vaults of priceless artifacts needed safekeeping from would-be thieves, pirates, and other assorted crooks. Under an edict issued by [[Quejo]], a Lorekeeper was appointed to safeguard all things intellectual and precious to Clan Taldryan.

=== The Lore Keepers ===
The Roll of Lorekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and wisest scholars who ever maintained the delicate network holding together Taldryan’s deepest secrets.They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most astute researchers. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their achievements in the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Lorekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Lorekeeper
|-
|Q1 2018
|Not Established
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/13933 June - August 2018]
|[[Justinios Drake]]

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in fictional activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with the prior established title of [[Gatekeeper of Taldryan]]. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per quarter; the competition will be judged by the simple formula:
{{clear}}
'''[[Cluster of Ice|Clusters of Ice]] + Competitions Entered'''

''Tiebreaker 1: Number of [[Crescents]]

''Tiebreaker 2: Number of Clusters of Ice

''Tiebreaker 3: Number of Competitions Entered
{{clear}}
This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific writer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Gatekeeper of Taldryan

2018-09-02T18:30:53Z

Kazmir: Added latest winner

{{construction}}
{{Eras|exd}}
{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Gatekeeper Sigil.jpeg|250px]]
|name=Gatekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor]]
|dateestablished=[[31 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Commander of the Honour Guard for Taldryan's Great Hall
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|You earned this right by proving your worth in battle. Now do your duty and protect our home.|Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor}}

The '''Gatekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned warriors. While in the position they are in charge of the honour guard protecting [[Taldryan Great Hall|Taldryan's Great Hall]].

=== History ===
The Jedi Order used the position of [[starwars:Jedi Gate Master|Gate Master]] as the head of the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] [[starwars:Temple Security Force|Security Force]]. It was bestowed upon the Jedi Peacekeeper tasked with guarding the four main entrances of the Temple of Coruscant. The Gate Master's duty was to oversee the appointment of Padawan Guards to oversee the entrances by day, and Knights to keep the watch at night.

Upon completion of the [[Taldryan Great Hall]], it was decided that in addition to the security forces provided by the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], select warriors from within its ranks would be assigned to assist and supplement the forces guarding Taldryan's seat of power. Upon the decree of then [[Proconsul]] Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, the position was created, and an edict issued, that Taldryan's greatest warriors would vie with one another in regulated combat, in order to earn the honour of being named Taldryan's Gate Keeper.

=== The Gate Keepers ===
[[File:Taldryan-Gatekeeper2.png|thumb|left|225px|alt=Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall|Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall]]
The Roll of Gatekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and fiercest warriors who ever trod upon the fields of battle under Taldryan's Aegis. They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most deadly warriors. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their victories on the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Gatekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Gatekeeper
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7663 April 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7764 May 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7803 June 2014]
|[[Quejo]]
|-
|July-October 2014<ref>Gatekeeper was awarded to two members for this period from the winners of the [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7938 ACC] and [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7939 PvP] events from [[Gathering Darkness]]</ref>
|[[Raistline Taldrya Majere]]<br/>[[Halcyon Rokir|Halcyon Rokir Taldrya]]
|-
|November 2014-January 2015<ref>Not awarded due to [[Fading Light]] and [[Eleventh_Great_Jedi_War|GJW XI]]</ref>
|Not Awarded
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8349 February 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8390 March 2015]
|[[Artorias]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 April 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]<br/>[[Aiden Dru]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 August 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/9343 December 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/10018 February 2016]
|TBA
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/13932 June - August 2018]
|[[Raistline Taldrya Majere]]

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in gaming activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with a new series of quarterly gaming competitions. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per month, the competition will be judged based on the formula:
{{clear}}
'''([[Cluster of Fire]] x 0.10) + (Competitions x 1)

''Tiebreaker 1: Number of [[Crescents]]

''Tiebreaker 2: Number of Clusters of Fire

''Tiebreaker 3: Number of Competitions entered

{{clear}}
This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific PvP Gamer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Kagu Shi

2018-06-03T17:37:16Z

Kazmir: Update after SRI Phase 1

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{{Character
|type= NPC
|image= [[File:Kagu_Shi.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Kagu
|lastname= Shi
|homeworld= [[starwars:Corulag|Corulag]]
|birth= 26 BBY
|death= {{Deathyear_and_Age|BBY|ABY|26|36}}
|placeofdeath= [[Chyron]]
|causeofdeath= Fire (started by [[Kookimarissia Mimosa-Inahj]])
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 5’7” / 1.75m
|weight= 137lbs / 62kg
|cyber=
|mother= ''Classified''
|father= ''Classified''
|children= ''Classified''
|spouse= ''Classified''
|allies=
|enemies= [[Taldryan]]
|weapons=
|fightingstyle=
|profession= [[starwars:Scientist|Scientist]]
|position= [[starwars:Crime Lord|Crime Kingpin]]
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'''Kagu Shi''' was a former [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Scientist|research scientist]] that later turned his skills to trading in illicit chemicals on the city-moon [[Chyron]] in the [[Caelus System]].

== Character History ==
=== Early Life and Career ===
Little is currently known about Shi's early life. Public records indicate he was born in 26 BBY on [[starwars:Corulag|Corulag]] and had both his undergraduate and graduate work in chemistry paid for by the Imperial Army tuition payment program. De-classified Imperial records released by the [[starwars:New Republic|New Republic]] show that Shi was given a commission immediately upon attaining his doctorate in 0 ABY an immediate assigned to an Imperial facility researching [[starwars:Clouzon-36|Clouzon-36]] gas in the Caelus system. No other records on Shi's early life and career have yet been located.

=== Life After The Empire ===
As the forces of [[Clan Taldryan]] begin entering the Caelus system the newly created [[Sphere of Research and Intelligence]] within [[House Ektrosis]] identified Shi as a top candidate to act as the organizations first Supreme Director. Field agents immediately began searching for the whereabouts of the former Imperial researching only to discover that he had turned to a life of crime. The scientist turned drug kingpin brazenly used his name and credentials as if it were a marketing tool as he operated out of Dark Sector of Chyron. These same agents however discovered that nobody was willing to give up a physical description of Kagu Shi. SRI operatives reported that Shi's organization, despite its seemingly small size, not only had the infrastructure to distribute and protect its products but also seemed to be developing new versions of common street drugs on a regular basis. Ektrosis [[Quaestor]] [[Justinios Drake]] believed he had found his Supreme Director but needed to somehow coax him away from his likely very lucrative criminal operation. As Taldryan began their campaign to make a home within the Caelus system, an opportunity to recruit Kagu Shi presented itself.

=== Run-In with Taldryan ===
Against his better judgment, Justinios Drake authorized [[Kookimarissia Mimosa-Inahj]]'s request to be assigned the mission to recruit Kagu Shi. Although she was pregnant at the time of the mission, Drake was impressed with her plan to quietly infiltrate Shi's organization and recruit him peacefully into the role of Supreme Director. The plan, as it was presented to the Quaestor, was to pose as a candidate for Shi's personal assistant. Kooki successfully transmit her desire to be considered for the position to Kagu Shi and met the elusive former Imperial on the surface of Chyron. After showing her dedication to the position by assaulting an addicted customer of Shi's while he approached the duo on the street Kooki was offered and accepted the position.

The situation deteriorated fast. During the mission, Kooki was being forced to inject an unknown substance into her body as proof of her loyalty. After Shi realized that Kooki had found a dead body under his desk, he attacked the Sith who violently defended herself and the unborn child she was carrying. Kooki not only defended herself and escaped the facility she also killed Kagu Shi in the process, long before any real attempt could be made to recruit him into the SRI.

=== Physical Description ===
Kagu Shi was a rather diminutive human. Being of average height and slightly underweight for a man his size, he struck a delicate figure. Further increasing this notion was the fact that his face lacked elasticity and was gaunt and pale. More often than not, he attempted to hide is figure by wearing a long hooded black cloak which concealed his face. As a frequent user of his own creations, he had lost his nose hair and severely damaged his septum resulting in a malformed nose. The veins in his lower arms and upper thighs were covered in needle pricks. He looked much older than his age due to his colourful lifestyle choices

=== Personality and Traits ===
Kagu Shi came from humble beginnings, and developed into an enthusiastic researcher for the Empire. Over the years however, setbacks in his research and - what he considered to be - exile to the [[Caelus System|Unknown Regions]] embittered the man. After the fall of the Empire, Kagu Shi developed into a shrewd businessman with a high inward focus, no doubt as a form of survival. He soon expanded into a life of crime and became a self-styled crime lord who only cared for himself and his business.

Kagu Shi was the archetypical mad scientist. To him, everything in life was nothing but experiments, not caring for the well-being of others when he put his hypotheses and theories to the test. He was arrogant, condescending, and later in life developed a streak of severe paranoia. The latter coming in no small part due to partaking in his own [[starwars: spice|products]].

=== Behind the Scenes ===
'''Kagu Shi''' is an [[:Category:NPCs|NPC]] designed for a [[Taldryan]]-specific storyline relating to the "[[Sphere of Research and Intelligence|SRI]]". Kagu Shi was designed by [[Justinios Drake]] and [[Kookimarissia Mimosa-Inahj]].

[[Category:Taldryan NPCs]]

File:Kagu Shi.jpg

2018-06-03T17:33:08Z

Kazmir: Credits: https://comichelle.deviantart.com/ Category: Images-Characters Category: Images-Humans

== Summary ==
Credits: https://comichelle.deviantart.com/
[[Category: Images-Characters]]
[[Category: Images-Humans]]

== Licensing ==
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Gatekeeper of Taldryan

2018-05-30T15:04:42Z

Kazmir:

{{construction}}
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{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Gatekeeper Sigil.jpeg|250px]]
|name=Gatekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor]]
|dateestablished=[[31 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Commander of the Honour Guard for Taldryan's Great Hall
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|You earned this right by proving your worth in battle. Now do your duty and protect our home.|Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor}}

The '''Gatekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned warriors. While in the position they are in charge of the honour guard protecting [[Taldryan Great Hall|Taldryan's Great Hall]].

=== History ===
The Jedi Order used the position of [[starwars:Jedi Gate Master|Gate Master]] as the head of the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] [[starwars:Temple Security Force|Security Force]]. It was bestowed upon the Jedi Peacekeeper tasked with guarding the four main entrances of the Temple of Coruscant. The Gate Master's duty was to oversee the appointment of Padawan Guards to oversee the entrances by day, and Knights to keep the watch at night.

Upon completion of the [[Taldryan Great Hall]], it was decided that in addition to the security forces provided by the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], select warriors from within its ranks would be assigned to assist and supplement the forces guarding Taldryan's seat of power. Upon the decree of then [[Proconsul]] Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, the position was created, and an edict issued, that Taldryan's greatest warriors would vie with one another in regulated combat, in order to earn the honour of being named Taldryan's Gate Keeper.

=== The Gate Keepers ===
[[File:Taldryan-Gatekeeper2.png|thumb|left|225px|alt=Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall|Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall]]
The Roll of Gatekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and fiercest warriors who ever trod upon the fields of battle under Taldryan's Aegis. They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most deadly warriors. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their victories on the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Gatekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Gatekeeper
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7663 April 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7764 May 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7803 June 2014]
|[[Quejo]]
|-
|July-October 2014<ref>Gatekeeper was awarded to two members for this period from the winners of the [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7938 ACC] and [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7939 PvP] events from [[Gathering Darkness]]</ref>
|[[Raistline Taldrya Majere]]<br/>[[Halcyon Rokir|Halcyon Rokir Taldrya]]
|-
|November 2014-January 2015<ref>Not awarded due to [[Fading Light]] and [[Eleventh_Great_Jedi_War|GJW XI]]</ref>
|Not Awarded
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8349 February 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8390 March 2015]
|[[Artorias]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 April 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]<br/>[[Aiden Dru]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 August 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/9343 December 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/10018 February 2016]
|TBA

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in gaming activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with a new series of monthly gaming competitions. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per month, the competition will be judged based on the formula:
{{clear}}
'''([[Cluster of Fire]] x 0.10) + (Competitions x 1)

''Tiebreaker 1: Number of [[Crescents]]

''Tiebreaker 2: Number of Clusters of Fire

''Tiebreaker 3: Number of Competitions entered

{{clear}}
This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific PvP Gamer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Lorekeeper of Taldryan

2018-05-30T15:01:00Z

Kazmir:

{{construction}}
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{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Lorekeeper Sigil.jpg|250px]]
|name=Lorekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Quejo]]
|dateestablished=[[36 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Chief Guardian of the Taldryan Vault
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|Bury deep and protect the secrets that make us who we are.|Quejo}}

The '''Lorekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned scholars. While in the position they are in charge of the systems safeguarding Taldryan’s most delicate information.

=== History ===
The [[starwars:Chief Librarian|Chief Librarian]] was a position created by the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]] to denote the primary presiding Lore Keeper of the [[Starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] [[starwars:Jedi Archives|Jedi Archives]]. The Chief Librarian’s duty was to oversee the vast [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] archives and [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] [[starwars:Holocron Vault|Vault]] on Coruscant.

Between the destruction of Taldryan’s old home on [[Karufr]] and its attempt to gain a foothold in the [[Caelus System]], its vaults of priceless artifacts needed safekeeping from would-be thieves, pirates, and other assorted crooks. Under an edict issued by [[Quejo]], a Lorekeeper was appointed to safeguard all things intellectual and precious to Clan Taldryan.

=== The Lore Keepers ===
The Roll of Lorekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and wisest scholars who ever maintained the delicate network holding together Taldryan’s deepest secrets.They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most astute researchers. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their achievements in the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Lorekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Lorekeeper
|-
|Q1 2018
|Not Established
|-
|Q2 2018
|TBA

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in fictional activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with the prior established title of [[Gatekeeper of Taldryan]]. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per quarter; the competition will be judged by the simple formula:
{{clear}}
'''[[Cluster of Ice|Clusters of Ice]] + Competitions Entered'''

''Tiebreaker 1: Number of [[Crescents]]

''Tiebreaker 2: Number of Clusters of Ice

''Tiebreaker 3: Number of Competitions Entered
{{clear}}
This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific writer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Lorekeeper of Taldryan

2018-05-30T01:43:34Z

Kazmir:

{{construction}}
{{Eras|exd}}
{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Lorekeeper Sigil.jpg|250px]]
|name=Lorekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Quejo]]
|dateestablished=[[36 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Chief Guardian of the Taldryan Vault
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|Bury deep and protect the secrets that make us who we are.|Quejo}}

The '''Lorekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned scholars. While in the position they are in charge of the systems safeguarding Taldryan’s most delicate information.

=== History ===
The [[starwars:Chief Librarian|Chief Librarian]] was a position created by the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]] to denote the primary presiding Lore Keeper of the [[Starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] [[starwars:Jedi Archives|Jedi Archives]]. The Chief Librarian’s duty was to oversee the vast [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] archives and [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] [[starwars:Holocron Vault|Vault]] on Coruscant.

Between the destruction of Taldryan’s old home on [[Karufr]] and its attempt to gain a foothold in the [[Caelus System]], its vaults of priceless artifacts needed safekeeping from would-be thieves, pirates, and other assorted crooks. Under an edict issued by [[Quejo]], a Lorekeeper was appointed to safeguard all things intellectual and precious to Clan Taldryan.

=== The Lore Keepers ===
The Roll of Lorekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and wisest scholars who ever maintained the delicate network holding together Taldryan’s deepest secrets.They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most astute researchers. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their achievements in the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Lorekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Lorekeeper
|-
|Q1 2018
|Not Established
|-
|Q2 2018
|TBA

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in fictional activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with the prior established title of [[Gatekeeper of Taldryan]]. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per quarter; the competition will be judged by the simple formula:
{{clear}}
'''Clusters of Ice + Competitions Entered''' - with # of Crescents serving as a tiebreaker
{{clear}}
This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific writer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Lorekeeper of Taldryan

2018-05-30T01:00:43Z

Kazmir: Created page with "{{construction}} {{Eras|exd}} {{Title |image=250px |name=Lorekeeper of Taldryan |established=Quejo |dateestablished=36 ABY |abol..."

{{construction}}
{{Eras|exd}}
{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Lorekeeper Sigil.jpg|250px]]
|name=Lorekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Quejo]]
|dateestablished=[[36 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Chief Guardian of the Taldryan Vault
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|Bury deep and protect the secrets that make us who we are.|Quejo}}

The '''Lorekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned scholars. While in the position they are in charge of the systems safeguarding Taldryan’s most delicate information.

=== History ===
The [[starwars:Chief Librarian|Chief Librarian]] was a position created by the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]] to denote the primary presiding Lore Keeper of the [[Starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] [[starwars:Jedi Archives|Jedi Archives]]. The Chief Librarian’s duty was to oversee the vast [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] archives and [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]] [[starwars:Holocron Vault|Vault]] on Coruscant.

Between the destruction of Taldryan’s old home on [[Karufr]] and its attempt to gain a foothold in the [[Caelus System]], its vaults of priceless artifacts needed safekeeping from would-be thieves, pirates, and other assorted crooks. Under an edict issued by [[Quejo]], a Lorekeeper was appointed to safeguard all things intellectual and precious to Clan Taldryan.

=== The Lore Keepers ===
The Roll of Lorekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and wisest scholars who ever maintained the delicate network holding together Taldryan’s deepest secrets.They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most astute researchers. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their achievements in the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Lorekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Lorekeeper
|-
|June 2018
|TBA
|-
|July 2018
|TBA

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in fictional activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with the prior established title of [[Gatekeeper of Taldryan]]. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per quarter; the competition will be judged by the formula
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This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific writer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

File:Taldryan Lorekeeper Sigil.jpg

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== Summary ==
[[Category:Images-Logos]]

== Licensing ==
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Gatekeeper of Taldryan

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{{Title
|image=[[File:Taldryan Gatekeeper Sigil.jpeg|250px]]
|name=Gatekeeper of Taldryan
|established=[[Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor]]
|dateestablished=[[31 ABY]]
|abolished=
|individuals=TBD
|organization=
|type=Honorary
|term=Quarterly
|powers=
|duties=Commander of the Honour Guard for Taldryan's Great Hall
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}
{{Quote|You earned this right by proving your worth in battle. Now do your duty and protect our home.|Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor}}

The '''Gatekeeper of Taldryan''' is an honourary position granted to Taldryan's most seasoned warriors. While in the position they are in charge of the honour guard protecting [[Taldryan Great Hall|Taldryan's Great Hall]].

=== History ===
The Jedi Order used the position of [[starwars:Jedi Gate Master|Gate Master]] as the head of the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] [[starwars:Temple Security Force|Security Force]]. It was bestowed upon the Jedi Peacekeeper tasked with guarding the four main entrances of the Temple of Coruscant. The Gate Master's duty was to oversee the appointment of Padawan Guards to oversee the entrances by day, and Knights to keep the watch at night.

Upon completion of the [[Taldryan Great Hall]], it was decided that in addition to the security forces provided by the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], select warriors from within its ranks would be assigned to assist and supplement the forces guarding Taldryan's seat of power. Upon the decree of then [[Proconsul]] Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, the position was created, and an edict issued, that Taldryan's greatest warriors would vie with one another in regulated combat, in order to earn the honour of being named Taldryan's Gate Keeper.

=== The Gate Keepers ===
[[File:Taldryan-Gatekeeper2.png|thumb|left|225px|alt=Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall|Two Gatekeepers bar entry into the Great Hall]]
The Roll of Gatekeepers is a listing of some of the greatest and fiercest warriors who ever trod upon the fields of battle under Taldryan's Aegis. They represent and embody Taldryan's storied tradition of supplying the Dark Brotherhood with some of its most deadly warriors. As such, their names are forever inscribed in this Roll, commemorating their victories on the field, and memorializing their contributions to Clan Taldryan forever.

{|class="fancy" width="500px" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|td colspan="6" class="head"|'''The Roll of Gatekeepers'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Period
|td class="sub-head" width="50%" style="color:#D8E0CE"| Gatekeeper
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7663 April 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7764 May 2014]
|[[Kenath Zoron]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7803 June 2014]
|[[Quejo]]
|-
|July-October 2014<ref>Gatekeeper was awarded to two members for this period from the winners of the [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7938 ACC] and [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/7939 PvP] events from [[Gathering Darkness]]</ref>
|[[Raistline Taldrya Majere]]<br/>[[Halcyon Rokir|Halcyon Rokir Taldrya]]
|-
|November 2014-January 2015<ref>Not awarded due to [[Fading Light]] and [[Eleventh_Great_Jedi_War|GJW XI]]</ref>
|Not Awarded
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8349 February 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8390 March 2015]
|[[Artorias]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 April 2015]
|[[Bobecc Varga]]<br/>[[Aiden Dru]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/8512 August 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/9343 December 2015]
|[[Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj]]
|-
|[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/competitions/10018 February 2016]
|TBA

|td colspan="2" class="foot"| 
|}

{{Clear}}

===Notes===
{{reflist}}

=== Behind the Scenes ===
In an attempt to encourage participation in gaming activities by Taldryan members, it was decided to create an honourary title to go hand in hand with a new series of monthly gaming competitions. In order to decide who will win the competition, and earn the honourary title per month, the competition will be judged on [[Cluster of Fire|Clusters of Fire]] earned via the PvP Gaming Score (Matches Won)*(Matches Won/Matches Played). [update to reflect incoming changes]

This title is not an official title (i.e.: it will never appear on a dossier), it is merely granted in order to give bragging rights to Taldryan's most prolific PvP Gamer over the course of a quarter. The title can be maintained for periods longer than a quarter if the member earns it.

[[Category:Titles]]
[[Category:Taldryan members]]

File:Taldryan Gatekeeper Sigil.jpeg

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== Summary ==
[[Category:Images-Logos]]
== Licensing ==
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Caelus Asteroid Belt

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Template:TalDominion

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<table class="collapsible autocollapse" align="center" width="40%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="border: 1px #3b3b3b solid; background: #000000;-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; webkit-border-radius: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; border-top-left-radius: 1em; border-top-right-radius: 1em; border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; border-bottom-right-radius: 1em; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;">
<tr><th style="background:#555555; padding-top:0; font-size:larger; border-top-left-radius: 1em; border-top-right-radius: 1em; webkit-border-radius: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-topright: 1em; font-variant:small-caps;"> '''Taldryan Dominion'''
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<tr><th style="color:#ffffff; background:#838383; text-align:center"> Planetary Systems
</th></tr>
<tr><td style="color:#ffffff; background:#222222; text-align:center"> [[Caelus System]]
</td></tr>
<tr><th style="color:#ffffff; background:#838383"> System Orbits
</th></tr>
<tr><td style="color:#ffffff; background:#222222; text-align:center"> '''Caelus System'''
[[Caelus|Caelus (1)]] • [[Grannus|Grannus (2)]] • [[Huracan|Huracan (3)]] • [[Perune|Perune(4)]] • [[Caelus Asteroid Belt|Caelus Asteroid Belt (5)]]
<tr><td style="background: #555555; padding-bottom:0; border-radius-bottomright: 2em; webkit-border-radius: 2em; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 1em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 1em; border-bottom-left-radius: 1em; border-bottom-right-radius: 1em;" align="center"> '''''A brotherhood within a Brotherhood.'''''
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Caelus System

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{{System
|imageBG=
|image=[[File:CaelusSystem.png|250px]]
|name=Caelus System
|region=[[starwars:Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim Territories]]
|sector=[[starwars:Tunka sector|Tunka sector]]
|coordinates=I-19
|xyz=
|suns=[[Caelus]]
|orbits=* [[Grannus]]
* [[Huracan]]
* [[Perune]]
|stations=
|asteroids=Caelus Asteroid Belt
|comets=
|nebulae=
|other=
|routes=[[starwars:Corellian Trade Spine|Corellian Trade Spine]]
|quadrants=
|species=* [[starwars:Mynock|Mynocks]]
* [[starwars:Neebray|Neebray]]
* [[starwars:Purrgil|Purrgils]]
* [[starwars:Sleen|Sleens]]
* [[starwars:Shyrack|Shyracks]]
|otherspecies=* [[starwars:Human|Humans]]
* [[starwars:Twi’lek|Twi’leks]]
* [[starwars:Rodian|Rodians]]
* [[starwars:Ugnaught|Ugnaughts]]
|language=[[starwars:Galactic Basic|Basic]]
|population=± 30 billion
|imports=* Food
* Technology
|exports=[[starwars:Clouzon-36|Clouzon-36]]
|affiliation=* [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Galactic Empire]] {{C|formerly}}
* [[Taldryan]]}}

The Caelus system is a collection of three planets and several moons orbiting a single A-type main-sequence star called Caelus, located just outside the edges of the [[starwars:Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim Territories]]. It became the new home of [[Clan Taldryan]] following the devastation of the [[Kr%27Tal System|Kr'Tal]] and [[Rybanloth System|Rybanloth systems]].

===Stellar Bodies===
====Caelus====
''Main article: [[Caelus]]

Caelus is the primary star of the [[Caelus System]], classed as an A6V-type main-sequence star with a surface temperature of 7672 K and an age of roughly 250 million years. Caelus is orbited by three planets and is currently controlled by Taldryan of the Dark Brotherhood.

[[File:CaelusOrbits.png|500px|thumb|center|Orbits around Caelus]]

===Orbits===
====Grannus and Huracan====
''Main article: [[Grannus]]
* Type: Terrestrial
* Geographic: Volcanic
* Environment: Type-IV
* Distance: 99.5 million km
* Orbital Period: 402.19 standard days
* Rotation Period: 7 standard hours
* Diameter: 4018 km
* Gravity: 2.1G
* Temperature: 598K (325°C)
* Population: None
* Moons: None

''Main article: [[Huracan]]
* Type: Terrestrial
* Geographic: Volcanic
* Environment: Type-IV
* Distance: 99.5 million km
* Orbital Period: 402 standard days
* Rotation Period: 4 standard hours
* Diameter: 5076 km
* Gravity: 2.1G
* Temperature: 598K (325°C)
* Population: None
* Moons: None
Grannus and Huracan are type-IV planets locked in a horseshoe orbit around Caelus star. They are the closest planets, averaging 99.5 million km orbits. Brutal heat, high tectonic activity, crushing gravity, and a constant downpour of sulfuric acid rain makes them not suited for any sort of habitation. Efforts in the past have proven fruitless due to an occurrence, nicknamed “The Convergence”, that happens every 4 standard years where the planets will share their atmosphere for several days - their gravitational pull sending each other’s volcanic nature into overdrive.

====Perune====
''Main article: [[Perune]]
* Type: Gaseous
* Geographic: Gaseous body
* Environment: Type-IV to Type II
* Distance: 200.5 million km
* Orbital Period: 1742 standard days
* Rotation Period: 14 standard hours
* Diameter: Around 160,000km
* Gravity: 1.5x to standard.
* Temperature: 105K to 268K (-168°C to -5°C)
* Population: 5,000 (A little over 15 billion if one includes all the moons)
* Moons: [[Chyron]], [[Elysia]], [[Ostara]], [[Kasiya]], [[Iosan]] and [[Orth]]
Perune is a blue-green colored gas giant. A source for [[starwars:Clouzon-36|Clouzon-36]], a gas-based ship fuel, it was discovered during the height of the Galactic Empire due to accidents with migratory [[starwars:Purrgil|Purrgils]]. Not soon after, several gas-mining platforms were constructed to exploit the planet’s resources by the Empire. After the collapse of the Empire, the occupying force became a criminal cartel focused on amassing wealth through the export of the valuable gas.

====Caelus Asteroid Belt====
''Main article: [[Caelus Asteroid Belt]]

The Caelus asteroid belt is a widespread belt of orbiting rocks in the system. It rotates around Caelus as the star's outermost orbit. Several outposts and supply depots have been hewn in its rocks to serve the pilots of the Syndicate for flight training based on small asteroid bases.

===History===

The Caelus System was first discovered during the reign of the Empire, when the [[starwars:Imperial Survey Corps|Imperial Survey Corps]] offered contracts to cartographers to explore the farthest reaches of uncharted space. It is assumed to once have been part of a larger star system, but those stars went supernova, consuming the nearer planets of the system, forming the the asteroid field cluster separating it from the [[starwars:Corellian Trade Spine|Corellian Trade Spine]].

During the following years, the Empire constructed three mining facilities to harvest the fields of rare Clouzon-36 gas in its atmosphere. The Empire also colonized one of the nearest moons to house imperial workers. However, with the Empire's defeat at [[starwars:Endor|Endor]], the local administrators of the mining facility separated from both the other former imperial leaders that eventually formed the [[starwars:First Order|First Order]] and the [[starwars:New Republic|New Republic]].

Now unaffiliated, the former imperial administration formed into a crime syndicate that managed to defend itself against all major threats until 35 ABY, when the forces of Clan Taldryan arrived in the Caelus System, hoping to negotiate for new resources and a safe haven to recover itself from the recent losses.

{{Taldryan}}

[[Category:Taldryan territories]]
[[Category: Star Systems]]

Arvalis

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{{Construction}} {{stub}}
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{{Character
|type= Gray
|image=[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis Raith
|lastname=
|homeworld= [[Karufr]]
|birth= {{Birthyear and Age|ABY|9}}
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Umbaran|Umbaran]]<ref name="CS7722">[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/character_sheets/4281 Character Sheet: Arvalis Raith]</ref>
|gender= Male<ref name="CS7722"/>
|hair= White
|eyes= White
|height= 1.85m (6'1")<ref name="CS7722"/>
|weight= 83kgs (182lbs)<ref name="CS7722"/>
|allies= * Cecelia Aurum
* [[Rian Taldrya]]
|enemies=
|saber= Navy blue
|form= * [[Lightsaber Forms#Form V - Shien|Shien]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
* [[Lightsaber Forms#Form VII - Juyo|Juyo]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|weapons=
|fightingstyle=[[Martial Arts Forms#Corellian Kickboxing|Corellian Kickboxing]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|profession= * [[Gray Jedi Order|Jedi]]
* [[CS Guide: Disciplines#Marauder |Marauder]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|position=
|era= [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship= [[starwars: VT-49 Decimator|Nightjar]]
|masters=
|apprentices= * [[Armags C'Hiesa]]
* [[Carissus]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|Try to pretend like you understand what's important|Arvalis Raith}}

=== Biography ===
==== Early Life (14 - 24 ABY) ====
==== The Harbinger (24 - 34 ABY) ====
==== Crossing Over (34 - 35 ABY) ====
==== A New Beginning (35 ABY) ====
=== Physical Appearance===
Arvalis is a male Umbaran, a race also known as the ''Shadow People'', with features best described as sharp. High cheekbones combined with a strong jawline give him a somewhat attractive look by human standards. His thin lips are devoid of pigment, seemingly lacking any color, and twisted into an unnerving smile. His chin and nose respectively taper off into fine points. While most sentients would describe his hair and eyes as being ghastly white, they are in fact not achromatic. In the UV spectrum, whether naturally or through technological means, individuals would see a myriad of colors shining through. His hair is rather long for an Umbaran; but sporting a unique undercut hairstyle. Most days he prefers to keep it swept back, save a rather long fringe being swept to the side.

While Arvalis has a rather delicate appearance, his physique is often understated due to his lean musculature. His body is sculpted akin to a professional athlete, combined with his alabastar skin, he has the appearance a classic marble statue. His body belays an image of someone who is lithe and graceful rather than a physical powerhouse.
=== Personality and Traits ===
Arvalis is well-spoken individual with a slick Coruscanti accent - formal and polite, but with a rather mocking and facetious undertone. He is always wearing a smile - he stops smiling so rarely it's always a significant moment when he does so. This gives him an eerie demeanor when combined with his too-calm voice that rarely oscillates or waivers. His pronounced squint and constant grin can offset his true intentions or feelings
=== Powers and Abilities ===
Parkour!

Something with lightsabers.

Recently discovering his Force-sensitivity, Arvalis has been taking his first steps into a wider world. Raw, untamed power gives rise to the explosive expressions of his power al though he lacks the finer control associated with those that carry his status in the Brotherhood.

Detail the skills at the higher end of the pyramid.
=== Equipment ===
A selector glowstick
=== Trivia ===

=== Notes and References ===
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Taldryan members]]

Arvalis

2017-08-27T02:22:34Z

Kazmir: Throwing some stuff up

{{Construction}} {{stub}}
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{{Character
|type= Loyalist
|image=[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis Raith
|lastname=
|homeworld= [[Karufr]]
|birth= {{Birthyear and Age|ABY|9}}
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Umbaran|Umbaran]]<ref name="CS7722">[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/character_sheets/4281 Character Sheet: Arvalis Raith]</ref>
|gender= Male<ref name="CS7722"/>
|hair= White
|eyes= White
|height= 1.85m (6'1")<ref name="CS7722"/>
|weight= 83kgs (182lbs)<ref name="CS7722"/>
|allies= * Cecelia Aurum
* [[Rian Taldrya]]
|enemies=
|saber= Navy blue
|form= * [[Lightsaber Forms#Form V - Shien|Shien]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
* [[Lightsaber Forms#Form VII - Juyo|Juyo]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|weapons=
|fightingstyle=[[Martial Arts Forms#Corellian Kickboxing|Corellian Kickboxing]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|profession= * [[Gray Jedi Order|Jedi]]
* [[CS Guide: Disciplines#Marauder |Marauder]]<ref name="CS7722"/>
|position=
|era= [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship= [[starwars: VT-49 Decimator|Nightjar]]
|masters=
|apprentices= * [[Armags C'Hiesa]]
* [[Carissus]]
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|Try to pretend like you understand what's important|Arvalis Raith}}

=== Biography ===
==== Early Life (14 - 24 ABY) ====
==== The Harbinger (24 - 34 ABY) ====
==== Crossing Over (34 - 35 ABY) ====
==== A New Beginning (35 ABY) ====
=== Physical Appearance===
Arvalis is a male Umbaran, a race also known as the ''Shadow People'', with features best described as sharp. High cheekbones combined with a strong jawline give him a somewhat attractive look by human standards. His thin lips are devoid of pigment, seemingly lacking any color, and twisted into an unnerving smile. His chin and nose respectively taper off into fine points. While most sentients would describe his hair and eyes as being ghastly white, they are in fact not achromatic. In the UV spectrum, whether naturally or through technological means, individuals would see a myriad of colors shining through. His hair is rather long for an Umbaran; but sporting a unique undercut hairstyle. Most days he prefers to keep it swept back, save a rather long fringe being swept to the side.

While Arvalis has a rather delicate appearance, his physique is often understated due to his lean musculature. His body is sculpted akin to a professional athlete, combined with his alabastar skin, he has the appearance a classic marble statue. His body belays an image of someone who is lithe and graceful rather than a physical powerhouse.
=== Personality and Traits ===
Arvalis is well-spoken individual with a slick Coruscanti accent - formal and polite, but with a rather mocking and facetious undertone. He is always wearing a smile - he stops smiling so rarely it's always a significant moment when he does so. This gives him an eerie demeanor when combined with his too-calm voice that rarely oscillates or waivers. His pronounced squint and constant grin can offset his true intentions or feelings
=== Powers and Abilities ===
Parkour!

Something with lightsabers.

Recently discovering his Force-sensitivity, Arvalis has been taking his first steps into a wider world. Raw, untamed power gives rise to the explosive expressions of his power al though he lacks the finer control associated with those that carry his status in the Brotherhood.

Detail the skills at the higher end of the pyramid.
=== Equipment ===
A selector glowstick
=== Trivia ===

=== Notes and References ===
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Taldryan members]]

File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg

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[[Category: Images-Humans]]
[[Category: Images-Head Shots]]
{{Fairuse}}

Arvalis

2016-06-05T01:58:39Z

Kazmir: Rebooting to NFU

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rdb|exd|nor}}
{{Character
|type= Loyalist
|image=[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis
|lastname= Raith
|homeworld= [[Karufr]]
|birth= {{Birthyear and Age|ABY|9}}
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Umbaran|Umbaran]]<ref name="CS7722">[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/character_sheets/4281 Character Sheet: Arvalis Raith]</ref>
|gender= Male<ref name="CS7722"/>
|hair= White
|eyes= White
|height= 1.85m (6'1")<ref name="CS7722"/>
|weight= 83kgs (182lbs)<ref name="CS7722"/>
|allies=
|enemies=
|weapons=* BR-5010 Slugthrower
* Custom blaster (green)
|fightingstyle=[[Martial Arts Forms#Corellian Kickboxing|Corellian Kickboxing]]
|profession= * [[Taldryan Secret Intelligence Service|Intelligence Agent]]
* Barber
|position=
|era= [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship=
|masters=
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|Try to pretend like you understand what's important|Arvalis Raith}}

=== Biography ===
==== Training Day (14 - 24 ABY) ====
==== Job Offer (24 - 34 ABY) ====
==== Crossing Over (34 ABY) ====
=== Physical Appearance===

=== Personality and Traits ===

=== Powers and Abilities ===

=== Equipment ===

=== Trivia ===

=== Notes and References ===
{{reflist}}

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-07-19T22:10:04Z

Kazmir: mhmmm

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rise|reb|new|njo|djb}}
{{Character
|type= Obelisk
|image=[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis
|lastname=
|homeworld= [[starwars: Anzat (planet)|Anzat]]
|birth= {{Birthyear_and_Age_(BBY)|113|}}
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Anzat|Anzat]]
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 185cm
|weight= 72kg
|cyber= None
|allies= * [[Rian Aslar]]
* [[Decimo Inferni]]
* [[Carissus]]
* Armags
|enemies=
|saber= Indigo
|form= [[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession= * Barber
* [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]]
|position= *[[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
* [[Wiki Staff]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Empire Era]]
*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship=
|masters= [[Kazmir Natas]]
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''' was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|The Axis]], until he ultimately opened a barber shop, and climbed the social ladder on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father, a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]], and became his apprentice. Together, the pair traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] for several years trying to put a stop to the lawlessness beyond the [[starwars:Core|Core]]. Arvalis and his father would part ways on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet to train with the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. Sent on a mission to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] by the order, he escaped the [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|Great Jedi Purge]] and later fled to the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] where he entered a Force-assisted hibernation - hoping to wake up in a Galaxy that was free from persecution.

Arvalis resurfaced in the known Galaxy around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]]. He traveled in a Galaxy that had changed, but still remained the same. His life would change when met a retired [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Admiral|Admiral]] named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

==== Humble Beginnings ====
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander Cinaed to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
All [[starwars:Anzat|Anzati]] were [[starwars:Force-sensitive|sensitive]] to the ebb and flow of [[starwars:the Force|the Force]] on one level or another. [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] prejudice towards the Anzati meant that a young Arvalis was not taken to the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] for training.

Arvalis was born on the mist-covered world of [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]], left to the care of his forebear Iskander Cinead - an Anzat in his late 900's. From an early age, the young Anzat was taught how to live, how to fight, how to ''survive'', on a planet filled with predators. Despite the family being well reputed, Arvalis was raised in a dark and damp cave hewn roughly into a rocky spire. Whenever his forebear allowed the young Anzat to have a few hours to himself, young Arvalis would retreat to the vast bamboo thickets in the mist beneath.

As a youth, Arvalis displayed an above-average sensitivity to the Force, being able to [[starwars:Telekinesis|manipulate]] small pebbles and [[starwars:Mind trick|influence]] minds. Iskander tried his best to nourish the growing interest of his young cub - even if it was a concept Anzati do not recognize as any more correct than any of a dozen theories before. With knowledge on the Force limited and Arvalis finishing his martial training, he soon left Anzat behind. Many young Anzat pursued a life of assassination, Arvalis was not one of them.

[[starwars:Euceron|Euceron]], due to it's proximity to Anzat, was often an Anzat's first exposure to the outside Galaxy. Upon arrival, Arvalis was greeted by a female Anzat named ''Cassandra''. She would goad the fresh arrival into taking up an assassination contract. Arvalis, short on credits, had no other option if he wanted to leave the planet behind anytime soon. In order to survive, Arvalis was taught the finer arts of consuming ''soup''. He was however stabbed in the back - literally - by the woman that would later turn out to be his very own mother. Saved from an untimely death by a mysterious man who nursed him back to health, Arvalis set off on the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian Trade Route]] towards [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Drawn to the [[starwars:Core|Core]] by the concentration of [[starwars:Force Nexus|Force energies]] surrounding the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]].

==== Yellow Brick Road ====
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Coruscant.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Arvalis on Coruscant]]
With the sparse amount of credits he had, Arvalis utilized the public transport system to travel from Euceron to [[starwars:Taanab|Taanab]]. It’s corporate government was too busy with logistics and exporting foodstuffs to check incoming arrivals. Even a creature such as himself had an easy time slipping passed customs and out of the spaceport. He would settle on a cattle farm deep on the southern hemisphere. Ran by a childless, elderly couple. They accepted the help of anyone that offered, without many questions. He did not even have to plant the suggestion with his natural talents. The pay would never have made him rich, but it was enough to get him to his next destination a few months later. Herding cattle was not the most adventurous of jobs, even if [[starwars:staga|staga]] were the most dangerous of animals that Taanab had to offer. He missed the excitement, the vibe, the very presence of Anzat around him.

After gathering the needed funds and having a sufficient last meal, [[starwars:Chazwa|Chazwa]] was the next planet Arvalis touched down on. Another temperate world like Taanab, but much more active. It’s positioning made it a very large hub for logistics. And where goods are traded and shipped, smugglers are never far away. He figured his best chance to continue on his galactic journey was to offer his help on a smuggling run. Sadly, he didn’t have any contacts, nor any experience on a ship. He'd have to rely on his fancy talk and his mind-influencing abilities. Arvalis later strayed into a casino where he crashed the [[starwars:Sabacc|sabacc]] tables. Sitting on a small fortune, he found himself a smuggler that would take him to Coruscant.

Things rarely work out as planned, and the smuggler had business to attend to on [[starwars:Nar Shaddaa|Nar Shaddaa]]. So Arvalis found himself on [[starwars:Castell|Castell]], a foundry world populated by a small saurian species known as the [[starwars:Gossam|Gossam]]. The aura of the planet was pitiful, as were its inhabitants. Little did Arvalis know that the planet had been trapped in a decades-long depression, not that it would have changed his opinion at the time. The busy vibe and constant noise from the factories and urban settlements were a delightful change from the mind-shattering silence of Taanab. The dark plumes of smoke rising from the uncountable factories blotched out the sun on most days, not that you could venture out to explore to planet on the better days, steady acid showers sought to that. He liked the darkness – the eternal shade that covered the planet due to pollution. It cast the world in a dim light, the muted colors easy on his eyes.

Coruscant was busy, as expected – not unlike a hive of bugs rummaging around in their nest. A sudden sense of life hit his finely tuned sixth sense as he set his first foot on the planet. An incandescent organ of life, vibrating with the pulses of billions. It was overwhelming after a long trek through the vast emptiness of space and multiple backwater worlds. Short on credits, and a job, Arvalis rented a pad on one of the lower levels. Growing up in a cave on Anzat meant that he was content with the most basic of lodgings. Arvalis would then spend the next handful of years on Coruscant working a variety of jobs, some more unusual than others. Often having his fair share of trouble with local authorities and sometimes even with Jedi. Apparently whenever a missing person turned up dead anywhere near his level, the blame was subtly shifted towards him. Anzat were not welcome anywhere in the galaxy. It reaffirmed that something had to change, that he had to change. With that in mind, Arvalis tracked down an unlicensed surgeon – a face changer. Several operations, and months, later he looked more like a baseline human: his bulging nose was sleeker, narrower; his jawline and chin less square; his ears slightly more angled backwards.

With his more human appearance, and the local accent, life on Coruscant became remarkably easier. He was able to move out of the lower levels and started working as a barber for the social elite and the rich, building up a substantial network of contacts - some more shady than others - along the way. Arvalis had come to learn enough dirty secrets and political trickery to impose his will on others, to exploit and blackmail those of a higher standing in order to obtain what he desired. Even so, he continued to operate as a barber – Arvalis kind of liked the profession.

Perhaps a side effect of living on Coruscant for so long, with its billions of life forces, was that his senses sharpened at a rapid rate. Arvalis had learned of the existence of some mystical energy field that connected all living beings some years earlier from a Jedi. He called it the Force, and named it his ally. The concept of the Force was devised by a younger species so Arvalis didn’t pay much attention, or time, to it. But the years that followed the Jedi’s explanation reaffirmed his belief of its existence. Of course, the Jedi would never have accepted him for training. But that did not stop him from searching for other sources of information. No matter how limited they were.

==== Getting a Sense ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis served as a Blackguard]]
[[starwars:Darlyn Boda|Darlyn Boda]] was an unbearably humid jungle world. Especially for most humanoids. Even so, it was home to many devil-may-care shadowports – so many that the planet itself could have been called a shadowport. Arvalis didn’t come here for that reason though. He operated a network of contacts in the underworld – and some more legal, but those never gave impressive information. A [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]] had been spotted in the [[starwars:Greater_Javin|region]] days earlier. They were a cult of Force-sensitive warriors, and perhaps his best hope to gain some insight into the Force. Arvalis assumed that he, or she, was attracted to this bantha dung of a planet to curb the injustice that came paired with a lawless world where credits reigned supreme. Arvalis aimlessly wandered through the crowd, keeping his senses actively spread out. Little did Arvalis know that the Matukai he had hoped to encounter was his father, the same man that had saved his life on Eurceron so many years ago.

Reunited with his father, Arvalis apprenticed himself to the Matukai ways. His initiation started on [[starwars:hoth|Hoth]], a barren rock of ice and snow, with a volcanic ring around it’s equator. Matukai training was a challenge, one of pitting your body against the elements, strengthening it in the most unbearable of environments. They had spent a few years on Hoth, and Arvalis' body bore the scars. But he had learned so much. No longer was he a boulder obstructing the flow of the Force for fear of losing himself in its currents. He was a leaf, drifting on its gentle stream, flowing where it willed him to go.

[[starwars:Vaathkree|Vaathkree]] was an incredibly unforgiving world located in the outer rim. Between high gravity, a poisonous atmosphere, near constant meteor showers, and entire plains of lava composed of radioactive metals, stood domed cities built by the native inhabitants. It was in one of those domed cities, or rather around, that the next stage of his training took place. Even with closed oxygen circuits and enviro-suits, venturing outside of the dome was a terrible experience. Scorching heat clawed its way through flesh and bone, tremors and the jagged landscape made travelling by foot a laborious and dangerous task, and the radioactivity quickly became too much for even the specialized suits to handle. Yet his father was adamant that even despite these insane conditions, the Force could surround you, keep you safe. Arvalis thought he was crazy at the time, especially considering the man also wore an enviro-suit.

As a substitute for the planned training on Vaathkree, and to introduce Arvalis to a different Force tradition, his father took them to [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Home of the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. With such a name, Arvalis imagined them to have a strong tradition based on the [[starwars:Dark_Side|dark side of the Force]]. He soon found out he was wrong. The concept of maintaining the balance between darkness and light, composure and turmoil, compassion and animosity, it spoke to him in a language more clearly than what his father had tried to teach him. His father took the Matukai traditions seriously, and often dumbfounded the inexperienced Arvalis with deeply philosophical matters that where too soon for him to grasp. The Blackguard kept things simple, slowly guiding him down their path. Ultimately, Arvalis would decide to remain with them for a prolonged time – much to the ire of his father. They would find each other again, if the Force wished it so.

[[starwars:Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]] were in full effect when Arvalis, now a Blackguard Marauder, was sent to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] to investigate a rumor. A Matukai was signaled to be in the system, and despite his early training as one, and his father's frequent visits to the Blackguard, the Elite Wilders felt that there was still more to learn from the Matukai tradition. His father had a new apprentice, and together they would hunt the fierce predators in the wild jungles, sharpening their senses and instincts, while learning to let their emotions flow in a controlled matter, lest they become corrupted like the very moon itself. Arvalis decided to join them – it was his duty as a Marauder to learn from different traditions, and spending time with his father was always fun. What the trio never expected was that only one of them would leave the planet after it was all said and done. Arvalis surely did not expect to run into his mother on the jungle moon. With both his parents dead, and news of Jedi being [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|massacred]] across the galaxy reaching his ears shortly after. Arvalis decided to withdraw from the known galaxy, and not to journey back to Mustafar. He ventured far into the [[starwars:unknown regions|unknown regions]] and entered hibernation, hoping that by the time he woke, the galaxy would be a more peaceful place.

==== The Brotherhood ====
{{Quote|Your mind was a curious mix of madness and genius.|Howlader to Arvalis}}
[[File:Gamblingman Howie.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Howlader, the gambling admiral]]
Time had passed, Arvalis was not completely sure how much. He did not really care. The dark side had tried to lure him in on Dxun, and for a moment he had given into it. But in the end he never crossed the line. He did not become irreversibly consumed by the monster lurking within. Even so, the ordeal left scars that would never heal. The memories of Dxun would define him, and he would keep the memories fresh. It made him consider the path he would walk. The [[starwars:light side|light side of the Force]] was too strict, too haughty, inspired too much zeal. The dark side on the other hand was too savage, consuming, violent. Balance was the key, and it was fragile. Now he was all alone and in a galaxy that never really changed, and yet was so very different than before. The Force would guide him to where he needed to be.

It started as just any other innocent game of Sabacc would, at least at first. But it would turn into so much more. He was of course [[starwars:human|Human]], and he looked old, very old. Arvalis was not exactly surprised when the human said he was retired, he was however surprised to find out he was a retired [[starwars:admiral|admiral]]. He was even more surprised when the admiral tried to influence his mind with the Force. Arvalis knew the man was equally surprised when it did not quite work out as the man expected it would. The admiral also had a weird preference when it came to names. He quickly shortened Arvalis to “Arvi”, and insisted that he be called Howie”, despite his name being [[Howlader|Howlader]]. According to Howlader, [[starwars: Galactic Republic|the Republic]] had fallen years ago, replaced by an [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Empire]] that [[starwars:Imperial Remnant|fragmented]] soon after. Howlader had been part of one of the splinter [[Emperor's Hammer|factions]], and now he was retired and living the good life. Arvalis assumed that meant playing cards and drinking ale all day. Howlader confirmed it when he kept ordering pint after pint. The pair decided to keep in touch after several games and then went their separate ways. They would not be separate for more than a few months at a time as Howlader kept bothering Arvalis to play cards with him.

===== A Learner Once More =====
{{Quote|You should pay attention. You might learn something!|Kazmir to Arvalis}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
It was about [[starwars:30 ABY|30 years]] after the battle of Yavin when Howie would invite Arvalis to come play some games on [[Karufr]]. Arvalis had never heard of the planet before, but Howlader gracefully forwarded the coordinates the Anzat would need. Arvalis was greeted by a [[starwars:Echani|silver-haired man]] who introduced himself as [[Kazmir Natas]], and who served as Howlader's apprentice. The promised card game with Howlader never came. It turned out he just wanted to introduce Arvalis to his long-time friends and to initiate him in an order called [[Taldryan]].
* Apprenticed to Kazmir
* Does stuff
* Makes small appearances in past vendettas
* Learning!
* Poooower
{{clear}}

==== The Crusade ====
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

===== Fading Light =====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

===== Gathering Darkness =====
{{Quote|I don't need to have the perfect plan. My foe just has to have an imperfect one.|Arvalis}}

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.

== Possessions ==
==== Apparel ====
==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

==== Outstanding Achievements ====
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

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* [[Decimo Inferni]]
* [[Carissus]]
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{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''' was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|The Axis]], until he ultimately opened a barber shop, and climbed the social ladder on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father, a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]], and became his apprentice. Together, the pair traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] for several years trying to put a stop to the lawlessness beyond the [[starwars:Core|Core]]. Arvalis and his father would part ways on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet to train with the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. Sent on a mission to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] by the order, he escaped the [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|Great Jedi Purge]] and later fled to the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] where he entered a Force-assisted hibernation - hoping to wake up in a Galaxy that was free from persecution.

Arvalis resurfaced in the known Galaxy around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]]. He traveled in a Galaxy that had changed, but still remained the same. His life would change when met a retired [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Admiral|Admiral]] named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

==== Humble Beginnings (113 BBY - 70 BBY) ====
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander Cinaed to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
All [[starwars:Anzat|Anzati]] were [[starwars:Force-sensitive|sensitive]] to the ebb and flow of [[starwars:the Force|the Force]] on one level or another. [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] prejudice towards the Anzati meant that a young Arvalis was not taken to the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] for training.

Arvalis was born on the mist-covered world of [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]], left to the care of his forebear Iskander Cinead - an Anzat in his late 900's. From an early age, the young Anzat was taught how to live, how to fight, how to ''survive'', on a planet filled with predators. Despite the family being well reputed, Arvalis was raised in a dark and damp cave hewn roughly into a rocky spire. Whenever his forebear allowed the young Anzat to have a few hours to himself, young Arvalis would retreat to the vast bamboo thickets in the mist beneath.

As a youth, Arvalis displayed an above-average sensitivity to the Force, being able to [[starwars:Telekinesis|manipulate]] small pebbles and [[starwars:Mind trick|influence]] minds. Iskander tried his best to nourish the growing interest of his young cub - even if it was a concept Anzati do not recognize as any more correct than any of a dozen theories before. With knowledge on the Force limited and Arvalis finishing his martial training, he soon left Anzat behind. Many young Anzat pursued a life of assassination, Arvalis was not one of them.

[[starwars:Euceron|Euceron]], due to it's proximity to Anzat, was often an Anzat's first exposure to the outside Galaxy. Upon arrival, Arvalis was greeted by a female Anzat named ''Cassandra''. She would goad the fresh arrival into taking up an assassination contract. Arvalis, short on credits, had no other option if he wanted to leave the planet behind anytime soon. In order to survive, Arvalis was taught the finer arts of consuming ''soup''. He was however stabbed in the back - literally - by the woman that would later turn out to be his very own mother. Saved from an untimely death by a mysterious man who nursed him back to health, Arvalis set off on the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian Trade Route]] towards [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Drawn to the [[starwars:Core|Core]] by the concentration of [[starwars:Force Nexus|Force energies]] surrounding the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]].

==== Yellow Brick Road (70 BBY - 39 BBY) ====
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Coruscant.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Arvalis on Coruscant]]
With the sparse amount of credits he had, Arvalis utilized the public transport system to travel from Euceron to [[starwars:Taanab|Taanab]]. It’s corporate government was too busy with logistics and exporting foodstuffs to check incoming arrivals. Even a creature such as himself had an easy time slipping passed customs and out of the spaceport. He would settle on a cattle farm deep on the southern hemisphere. Ran by a childless, elderly couple. They accepted the help of anyone that offered, without many questions. He did not even have to plant the suggestion with his natural talents. The pay would never have made him rich, but it was enough to get him to his next destination a few months later. Herding cattle was not the most adventurous of jobs, even if [[starwars:staga|staga]] were the most dangerous of animals that Taanab had to offer. He missed the excitement, the vibe, the very presence of Anzat around him.

After gathering the needed funds and having a sufficient last meal, [[starwars:Chazwa|Chazwa]] was the next planet Arvalis touched down on. Another temperate world like Taanab, but much more active. It’s positioning made it a very large hub for logistics. And where goods are traded and shipped, smugglers are never far away. He figured his best chance to continue on his galactic journey was to offer his help on a smuggling run. Sadly, he didn’t have any contacts, nor any experience on a ship. He'd have to rely on his fancy talk and his mind-influencing abilities. Arvalis later strayed into a casino where he crashed the [[starwars:Sabacc|sabacc]] tables. Sitting on a small fortune, he found himself a smuggler that would take him to Coruscant.

Things rarely work out as planned, and the smuggler had business to attend to on [[starwars:Nar Shaddaa|Nar Shaddaa]]. So Arvalis found himself on [[starwars:Castell|Castell]], a foundry world populated by a small saurian species known as the [[starwars:Gossam|Gossam]]. The aura of the planet was pitiful, as were its inhabitants. Little did Arvalis know that the planet had been trapped in a decades-long depression, not that it would have changed his opinion at the time. The busy vibe and constant noise from the factories and urban settlements were a delightful change from the mind-shattering silence of Taanab. The dark plumes of smoke rising from the uncountable factories blotched out the sun on most days, not that you could venture out to explore to planet on the better days, steady acid showers sought to that. He liked the darkness – the eternal shade that covered the planet due to pollution. It cast the world in a dim light, the muted colors easy on his eyes.

Coruscant was busy, as expected – not unlike a hive of bugs rummaging around in their nest. A sudden sense of life hit his finely tuned sixth sense as he set his first foot on the planet. An incandescent organ of life, vibrating with the pulses of billions. It was overwhelming after a long trek through the vast emptiness of space and multiple backwater worlds. Short on credits, and a job, Arvalis rented a pad on one of the lower levels. Growing up in a cave on Anzat meant that he was content with the most basic of lodgings. Arvalis would then spend the next handful of years on Coruscant working a variety of jobs, some more unusual than others. Often having his fair share of trouble with local authorities and sometimes even with Jedi. Apparently whenever a missing person turned up dead anywhere near his level, the blame was subtly shifted towards him. Anzat were not welcome anywhere in the galaxy. It reaffirmed that something had to change, that he had to change. With that in mind, Arvalis tracked down an unlicensed surgeon – a face changer. Several operations, and months, later he looked more like a baseline human: his bulging nose was sleeker, narrower; his jawline and chin less square; his ears slightly more angled backwards.

With his more human appearance, and the local accent, life on Coruscant became remarkably easier. He was able to move out of the lower levels and started working as a barber for the social elite and the rich, building up a substantial network of contacts - some more shady than others - along the way. Arvalis had come to learn enough dirty secrets and political trickery to impose his will on others, to exploit and blackmail those of a higher standing in order to obtain what he desired. Even so, he continued to operate as a barber – Arvalis kind of liked the profession.

Perhaps a side effect of living on Coruscant for so long, with its billions of life forces, was that his senses sharpened at a rapid rate. Arvalis had learned of the existence of some mystical energy field that connected all living beings some years earlier from a Jedi. He called it the Force, and named it his ally. The concept of the Force was devised by a younger species so Arvalis didn’t pay much attention, or time, to it. But the years that followed the Jedi’s explanation reaffirmed his belief of its existence. Of course, the Jedi would never have accepted him for training. But that did not stop him from searching for other sources of information. No matter how limited they were.

==== Getting a Sense (39 BBY - 19 BBY) ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis served as a Blackguard]]
[[starwars:Darlyn Boda|Darlyn Boda]] was an unbearably humid jungle world. Especially for most humanoids. Even so, it was home to many devil-may-care shadowports – so many that the planet itself could have been called a shadowport. Arvalis didn’t come here for that reason though. He operated a network of contacts in the underworld – and some more legal, but those never gave impressive information. A [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]] had been spotted in the [[starwars:Greater_Javin|region]] days earlier. They were a cult of Force-sensitive warriors, and perhaps his best hope to gain some insight into the Force. Arvalis assumed that he, or she, was attracted to this bantha dung of a planet to curb the injustice that came paired with a lawless world where credits reigned supreme. Arvalis aimlessly wandered through the crowd, keeping his senses actively spread out. Little did Arvalis know that the Matukai he had hoped to encounter was his father, the same man that had saved his life on Eurceron so many years ago.

Reunited with his father, Arvalis apprenticed himself to the Matukai ways. His initiation started on [[starwars:hoth|Hoth]], a barren rock of ice and snow, with a volcanic ring around it’s equator. Matukai training was a challenge, one of pitting your body against the elements, strengthening it in the most unbearable of environments. They had spent a few years on Hoth, and Arvalis' body bore the scars. But he had learned so much. No longer was he a boulder obstructing the flow of the Force for fear of losing himself in its currents. He was a leaf, drifting on its gentle stream, flowing where it willed him to go.

[[starwars:Vaathkree|Vaathkree]] was an incredibly unforgiving world located in the outer rim. Between high gravity, a poisonous atmosphere, near constant meteor showers, and entire plains of lava composed of radioactive metals, stood domed cities built by the native inhabitants. It was in one of those domed cities, or rather around, that the next stage of his training took place. Even with closed oxygen circuits and enviro-suits, venturing outside of the dome was a terrible experience. Scorching heat clawed its way through flesh and bone, tremors and the jagged landscape made travelling by foot a laborious and dangerous task, and the radioactivity quickly became too much for even the specialized suits to handle. Yet his father was adamant that even despite these insane conditions, the Force could surround you, keep you safe. Arvalis thought he was crazy at the time, especially considering the man also wore an enviro-suit.

As a substitute for the planned training on Vaathkree, and to introduce Arvalis to a different Force tradition, his father took them to [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Home of the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. With such a name, Arvalis imagined them to have a strong tradition based on the [[starwars:Dark_Side|dark side of the Force]]. He soon found out he was wrong. The concept of maintaining the balance between darkness and light, composure and turmoil, compassion and animosity, it spoke to him in a language more clearly than what his father had tried to teach him. His father took the Matukai traditions seriously, and often dumbfounded the inexperienced Arvalis with deeply philosophical matters that where too soon for him to grasp. The Blackguard kept things simple, slowly guiding him down their path. Ultimately, Arvalis would decide to remain with them for a prolonged time – much to the ire of his father. They would find each other again, if the Force wished it so.

[[starwars:Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]] were in full effect when Arvalis, now a Blackguard Marauder, was sent to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] to investigate a rumor. A Matukai was signaled to be in the system, and despite his early training as one,and his father's frequent visits to the order, the Elite Wilders felt that there was more to learn from their tradition.

==== The Crusade ====
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

===== Fading Light =====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

===== Gathering Darkness =====

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.

== Possessions ==
==== Apparel ====
==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

==== Outstanding Achievements ====
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

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|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
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* [[Decimo Inferni]]
* [[Carissus]]
* Armags
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* [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]]
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* [[Wiki Staff]]
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*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
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|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
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{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''' was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|The Axis]], until he ultimately opened a barber shop, and climbed the social ladder on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father, a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]], and became his apprentice. Together, the pair traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] for several years trying to put a stop to the lawlessness beyond the [[starwars:Core|Core]]. Arvalis and his father would part ways on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet to train with the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. Sent on a mission to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] by the order, he escaped the [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|Great Jedi Purge]] and later fled to the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] where he entered a Force-assisted hibernation - hoping to wake up in a Galaxy that was free from persecution.

Arvalis resurfaced in the known Galaxy around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]]. He traveled in a Galaxy that had changed, but still remained the same. His life would change when met a retired [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Admiral|Admiral]] named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

==== Humble Beginnings (113 BBY - 70 BBY) ====
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander Cinaed to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
All [[starwars:Anzat|Anzati]] were [[starwars:Force-sensitive|sensitive]] to the ebb and flow of [[starwars:the Force|the Force]] on one level or another. [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] prejudice towards the Anzati meant that a young Arvalis was not taken to the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] for training.

Arvalis was born on the mist-covered world of [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]], left to the care of his forebear Iskander Cinead - an Anzat in his late 900's. From an early age, the young Anzat was taught how to live, how to fight, how to ''survive'', on a planet filled with predators. Despite the family being well reputed, Arvalis was raised in a dark and damp cave hewn roughly into a rocky spire. Whenever his forebear allowed the young Anzat to have a few hours to himself, young Arvalis would retreat to the vast bamboo thickets in the mist beneath.

As a youth, Arvalis displayed an above-average sensitivity to the Force, being able to [[starwars:Telekinesis|manipulate]] small pebbles and [[starwars:Mind trick|influence]] minds. Iskander tried his best to nourish the growing interest of his young cub - even if it was a concept Anzati do not recognize as any more correct than any of a dozen theories before. With knowledge on the Force limited and Arvalis finishing his martial training, he soon left Anzat behind. Many young Anzat pursued a life of assassination, Arvalis was not one of them.

[[starwars:Euceron|Euceron]], due to it's proximity to Anzat, was often an Anzat's first exposure to the outside Galaxy. Upon arrival, Arvalis was greeted by a female Anzat named ''Cassandra''. She would goad the fresh arrival into taking up an assassination contract. Arvalis, short on credits, had no other option if he wanted to leave the planet behind anytime soon. In order to survive, Arvalis was taught the finer arts of consuming ''soup''. He was however stabbed in the back - literally - by the woman that would later turn out to be his very own mother. Saved from an untimely death by a mysterious man who nursed him back to health, Arvalis set off on the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Perlemian Trade Route]] towards [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Drawn to the [[starwars:Core|Core]] by the concentration of [[starwars:Force Nexus|Force energies]] surrounding the [[starwars:Jedi Order|Jedi Order]].

==== Yellow Brick Road (70 BBY - 39 BBY) ====
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Coruscant.jpg|thumb|230px|left|Arvalis on Coruscant]]
With the sparse amount of credits he had, Arvalis utilized the public transport system to travel from Euceron to [[starwars:Taanab|Taanab]]. It’s corporate government was too busy with logistics and exporting foodstuffs to check incoming arrivals. Even a creature such as himself had an easy time slipping passed customs and out of the spaceport. He would settle on a cattle farm deep on the southern hemisphere. Ran by a childless, elderly couple. They accepted the help of anyone that offered, without many questions. He did not even have to plant the suggestion with his natural talents. The pay would never have made him rich, but it was enough to get him to his next destination a few months later. Herding cattle was not the most adventurous of jobs, even if [[starwars:staga|staga]] were the most dangerous of animals that Taanab had to offer. He missed the excitement, the vibe, the very presence of Anzat around him.

After gathering the needed funds and having a sufficient last meal, [[starwars:Chazwa|Chazwa]] was the next planet Arvalis touched down on. Another temperate world like Taanab, but much more active. It’s positioning made it a very large hub for logistics. And where goods are traded and shipped, smugglers are never far away. He figured his best chance to continue on his galactic journey was to offer his help on a smuggling run. Sadly, he didn’t have any contacts, nor any experience on a ship. He'd have to rely on his fancy talk and his mind-influencing abilities. Arvalis later strayed into a casino where he crashed the [[starwars:Sabacc|sabacc]] tables. Sitting on a small fortune, he found himself a smuggler that would take him to Coruscant.

Things rarely work out as planned, and the smuggler had business to attend to on [[starwars:Nar Shaddaa|Nar Shaddaa]]. So Arvalis found himself on [[starwars:Castell|Castell]], a foundry world populated by a small saurian species known as the [[starwars:Gossam|Gossam]]. The aura of the planet was pitiful, as were its inhabitants. Little did Arvalis know that the planet had been trapped in a decades-long depression, not that it would have changed his opinion at the time. The busy vibe and constant noise from the factories and urban settlements were a delightful change from the mind-shattering silence of Taanab. The dark plumes of smoke rising from the uncountable factories blotched out the sun on most days, not that you could venture out to explore to planet on the better days, steady acid showers sought to that. He liked the darkness – the eternal shade that covered the planet due to pollution. It cast the world in a dim light, the muted colors easy on his eyes.

Coruscant was busy, as expected – not unlike a hive of bugs rummaging around in their nest. A sudden sense of life hit his finely tuned sixth sense as he set his first foot on the planet. An incandescent organ of life, vibrating with the pulses of billions. It was overwhelming after a long trek through the vast emptiness of space and multiple backwater worlds. Short on credits, and a job, Arvalis rented a pad on one of the lower levels. Growing up in a cave on Anzat meant that he was content with the most basic of lodgings. Arvalis would then spend the next handful of years on Coruscant working a variety of jobs, some more unusual than others. Often having his fair share of trouble with local authorities and sometimes even with Jedi. Apparently whenever a missing person turned up dead anywhere near his level, the blame was subtly shifted towards him. Anzat were not welcome anywhere in the galaxy. It reaffirmed that something had to change, that he had to change. With that in mind, Arvalis tracked down an unlicensed surgeon – a face changer. Several operations, and months, later he looked more like a baseline human: his bulging nose was sleeker, narrower; his jawline and chin less square; his ears slightly more angled backwards.

With his more human appearance, and the local accent, life on Coruscant became remarkably easier. He was able to move out of the lower levels and started working as a barber for the social elite and the rich, building up a substantial network of contacts - some more shady than others - along the way. Arvalis had come to learn enough dirty secrets and political trickery to impose his will on others, to exploit and blackmail those of a higher standing in order to obtain what he desired. Even so, he continued to operate as a barber – Arvalis kind of liked the profession.

Perhaps a side effect of living on Coruscant for so long, with its billions of life forces, was that his senses sharpened at a rapid rate. Arvalis had learned of the existence of some mystical energy field that connected all living beings some years earlier from a Jedi. He called it the Force, and named it his ally. The concept of the Force was devised by a younger species so Arvalis didn’t pay much attention, or time, to it. But the years that followed the Jedi’s explanation reaffirmed his belief of its existence. Of course, the Jedi would never have accepted him for training. But that did not stop him from searching for other sources of information. No matter how limited they were.

==== Getting a Sense (39 BBY - 19 BBY) ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Arvalis served as a Blackguard]]
[[starwars:Darlyn Boda|Darlyn Boda]] was an unbearably humid jungle world. Especially for most humanoids. Even so, it was home to many devil-may-care shadowports – so many that the planet itself could have been called a shadowport. Arvalis didn’t come here for that reason though. He operated a network of contacts in the underworld – and some more legal, but those never gave impressive information. A [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]] had been spotted in the [[starwars:Greater_Javin|region]] days earlier. They were a cult of Force-sensitive warriors, and perhaps his best hope to gain some insight into the Force. Arvalis assumed that he, or she, was attracted to this bantha dung of a planet to curb the injustice that came paired with a lawless world where credits reigned supreme. Arvalis aimlessly wandered through the crowd, keeping his senses actively spread out. Little did Arvalis know that the Matukai he had hoped to encounter was his father, the same man that had saved his life on Eurceron so many years ago.

Reunited with his father, Arvalis apprenticed himself to the Matukai ways. His initiation started on [[starwars:hoth|Hoth]], a barren rock of ice and snow, with a volcanic ring around it’s equator. Matukai training was a challenge, one of pitting your body against the elements, strengthening it in the most unbearable of environments. They had spent a few years on Hoth, and Arvalis' body bore the scars. But he had learned so much. No longer was he a boulder obstructing the flow of the Force for fear of losing himself in its currents. He was a leaf, drifting on its gentle stream, flowing where it willed him to go.

[[starwars:Vaathkree|Vaathkree]] was an incredibly unforgiving world located in the outer rim. Between high gravity, a poisonous atmosphere, near constant meteor showers, and entire plains of lava composed of radioactive metals, stood domed cities built by the native inhabitants. It was in one of those domed cities, or rather around, that the next stage of his training took place. Even with closed oxygen circuits and enviro-suits, venturing outside of the dome was a terrible experience. Scorching heat clawed its way through flesh and bone, tremors and the jagged landscape made travelling by foot a laborious and dangerous task, and the radioactivity quickly became too much for even the specialized suits to handle. Yet his father was adamant that even despite these insane conditions, the Force could surround you, keep you safe. Arvalis thought he was crazy at the time, especially considering the man also wore an enviro-suit.

As a substitute for the planned training on Vaathkree, and to introduce Arvalis to a different Force tradition, his father took them to [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Home of the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. With such a name, Arvalis imagined them to have a strong tradition based on the [[starwars:Dark_Side|dark side of the Force]]. He soon found out he was wrong. The concept of maintaining the balance between darkness and light, composure and turmoil, compassion and animosity, it spoke to him in a language more clearly than what his father had tried to teach him. His father took the Matukai traditions seriously, and often dumbfounded the inexperienced Arvalis with deeply philosophical matters that where too soon for him to grasp. The Blackguard kept things simple, slowly guiding him down their path. Ultimately, Arvalis would decide to remain with them for a prolonged time – much to the ire of his father. They would find each other again, if the Force wished it so.

[[starwars:Clone Wars|The Clone Wars]] were in full effect when Arvalis, now a Blackguard Marauder, was sent to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] to investigate a rumor. A Matukai was signaled to be in the system, and despite his early training as one,and his father's frequent visits to the order, the Elite Wilders felt that there was more to learn from their tradition.

==== The Crusade ====
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

===== Fading Light =====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

===== Gathering Darkness =====

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.

== Possessions ==
==== Apparel ====
==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

==== Outstanding Achievements ====
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-07-18T16:16:05Z

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Taldryan Army

2014-07-11T19:26:10Z

Kazmir: added some links, fixed spacing

{{Bending}}

{{Military Unit
|unit_name=Taldryan Army
|image=
|dates=*Founded 22 ABY
*Reorganized 36 ABY
|country=
|allegiance=[[Taldryan]]
|branch=Army
|type=*Infantry
*Armored Infantry
*Special Forces
|role=
|size=One Brigade
|command_structure=
|garrison=*[[Karufr]]
|nickname=''The Black Watch''
|patron=
|motto=''Nemo Me Impune Lacessit'' - "No one Provokes me with Impunity"
|colors=Black, Blue, and Green
|march=
|mascot=[[starwars:Vornskr|Vornskr]]
|anniversaries=
|equipment=
|battles=
|decorations=
|battle_honors=* [[Invasion of Coratua|Conquerors of Coratua]]
|commanders=Marshal [[Travik Korr]]
|notable_commanders=
}}

The Taldryan Army, formed from the now defunct Taldryan Army Service is an integral part of the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]]. It is responsible for the capture and seizure of enemy territory, as well as defending and holding territory. Most of the troops within the Taldryan Army are conscripted from local populations within Taldryan's Dominion, and are outfitted with some of the most advanced equipment money can buy.

== History ==
=== Taldryan Army Service ===
The Army service was both independent of, and dependent upon, the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Dark Jedi]] of [[Clan Taldryan]]. It's units were made up of entirely non-Jedi personnel and officers, fully capable of operating on their own. However, during large conflicts or particularly important engagements, Clan Jedi may have been assigned to embed with individual units to bolster their strength. All Army units rotated through training modules designed to teach them the best ways to fight with Jedi support, and therefore could easily accommodate embedded Clan members.

The Army's officer core retained operational command of all units, regardless of embedded Jedi. While nearly all of the Clan's Jedi had combat skills, most lacked essential tactical and strategic training, which was not offered until they had reached a moderately high rank or had specialized in combat command. Embedded Jedi often worked with unit commanders during engagements, but they could not overrule the Army officer's decisions. The Jedi themselves obeyed their own chain-of-command as set forth in the House and Clan system, and orders from the Clan command superseded Army orders. While seemingly complicated, the highest levels of Clan and Army command had vast experience in coordinating their forces and when they are deployed, Jedi-embedded units had been incredibly successful.

=== Reorganization ===
In 36ABY when the Taldryan Security Service was reorganized into the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], the Army was perhaps most suited to the increasing responsibility being placed on their shoulders. Owing perhaps to the relatively loose working relationship that the Corps had always maintained with the Force users of Taldryan, the transition would be carried out in an almost seamless fashion. The Army is still commanded by veteran leader [[Travik Korr]], and Taldryan's Army continues to serve a vital role in campaigns throughout the galaxy, and defending its civilian and Jedi populations.

== Organization ==
Taldryan's Army is headquartered on [[Karufr]], in the Army wing of the Expansionary Force Headquarters. As one of the four branches of Taldryan's Military, Taldryan's Army falls under the command of Taldryan's [[Taldryan Expansionary Force#Strategic Operations Council|Strategic Operations Council]]. It is represented on the council by Field Marshal TBA and Marshal Travik Korr.

=== Command Structure ===
Day to day operations command of Taldryan's Army falls to Travik Korr, but he is supported by a great deal many more capable officers below him in the chain of command. Taldryan's Army is divided into multiple regiments, each focusing on a varying type of surface warfare. Each regiment consists of over 2500 men, each commanded by a Regimental CO with the rank of at least [[Taldryan Military Ranks#Flag Officer/General Officer Ranks & Insignia|Major General]], and supported by a Regimental Staff.

The Army is arranged into tiers of unit sizes, with each unit carrying its own chain of command, and officers to support it. This organization structure is one of the many strengths of the Army, and all officers are encouraged to show initiative, making Taldryan's Army deadly and extremely quick to react to changing situations on the battlefield.

=== Unit Structure ===
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|-
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|-
|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#83894D; color:#000000;"| '''Regiment (2645 Men)'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''1st Battalion'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''2nd Battalion'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''3rd Battalion'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|-
|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#CDD678; color:#000000;"|''Each Battalion consists of 661 men, comprising 4 Companies of 165 Men, broken up into 4 Platoons & 16 Squads''
|-
|}

=== 11th Spacebourne Infantry Regiment ===
* It's a bird!

=== 31st Armored Infantry Regiment ===
* No, it's a plane!

=== 47th Reconnaissance Regiment ===
* You guys are drunk.

== Massassi Tribes ==
Through the efforts of Grand Master [[Jac Cotelin]], Taldryan have become the home to the last of the Massassi Tribes still living in the galaxy today. Through a carefully brokered peace following [[GJW X|the invasion of New Tython]], Cotelin managed to convince a reawakened tribe of Massassi warriors to bind themselves to Taldryan. Given control of a minor continent on Karufr to resettle, the Massassi Tribes of Taldryan are now fully devoted to the Clan, and are constantly on the lookout for more of their lost cousins.

In times of war, the Massassi are called upon as heavy infantry, owing to their particularly savage martial culture. However, the tribes exist as the sole exception to the rule of a professionally led Army, as the warriors will only take commands from a member of the Clan.

(Rewrite since the arrival of the Typhojem))

=== The Derriphan ===
{{main|[[The Derriphan]]}}
The Derriphan are a tribe of Massassi Warriors who were discovered frozen in stasis and utilized by Taldryan as a force of shock troops . The tribe were awoken from their sleep by Jac Cotelin and [[Telaris Taldrya Cantor]] under the supervision of then [[Quaestor]] [[Shaz'air Taldrya]]. The Derriphan were formerly pledged to Sith Lord [[starwars:Marka Ragnos|Marka Ragnos]] but were then stolen by Lord [[Okemi]], the forbearer of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]], nearly 5000 years ago.

The Derriphan are now bound to Taldryan, the binding passed from leader to leader by means of an arcane ritual performed by the Clan’s [[Krath]] adherents and the Summit. The Massassi come highly trained and disciplined and have been well equipped by the House to act as a force of shock troops under the direct leadership of Taldryan’s Dark Jedi.

=== The Typhojem ===
{{main|[[The Typhojem]]}}
Opening little intro into the Taldryan Massassi Tribes.

== Special Forces ==
=== Selection ===
Taldryan selects it’s special operations personnel in a number of different ways;

The first method: all Taldryan Army recruits are tested upon enlistment, and any male between the ages of 18 and 30 who scores in the top fifth percentile and meets the physical standards is automatically entered into the army's Special Forces.

The second method: already established army personnel are recruited into the Special Forces division. Only the strongest and most skilled of Taldryan’s troops are selected from potential candidates to undertake the grueling training and relentless tests of Taldryan’s Special Forces Academy. The largest number of these recruits come from Infantry divisions, though it is not unheard of that recruits are drawn from different divisions.

=== Training ===
Special Forces units are tasked with ten specific missions: unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, guerrilla warfare, information operations, assassination, combat search and rescue, hostage rescue, security assistance, and force sensitive operations.
They are sent to the Special Forces Academy to participate in a demanding two month long small unit tactics course. Immediately after the completion of the small unit tactics phase, recruits are given survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, followed by lethal hand to hand combat techniques, and finally advanced weaponry and demolitions instruction.

After this training has been completed, the soldiers must choose which of the five Special Forces specialties they will receive instruction in: Officer, Weapons, Medical, Communications, and Engineer. This specialty training is crucial to the successful operation of the teams and is therefore very long and intense – generally it takes 60 weeks. Finally, all soldiers receive direct instruction by Taldryan's Dark Jedi combat instructors - they are given extensive knowledge in combating the Jedi arts, and are trained to resist most forms of mental control. The training is finalized with a series of large-scale, live-fire training exercises, after which the recruits are added to the active Special Forces pool.

=== Structure ===
The structure of the SpecForce Division is unique among the armed forces. Instead of forming regiments or platoons that operate together, SpecForce squads are able to act entirely independent of each other. This makes it possible for rapid strikes to be carried out on short notice. Whole operations are completed more quickly than a standard regiment could even prepare for transport. SpecForce squad commanders often have much higher ranks than standard infantry team leaders. It’s not unheard of for majors or even colonels to lead small units into battle. All squads report directly to SpecForce Command on Karufr, and receive near constant oversight from the ''Director of Special Operations''.

Special Forces teams typically consist of eight to twelve men of mixed specialties, commanded by a Captain and Master Sergeant. They are stationed throughout Taldryan's territory and can be deployed anywhere they are needed within hours. They are one of the Taldryan's greatest assets, and have proven their worth in battle many times over. Special Forces units have reported incredibly few mission failures, leading many Army officers to become much more willing to use the elite troops when a situation arises. In addition, many teams have proven themselves very capable of killing Dark Jedi, leading SpecForce command to designate specific teams as ''Jedi Capable'' - this has become the highest honor a team can earn, and is therefore sought after with a vigor by every active team.

=== Assignments ===
SpecForce tactics are based around one central philosophy: never do what the enemy expects. Guerrilla tactics are standard operating procedure, and capturing or holding territory is rarely a SpecForce soldier’s job. Instead, their efforts focus almost entirely on assessing, hindering, or outright destroying enemy forces.

To meet the demands of every battlefield, SpecForce unites are specialized to carry out missions under specific environments and conditions; where one team specializes in jungle combat, another trains urban revolutionaries. But regardless of specialization, mobility and adaptability remain key weapons in any SpecForce squad’s arsenal.

=== Darkfire Battalion ===
The history of the Dark Fire Brigade(DFB) pre-dates Taldryan’s own, and many would argue that the original Dark Fire Brigade reformed as the House Dinaari – one of the forebears of Taldryan. Never forgetting its roots, Taldryan honored its history by proclaiming their top SpecForce squad as ''The Dark Fire Brigade''

The DFB are the elite of the elite, they are a near-legendary SpecForce squad that is deeply embedded into Taldryan’s history. The DFB almost exclusively cooperates with Taldryan’s Dark Jedi during the most hostile of conflicts.

== Rank Structure ==
{{Template:Taldryan Ranks Army}}

== Uniforms & Standard Loadout ==
Weeeeeee

[[Category:Taldryan Military| 2]] [[Category:Taldryan Military Reconstruction]]

Taldryan Army

2014-07-11T19:18:29Z

Kazmir: /* Training */ new section

{{Bending}}

{{Military Unit
|unit_name=Taldryan Army
|image=
|dates=*Founded 22 ABY
*Reorganized 36 ABY
|country=
|allegiance=[[Taldryan]]
|branch=Army
|type=*Infantry
*Armored Infantry
*Special Forces
|role=
|size=One Brigade
|command_structure=
|garrison=*[[Karufr]]
|nickname=''The Black Watch''
|patron=
|motto=''Nemo Me Impune Lacessit'' - "No one Provokes me with Impunity"
|colors=Black, Blue, and Green
|march=
|mascot=[[starwars:Vornskr|Vornskr]]
|anniversaries=
|equipment=
|battles=
|decorations=
|battle_honors=* [[Invasion of Coratua|Conquerors of Coratua]]
|commanders=Marshal [[Travik Korr]]
|notable_commanders=
}}

The Taldryan Army, formed from the now defunct Taldryan Army Service is an integral part of the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]]. It is responsible for the capture and seizure of enemy territory, as well as defending and holding territory. Most of the troops within the Taldryan Army are conscripted from local populations within Taldryan's Dominion, and are outfitted with some of the most advanced equipment money can buy.

== History ==
=== Taldryan Army Service ===
The Army service was both independent of, and dependent upon, the Dark Jedi of Clan Taldryan. It's units were made up of entirely non-Jedi personnel and officers, fully capable of operating on their own. However, during large conflicts or particularly important engagements, Clan Jedi may have been assigned to embed with individual units to bolster their strength. All Army units rotated through training modules designed to teach them the best ways to fight with Jedi support, and therefore could easily accommodate embedded Clan members.

The Army's officer core retained operational command of all units, regardless of embedded Jedi. While nearly all of the Clan's Jedi had combat skills, most lacked essential tactical and strategic training, which was not offered until they had reached a moderately high rank or had specialized in combat command. Embedded Jedi often worked with unit commanders during engagements, but they could not overrule the Army officer's decisions. The Jedi themselves obeyed their own chain-of-command as set forth in the House and Clan system, and orders from the Clan command superseded Army orders. While seemingly complicated, the highest levels of Clan and Army command had vast experience in coordinating their forces and when they are deployed, Jedi-embedded units had been incredibly successful.

=== Reorganization ===
In 36ABY when the Taldryan Security Service was reorganized into the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], the Army was perhaps most suited to the increasing responsibility being placed on their shoulders. Owing perhaps to the relatively loose working relationship that the Corps had always maintained with the Force users of Taldryan, the transition would be carried out in an almost seamless fashion. The Army is still commanded by veteran leader Travik Korr, and Taldryan's Army continues to serve a vital role in campaigns throughout the galaxy, and defending its civilian and Jedi populations.

== Organization ==
Taldryan's Army is headquartered on Karufr, in the Army wing of the Expansionary Force Headquarters. As one of the four branches of Taldryan's Military, Taldryan's Army falls under the command of Taldryan's [[Taldryan Expansionary Force#Strategic Operations Council|Strategic Operations Council]]. It is represented on the council by Field Marshal TBA and Marshal Travik Korr.

=== Command Structure ===
Day to day operations command of Taldryan's Army falls to Travik Korr, but he is supported by a great deal many more capable officers below him in the chain of command. Taldryan's Army is divided into multiple regiments, each focusing on a varying type of surface warfare. Each regiment consists of over 2500 men, each commanded by a Regimental CO with the rank of at least [[Taldryan Military Ranks#Flag Officer/General Officer Ranks & Insignia|Major General]], and supported by a Regimental Staff.

The Army is arranged into tiers of unit sizes, with each unit carrying its own chain of command, and officers to support it. This organization structure is one of the many strengths of the Army, and all officers are encouraged to show initiative, making Taldryan's Army deadly and extremely quick to react to changing situations on the battlefield.

=== Unit Structure ===
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|-
|td colspan="10" class="head" style="background-color:#606437; color:#FFC000; font-weight:bolder; link:#000000;"| {{Link color|Taldryan Army|#FFC000|Army Organization Table}}
|-
|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#83894D; color:#000000;"| '''Regiment (2645 Men)'''
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''1st Battalion'''
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|-
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|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
|-
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
|-
|}
|-
|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#CDD678; color:#000000;"|''Each Battalion consists of 661 men, comprising 4 Companies of 165 Men, broken up into 4 Platoons & 16 Squads''
|-
|}

=== 11th Spacebourne Infantry Regiment ===
* It's a bird!

=== 31st Armored Infantry Regiment ===
* No, it's a plane!

=== 47th Reconnaissance Regiment ===
* You guys are drunk.

== Massassi Tribes ==
Through the efforts of Grand Master [[Jac Cotelin]], Taldryan have become the home to the last of the Massassi Tribes still living in the galaxy today. Through a carefully brokered peace following [[GJW X|the invasion of New Tython]], Cotelin managed to convince a reawakened tribe of Massassi warriors to bind themselves to Taldryan. Given control of a minor continent on Karufr to resettle, the Massassi Tribes of Taldryan are now fully devoted to the Clan, and are constantly on the lookout for more of their lost cousins.

In times of war, the Massassi are called upon as heavy infantry, owing to their particularly savage martial culture. However, the tribes exist as the sole exception to the rule of a professionally led Army, as the warriors will only take commands from a member of the Clan.

=== The Derriphan ===
{{main|[[The Derriphan]]}}
The Derriphan are a tribe of Massassi Warriors who were discovered frozen in stasis and utilized by Taldryan as a force of shock troops . The tribe were awoken from their sleep by Jac Cotelin and Telaris Taldrya Cantor under the supervision of then Quaestor Shaz'air Taldrya. The Derriphan were formerly pledged to Sith Lord Marka Ragnos but were then stolen by Lord Okemi, the forbearer of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, nearly 5000 years ago.

The Derriphan are now bound to Taldryan, the binding passed from leader to leader by means of an arcane ritual performed by the House’s Krath adherents and the Summit. The Massassi come highly trained and disciplined and have been well equipped by the House to act as a force of shock troops under the direct leadership of Taldryan’s Dark Jedi.

=== The Typhojem ===
{{main|[[The Typhojem]]}}
Opening little intro into the Taldryan Massassi Tribes.

== Special Forces ==
=== Selection ===
Taldryan selects it’s special operations personnel in a number of different ways;
The first method: all Taldryan Army recruits are tested upon enlistment, and any male between the ages of 18 and 30 who scores in the top fifth percentile and meets the physical standards is automatically entered into the army's Special Forces.

The second method; already established army personnel are recruited into the Special Forces division. Only the strongest and most skilled of Taldryan’s troops are selected from potential candidates to undertake the grueling training and relentless tests of Taldryan’s Special Forces Academy. The largest number of these recruits come from Infantry divisions, though it is not unheard of that recruits are drawn from different divisions.

=== Training ===
Special Forces units are tasked with ten specific missions: unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, guerrilla warfare, information operations, assassination, combat search and rescue, hostage rescue, security assistance, and force sensitive operations.
They are sent to the Special Forces Academy to participate in a demanding two month long small unit tactics course. Immediately after the completion of the small unit tactics phase, recruits are given survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, followed by lethal hand to hand combat techniques, and finally advanced weaponry and demolitions instruction.

After this training has been completed, the soldiers must choose which of the five Special Forces specialties they will receive instruction in: Officer, Weapons, Medical, Communications, and Engineer. This specialty training is crucial to the successful operation of the teams and is therefore very long and intense – generally it takes 60 weeks. Finally, all soldiers receive direct instruction by Taldryan's Dark Jedi combat instructors - they are given extensive knowledge in combating the Jedi arts, and are trained to resist most forms of mental control. The training is finalized with a series of large-scale, live-fire training exercises, after which the recruits are added to the active Special Forces pool.

=== Structure ===
The structure of the SpecForce Division is unique among the armed forces. Instead of forming regiments or platoons that operate together, SpecForce squads are able to act entirely independent of each other. This makes it possible for rapid strikes to be carried out on short notice. Whole operations are completed more quickly than a standard regiment could even prepare for transport. SpecForce squad commanders often have much higher ranks than standard infantry team leaders. It’s not unheard of for majors or even colonels to lead small units into battle. All squads report directly to SpecForce Command on Karufr, and receive near constant oversight from the Director of Special Operations (New NPC?).

Special Forces teams typically consist of eight to twelve men of mixed specialties, commanded by a Captain and Master Sergeant. They are stationed throughout Taldryan's territory and can be deployed anywhere they are needed within hours. They are one of the Taldryan's greatest assets, and have proven their worth in battle many times over. Special Forces units have reported incredibly few mission failures, leading many Army officers to become much more willing to use the elite troops when a situation arises. In addition, many teams have proven themselves very capable of killing Dark Jedi, leading SpecForce command to designate specific teams as ''Jedi Capable'' - this has become the highest honor a team can earn, and is therefore sought after with a vigor by every active team.

=== Assignments ===
SpecForce tactics are based around one central philosophy: never do what the enemy expects. Guerrilla tactics are standard operating procedure, and capturing or holding territory is rarely a SpecForce soldier’s job. Instead, their efforts focus almost entirely on assessing, hindering, or outright destroying enemy forces.
To meet the demands of every battlefield, SpecForce unites are specialized to carry out missions under specific environments and conditions; where one team specializes in jungle combat, another trains urban revolutionaries. But regardless of specialization, mobility and adaptability remain key weapons in any SpecForce squad’s arsenal.

=== Darkfire Battalion ===
The history of the Dark Fire Brigade(DFB) pre-dates Taldryan’s own, and many would argue that the original Dark Fire Brigade reformed as the House Dinaari – one of the forebears of Taldryan. Never forgetting its roots, Taldryan honored its history by proclaiming their top SpecForce squad as ''The Dark Fire Brigade''

The DFB are the elite of the elite, they are a near-legendary SpecForce squad that is deeply embedded into Taldryan’s history. The DFB almost exclusively cooperates with Taldryan’s Dark Jedi during the most hostile of conflicts.

== Rank Structure ==
{{Template:Taldryan Ranks Army}}

== Uniforms & Standard Loadout ==
Weeeeeee

[[Category:Taldryan Military| 2]] [[Category:Taldryan Military Reconstruction]]

Taldryan Army

2014-07-11T19:15:08Z

Kazmir:

{{Bending}}

{{Military Unit
|unit_name=Taldryan Army
|image=
|dates=*Founded 22 ABY
*Reorganized 36 ABY
|country=
|allegiance=[[Taldryan]]
|branch=Army
|type=*Infantry
*Armored Infantry
*Special Forces
|role=
|size=One Brigade
|command_structure=
|garrison=*[[Karufr]]
|nickname=''The Black Watch''
|patron=
|motto=''Nemo Me Impune Lacessit'' - "No one Provokes me with Impunity"
|colors=Black, Blue, and Green
|march=
|mascot=[[starwars:Vornskr|Vornskr]]
|anniversaries=
|equipment=
|battles=
|decorations=
|battle_honors=* [[Invasion of Coratua|Conquerors of Coratua]]
|commanders=Marshal [[Travik Korr]]
|notable_commanders=
}}

The Taldryan Army, formed from the now defunct Taldryan Army Service is an integral part of the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]]. It is responsible for the capture and seizure of enemy territory, as well as defending and holding territory. Most of the troops within the Taldryan Army are conscripted from local populations within Taldryan's Dominion, and are outfitted with some of the most advanced equipment money can buy.

== History ==
=== Taldryan Army Service ===
The Army service was both independent of, and dependent upon, the Dark Jedi of Clan Taldryan. It's units were made up of entirely non-Jedi personnel and officers, fully capable of operating on their own. However, during large conflicts or particularly important engagements, Clan Jedi may have been assigned to embed with individual units to bolster their strength. All Army units rotated through training modules designed to teach them the best ways to fight with Jedi support, and therefore could easily accommodate embedded Clan members.

The Army's officer core retained operational command of all units, regardless of embedded Jedi. While nearly all of the Clan's Jedi had combat skills, most lacked essential tactical and strategic training, which was not offered until they had reached a moderately high rank or had specialized in combat command. Embedded Jedi often worked with unit commanders during engagements, but they could not overrule the Army officer's decisions. The Jedi themselves obeyed their own chain-of-command as set forth in the House and Clan system, and orders from the Clan command superseded Army orders. While seemingly complicated, the highest levels of Clan and Army command had vast experience in coordinating their forces and when they are deployed, Jedi-embedded units had been incredibly successful.

=== Reorganization ===
In 36ABY when the Taldryan Security Service was reorganized into the [[Taldryan Expansionary Force]], the Army was perhaps most suited to the increasing responsibility being placed on their shoulders. Owing perhaps to the relatively loose working relationship that the Corps had always maintained with the Force users of Taldryan, the transition would be carried out in an almost seamless fashion. The Army is still commanded by veteran leader Travik Korr, and Taldryan's Army continues to serve a vital role in campaigns throughout the galaxy, and defending its civilian and Jedi populations.

== Organization ==
Taldryan's Army is headquartered on Karufr, in the Army wing of the Expansionary Force Headquarters. As one of the four branches of Taldryan's Military, Taldryan's Army falls under the command of Taldryan's [[Taldryan Expansionary Force#Strategic Operations Council|Strategic Operations Council]]. It is represented on the council by Field Marshal TBA and Marshal Travik Korr.

=== Command Structure ===
Day to day operations command of Taldryan's Army falls to Travik Korr, but he is supported by a great deal many more capable officers below him in the chain of command. Taldryan's Army is divided into multiple regiments, each focusing on a varying type of surface warfare. Each regiment consists of over 2500 men, each commanded by a Regimental CO with the rank of at least [[Taldryan Military Ranks#Flag Officer/General Officer Ranks & Insignia|Major General]], and supported by a Regimental Staff.

The Army is arranged into tiers of unit sizes, with each unit carrying its own chain of command, and officers to support it. This organization structure is one of the many strengths of the Army, and all officers are encouraged to show initiative, making Taldryan's Army deadly and extremely quick to react to changing situations on the battlefield.

=== Unit Structure ===
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|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#83894D; color:#000000;"| '''Regiment (2645 Men)'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''1st Battalion'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#849E5D; color:#000000;"|'''2nd Battalion'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;"|
{|width="100%"
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Alpha Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Beta Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Gamma Company'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#A8B063; color:#000000;" width="25%"|'''Delta Company'''
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|td colspan="10" class="sub-head" style="background-color:#CDD678; color:#000000;"|''Each Battalion consists of 661 men, comprising 4 Companies of 165 Men, broken up into 4 Platoons & 16 Squads''
|-
|}

=== 11th Spacebourne Infantry Regiment ===
* It's a bird!

=== 31st Armored Infantry Regiment ===
* No, it's a plane!

=== 47th Reconnaissance Regiment ===
* You guys are drunk.

== Massassi Tribes ==
Through the efforts of Grand Master [[Jac Cotelin]], Taldryan have become the home to the last of the Massassi Tribes still living in the galaxy today. Through a carefully brokered peace following [[GJW X|the invasion of New Tython]], Cotelin managed to convince a reawakened tribe of Massassi warriors to bind themselves to Taldryan. Given control of a minor continent on Karufr to resettle, the Massassi Tribes of Taldryan are now fully devoted to the Clan, and are constantly on the lookout for more of their lost cousins.

In times of war, the Massassi are called upon as heavy infantry, owing to their particularly savage martial culture. However, the tribes exist as the sole exception to the rule of a professionally led Army, as the warriors will only take commands from a member of the Clan.

=== The Derriphan ===
{{main|[[The Derriphan]]}}
The Derriphan are a tribe of Massassi Warriors who were discovered frozen in stasis and utilized by Taldryan as a force of shock troops . The tribe were awoken from their sleep by Jac Cotelin and Telaris Taldrya Cantor under the supervision of then Quaestor Shaz'air Taldrya. The Derriphan were formerly pledged to Sith Lord Marka Ragnos but were then stolen by Lord Okemi, the forbearer of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, nearly 5000 years ago.

The Derriphan are now bound to Taldryan, the binding passed from leader to leader by means of an arcane ritual performed by the House’s Krath adherents and the Summit. The Massassi come highly trained and disciplined and have been well equipped by the House to act as a force of shock troops under the direct leadership of Taldryan’s Dark Jedi.

=== The Typhojem ===
{{main|[[The Typhojem]]}}
Opening little intro into the Taldryan Massassi Tribes.

== Special Forces ==
=== Selection ===
Taldryan selects it’s special operations personnel in a number of different ways;
The first method: all Taldryan Army recruits are tested upon enlistment, and any male between the ages of 18 and 30 who scores in the top fifth percentile and meets the physical standards is automatically entered into the army's Special Forces.

The second method; already established army personnel are recruited into the Special Forces division. Only the strongest and most skilled of Taldryan’s troops are selected from potential candidates to undertake the grueling training and relentless tests of Taldryan’s Special Forces Academy. The largest number of these recruits come from Infantry divisions, though it is not unheard of that recruits are drawn from different divisions.

=== Training ===
Special Forces units are tasked with ten specific missions: unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, guerrilla warfare, information operations, assassination, combat search and rescue, hostage rescue, security assistance, and force sensitive operations.
They are sent to the Special Forces Academy to participate in a demanding two month long small unit tactics course. Immediately after the completion of the small unit tactics phase, recruits are given survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, followed by lethal hand to hand combat techniques, and finally advanced weaponry and demolitions instruction.

After this training has been completed, the soldiers must choose which of the five Special Forces specialties they will receive instruction in: Officer, Weapons, Medical, Communications, and Engineer. This specialty training is crucial to the successful operation of the teams and is therefore very long and intense – generally it takes 60 weeks. Finally, all soldiers receive direct instruction by Taldryan's Dark Jedi combat instructors - they are given extensive knowledge in combating the Jedi arts, and are trained to resist most forms of mental control. The training is finalized with a series of large-scale, live-fire training exercises, after which the recruits are added to the active Special Forces pool.
Structure

The structure of the SpecForce Division is unique among the armed forces. Instead of forming regiments or platoons that operate together, SpecForce squads are able to act entirely independent of each other. This makes it possible for rapid strikes to be carried out on short notice. Whole operations are completed more quickly than a standard regiment could even prepare for transport. SpecForce squad commanders often have much higher ranks than standard infantry team leaders. It’s not unheard of for majors or even colonels to lead small units into battle. All squads report directly to SpecForce Command on Karufr, and receive near constant oversight from the Director of Special Operations (New NPC?).

Special Forces teams typically consist of eight to twelve men of mixed specialties, commanded by a Captain and Master Sergeant. They are stationed throughout Taldryan's territory and can be deployed anywhere they are needed within hours. They are one of the Taldryan's greatest assets, and have proven their worth in battle many times over. Special Forces units have reported incredibly few mission failures, leading many Army officers to become much more willing to use the elite troops when a situation arises. In addition, many teams have proven themselves very capable of killing Dark Jedi, leading SpecForce command to designate specific teams as ''Jedi Capable'' - this has become the highest honor a team can earn, and is therefore sought after with a vigor by every active team.

=== Assignments ===
SpecForce tactics are based around one central philosophy: never do what the enemy expects. Guerrilla tactics are standard operating procedure, and capturing or holding territory is rarely a SpecForce soldier’s job. Instead, their efforts focus almost entirely on assessing, hindering, or outright destroying enemy forces.
To meet the demands of every battlefield, SpecForce unites are specialized to carry out missions under specific environments and conditions; where one team specializes in jungle combat, another trains urban revolutionaries. But regardless of specialization, mobility and adaptability remain key weapons in any SpecForce squad’s arsenal.

=== Darkfire Battalion ===
The history of the Dark Fire Brigade(DFB) pre-dates Taldryan’s own, and many would argue that the original Dark Fire Brigade reformed as the House Dinaari – one of the forebears of Taldryan. Never forgetting its roots, Taldryan honored its history by proclaiming their top SpecForce squad as ''The Dark Fire Brigade''

The DFB are the elite of the elite, they are a near-legendary SpecForce squad that is deeply embedded into Taldryan’s history. The DFB almost exclusively cooperates with Taldryan’s Dark Jedi during the most hostile of conflicts.

== Rank Structure ==
{{Template:Taldryan Ranks Army}}

== Uniforms & Standard Loadout ==
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[[Category:Taldryan Military| 2]] [[Category:Taldryan Military Reconstruction]]

Arvalis

2014-07-11T01:11:40Z

Kazmir:

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rise|reb|new|njo|djb}}
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|type= Obelisk
|image=[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis
|lastname=
|homeworld= [[starwars: Anzat (planet)|Anzat]]
|birth= {{Birthyear_and_Age_(BBY)|113|}}
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Anzat|Anzat]]
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 185cm
|weight= 72kg
|cyber= None
|allies= * [[Rian Aslar]]
* [[Decimo Inferni]]
* [[Carissus]]
* Armags
|enemies=
|saber= Indigo
|form= [[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession= * Barber
* [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]]
|position= *[[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
* [[Wiki Staff]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Empire Era]]
*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship=
|masters= [[Kazmir Natas]]
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''' was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|The Axis]], until he ultimately opened a barber shop, and climbed the social ladder on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father, a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]], and became his apprentice. Together, the pair traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] for several years trying to put a stop to the lawlessness beyond the [[starwars:Core|Core]]. Arvalis and his father would part ways on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet to train with the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. Sent on a mission to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] by the order, he escaped the [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|Great Jedi Purge]] and later fled to the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] where he entered a Force-assisted hibernation - hoping to wake up in a Galaxy that was free from persecution.

Arvalis resurfaced in the known Galaxy around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]]. He traveled in a Galaxy that had changed, but still remained the same. His life would change when met a retired [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Admiral|Admiral]] named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

=== Humble Beginnings ===
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander Cinaed to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
All [[starwars:Anzat|Anzati]] were [[starwars:Force-sensitive|sensitive]] to the ebb and flow of [[starwars:the Force|the Force]] on one level or another. [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] prejudice towards the Anzati meant that a young Arvalis was not taken to the [[starwars:Jedi Temple|Jedi Temple]] for training.

Arvalis was born on the mist-covered world of Anzat, left to the care of his forebear Iskander Cinead - an Anzat in his late 900's. From an early age, the young Anzat was taught how to live, how to fight, how to ''survive'', on a planet filled with predators. Despite the family being well reputed, Arvalis was raised in a dark and damp cave hewn roughly into a rocky spire. Whenever his forebear allowed the young Anzat to have a few hours to himself, young Arvalis would retreat to the vast bamboo thickets in the mist beneath.

As a youth, Arvalis displayed an above-average sensitivity to the Force, being able to [[starwars:Telekinesis|manipulate]] small pebbles and [[starwars:Mind trick|influence]] minds. Iskander tried his best to nourish the growing interest of his young cub - even if it was a concept Anzati do not recognize as any more correct than any of a dozen theories before. With knowledge on the Force limited and Arvalis finishing his martial training, he soon left Anzat behind. Many young Anzat pursued a life of assassination, Arvalis was not one of them.

[[starwars:Euceron|Euceron]], due to it's proximity to Anzat, was often an Anzat's first exposure to the outside Galaxy. Upon arrival, Arvalis was greeted by a female Anzat named ''Cassandra''. She would goad the fresh arrival into taking up an assassination contract. Arvalis, short on credits, had no other option if he wanted to leave the planet behind anytime soon. In order to survive, Arvalis was taught the finer arts of consuming ''soup''. He was however stabbed in the back - literally - by the woman that would later turn out to be his very own mother. Saved from an untimely death by a mysterious man who nursed him back to health, Arvalis set off on the Perlemian Trade Route towards Coruscant. Drawn to the Core by the concentration of Force energies surrounding the Jedi Order.

=== Yellow Brick Road ===
[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Arvalis in formal attire on Coruscant]]
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
* Describe travels along the Axis
* Highlight some events on several planets (nothing to excessive)
* Arrival on Coruscant
* Becoming a barber
* Building a network of contracts

==== Getting a Sense ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
* Meeting dad on planet X
* Start of training in Matukai traditions
* Traveling around the Outer Rim for training
* Meeting the Blackguard on Mustafar
* The Purge!!!11one!

=== The Crusade ===
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

==== Fading Light ====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.
=== Equipment ===

==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

=== Outstanding Achievements ===
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-07-11T00:14:30Z

Kazmir:

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rise|reb|new|njo|djb}}
{{Character
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|image=[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|250px]]
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|lastname=
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|birth= {{Birthyear_and_Age_(BBY)|113|}}
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|species= [[starwars: Anzat|Anzat]]
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 185cm
|weight= 72kg
|cyber= None
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* [[Decimo Inferni]]
* [[Carissus]]
* Armags
|enemies=
|saber= Indigo
|form= [[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession= * Barber
* [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]]
|position= *[[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
* [[Wiki Staff]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Empire Era]]
*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
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|ship=
|masters= [[Kazmir Natas]]
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''', born ''Arvalis Cinaed Fudain Cadis'', was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Axis]], until he ultimately opened a barber shop, and climbed the social ladder on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father, a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai]], and became his apprentice. Together, the pair traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] for several years trying to put a stop to the lawlessness beyond the [[starwars:Core|Core]]. Arvalis and his father would part ways on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet to train with the [[starwars:Blackguard|Blackguard]]. Sent on a mission to [[starwars:Dxun|Dxun]] by the order, he escaped the [[starwars:Great Jedi Purge|Great Jedi Purge]] and later fled to the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] where he entered a Force-assisted hibernation - hoping to wake up in a Galaxy that was free from persecution.

Arvalis resurfaced in the known Galaxy around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]]. He traveled in a Galaxy that had changed, but still remained the same. His life would change when met a retired [[starwars:Galactic Empire|Imperial]] [[starwars:Admiral|Admiral]] named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

=== Humble Beginnings ===
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander Cinaed to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
All [[starwars:Anzat|Anzati]] were [[starwars:Force-sensitive|sensitive]] to the ebb and flow of [[starwars:the Force|the Force]] on one level or another. [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]] prejudice towards the Anzati, and the dangerous environment of the [[starwars:Anzat(planet)|planet]], meant that a young Arvalis was not taken in for Jedi training. Arvalis was born on the mist-covered world of Anzat, left to the care of his forebear Iskander Cinead - an Anzat in his late 900's. From an early age, the young Anzat was taught how to live, how to fight, how to ''survive'', on a planet filled with predators. Despite the family being well reputed, Arvalis was raised in a dark and damp cave hewn roughly into a rocky spire. Whenever his forebear allowed the young Anzat to have a few hours to himself, young Arvalis would retreat to the vast bamboo thickets in the mist beneath.

As a youth, Arvalis displayed an above-average sensitivity to the Force, Iskander tried his best to nourish the growing interest of his young cub - even if it was a concept Anzati do not recognize as any more correct than any of a dozen theories before. With knowledge on the Force limited and Arvalis finishing his martial training, he soon left Anzat behind. Many young Anzat pursued a life of assassination, Arvalis was not one of them.

[[starwars:Euceron|Euceron]], due to it's proximity to Anzat, was often an Anzatis first exposure to the outside Galaxy. It was the same for Arvalis.
* Betrayal
* Setting off for Coruscant

=== Yellow Brick Road ===
[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Arvalis in formal attire on Coruscant]]
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
* Describe travels along the Axis
* Highlight some events on several planets (nothing to excessive)
* Arrival on Coruscant
* Becoming a barber
* Building a network of contracts

==== Getting a Sense ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
* Meeting dad on planet X
* Start of training in Matukai traditions
* Traveling around the Outer Rim for training
* Meeting the Blackguard on Mustafar
* The Purge!!!11one!

=== The Crusade ===
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

==== Fading Light ====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.
=== Equipment ===

==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

=== Outstanding Achievements ===
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

=== Name ===
* Arvalis - from arvum, field” - Given name reflecting on the conditions of his birth.
* Cinaed - "born of fire", name of Scottish kings - Family name from a forgotten noble line.
* Fudain - From Scottish-Gaelic "Fuadain". "To have gone astray" - Clan name given for resisting their predatory nature
* Cadis - plural for the Arabic ḳāḍī / Cadi. It means "judge". - Coven name given for being a sort of law-enforcement among the Anzat.

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-07-10T19:06:16Z

Kazmir:

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rise|reb|new|njo|djb}}
{{Character
|type= Obelisk
|image=[[File:Arvalis-Blackguard.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis
|lastname=
|homeworld=
|birth=
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Anzat|Anzat]]
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 185cm
|weight= 72kg
|cyber= None
|allies=
|enemies=
|saber= Indigo
|form= [[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession= Barber
|position= *[[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
* [[Wiki Staff]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Empire Era]]
*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship=
|masters= [[Kazmir Natas]]
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''', born ''Cadis Fudain Cinaed'', was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Axis]], until he ultimately set up shop on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father as a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai apprentice]] and traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] until he stumbled upon the [[starwars:Black Guard|Black Guard]] on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet until shortly before the [[starwars:Order 66|Jedi Purge]]. He traveled towards the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] and entered a Force-assisted hibernation.

Waking up around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]], Arvalis traveled in a changed Galaxy and met a retired Imperial Admiral named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

=== Humble Beginnings ===
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
* Detail life on Anzat
* Describe Gramps & training
* First assassination contract
* Betrayal
* Setting off for Coruscant

=== Yellow Brick Road ===
[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Arvalis in formal attire on Coruscant]]
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
* Describe travels along the Axis
* Highlight some events on several planets (nothing to excessive)
* Arrival on Coruscant
* Becoming a barber
* Building a network of contracts

==== Getting a Sense ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
* Meeting dad on planet X
* Start of training in Matukai traditions
* Traveling around the Outer Rim for training
* Meeting the Blackguard on Mustafar
* The Purge!!!11one!

=== The Crusade ===
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

==== Fading Light ====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

== Physical Description ==
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Arvalis is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and sports an athletic frame. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers.His black hair is kept long and drapes from his scalp in natural waves. Combined with his blue eyes, he has pleasant, if not attractive features from a human standpoint. In order to better assimilate in what is predominantly a Human Galaxy, the Anzat has had some minor facial surgeries to change his appearance to something more "suitable" for hiding in the plain sight.

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis is well-spoken and well-behaved in social situations. His slick Coruscanti accent, easy smile, and rudimentary understanding of psychology allows him to persuade many that he is in fact not a major threat. Lulling would-be-enemies into a false sense of security has it's advantages, but those of more cautious natures and keen eyes can often see through it and reveal his true intentions.

Despite his species’ love for “soup”, and the accompanying susceptibility to addictive substances, Arvalis abstains from such practices. Stretching the time between mandatory feedings as long as possible, and even then only hunting down sentients that live on the edge of society. This tendency means he suffers from a perpetual hunger, making him weak and susceptible to fits of hunger-driven rage.

While young, for an Anzat, Arvalis has spent more than a human lifetime surviving in a galaxy that would rather see his ilk dead. He has grown to hold a certain stubbornness when it comes to survival, whether in battle or in every day situations. This survival instinct stems from a distrust of humanity, as such he distances himself from all but a select few.

Seemingly a pacifist, Arvalis is fully aware of the political games that naturally occur in the Brotherhood. While he would prefer not to get too involved in these internal struggles, he regards battle and subsequently the killing of fellow Dark Jedi as a necessary evil for the survival of Taldryan. As such, he holds no qualms over taking a life in battle.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
Arvalis excels at augmenting his physical abilities with Amplification, and is able to push himself far beyond the limits of what his body would naturally be capable of. Furthermore; he is also adept at using the Force to perceive threats. This heavy reliance on the Force will quickly sap his stamina in prolonged battles.

Arvalis is a very well practiced warrior. A purist in the art of lightsaber duels, he is able to quickly discern and abuse flaws in his opponent's fighting style. This keen insight is aided by an above average athletic ability. While fully capable of dazzling feats of acrobatic twists and turns, the Anzat prefers to keep a balanced posture. He does have trouble dealing with multiple opponents at once, the cost of being too focused on a single enemy.
=== Equipment ===

==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}

=== Outstanding Achievements ===
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]

=== Name ===
* Kadija / Cadis is plural for the Arabic Cadi. In Islamic countries, it means "judge"
* Cinaed "born of fire", name of Scottish kings
* Fudain - (From Scottish-Gaelic "Fuadain"): "To have gone astray"

[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-07-10T18:43:30Z

Kazmir: outlines and pictures?!!

{{Construction}}
{{Eras|rise|reb|new|njo|djb}}
{{Character
|type= Obelisk
|image=[[File:Arvalis Infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname= Arvalis
|lastname=
|homeworld=
|birth=
|death=
|species= [[starwars: Anzat|Anzat]]
|gender= Male
|hair= Black
|eyes= Blue
|height= 185cm
|weight= 72kg
|cyber= None
|allies=
|enemies=
|saber= Viridian
|form= [[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession= Barber
|position= *[[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
* [[Wiki Staff]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Empire Era]]
*[[Rebellion Era]]
*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation= [[Taldryan]]
|ship=
|masters= [[Kazmir Natas]]
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}

{{Quote|I have seen entire civilizations rise and fall. You mortals are but dust to me.|Arvalis}}

'''Arvalis''' was a skilled [[starwars:Anzat|Anzat]] [[starwars:Gray Jedi|Gray Jedi]] who served a brief stint as [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]], and was part of the [[Wiki Tribune|Tribune of the Holocrons']] staff. He was an adherent of the [[Obelisk]] path and quickly rose through the ranks of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] under the guidance of [[Kazmir Natas]], who served as his mentor.

Much of his early life was spent traveling down the [[starwars:Perlemian Trade Route|Axis]], until he ultimately set up shop on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]. Later in life, he reunited with his father as a [[starwars:Matukai|Matukai apprentice]] and traveled in the [[starwars:Outer Rim|Outer Rim]] until he stumbled upon the [[starwars:Black Guard|Black Guard]] on [[starwars:Mustafar|Mustafar]]. Leaving his father behind, Arvalis remained on the volcanic planet until shortly before the [[starwars:Order 66|Jedi Purge]]. He traveled towards the [[starwars:Unknown Regions|Unknown Regions]] and entered a Force-assisted hibernation.

Waking up around [[starwars:28 ABY|28 ABY]], Arvalis traveled in a changed Galaxy and met a retired Imperial Admiral named [[Howlader]] over a game of [[starwars:Sabacc|Sabacc]]. It was the same man that would introduce the Anzat to [[Taldryan]]

== Biography ==

=== Humble Beginnings ===
{{Quote|Honor, glory, there's no point in speaking to someone who abides by these ideals, yet does not hesitate to kill.|Iskander to Arvalis, a teacher imparting wisdom.}}
* Detail life on Anzat
* Describe Gramps & training
* First assassination contract
* Betrayal
* Setting off for Coruscant

=== Yellow Brick Road ===
{{Quote|To know a man is to steal his dying breath.|Arvalis on consuming soup.}}
* Describe travels along the Axis
* Highlight some events on several planets (nothing to excessive)
* Arrival on Coruscant
* Becoming a barber
* Building a network of contracts

==== Getting a Sense ====
{{Quote|I am a stone. I do not move. I do not tremble. I have no fear.|Arvalis reciting a mantra during training.}}
* Meeting dad on planet X
* Start of training in Matukai traditions
* Traveling around the Outer Rim for training
* Meeting the Blackguard on Mustafar
* The Purge!!!11one!

=== The Crusade ===
{{Quote|Most days I live a life of quiet contemplation. Then there's today.|Arvalis on Dromund Kaas}}
[[File:Kazmir.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Arvalis' master, Kazmir Natas]]
* Such travel, very crusade, much slaughter, wow
* Learning from Kazmir
* Stuff?!

==== Fading Light ====
{{Quote|Oops. I took too much off the top.|Arvalis after beheading a One Sith}}
* All this light is fading, gotta change the bulbs.
* Kazmir retires to Kalus for "stuff"
* Becomes Quaestor

== Physical Description ==
Did someone say fabulous?

== Personality and traits ==
{{Quote|Cease your struggles, count your blessings, and get out of my way.|Arvalis}}
* This section is used to describe your character's personality traits.
* When describing your character's personality, make use of the Personality Aspects on your Character Sheet.

== Powers and abilities ==
{{Quote|Unsheathe your sword and unleash your heart.|Arvalis}}
* This section is used to describe and Force abilities or skills your character is especially talented with.
* As a rule of thumb, only outline the use or study of an ability that you've raised to the highest level on your Character Sheet.

=== Equipment ===

==== Weapons ====
* Inherited stuff from Kaz?

== Trivia ==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - 38 ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Try to pretend like you understand what's important.}}
===Outstanding Achievements===
* Has eleven [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 69 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Recipient of three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]] and one [[Sapphire Blade]]
[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Arvalis

2014-06-30T01:20:11Z

Kazmir:

DJBWiki:Layout Guide

2014-06-30T00:43:27Z

Kazmir: /* Character Articles */ We're currently in 38ABY - source: the website

This is the official '''Layout Guide''' for articles created on the [[Dark Brotherhood]]'s Wiki. By following this guide, you can easily complete a character article that could be recommended as a [[DJBWiki:Featured article|Featured Article]].

Your character's wiki page is an invaluable resource for yourself and others who wish to make use of your character in fictional events.

=== Eras Tag ===
Example:

<pre>{{Eras|old|rise|reb|new|njo|djb|leg}}</pre>

* This tag adds symbols to indicate which eras the subject of the article exists in.
* When designing your character's page, your eras should be based on your character's age and the current era.
** old: 25,000 - 1,000 BBY
** rise: 1,000 - 0 BBY
** reb: 0 BBY - 5 ABY
** new: 5 ABY - 25 ABY
** njo-djb: 25 ABY - 40 ABY
** leg: 40 ABY - Unknown
* To properly use this tag, visit [[:Template:Eras]]

=== Maintenance Templates ===
Example:

<pre>{{Construction}}</pre>

* Maintenance templates are used by the Wiki Staff to indicate that a page is in need of a specific type of maintenance.
* Members can also place tags to indicate that their article is [[:Template:Construction|Under Construction]], or request for it to be [[:Template:Deletion|Deleted]] by the Wiki Staff.
* A full list of Maintenance templates can be found in the [[:Category:Maintenance templates|Maintenance category]].

=== Infobox ===
Example: (for a Character page)

<pre>
{{Character
|type= Sith / Obelisk / Krath / Consular / Sentinel / Guardian (Choose One)
|image= (first upload an image to the wiki before attempting to link it)
|firstname= (include middle name or initial in this variable as well)
|lastname= (last name only for categorization)
|homeworld=
|birth=
|death=
|species=
|gender=
|hair=
|eyes=
|height=
|weight=
|cyber=
|allies=
|enemies=
|saber=
|form=
|fightingstyle=
|profession=
|position=
|era=
|affiliation=
|ship=
|masters=
|apprentices=
|dossier= [[dossier:#|#]]
}}
</Pre>

* Fill out the infobox with any information relevant to your character. The infobox provides a brief overview of your character's vital statistics.

=== Opening Quote ===
Example:

<pre>{{Quote|I am a Jedi. Like my father before me.|Luke Skywalker]]</pre>

* The opening quote of an article should generally be said by the subject of the article.
* Quotes should be written in-character, whether by Brotherhood members or Star Wars canon.

=== Character Articles ===
Example: (for a Character page)

<pre>
'''Luke Skywalker''' was... (a brief summary of who the character is)

== Biography ==
* Your biography details your character's personal history. You may choose to start from
the '''Early Life''' and cover events right from birth, or you could start with a later
event such as your induction to the Brotherhood.
* The biography allows the most creative freedom of a character's wiki, but there are
several restrictions to take note of:
** The [[Dark Brotherhood]] currently exists in [[38 ABY]]. This means being born in the
"The Old Republic" timeline or the Legacy Timeline will violate our canon.
** Having your character directly influence Star Wars canon events or characters is
not allowed. You may work certain characters and locations into your history, but do
not claim to be the "Chosen One" or be a part of the "Battle of Yavin".

=== Heading 1 ===
{{Quote|In character quote|Speaker's name}}
...

=== Heading 2 ===
{{Quote|In character quote|Speaker's name}}
...

==== Sub-Heading 2a ====
{{Quote|In character quote|Speaker's name}}
...

==== Sub-Heading 2b ====
{{Quote|In character quote|Speaker's name}}
...

== Physical Description ==

== Personality and traits ==
* This section is used to describe your character's personality traits.
* When describing your character's personality, make use of the Personality Aspects on
your Character Sheet.

== Powers and abilities ==
* This section is used to describe and Force abilities or skills your character is
especially talented with.
* As a rule of thumb, only outline the use or study of an ability that you've raised to
the highest level on your Character Sheet.

== Trivia ==
* The Trivia section of the article is for any OOC and IC achievements or factoids about
your character that don't fit any other section.
</pre>

==== Images ====
Example:

<pre>[[File:Picture-emblem1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The logo of the Dark Brotherhood]]</pre>

* Images should be placed throughout an article where they would have the most relevance.
* Each part of the Image "markup" is required to properly display an image.
** Filename - This is the actual filename of the article you uploaded to the Wiki
** Thumb - This shows the image as a thumbnail, creating a box around the image.
** Left/Right - Decide which side of the article you would like your image to be placed on. Text will automatically wrap itself around an image.
** Size - Denote the size you want the image to be displayed at. The size is measued by pixels using "px". Images should not be too large, and should rarely get bigger than 300px.
** Comment - The last part of the markup is a brief description of the image, or the events taking place in the image.

==== Quotes ====
Example:

<pre>{{Quote|You fought in the Clone Wars?"<br>"Yes. I was once a Jedi knight, the same
as your father.|Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi}}</pre>

* Quotes may be placed in the body of the article, with a single quote per heading right at the beginning of the section.
* Quotes must be "in character" and should somehow relate to the section they're written in.

=== Links ===
==== Interwiki Links ====
Example:

<pre>[[Apprentice]] John Doe is a member of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Dark Brotherhood]].</pre>

* The wiki is built around the internal linking of other pages on the wiki. You do this by placing the <nowiki>[[ and ]]</nowiki> marks around a word that belongs to a pages title.
* If you want to link to a specific page, but need to change the displayed words, add a '''|''' between the page name and the displayed text, as illustrated above.
* Only link to pages that already exist on the wiki. If a page does not exist, the text will display a red link.

==== Wookieepedia Links ====
Example:

<pre>The most common external link is to the [[starwars:Main Page|Star Wars Wiki]].</pre>

* The Brotherhood makes extensive use of information and pages already written on the Wookieepedia. You can properly link to these pages by adding "starwars:" before the Wookieepedia page name.
* Same rules apply to change the displayed text. Add a | between the page name and the text you wish to display.

=== Categorization ===
Example:

<pre>[[Category:DJB Characters]]</pre>

* Categories help to sort wiki pages based on the subject of the page. Find the right category for your page by checking this [[:Special:Categories|list of categories]].
* Character pages should be added to the unit page. You can find these sub-categories in the [[:Category:DJB_Characters|DJB Characters category]].

[[Category:DJB Help]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2014-06-30T00:23:10Z

Kazmir: /* Aidan Kincaid */ voting

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.
<hr>
<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].
<hr>
<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.
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Also remember to add <code>{{[[Template:Nominated|Nominated]]}}</code> at the top of the article you are nominating.

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List an article and leave your signature (<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>) for the nomination(s). Please use the format below for your nominations/showing support or objection.

'''Nominating:'''

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=== [[Connor Grey]] ===
[[File:ConnorGrey.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominates by:''' --[[User:Shadow Taldrya|Shadow Taldrya]] 15:30, 5 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Support''' --[[User:Mav|Mav]] 15:35, 5 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Strong Support''' --[[User:Howlader|Howlader]] 14:37, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Support''' Dark Jedi Constantine is a wonderful idea --[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 17:14, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
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{{Clear}}

=== [[Vodo Biask Taldrya]] ===
[[File:VodoBiask.png|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' --[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 16:47, 19 April 2014 (MDT)

* '''Support:''' Well written character biography.--[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 16:47, 19 April 2014 (MDT)
* '''Object''' Needs a better summary to be added to the main page. --[[User:Shadow Taldrya|Shadow Taldrya]] 17:02, 19 April 2014 (MDT)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 07:19, 21 April 2014 (MDT)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Howlader|Howlader]] 23:26, 22 April 2014 (MDT)
* '''Weak Object''' The summary should be expanded a bit more [[User:Kazmir|Kaz]] 10:30, 26 April 2014 (MDT)
{{Clear}}

=== [[Aidan Kincaid]] ===
[[File:Kincaidheadshot.jpg|thumb|left|150px|]] '''Nominated by:''' --[[User:Shadow Taldrya|Shadow Taldrya]] 14:32, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Strong Support''' --[[User:Howlader|Howlader]] 14:37, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Support''' --[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 17:14, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Weak Support:''' Only weak because Shadow is a Jerk.--[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 21:26, 11 May 2014 (MDT)
*'''Support''' Gotta love Revan. I mean Aidan. --[[User:Kazmir|Kaz]] 18:23, 29 June 2014 (MDT)
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{{Clear}}

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Arvalis

2014-06-24T01:41:42Z

Kazmir: added trivia

Arvalis

2014-06-20T15:44:19Z

Kazmir: Skeletal structures are cool.

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2014-06-20T15:36:10Z

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Arvalis

2014-05-08T06:59:55Z

Kazmir: Wooo, stuff is here

{{Construction}}
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Kazmir Natas

2014-05-08T06:52:33Z

Kazmir: Not really dead?

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|type=Obelisk
|image=[[File:Kazmir Natas infobox.jpg|250px]]
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|birth={{Birthyear_and_Age_(ABY)|15|}}
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|gender=Male
|hair=Silver
|eyes=Varying (Cybernetics)
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|weight=72 kg
|cyber=Eyes
|allies=*[[Rian Aslar]]
*[[Eiko]]
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|form=[[Vaapad]]
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|profession=*[[starwars:Dark Jedi|Dark Jedi]]
*[[Magistrate]]
|era=*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
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|ship=
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* Armags
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{{Quote|Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.|Kazmir}}
'''Kazmir "Tyre" Natas''', is a [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force-sensitive]] [[starwars:Thyrsian|Ech]][[starwars:Echani|ani]] [[starwars:male|male]] who currently serves as the [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]] of [[Clan Taldryan]] at the rank of [[Obelisk Prelate]]. Born on [[starwars:Thyrsus|Thyrsus]] in [[starwars:15 ABY|15 ABY]] - in anything but ''ideal'' situations - to a Thyrsian father and Echani mother, parents he has never met, or known. The young boy was left for dead on the streets until he was found, and raised as heir to a local Thyrsian nobleman. His life on Thyrsus was unremarkable, and he was quickly drawn to exploring the [[starwars:The Galaxy|galaxy]] in search of an understanding for his abnormal [[starwars:The Force|powers]]. Finding his way to the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] where he was taken in by Taldryan, Kazmir quickly rose to become a trusted and highly decorated Taldryanite and that despite lacking years of formal training in the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Jedi]] way.

==Character History==
===Innocence lost {15 ABY - 32 ABY}===
[[File:Young Tyre.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Portrait of "Tyre" - 20 ABY - Age 5]]
The story of Kazmir begins many years before his birth, in 32 BBY to be exact, '''Sorin Natas''' was a [[starwars:Sun Guard|Sun Guard]] [[starwars:captain|captain]] in the service of [[starwars:Darth Plagueis|Plagueis]]. A dedicated and decorated warrior who presumably lost his life during the nuclear attack on the [[starwars:Sojourn|Hunter's Moon]]. Later evidence suggests that Sorin was mildly Force-sensitive, though not to an extent to use the [[starwars:The Force|Force]] to produce external effects, merely being gently guided by it. Both Sorin and his son '''Carreal''', who held a stronger connection to the Force, would fail to foresee what their progeny would become. Also a Sun Guard, Carreal quickly blazed through the ranks of their society, undoubtedly with the assistance of the Force. Force-sensitivity was uncommon in Echani-blood, even more so in Thyrsian. Despite being a Sith-cult at the time, the Sun Guard was known to viciously hunt down any of their own Force-sensitive kin; most likely in an offering to their Sith masters as a potential acolyte or otherwise to be trained as specialist soldiers.

Born out of a joining of a Thyrsian father and an Echani mother, the boy was considered an abomination even before his birth. Precisely why his father had chosen an Echani mate is unknown to this day. Kazmir's life was difficult from the day of his birth, born with pale skin, and light hair upon his scalp, signs of the Echani blood flowing in his veins. The baby was dumped into the streets of Thyrsus, left to fight for his life. In a twist of fate the baby was found by a Thyrsian [[starwars:noble|noble]], sauntering the street out of sheer boredom. He gave the baby the name '''Tyre''' which meant ''lost one'' in an obscure dialect. Most of Thyrsus held a severe disdain to their Echani cousins, why this noble adopted Kazmir and raised him like his own son was an enigma. Rumors spread later that the noble had lost his son to a disease, others said he got killed in a mission for the Sun Guard.

Born a "cursed child" and raised in a noble environment, Kazmir held severe contempt for those around him. Being mocked on a daily basis by other children, the young Echani frequently got himself into small-scale brawls and other assorted troubles. Instinctively learning the way of [[starwars:Echani(martial art)|Echani]], as if he had inherited the memories of his forebears, the young boy exacted a bloody vengeance on all that ridiculed him. Impressing his "father" in all the wrong ways, the young child was sent to boarding school from an early age to learn the more delicate arts of society.
Separated from his father in an environment that was unknown to him, living with children that treated him exactly the same as those that had perished, left their scars on the unripe tenderfoot. Though he had excelled at academics and was noted to be remarkably strong for his tender age, he recurrently got into trouble and faced expulsion more often than not. Realizing that the boy would need a secure hand to guide him, his father started to regularly drop by the college to discuss how his son felt, though it only had marginal effects in the long run. Before the situation got more out of hand, a private psychiatrist was hired to help Tyre deal with his emotional turmoil. Over time the situation progressed in meager, but noticeable steps. Being picked on less and less had allowed the young boy to further his academic endeavors, more often than not finishing top of his respective class.

After graduating top of his class at the tender age of 17, the adopted noble was given the freedom to travel around the sector by his father. Initially traveling to uncover more about his latent Force-sensitivity. On one of such travels, the adolescent found himself in the company of small-scale underworld organizations. While in the company of smugglers, pirates, and slave traders, he found himself to be in a troublesome situation. His liberation came from an unexpected corner of the Galaxy when a group of old folks crashed landed their antiqued ship close to the underworld den. No sooner had the den been turned to a place of primordial chaos,slaves and their holders running for their lives as the embers of their lives were extinguished in an all purging maelstrom of force and death. Where the other scum and villains had either fled the scene or died an unsightly death, Kazmir stood in place, with a raised head, and utterly calm. After searching and retrieving whatever they had come for, one of the party crashers gave the order to equalize the building with the ground. Kazmir managed to grab the attention of the group, and when one of them had approached him, and initially mock him for being a ''lucky little runt'', did they sense something more about the teen; he strong in the Force, at least strong enough to take with them for a new life...
===The Power of the Dark Side {32 ABY - 34 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas GJW.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Kazmir - 32 ABY - Age 17]]
{{Quote|Learn. Detach. Transcend.|Kazmir}}
Utilizing his talents for academics and his drive to be perfect in any endeavor he partook in, Kazmir blazed through the [[Shadow Academy]] at a record pace. Becoming one of the youngest members to hold no less than five [[Dark Side Degrees|degrees]] in multiple fields of study. Kazmir had felt an unfamiliar warmth in the academy, the other students were just like him, they didn't treat him any different than they would another of their own kind. He wouldn't consider the bonds he made there friendship but something along the lines of ''companionship''. Rolling out of the academy, he was placed in [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]] where, much to his surprise, he sensed powerful, distinct, yet ultimately, familiar presences in the [[starwars: Force Sense|Force]]; an ability that he had excessively honed during his time in the academy. Upon exploring the society of Taldryan, he had found out that it was indeed the '''Old Folks Home''' that had been his surprising liberators, and entry into the life that he had been destined to lead.

Needing virtually no time to adjust, or get used to his new life as a [[starwars:Dark Jedi|force]] of darkness. The young Echani, who was only fifteen, was sent to a newly discovered [[Salas V|planet]]. As a new, and unknown face in the [[DJB|Brotherhood]]; he was tasked to infiltrate [[Revan|Independent House Revan]] and provide Taldryan with delicate information. However, when the fighting erupted, Kazmir lost contact with his overseeing officer. Left stranded on an unknown planet in the midst of an annihilating [[Spoils of War|slaughter]], surrounded by men and women he did not know, Kazmir made the split decision to join Revan. The young adolescent experienced the horror that was Salas V with his own eyes. Yet he had felt no aversion to it, on the contrary, he indulged in the ever strengthening currents of the [[starwars:Dark Side|Dark Side]] as they ran rampant on Salas V. Though the war ultimately ended in a matter of weeks, Kazmir was unable to make a timely return to Taldryan’s forces and remained stranded in the ranks of Revan.

Presumed dead by his Taldryan peers he adopted a new identity to continue his training in the Brotherhood. Quickly forming a mutual respecting bond with [[Eiko]], then [[Quaestor|leader]] of Revan, allowed Kazmir unique access to some of Revan’s deepest and darkest secrets. It proved to be a one of a kind chance to look behind the daily mundane work that was the Brotherhood’s surface, deep into the darkest reaches of what a leader was responsible for. Working his way to gain the trust of his Revan peers, Kazmir would receive multiple promotions for consecutive successes, both in high-key missions and in other priority tasks, quickly being [[Dark Jedi Knight|knighted]] and becoming a full member of the Brotherhood. A moment that he had longed for and embraced with open arms. Accepted by the Brotherhood at large, he had now gained access to new information and locations to help him deepen his understanding of the, to him, still mysterious Force. His bond with Eiko meant that Kazmir would work tirelessly under the banner of Revan. Some more highlighted tasks included infiltrating a corporation and redirecting funds, hardware, and laboring forces towards Salas V for the construction of a now defunct outpost. Ultimately, the young Obelisk found his way back to Taldryan where he wrestled back some of the prestige and trust that saw him being tasked with infiltrating [[House Odan-Urr]]. Unbeknownst to Kazmir at the time, the same scenario would happen as when he infiltrated Revan.
=== No one's Equal {34 ABY - 37 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kazmir - 36 ABY - Age 21]]
{{Quote|Nothing worth having is easily obtained.|Kazmir to Carissus}}
The horrors of Salas V could best be described as a childish nightmare when compared to what would proceed on [[New Tython]]. Kazmir's darker impulses, his fear, his anger, his passion, he had reveled in them. With every death he witnessed, every deceitful plan that sprung in success, he had felt ultimate joy. He could feel his connection to the Force strengthen, it would have brought tears to his eyes were it not that he had a job to fulfill. [[Tenth Great Jedi War|The war]] came to an abrupt end. On the surface it had been an attempt to unite the different factions of the Brotherhood, guiding them to a cooperative destruction of the light-side pest that was Odan-Urr. However, a much more self-centered story took place behind the screens. Old nemesis’s had been dealt with, former bonds had been demolished.
The dark-tinted corruption that surfaced during the war did not go unnoticed by the Jedi High Council, and Kazmir was forced to return home to Taldryan during the closing stages.

For his selfless dedication, and high success rate during high-profile missions. The young Knight soon found himself elevated into the ranks of the [[Equite]] caste. Rising under the mantle of the Obelisk order, the young Taldryanite pursued the path of the assassin with a relentless vigor. With a period of peace burying grudges of old, Kazmir was more than once tasked with missions that would never thrill him as much as what he had done in the past. Yet he pushed onward, for the glory and greatness of Taldryan, in the hope that one day, they'd be the undisputed champions of the Brotherhood. Forming a powerful partnership with [[Rian Aslar]], Kazmir rose to prominence as he zealously pursued a deeper understanding of the Force through constant efforts and signs of dedication to Taldryan. Handling any task he was given by the summit with cold professionalism he was soon charged with guiding the next generation of Taldryanites, in the form of [[Carissus]] as a personal apprentice. Leaving the journeymen to his own devices, forcing the young Hapan to forge his own path, Kazmir set forward to continue his own training. Occasionally he would check up with the elder man, and make some small adjustments in his training regimes as he tried to passively guide him down the perilous paths and currents of the Dark Side. After a long spell of peace that lulled the Brotherhood to sleep, the noble was driven into boredom. This sparked his desire and urge to travel which quickly turned into an adventure on its own accord, one where the Templar managed to learn some exotic abilities. Abilities that he would no doubt put to good use in future conflicts.

Drawn back to the [[Kr'Tal System]] by an encrypted emergency message sent by Rian, Kazmir found the entire Brotherhood in a state of confusion and blood lust. A [[Horizons|plague]] affecting those that touched the Force had rapidly spread through the ranks of the organization, one that threatened to destroy the Brotherhood from within. His time spent during the Horizon crisis was juggled between rounding up Taldryans journeymen, trying to quarantine the danger they could possess, and fighting those that had been possessed. Eventually, Kazmir himself would succumb to the effects of the plague, leading to his own quarantine in the lower structures of Taldryan's Great Hall. Once a cure had been engineered, Kazmir resumed regular activity within the ranks of Taldryan.

The Horizon crisis was more than just a random attack by a renegade Grand Master, it was part of a bigger plot to eradicate the Dark Brotherhood. A shadowed group of Sith, denouncing the Brotherhood as a heretic order, was behind the assault. In retaliation to this splinter group, the Council of the Brotherhood called out for a massive war, intent on taking the fight to the One Sith.

The opening assault took place on Krayiss II, a desert planet which held a Library-temple of Ancient Sith construction. Kazmir had a wonderful time here and got out with some minor scrapes. The Crusades then took Taldryan to Rhelg, a winter wonder land where Kazmir got lost in the pine tree forests. Presumed dead, he was given a posthumous promotion. He eventually found his way back just in time for the assault on Ashas Ree. Not much happened here; some minor tussles with a bounty hunter or two. Moving on, they assaulted Jaguada, more sand got into Kaz's underpants and he hated it. So did everyone else. Annoyed by Taldryan's constant bitching, the council sent them to capture Dromund Kaas, hoping that the change of scenery from desert and icy wastelands to lush jungles. It didn't go as planned, but Taldryan prevailed in the end.

After a valiant performance, Taldryan was once again lifted to clan status. Kazmir was given the opportunity to assume direct control one the Brotherhood's most prestigious house in the form of [[House Dinaari]]. Selecting the [[Dark Prophet]] [[Telaris "Mav" Cantor|Mav]] as his mentor, Kazmir sought to lay down the foundations for Taldryan's rise to prominence once again.

He has since disappeared and left his apprentice [[Arvalis]] in charge. Rumor has it that Kazmir his retired to a quiet little outpost on [[Kalus]]
==Personal Information==
===Physical Appearance===
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Kazmir is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and is built on the somewhat slender side. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body into an athletic frame, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers. Due to his genetics, Kazmir sports silver hair, which, for the most of his life has been kept long, although since recently he has gone for a more fashionable shorter cut. His natural eyes had a similar silver hint to them and have, in the past, been described as mesmerizing. Since the horrors that occurred during the invasion of New Tython he has since recently been seen with artisan-quality cybernetic replacements which have a more cyan tint to them.
===Personality===
Described by many as a mysterious individual who hides his true feelings behind an almost constant smile and slitted eyes. Kazmir is a person of incredible resolve, not hesitating to do whatever it takes to complete a mission or defeat an enemy; this stems from his low tolerance for failure, but in himself and in those that are entrusted in his care. Kazmir is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in his beliefs. A hard worker that is generally reserved and anything but arrogant, though he does hold a certain amount of pride in his own abilities and for his Clan.
He masks his feelings and emotions behind a mask of conviction and cold professionalism. Though he rarely speaks, heavy use of sarcasm and mocking politeness make it very difficult to discern his thoughts. Not interested in personal gain, unlike many of his peers, he cares more for Taldryan as a whole. Many find his demeanor rather unsettling.

Kazmir is very perceptive, observant and intuitive in combat. Fully aware of the limits of his abilities and possessing incredible control over his emotions, he shows surprise only when an enemy proves to be more powerful than expected. Even in such cases he stoically holds his composure, very rarely showing signs of distress or surprise. This dispassionate approach often leads to Kazmir feeling alienated from those around him - especially those that thrive on their emotions during combat.
===Powers and Abilities===
The Echani prides himself on his abilities with a lightsaber, being somewhat of a purist when it comes down to personal combat. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of besting your opponents face to face. This drive to beat opponents up close and personal have seen Kazmir adhere to a rigid physical training regime. As a result, Kazmir holds a surprising amount of strength in his lithe and agile frame, and packs the endurance needed to face down enemies in prolonged duels. Aside from his physical attributes, the young inquisitor also possesses a keen, analytic mind. His understanding of psychology was a deciding factor in pursuing his career, being very adept of interrogation, torture, and manipulation. His skills in drawing information from others is further boosted by his unsettling presence.

Amplification, mind tricks, control pain.
==Equipment==
[[File:7722robes.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A selection of Kaz robes]]
[[File:7722saber.png|thumb|150px|left|Kazmir's custom saber]]
===Apparel===
Kazmir is know to wear a variety of clothing depending on the situation. Most often he spends his time in Taldryan's ''Tenacity'' robes, aptly named for the Clan's stubbornness to back down. A formfitting black, [[starwars:body glove|body glove]] serves as the first layer of protection. The insulated and airtight body glove wards the young Echani against hazards of a more biological nature. It is known to grant a measure of protection against polluted water and poisonous air. A secondary layer consists of lightly-armored sections: providing protection for the Quaestor's midsection; forearms; hands; and lower legs. The attire comes with a hood and blue accents.

On rare occasions, Kazmir sports the Sun Guard armor he inherited from his late biological father. The young Echani wears it in memory of his proud warrior heritage. The full suit of armor is constructed from a light [[starwars:duraplast|duraplast]] material, providing ample amounts of protection while only slightly hindering the Obelisk's freedom of movement. Despite the added boons granted by full-body protection, the hampering of his movements is a stumbling block for Kazmir, and he only dons the full regalia when he's certain he'll need the additional armor.
{{Clear}}

===Weaponry===
With parts gathered during the relentless crusade, some more unusual that the other, Kazmir crafted his own saber. Durable construction, common parts, easily repairable, a proper weapon for a warrior that thrives in the heart of battle.
===Possessions===
Kazmir had in his possession a personal keepsake that takes the form of a [[starwars:Bronzium|Bronzium]] pendant. The exact origins of the pendant are unknown, even to Kazmir himself, which has led to numerous theories being formed by his peers. The crystal that had rested on the pendant for many years is missing, having been transformed into a power source to fuel his saber.

==DJB Facts==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Without power, what future can you claim?}}
===Outstanding Achievements===
* Has nine [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 68 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Received three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

DJBWiki:Featured article

2014-04-26T16:30:18Z

Kazmir: /* Vodo Biask Taldrya */

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=== [[Vodo Biask Taldrya]] ===
[[File:VodoBiask.png|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' --[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 16:47, 19 April 2014 (MDT)

* '''Support:''' Well written character biography.--[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 16:47, 19 April 2014 (MDT)
* '''Object''' Needs a better summary to be added to the main page. --[[User:Shadow Taldrya|Shadow Taldrya]] 17:02, 19 April 2014 (MDT)
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Kazmir Natas

2014-03-11T00:30:09Z

Kazmir: /* Apparel */

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*[[Eiko]]
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*[[Magistrate]]
|era=*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
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* Armags
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{{Quote|Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.|Kazmir}}
'''Kazmir "Tyre" Natas''', is a [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force-sensitive]] [[starwars:Thyrsian|Ech]][[starwars:Echani|ani]] [[starwars:male|male]] who currently serves as the [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]] of [[Clan Taldryan]] at the rank of [[Obelisk Prelate]]. Born on [[starwars:Thyrsus|Thyrsus]] in [[starwars:15 ABY|15 ABY]] - in anything but ''ideal'' situations - to a Thyrsian father and Echani mother, parents he has never met, or known. The young boy was left for dead on the streets until he was found, and raised as heir to a local Thyrsian nobleman. His life on Thyrsus was unremarkable, and he was quickly drawn to exploring the [[starwars:The Galaxy|galaxy]] in search of an understanding for his abnormal [[starwars:The Force|powers]]. Finding his way to the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] where he was taken in by Taldryan, Kazmir quickly rose to become a trusted and highly decorated Taldryanite and that despite lacking years of formal training in the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Jedi]] way.

==Character History==
===Innocence lost {15 ABY - 32 ABY}===
[[File:Young Tyre.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Portrait of "Tyre" - 20 ABY - Age 5]]
The story of Kazmir begins many years before his birth, in 32 BBY to be exact, '''Sorin Natas''' was a [[starwars:Sun Guard|Sun Guard]] [[starwars:captain|captain]] in the service of [[starwars:Darth Plagueis|Plagueis]]. A dedicated and decorated warrior who presumably lost his life during the nuclear attack on the [[starwars:Sojourn|Hunter's Moon]]. Later evidence suggests that Sorin was mildly Force-sensitive, though not to an extent to use the [[starwars:The Force|Force]] to produce external effects, merely being gently guided by it. Both Sorin and his son '''Carreal''', who held a stronger connection to the Force, would fail to foresee what their progeny would become. Also a Sun Guard, Carreal quickly blazed through the ranks of their society, undoubtedly with the assistance of the Force. Force-sensitivity was uncommon in Echani-blood, even more so in Thyrsian. Despite being a Sith-cult at the time, the Sun Guard was known to viciously hunt down any of their own Force-sensitive kin; most likely in an offering to their Sith masters as a potential acolyte or otherwise to be trained as specialist soldiers.

Born out of a joining of a Thyrsian father and an Echani mother, the boy was considered an abomination even before his birth. Precisely why his father had chosen an Echani mate is unknown to this day. Kazmir's life was difficult from the day of his birth, born with pale skin, and light hair upon his scalp, signs of the Echani blood flowing in his veins. The baby was dumped into the streets of Thyrsus, left to fight for his life. In a twist of fate the baby was found by a Thyrsian [[starwars:noble|noble]], sauntering the street out of sheer boredom. He gave the baby the name '''Tyre''' which meant ''lost one'' in an obscure dialect. Most of Thyrsus held a severe disdain to their Echani cousins, why this noble adopted Kazmir and raised him like his own son was an enigma. Rumors spread later that the noble had lost his son to a disease, others said he got killed in a mission for the Sun Guard.

Born a "cursed child" and raised in a noble environment, Kazmir held severe contempt for those around him. Being mocked on a daily basis by other children, the young Echani frequently got himself into small-scale brawls and other assorted troubles. Instinctively learning the way of [[starwars:Echani(martial art)|Echani]], as if he had inherited the memories of his forebears, the young boy exacted a bloody vengeance on all that ridiculed him. Impressing his "father" in all the wrong ways, the young child was sent to boarding school from an early age to learn the more delicate arts of society.
Separated from his father in an environment that was unknown to him, living with children that treated him exactly the same as those that had perished, left their scars on the unripe tenderfoot. Though he had excelled at academics and was noted to be remarkably strong for his tender age, he recurrently got into trouble and faced expulsion more often than not. Realizing that the boy would need a secure hand to guide him, his father started to regularly drop by the college to discuss how his son felt, though it only had marginal effects in the long run. Before the situation got more out of hand, a private psychiatrist was hired to help Tyre deal with his emotional turmoil. Over time the situation progressed in meager, but noticeable steps. Being picked on less and less had allowed the young boy to further his academic endeavors, more often than not finishing top of his respective class.

After graduating top of his class at the tender age of 17, the adopted noble was given the freedom to travel around the sector by his father. Initially traveling to uncover more about his latent Force-sensitivity. On one of such travels, the adolescent found himself in the company of small-scale underworld organizations. While in the company of smugglers, pirates, and slave traders, he found himself to be in a troublesome situation. His liberation came from an unexpected corner of the Galaxy when a group of old folks crashed landed their antiqued ship close to the underworld den. No sooner had the den been turned to a place of primordial chaos,slaves and their holders running for their lives as the embers of their lives were extinguished in an all purging maelstrom of force and death. Where the other scum and villains had either fled the scene or died an unsightly death, Kazmir stood in place, with a raised head, and utterly calm. After searching and retrieving whatever they had come for, one of the party crashers gave the order to equalize the building with the ground. Kazmir managed to grab the attention of the group, and when one of them had approached him, and initially mock him for being a ''lucky little runt'', did they sense something more about the teen; he strong in the Force, at least strong enough to take with them for a new life...
===The Power of the Dark Side {32 ABY - 34 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas GJW.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Kazmir - 32 ABY - Age 17]]
{{Quote|Learn. Detach. Transcend.|Kazmir}}
Utilizing his talents for academics and his drive to be perfect in any endeavor he partook in, Kazmir blazed through the [[Shadow Academy]] at a record pace. Becoming one of the youngest members to hold no less than five [[Dark Side Degrees|degrees]] in multiple fields of study. Kazmir had felt an unfamiliar warmth in the academy, the other students were just like him, they didn't treat him any different than they would another of their own kind. He wouldn't consider the bonds he made there friendship but something along the lines of ''companionship''. Rolling out of the academy, he was placed in [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]] where, much to his surprise, he sensed powerful, distinct, yet ultimately, familiar presences in the [[starwars: Force Sense|Force]]; an ability that he had excessively honed during his time in the academy. Upon exploring the society of Taldryan, he had found out that it was indeed the '''Old Folks Home''' that had been his surprising liberators, and entry into the life that he had been destined to lead.

Needing virtually no time to adjust, or get used to his new life as a [[starwars:Dark Jedi|force]] of darkness. The young Echani, who was only fifteen, was sent to a newly discovered [[Salas V|planet]]. As a new, and unknown face in the [[DJB|Brotherhood]]; he was tasked to infiltrate [[Revan|Independent House Revan]] and provide Taldryan with delicate information. However, when the fighting erupted, Kazmir lost contact with his overseeing officer. Left stranded on an unknown planet in the midst of an annihilating [[Spoils of War|slaughter]], surrounded by men and women he did not know, Kazmir made the split decision to join Revan. The young adolescent experienced the horror that was Salas V with his own eyes. Yet he had felt no aversion to it, on the contrary, he indulged in the ever strengthening currents of the [[starwars:Dark Side|Dark Side]] as they ran rampant on Salas V. Though the war ultimately ended in a matter of weeks, Kazmir was unable to make a timely return to Taldryan’s forces and remained stranded in the ranks of Revan.

Presumed dead by his Taldryan peers he adopted a new identity to continue his training in the Brotherhood. Quickly forming a mutual respecting bond with [[Eiko]], then [[Quaestor|leader]] of Revan, allowed Kazmir unique access to some of Revan’s deepest and darkest secrets. It proved to be a one of a kind chance to look behind the daily mundane work that was the Brotherhood’s surface, deep into the darkest reaches of what a leader was responsible for. Working his way to gain the trust of his Revan peers, Kazmir would receive multiple promotions for consecutive successes, both in high-key missions and in other priority tasks, quickly being [[Dark Jedi Knight|knighted]] and becoming a full member of the Brotherhood. A moment that he had longed for and embraced with open arms. Accepted by the Brotherhood at large, he had now gained access to new information and locations to help him deepen his understanding of the, to him, still mysterious Force. His bond with Eiko meant that Kazmir would work tirelessly under the banner of Revan. Some more highlighted tasks included infiltrating a corporation and redirecting funds, hardware, and laboring forces towards Salas V for the construction of a now defunct outpost. Ultimately, the young Obelisk found his way back to Taldryan where he wrestled back some of the prestige and trust that saw him being tasked with infiltrating [[House Odan-Urr]]. Unbeknownst to Kazmir at the time, the same scenario would happen as when he infiltrated Revan.
=== No one's Equal {34 ABY - 37 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kazmir - 36 ABY - Age 21]]
{{Quote|Nothing worth having is easily obtained.|Kazmir to Carissus}}
The horrors of Salas V could best be described as a childish nightmare when compared to what would proceed on [[New Tython]]. Kazmir's darker impulses, his fear, his anger, his passion, he had reveled in them. With every death he witnessed, every deceitful plan that sprung in success, he had felt ultimate joy. He could feel his connection to the Force strengthen, it would have brought tears to his eyes were it not that he had a job to fulfill. [[Tenth Great Jedi War|The war]] came to an abrupt end. On the surface it had been an attempt to unite the different factions of the Brotherhood, guiding them to a cooperative destruction of the light-side pest that was Odan-Urr. However, a much more self-centered story took place behind the screens. Old nemesis’s had been dealt with, former bonds had been demolished.
The dark-tinted corruption that surfaced during the war did not go unnoticed by the Jedi High Council, and Kazmir was forced to return home to Taldryan during the closing stages.

For his selfless dedication, and high success rate during high-profile missions. The young Knight soon found himself elevated into the ranks of the [[Equite]] caste. Rising under the mantle of the Obelisk order, the young Taldryanite pursued the path of the assassin with a relentless vigor. With a period of peace burying grudges of old, Kazmir was more than once tasked with missions that would never thrill him as much as what he had done in the past. Yet he pushed onward, for the glory and greatness of Taldryan, in the hope that one day, they'd be the undisputed champions of the Brotherhood. Forming a powerful partnership with [[Rian Aslar]], Kazmir rose to prominence as he zealously pursued a deeper understanding of the Force through constant efforts and signs of dedication to Taldryan. Handling any task he was given by the summit with cold professionalism he was soon charged with guiding the next generation of Taldryanites, in the form of [[Carissus]] as a personal apprentice. Leaving the journeymen to his own devices, forcing the young Hapan to forge his own path, Kazmir set forward to continue his own training. Occasionally he would check up with the elder man, and make some small adjustments in his training regimes as he tried to passively guide him down the perilous paths and currents of the Dark Side. After a long spell of peace that lulled the Brotherhood to sleep, the noble was driven into boredom. This sparked his desire and urge to travel which quickly turned into an adventure on its own accord, one where the Templar managed to learn some exotic abilities. Abilities that he would no doubt put to good use in future conflicts.

Drawn back to the [[Kr'Tal System]] by an encrypted emergency message sent by Rian, Kazmir found the entire Brotherhood in a state of confusion and blood lust. A [[Horizons|plague]] affecting those that touched the Force had rapidly spread through the ranks of the organization, one that threatened to destroy the Brotherhood from within. His time spent during the Horizon crisis was juggled between rounding up Taldryans journeymen, trying to quarantine the danger they could possess, and fighting those that had been possessed. Eventually, Kazmir himself would succumb to the effects of the plague, leading to his own quarantine in the lower structures of Taldryan's Great Hall. Once a cure had been engineered, Kazmir resumed regular activity within the ranks of Taldryan.

The Horizon crisis was more than just a random attack by a renegade Grand Master, it was part of a bigger plot to eradicate the Dark Brotherhood. A shadowed group of Sith, denouncing the Brotherhood as a heretic order, was behind the assault. In retaliation to this splinter group, the Council of the Brotherhood called out for a massive war, intent on taking the fight to the One Sith.

The opening assault took place on Krayiss II, a desert planet which held a Library-temple of Ancient Sith construction. Kazmir had a wonderful time here and got out with some minor scrapes. The Crusades then took Taldryan to Rhelg, a winter wonder land where Kazmir got lost in the pine tree forests. Presumed dead, he was given a posthumous promotion. He eventually found his way back just in time for the assault on Ashas Ree. Not much happened here; some minor tussles with a bounty hunter or two. Moving on, they assaulted Jaguada, more sand got into Kaz's underpants and he hated it. So did everyone else. Annoyed by Taldryan's constant bitching, the council sent them to capture Dromund Kaas, hoping that the change of scenery from desert and icy wastelands to lush jungles. It didn't go as planned, but Taldryan prevailed in the end.

After a valiant performance, Taldryan was once again lifted to clan status. Kazmir was given the opportunity to assume direct control one the Brotherhood's most prestigious house in the form of [[House Dinaari]]. Selecting the [[Dark Prophet]] [[Telaris "Mav" Cantor|Mav]] as his mentor, Kazmir sought to lay down the foundations for Taldryan's rise to prominence once again.
==Personal Information==
===Physical Appearance===
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Kazmir is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and is built on the somewhat slender side. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body into an athletic frame, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers. Due to his genetics, Kazmir sports silver hair, which, for the most of his life has been kept long, although since recently he has gone for a more fashionable shorter cut. His natural eyes had a similar silver hint to them and have, in the past, been described as mesmerizing. Since the horrors that occurred during the invasion of New Tython he has since recently been seen with artisan-quality cybernetic replacements which have a more cyan tint to them.
===Personality===
Described by many as a mysterious individual who hides his true feelings behind an almost constant smile and slitted eyes. Kazmir is a person of incredible resolve, not hesitating to do whatever it takes to complete a mission or defeat an enemy; this stems from his low tolerance for failure, but in himself and in those that are entrusted in his care. Kazmir is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in his beliefs. A hard worker that is generally reserved and anything but arrogant, though he does hold a certain amount of pride in his own abilities and for his Clan.
He masks his feelings and emotions behind a mask of conviction and cold professionalism. Though he rarely speaks, heavy use of sarcasm and mocking politeness make it very difficult to discern his thoughts. Not interested in personal gain, unlike many of his peers, he cares more for Taldryan as a whole. Many find his demeanor rather unsettling.

Kazmir is very perceptive, observant and intuitive in combat. Fully aware of the limits of his abilities and possessing incredible control over his emotions, he shows surprise only when an enemy proves to be more powerful than expected. Even in such cases he stoically holds his composure, very rarely showing signs of distress or surprise. This dispassionate approach often leads to Kazmir feeling alienated from those around him - especially those that thrive on their emotions during combat.
===Powers and Abilities===
The Echani prides himself on his abilities with a lightsaber, being somewhat of a purist when it comes down to personal combat. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of besting your opponents face to face. This drive to beat opponents up close and personal have seen Kazmir adhere to a rigid physical training regime. As a result, Kazmir holds a surprising amount of strength in his lithe and agile frame, and packs the endurance needed to face down enemies in prolonged duels. Aside from his physical attributes, the young inquisitor also possesses a keen, analytic mind. His understanding of psychology was a deciding factor in pursuing his career, being very adept of interrogation, torture, and manipulation. His skills in drawing information from others is further boosted by his unsettling presence.

Amplification, mind tricks, control pain.
==Equipment==
[[File:7722robes.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A selection of Kaz robes]]
[[File:7722saber.png|thumb|150px|left|Kazmir's custom saber]]
===Apparel===
Kazmir is know to wear a variety of clothing depending on the situation. Most often he spends his time in Taldryan's ''Tenacity'' robes, aptly named for the Clan's stubbornness to back down. A formfitting black, [[starwars:body glove|body glove]] serves as the first layer of protection. The insulated and airtight body glove wards the young Echani against hazards of a more biological nature. It is known to grant a measure of protection against polluted water and poisonous air. A secondary layer consists of lightly-armored sections: providing protection for the Quaestor's midsection; forearms; hands; and lower legs. The attire comes with a hood and blue accents.

On rare occasions, Kazmir sports the Sun Guard armor he inherited from his late biological father. The young Echani wears it in memory of his proud warrior heritage. The full suit of armor is constructed from a light [[starwars:duraplast|duraplast]] material, providing ample amounts of protection while only slightly hindering the Obelisk's freedom of movement. Despite the added boons granted by full-body protection, the hampering of his movements is a stumbling block for Kazmir, and he only dons the full regalia when he's certain he'll need the additional armor.
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===Weaponry===
With parts gathered during the relentless crusade, some more unusual that the other, Kazmir crafted his own saber. Durable construction, common parts, easily repairable, a proper weapon for a warrior that thrives in the heart of battle.
===Possessions===
Kazmir had in his possession a personal keepsake that takes the form of a [[starwars:Bronzium|Bronzium]] pendant. The exact origins of the pendant are unknown, even to Kazmir himself, which has led to numerous theories being formed by his peers. The crystal that had rested on the pendant for many years is missing, having been transformed into a power source to fuel his saber.

==DJB Facts==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Without power, what future can you claim?}}
===Outstanding Achievements===
* Has nine [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 68 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Received three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]]
* Has almost 1500 prestige as an EQ2
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Kazmir Natas

2014-03-03T18:14:35Z

Kazmir: added more, still needs more work.

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|birth={{Birthyear_and_Age_(ABY)|15|}}
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*[[Eiko]]
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|fightingstyle=
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*[[Magistrate]]
|era=*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=* [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]]
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* Armags
|dossier=[[dossier:7722|7722]]
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{{Quote|Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.|Kazmir}}
'''Kazmir "Tyre" Natas''', is a [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force-sensitive]] [[starwars:Thyrsian|Ech]][[starwars:Echani|ani]] [[starwars:male|male]] who currently serves as the [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]] of [[Clan Taldryan]] at the rank of [[Obelisk Prelate]]. Born on [[starwars:Thyrsus|Thyrsus]] in [[starwars:15 ABY|15 ABY]] - in anything but ''ideal'' situations - to a Thyrsian father and Echani mother, parents he has never met, or known. The young boy was left for dead on the streets until he was found, and raised as heir to a local Thyrsian nobleman. His life on Thyrsus was unremarkable, and he was quickly drawn to exploring the [[starwars:The Galaxy|galaxy]] in search of an understanding for his abnormal [[starwars:The Force|powers]]. Finding his way to the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] where he was taken in by Taldryan, Kazmir quickly rose to become a trusted and highly decorated Taldryanite and that despite lacking years of formal training in the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Jedi]] way.

==Character History==
===Innocence lost {15 ABY - 32 ABY}===
[[File:Young Tyre.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Portrait of "Tyre" - 20 ABY - Age 5]]
The story of Kazmir begins many years before his birth, in 32 BBY to be exact, '''Sorin Natas''' was a [[starwars:Sun Guard|Sun Guard]] [[starwars:captain|captain]] in the service of [[starwars:Darth Plagueis|Plagueis]]. A dedicated and decorated warrior who presumably lost his life during the nuclear attack on the [[starwars:Sojourn|Hunter's Moon]]. Later evidence suggests that Sorin was mildly Force-sensitive, though not to an extent to use the [[starwars:The Force|Force]] to produce external effects, merely being gently guided by it. Both Sorin and his son '''Carreal''', who held a stronger connection to the Force, would fail to foresee what their progeny would become. Also a Sun Guard, Carreal quickly blazed through the ranks of their society, undoubtedly with the assistance of the Force. Force-sensitivity was uncommon in Echani-blood, even more so in Thyrsian. Despite being a Sith-cult at the time, the Sun Guard was known to viciously hunt down any of their own Force-sensitive kin; most likely in an offering to their Sith masters as a potential acolyte or otherwise to be trained as specialist soldiers.

Born out of a joining of a Thyrsian father and an Echani mother, the boy was considered an abomination even before his birth. Precisely why his father had chosen an Echani mate is unknown to this day. Kazmir's life was difficult from the day of his birth, born with pale skin, and light hair upon his scalp, signs of the Echani blood flowing in his veins. The baby was dumped into the streets of Thyrsus, left to fight for his life. In a twist of fate the baby was found by a Thyrsian [[starwars:noble|noble]], sauntering the street out of sheer boredom. He gave the baby the name '''Tyre''' which meant ''lost one'' in an obscure dialect. Most of Thyrsus held a severe disdain to their Echani cousins, why this noble adopted Kazmir and raised him like his own son was an enigma. Rumors spread later that the noble had lost his son to a disease, others said he got killed in a mission for the Sun Guard.

Born a "cursed child" and raised in a noble environment, Kazmir held severe contempt for those around him. Being mocked on a daily basis by other children, the young Echani frequently got himself into small-scale brawls and other assorted troubles. Instinctively learning the way of [[starwars:Echani(martial art)|Echani]], as if he had inherited the memories of his forebears, the young boy exacted a bloody vengeance on all that ridiculed him. Impressing his "father" in all the wrong ways, the young child was sent to boarding school from an early age to learn the more delicate arts of society.
Separated from his father in an environment that was unknown to him, living with children that treated him exactly the same as those that had perished, left their scars on the unripe tenderfoot. Though he had excelled at academics and was noted to be remarkably strong for his tender age, he recurrently got into trouble and faced expulsion more often than not. Realizing that the boy would need a secure hand to guide him, his father started to regularly drop by the college to discuss how his son felt, though it only had marginal effects in the long run. Before the situation got more out of hand, a private psychiatrist was hired to help Tyre deal with his emotional turmoil. Over time the situation progressed in meager, but noticeable steps. Being picked on less and less had allowed the young boy to further his academic endeavors, more often than not finishing top of his respective class.

After graduating top of his class at the tender age of 17, the adopted noble was given the freedom to travel around the sector by his father. Initially traveling to uncover more about his latent Force-sensitivity. On one of such travels, the adolescent found himself in the company of small-scale underworld organizations. While in the company of smugglers, pirates, and slave traders, he found himself to be in a troublesome situation. His liberation came from an unexpected corner of the Galaxy when a group of old folks crashed landed their antiqued ship close to the underworld den. No sooner had the den been turned to a place of primordial chaos,slaves and their holders running for their lives as the embers of their lives were extinguished in an all purging maelstrom of force and death. Where the other scum and villains had either fled the scene or died an unsightly death, Kazmir stood in place, with a raised head, and utterly calm. After searching and retrieving whatever they had come for, one of the party crashers gave the order to equalize the building with the ground. Kazmir managed to grab the attention of the group, and when one of them had approached him, and initially mock him for being a ''lucky little runt'', did they sense something more about the teen; he strong in the Force, at least strong enough to take with them for a new life...
===The Power of the Dark Side {32 ABY - 34 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas GJW.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Kazmir - 32 ABY - Age 17]]
{{Quote|Learn. Detach. Transcend.|Kazmir}}
Utilizing his talents for academics and his drive to be perfect in any endeavor he partook in, Kazmir blazed through the [[Shadow Academy]] at a record pace. Becoming one of the youngest members to hold no less than five [[Dark Side Degrees|degrees]] in multiple fields of study. Kazmir had felt an unfamiliar warmth in the academy, the other students were just like him, they didn't treat him any different than they would another of their own kind. He wouldn't consider the bonds he made there friendship but something along the lines of ''companionship''. Rolling out of the academy, he was placed in [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]] where, much to his surprise, he sensed powerful, distinct, yet ultimately, familiar presences in the [[starwars: Force Sense|Force]]; an ability that he had excessively honed during his time in the academy. Upon exploring the society of Taldryan, he had found out that it was indeed the '''Old Folks Home''' that had been his surprising liberators, and entry into the life that he had been destined to lead.

Needing virtually no time to adjust, or get used to his new life as a [[starwars:Dark Jedi|force]] of darkness. The young Echani, who was only fifteen, was sent to a newly discovered [[Salas V|planet]]. As a new, and unknown face in the [[DJB|Brotherhood]]; he was tasked to infiltrate [[Revan|Independent House Revan]] and provide Taldryan with delicate information. However, when the fighting erupted, Kazmir lost contact with his overseeing officer. Left stranded on an unknown planet in the midst of an annihilating [[Spoils of War|slaughter]], surrounded by men and women he did not know, Kazmir made the split decision to join Revan. The young adolescent experienced the horror that was Salas V with his own eyes. Yet he had felt no aversion to it, on the contrary, he indulged in the ever strengthening currents of the [[starwars:Dark Side|Dark Side]] as they ran rampant on Salas V. Though the war ultimately ended in a matter of weeks, Kazmir was unable to make a timely return to Taldryan’s forces and remained stranded in the ranks of Revan.

Presumed dead by his Taldryan peers he adopted a new identity to continue his training in the Brotherhood. Quickly forming a mutual respecting bond with [[Eiko]], then [[Quaestor|leader]] of Revan, allowed Kazmir unique access to some of Revan’s deepest and darkest secrets. It proved to be a one of a kind chance to look behind the daily mundane work that was the Brotherhood’s surface, deep into the darkest reaches of what a leader was responsible for. Working his way to gain the trust of his Revan peers, Kazmir would receive multiple promotions for consecutive successes, both in high-key missions and in other priority tasks, quickly being [[Dark Jedi Knight|knighted]] and becoming a full member of the Brotherhood. A moment that he had longed for and embraced with open arms. Accepted by the Brotherhood at large, he had now gained access to new information and locations to help him deepen his understanding of the, to him, still mysterious Force. His bond with Eiko meant that Kazmir would work tirelessly under the banner of Revan. Some more highlighted tasks included infiltrating a corporation and redirecting funds, hardware, and laboring forces towards Salas V for the construction of a now defunct outpost. Ultimately, the young Obelisk found his way back to Taldryan where he wrestled back some of the prestige and trust that saw him being tasked with infiltrating [[House Odan-Urr]]. Unbeknownst to Kazmir at the time, the same scenario would happen as when he infiltrated Revan.
=== No one's Equal {34 ABY - 37 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kazmir - 36 ABY - Age 21]]
{{Quote|Nothing worth having is easily obtained.|Kazmir to Carissus}}
The horrors of Salas V could best be described as a childish nightmare when compared to what would proceed on [[New Tython]]. Kazmir's darker impulses, his fear, his anger, his passion, he had reveled in them. With every death he witnessed, every deceitful plan that sprung in success, he had felt ultimate joy. He could feel his connection to the Force strengthen, it would have brought tears to his eyes were it not that he had a job to fulfill. [[Tenth Great Jedi War|The war]] came to an abrupt end. On the surface it had been an attempt to unite the different factions of the Brotherhood, guiding them to a cooperative destruction of the light-side pest that was Odan-Urr. However, a much more self-centered story took place behind the screens. Old nemesis’s had been dealt with, former bonds had been demolished.
The dark-tinted corruption that surfaced during the war did not go unnoticed by the Jedi High Council, and Kazmir was forced to return home to Taldryan during the closing stages.

For his selfless dedication, and high success rate during high-profile missions. The young Knight soon found himself elevated into the ranks of the [[Equite]] caste. Rising under the mantle of the Obelisk order, the young Taldryanite pursued the path of the assassin with a relentless vigor. With a period of peace burying grudges of old, Kazmir was more than once tasked with missions that would never thrill him as much as what he had done in the past. Yet he pushed onward, for the glory and greatness of Taldryan, in the hope that one day, they'd be the undisputed champions of the Brotherhood. Forming a powerful partnership with [[Rian Aslar]], Kazmir rose to prominence as he zealously pursued a deeper understanding of the Force through constant efforts and signs of dedication to Taldryan. Handling any task he was given by the summit with cold professionalism he was soon charged with guiding the next generation of Taldryanites, in the form of [[Carissus]] as a personal apprentice. Leaving the journeymen to his own devices, forcing the young Hapan to forge his own path, Kazmir set forward to continue his own training. Occasionally he would check up with the elder man, and make some small adjustments in his training regimes as he tried to passively guide him down the perilous paths and currents of the Dark Side. After a long spell of peace that lulled the Brotherhood to sleep, the noble was driven into boredom. This sparked his desire and urge to travel which quickly turned into an adventure on its own accord, one where the Templar managed to learn some exotic abilities. Abilities that he would no doubt put to good use in future conflicts.

Drawn back to the [[Kr'Tal System]] by an encrypted emergency message sent by Rian, Kazmir found the entire Brotherhood in a state of confusion and blood lust. A [[Horizons|plague]] affecting those that touched the Force had rapidly spread through the ranks of the organization, one that threatened to destroy the Brotherhood from within. His time spent during the Horizon crisis was juggled between rounding up Taldryans journeymen, trying to quarantine the danger they could possess, and fighting those that had been possessed. Eventually, Kazmir himself would succumb to the effects of the plague, leading to his own quarantine in the lower structures of Taldryan's Great Hall. Once a cure had been engineered, Kazmir resumed regular activity within the ranks of Taldryan.

The Horizon crisis was more than just a random attack by a renegade Grand Master, it was part of a bigger plot to eradicate the Dark Brotherhood. A shadowed group of Sith, denouncing the Brotherhood as a heretic order, was behind the assault. In retaliation to this splinter group, the Council of the Brotherhood called out for a massive war, intent on taking the fight to the One Sith.

The opening assault took place on Krayiss II, a desert planet which held a Library-temple of Ancient Sith construction. Kazmir had a wonderful time here and got out with some minor scrapes. The Crusades then took Taldryan to Rhelg, a winter wonder land where Kazmir got lost in the pine tree forests. Presumed dead, he was given a posthumous promotion. He eventually found his way back just in time for the assault on Ashas Ree. Not much happened here; some minor tussles with a bounty hunter or two. Moving on, they assaulted Jaguada, more sand got into Kaz's underpants and he hated it. So did everyone else. Annoyed by Taldryan's constant bitching, the council sent them to capture Dromund Kaas, hoping that the change of scenery from desert and icy wastelands to lush jungles. It didn't go as planned, but Taldryan prevailed in the end.

After a valiant performance, Taldryan was once again lifted to clan status. Kazmir was given the opportunity to assume direct control one the Brotherhood's most prestigious house in the form of [[House Dinaari]]. Selecting the [[Dark Prophet]] [[Telaris "Mav" Cantor|Mav]] as his mentor, Kazmir sought to lay down the foundations for Taldryan's rise to prominence once again.
==Personal Information==
===Physical Appearance===
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Kazmir is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and is built on the somewhat slender side. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body into an athletic frame, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers. Due to his genetics, Kazmir sports silver hair, which, for the most of his life has been kept long, although since recently he has gone for a more fashionable shorter cut. His natural eyes had a similar silver hint to them and have, in the past, been described as mesmerizing. Since the horrors that occurred during the invasion of New Tython he has since recently been seen with artisan-quality cybernetic replacements which have a more cyan tint to them.
===Personality===
Described by many as a mysterious individual who hides his true feelings behind an almost constant smile and slitted eyes. Kazmir is a person of incredible resolve, not hesitating to do whatever it takes to complete a mission or defeat an enemy; this stems from his low tolerance for failure, but in himself and in those that are entrusted in his care. Kazmir is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in his beliefs. A hard worker that is generally reserved and anything but arrogant, though he does hold a certain amount of pride in his own abilities and for his Clan.
He masks his feelings and emotions behind a mask of conviction and cold professionalism. Though he rarely speaks, heavy use of sarcasm and mocking politeness make it very difficult to discern his thoughts. Not interested in personal gain, unlike many of his peers, he cares more for Taldryan as a whole. Many find his demeanor rather unsettling.

Kazmir is very perceptive, observant and intuitive in combat. Fully aware of the limits of his abilities and possessing incredible control over his emotions, he shows surprise only when an enemy proves to be more powerful than expected. Even in such cases he stoically holds his composure, very rarely showing signs of distress or surprise. This dispassionate approach often leads to Kazmir feeling alienated from those around him - especially those that thrive on their emotions during combat.
===Powers and Abilities===
The Echani prides himself on his abilities with a lightsaber, being somewhat of a purist when it comes down to personal combat. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of besting your opponents face to face. This drive to beat opponents up close and personal have seen Kazmir adhere to a rigid physical training regime. As a result, Kazmir holds a surprising amount of strength in his lithe and agile frame, and packs the endurance needed to face down enemies in prolonged duels. Aside from his physical attributes, the young inquisitor also possesses a keen, analytic mind. His understanding of psychology was a deciding factor in pursuing his career, being very adept of interrogation, torture, and manipulation. His skills in drawing information from others is further boosted by his unsettling presence.

Amplification, mind tricks, control pain.
==Equipment==
[[File:7722robes.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A selection of Kaz robes]]
[[File:7722saber.png|thumb|150px|left|Kazmir's custom saber]]
===Apparel===
Kazmir is know to wear a variety of clothing depending on the situation. Most often he spends his time in Taldryan's ''Tenacity'' robes, aptly named for the Clan's stubbornness to back down. A formfitting black, [[starwars:body glove|body glove]] serves as the first layer of protection. The insulated and airtight body glove wards the young Echani against hazards of a more biological nature. It is known to grant a measure of protection against polluted water and poisonous air. A secondary layer consists of lightly-armored sections: providing protection for the Quaestor's midsection; forearms; hands; and lower legs. The attire comes with a hood and blue accents.

On rare occasions, Kazmir sports armor signifying his status in the Grand Master's Royal Guard. The full suit of armor is constructed from a light [[starwars:duraplast|duraplast]] material, providing ample amounts of protection while only slightly hindering the Obelisk's freedom of movement. Despite the added boons granted by full-body protection, the hampering of his movements is a stumbling block for Kazmir, and he only dons the full regalia when he's certain he'll need the additional armor.
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===Weaponry===
With parts gathered during the relentless crusade, some more unusual that the other, Kazmir crafted his own saber. Durable construction, common parts, easily repairable, a proper weapon for a warrior that thrives in the heart of battle.
===Possessions===
Kazmir had in his possession a personal keepsake that takes the form of a [[starwars:Bronzium|Bronzium]] pendant. The exact origins of the pendant are unknown, even to Kazmir himself, which has led to numerous theories being formed by his peers. The crystal that had rested on the pendant for many years is missing, having been transformed into a power source to fuel his saber.

==DJB Facts==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = [[V'yr Vorsa]]
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = House reformed
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Without power, what future can you claim?}}
===Outstanding Achievements===
* Has nine [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 68 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Received three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]]
* Has almost 1500 prestige as an EQ2
[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

Kazmir Natas

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Kazmir: laying down some lines to expand later

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|image=[[File:Kazmir Natas infobox.jpg|250px]]
|firstname=Kazmir
|lastname=Natas
|homeworld=[[starwars:Thyrsus|Thyrsus]]
|birth={{Birthyear_and_Age_(ABY)|15|}}
|species=[[starwars:Echani|Echani]] & [[starwars:Thyrsian|Thyrsian]] hybrid
|gender=Male
|hair=Silver
|eyes=Varying (Cybernetics)
|height=1.85 m
|weight=72 kg
|cyber=Eyes
|allies=*[[Rian Aslar]]
*[[Eiko]]
|saber=White
|form=[[Vaapad]]
|fightingstyle=
|profession=*[[starwars:Dark Jedi|Dark Jedi]]
*[[Magistrate]]
|era=*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=* [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]]
|ship=
|apprentices=*[[Carissus]]
|dossier=[[dossier:7722|7722]]
}}
{{Quote|Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.|Kazmir}}
'''Kazmir "Tyre" Natas''', is a [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force-sensitive]] [[starwars:Thyrsian|Ech]][[starwars:Echani|ani]] [[starwars:male|male]] who currently serves as the [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]] of [[Clan Taldryan]] at the rank of [[Obelisk Prelate]]. Born on [[starwars:Thyrsus|Thyrsus]] in [[starwars:15 ABY|15 ABY]] - in anything but ''ideal'' situations - to a Thyrsian father and Echani mother, parents he has never met, or known. The young boy was left for dead on the streets until he was found, and raised as heir to a local Thyrsian nobleman. His life on Thyrsus was unremarkable, and he was quickly drawn to exploring the [[starwars:The Galaxy|galaxy]] in search of an understanding for his abnormal [[starwars:The Force|powers]]. Finding his way to the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] where he was taken in by Taldryan, Kazmir quickly rose to become a trusted and highly decorated Taldryanite and that despite lacking years of formal training in the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Jedi]] way.

==Character History==
===Innocence lost {15 ABY - 32 ABY}===
[[File:Young Tyre.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Portrait of "Tyre" - 20 ABY - Age 5]]
The story of Kazmir begins many years before his birth, in 32 BBY to be exact, '''Sorin Natas''' was a [[starwars:Sun Guard|Sun Guard]] [[starwars:captain|captain]] in the service of [[starwars:Darth Plagueis|Plagueis]]. A dedicated and decorated warrior who presumably lost his life during the nuclear attack on the [[starwars:Sojourn|Hunter's Moon]]. Later evidence suggests that Sorin was mildly Force-sensitive, though not to an extent to use the [[starwars:The Force|Force]] to produce external effects, merely being gently guided by it. Both Sorin and his son '''Carreal''', who held a stronger connection to the Force, would fail to foresee what their progeny would become. Also a Sun Guard, Carreal quickly blazed through the ranks of their society, undoubtedly with the assistance of the Force. Force-sensitivity was uncommon in Echani-blood, even more so in Thyrsian. Despite being a Sith-cult at the time, the Sun Guard was known to viciously hunt down any of their own Force-sensitive kin; most likely in an offering to their Sith masters as a potential acolyte or otherwise to be trained as specialist soldiers.

Born out of a joining of a Thyrsian father and an Echani mother, the boy was considered an abomination even before his birth. Precisely why his father had chosen an Echani mate is unknown to this day. Kazmir's life was difficult from the day of his birth, born with pale skin, and light hair upon his scalp, signs of the Echani blood flowing in his veins. The baby was dumped into the streets of Thyrsus, left to fight for his life. In a twist of fate the baby was found by a Thyrsian [[starwars:noble|noble]], sauntering the street out of sheer boredom. He gave the baby the name '''Tyre''' which meant ''lost one'' in an obscure dialect. Most of Thyrsus held a severe disdain to their Echani cousins, why this noble adopted Kazmir and raised him like his own son was an enigma. Rumors spread later that the noble had lost his son to a disease, others said he got killed in a mission for the Sun Guard.

Born a "cursed child" and raised in a noble environment, Kazmir held severe contempt for those around him. Being mocked on a daily basis by other children, the young Echani frequently got himself into small-scale brawls and other assorted troubles. Instinctively learning the way of [[starwars:Echani(martial art)|Echani]], as if he had inherited the memories of his forebears, the young boy exacted a bloody vengeance on all that ridiculed him. Impressing his "father" in all the wrong ways, the young child was sent to boarding school from an early age to learn the more delicate arts of society.
Separated from his father in an environment that was unknown to him, living with children that treated him exactly the same as those that had perished, left their scars on the unripe tenderfoot. Though he had excelled at academics and was noted to be remarkably strong for his tender age, he recurrently got into trouble and faced expulsion more often than not. Realizing that the boy would need a secure hand to guide him, his father started to regularly drop by the college to discuss how his son felt, though it only had marginal effects in the long run. Before the situation got more out of hand, a private psychiatrist was hired to help Tyre deal with his emotional turmoil. Over time the situation progressed in meager, but noticeable steps. Being picked on less and less had allowed the young boy to further his academic endeavors, more often than not finishing top of his respective class.

After graduating top of his class at the tender age of 17, the adopted noble was given the freedom to travel around the sector by his father. Initially traveling to uncover more about his latent Force-sensitivity. On one of such travels, the adolescent found himself in the company of small-scale underworld organizations. While in the company of smugglers, pirates, and slave traders, he found himself to be in a troublesome situation. His liberation came from an unexpected corner of the Galaxy when a group of old folks crashed landed their antiqued ship close to the underworld den. No sooner had the den been turned to a place of primordial chaos,slaves and their holders running for their lives as the embers of their lives were extinguished in an all purging maelstrom of force and death. Where the other scum and villains had either fled the scene or died an unsightly death, Kazmir stood in place, with a raised head, and utterly calm. After searching and retrieving whatever they had come for, one of the party crashers gave the order to equalize the building with the ground. Kazmir managed to grab the attention of the group, and when one of them had approached him, and initially mock him for being a ''lucky little runt'', did they sense something more about the teen; he strong in the Force, at least strong enough to take with them for a new life...
===The Power of the Dark Side {32 ABY - 34 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas GJW.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Kazmir - 32 ABY - Age 17]]
{{Quote|Learn. Detach. Transcend.|Kazmir}}
Utilizing his talents for academics and his drive to be perfect in any endeavor he partook in, Kazmir blazed through the [[Shadow Academy]] at a record pace. Becoming one of the youngest members to hold no less than five [[Dark Side Degrees|degrees]] in multiple fields of study. Kazmir had felt an unfamiliar warmth in the academy, the other students were just like him, they didn't treat him any different than they would another of their own kind. He wouldn't consider the bonds he made there friendship but something along the lines of ''companionship''. Rolling out of the academy, he was placed in [[Taldryan|House Taldryan]] where, much to his surprise, he sensed powerful, distinct, yet ultimately, familiar presences in the [[starwars: Force Sense|Force]]; an ability that he had excessively honed during his time in the academy. Upon exploring the society of Taldryan, he had found out that it was indeed the '''Old Folks Home''' that had been his surprising liberators, and entry into the life that he had been destined to lead.

Needing virtually no time to adjust, or get used to his new life as a [[starwars:Dark Jedi|force]] of darkness. The young Echani, who was only fifteen, was sent to a newly discovered [[Salas V|planet]]. As a new, and unknown face in the [[DJB|Brotherhood]]; he was tasked to infiltrate [[Revan|Independent House Revan]] and provide Taldryan with delicate information. However, when the fighting erupted, Kazmir lost contact with his overseeing officer. Left stranded on an unknown planet in the midst of an annihilating [[Spoils of War|slaughter]], surrounded by men and women he did not know, Kazmir made the split decision to join Revan. The young adolescent experienced the horror that was Salas V with his own eyes. Yet he had felt no aversion to it, on the contrary, he indulged in the ever strengthening currents of the [[starwars:Dark Side|Dark Side]] as they ran rampant on Salas V. Though the war ultimately ended in a matter of weeks, Kazmir was unable to make a timely return to Taldryan’s forces and remained stranded in the ranks of Revan.

Presumed dead by his Taldryan peers he adopted a new identity to continue his training in the Brotherhood. Quickly forming a mutual respecting bond with [[Eiko]], then [[Quaestor|leader]] of Revan, allowed Kazmir unique access to some of Revan’s deepest and darkest secrets. It proved to be a one of a kind chance to look behind the daily mundane work that was the Brotherhood’s surface, deep into the darkest reaches of what a leader was responsible for. Working his way to gain the trust of his Revan peers, Kazmir would receive multiple promotions for consecutive successes, both in high-key missions and in other priority tasks, quickly being [[Dark Jedi Knight|knighted]] and becoming a full member of the Brotherhood. A moment that he had longed for and embraced with open arms. Accepted by the Brotherhood at large, he had now gained access to new information and locations to help him deepen his understanding of the, to him, still mysterious Force. His bond with Eiko meant that Kazmir would work tirelessly under the banner of Revan. Some more highlighted tasks included infiltrating a corporation and redirecting funds, hardware, and laboring forces towards Salas V for the construction of a now defunct outpost. Ultimately, the young Obelisk found his way back to Taldryan where he wrestled back some of the prestige and trust that saw him being tasked with infiltrating [[House Odan-Urr]]. Unbeknownst to Kazmir at the time, the same scenario would happen as when he infiltrated Revan.
=== No one's Equal {34 ABY - 36 ABY}===
[[File:Kazmir Natas.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kazmir - 36 ABY - Age 21]]
{{Quote|Nothing worth having is easily obtained.|Kazmir to Carissus}}
The horrors of Salas V could best be described as a childish nightmare when compared to what would proceed on [[New Tython]]. Kazmir's darker impulses, his fear, his anger, his passion, he had reveled in them. With every death he witnessed, every deceitful plan that sprung in success, he had felt ultimate joy. He could feel his connection to the Force strengthen, it would have brought tears to his eyes were it not that he had a job to fulfill. [[Tenth Great Jedi War|The war]] came to an abrupt end. On the surface it had been an attempt to unite the different factions of the Brotherhood, guiding them to a cooperative destruction of the light-side pest that was Odan-Urr. However, a much more self-centered story took place behind the screens. Old nemesis’s had been dealt with, former bonds had been demolished.
The dark-tinted corruption that surfaced during the war did not go unnoticed by the Jedi High Council, and Kazmir was forced to return home to Taldryan during the closing stages.

For his selfless dedication, and high success rate during high-profile missions. The young Knight soon found himself elevated into the ranks of the [[Equite]] caste. Rising under the mantle of the Obelisk order, the young Taldryanite pursued the path of the assassin with a relentless vigor. With a period of peace burying grudges of old, Kazmir was more than once tasked with missions that would never thrill him as much as what he had done in the past. Yet he pushed onward, for the glory and greatness of Taldryan, in the hope that one day, they'd be the undisputed champions of the Brotherhood. Forming a powerful partnership with [[Rian Aslar]], Kazmir rose to prominence as he zealously pursued a deeper understanding of the Force through constant efforts and signs of dedication to Taldryan. Handling any task he was given by the summit with cold professionalism he was soon charged with guiding the next generation of Taldryanites, in the form of [[Carissus]] as a personal apprentice. Leaving the journeymen to his own devices, forcing the young Hapan to forge his own path, Kazmir set forward to continue his own training. Occasionally he would check up with the elder man, and make some small adjustments in his training regimes as he tried to passively guide him down the perilous paths and currents of the Dark Side. After a long spell of peace that lulled the Brotherhood to sleep, the noble was driven into boredom. This sparked his desire and urge to travel which quickly turned into an adventure on its own accord, one where the Templar managed to learn some exotic abilities. Abilities that he would no doubt put to good use in future conflicts.

Drawn back to the [[Kr'Tal System]] by an encrypted emergency message sent by Rian, Kazmir found the entire Brotherhood in a state of confusion and blood lust. A plague affecting those that touched the Force had rapidly spread through the ranks of the organization, one that threatened to destroy the Brotherhood from within.

===The Crusade {36 ABY - 37 ABY}===
Krayiss II, a desert planet with a Library-temple of Ancient Sith construction. Kazmir had a wonderful time here and got out with some minor scrapes. The Crusades then took Taldryan to Rhelg, a winter wonder land whereKazmir got lost in the pine tree forests. Presumed dead, he was given a posthumous promotion. He eventually found his way back just in time for the assault on Ashas Ree. Not much happened here; some minor tussles with a bounty hunter or two. Moving on, they assaulted Jaguada, more sand got into Kaz's underpants and he hated it. So did everyone else. Annoyed by Taldryan's constant bitching, the council sent them to capture Dromund Kaas.

After a valiant performance, Taldryan was once again lifted to clan status. Kazmir was given the opportunity to assume direct control one the Brotherhood's most prestigious house in the form of [[House Dinaari]]. Selecting the [[Dark Prophet]] [[Telaris "Mav" Cantor|Mav]] as his mentor, Kazmir sought to lay down the foundations for Taldryan's rise to prominence once again.
==Personal Information==
===Physical Appearance===
Standing just under 6'1" and weighting in at about 159lbs, Kazmir is fair-skinned, fairly tall, and is built on the somewhat slender side. Devotion to physical excellence has sculpted his body into an athletic frame, though he does not carry to overall bulk of many of his peers. Due to his genetics, Kazmir sports silver hair, which, for the most of his life has been kept long, although since recently he has gone for a more fashionable shorter cut. His natural eyes had a similar silver hint to them and have, in the past, been described as mesmerizing. Since the horrors that occurred during the invasion of New Tython he has since recently been seen with artisan-quality cybernetic replacements which have a more cyan tint to them.
===Personality===
Described by many as a mysterious individual who hides his true feelings behind an almost constant smile and slitted eyes. Kazmir is a person of incredible resolve, not hesitating to do whatever it takes to complete a mission or defeat an enemy. Kazmir is staunchly loyal, firm, and unbending in his beliefs. A hard worker that is generally reserved and anything but arrogant. He is the arch-typical assassin; rarely voicing his opinion or objecting to orders that are in line with his beliefs. He masks his feelings and emotions behind a mask of conviction and cold professionalism. Though he rarely speaks, heavy use of sarcasm and mocking politeness make it very difficult to discern his thoughts. Not interested in personal gain, unlike many of his peers, he cares more for Taldryan as a whole. Many find his demeanor rather unsettling.

The Echani is very perceptive, observant, intuitive, and is rarely caught off guard. He is fully aware of the limits of his abilities and possesses incredible control over his emotions. Showing surprise only when an enemy proves to be more powerful than expected. Even in such cases he stoically holds his composure, very rarely showing signs of distress or surprise.

While he is generally quiet and solitary, he is able to see the benefit of working with other members of Taldryan to overcome obstacles, or complete missions, that are beyond the scope of his abilities.
===Powers and Abilities===
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==Equipment==
[[File:7722robes.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A selection of Kaz robes]]
[[File:7722saber.png|thumb|150px|left|Kazmir's custom saber]]
===Apparel===
Kazmir is know to wear a variety of clothing depending on the situation. Most often he spends his time in Taldryan's ''Tenacity'' robes, aptly named for the Clans stubbornness to back down. The robes sports lightly-armored sections, providing protection for the Quaestor's midsection, forearms, hands, and lower legs. The attire comes with a hood and blue accents. Blabla

On rare occasions, Kazmir sports armor signifying his status in the Grand Master's Royal Guard. The full suit of armor is constructed from a light duraplast material, providing ample amounts of protection while only slightly hindering the Obelisk's freedom of movement. Blabla
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===Weaponry===
With parts gathered during the relentless crusade, some more unusual that the other, Kazmir crafted his own saber. Blabla
===Possessions===
Kazmir had in his possession a personal keepsake that takes the form of a [[starwars:Bronzium|Bronzium]] pendant. The exact origins of the pendant are unknown, even to Kazmir himself, which has led to numerous theories being formed by his peers. The crystal that had rested on the pendant for many years is missing, having been transformed into a power source to fuel his saber.

==DJB Facts==
{{Positions}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Battleteam Leader]] of [[Dark Fire Brigade]]
|years = 33 ABY
|before = [[Halcyon Taldrya]]
|after = Battleteam Closed
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Magistrate]] to the [[Herald]]
|years = 36 ABY - 37 ABY
|before = [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|after = xx
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Wiki_Tribune#Staff|Wiki Staff]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = [[Fremoc]]
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{Succession box
|title = [[Quaestor]] of [[House Dinaari]]
|years = 37 ABY - XX ABY
|before = ''House reformed''
|after = ''Incumbent''
}}
{{End|footer=Without power, what future can you claim?}}
===Outstanding Achievements===
* Has eight [[Dark Side Degrees]] and has completed 56 courses in the [[Shadow Academy]]
* 8th place overall in the 2011 [[Independence Games]]
* Received three [[Seal of Loyalty|Seals of Loyalty]]
* Has almost 1500 prestige as an EQ2
[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Taldryanites]]

File:7722robes.jpg

2014-03-02T16:18:52Z

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The Harbingers

2014-02-22T22:35:48Z

Kazmir: Dinaari Battleteam

{{Eras|djb}}
{{Organization
|name=The Harbingers
|image=
|founder=[[Kazmir Natas]]
|leader=[[Nero Inferni]]
|members=
|headquarters=None
|locations=Everywhere
|formed=
|founded=37 ABY
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation=
*[[Taldryan]]
*[[House Dinaari]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

Derp

File:T-65 X wing.jpg

2014-02-04T21:26:26Z

Kazmir:

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DJBWiki:Featured article

2014-01-24T16:25:34Z

Kazmir: /* Chaf'arha'nuruodo */

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.
<hr>
<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].
<hr>
<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>{{[[Template:Nominated|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 a Featured icon and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the <code>{{[[Template:Featured article|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 (<nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>) for the nomination(s). Please use the format below for your nominations/showing support or objection.

'''Nominating:'''

<pre>=== [[Article Name]] ===
[[File:Infobox-Picture.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' --~~~~</pre>

'''Showing support or objecting:'''

<pre>* '''Strong Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing strong support --~~~~
* '''Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing support --~~~~
* '''Weak Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing weak support --~~~~
* '''Strong Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are strongly objecting --~~~~
* '''Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are objecting --~~~~
* '''Weak Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are weakly objecting --~~~~
{{Clear}}
</pre>
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=== [[Atyiru Caesus Entar]] ===
[[File:Atty_Headshot-small.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' -[[User:Selika|Selika]] 08:48, 8 November 2013 (MST)
* '''Object''' - Story is great, well-written and defined. Problems are with formatting and featured article rules. Too few images, walls of text everywhere. Linking looks good. There are several TBA areas in the page, which implies the page is incomplete. Also, the lead in is not succinct, but very chatty. Other featured articles may be looked at for examples. Lastly, out of character stuff should really be on one's userpage, not their character's article page, no matter how useful it is for others. All in all, a very fine piece of literature, just needs a boost in presentation. Keep up the great work! -[[User:Archangel|Archangel]] 21:46, 11 November 2013 (MST)
* '''Object''' - Story is well-written and defined. Could use a few more images for both visual appeal and breaking the walls of text. A small rewriting of the article's introduction would also be a massive boon. Though I don't think that much of the out of character pointers (such as for Run-ons and the music) should be on a character article. The thought is good, but I'd rather see that on the user's own page. [[User:Kazmir|Kaz]] 07:28, 7 January 2014 (MST)
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{{clear}}

=== [[Chaf'arha'nuruodo]] ===
[[File:Tal_NPC-Farhan_1.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' [[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 22:39, 14 January 2014 (MST)
* '''Support''' - Howie approves of this! --[[User:Howlader|Howlader]] 23:03, 14 January 2014 (MST)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Shadow Taldrya|Shadow Taldrya]] 23:14, 22 January 2014 (MST)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Halcyon|Halcyon]] 07:11, 24 January 2014 (MST)
* '''Support''' - [[User:Kazmir|Kaz]] 09:25, 24 January 2014 (MST)
*

{{Clear}}

[[Category:DJB Help]]

Kalus

2014-01-07T17:20:04Z

Kazmir: Fleshing out, far from complete

{{Eras|old|reb|new|njo|djb}}
{{Bending}}
{{Planet
|image=[[File:Kalus image.png|250px]]
|name=Kalus
|region= [[starwars:Expansion Region|Expansion Region]]
|system= [[Rybanloth System]]
|suns= [[Rybanloth]]
|moons= None
|lengthday= 32 standard hours
|lengthyear=470 standard days
|class=Terran
|diameter=12,369km
|atmosphere= [[starwars:Atmosphere#Type I atmospheres|Type I]]
|climate=Frozen
|gravity=1.2G
|terrain=
* Ice caves
* Tundras
* Frozen plains
* Mountain ranges
|water= 100% (Ice)
|interest=
* Spaceport
* Force Nexus
* Prison
|species=
* Wampas
* Pantran whitefangs
* Tauntauns
* Various rodents
|otherspecies=
* Sentients {{C|Taldryan Affiliation}}
* Ancient Sith {{C|formerly}}
|language=
* [[starwars:Galactic Basic|Galactic Basic]]
* [[starwars:Sith language|Sith]] {{C|formerly}}
|population=
* x% indigenous
* x% indigenous
* x% indigenous
* 1% [[Taldryan]] Jedi
|government=Military Dictatorship
|cities=None
|affiliation=[[Taldryan]]
}}

[[Kalus]] is a habitable world located in the [[Rybanloth System]]. Kalus is the final planet in the Rybanloth System, but also the most habitable. Kalus’s surface is all kinds of frozen, making navigation and exploration of it’s surface a difficult task. It’s earliest known entry in Galactic history saw the planet put to use as a prison world for the [[starwars:Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War)|Sith Empire]] of the [[starwars:Old Republic Era|Old Republic Era]]. Millenia later Kalus would fall under [[Taldryan|Taldryan's]] rule.

== Description ==
Kalus is a barren, ice-encrusted rock with little economic value, all attempts to mine its resources have proven fruitless. It’s proximity to the [[starwars:Subterrel Sector|Subterrel sector]], and thus the [[starwars:Rimma Trade Route|Rimma Trade Route]] and the [[starwars:Hydian Way|Hydian Way]] offers a meager tactical value. Its atmosphere contains nearly equal parts oxygen and nitrogen and contains trace amounts of various harmless gases. The planet is 12,369m wide and has a gravitational pull of 1.2g due to a dense inner core. One Kalus day is nearly 32 hours and it completes a full rotation of the Star in 470 days.

[[File:Kalus Surface 1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Volcanic steam freezes instantly and forms massive spires]]
The planet’s surface is entirely covered by a frozen ocean, except where volcanic fissures open up steam vents, depositing rock and minerals in darker patches on the glacier plains. A few mountain ranges pierce the permanent ice shelves, some being geologically active. Massive oceanic currents beneath the hemispheres cause regular seismic activity, resulting in a constantly shifting landscape of caves and tunnels as well as causing fissures in the ice-layers, sending jets of ocean water into the freezing Kalus air. The intense cold freezes these jets into spires of ice, suspending primitive ocean algae within these tall columns and glaciers.

Its orbit and axial tilt result in consistently icy weather patterns. Daytime temperatures reach levels unbearable to most species and rarely rise above freezing, even in the planet's relatively mild equatorial regions. The gale force winds and intense snowstorms that regularly wrack the windswept surface magnify the extreme cold of Kalus.

The only region of Kalus capable of supporting life exists along its equatorial region. Volcanic fissures vent warmth, vapor, and rich topsoil to the surface, providing limited protection from freezing winds. [[starwars:Lichen|lichen]] and fungus give nourishment to smell herds of [[starwars:Tauntaun|tauntauns]] and [[starwars:Icetromper|icetrompers]], which in turn become meals for Kalus’ bestial predators.

Due to the Sith Empire’s former presence on the planet, vast empty complexes were left behind beneath Kalus’ forbidding surface. These cavernous shelters and subterranean construction sites offer temporary safe havens from the biting cold.
Kalus sports a wide variety of dangerous terrains. Certain regions, like the desolate ''Shiverpeaks (name pending)'', hold great strategic value due to their natural formations and geographic location.

The frigid biosphere includes a minimal food chain: the predatory [[starwars:Wampa|wampas]] and [[starwars:Pantran Whitefang|pantran whitefangs]], the omnivorous tauntauns, the herbivorous icetrompers a few rodent species, including [[starwars:Snowmouse|snowmice]], [[starwars:Ice scrabbler|ice scrabblers]], [[starwars:Iceworm|iceworms]], and lichen

== History ==

=== Old Republic Era ===
Kalus first entered Galactic history under the [[starwars:Sith Empire (Post–Great Hyperspace War)|Sith Empire]], where it saw use as a gigantic prison world for the Empire’s enemies. A myriad of prisoners, both Republican, neutral, and Imperial were incarcerated underneath the planet’s frigid surface. Imperial Intelligence and Sith Inquisitors no doubt had a strong presence on Kalus, as they went to work interrogating millions of sentients - whether that would have been for valuable intel or their own personal amusement remains subject to discussion by historians.

Much of the planet's history during this era is lost, the only remnants from the age being various ruins and the presence of a Force nexus. After the inevitable defeat of the Sith Empire, Kalus and the Rybanloth system as a whole disappeared from the annals of history for reasons unknown.

=== Imperial Era ===
Due to the remote nature of the system, it provided a premier location to harbor Palpatine's secrets. As such, it would see use as a remote sanctuary for the Empire's Dark Side Adepts. The presence of the ruined prisons did not go unnoticed for long and within months a number of construction teams were sent in to rebuild and renovate what was possible. Once again, Kalus would see use as a prison planet. The renewed exposure to the Dark Side of the Force would overtime strengthen the nexus, which would soon lead to it being discovered by an exploring Inquisitor. The discovery of the nexus was kept a secret from all the non-sensitives that were on, or would come to the planet.

Eventual decline and vanishing from history

'''Expand'''

=== Dark Brotherhood Era ===
[[File:Kalus Surface 2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|TalEx Troops survey the equatorial region]]
The planet, and the surrounding system would be rediscovered in [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY#27_ABY|27 ABY]], during a [[Second Darkness|military exercise]] conducted by the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]. After the conclusion of the exercise, [[Taldryan]] fought fiercely for control over the system. Eventually the [[Dark Council|council]] would put an end to the internal struggles. However, Taldryan would not be able to savor it's victory long as the [[starwars:Yuuzhan Vong|Yuuzhan Vong]] were upon them - and the Brotherhood at large.

The [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Yuuzhan Vong Incursion]] put a temporary hold on Taldryan's plans for the Rybanloth system. Forced to retreat, the exploration of the Rybanloth system would be put on hold until 29 ABY when a group of veterans sent a pirate fleet to attack the Rybanloth System. In response, Taldryan launched a swift [[Operation: Swift Justice|operation]] to repel the pirates and open up the system for their own use.

'''Expand'''

There's at least 10 years of history here. So expand a lot.

== Points of Interest ==

=== Taldryan spaceport ===
[[File:Kalus Surface 3.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Entry point to Taldryan's base on Kalus]]
Shortly after Operation: Swift Justice, Taldryan resumed its focus on the exploration and control of the Rybanloth system. Even though Kalus was a harsh planet, it was also the most habitable. In order to solidify their hold on the system, they soon constructed a spaceport on Kalus. Due to horrid weather conditions, the initial plans for the spaceport were soon abandoned and a new approach was taken.

The majority of the spaceport is subterranean, leaving only a small part of the structure open to the volatile effects of Kalus' frequent blizzards. Limiting the exposure was vital to the long term plans of Taldryan. Twin, massive lifts connect the surface structure to the expansive underground areas.

'''Expand'''

They also breed and domesticate tauntauns here - in case the weather takes a turn for the worst (which is 90% of the time) and turns the entire planet into a no-fly zone.

=== Force Nexus ===
It's so sexy, and darkity dark. We actually let journeymen play around here.

The Nexus itself is located in what may be a natural occurring ice cavern, or somewhere else, but a cavern system is just cool to hide stuff in. Since Taldryan’s takeover of the system, they have outfitted the cavern as a training facility, because nothing beats dark jedi training near a nexus.

=== Prison ===
Best place for journeymen hide and seek competitions yo!

Several wards - heavy Force imprints of pain and stuff. A few blocks may have been renovated and put to use by Taldryan. Many of Taldryan’s inquisitors and intelligence agents receive interrogation training here.

Much of the prison is still unexplored (much buried in snow and ice?), so a great many things may surface for the careful adventure that dares venture into these dark, metallic pits of horror.

== Behind the Scenes ==
Originally created by [[Raken]] for [[Rite of Supremacy]] - [[Second Darkness]]<br>
Revised by [[Aidan Kincaid]] and [[Kazmir Natas]] in 2014

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{{Taldryan}}

[[Category:Taldryan Dominion]]
[[Category:Planets]]

File:Kalus Surface 3.jpg

2014-01-07T16:54:41Z

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