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2025-12-03T16:49:10Z

Muz: adding tasha

{|{| class="fancy" style="margin:0 auto; width:50%;text-align:center;"
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|td colspan="2" class="head" style="background-color: #2B3856"| ''' History of the Sons and Daughters of Sadow '''
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| class="sub-head" style="color: #DDD;" width="33.33%" | ''Member''
| class="sub-head" style="color: #DDD;" width="33.33%" | ''Date Inducted''
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| [[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow]]
| 04/03/1999
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| [[Raistlin Sadow]]
| 11/21/2003
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| [[Manesh]]
| 11/21/2003
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| [[Jonuss Rai Sadow]]
| 01/08/2004
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| [[Malik Sadow]]
| 01/08/2004 (03/21/2013*)
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| [[Trevarus Caerick]]
| 01/09/2004
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| [[Xanos Zorrixor]]
| 12/31/2003
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| Janos Silverwulf
| 01/03/2004
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| [[Muz Ashen Keibatsu|Muz Keibatsu]]
| 01/07/2006
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| [[Sildrin Rys-Hastur]]
| 04/24/2006
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| [[Macron Goura Sadow|Macron Goura]]
| 06/30/2007
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| [[Shin'ichi Keibatsu]]
| 06/30/2007
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| [[Kharon Daragon]]
| 10/05/2008
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| [[Tissaya Luna Argat]]
| 10/08/2008
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| [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Keibatsu]]
| 10/16/2008 (10/02/2019*)
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| [[Tsainetomo Keibatsu]]
| 10/16/2008
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| [[Ashura Isradia]]
| 04/26/2009
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| [[Jade Sadow|Jade Atema]]
| 04/26/2009
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| [[Malisane de Ath]]
| 04/26/2009
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| [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
| 04/26/2009
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| [[Shikyo Keibatsu]]
| 02/17/2010
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| [[Fremoc Pepoi]]
| 01/21/2011
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| [[Methyas L'eonheart]]
| 12/16/2013
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| [[Locke Sonjie]]
| 01/15/2015
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| [[Teu Bukhari Sadow]]
| 02/13/2016
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| [[Sanguinius Tsucyra]]
|12/13/2017
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| [[Bentre Stahoes]]
| 02/20/2019
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| [[Kojiro Keibatsu]]
| 9/9/2020
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| [[Darkhawk|Takagari KogaRyu]]
| 04/20/2021
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| [[Tasha'Vel Versea]]
| 05/24/2022
|}

Fallen Spear

2025-07-31T16:03:22Z

Muz: Adjusting character details now that I have fleshed Thrima out with a character sheet.

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{{Ship
|image=[[File:Fallenspear.jpg|200px]]
|name=Fallen Spear
|class = Assault
|cost =not for sale
|item=[[item:46950|ID 46950]]
|length =100 meters
|max speed=Attack
|hyperdrive=x1, x4 backup
|shield gen=250 (with backup generators)
|hull=480 (DR20)
|countermeasures=*Cloaking Measures
* Sensor mask
* ECM antimissiles
|armament=*Dual-laser Turrets (8)
* Heavy Laser Cannon (6)
* Assault Concussion Missile Tubes (4)(30 missile cap)
* Ion Cannon (2)
|complement=
|crew=
*VASIC
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* Nihilgenia Officers
|passengers=100
|capacity=150 metric tons
|consumables=1 Year
|othersystems=*Firelinked weaponry
* Fire Control
* Tractor Beam
|role=*Assault
* Escort
* Courier
}}The '''''Fallen Spear''''' is an Autochthonian Dragon-Class Skirmisher owned by [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]].

== Design and Origins ==
[[File:Fallenspear3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Fallen Spear, from above]]
The prototypical Dragon-Class skirmisher was designed for the High Lord Darrow of the Autochthonian System. Fulfilling many roles, the ship filled a gap in the Autochthonian navy between ships of the line and smaller fighters and specialized craft.

With a smaller hangar bay, capable of holding 10 - 15 fighters as well as a well stocked cargo bay, the Dragon-Class's main tactics are to drop out of hyperspace with all guns blaring, and a stream of fighters erupting from its bay. The main armament is heavy enough to take down nearly anything, thanks to a combination of heavy laser cannons, ion cannons and assault-grade concussion missiles. Heavy shields and a good number of dual laser turrets help protect the ship from fighters and capital ship alike.

Unfortunately, after a run of just four Dragon-class skirmishers, the Autochthonian parliament deemed the ship too costly for full construction and implementation, leaving the High Lord Darrow discretionary deployment of the prototypes. Keeping one for himself, the High Lord retired one to the Kilchrennan Avionics museum, assigned one to the Bestvar Military outpost, and gifted the remaining one to a Jedi Knight who had saved his life on several occasions.

== Acquisition ==
The Fallen Spear, the ship gifted to Muz Ashen, was outfitted with several different prototypical technologies. Nanite camouflaging serves as a highly effective cloaking device, and compliments the Hybridium cloaking device and sensor mask quite well. A recombinant particle arranger is situated in the ship's kitchen, using raw elements to create foodstuffs at the molecular level. And most crucial, a highly advanced AI system has been installed on the ship, allowing the ship to be effectively piloted by a single person.

The AI entity is called VASIC, has feminine programming and a helpful demeanor. She is programmed to take orders from Muz Ashen and Darius Blackwind, as well as anyone that they grant access to. VASIC understands commands given in Coruscanti (Galactic Basic), Autoch, and Kyataran, but has not been programmed to speak in Kyataran. It is important to note that all of the consoles and control panels are labeled in Autoch, although Vasic can readily translate them.

{{Quote|Autochthonian, eh? Well, that explains why no one can read half of this sludge all over the ship.|Lenzar}}

Certain features have been incorporated into the ship by its new owner, such as a dojo facility, an alchemic lab and workshop, and several adjustments to the Captain's quarters. The weaponry of Autochthonian ships is generally built deeper into the hull than average ships, and those unfamiliar with the sight of Autoch ships are quite likely to not notice the heavy armament of this ship.

The specific alterations to the Fallen Spear make it ideally suited to Ashen's tactics of stealth, sudden onslaught and rapid exit rather than typical capital ship tactics of exchanging volleys. Muz typically spends more time aboard the Fallen Spear than he does at his home, [[Kuroshin]] Castle or [[Tarthos]]. With the amount of time that the Councilor spends aboard the ship, he has spent a lot of time and money to ensure that he, and any of his guests, are able to travel in comfort. Since the Fallen Spear serves as Muz's mobile base of operations, the Lord is assumed to be in command of the ship when he is aboard. That said, he delegates most, if not all of the duties of running the ship to his long-time friend, the far more capable [[Darius Blackwind]].

== Crew ==
[[File:decklayout.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Deck Layout]]

{{Quote|Do you even ever get off of this boat?|Kojiro Keibatsu}}
{{Quote|Not a chance. Pretty sure I am just a holographic projection that VASIC made up at this point.|Darius Blackwind}}

==== VASIC ====
VASIC handles most of the Spear's systems autonomously, the complex AI able to utilize a number of repair droids as well as most other systems on her own, with the exception of weaponry, due to Autochthonian restrictions on AI being allowed to engage weaponry. The AI is also connected to the datapad built into Muz's prosthetic arm, which affords the Keibatsu a greater degree of control over the ship than he would otherwise, due to his previous lack of piloting skill. Generally, such manual controls aren't necessary, given that Darius is usually available to do what is needed, freeing up Muz to do whatever he needs to do in the meantime.

==== Darius Blackwind ====
Hailing from the Autochthonian Navy originally, [[Darius Blackwind]] was specifically trained to handle the prototypical ship, and he knows this particular ship inside and out. Serving as captain and commandng officer, Darius rarely if ever leaves the ship.

==== Thrima ====
Serving as first mate and pilot, the mononymous Firrerreo woman known as Thrima also often serves as pilot for shuttles and various other craft associated with the Spear. Thrima was raised as a foundling in the Ulfhednar Mandalorian clan. Later finding employment with Clan Vizsla, her Force sensitivity became apparent, and was brought on as an apprentice under Muz Ashen. A great shot and a good pilot, but a mediocre duelist, Thrima and her squad often are used as an away team. Thrima is charmingly sarcastic in opposition to Blackwind's dry humor, and while quick on the draw, she would rather use stealth to accomplish her goals.

==== Brick Orian ====
A native Kyataran, Brick was born on the streets of Nagashime before the reclamation of Kyataru by the Keibatsu. He's only half joking when he calls himself a street urchin. After the reclamation, and the new policies allowing anyone who wanted to join with the Nihilgenia, Brick took the option to enlist in order to gain a bit more stability in his life. Proving himself remarkably adept at ship's systems, Brick eventually found himself as tactical officer on the Spear.

==== Matish 'Gears' Spear ====
'Gears' is a third generation clone of the Nihilgenia, initially trained as a mechanic. Finding himself and several of his brothers fighting off Clan Ordo Mandalorians in the engineering bay during the events of the Tenth Great Jedi War, Matish took the surname 'Spear' and eventually worked his way up to be trained as mechanical engineer for the ship.

The typical crew also has a rotating squadron of dedicated gunners from the 9th [[Nihilgenia]]. In addition, several others of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline are known to understand some level of the Autoch language, and will crew various stations aboard the ship as time and necessity dictate.

[[Category:Personal starships]]

Tempest Omega

2025-05-21T17:05:18Z

Muz: /* Event Details */ updating links to archive

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[[File:Muz27aby.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith and mastermind of Operation Tempest Omega]]

In 29 ABY, the few remaining shell corporations and operations of '''[[Tempest Bravo|Operation Tempest Bravo]]''' saw a massive audit, with nearly every [[starwars:Galactic Credit Standard|revenue]] stream for the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood's]] interests approaching imminent closure. To prevent Brotherhood-wide bankruptcy and the resulting destabilization and destruction of the organization, [[Grand Master]] [[Muz Ashen|Ashen]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]] [[Halcyon Taldrya|Lord Halcyon]] assembled a covert operations team of skilled individuals and oversaw a mission known as '''Operation Tempest Omega''', thus renewing Brotherhood revenue and eliminating the threat of discovery by the [[starwars:Galactic Alliance|Galactic Alliance]].

==Operation: Tempest Omega==
[[File:Coruscant_Sunset.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Coruscant, Capital of the Galactic Alliance]]

Circa 29 ABY, a young auditor in the employ of the [[starwars:First Bank of Coruscant|First Alliance Bank]] discovered numerical patterns within the accounts and assets of several shell corporations and front companies, ranging from [[starwars:Corporate Sector Authority|CSA]] companies to factories and warehouses maintained by supposed subsidiaries of such companies as [[starwars:Kuat Drive Yards|Kuat Drive Yards]] and the infamous [[starwars:BlasTech|BlasTech]]. Following this discovery, many of the assets therein were frozen pending further investigation while others saw their accounts liquidated and closed entirely. The Brotherhood's long-standing source of income was running dry at an alarming rate.

As reports of this mishap began to pour in, Lords Ashen and Taldrya convened in a bid to stabilize the crisis. After careful analysis, Halcyon sent out a call for any ready and able [[starwars:Dark Jedi|Dark Jedi]] that desired to aid the Dark Council, assembling several covert operations teams and sending them out to procure additional income for the organization's aims. To combat the main threat, Ashen himself oversaw the creation of a priority team. Their mission: To eliminate the threat of discovery, and oversee the establishment of a mainline source of revenue to replace those lost.

To this team were assembled Ashen's wife and brother, [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu]], for their dual combative, stealth, and operational prowess. In addition to these familial assets, Ashen called forth the tactician [[Ronovi Tavisaen]] to aid in the planning and any militaristic aspects of the operation, while also sending for [[Kal di Plagia Vorrac]], ex-assassin and expert at covert operations and espionage. This team convened on [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] within two days, their location the Penthouse Suite above showrooms owned by Gilmarin Jewelers, a subsidiary of the [[Muz_Ashen#Properties|Ebon Flame]] corporation. It was here that the [[Dark Lord of the Sith|Dark Lord]] outlined his plans and saw sufficient equipment distributed to everyone involved.

[[File:Ashiapic.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]]
At 09:00 of the following day, as Evan and the Audit Department sought further access to properly investigate the necessary accounts from Evan's superior, Jick Zylest, the team arrived under the pretense of a business meeting. Muz, under the guise of "Maxim Fastblade", led the team in their respective disguises - Ashia in that of a businesswoman as Shikyo, Ronovi, and Kal took to CorSec uniforms - to meet with a banker by the name of Viktir Oliviera. As Ashen, Ashia, and Ronovi traveled to the fiftieth floor to commence the meeting, Shikyo and Kal broke off from the group in pursuit of information. Obtaining assistance from an associate code-named [[Xia Long|BlindDragon]], Shikyo hacked into bank terminals to begin transferring files that would allow him to frame Zigtek Pharmaceuticals as those who had been embezzling money.

Following the reception of such files, Kal, under the codename Vorpal, was dispatched with simple orders - locate and follow the Zigtek CEO, Tiran Solutar, to ensure that his conduct matched up with the accusations perfectly. Using a [[starwars:Refresher|refresher]] stall as cover, Vorrac quickly eliminated a random male employee before swapping their clothing out, doing so in a way that would make it look accidental. Departing in a stolen [[starwars:airspeeder|speeder]], Kal quickly located Tiran in a nearby [[starwars:Cantina|cantina]], who recognized him mistakenly as a man named Osric. Kal was quick to help the suggestion along, ordering drinks for the already-inebriated Solutar and helping him to unburden every dirty little secret he'd ever had in front of several high-level witnesses.

During these events, a construction project on the planet [[starwars:Osarian|Osarian]] - overseen by [[Taigikori Aybara Dupar|Headmaster Dupar]] - coincided with an interview from the holodrama star [[Thran Occasus|Derc Kast]] on the planet [[starwars:Corellia|Corellia]], who explained his youthful appearance as the product of a miraculous religion that he'd become a part of. It was this that drew one Chaz Olsen, former coworker, to Kast to inquire about the religion's retreat. Explaining that it had nothing to do with the [[starwars:The Force|Force]] or the [[starwars:Jedi|Jedi]], he led Olsen to believe that he could be revitalized and youthful, explaining also that it was an ''extremely'' expensive endeavor. True to form, the wealthy actor quickly sought out this retreat, spreading word to many of his associates and colleagues.

Back on Coruscant, Ashia had slipped away to "use the refresher," allowing her to buy Shikyo some time by inflicting [[starwars:Malacia|Malacia]] upon a female [[starwars:Neimoidian|Neimoidian]] who had originally used the terminal that gave the Adept access. Meanwhile, still with "Maxim", Ronovi underwent a tour of the Bank's server mainframe before covertly planting a small [[starwars:Computer spike|device]] into its workings. At the close of the tour, Ronovi used this device to obtain critical information and clearance before she and Ashen met with Evan to discuss important matters. The two then met up with Shikyo, who had run into a problem; though BlindDragon had obtained much from Tavisaen's spike, the server room hadn't allowed them any access to the server's feeder core.

Shikyo and Ronovi were quickly reassigned by Muz, sent into the Undercity of Coruscant to infiltrate the bank's server core. Entering, the two evaded security and obstacles via their Force training and extensive skill, coming to the final doors. As Ronovi covered him from any possible security forces, Shikyo [[starwars:Slicer|sliced]] the controls to the core's large and noisy doors before the two entered, Keibatsu wasting no time in using his [[Krath]] [[starwars:Mechu-deru|abilities]] to reprogram a security droid within, which quickly laid waste to its fellows. Following this, Ronovi blasted the droid before it could target them and Shikyo quickly used an uplink from his [[starwars:Datapad|datapad]] to allow BlindDragon to work her magic. Within a few minutes, the files within had been modified to blame Zigtek for the Brotherhood's discrepancies, while BlindDragon curtly informed the two that it was time to depart. The pair joined Muz and Ashia in a speeder car, heading back to their Gilmarin headquarters as Shikyo relayed the message to Vorrac.

Kal, receiving the message and having done his job, quickly departed the cantina. En route, he was somewhat detained by a pair of thugs, though their aim turned out to be sabotaging the real Osric; the pair and all witnesses were quickly destroyed. After Kal rejoined the others, he and the rest of the team went about their business, while Taigikori gave over control of the Osarian "retreat" to the [[Dark Council]] and Derc began attracting wealthy denizens of the galaxy to its pleasures. To tie up loose ends, Ashia was deployed against Jick Zylest, covertly assassinating him and making it appear that he had died of a heart attack. Meanwhile, the offer proposed to Evan by Muz and Ronovi quickly materialized, as the former auditor received his superior's job.

==Operation Outcome==

* Threat to Brotherhood security eliminated; embezzlement and monetary inaccuracies attributed to Zigtek Pharmaceuticals.
* First Bank accountant Tom Liyaani discovered dead in bank refresher, cause attributed to an accident involving spilled water and blunt-force trauma.
* Tiran Solutar convicted of corporate embezzlement and fraud, still undergoing trial.
* Derc Kast's holodrama ratings increase by an overall 35%.
* "The Retreat," a secret of rich and well-to-do galactic citizens, opens on Osarian to begin accepting adherents for its specialist religion and revitalizing treatments.
* Jick Zylest found dead behind a nightclub, official explanation points to cardiac arrest.
* Evan Dyran promoted to Zylest's former position following successful inquest against Zigtek Pharmaceuticals.

==New Source of Revenue==

While the other minor teams adjunct to Tempest Omega established incomes for the Brotherhood, supplemented by the corporations, companies, organizations and [[starwars:Star system|systems]] controlled by each [[House]], the Osarian Retreat is now the primary source of income for the Brotherhood's needs. Using Force techniques, advanced sciences, and a few alchemical processes and deceptive tricks, the Brotherhood's servants have donned the robes of a new religious practice and have been routinely collecting tri-monthly multiple-million-credit payments from over two million signed practitioners. Some of these credits go into the retreat's facilities, while on the books, others are used to replenish supplies and treatment chemicals.

In reality, these funds are used to purchase low-grade filler supplies at exorbitant prices by shell corporations and Brotherhood front companies before being transferred via contracts and invoices by several Dark Councilors, their [[Praetor|Praetors]] and [[Magistrate|Magistrates]], the [[Consul|Consuls]] and [[Quaestor|Quaestors]] of the respective [[Clan|Clans]] and Houses, and specific minions of theirs. This system sees their money thoroughly invested into shell companies in a completely legitimate scheme that leaves neither suspicion of embezzlement nor possibility of fraud on the table for any involved. As a final gesture of security, the Osarian Retreat's location is the closely-kept secret of all those involved in its use; while rumors exist, only the extremely wealthy and the dependent are privy to its whereabouts or even the system it's in.

==Event Details==

The '''[DGM] Tempest Omega''' competition was run by Halcyon Taldrya in March of 2011 to help get new faces involved in the DJB and remove its fictional dependence on the [[starwars:Imperial Remnant|Imperial Remnant]], an organization whose prominence was quickly passing in relation to Brotherhood time. The competition ran from March 7 to March 31, with several teams of Dark Brotherhood members assembled to participate in the competition's Run-On event. The event also received a one-week extension, actually ending on the 8th of April, 2011. In the end, the team of Muz Ashen, Shikyo Keibatsu, Ashia Kagan Keibatsu, Ronovi Tavisaen, and Kal di Plagia Vorrac took first place and their entries were added to Brotherhood Canon.

The competition's specifics can be found at [https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6275.html this link.]

The winning Run-On, Tempest Omega Team #2, can be found [http://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=6275 here.]

Other Run-Ons for the event can be found below:
*[http://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=6274 Tempest Omega Team #1]
*[https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6277.html Tempest Omega Team #3]
*[https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6278.html Tempest Omega Team #4]
*[https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6279.html Tempest Omega Team #5]
*[https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6280.html Tempest Omega Team #6]
*[https://forums.darkjedibrotherhood.com/archive/79/t-6282.html Tempest Omega Team #7]

===Credits and Recognition===
*The Tempest Omega competition was a creation of Halcyon Taldrya in 2011, authorized by Muz Ashen and the Dark Council.
*All other Canonized information on this article is a synopsis of the work of the victorious Tempest Omega Team #2 between March 3 and April 8, 2011.
*This article was originally written by Kal di Plagia Vorrac, acting as Praetor on the orders of Grand Master Muz Ashen. It is subject to any and all approved Dark Council changes, edits, and policies.

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Star Chamber

2025-05-16T13:45:03Z

Muz: update and cleanup

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The '''Star Chamber''' is the [[Grand Master|Grand Master's]] advisory council made up of his predecessors.

== History of the Star Chamber ==
It was during the reign of the [[Dark Lord]] [[starwars:Marka_Ragnos|Marka Ragnos]] that the [[Star Chamber]] first came to be. A rebellion led by [[Lord]] [[Okemi]], one of the Lords of the [[starwars:Sith_Council|Sith Council]], tried to usurp the throne of the Dark Lord. The insurrection failed and Lord Okemi was exiled to the [[Antei System]].

For the next thousand years Okemi used his ancient sorcery to prolong his life, ruling the primitive inhabitants of the planet [[Antei]] as a god. Eventually he was discovered by a pair of [[Sith]] cultists following the [[starwars:Great_Sith_War|Great Sith War]], a [[Krath]] called [[Tiamat]] and a [[starwars:Mecrosa|Mecrosa]] assassin called [[Ferran]]. Together they established a new following known as the Star Chamber. However, to be united by hatred is a fragile alliance at best and eventually the Star Chamber tore itself apart and was destroyed.

=== The Star Chamber Reborn ===
If there is anything that the [[Crona|Other]] gave to the [[Dark Brotherhood|Brotherhood]], it was the motivation to renew the Star Chamber. Millennia had passed between the demise of Okemi’s Star Chamber and the treachery of that [[Grand Master]], but the need for stability meant a reconstruction of the ancient group was needed. Using the creation of the [[Clan]] and [[House]] structures as a front for their own consolidation of power, [[Grand Master|Grand Masters]] [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Jedgar O. Paladin]] and [[Kreeayt Havok]], along with the wise counsel of Master [[Yoni]], made the preparations that led to the development of the '''Overclan'''. The [[Dark Council]] at the time knew of the happenings, but knew little the result or the progress. By the time Jac '''Cotelin''' left his position on the [[Iron Throne]], the Star Chamber had been reborn.

It was during the Golden Reign of [[Justinian Khyron]] that the Star Chamber consolidated its power. The Grand Master led the Brotherhood with a strong iron fist. He was not without assistance though – the Star Chamber grew powerful during this period, enacting the [[Sith Lord]]’s will. Today, the Star Chamber remains just as powerful, with Khyron himself supposedly [[Lord of the Star Chamber|leading charge]].

=== Structure of the Star Chamber ===
It should be noted that the Star Chamber is not only a group of powerful [[starwars:Dark_Jedi|Dark Jedi]], but also that it is a physical construct for the group’s meetings. None can say where our Lords constructed the physical Star Chamber. It is strongly believed that the chamber is on [[Antei|Antei Prime]]. However, the firms who oversaw the erection of the [[Dark Hall]] and other facilities of the Brotherhood never referenced a project fitting the needs of the Temple facility. Presumably, those who sit on the Chamber constructed it themselves, somewhere beyond the prying senses of lesser Brethren. We do know that, indeed, someone built the Chamber, most certainly to the exacting design of the former Temple of Okemi.

We infer the design of the structure using ancient records and the few words spoken by those who are certainly members of the Star Chamber. It would be a massive spherical chamber with a floating central dais of circular stone in the center. Perfect cold blackness fills the air, with representative pinpoints of light in the darkness, like sand upon a dark glass.

There is no door, and the only way into the Chamber would be through the Force itself. This has led some to speculate the Star Chamber is not even a physical place, but a metaphysical construct of the Sith Lords within the Dark Side itself. While plausible, this is highly unlikely. Not even [[Lord]] [[Jedgar O. Paladin|Paladin]] is said to have the strength to exist within the boiling passion of the Dark Side as a physical being.

Regardless of the physical nature of the Star Chamber, the [[Elder|Elders]] and [[Grand Master|Grand Masters]] who govern the progress of the Brethren meet at the whim of the [[Lord of the Star Chamber]], and travel to his council chambers upon his summons.

=== The Overclan ===
Alternatively called the '''Overclan''', the '''Clan of the Dark Council''', and sometimes, albeit rather erroneously, the '''Council of Sith Lords''' in memory of the [[starwars:Sith_Council|Sith Council]] of the first [[starwars:Sith_Empire|Sith Empire]], the Star Chamber acts as the guiding force of the Seven [[Clan|Clans]]. The whim of the Chamber directs the ebb and flow of conflict between and within the Clans and their aligned [[House|Houses]]. While the Chamber certainly does not directly rule the Clans, its political influence within the [[Dark Council]] cannot be dismissed.

The activities of the Star Chamber in its capacity as the '''Overclan''' are the most misunderstood and secretive. The Chamber does not often directly interfere in the Clans, and even when it has, its influence will not noticed unless the Chamber reveals it. It is neither the direct antagonist nor protagonist. It serves the Iron Throne as a balancing force and steward of the Covenant between the [[Dark Lord of the Sith]] and the Brethren.

=== Elders on the Star Chamber ===
Up until recently, No one in the history of the Brotherhood had been able to confirm or deny the presence of Elders below the rank of Grand Master obtaining membership status. Some argue that there was no possible way for the Chamber to function without the assistance of the Elders; the Grand Masters are surely too caught up in their own affairs. Many, however, believe that the Grand Masters do devote significant time to their Star Chamber duties and have no need for any Elder assistance.

The evidence of Elders being allowed into the Chamber was scarce. Perhaps the best example was Master Yoni. During the re-founding years of the Star Chamber, Jac Cotelin was known to consult heavily with the powerful and wise Master Yoni. Some felt that this consultation was so necessary, that Cotelin actually allowed the Master to attend those first Star Chamber meetings that took place between himself, Grand Master Havok and Grand Master Paladin.

Many members have laid claim that the enigmatic [[Seven]] that led the Brotherhood during exodus were members of the modern Star Chamber. On this, the record seems to be clear, however, every Grand Master questioned on the subject has denied the admission of the Seven into the Star Chamber.

However, all these discussions became outdated, when [[Darth Pravus]] announced two Elders would be joining the Star Chamber.

== Members of the Star Chamber ==
The most powerful beings to hold influence within the Brotherhood are the [[Dark Lord of the Sith]] and the [[Grand Master#Former_Grand_Masters|Grand Masters Emeritus]]. They are the true power of the Star Chamber. Their words of counsel to the reigning Dark Lord are given the greatest weight and their commands are obeyed unquestioned by the Elders of the Dark Side. By their sides are two Elders, chosen by those two Grand Masters who resigned most recently.

Theoretically, all Grand Masters Emeritus are granted a seat within the Star Chamber. In practice only five are seen with any regularity. [[Lord]] [[Zoraan]] is dead, although flickers of his presence were felt during the Exodus. [[Crona]] was exiled and certainly destroyed, although his spiritual presence still exists. Even within the remaining five, [[Chi-Long]] had made his discontent known and supposedly refused to return to the chamber before his death.

Regardless of all speculation, those [[Sith Lord|Sith Lords]] who counsel the [[Grand Master]] are certainly the most powerful of all the Brethren. The [[Dark Covenant|Covenant]] between the Brethren and the [[Iron Throne]] grants the members sweeping authority over specific matters of tradition within the Brotherhood. They act upon their authority, as their wisdom requires.

== Powers and duties of the Star Chamber ==
The Star Chamber acts as the Executive Board of the Brotherhood. Their primary function is to advise the ruling Grand Master, but they are also responsible for the long-term health of the Brotherhood. In this capacity, they work with the Grand Master to ensure there are viable long-term, succession and emergency plans in place. Also, like the leaders of the brotherhood answer to the Grand Master, the Grand Master answers to the star chamber, who evaluate and reward his work. However, there are other duties, too:

==== Grand Master Appointment ====
One of the most visible tasks of the Star Chamber is part of the Grand Master Appointment. As outlined in the Covenant, any candidate the Electorate selects must be ratified by the Star Chamber. They will decide if the candidate is a viable one, and not detrimental to the long-term health of the Brotherhood. If they veto the candidate, the Electorate must vote on a new candidate.

==== Acting Grand Master ====
In the case of a vacant Grand Master positition, and if the Deputy Grand Master is unable to serve, a member of the Star Chamber will temporarily take the position, until a new Grand Master is sworn in. They have the authority to run day-to-day operations, but are not allowed to make any changes to policy or structure, nor may they appoint any Dark Council members or Unit leaders.

==== Removal of the Grand Master ====
The Star Chamber may vote to remove a Grand Master. This decision needs to be followed by a majority vote of the Electorate. Also, in the case of a pending Indictment order, either Star Chamber or Electorate decision is needed for the Grand Master to be prosecuted by the Justicar.

==== Chamber of Justice ====
The Star Chamber may decide to remove the Justicar. Also, if the Justicar recuses himself for whatever reason in a specific trial, he can appoint a member from among the Star Chamber, Dark Council, or the Former Justicars to oversee that case. This choice needs to be approved by either the Grand Master or the Star Chamber. The members of the Star Chamber and Dark Council can also be asked upon to mediate complaints.

==== Independent Unit Creation ====
Normally, the Grand Master has the authority to create a new independent unit. However, if an independent unit was already created less then six months ago, the creation of another needs the approval of the Star Chamber, to ensure the existing membership is not spread too thin.

== Members of the Star Chamber ==

* Grand Master (Incumbent): {{GM}}
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Evant Taelyan]]
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Darth Pravus]]
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Jac Cotelin]]
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Muz Ashen]]
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Telaris "Mav" Cantor]]
* Grand Master Emeritus: [[Firefox]]
* Temporary Member: [[Rulvak Qurroc]]
* Temporary Member: [[V'yr Vorsa|Tierra Suha’sen]]

== Former Temporary Members of the Star Chamber ==

* Temporary Member: [[Valhavoc|Val Cole]]
* Temporary Member: [[Dacien Victae]]
* Temporary Member: [[Korras|Darth Aeternus]]
* Temporary Member: [[Rian Taldrya]]
* Temporary Member: [[Anshar|Anshar Kahn]]
* Temporary Member: [[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Tsucy]]
* Temporary Member: [[Kenath Zoron]]
* Temporary Member: [[Benevolent Taldrya Whiner]]
* Temporary Member: [[Bentre Stahoes]]

[[Category:Units]]

Muz Ashen

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|order = Force Disciple
|elder=yes
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|firstname= Muz
|lastname= Ashen
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|birth=[[24 BBY to 1 BBY|9/9/3 BBY]]
|death=
|species=[[starwars:Human|Human]]
|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=Dark Brown
|eyes=Solid Black
|height= 1.88 m (6'2")
|weight= 87kg (192 lb)
|cyber= Left forearm and hand
|allies=
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* [[Star Chamber]]
* [[Trevarus Caerick]]
* [[Sons of Sadow]]
* [[Nihilgenia]]
|enemies=
* [[Tang'va Dynasty]]
* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
|saber= many
|form=
* [[Sokan]]
* [[Ataru]]
*[[Vapaad]]
|fightingstyle=
* [[Shadow Step]]
|profession=
* Lord of the Lotus Throne of Kyataru
* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
* Lion of Tarthos
|position=[[Star Chamber]]
|era= * [[Imperial era]]
* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
* [[Exodus era]]
* [[New Order era]]
|affiliation=
* [[Dark Council]]
* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[Sith Lord]]
* [[Krath]]
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Ashen]]
|ship=
* [[Fallen Spear]]
|masters=
|apprentices= [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Leena'shylow]]
|dossier= [[dossier:3714|3714]]
}}

'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}
[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.
{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}
It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.
=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.
=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.
=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.
[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.
{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}
Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.
[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Antei Combat Center#Roll of Champions|Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.
{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}
It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.
{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}
[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the [[Alien invaders|invading alien]] threat]]The [[Alien invaders]] struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Aliens had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Aliens had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Force-devoid alien threat, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Alien Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Aliens would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Alien invaders, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Alien priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Alien Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the [[Alien invaders]], including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.
==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Fall of Orian]].

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Alien ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Force-devoid aliens to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.
=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the Aliens by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The Aliens were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Force-devoid alien threat any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.
{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}
He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.
{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}
{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}
Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Alien Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to all present to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}
{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}
{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}
The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Freed from the burdens of the Iron Throne, Muz returned to Sadow space. As Pravus ascended to the Throne, he focused on his own plans, pulling the clans from the One Sith Worlds unceremoniously. Declaring the One Sith defeated, he ignored their threat as easily as he ignored the Clans' cries for recompense. Officially, defeated, but that was nowhere near the truth, considering that not a single member of their faction was present during the final battles on Korriban. Too concerned with the same petty squabling that Muz had railed against for years, what should have been a coup de grace for the One Sith and a moment of unifying triumph for the Brotherhood had turned into yet another Civil War... a civil war that the remaining lords of the One Sith were more than willing to sit back and watch.

=== "Retirement" ===
Reconnecting with allies and family in the Ancient Empire of Clan Naga Sadow, Muz contemplated his next moves. The One Sith would recover, rally more to their cause, replace their losses, and eventually come for the Brotherhood again. For the architects of their loss of empire. Newly freed from obligation to the petty politics of the council, of the clans, empowered by the death throes of a dark star and two worlds full of countless dead, Muz would not let that happen.

The remaining lords of the One Sith, scattered and bruised already by the Brotherhood’s Crusade were unprepared for the Keibatsu. He had rallied his brothers, and they tore their support structures apart, absorbing their holdings and their finances bit by bit until they had to come up for air from their hiding spaces. And when they did, they were there, waiting. Growing in power as they mercilessly and thanklessly eradicated the reamins of the One Sith, only a few of the Keibatsu and their closest allies bothered to return to the Brotherhood.

Keeping a low profile for years afterwards, Muz eventually returned to the Clan holdings with vigor. Feeling the need to support the clan and return it to splendor and strength, rumors swirled as to his true motivations. Concerns that the Lord of the Krath had seen something truly terrible coming in the future seemed to counter allegations that he had designs on consolidating power. Muz himself eventually rebuilt the Catedral at Tarthos again, transforming a ruined temple into a more modernized research facility and museum that could serve as a base of operations for the house as he worked with investors to rebuild [[Kar Alabrek]]. Using contacts and allies built up during his time on the Dark Council, Muz would lead the clan on an expedition to map out the Sadow Temple on Yavin IV for reproduction on Sepros, to Korriban to investigate strange happenings that the Civil War had precluded him from investigating years ago, and to Athiss to delve into the alchemical laboratory and tomb of Vodal Kressh. Taking his place as an advisor and eventually returning to the Clan Summit, Muz continued to help reforge the clan.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.
Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Alien Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.
=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Some of the sabers that Muz has been known to carry into battle]]The lightsabers of Lord Keibatsu have been the subject of debate among saber scholars and combat officianados of the Brotherhood. Carrying no less than four distinct sabers at any given point in time, and featuring prominently in archives about specific forms of combat, some would consider it a fascinating honor to watch the man in action.

Muz does not name his sabers, viewing them as tools of the trade more than sentient objects. He will refer to them by the crystals within, or in the case of a trophy, by the name of the enemy who once held it.

His most commonly used blades include:

* "Dark Amethyst" - An alchemically infused weapon of ultrachrome and other alloys, featuring a sub-hilt window, comforatble leather grip and fine etched flames. The deep purple blade has a mysterious power source, said to have somehow been imbued with the soul of a Shard that Solari was tasked to provide. The blade runs exceptionally hot, wreathing itself in steam as it vaporizes the moisture in the air around it.
* "Bloodshine" - A curved hilt with an alchemically enhanced ultrachrome chassis and rich dyed leather grip, with finely etched flames to match his "Dark Amethyst" weapon. This saber bears a quantum saber mechanism and projects a 'bloodshine' red blade with an unusual lightning effect near the emitter for the first third of the blade, casting sparks and bolts of electricity, suggesting a Sorian crystal used within.
* "Golden Fire" - One of the Grand Master's Golden Lightsabers, this weapon bears all the hallmarks of the weapons that he has made for himself, to include supple leather grips, fine etchwork and a subhilt window, but plated in rare alchemically fortified electrum. The blade is golden, but swells and burns, causing sparks to occassionally flare from the blade.
* "Golden Shadow" - The second of Darth Ashen's golden lightsabers, this curved hilt is a golden-hued twin of his 'Bloodshine' saber, but with a far more aggressive and sharp emitter. The blade burns dark with a golden corona and lighting seeming to stream across the entire length of the blade in a pattern that Ashen will sometimes refer to as a 'hamon' in his native Kyataran.
* "Eojin" - The blade of his original Jedi Master, this silvery hilt has dark and recessed elements and acid etched runes along one side. This weapon bears the Jedi Master's original crystal, the weapon taken from the Jedi near the end of the Tenth Great Jedi War on New Tython. The blade erupts from the weapon a deep crimson hue, but reverts to its original turquoise as it reaches the midsection and tip, the crystal reacting to the Jedi's wrath as he faced his former student to bleed partially.
* "Vamros" - An antique trophy taken from Lord Vamros of the One Sith in the years after GJWXI, this unassuming and dark hilt has significant wear and age to it. The hilt itself is able to adjust length via a series of hidden twist-lock mechanisms, the flanged hilt and extending spike usable for close quarters. The blade is generated by a rare Ghostfire crystal, creating a dim silvery blade that is rendered nearly silent by other mechanisms within the weapon. Closer inspection shows Krath runes and symbols corresponding to the ancient Mecrosa Order of assassins in ways that make no sense to current academic understanding.

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he worked quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the [[Warbanner]] Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], considerably more [[lightsaber]] options, and a raft of custom graphics for dossiers and club use. The Original [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]] and [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new Lightsaber Creation Interface. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]].

As Grand Master, Muz created and ran several vendetta event with an ongoing and overarching plotline, using new and novel concepts for competition not seen before in the Brotherhood, such as [[Disorder]], an event pitting the orders against each other, regardless of their clans. Overseeing the first new [[Revan|top-level unit]] in the Brotherhood in many years, he also introduced a [[Clan Odan-Urr|Jedi Clan]] into the brotherhood in an effort to broaden the club's scope, as well as using their introduction as a plot point in the [[Tenth Great Jedi War]]. Even with a record-breaking length of term, not all of Muz's plans were released under his reign, such as the ability for members to play [[Loyalist (order)|Non]]-[[Mercenary (order)|Force]] Sensitives and [[Possessions Salary Policy|Possessions]].
[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to Cyris Oscura
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']] Sadow, Consul Emeritus
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']], Herald Emeritus
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]
* [[Kojiro Keibatsu|Kojiro Keibatsu Sadow]], Quaestor Emeritus

{{Positions}}
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|before=[[Sarin]]
|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
}}
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|before=[[Halcyon Rokir]]
|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=Cyris Oscura
|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Darth Vexatus]]
|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Korras]]
|title=[[Quaestor]] of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
}}
{{End
|footer=[[Lion of Tarthos]]
}}

[[Category:Naga Sadow members]]
[[Category:Fallen Jedi]]
[[Category:Sons & Daughters of Sadow]]
[[Category:Sith Lords]]
[[Category: Characters]]

Fallen Spear

2024-10-23T16:42:57Z

Muz: Thrima's species was on here wrong.

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|image=[[File:Fallenspear.jpg|200px]]
|name=Fallen Spear
|class = Assault
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|length =100 meters
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|countermeasures=*Cloaking Measures
* Sensor mask
* ECM antimissiles
|armament=*Dual-laser Turrets (8)
* Heavy Laser Cannon (6)
* Assault Concussion Missile Tubes (4)(30 missile cap)
* Ion Cannon (2)
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*VASIC
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* Nihilgenia Officers
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* Tractor Beam
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}}The '''''Fallen Spear''''' is an Autochthonian Dragon-Class Skirmisher owned by [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]].

== Design and Origins ==
[[File:Fallenspear3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Fallen Spear, from above]]
The prototypical Dragon-Class skirmisher was designed for the High Lord Darrow of the Autochthonian System. Fulfilling many roles, the ship filled a gap in the Autochthonian navy between ships of the line and smaller fighters and specialized craft.

With a smaller hangar bay, capable of holding 10 - 15 fighters as well as a well stocked cargo bay, the Dragon-Class's main tactics are to drop out of hyperspace with all guns blaring, and a stream of fighters erupting from its bay. The main armament is heavy enough to take down nearly anything, thanks to a combination of heavy laser cannons, ion cannons and assault-grade concussion missiles. Heavy shields and a good number of dual laser turrets help protect the ship from fighters and capital ship alike.

Unfortunately, after a run of just four Dragon-class skirmishers, the Autochthonian parliament deemed the ship too costly for full construction and implementation, leaving the High Lord Darrow discretionary deployment of the prototypes. Keeping one for himself, the High Lord retired one to the Kilchrennan Avionics museum, assigned one to the Bestvar Military outpost, and gifted the remaining one to a Jedi Knight who had saved his life on several occasions.

== Acquisition ==
The Fallen Spear, the ship gifted to Muz Ashen, was outfitted with several different prototypical technologies. Nanite camouflaging serves as a highly effective cloaking device, and compliments the Hybridium cloaking device and sensor mask quite well. A recombinant particle arranger is situated in the ship's kitchen, using raw elements to create foodstuffs at the molecular level. And most crucial, a highly advanced AI system has been installed on the ship, allowing the ship to be effectively piloted by a single person.

The AI entity is called VASIC, has feminine programming and a helpful demeanor. She is programmed to take orders from Muz Ashen and Darius Blackwind, as well as anyone that they grant access to. VASIC understands commands given in Coruscanti (Galactic Basic), Autoch, and Kyataran, but has not been programmed to speak in Kyataran. It is important to note that all of the consoles and control panels are labeled in Autoch, although Vasic can readily translate them.

{{Quote|Autochthonian, eh? Well, that explains why no one can read half of this sludge all over the ship.|Lenzar}}

Certain features have been incorporated into the ship by its new owner, such as a dojo facility, an alchemic lab and workshop, and several adjustments to the Captain's quarters. The weaponry of Autochthonian ships is generally built deeper into the hull than average ships, and those unfamiliar with the sight of Autoch ships are quite likely to not notice the heavy armament of this ship.

The specific alterations to the Fallen Spear make it ideally suited to Ashen's tactics of stealth, sudden onslaught and rapid exit rather than typical capital ship tactics of exchanging volleys. Muz typically spends more time aboard the Fallen Spear than he does at his home, [[Kuroshin]] Castle or [[Tarthos]]. With the amount of time that the Councilor spends aboard the ship, he has spent a lot of time and money to ensure that he, and any of his guests, are able to travel in comfort. Since the Fallen Spear serves as Muz's mobile base of operations, the Lord is assumed to be in command of the ship when he is aboard. That said, he delegates most, if not all of the duties of running the ship to his long-time friend, the far more capable [[Darius Blackwind]].

== Crew ==
[[File:decklayout.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Deck Layout]]

{{Quote|Do you even ever get off of this boat?|Kojiro Keibatsu}}
{{Quote|Not a chance. Pretty sure I am just a holographic projection that VASIC made up at this point.|Darius Blackwind}}

==== VASIC ====
VASIC handles most of the Spear's systems autonomously, the complex AI able to utilize a number of repair droids as well as most other systems on her own, with the exception of weaponry, due to Autochthonian restrictions on AI being allowed to engage weaponry. The AI is also connected to the datapad built into Muz's prosthetic arm, which affords the Keibatsu a greater degree of control over the ship than he would otherwise, due to his previous lack of piloting skill. Generally, such manual controls aren't necessary, given that Darius is usually available to do what is needed, freeing up Muz to do whatever he needs to do in the meantime.

==== Darius Blackwind ====
Hailing from the Autochthonian Navy originally, [[Darius Blackwind]] was specifically trained to handle the prototypical ship, and he knows this particular ship inside and out. Serving as captain and commandng officer, Darius rarely if ever leaves the ship.

==== Thrima ====
Serving as first mate and pilot, the mononymous Firrerreo woman known as Thrima also often serves as pilot for shuttles and various other craft associated with the Spear. Born to spacers and raised as a smuggler, Thrima is a fair shot and a good pilot. Thrima is charmingly sarcastic in opposition to Blackwind's dry humor,and while quick on the draw, she would much rather fight her battles behind several tons of armor and shields.

==== Brick Orian ====
A native Kyataran, Brick was born on the streets of Nagashime before the reclamation of Kyataru by the Keibatsu. He's only half joking when he calls himself a street urchin. After the reclamation, and the new policies allowing anyone who wanted to join with the Nihilgenia, Brick took the option to enlist in order to gain a bit more stability in his life. Proving himself remarkably adept at ship's systems, Brick eventually found himself as tactical officer on the Spear.

==== Matish 'Gears' Spear ====
'Gears' is a third generation clone of the Nihilgenia, initially trained as a mechanic. Finding himself and several of his brothers fighting off Clan Ordo Mandalorians in the engineering bay during the events of the Tenth Great Jedi War, Matish took the surname 'Spear' and eventually worked his way up to be trained as mechanical engineer for the ship.

The typical crew also has a rotating squadron of dedicated gunners from the 9th [[Nihilgenia]]. In addition, several others of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline are known to understand some level of the Autoch language, and will crew various stations aboard the ship as time and necessity dictate.

[[Category:Personal starships]]

Leena'shylow

2024-09-03T19:08:17Z

Muz: deprecating retired droid, adding new.

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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython with the Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Prophet and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

==Droids==
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
===Hekate===
HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. A consistent glitch within the vocalization circuits causes the droid's voice to sound like three distinct female voices at once, even after repeated repairs. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle and a sword that has been treated using Sith Alchemy, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

===BT-R3 "Beater" ===
R3-N3e ''Renee'' was an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee was exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid had developed a bit of a superiority complex, which lead to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encountered.

Following a particularly harrowing mission, R3-N3e was damaged beyond the point of repair, with prize little aside from memory banks and most of it's personality matrix remaining intact. Leena, feeling bad for the droid's sacrifice, managed to install these circuits into a new BT-1 chassis, marking the registration as BT-R3. Disturbed somewhat by the lack of technical ability afforded by the new chassis, Renee started calling itself "Beater" as a dark joke referring to its new roles of security and combat. Considerably more sarcastic in tone and much more prone to irritation, 'Beater' still maintains its sense of superiority, albeit with a newfound sense of rivalry with Hekate.

=== AD72-4G "Forge" ===
A long-worked project of Muz's, Leena has helped procure and install the final missing parts of this modernized Old Republic-era Architect droid. Starting with a damaged personality matrix from Muz's original astromech droid, Leena's tinkering helped ease the conversion to a body more suited to handle Muz's needs in the field and workshop. As a result, Forge seems rather contemplative, often taking time to pick the best words before speaking them. Having added in data from several of Muz's logs and data crystals, the valet has a deep knowledge of lightsabers and forms as a result, carrying two sabers from Muz's collection in case he should need them. Acting as a 'genleman's gentleman', Forge is well-mannered, capable, and methodical. Forge keeps his silver chassis spotlessly polished, wearing a pristinely kept apron and broad sash bearing embroidered symbols showing his affiliation with the Keibatsu.

===KX-Y4N6 "Huyang"===

'Liberated' from an imperial remnant facility, the KX-series security droid was critically damaged during the firefight that ensued. After the rebuild, multiple reformats were required to purge the original programming. Without a template file for the KX-series, Leena'shylow constructed a new intelligence matrix using backup files similarly acquired by Muz over the past few years. The backup was corrupted, causing voice artifacts and even occasional repeated dialogue, but the information gleamed from even a partial and corrupted backup of the ancient lightsaber expert was considered highly valuable to Muz. The personality developing from the interplay of a security droid hardware running ancient tutor software has proven to be fairly stoic and practical thus far, devoid of humor. Painted matte black and coated with a additional armor plating, Huyang is often left on the Fallen Spear to assist Darius Blackwind. This droid was damaged beyond even Leen's capable repair skills, and has since been retired.

===ZR-4ND "Rand'===

Initially issued from the Aurora Collegium to assist Muz's research into the ascendant crystals of the Children of Mortis, "Rand" was eventually found himself working on various other projects with Leena. Continued exposure to the Techweaver's latent mechu-deru has imbued the droid with a particulary emotional personality, bordering on clingy toward its fellow droids and Leena. Rand's refusal to 'leave my new family behind' was initally met with resistance and a wipe order from the Aurora Collegium, but they were shortly convinced otherwise after the course of the war. Leena has since found and removed the obscured automatic uplinks to brotherhood servers and inhibitor chips, officially bringing Rand 'into the family'.

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[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

Muz Ashen

2024-07-24T19:06:06Z

Muz: update and cleanup. been a while.

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* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
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'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}
[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.
{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}
It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.
=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.
=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.
=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.
[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.
{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}
Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.
[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Antei Combat Center#Roll of Champions|Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.
{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}
It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.
{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}
[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the [[Alien invaders|invading alien]] threat]]The [[Alien invaders]] struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Aliens had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Aliens had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Force-devoid alien threat, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Alien Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Aliens would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Alien invaders, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Alien priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Alien Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the [[Alien invaders]], including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.
==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Fall of Orian]].

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Alien ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Force-devoid aliens to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.
=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the Aliens by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The Aliens were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Force-devoid alien threat any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.
{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}
He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.
{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}
{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}
Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Alien Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to all present to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}
{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}
{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}
The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Freed from the burdens of the Iron Throne, Muz returned to Sadow space. As Pravus ascended to the Throne, he focused on his own plans, pulling the clans from the One Sith Worlds unceremoniously. Declaring the One Sith defeated, he ignored their threat as easily as he ignored the Clans' cries for recompense. Officially, defeated, but that was nowhere near the truth, considering that not a single member of their faction was present during the final battles on Korriban. Too concerned with the same petty squabling that Muz had railed against for years, what should have been a coup de grace for the One Sith and a moment of unifying triumph for the Brotherhood had turned into yet another Civil War... a civil war that the remaining lords of the One Sith were more than willing to sit back and watch.

=== "Retirement" ===
Reconnecting with allies and family in the Ancient Empire of Clan Naga Sadow, Muz contemplated his next moves. The One Sith would recover, rally more to their cause, replace their losses, and eventually come for the Brotherhood again. For the architects of their loss of empire. Newly freed from obligation to the petty politics of the council, of the clans, empowered by the death throes of a dark star and two worlds full of countless dead, Muz would not let that happen.

The remaining lords of the One Sith, scattered and bruised already by the Brotherhood’s Crusade were unprepared for the Keibatsu. He had rallied his brothers, and they tore their support structures apart, absorbing their holdings and their finances bit by bit until they had to come up for air from their hiding spaces. And when they did, they were there, waiting. Growing in power as they mercilessly and thanklessly eradicated the reamins of the One Sith, only a few of the Keibatsu and their closest allies bothered to return to the Brotherhood.

Keeping a low profile for years afterwards, Muz eventually returned to the Clan holdings with vigor. Feeling the need to support the clan and return it to splendor and strength, rumors swirled as to his true motivations. Concerns that the Lord of the Krath had seen something truly terrible coming in the future seemed to counter allegations that he had designs on consolidating power. Muz himself eventually rebuilt the Catedral at Tarthos again, transforming a ruined temple into a more modernized research facility and museum that could serve as a base of operations for the house as he worked with investors to rebuild [[Kar Alabrek]]. Using contacts and allies built up during his time on the Dark Council, Muz would lead the clan on an expedition to map out the Sadow Temple on Yavin IV for reproduction on Sepros, to Korriban to investigate strange happenings that the Civil War had precluded him from investigating years ago, and to Athiss to delve into the alchemical laboratory and tomb of Vodal Kressh. Taking his place as an advisor and eventually returning to the Clan Summit, Muz continued to help reforge the clan.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.
Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Alien Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.
=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Some of the sabers that Muz has been known to carry into battle]]The lightsabers of Lord Keibatsu have been the subject of debate among saber scholars and combat officianados of the Brotherhood. Carrying no less than four distinct sabers at any given point in time, and featuring prominently in archives about specific forms of combat, some would consider it a fascinating honor to watch the man in action.

Muz does not name his sabers, viewing them as tools of the trade more than sentient objects. He will refer to them by the crystals within, or in the case of a trophy, by the name of the enemy who once held it.

His most commonly used blades include:

* "Dark Amethyst" - An alchemically infused weapon of ultrachrome and other alloys, featuring a sub-hilt window, comforatble leather grip and fine etched flames. The deep purple blade has a mysterious power source, said to have somehow been imbued with the soul of a Shard that Solari was tasked to provide. The blade runs exceptionally hot, wreathing itself in steam as it vaporizes the moisture in the air around it.
* "Bloodshine" - A curved hilt with an alchemically enhanced ultrachrome chassis and rich dyed leather grip, with finely etched flames to match his "Dark Amethyst" weapon. This saber bears a quantum saber mechanism and projects a 'bloodshine' red blade with an unusual lightning effect near the emitter for the first third of the blade, casting sparks and bolts of electricity, suggesting a Sorian crystal used within.
* "Golden Fire" - One of the Grand Master's Golden Lightsabers, this weapon bears all the hallmarks of the weapons that he has made for himself, to include supple leather grips, fine etchwork and a subhilt window, but plated in rare alchemically fortified electrum. The blade is golden, but swells and burns, causing sparks to occassionally flare from the blade.
* "Golden Shadow" - The second of Darth Ashen's golden lightsabers, this curved hilt is a golden-hued twin of his 'Bloodshine' saber, but with a far more aggressive and sharp emitter. The blade burns dark with a golden corona and lighting seeming to stream across the entire length of the blade in a pattern that Ashen will sometimes refer to as a 'hamon' in his native Kyataran.
* "Eojin" - The blade of his original Jedi Master, this silvery hilt has dark and recessed elements and acid etched runes along one side. This weapon bears the Jedi Master's original crystal, the weapon taken from the Jedi near the end of the Tenth Great Jedi War on New Tython. The blade erupts from the weapon a deep crimson hue, but reverts to its original turquoise as it reaches the midsection and tip, the crystal reacting to the Jedi's wrath as he faced his former student to bleed partially.

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he worked quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the [[Warbanner]] Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], considerably more [[lightsaber]] options, and a raft of custom graphics for dossiers and club use. The Original [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]] and [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new Lightsaber Creation Interface. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]].

As Grand Master, Muz created and ran several vendetta event with an ongoing and overarching plotline, using new and novel concepts for competition not seen before in the Brotherhood, such as [[Disorder]], an event pitting the orders against each other, regardless of their clans. Overseeing the first new [[Revan|top-level unit]] in the Brotherhood in many years, he also introduced a [[Clan Odan-Urr|Jedi Clan]] into the brotherhood in an effort to broaden the club's scope, as well as using their introduction as a plot point in the [[Tenth Great Jedi War]]. Even with a record-breaking length of term, not all of Muz's plans were released under his reign, such as the ability for members to play [[Loyalist (order)|Non]]-[[Mercenary (order)|Force]] Sensitives and [[Possessions Salary Policy|Possessions]].
[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to Cyris Oscura
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']] Sadow, Consul Emeritus
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']], Herald Emeritus
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]
* [[Kojiro Keibatsu|Kojiro Keibatsu Sadow]], Quaestor Emeritus

{{Positions}}
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|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
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{{Succession box
|before=[[Halcyon Rokir]]
|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
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{{Succession box
|before=Cyris Oscura
|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
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{{Succession box
|before=[[Darth Vexatus]]
|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Korras]]
|title=[[Quaestor]] of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
}}
{{End
|footer=[[Lion of Tarthos]]
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[[Category:Fallen Jedi]]
[[Category:Sons & Daughters of Sadow]]
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Leena'shylow

2023-10-26T19:14:38Z

Muz:

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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython with the Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Prophet and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

==Droids==
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
===Hekate===
HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. A consistent glitch within the vocalization circuits causes the droid's voice to sound like three distinct female voices at once, even after repeated repairs. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle and a sword that has been treated using Sith Alchemy, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

===BT-R3 "Beater" ===
R3-N3e ''Renee'' was an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee was exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid had developed a bit of a superiority complex, which lead to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encountered.

Following a particularly harrowing mission, R3-N3e was damaged beyond the point of repair, with prize little aside from memory banks and most of it's personality matrix remaining intact. Leena, feeling bad for the droid's sacrifice, managed to install these circuits into a new BT-1 chassis, marking the registration as BT-R3. Disturbed somewhat by the lack of technical ability afforded by the new chassis, Renee started calling itself "Beater" as a dark joke referring to its new roles of security and combat. Considerably more sarcastic in tone and much more prone to irritation, 'Beater' still maintains its sense of superiority, albeit with a newfound sense of rivalry with Hekate.

===KX-Y4N6 "Huyang"===

'Liberated' from an imperial remnant facility, the KX-series security droid was critically damaged during the firefight that ensued. After the rebuild, multiple reformats were required to purge the original programming. Without a template file for the KX-series, Leena'shylow constructed a new intelligence matrix using backup files similarly acquired by Muz over the past few years. The backup was somewhat corrupted, causing voice artifacts and even occasional repeated dialogue, but the information gleamed from even a partial and corrupted backup of the ancient lightsaber expert was considered highly valuable to Muz. The personality developing from the interplay of a security droid hardware running ancient tutor software has proven to be fairly stoic and practical thus far, devoid of humor. Painted matte black and coated with a additional armor plating, Huyang is often left on the Fallen Spear to assist Darius Blackwind.

===ZR-4ND "Rand'===

Initially issued from the Aurora Collegium to assist Muz's research into the ascendant crystals of the Children of Mortis, "Rand" was eventually found himself working on various other projects with Leena. Continued exposure to the Techweaver's latent mechu-deru has imbued the droid with a particulary emotional personality, bordering on clingy toward its fellow droids and Leena. Rand's refusal to 'leave my new family behind' was initally met with resistance and a wipe order from the Aurora Collegium, but they were shortly convinced otherwise after the course of the war. Leena has since found and removed the obscured automatic uplinks to brotherhood servers and inhibitor chips, officially bringing Rand 'into the family'.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

Antei Combat Center

2023-10-22T17:15:58Z

Muz:

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The Antei Combat Center (ACC) houses the unique fiction-based dueling system of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]]. Administered by the [[Combat Master]] and the [[Voice]], the ACC is one of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood's primary platforms for competitive, fiction-based activity. To get started in the Center, see the [[ACC Guide]]. To find perks for ranking up in the ACC, see the [[ACC Society]].

=== History ===
{{Main|History of the Antei Combat Center}}

Summary of the ACC history reflected by "real" events.

=== Rules of the Center ===
{{Main|ACC Guide}}

The ACC Guide contains all the important information for getting started and participating in the ACC.

=== Halls ===
'''Duelist Hall''' 
The Duelist Hall is the standard ACC Hall, where regular 1 vs. 1 duels are held between members. Most regular matches will take place in the Duelist Hall, as well as matches held for activity-based ladders.

'''Cooperative Hall''' 
The Cooperative Hall is designed for cooperative storytelling, rather than versus matches. In the Cooperative Hall, members write in tandem to tell a story rather than writing to defeat one another.

'''Scenario Hall''' 
The Scenario Hall is designed for prompted storytelling, rather than relying on user created story lines. The venue and prompt are selected by the members, or at random, at the beginning of the match and then can proceed as a 1 vs. 1 duel or even a cooperative encounter depending on the prompt in use.

'''Competition Hall''' 
The Competition Hall is a unique Hall that is designed for specific competitions. The typical [[ACC]] tournament is held in a bracket-style, single elimination tournament that requires participants to sign up prior to the event's start. The [[ACC]] site keeps track of the brackets and shows the advancement for the winner's of each round.

'''Funderdome''' 
The Funderdome Halls are a place for the more unconventional, less serious matches of the ACC. Here, participants can let loose with comedy battles or character-building encounters, with more freedom to tell their own story within the ACC format.

=== ACC Society ===
'''Further information on the rewards for participating in the ACC can be found in the [[ACC Society]] Page.'''

There is a myriad of awards that can be earned from participating in the ACC. Completed matches come with a set of credits, XP, and [[Cluster_of_Ice|Clusters of Ice]]. Championships award extra credits, and the top winners are awarded unique and custom items.

The ACC Society is a supplemental society, just like the Envoy Corps. It tracks both matches completed and matches you have judged. Both paths have unique awards ranging from credits, items, and feats.

Quarterly awarded the '''Avatar of Strife''' is a trophy that can only be earned once. It is calculated via a formula to incentivize completing matches, while not punishing you if your opponent times out on you.

Quarterly awarded the '''Avatar of Judgment''' is a trophy that can only be earned once. It is earned by scoring completed matches, and not timing out after claiming a match to score.

=== ACC Staff ===
{{Main|Combat Master}}

The Staff of the ACC consists of the [[Combat Master]], who oversees the day-to-day operations of the Center on behalf of the [[Voice]], and a selection of Judges who grade ACC Exams and judge completed matches. Aside from the Combat Master, staff positions are filled as needed, and positions may become available for application at any time.

At the bare minimum, ACC Judges must be Qualified members of the ACC and have a proven grasp of the mechanics of the ACC and the judging rubric. They should also show that they are capable of making impartial judgments, regardless of the participants of a match.

The current [[Combat Master]] is {{CM}}.

=== Roll of Champions ===
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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#366092; color:#BFBFBF;"|'''Event'''
|-
| [[Dalthid]] || February 2004 (14 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110005706/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=6 Inaugural Championship]
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| [[Vessicant]] || August 2005 (17 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110003350/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=32 1st Championship]
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| [[Dark Sabre Taldrya]] || August 2005 (17 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110110349/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=34 1st Piloting Championship]
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| [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]] || March 2006 (18 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110003324/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=37 2nd Championship]
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| [[Halcyon Taldrya|Halcyon Rokir]] || February 2007 (20 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110010116/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=72 2nd Piloting Championship]
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| Halcyon Rokir || March 2007 (20 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110003310/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=74 3rd Championship]
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| [[Zandro Savric Erinos]] || September 2007 (21 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110064958/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=88 3rd Piloting Championship]
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| [[Hel-Pa Taldrya Sklib|Hel-Pa Sklib]] || March 2008 (22 ABY) || [http://web.archive.org/web/20090110005712/http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/hall.asp?ID=91 4th Championship]
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| [[Timeros Caesus Entar Arconae]] || July 2012 (30 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/news/6123 5th Championship]
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| [[Aidan Kincaid]] || May 2014 (32 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/5 Open Beta Ladder]
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| Aidan Kincaid || October 2014 (32 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/6 Fading Light]
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| Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj || September 2015 (33 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/8 Rivalries]
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| [[Turel Sorenn]] || February 2016 (34 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/13 Grand Master’s Invitational Tournament]
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| [[Blade Ta%27var|Blade Ta’var]] || June 2016 (34 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/15 Journeyman Tournament]
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| Andrelious J. Mimosa-Inahj || December 2016 (34 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/acc_halls/18 Guests of the Matron]
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| [[Kordath Bleu]] || July 2016 (35 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/halls/23 GJW XII Phase I: Winds of Change]
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| Blade Ta'var || November 2017 (35 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/halls/24 GJW XII Phase II: Retribution]
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| [[Atyiru Caesura Entar]] || September 2018 (36 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/halls/26 Operation: Tempered Iron]
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| [[Lucine Vasano]] || June 2019 (37 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/halls/31 Spring 2019 ACC Championship]
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| [[Alaisy Tir’eivra]] || February 2021 (39 ABY) || [https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/acc/halls/32 SARLACC]
|}

[[Category:Antei Combat Center]]

Fallen Spear

2022-02-03T19:13:27Z

Muz:

{{Ship
|image=[[File:Fallenspear.jpg|200px]]
|name=Fallen Spear
|class = Assault
|cost =not for sale
|item=[[item:46950|ID 46950]]
|length =100 meters
|max speed=Attack
|hyperdrive=x1, x4 backup
|shield gen=250 (with backup generators)
|hull=480 (DR20)
|countermeasures=*Cloaking Measures
* Sensor mask
* ECM antimissiles
|armament=*Dual-laser Turrets (8)
* Heavy Laser Cannon (6)
* Assault Concussion Missile Tubes (4)(30 missile cap)
* Ion Cannon (2)
|complement=
|crew=
*VASIC
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* Nihilgenia Officers
|passengers=100
|capacity=150 metric tons
|consumables=1 Year
|othersystems=*Firelinked weaponry
* Fire Control
* Tractor Beam
|role=*Assault
* Escort
* Courier
}}The '''''Fallen Spear''''' is an Autochthonian Dragon-Class Skirmisher owned by [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]].

== Design and Origins ==
[[File:Fallenspear3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Fallen Spear, from above]]
The prototypical Dragon-Class skirmisher was designed for the High Lord Darrow of the Autochthonian System. Fulfilling many roles, the ship filled a gap in the Autochthonian navy between ships of the line and smaller fighters and specialized craft.

With a smaller hangar bay, capable of holding 10 - 15 fighters as well as a well stocked cargo bay, the Dragon-Class's main tactics are to drop out of hyperspace with all guns blaring, and a stream of fighters erupting from its bay. The main armament is heavy enough to take down nearly anything, thanks to a combination of heavy laser cannons, ion cannons and assault-grade concussion missiles. Heavy shields and a good number of dual laser turrets help protect the ship from fighters and capital ship alike.

Unfortunately, after a run of just four Dragon-class skirmishers, the Autochthonian parliament deemed the ship too costly for full construction and implementation, leaving the High Lord Darrow discretionary deployment of the prototypes. Keeping one for himself, the High Lord retired one to the Kilchrennan Avionics museum, assigned one to the Bestvar Military outpost, and gifted the remaining one to a Jedi Knight who had saved his life on several occasions.

== Acquisition ==
The Fallen Spear, the ship gifted to Muz Ashen, was outfitted with several different prototypical technologies. Nanite camouflaging serves as a highly effective cloaking device, and compliments the Hybridium cloaking device and sensor mask quite well. A recombinant particle arranger is situated in the ship's kitchen, using raw elements to create foodstuffs at the molecular level. And most crucial, a highly advanced AI system has been installed on the ship, allowing the ship to be effectively piloted by a single person.

The AI entity is called VASIC, has feminine programming and a helpful demeanor. She is programmed to take orders from Muz Ashen and Darius Blackwind, as well as anyone that they grant access to. VASIC understands commands given in Coruscanti (Galactic Basic), Autoch, and Kyataran, but has not been programmed to speak in Kyataran. It is important to note that all of the consoles and control panels are labeled in Autoch, although Vasic can readily translate them.

{{Quote|Autochthonian, eh? Well, that explains why no one can read half of this sludge all over the ship.|Lenzar}}

Certain features have been incorporated into the ship by its new owner, such as a dojo facility, an alchemic lab and workshop, and several adjustments to the Captain's quarters. The weaponry of Autochthonian ships is generally built deeper into the hull than average ships, and those unfamiliar with the sight of Autoch ships are quite likely to not notice the heavy armament of this ship.

The specific alterations to the Fallen Spear make it ideally suited to Ashen's tactics of stealth, sudden onslaught and rapid exit rather than typical capital ship tactics of exchanging volleys. Muz typically spends more time aboard the Fallen Spear than he does at his home, [[Kuroshin]] Castle or [[Tarthos]]. With the amount of time that the Councilor spends aboard the ship, he has spent a lot of time and money to ensure that he, and any of his guests, are able to travel in comfort. Since the Fallen Spear serves as Muz's mobile base of operations, the Lord is assumed to be in command of the ship when he is aboard. That said, he delegates most, if not all of the duties of running the ship to his long-time friend, the far more capable [[Darius Blackwind]].

== Crew ==
[[File:decklayout.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Deck Layout]]

{{Quote|Do you even ever get off of this boat?|Kojiro Keibatsu}}
{{Quote|Not a chance. Pretty sure I am just a holographic projection that VASIC made up at this point.|Darius Blackwind}}

==== VASIC ====
VASIC handles most of the Spear's systems autonomously, the complex AI able to utilize a number of repair droids as well as most other systems on her own, with the exception of weaponry, due to Autochthonian restrictions on AI being allowed to engage weaponry. The AI is also connected to the datapad built into Muz's prosthetic arm, which affords the Keibatsu a greater degree of control over the ship than he would otherwise, due to his previous lack of piloting skill. Generally, such manual controls aren't necessary, given that Darius is usually available to do what is needed, freeing up Muz to do whatever he needs to do in the meantime.

==== Darius Blackwind ====
Hailing from the Autochthonian Navy originally, [[Darius Blackwind]] was specifically trained to handle the prototypical ship, and he knows this particular ship inside and out. Serving as captain and commandng officer, Darius rarely if ever leaves the ship.

==== Thrima ====
Serving as first mate and pilot, the mononymous Zeltron woman known as Thrima also often serves as pilot for shuttles and various other craft associated with the Spear. Born to spacers and raised as a smuggler, Thrima is a fair shot and a good pilot. Thrima is charmingly sarcastic in opposition to Blackwind's dry humor,and while quick on the draw, she would much rather fight her battles behind several tons of armor and shields.

==== Brick Orian ====
A native Kyataran, Brick was born on the streets of Nagashime before the reclamation of Kyataru by the Keibatsu. He's only half joking when he calls himself a street urchin. After the reclamation, and the new policies allowing anyone who wanted to join with the Nihilgenia, Brick took the option to enlist in order to gain a bit more stability in his life. Proving himself remarkably adept at ship's systems, Brick eventually found himself as tactical officer on the Spear.

==== Matish 'Gears' Spear ====
'Gears' is a third generation clone of the Nihilgenia, initially trained as a mechanic. Finding himself and several of his brothers fighting off Clan Ordo Mandalorians in the engineering bay during the events of the Tenth Great Jedi War, Matish took the surname 'Spear' and eventually worked his way up to be trained as mechanical engineer for the ship.

The typical crew also has a rotating squadron of dedicated gunners from the 9th [[Nihilgenia]]. In addition, several others of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline are known to understand some level of the Autoch language, and will crew various stations aboard the ship as time and necessity dictate.

[[Category:Personal starships]]

Nihilgenia

2022-02-03T18:20:25Z

Muz:

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|image= [[image:nihilgenialogo.jpg]]
|founder= [[Keibatsu]]
|leader= [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]]
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|headquarters= [[Kuroshin]]
|locations= [[Kyataru]]
|formed= [[10_ABY_to_19_ABY#18_ABY|18 ABY]]
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The '''Nihilgenia''' are the private soldiers of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline.

== The Birth of the Neverborn ==

{{Quote|If the Nihiligenia had a voice, or rather the tenacity to use it, they would have screamed, 'I didn't want to be born a murderer'.|Shin'ichi pondering the psychology of clones.}}

[[Muz Keibatsu Sadow]] and his loyal brother, [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] had tracked down one of the reserve prime clone samples while on a mission issued by the Grand Master of the Brotherhood. Having successfully completed the mission, and with an eye for the future needs of their family, the pair made for Kamino, spending a considerable amount of their own personal wealth to order soldiers from the cloners. [[Macron]] also added to the collective effort later, using his knowledge of cloning techniques and alchemy to further enhance the fearsome soldiers.

[[image:Nihilgeniahelmet.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Helmet of the Nihilgenia]]With armor designed for both utilitarian and psychological aspects, the helms were made more like the native warrior caste of their homeworld. Trained extensively in hand to hand arts as well as modern warfare, the dark-armoured soldiers accompanied the bloodline as soon as the first batches were done. Taught the language of the backwater planet and given a rudimentary understanding of their rich history, they were ready for deployment.

Named the 'Nihilgenia', or the 'neverborn', a nod to their status as vat-grown people, Shin'ichi made it a personal mission to bond the soldiers to the Keibatsu cause. Each Nihilgenia is guaranteed a grant of land and a stipend of credits at the end of a ten year service contract, despite having been 'purchased' from the cloners. In addition, Nihilgenia are given names instead of serial codes after their first deployment, choosing a first name, with their family name being the place where they first served. This policy has helped solidify their loyalty to the Keibatsu, as well as encouraged many native Kyatarans to enlist and join their ranks.

= Campaigns =

== The Reclamation of Kyataru ==

[[image:Nihilgeniaarmor.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Armor of the Nihilgenia]] As the Keibatsu stormed the strongholds of the Nagahide interlopers, the troops gained a ferocious reputation, almost as mythologically charged as their Keibatsu generals, who were often whispered of as demons.

As more and more soldiers were conscripted into their ranks from the local populace, a decision that made the clones feel more and more Human, ingratiated into the society with their brothers in arms. With such morale, and additional reinforcements arriving with [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]], the Keibatsu made short work of the Nagahide forces, many men surrendering upon first sight of their ranks. It was not uncommon that opposing soldiers would beg to join the Nihilgenia, who were better equipped and fed than the rival warlord's men.

Following a black-ops mission which brought the Keibatsu into the belly of Amahara Castle, the Warlord was defeated, and his generals quickly resigned their commissions and pledged themselves to the Keibatsu. Fortifying the castle with a legion of the Nihilgenia, the bloodline was called back to business elsewhere, the Warlord Kazahide acting on their behalf as his family had served the Keibatsu in the past.

== Blades of the Fallen ==

When the entire tenth legion was discovered decimated outside Amahara Castle, Kazahide sent an urgent dispatch to Muz, who quickly assembled the Keibatsu and rallied them to Kyataru. Once there, the family found much more than they had anticipated. The legion had been slaughtered by Suukou Bodai, apparently led by saber-wielding generals.

After several forays into intelligence gathering, Shin'ichi turned up missing, haven given chase to [[Anaxela]], whom he and his student had found in the undercellars of Amahara Castle.

Leads led the bloodline to the southern islands, where they discovered a Suukou Bodai stronghold, with Eojin Quon-Shen and an assembled team of Jedi who had reason to despise the Keibatsu, among them Claudius Tang'va, one of the Jedi responsible not only for the raid on Koji's castle, but also for the death of [[Raven]]'s parents. In a fevered skirmish, the Keibatsu and a legion of Nihilgenia stormed upon a rally. Raven was captured by the Jedi, Shin'ichi was grievously injured by Eojin, and enough Nihilgenia were killed that the Keibatsu had to retreat to Amahara.

This first loss for the Keibatsu and the Nihilgenia emboldened their enemies, which led to several skirmishes outside of Inazawa, before the Suukou Bodai losses forced them to go to ground, and for Eojin and his allies to seek another path. This resounding defeat of the Bodai on several occasions helped to renew morale and public confidence in the Nihilgenia and the Keibatsu.

== Engagements with the Brotherhood ==

As the members of the Keibatsu became more and more embroiled in the affairs of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, members of the Nihilgenia were often used as private security details due to the Keibatsu questioning the loyalty of the typical brotherhood armed forces. As such, it was not rare to see squads of Nihilgenia working in tandem with the [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]] or even the [[The Nephilim]]. With the withdrawal of the Keibatsu from command in the Brotherhood, these soldiers remained in the service of the Keibatsu rather than stay with the units they were attached to. As the Keibatsu retired to Kyataru and their home clan of Naga Sadow, the Nihilgenia are sometimes used to further the Family's interests in Clan space and campaigns.

=== Notable Members of the Nihilgenia ===

* Raikou Amahara - Assigned to guard Amahara Castle shortly after the Reclamation, many of Raikou's brothers fell from an attack by the Suokou Bodai as led by [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]. His bravery in that battle and subsequent assignment to [[Muz Ashen]]'s legion gave him plenty of opportunity to prove his heroism, ultimately culminating in his near-death sacrifice, surviving only due to a battlefield blood transfusion by Muz. For his actions, Raikou was adopted officially by the family, afforded lands and title, eventually taking the name [[Kojiro Keibatsu]]. Kojiro is a hero among the Nihilgenia, and his example helps reinforce the respect that the Keibatsu have for their men, and the loyalty that they have for their lords.

* [[Taka "Doc" Kuroshin]] - A first generation clone, Taka earned his name and Jaig Eyes at the Battle of Kuroshin, being delivered to the battlefield during the Reclamation of Kyataru. The brutal fighting that took the Keibatsu from the ruins of Kuroshin to the capital at Amahara, the field medic was offered an early retirement for valorous service. Opting instead to extend his contract, Doc was retrained as a fighter pilot and assigned to the 9th, serving alongside Muz directly.

* Kyohei Katsuhide - Tactically brilliant, the field medic Kyohei's service under [[Shikyo Keibatsu]] saw him rapidly becoming indispensible to the Brotherhood elder, serving as his personal doctor, majordomo and right hand.

* Davo Inazawa - A third generation clone, this Grenadier found himself the only survivor of his squadron during an ambush off-world while serving beneath [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu]]. Sanjuro's abduction by the invaders nearly drove the man mad, throwing himself into harm's way until the Keibatsu rescued him. Swearing himself to protect Sanjuro, this Nihilgenia's loyalty and explosive fury in battle has earned him a reputation with his peers.

=== Divisions of the Nihilgenia ===

The Nihilgenia are broken down into 13 legions, each Keibatsu ostensibly leading a Legion during times of battle.

*1st Nihilgenia - [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*2nd Nihilgenia - [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold
*3rd Nihilgenia - [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*4th Nihilgenia - [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu Sadow|Mononoke Macron Keibatsu]] - Nagashime Fortress
*5th Nihilgenia - [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu]] - Misahide Castle
*6th Nihilgenia - [[Shimura Xhedias Keibatsu]] - Southern Encampment
*7th Nihilgenia - [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*8th Nihilgenia - [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*9th Nihilgenia - [[Darius Blackwind]] - the [[Fallen Spear]] and Kuroshin Castle
*10th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Amahara Castle
*11th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Southern Encampment
*12th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Northern Outpost
*13th Nihilgenia - [[Kojiro Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold

=== Equipment of the Nihilgenia ===

Organized in typical imperial format, the average legion of Nihilgenia includes several specialties, from general line soldiers to scouts, heavy weapons, and assault. While every soldier is issued a DC-15 Blaster rifle, a Westar 35 sidearm and a combat knife, additional equipment (or substitutions) are made based on training and role. Additional weaponry includes a variety of grenades, rocket launchers, crew-served E-Web blasters, heavy repeating blasters and sniper rifles.

In addition to weaponry,every Nihilgenia Soldier comes equipped with the iconic armor of their unit. Designed as a mingling of traditional Kyataran style and modern technological advancements, the armor of the Nihilgenia is readily identifiable. With prototypes made by Kamino Armory, production of the later generations of the armor were manufactured on Kyataru. Having seen the devastating results that inferior armor visited upon Imperial Forces in the Galactic Civil War, and in decades of conflict within the Brotherhood, The Keibatsu spent the necessary credits to build an armor kit worthy of their armies. With higher resistance to blaster and projectile fire, the plates of the Nihilgenia armor are somewhat heavier than traditional clone armor. Standard forces are all painted with a black color scheme, with accents in either royal purple, dark blue, deep red, or forest green depending on which legion and rank they belonged to. Scout armor is painted in a digital breakup pattern, based on field of operations. Commanders are equipped with a pauldron to signify station. In addition, Special Forces would be outfitted with a fire-retardant kama and occasionally a streamlined mandolorian jetpack.

All soldiers are issued a utility belt and pack, which include a maintenance kit for their weapon, food pellet dispensers, water purification tablets and a collapsible canteen, cordage, ascension grapple, personal torch, electrobinoculars, secured commlink and extra magazines. Longer-term deployment kits include ration bars, collapsible shelters, a larger tool kit, firestarter, sleeping rolls and other necessary items.

All Nihilgenia are also issued a ComTech Tactical Helmet Mark V. The reinforced helmet contains advanced breathing filters (which act as protection against chemical and biological attacks, as well as toxins) and a comlink for instant communication with other units. The commlink uses linked encoding sequences to rotate frequencies every few seconds while keeping all soldiers in the unit synchronized. If a soldier’s helmet is removed without the soldier first hitting the comlink's control stud (found on the under-rim of the helmet), the frequency coding routine is automatically deleted from that helmet. The automatic polarizing lenses protect the trooper against intense glare and provide them with enhanced combat vision or holographic vision processors which allow vision through many barriers such as smoke, darkness and fire. The Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System (MFTAS) helps with the soldiers' perception in darkness as well as smoke and other visibility obscuring conditions. The helmet also assists in aiming at moving targets. The Comtech Series V helmet speaker uses a seven-phase sonic filtering for clear sound (for soldiers, it is connected to the audio pickup). It also has a vocoder for talking to non-troopers. Pilots and Scouts have the same helmet, but with additional data readouts sent to the head's-up display and slightly modified external design.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Families]]

Ashen

2019-09-19T01:15:41Z

Muz:

{{Character
|type = Sith
|image=[[File:Ashen.jpg|250px]]
|firstname=Ashen
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|birth=[[24 BBY to 1 BBY|9/9/3BBY]]
|death=N/A
|species=Human
|gender=Male
|hair=Silver
|eyes=Solid Black
|height=1.854 meters
|weight=95.45 kg
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=[[Muz Ashen|Muz '''Keibatsu''' Sadow]]
}}

'''Ashen''' is the name given to the twisted essence that vied for control of the body of [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]].

== Background ==
=== Your actions turn conquest to dust ===
During Muz's formative years on [[Kyataru]], he played with an imaginary friend called 'Dusty', whom he blamed a great many of his childhood antics on. His mother, concerned, was told by the doctors that the 'imaginary friend' was a part of growing up, and would disappear in time. However, she never got the chance to find out, as the Jedi Master Eojin Quon-Shen appeared to take the boy for training as a Jedi.

The shock of a six year old leaving his family behind weighed heavily on the boy, despite the meditations and sense of selflessness that the Master had tried to instill. The young Musashi Daraku seized a greater hold on the imaginary friend, the only companion left from his old world.

As time wore on, Musashi forgot his name, and also, 'Dusty'.

=== In portents of fate, you foolishly place trust ===
It wasn't long before Eojin Quon-Shen joined Master Skywalker's Academy at Yavin, bringing his own students to train with the others Luke had assembled. Another Master was a bit curious at the young Muz, something resonating within the lad in a way he did not quite understand just yet. He took Quon-Shen aside, and tried to dissuade the boy's training, worried that the darkness within him would overcome the good.

Eojin dismissed the advice, the old survivor's hubris making him believe that he could keep the boy on the bright path. Besides, as the old man was fond of saying, who was he to deny the will of the Force?

The Knight Trials were difficult on [[Muz]], the tests of spirit taking their toll on the young padawan. The final trial before he would be granted the title of Knight was to defeat a creature of hate. Muz found such a creature deep in the forests of Yavin, hiding among the ruins of some ancient temple.

=== Sense fear in your broken breathing ===
The [[starwars:Tu'kata|Tu'kata]] nearly disemboweled the young Jedi before he felt something rush over him... Unbidden, the Dark side washed through the young padawan, speeding his motions and strengthening his strikes as something within him told him how.

The Tu'kata should have killed the Padawan immediately. The combat lasted for hours.

When he returned triumphant, the masters felt the taint of the dark side on the boy, but considering the death of a Sith Hound, they waved it away as resonance from its death. Muz was named a Knight of the New Jedi Order.

=== Resort to shadows until your body expires ===
For the next few years, Muz worked with the Jedi, his skill with a saber undeniable as they sought to bring balance and justice to the galaxy. Still, within his mind, Muz heard the familiar voice telling him what he thought he already knew, encouraging him to strike with confidence, to act without thinking. The concepts were familiar, not only as Jedi tenets, but also as a teaching in the Kyataran Warrior code.

It wasn't until Muz was sent to Dearanor that he realized that the voice had a darker intent. As he severed the head of the interloper that came to kill that which he was guarding, the voice laughed.

Reporting the events and his concerns to the Masters at Yavin, he worried that he had lost himself to the shadow, relying on the Dark Side too much. The Masters told him that they would send help.

The Voice told him otherwise.

=== All of creation has a promise of heaven ===
They sent four Jedi, who ignited their sabers immediately upon sight. Muz let his mind go, expecting to die, his body acting out of training and instinct, not the Dark Side, he swore.

The next scene that bathed his eyes was that of four dead Jedi. Now he knew he had to go.

Over the next few years, Muz wandered, looking for work and a home, letting the Voice talk him through the hard parts, it's confidence keeping him still when he would falter. It would do the cruel things that needed doing, sparing the consciousness of the exiled knight.

=== Still you travel the road to hell ===
It was not until Muz was initiated into the Brotherhood and the [[Antei Combat Center]], that the Voice found a name. Strengthened by Muz's 'acceptance' of the Darkness, the personae became stronger, demanding control more and more of the time.

In combat, the Krath would twitch, the alternate personality taking over, it's ruthlessness a stark contrast to the poetry that poured from its lips as it devastated friend, ally, or foe alike in the coliseum of [[Antei]]. Muz began to hate the loss of control, emboldened by the Dark Side himself, finally having resigned himself in more than just words.

Muz found himself fighting the Other inside the Cathedral of his psyche, the Voice embodied in the Ether as a polarized opposite of himself.

The same conflict happened over and over again, and even during the Championship of the Center, during a Match with the [[Grand Master]], [[Jac Cotelin]].

Cotelin recognized the madness within the Krath, using his powers to enter the mindscape of the Keibatsu to find the insanity within, to help purge it, despite the horrors it implied on the Master's disembodied mind. Nightmares, dredged forth from ancient memory, weren't enough to send Cotelin from the Krath's mind. He purged the beast that called itself 'Ashen'... Right into his own body.

Cotelin eventually found his way back into his own form, where he battled the disembodied darkness for control of his own body as it used his powers to decimate a number of dignitaries of the Brotherhood. Finally, Muz made a desperate attempt to undo the damage his weakness of spirit had wrought and drove his essence into Jac to seize control for just long enough for the Grand Master to be cut down by Lord [[Justinian Khyron|Khyron]].

The Rite of Certamen saved many lives that day.

=== I'm saying nothing for the good of myself ===
Muz removed himself from the Center, worried that another Dark Side rite would embolden the beast within him and threaten the Brotherhood again. Muz worked on trying to control the alternate psyche, finally coming to understand it as the scapegoat for all the horrible things he found necessary.

Heightened emotions still swayed the control to the Ashen one, an experience he noted in the outskirts of the Trayus Academy. The need to protect his friends and family driving him to lose his mind against a corrupted Krayt Dragon. He found himself unable to seize control from the cruel visage.

Eojin, sensing a tremor in the Force, had gone to Trayus, knowing as he drew closer, that his former student was there. He stalked and faced down Ashen in real life, and used his own prowess to seek out Muz inside his own head, trying to convince him to let go of the rage, to relinquish the dark.

All the old man's word's did was steel Muz's resolve, causing him to seize control of his own body to fight him himself. The irony crippled the Master, making him retreat as it was Muz's hatred of the Jedi that gave him the strength to overcome the darkness of his own fragmented soul.

It was then that the old master realized that Muz was truly lost to the Dark Side.

=== But I'm still talking, and you're not listening ===
Muz has the upper hand over his own dementia now, using his hatred of what the Jedi had done to him and his family as fuel to cage the feral shade. It still speaks, in hushed rhymes, to the Krath, especially under duress, but Muz retains control.

Most of the time.

== Quotes ==
* ''"Bleeding in the ashes of a million souls' flame. Never realizing that we're never twice the same."''
* ''"My name shall be Ashen, inside this shell. And then Jac, after I send you to hell."''
* ''"Running from the tainted touch of madness. I know that the fear you feel is endless..."''
* ''“Recall the memory I tried to sever, falling deeper into the nether…”''
* ''"Through my eyes you'll see me clear. Without restraint and without fear. Let me teach you what to hear."''
* ''"Of the nightmares you have mined, all the power you've combined, In your dreams, my will defined."''

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Muz Ashen

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Muz: trying again to have this link to my doss

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* [[Darius Blackwind]]
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* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
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* [[Ataru]]
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* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
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* [[New Order era]]
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'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}

[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.

{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}

It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.

=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.

=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.

=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.

[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.

{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}

Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.

[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.

{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}

It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.

{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}

[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the [[Alien invaders|invading alien]] threat]].The [[Alien invaders]] struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Aliens had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Aliens had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Force-devoid alien threat, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Alien Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Aliens would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Alien invaders, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Alien priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Alien Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the [[Alien invaders]], including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.

==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Fall of Orian]].

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Alien ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Force-devoid aliens to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.

=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the Aliens by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The Aliens were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Force-devoid alien threat any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.

{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}

He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.

{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}

{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}

Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Alien Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to the loyalists to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}

{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}

{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}

The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Leaving the throne to his Shadow Hand, he disappeared to Sadow space, occasionally advising the Consul and wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.

Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Alien Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.

=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''Black Lion'' blaster]]
* The ''Nagamichi'' Sword - A gift given by the people of Dearanor for killing the Sith Cor An-Jin and losing his commission with the Jedi, this curved and differentially tempered sword is eerily reminiscent of the katana of [[Kyataru]]. Extensive testing shows that the process that was used to create the sword has imbued it with several attributes that would typically require the use of Sith Alchemy, such as the blade's resistance to lightsaber blades and obscene sharpness. This weapon is not typically carried by the dark lord except in unusual circumstances.
* ''Black Lion'' Custom Blaster - Muz's custom built blaster pistol is often carried in a drop-down holster at his left thigh, or tucked into his sash when wearing formal robes. Fully automatic with an intense rate of fire and high-intensity blasts make this lethal weapon something that blaster-nuts drool over. The Lord has used it himself to destroy crowds of battle droids and swarms of killiks, preferring to use it on those who have no affinity for the Force at all. The design of the blaster, dubbed the 'Black Lion' by Shikyo '''Keibatsu''', has been replicated by EbonArms and saw limited production in a more stripped down variation of the custom-built prototype.
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The sabers Muz has been known to carry into battle]]
* Custom Lightsabers - Muz makes use of two lightsabers regularly, expertly crafted weapons using the pinnacle of crafts learned while he was Herald and parts accumulated from across the galaxy. Using strange alloys perfected by Muz himself, with aid from master alchemists, they are rumored to be made out of ultrachrome, beskar and cortosis, depending on who you ask. Muz himself will not divulge the metallurgy when asked. The sabers are just two of many he has been known to carry on occasion, and are his favorite, the etchings of flame subtle on the metal, with lushly chosen leathers used for the grips. Experts agree that the purple blade would have to use some sort of alchemically enhanced Hurrikan crystal, while the red seems to confound experts some, due to the rich bloodshine hue. He has also been seen to carry a number of other lightsabers, especially on the battlefield. Some of these have been recognized as trophies from fallen enemies, while others are totally unfamiliar and could be new constructions. As a master of Eight distinct lightsaber combat forms, Muz's preferred mode of combat seems to be with the saber, a natural extension from the Kyataran Sword culture.

==== Lightsaber Forms ====
* '''Primary Form''': [[Sokan]] mixed with Form IV [[Ataru]]
* '''Secondary Form''': Form VII [[Vapaad]]
* '''Tertiary Forms''': Form II [[Makashi]]; Form III [[Soresu]]; [[Dun Moch]]; [[Trakata]]
* '''Dual-Bladed Form''': [[Juyo]]

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he works quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the Warbanner Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new Lightsaber Creation Interface. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]], where he broke the record for length of term.

[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

=== Lightsabers ===
In addition to creating many [[Custom Lightsabers]] for various members, Muz created graphics for a new Lightsaber Creation Interface to be used by any member [[rank]]ed [[Dark Jedi Knight|DJK]] or higher. The Creation tool also unlocks additional saber designs with ranks gained beyond Dark Jedi Knight. At the rank of [[Sith Battlelord|SBL]], [[Obelisk Exarch|OE]], or [[Krath Epis|KE]], members are allowed to select certain [[Saber-staff]] and [[dual lightsaber]] designs. Hundreds of options are available through the use of this tool, which is expanded regularly.

=== Lightsaber Combat Guide ===
As a supplement to a member's [[Character Sheet|character sheet]] for the [[Antei Combat Center]], Muz (along with others) created a guide to understanding the many specific styles of [[Lightsaber Combat Guide|lightsaber combat]], providing a in-depth resource for members more interested in the ways of combat. Muz has also penned an 'Advanced Lightsaber Studies' course that is available through the Shadow Academy.

=== Robes ===
When the existing robes of the brotherhood had to be replaced, Muz began work on a previously unprecedented project to replace them. He created a variety of [[Robes]], drastically expanding on the planned project of the previous Herald, Cyris. With different levels of customization available depending on your [[Rank]], over 200 different robes available for members. Custom Robes were at one point made available to any member serving on the Dark Council as well. Prior to this project, members had no selections available, regardless of rank or order.

=== Warbanners ===
The Grant of Arms refit created the [[Warbanner]] project under [[Kaine Mandaala]], with the primary design by [[Cyris Oscura]]. Muz facilitated a huge portion of the changeover, filling requests to open the project to general membership in quick time. In addition, several upgrades and variations have been designed by Muz and are pending release.

=== Other Work ===
Muz has also been known for his work with logos, having designed several clan, house and battleteam logos. A prize few have also been able to get custom character images from Muz, for general use and the Wikipedia.

=== Hand To Hand Combat Guide ===
Further helping the membership of the Brotherhood refine it's martial prowess, Muz and his trusted lieutenant Shin'ichi worked to create another Holocron for the combat styles that peppered the universe. This holocron, called the [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]], has a great deal of information for the budding warriors of the Brotherhood. Muz has also authored a Shadow Academy course to help people understand the intricacies of combat.

=== Clan Powers ===
With the majority of the unofficial clan-specific force powers seeming to be duplicated by the Force Powers system put into place under Sarin, and others simply unrealistic in this universe, Muz set about the business of granting the Clans actual force powers that would be possible for the members to keep as trademarks for their own clans. Granting these powers to the membership after the end of the Ninth Great Jedi War, the clans chose the powers in the order of their placing during that war.

=== Work in Progress ===
Muz had worked for the vast majority of his time in the Brotherhood on a possessions project, a wide reaching system for credits and items, including ships and personal equipment. With the broad scope of such a project, it has undergone several sweeping changes, and has yet to be completed due to the drastic amount of time required of coders to implement.

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Cyris Oscura]]
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Proconsul]] [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Consul]] [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']]
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Herald]] [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']]
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]

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|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
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|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
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|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
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|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
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|before=[[Korras]]
|title=[[Quaestor]] of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
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Leena'shylow

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Muz: /* BT-R3 "Beater" */

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|weapons= Blaster pistols, lightsaber
|fightingstyle= Shadowstep
|profession= Slicer
|position= Communications Officer
|era=
|affiliation= [[Keibatsu]], [[Krath]]
|ship=
|masters=[[Muz Ashen]]
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}}

'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython witht he Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Jedi Master and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

==Droids==
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
===Hekate===
HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

===BT-R3 "Beater" ===
R3-N3e ''Renee'' was an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee was exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid had developed a bit of a superiority complex, which lead to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encountered.

Following a particularly harrowing mission, R3-N3e was damaged beyond the point of repair, with prize little aside from memory banks and most of it's personality matrix remaining intact. Leena, feeling bad for the droid's sacrifice, managed to install these circuits into a new BT-1 chassis, marking the registration as BT-R3. Disturbed somewhat by the lack of technical ability afforded by the new chassis, Renee started calling itself "Beater" as a dark joke referring to its new roles of security and combat. Considerably more sarcastic in tone and much more prone to irritation, 'Beater' still maintains its sense of superiority, albeit with a newfound sense of rivalry with Hekate.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

Leena'shylow

2019-08-12T23:29:57Z

Muz: /* ReNee */

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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython witht he Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Jedi Master and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

==Droids==
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
===Hekate===
HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

===BT-R3 "Beater" ===
R3-N3e ''Renee'' was an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee was exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid had developed a bit of a superiority complex, which lead to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encountered.

Following a particularly harrowing mission, R3-N3e was damaged beyond the point of repair, with prize little aside from memory banks and most of it's personality matrix remaining intact. Leena, feeling bad for the droid's sacrifice, managed to install these circuits into a new BT-1 chassis, marking the registration as BT-R3. Disturbed somewhat by the lack of technical ability afforded by the new chassis, Renee started calling itself "Beater" as a dark joke referring to it's new roles of security and combat. Considerably more sarcastic in tone and much more prone to irritation, 'Beater' still maintain's it's sense of superiority, albeit with a newfound sense of rivalry with Hekate.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

Leena'shylow

2019-04-28T15:29:59Z

Muz: formatting

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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython witht he Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Jedi Master and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

==Droids==
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
===Hekate===
HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

===ReNee===
R3-N3e ''Renee'' is an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee is exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid has developed a bit of a superiority complex, which leads to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encounters.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

Taka "Doc" Kuroshin

2019-04-19T17:10:52Z

Muz: NPC added

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|type= NPC
|image=[[image:DocKuroshin.png|250px]]
|firstname= Taka "Doc"
|lastname= Kuroshin
|homeworld= Kamino
|birth= {{Birthyear_and_Age|ABY|14}}
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|gender= Male
|hair= None (Brown)
|eyes= Brown
|height=1.87m (6'2")
|weight=105kg (231 lb)
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|form=
|weapons= DC-17 Blaster Pistols, Westar-M5 Rifle, grenades
|fightingstyle= Mandalorian Core
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|position= Captain
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'''Taka "Doc" Kuroshin''' is an veteran officer with the 9th [[Nihilgenia]].

== Brief History ==

One of the first batches of clone soldiers bred for the Keibatsu Nihilgenia, CM-117 was initially trained as a combat medic for the First Nihilgenia and was called "Doc" as a nickname by his fellows. Dispatched to help secure the ruins of Kuroshin Castle on [[Kyataru]], the unit took severe losses. One of only several survivors of his squad, CM-117 was pulled from the front and set to attend to the other survivors, where his aptitude with medicine was noted. Given the name 'Taka' by [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]], CM-117 took the surname of the Castle so many of his brothers perished defending, helping to spawn a Nihilgenia tradition.

As the Kyataran campaign waned, Doc was sent to complete his medical training, earning a doctorate before returning with the Keibatsu to Amahara Castle after a terrorist attack by the [[Suukou Bodai]]. Earning Jaig Eyes in the subsequent battles, Doc was offered a choice in reassignment from the First. Choosing to retrain as a pilot for the Ninth Nihilgenia, Doc was sent to the Fallen Spear, where he serves to this day.

== Demeanor ==

Doc is a capable fighter pilot and a trained doctor, but his heart is in the combat that he was bred for. He lives for the thrill of it, sometimes too eager to get into the battlefield and test his mettle. Beneath his armor, his left arm is completely sleeved in commemorative tattoos, memorializing lost brothers and serving as a chronicle of his life that now stretches onto his back. Adding to the extensive mural with every intense experience, Doc always uses much of his rest and recovery time getting additional ink done. Those who have witnessed this have wondered if the clone is addicted, either to the tattoo process or to the adrenaline.

Doc is older than his years based on the Kaminoan accelerated aging process and a brief lifetime of intense experiences. Worried that his body won't be able to continue at the rate he is going, Doc has begun to research ways to halt or even reverse his aging, or at the very least the effects of it. Given the Doctor's access to Force Wielders and Alchemists that being an officer of the Nihilgenia affords him, his concerns threaten to become an obsession.

=== Abilities ===

Doc is an actual doctor, capable of handling himself in a proper medical center or hospital, even if his life experiences have denied him the ability to practice in such sterile scenarios, much preferring the havoc of the battlefield or the cramped nature of a ship medbay. He is also a capable fighter pilot, the result of retraining and reassignment to the Fallen Spear.

Chief among his abilities and drives is his capacity with blasters. Raised on Kamino with stories of the ARC troopers, Doc will emulate these stories by wading into battle with his favored two DC-17 pistols, falling back on his grenades and M5 to deal with exceptionally tough targets.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

File:DocKuroshin.png

2019-04-19T17:09:58Z

Muz: Category:Images-Characters Category:Images-Humans

== Summary ==
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== Licensing ==
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Nihilgenia

2019-04-17T23:17:37Z

Muz: correcting timeframe due to realignment of wars, etc

{{Organization
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|BG2=
|name= Nihilgenia
|image= [[image:nihilgenialogo.jpg]]
|founder= [[Keibatsu]]
|leader= [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]]
|members=
|headquarters= [[Kuroshin]]
|locations= [[Kyataru]]
|formed= [[10_ABY_to_19_ABY#18_ABY|18 ABY]]
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The '''Nihilgenia''' are the private soldiers of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline.

== The Birth of the Neverborn ==

{{Quote|If the Nihiligenia had a voice, or rather the tenacity to use it, they would have screamed, 'I didn't want to be born a murderer'.|Shin'ichi pondering the psychology of clones.}}

[[Muz Keibatsu Sadow]] and his loyal brother, [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] had tracked down one of the reserve prime clone samples while on a mission issued by the Grand Master of the Brotherhood. Having successfully completed the mission, and with an eye for the future needs of their family, the pair made for Kamino, spending a considerable amount of their own personal wealth to order soldiers from the cloners. [[Macron]] also added to the collective effort later, using his knowledge of cloning techniques and alchemy to further enhance the fearsome soldiers.

[[image:Nihilgeniahelmet.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Helmet of the Nihilgenia]]With armor designed for both utilitarian and psychological aspects, the helms were made more like the native warrior caste of their homeworld. Trained extensively in hand to hand arts as well as modern warfare, the dark-armoured soldiers accompanied the bloodline as soon as the first batches were done. Taught the language of the backwater planet and given a rudimentary understanding of their rich history, they were ready for deployment.

Named the 'Nihilgenia', or the 'neverborn', a nod to their status as vat-grown people, Shin'ichi made it a personal mission to bond the soldiers to the Keibatsu cause. Each Nihilgenia is guaranteed a grant of land and a stipend of credits at the end of a ten year service contract, despite having been 'purchased' from the cloners. In addition, Nihilgenia are given names instead of serial codes after their first deployment, choosing a first name, with their family name being the place where they first served. This policy has helped solidify their loyalty to the Keibatsu, as well as encouraged many native Kyatarans to enlist and join their ranks.

= Campaigns =

== The Reclamation of Kyataru ==

[[image:Nihilgeniaarmor.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Armor of the Nihilgenia]] As the Keibatsu stormed the strongholds of the Nagahide interlopers, the troops gained a ferocious reputation, almost as mythologically charged as their Keibatsu generals, who were often whispered of as demons.

As more and more soldiers were conscripted into their ranks from the local populace, a decision that made the clones feel more and more Human, ingratiated into the society with their brothers in arms. With such morale, and additional reinforcements arriving with [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]], the Keibatsu made short work of the Nagahide forces, many men surrendering upon first sight of their ranks. It was not uncommon that opposing soldiers would beg to join the Nihilgenia, who were better equipped and fed than the rival warlord's men.

Following a black-ops mission which brought the Keibatsu into the belly of Amahara Castle, the Warlord was defeated, and his generals quickly resigned their commissions and pledged themselves to the Keibatsu. Fortifying the castle with a legion of the Nihilgenia, the bloodline was called back to business elsewhere, the Warlord Kazahide acting on their behalf as his family had served the Keibatsu in the past.

== Blades of the Fallen ==

When the entire tenth legion was discovered decimated outside Amahara Castle, Kazahide sent an urgent dispatch to Muz, who quickly assembled the Keibatsu and rallied them to Kyataru. Once there, the family found much more than they had anticipated. The legion had been slaughtered by Suukou Bodai, apparently led by saber-wielding generals.

After several forays into intelligence gathering, Shin'ichi turned up missing, haven given chase to [[Anaxela]], whom he and his student had found in the undercellars of Amahara Castle.

Leads led the bloodline to the southern islands, where they discovered a Suukou Bodai stronghold, with Eojin Quon-Shen and an assembled team of Jedi who had reason to despise the Keibatsu, among them Claudius Tang'va, one of the Jedi responsible not only for the raid on Koji's castle, but also for the death of [[Raven]]'s parents. In a fevered skirmish, the Keibatsu and a legion of Nihilgenia stormed upon a rally. Raven was captured by the Jedi, Shin'ichi was grievously injured by Eojin, and enough Nihilgenia were killed that the Keibatsu had to retreat to Amahara.

This first loss for the Keibatsu and the Nihilgenia emboldened their enemies, which led to several skirmishes outside of Inazawa, before the Suukou Bodai losses forced them to go to ground, and for Eojin and his allies to seek another path. This resounding defeat of the Bodai on several occasions helped to renew morale and public confidence in the Nihilgenia and the Keibatsu.

== Engagements with the Brotherhood ==

As the members of the Keibatsu became more and more embroiled in the affairs of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, members of the Nihilgenia were often used as private security details due to the Keibatsu questioning the loyalty of the typical brotherhood armed forces. As such, it was not rare to see squads of Nihilgenia working in tandem with the [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]] or even the [[The Nephilim]]. With the withdrawal of the Keibatsu from command in the Brotherhood, these soldiers remained in the service of the Keibatsu rather than stay with the units they were attached to. As the Keibatsu retired to Kyataru and their home clan of Naga Sadow, the Nihilgenia are sometimes used to further the Family's interests in Clan space and campaigns.

Notably, one of the Nihilgenia named [[Riku Keibatsu]] served in many campaigns alongside [[Muz Ashen]] with such fervor and honor that he was promoted and eventually adopted by the bloodline, granting him land and title. These acts elevated Riku to a hero among the Nihilgenia, and his example helps reinforce the respect that the Keibatsu have for their men, and the loyalty that they have for their lords.

=== Divisions of the Nihilgenia ===

The Nihilgenia are broken down into 13 legions, each Keibatsu ostensibly leading a Legion during times of battle.

*1st Nihilgenia - [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*2nd Nihilgenia - [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold
*3rd Nihilgenia - [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*4th Nihilgenia - [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu Sadow|Mononoke Macron Keibatsu]] - Nagashime Fortress
*5th Nihilgenia - [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu]] - Misahide Castle
*6th Nihilgenia - [[Shimura Xhedias Keibatsu]] - Southern Encampment
*7th Nihilgenia - [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*8th Nihilgenia - [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*9th Nihilgenia - [[Darius Blackwind]] - the [[Fallen Spear]] and Kuroshin Castle
*10th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Amahara Castle
*11th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Southern Encampment
*12th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Northern Outpost
*13th Nihilgenia - [[Riku Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold

=== Equipment of the Nihilgenia ===

Organized in typical imperial format, the average legion of Nihilgenia includes several specialties, from general line soldiers to scouts, heavy weapons, and assault. While every soldier is issued a DC-15 Blaster rifle, a Westar 35 sidearm and a combat knife, additional equipment (or substitutions) are made based on training and role. Additional weaponry includes a variety of grenades, rocket launchers, crew-served E-Web blasters, heavy repeating blasters and sniper rifles.

In addition to weaponry,every Nihilgenia Soldier comes equipped with the iconic armor of their unit. Designed as a mingling of traditional Kyataran style and modern technological advancements, the armor of the Nihilgenia is readily identifiable. With prototypes made by Kamino Armory, production of the later generations of the armor were manufactured on Kyataru. Having seen the devastating results that inferior armor visited upon Imperial Forces in the Galactic Civil War, and in decades of conflict within the Brotherhood, The Keibatsu spent the necessary credits to build an armor kit worthy of their armies. With higher resistance to blaster and projectile fire, the plates of the Nihilgenia armor are somewhat heavier than traditional clone armor. Standard forces are all painted with a black color scheme, with accents in either royal purple, dark blue, deep red, or forest green depending on which legion and rank they belonged to. Scout armor is painted in a digital breakup pattern, based on field of operations. Commanders are equipped with a pauldron to signify station. In addition, Special Forces would be outfitted with a fire-retardant kama and occasionally a streamlined mandolorian jetpack.

All soldiers are issued a utility belt and pack, which include a maintenance kit for their weapon, food pellet dispensers, water purification tablets and a collapsible canteen, cordage, ascension grapple, personal torch, electrobinoculars, secured commlink and extra magazines. Longer-term deployment kits include ration bars, collapsible shelters, a larger tool kit, firestarter, sleeping rolls and other necessary items.

All Nihilgenia are also issued a ComTech Tactical Helmet Mark V. The reinforced helmet contains advanced breathing filters (which act as protection against chemical and biological attacks, as well as toxins) and a comlink for instant communication with other units. The commlink uses linked encoding sequences to rotate frequencies every few seconds while keeping all soldiers in the unit synchronized. If a soldier’s helmet is removed without the soldier first hitting the comlink's control stud (found on the under-rim of the helmet), the frequency coding routine is automatically deleted from that helmet. The automatic polarizing lenses protect the trooper against intense glare and provide them with enhanced combat vision or holographic vision processors which allow vision through many barriers such as smoke, darkness and fire. The Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System (MFTAS) helps with the soldiers' perception in darkness as well as smoke and other visibility obscuring conditions. The helmet also assists in aiming at moving targets. The Comtech Series V helmet speaker uses a seven-phase sonic filtering for clear sound (for soldiers, it is connected to the audio pickup). It also has a vocoder for talking to non-troopers. Pilots and Scouts have the same helmet, but with additional data readouts sent to the head's-up display and slightly modified external design.

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Muz Ashen

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Muz: attempt 2 :/

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|weight= 87kg (192 lb)
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* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* [[Star Chamber]]
* [[Trevarus Caerick]]
* [[Sons of Sadow]]
* [[Nihilgenia]]
|enemies=
* [[Tang'va Dynasty]]
* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
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* [[Sokan]]
* [[Ataru]]
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* [[Shadow Step]]
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* Lord of the Lotus Throne of Kyataru
* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
* Lion of Tarthos
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* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
* [[Exodus era]]
* [[New Order era]]
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* [[Dark Council]]
* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[Sith Lord]]
* [[Krath]]
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Ashen]]
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* [[Fallen Spear]]
|masters=
|apprentices= [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Leena'shylow]]
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'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}

[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.

{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}

It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.

=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.

=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.

=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.

[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.

{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}

Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.

[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.

{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}

It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.

{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}

[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the [[Alien invaders|invading alien]] threat]].The [[Alien invaders]] struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Aliens had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Aliens had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Force-devoid alien threat, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Alien Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Aliens would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Alien invaders, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Alien priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Alien Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the [[Alien invaders]], including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.

==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Fall of Orian]].

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Alien ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Force-devoid aliens to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.

=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the Aliens by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The Aliens were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Force-devoid alien threat any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.

{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}

He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.

{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}

{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}

Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Alien Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to the loyalists to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}

{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}

{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}

The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Leaving the throne to his Shadow Hand, he disappeared to Sadow space, occasionally advising the Consul and wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.

Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Alien Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.

=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''Black Lion'' blaster]]
* The ''Nagamichi'' Sword - A gift given by the people of Dearanor for killing the Sith Cor An-Jin and losing his commission with the Jedi, this curved and differentially tempered sword is eerily reminiscent of the katana of [[Kyataru]]. Extensive testing shows that the process that was used to create the sword has imbued it with several attributes that would typically require the use of Sith Alchemy, such as the blade's resistance to lightsaber blades and obscene sharpness. This weapon is not typically carried by the dark lord except in unusual circumstances.
* ''Black Lion'' Custom Blaster - Muz's custom built blaster pistol is often carried in a drop-down holster at his left thigh, or tucked into his sash when wearing formal robes. Fully automatic with an intense rate of fire and high-intensity blasts make this lethal weapon something that blaster-nuts drool over. The Lord has used it himself to destroy crowds of battle droids and swarms of killiks, preferring to use it on those who have no affinity for the Force at all. The design of the blaster, dubbed the 'Black Lion' by Shikyo '''Keibatsu''', has been replicated by EbonArms and saw limited production in a more stripped down variation of the custom-built prototype.
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The sabers Muz has been known to carry into battle]]
* Custom Lightsabers - Muz makes use of two lightsabers regularly, expertly crafted weapons using the pinnacle of crafts learned while he was Herald and parts accumulated from across the galaxy. Using strange alloys perfected by Muz himself, with aid from master alchemists, they are rumored to be made out of ultrachrome, beskar and cortosis, depending on who you ask. Muz himself will not divulge the metallurgy when asked. The sabers are just two of many he has been known to carry on occasion, and are his favorite, the etchings of flame subtle on the metal, with lushly chosen leathers used for the grips. Experts agree that the purple blade would have to use some sort of alchemically enhanced Hurrikan crystal, while the red seems to confound experts some, due to the rich bloodshine hue. He has also been seen to carry a number of other lightsabers, especially on the battlefield. Some of these have been recognized as trophies from fallen enemies, while others are totally unfamiliar and could be new constructions. As a master of Eight distinct lightsaber combat forms, Muz's preferred mode of combat seems to be with the saber, a natural extension from the Kyataran Sword culture.

==== Lightsaber Forms ====
* '''Primary Form''': [[Sokan]] mixed with Form IV [[Ataru]]
* '''Secondary Form''': Form VII [[Vapaad]]
* '''Tertiary Forms''': Form II [[Makashi]]; Form III [[Soresu]]; [[Dun Moch]]; [[Trakata]]
* '''Dual-Bladed Form''': [[Juyo]]

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he works quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the Warbanner Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new Lightsaber Creation Interface. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]], where he broke the record for length of term.

[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

=== Lightsabers ===
In addition to creating many [[Custom Lightsabers]] for various members, Muz created graphics for a new Lightsaber Creation Interface to be used by any member [[rank]]ed [[Dark Jedi Knight|DJK]] or higher. The Creation tool also unlocks additional saber designs with ranks gained beyond Dark Jedi Knight. At the rank of [[Sith Battlelord|SBL]], [[Obelisk Exarch|OE]], or [[Krath Epis|KE]], members are allowed to select certain [[Saber-staff]] and [[dual lightsaber]] designs. Hundreds of options are available through the use of this tool, which is expanded regularly.

=== Lightsaber Combat Guide ===
As a supplement to a member's [[Character Sheet|character sheet]] for the [[Antei Combat Center]], Muz (along with others) created a guide to understanding the many specific styles of [[Lightsaber Combat Guide|lightsaber combat]], providing a in-depth resource for members more interested in the ways of combat. Muz has also penned an 'Advanced Lightsaber Studies' course that is available through the Shadow Academy.

=== Robes ===
When the existing robes of the brotherhood had to be replaced, Muz began work on a previously unprecedented project to replace them. He created a variety of [[Robes]], drastically expanding on the planned project of the previous Herald, Cyris. With different levels of customization available depending on your [[Rank]], over 200 different robes available for members. Custom Robes were at one point made available to any member serving on the Dark Council as well. Prior to this project, members had no selections available, regardless of rank or order.

=== Warbanners ===
The Grant of Arms refit created the [[Warbanner]] project under [[Kaine Mandaala]], with the primary design by [[Cyris Oscura]]. Muz facilitated a huge portion of the changeover, filling requests to open the project to general membership in quick time. In addition, several upgrades and variations have been designed by Muz and are pending release.

=== Other Work ===
Muz has also been known for his work with logos, having designed several clan, house and battleteam logos. A prize few have also been able to get custom character images from Muz, for general use and the Wikipedia.

=== Hand To Hand Combat Guide ===
Further helping the membership of the Brotherhood refine it's martial prowess, Muz and his trusted lieutenant Shin'ichi worked to create another Holocron for the combat styles that peppered the universe. This holocron, called the [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]], has a great deal of information for the budding warriors of the Brotherhood. Muz has also authored a Shadow Academy course to help people understand the intricacies of combat.

=== Clan Powers ===
With the majority of the unofficial clan-specific force powers seeming to be duplicated by the Force Powers system put into place under Sarin, and others simply unrealistic in this universe, Muz set about the business of granting the Clans actual force powers that would be possible for the members to keep as trademarks for their own clans. Granting these powers to the membership after the end of the Ninth Great Jedi War, the clans chose the powers in the order of their placing during that war.

=== Work in Progress ===
Muz had worked for the vast majority of his time in the Brotherhood on a possessions project, a wide reaching system for credits and items, including ships and personal equipment. With the broad scope of such a project, it has undergone several sweeping changes, and has yet to be completed due to the drastic amount of time required of coders to implement.

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Cyris Oscura]]
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Proconsul]] [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Consul]] [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']]
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Herald]] [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']]
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]

{{Positions}}
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|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
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|before=[[Halcyon Rokir]]
|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
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{{Succession box
|before=[[Cyris Oscura]]
|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
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{{Succession box
|before=[[Darth Vexatus]]
|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
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|before=[[Korras]]
|title=[[Quaestor]] of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
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[[Category:Sith Lords]]
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[[Category: Characters]]

Muz Ashen

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Muz: trying to get it to display on doss properly

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{{Character
|type = Force Disciple
|elder=yes
|image= [[File:Muz27aby.jpg|200px]]
|firstname= Muz
|lastname= Ashen
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|birth=[[24 BBY to 1 BBY|9/9/3 BBY]]
|death=
|species=[[starwars:Human|Human]]
|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=Dark Brown
|eyes=Solid Black
|height= 1.88 m (6'2")
|weight= 87kg (192 lb)
|cyber=[[File:Muzarm.jpg|50px]]
|allies=
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* [[Star Chamber]]
* [[Trevarus Caerick]]
* [[Sons of Sadow]]
* [[Nihilgenia]]
|enemies=
* [[Tang'va Dynasty]]
* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
|saber= many
|form=
* [[Sokan]]
* [[Ataru]]
|fightingstyle=
* [[Shadow Step]]
|profession=
* Lord of the Lotus Throne of Kyataru
* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
* Lion of Tarthos
|position=[[Star Chamber]]
|era= * [[Imperial era]]
* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
* [[Exodus era]]
* [[New Order era]]
|affiliation=
* [[Dark Council]]
* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[Sith Lord]]
* [[Krath]]
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Ashen]]
|ship=
* [[Fallen Spear]]
|masters=
|apprentices= [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Leena'shylow]]
|dossier= [[dossier:3714|3714]]
}}'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}

[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.

{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}

It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.

=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.

=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.

=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.

[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.

{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}

Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.

[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.

{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}

It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.

{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}

[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the [[Alien invaders|invading alien]] threat]].The [[Alien invaders]] struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Aliens had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Aliens had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Force-devoid alien threat, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Alien Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Aliens would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Alien invaders, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Alien priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Alien Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the [[Alien invaders]], including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.

==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the [[Eighth Great Jedi War|Fall of Orian]].

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Alien ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Force-devoid aliens to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.

=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the Aliens by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The Aliens were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Force-devoid alien threat any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.

{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}

He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.

{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}

{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}

Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Alien Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to the loyalists to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}

{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}

{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}

The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Leaving the throne to his Shadow Hand, he disappeared to Sadow space, occasionally advising the Consul and wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.

Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Alien Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.

=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''Black Lion'' blaster]]
* The ''Nagamichi'' Sword - A gift given by the people of Dearanor for killing the Sith Cor An-Jin and losing his commission with the Jedi, this curved and differentially tempered sword is eerily reminiscent of the katana of [[Kyataru]]. Extensive testing shows that the process that was used to create the sword has imbued it with several attributes that would typically require the use of Sith Alchemy, such as the blade's resistance to lightsaber blades and obscene sharpness. This weapon is not typically carried by the dark lord except in unusual circumstances.
* ''Black Lion'' Custom Blaster - Muz's custom built blaster pistol is often carried in a drop-down holster at his left thigh, or tucked into his sash when wearing formal robes. Fully automatic with an intense rate of fire and high-intensity blasts make this lethal weapon something that blaster-nuts drool over. The Lord has used it himself to destroy crowds of battle droids and swarms of killiks, preferring to use it on those who have no affinity for the Force at all. The design of the blaster, dubbed the 'Black Lion' by Shikyo '''Keibatsu''', has been replicated by EbonArms and saw limited production in a more stripped down variation of the custom-built prototype.
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The sabers Muz has been known to carry into battle]]
* Custom Lightsabers - Muz makes use of two lightsabers regularly, expertly crafted weapons using the pinnacle of crafts learned while he was Herald and parts accumulated from across the galaxy. Using strange alloys perfected by Muz himself, with aid from master alchemists, they are rumored to be made out of ultrachrome, beskar and cortosis, depending on who you ask. Muz himself will not divulge the metallurgy when asked. The sabers are just two of many he has been known to carry on occasion, and are his favorite, the etchings of flame subtle on the metal, with lushly chosen leathers used for the grips. Experts agree that the purple blade would have to use some sort of alchemically enhanced Hurrikan crystal, while the red seems to confound experts some, due to the rich bloodshine hue. He has also been seen to carry a number of other lightsabers, especially on the battlefield. Some of these have been recognized as trophies from fallen enemies, while others are totally unfamiliar and could be new constructions. As a master of Eight distinct lightsaber combat forms, Muz's preferred mode of combat seems to be with the saber, a natural extension from the Kyataran Sword culture.

==== Lightsaber Forms ====
* '''Primary Form''': [[Sokan]] mixed with Form IV [[Ataru]]
* '''Secondary Form''': Form VII [[Vapaad]]
* '''Tertiary Forms''': Form II [[Makashi]]; Form III [[Soresu]]; [[Dun Moch]]; [[Trakata]]
* '''Dual-Bladed Form''': [[Juyo]]

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he works quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the Warbanner Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new Lightsaber Creation Interface. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]], where he broke the record for length of term.

[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

=== Lightsabers ===
In addition to creating many [[Custom Lightsabers]] for various members, Muz created graphics for a new Lightsaber Creation Interface to be used by any member [[rank]]ed [[Dark Jedi Knight|DJK]] or higher. The Creation tool also unlocks additional saber designs with ranks gained beyond Dark Jedi Knight. At the rank of [[Sith Battlelord|SBL]], [[Obelisk Exarch|OE]], or [[Krath Epis|KE]], members are allowed to select certain [[Saber-staff]] and [[dual lightsaber]] designs. Hundreds of options are available through the use of this tool, which is expanded regularly.

=== Lightsaber Combat Guide ===
As a supplement to a member's [[Character Sheet|character sheet]] for the [[Antei Combat Center]], Muz (along with others) created a guide to understanding the many specific styles of [[Lightsaber Combat Guide|lightsaber combat]], providing a in-depth resource for members more interested in the ways of combat. Muz has also penned an 'Advanced Lightsaber Studies' course that is available through the Shadow Academy.

=== Robes ===
When the existing robes of the brotherhood had to be replaced, Muz began work on a previously unprecedented project to replace them. He created a variety of [[Robes]], drastically expanding on the planned project of the previous Herald, Cyris. With different levels of customization available depending on your [[Rank]], over 200 different robes available for members. Custom Robes were at one point made available to any member serving on the Dark Council as well. Prior to this project, members had no selections available, regardless of rank or order.

=== Warbanners ===
The Grant of Arms refit created the [[Warbanner]] project under [[Kaine Mandaala]], with the primary design by [[Cyris Oscura]]. Muz facilitated a huge portion of the changeover, filling requests to open the project to general membership in quick time. In addition, several upgrades and variations have been designed by Muz and are pending release.

=== Other Work ===
Muz has also been known for his work with logos, having designed several clan, house and battleteam logos. A prize few have also been able to get custom character images from Muz, for general use and the Wikipedia.

=== Hand To Hand Combat Guide ===
Further helping the membership of the Brotherhood refine it's martial prowess, Muz and his trusted lieutenant Shin'ichi worked to create another Holocron for the combat styles that peppered the universe. This holocron, called the [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]], has a great deal of information for the budding warriors of the Brotherhood. Muz has also authored a Shadow Academy course to help people understand the intricacies of combat.

=== Clan Powers ===
With the majority of the unofficial clan-specific force powers seeming to be duplicated by the Force Powers system put into place under Sarin, and others simply unrealistic in this universe, Muz set about the business of granting the Clans actual force powers that would be possible for the members to keep as trademarks for their own clans. Granting these powers to the membership after the end of the Ninth Great Jedi War, the clans chose the powers in the order of their placing during that war.

=== Work in Progress ===
Muz had worked for the vast majority of his time in the Brotherhood on a possessions project, a wide reaching system for credits and items, including ships and personal equipment. With the broad scope of such a project, it has undergone several sweeping changes, and has yet to be completed due to the drastic amount of time required of coders to implement.

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Cyris Oscura]]
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Proconsul]] [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Consul]] [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']]
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Herald]] [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']]
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]

{{Positions}}
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|before=[[Sarin]]
|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
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|before=[[Halcyon Rokir]]
|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
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|before=[[Cyris Oscura]]
|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
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|before=[[Darth Vexatus]]
|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
}}
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|before=[[Korras]]
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|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
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[[Category:Sons & Daughters of Sadow]]
[[Category:Sith Lords]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow members]]
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House Marka Ragnos

2019-01-29T18:04:20Z

Muz: /* House Summit */ update

{{eras|rdb|exd|nor}}
{{Organization
|name= House Marka Ragnos
|image=[[File:Hmrlogo.jpeg|200px]]
|founder=[[Ximeno]]
|leader=
*{{MarkaQUA}} as Quaestor
*{{MarkaAED}} as Aedile
|members=[[Trevarus Caerick]], Formerly as [[Overlords (Disciples of Sadow)|Overlord]]
|headquarters=[[Ragnos Cathedral|Alabrek Citadel]]
|locations=
*[[Tarthos]]
*[[Kar Alabrek]]
*[[Ragnos Memorial]]
|formed= [[Disciples of Ragnos]]
|founded=[[0 BBY to 9 ABY#9 ABY|9 ABY]]
|reorganized=[[20 ABY to 29 ABY#27 ABY|27 ABY]] as [[Battleteam Marka Ragnos]]
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=[[30 ABY to 39 ABY#30 ABY|30 ABY]]
|affiliation=
*[[Dark Brotherhood]]
*[[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|era=*[[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
*[[Exodus era]]
*[[New Order era]]
}}

'''Marka Ragnos''' is a restored [[House]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]] in the [[Dark Brotherhood|Brotherhood of Dark Jedi]]. Originally founded in 9 ABY and formed out of the Disciples of Ragnos. It was dissolved into a Battleteam after the Great Clans of the Brotherhood were reverted to Houses. During the anniversary of the Exodus in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#30 ABY|30 ABY]], House Marka Ragnos was restored at the blessing of the [[Clan Summit]]. Marka Ragnos is the only surviving House out of the original three of Clan Naga Sadow; the other sister Houses were [[House Ludo Kressh|Ludo Kressh]] and [[House Primus Goluud|Primus Goluud]].

For more information and the organization of the House please please view the [[House Marka Ragnos Prospectus]]

==History==

The story of [[House Marka Ragnos]] begins some 5,300 years before the Battle of Yavin, when the [[Dark Lord of the Sith]], [[starwars:Marka Ragnos|Marka Ragnos]] himself, began his reign over the Sith Empire. Under his rule a Golden Age was ushered in. Ragnos ruled with unparalleled success for 300 years. During his final years, he established a cult like society of warriors, scholars and other figures who swore an oath of loyalty to him.

Even after Marka Ragnos was succeeded by Lord Naga Sadow, this cult remained loyal to him and left Korriban, wandering across the galaxy with no destination in mind. In their travels, this cult came across the planet Karana III and settled there. They began calling themselves the ''[[Disciples of Ragnos]]'' and continued to worship their master and practice his dark doctrine. However, the Disciples were eventually driven away from Karana, and they settled on the planet Loki in the [[Phare system]].

It was not long before [[Tron|Astronicus Sadow]], the last surviving descendant of Lord Naga Sadow, came to Phare and asked the Disciples to join him under the flag of House Naga Sadow. The numbers of House Naga Sadow grew and it slowly became one of the most powerful houses within the [[Dark Brotherhood]]. In 17 ABY it became [[Clan Naga Sadow]] and the Disciples of Ragnos were reformed into House Marka Ragnos. The [[starwars:Epistle of Marka Ragnos|Epistle of Marka Ragnos]] continued to live on within the House, adored in the traditions of old. As the years passed, the House grew and new tradition were made. The Disciples slowly earned respect from within the clan and outside of it.

In [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|28 ABY]], a decade and a half after the unit's ascension to Clan Status, the Dark Council at the behest of the [[Grand Master]] determined that all of the Great Clans of the Brotherhood needed to be reformed into Houses seeing the surviving Houses of Kressh and Ragnos dissolved into House Naga Sadow. However the Disciples survived in the form of [[Battleteam Marka Ragnos]]. It wasn’t long before Naga Sadow once again earned clan status and the Disciples saw the return of their great house.

For the full history of House Marka Ragnos, [[House Marka Ragnos History|refer here]].

==Disciples of Ragnos==
{{Main|Disciples of Ragnos}}
The '''Disciples of Ragnos''' are a theocratic cult that believes in the divinity of Marka Ragnos. The cult is shrouded in secrecy only those who are disciples know who the other disciples are.
At present time the Disciples of Ragnos are not an in-character organisation as depicted in the article linked.

==House Summit==
The list of known [[Quaestor|Quaestors]] and [[Aedile|Aediles]] since the rebirth of House Marka Ragnos is as follows:

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{| class="fancy fancy-green" width="700" align="center" cellpadding="3"
|-
|class="head" colspan="4" | '''House Marka Ragnos'''
|-
|class="sub-head" width="25%" | '''Quaestor'''
|class="sub-head" width="25%" | '''Service ended on:'''
|class="sub-head" width="25%" | '''Aedile'''
|class="sub-head" width="25%" | '''Service ended on:'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Teu Pepoi]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Sept 9, 2011'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Sept 9, 2011'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Jeric Cyrin]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''May 5, 2012'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | Position vacant
|class="alt" width="25%" | -
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Kalia Phoenyx]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''May 23, 2013'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Methyas L'eonheart|Methyas Pepoi l'eonheart]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Nov 29, 2012'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Vaar Mai]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jul 27, 2013'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | Position vacant
|class="alt" width="25%" | -
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Teu Pepoi]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jul 14, 2014'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Rosh Nyine]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Nov 16, 2013'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Vaar Mai]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Feb 15, 2014'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Kalon Tsucyra Entar]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jul 14, 2014'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Kalon Tsucyra Entar]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''02 Mar, 2015'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Maelous Ascarend]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Dec 15, 2015'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Sanguinius Tsucyra|Sanguinius Entar]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Mar 2, 2016'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Tasha'Vel Versea]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Mar 2, 2016'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Tasha'Vel Versea]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Aug 21, 2016'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Ophelia Delacroix]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jun 24, 2017'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Muz Ashen]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jun 24, 2017'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Ophelia Delacroix]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Jun 24, 2017'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Kojiro Keibatsu]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''January 7th, 2019'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Marcus Kiriyu]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Sept 11, 2017'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Armad]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''July 13, 2018'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" |
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Muz Ashen]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''January 7, 2019'''
|-
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Muz Ashen]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Incumbent'''
|class="alt" width="25%" | [[Xolarin]]
|class="alt" width="25%" | '''Incumbent'''
|}</center>

For a Historical Role of Quaestors and Aedile, [[Historical Roll of Quaestors and Aediles|refer here]]

== Notable Achievements and Trivia ==
* The House has been home to many highly esteemed members of the Dark Brotherhood, including the former Oracle [[Trevarus Caerick]], the former Wiki Tribune [[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow]], the former Fist [[Fremoc Pepoi]], the former Herald [[Shikyo Keibatsu]], the former Grand Master [[Muz Ashen]] and the former Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]], all of whom held leadership positions in House Marka Ragnos before ascending to the Clan Summit or the Dark Council.
* In addition, House Marka Ragnos was the birthplace of the [[Keibatsu]] family; the two founding members, [[Muz Ashen Keibatsu]] and [[Manji Keibatsu Sadow]], became close friends when Muz transferred into the House, and began to create the family together.
* House Marka Ragnos was formerly the First House of Clan Naga Sadow, having achieved victory over [[House Ludo Kressh]] in the last Clan Feud, [[The Battle of Inos]].
* The House has been home to a number of different Battleteams. All are currently listed as inactive; the [[Night Falcons]], [[Night Raptors]], the [[Avatars of Death]] and [[Ravana Squadron]].
* The house won ''[[Tapestry (Naga Sadow)|The Tapestry]]'' during a feud within Clan Naga Sadow.
* Is the only surviving original house of Clan Naga Sadow.
{{Naga Sadow}}
[[Category:Naga Sadow]][[Category:Houses|Marka Ragnos]]

Leena'shylow

2018-09-10T04:17:31Z

Muz:

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|birth= {{Birthyear_and_Age|ABY|6}}
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|species= Twi'Lek
|gender= Female
|hair=
|eyes= Violet
|height=1.6m (5'3")
|weight=49kg (108 lb)
|cyber= Partial lekku replacement
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|father=
|children=
|spouse=
|allies= [[Keibatsu]], [[The Nephilim]], [[Nihilgenia]], [[Darius Blackwind]], [[Nisha Kenvon]]
|enemies=
|saber= Red
|form= Sokan
|weapons= Blaster pistols, lightsaber
|fightingstyle= Shadowstep
|profession= Slicer
|position= Communications Officer
|era=
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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer, and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython witht he Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Jedi Master and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the [[Fallen Spear]], where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

===Droids===
[[image:fscrew.gif|thumb|200px|right|Members of the Fallen Spear's crew]]
• HK-81 ''Hekate'' is an HK model assassin droid that has been subject to Leena'Shylow's work with Mechu Deru. Over years, the droid began to consider itself a fellow apprentice to Leena's own Master, to the point of accompanying him on missions at times. Pushing the edges of what Mechu Deru can accomplish, Hekate's personality has progressed to the point where it doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is an artificial life form, which can prove confusing to those it encounters. Hekate wears old knight robes from the Krath Order, and eagerly seeks out new tidbits of knowledge about the Force. Painted black and with bits of chrome accents, Hecate has an almost skeletal appearance. In combat, the droid is aggressive, somewhat risky, and uses a BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, using the excuse that it has yet to find a suitable lightsaber crystal to craft it's own saber with.

• R3-N3e ''Renee'' is an R3 Astromech that has been a project for Leena'Shylow over the years, constantly tinkering with the sensor packages installed on the droid. As a result, Renee is exceedingly useful for covert slicing operations and data extraction and decryption. Tasked with assisting Leena in the field, the droid has developed a bit of a superiority complex, which leads to strained relationships with Hekate as well as any other droids it encounters.

[[Category:NPCs]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow NPCs]]

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2018-09-10T04:14:12Z

Muz:

Some crew members of the [[Fallen Spear]]. Left to right: [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Darius Blackwind]], R3-N3e ''Renee', HK81 ''Hekate'', and [[Leena'shylow]].

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2018-09-10T04:12:50Z

Muz: Some crew members of the Fallen Spear. Left to right: Nisha Kenvon, Darius Blackwind, R3-N3e ''Renee', HK81 ''Hekate'', and Leena'Shylow. {{Creative Commons|creator=R. "Muz" Nelson}}Category: Images-Characters[[Category: Images-Hu...

Some crew members of the [[Fallen Spear]]. Left to right: [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Darius Blackwind]], R3-N3e ''Renee', HK81 ''Hekate'', and [[Leena'Shylow]].

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Muz Ashen

2018-09-10T00:29:31Z

Muz:

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{{Character
|type = Dark
|elder=yes
|image= [[File:Muz27aby.jpg|200px]]
|firstname= Muz
|lastname= Ashen
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|birth=[[24 BBY to 1 BBY|9/9/3 BBY]]
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|species=[[starwars:Human|Human]]
|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=Dark Brown
|eyes=Solid Black
|height= 1.88 m (6'2")
|weight= 87kg (192 lb)
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* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* [[Star Chamber]]
* [[Trevarus Caerick]]
* [[Sons of Sadow]]
* [[Nihilgenia]]
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* [[Tang'va Dynasty]]
* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
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* [[Sokan]]
* [[Ataru]]
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* [[Shadow Step]]
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* Lord of the Lotus Throne of Kyataru
* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
* Lion of Tarthos
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* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
* [[Exodus era]]
* [[New Order era]]
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* [[Dark Council]]
* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[Sith Lord]]
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* [[Keibatsu]]
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|apprentices= [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Leena'shylow]]
|dossier=[[dossier:3714|3714]]
}}'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}

[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.

{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}

It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.

=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.

=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.

=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.

[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.

{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}

Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.

[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.

{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}

It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.

{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}

[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the Vong]]The Yuuzhan Vong struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Vong had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Vong had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Vong, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Vong Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[User:Ayden Dane|Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Vong would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Vong, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Vong priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Vong Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the Vong, including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.

==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the Vong war.

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Vong ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Vong to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.

=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the vong by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The vong were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Vong any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.

{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}

He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.

{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}

{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}

Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Vong Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to the loyalists to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}

{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}

{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}

The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Leaving the throne to his Shadow Hand, he disappeared to Sadow space, occasionally advising the Consul and wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.

Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Vong Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.

=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''Black Lion'' blaster]]
* The ''Nagamichi'' Sword - A gift given by the people of Dearanor for killing the Sith Cor An-Jin and losing his commission with the Jedi, this curved and differentially tempered sword is eerily reminiscent of the katana of [[Kyataru]]. Extensive testing shows that the process that was used to create the sword has imbued it with several attributes that would typically require the use of Sith Alchemy, such as the blade's resistance to lightsaber blades and obscene sharpness. This weapon is not typically carried by the dark lord except in unusual circumstances.
* ''Black Lion'' Custom Blaster - Muz's custom built blaster pistol is often carried in a drop-down holster at his left thigh, or tucked into his sash when wearing formal robes. Fully automatic with an intense rate of fire and high-intensity blasts make this lethal weapon something that blaster-nuts drool over. The Lord has used it himself to destroy crowds of battle droids and swarms of killiks, preferring to use it on those who have no affinity for the Force at all. The design of the blaster, dubbed the 'Black Lion' by Shikyo '''Keibatsu''', has been replicated by EbonArms and saw limited production in a more stripped down variation of the custom-built prototype.
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The sabers Muz has been known to carry into battle]]
* Custom Lightsabers - Muz makes use of two lightsabers regularly, expertly crafted weapons using the pinnacle of crafts learned while he was Herald and parts accumulated from across the galaxy. Using strange alloys perfected by Muz himself, with aid from master alchemists, they are rumored to be made out of ultrachrome, beskar and cortosis, depending on who you ask. Muz himself will not divulge the metallurgy when asked. The sabers are just two of many he has been known to carry on occasion, and are his favorite, the etchings of flame subtle on the metal, with lushly chosen leathers used for the grips. Experts agree that the purple blade would have to use some sort of alchemically enhanced Hurrikan crystal, while the red seems to confound experts some, due to the rich bloodshine hue. He has also been seen to carry a number of other lightsabers, especially on the battlefield. Some of these have been recognized as trophies from fallen enemies, while others are totally unfamiliar and could be new constructions. As a master of Eight distinct lightsaber combat forms, Muz's preferred mode of combat seems to be with the saber, a natural extension from the Kyataran Sword culture.

==== Lightsaber Forms ====
* '''Primary Form''': [[Sokan]] mixed with Form IV [[Ataru]]
* '''Secondary Form''': Form VII [[Vapaad]]
* '''Tertiary Forms''': Form II [[Makashi]]; Form III [[Soresu]]; [[Dun Moch]]; [[Trakata]]
* '''Dual-Bladed Form''': [[Juyo]]

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he works quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the Warbanner Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new [[Lightsaber Creation Interface]]. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]], where he broke the record for length of term.

[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

=== Lightsabers ===
In addition to creating many [[Custom Lightsabers]] for various members, Muz created graphics for a new [[Lightsaber Creation Interface]] to be used by any member [[rank]]ed [[Dark Jedi Knight|DJK]] or higher. The Creation tool also unlocks additional saber designs with ranks gained beyond Dark Jedi Knight. At the rank of [[Sith Battlelord|SBL]], [[Obelisk Exarch|OE]], or [[Krath Epis|KE]], members are allowed to select certain [[Saber-staff]] and [[dual lightsaber]] designs. Hundreds of options are available through the use of this tool, which is expanded regularly.

=== Lightsaber Combat Guide ===
As a supplement to a member's [[Character Sheet|character sheet]] for the [[Antei Combat Center]], Muz (along with others) created a guide to understanding the many specific styles of [[Lightsaber Combat Guide|lightsaber combat]], providing a in-depth resource for members more interested in the ways of combat. Muz has also penned an 'Advanced Lightsaber Studies' course that is available through the Shadow Academy.

=== Robes ===
When the existing robes of the brotherhood had to be replaced, Muz began work on a previously unprecedented project to replace them. He created a variety of [[Robes]], drastically expanding on the planned project of the previous Herald, Cyris. With different levels of customization available depending on your [[Rank]], over 200 different robes available for members. Custom Robes were at one point made available to any member serving on the Dark Council as well. Prior to this project, members had no selections available, regardless of rank or order.

=== Warbanners ===
The Grant of Arms refit created the [[Warbanner]] project under [[Kaine Mandaala]], with the primary design by [[Cyris Oscura]]. Muz facilitated a huge portion of the changeover, filling requests to open the project to general membership in quick time. In addition, several upgrades and variations have been designed by Muz and are pending release.

=== Other Work ===
Muz has also been known for his work with logos, having designed several clan, house and battleteam logos. A prize few have also been able to get custom character images from Muz, for general use and the Wikipedia.

=== Hand To Hand Combat Guide ===
Further helping the membership of the Brotherhood refine it's martial prowess, Muz and his trusted lieutenant Shin'ichi worked to create another Holocron for the combat styles that peppered the universe. This holocron, called the [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]], has a great deal of information for the budding warriors of the Brotherhood. Muz has also authored a Shadow Academy course to help people understand the intricacies of combat.

=== Clan Powers ===
With the majority of the unofficial clan-specific force powers seeming to be duplicated by the Force Powers system put into place under Sarin, and others simply unrealistic in this universe, Muz set about the business of granting the Clans actual force powers that would be possible for the members to keep as trademarks for their own clans. Granting these powers to the membership after the end of the Ninth Great Jedi War, the clans chose the powers in the order of their placing during that war.

=== Work in Progress ===
Muz had worked for the vast majority of his time in the Brotherhood on a possessions project, a wide reaching system for credits and items, including ships and personal equipment. With the broad scope of such a project, it has undergone several sweeping changes, and has yet to be completed due to the drastic amount of time required of coders to implement.

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Cyris Oscura]]
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Proconsul]] [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Consul]] [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']]
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Herald]] [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']]
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]

{{Positions}}
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|before=[[Sarin]]
|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Halcyon Rokir]]
|title=[[Deputy Grand Master]]
|years=27 ABY - 30 ABY
|after=[[Jedgar Octavius Paladin]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Cyris Oscura]]
|title=[[Herald]]
|years=24 ABY - 27 ABY
|after=[[Kaine Mandaala]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Darth Vexatus]]
|title=[[Proconsul]] of [[Naga Sadow|Clan Naga Sadow]]
|years=22 ABY - 24 ABY
|after=[[Manesh Sadow]]
}}
{{Succession box
|before=[[Korras]]
|title=[[Quaestor]] of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|years=20 ABY - 22 ABY
|after=[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]
}}
{{End
|footer=[[Lion of Tarthos]]
}}

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[[Category:Sith Lords]]
[[Category:Naga Sadow members]]
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Kyataru

2018-07-11T22:16:34Z

Muz: update

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|region=Wild Space
|sector=Tingel Arm
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|population=1.2b
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===Description===
The planet Kyataru exists in the Honba star system. Honba is a class G star, and the terrestrial-type planet has evolved in orbit around it. There is very little tilt in the planet’s rotational axis.

There are two moons, Marishiten and Tsukuyomi. One of the moons, Tsukuyomi, is associated with bad luck, owing perhaps to the meteor showers that happen every fifty years when it orbits closely to the planet.

==Climate==
The lack of tilt in the axis combined with the large landmasses make the climate fairly stratified in defined horizontal bands across the planet. The planet is largely temperate, with arctic areas near the poles. There are some hotter semi-tropical areas near the equator, but they are limited to a narrow band.

The planet does not have the gigantic storms that a world with large oceans produces. However, this causes day and nighttime temperatures to vary considerably as most of the planet is land. The planet is mostly forested, with grassy plains in a few areas. There are several large saltwater oceans and large freshwater lakes, fed by springs and by polar melts.

==Biology==
Mammalian life forms predominate. The native population is largely Human. There are sporadic reports of various mythological creatures, with stories dating back thousands of years. These include several varieties of humanoid animals, from the avian 'Tengu' to the vulpine 'Kitsune'. Given the history and long enforced isolation of the planet, it is exceedingly likely that these were oral traditions that were created by witnesses of alien races that found themselves stranded.

The exotic and varied nature of the flora allows for production of unusual biochemicals and medicines collected from native stock. Many types of flowering plants, fruits, herbs, grains, and vegetables exist on Kyataru.

==Geology==
[[image:Kuroshin5.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Kuroshin]]The planet is highly tectonically active. Large areas of crust grind against each other, causing many mountain ranges to jut up in different areas of the planet. Given this factor, there are numerous active volcanoes about the world. The effects can occasionally be devastating.

This makes for fertile soil and abundant mineral resources. Gold, sulfur, phosphorous, exotic metals, non-metals, minerals and gemstones can be found in small deposits across the planet. They are especially abundant in the mountainous areas. The periodic meteor showers also bring the occasional metallic meteorite, from which the locals produce superb weaponry.

There are saline in some ocean areas, usually following open seafloor-spreading rifts. Several large inland seas do exist, usually in rifted areas of the crust. They tend to be chilly and deep.

==Social Paradigm and Culture==

Situated in Wild Space, Kyataru is classified as a 'backwater' planet in part due to its distance from the core systems of the Republic, and in part due to a dynasty of isolationist rulers that cut off contact with the outside galaxy. As a result, Kyataru did not have a diplomatic representative or an ambassador to either the Republic or the Empire and is largely forgotten or ignored. It was only recently, with the return of a strongly Force-sensitive family, the [[Keibatsu]], that this has begun to change. Returning to their homeworld after extended time spent in the wider galaxy, the Keibatsu enacted their vengeance on the warlords that had attempted to kill their bloodline and seized control of the Empire of Shuuyoujo, ruling from the capital of Inazawa and forcing a swift modernization.

The modernization started at Inazawa, the seats of power of the Keibatsu, transforming the ancient capital into a megacity and building an space station in geosynchronous orbit. Modern hospitals and schools were immediately built, and via trade with the [[Autoch]] system, industry has blossomed. A council of historians and local community organizers was utilized in order to ensure that the rapid modernization used the aesthetics of their history in an attempt to make the modernization palatable for even the most conservative and traditionalists.

All Kyatarans are entitled to free education, with living expenses paid during study in exchange for service contracts to the community. Testing for aptitudes and quotas is rather vigorous but helps to maintain the economy and communities they serve. Kyatarans are proud of the universal healthcare and education benefits that they enjoy, although they can sometimes be suspicious of the off-worlders that have taken advantage of the opportunities. Outsiders are often distrusted by Kyatarans, especially older ones, and often will segregate themselves into small expat communities.

==Kyataran Language and Pride==

The Kyataran people are an efficient and polite people, not prone to laziness or rudeness. A warrior culture stretching back for millennia, they value their heritage and honor above all else. With this in mind the visitor is warned to avoid calling a Kyataran either of two very grave insults, they are: Traitor and Merchant. Traitor is a heavy curse, impugning the honor of not only the person it is leveled against, but also their entire bloodline. Merchant is seen as an insult due to the insinuation that the person is incapable of creating anything of value on their own accord, instead relying on the artifice of others for their own survival. This concept is viewed as a drain on society, and those who do make a living as a trader will almost universally have a trade of their own. [[image:Kyataruad.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Kyataru's ill-fated "Become History" Tourism Ad Campaign]]

==Geographical Structure==

Kyataru is split up into three continents- one main archipelago, flanked by two smaller landmasses, one to the east and one to the west. The main archipelago is known as 'Shuuyoujo', while the landmass to the east is named 'Dong-Hai' and the landmass to the west is known as 'Jin-Ho'. These three continents live, for the most part, in harmony, although territorial disputes do occasionally lead to war- alliances are formed and broken between the three countries regularly.

==Shuuyoujo==

Politically, the main archipelago of Kyataru is still ruled by a traditional feudal government. A caste system is still in place; the noble, ruling class is followed by an extensive warrior class, followed by merchants, artisans and craftsmen, and at the bottom of the scale, the peasants and farmers. This system has been rigidly imposed by the warrior class in compliance with the nobles- attempts to rise up against the system have, throughout Shuuyoujo's history, been crushed brutally, eventually leading the people to accept their position. The country is technically ruled by an Emperor, known as the 'Son of Heaven' who rules from the 'Golden Lotus Throne'. While the Emperor has unmitigated authority, it is common practice for the Emperor to rely upon democratically elected legislators and a Prime Minister.

[[image:Inazawa.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Inazawa]]Culturally, Shuuyoujo is still a feudal society- the only modern technology present on the continent is that which has been brought in from other planets, although progress is being made on reverse-engineering this technology and harnessing it. This has led to contention between Shuuyoujo and the other two continents of Kyataru over the growing military might of the archipelago.

Inazawa, the Capital City of Shuuyoujo, is a crowning gem to the country. A blending of the old styles and the contemporary, the largest city on Kyataru has been rebuilt in recent times, as investments from the Keibatsu help to modernize their homeworld. The ancient Amahara Castle, long the imperial seat of power within Shuuyoujo still stands here as a combination Capitol building and tourism draw. In addition to the modern hospitals, schools, libraries and museums, new factories and industries have popped up as well as a governmentally owned shipyards.

Kuroshin is regarded as a legend by most Kyatarans, as it is a rebuilt ruin that was the seat of power of the Keibatsu clan in ages past that was rebuilt first upon the family's return. Built into a mountain, the castle overlooked the agricultural hamlet of Hakone, ancient temple ruins, the family's ancient brewery, and miles of fertile farmland. Rebuilding the ruined castle above and excavating a modern military facility into the mountain itself, the Keibatsu use Kuroshin as their home and as a base of operations.

Since modernization and the growing threat of off-worlders, Shuuyoujo diplomats have made an attempt to create a planetary government to present a united face to the outside galaxy. This has met with some limited success, but the Empire of Dong-Hai has been reluctant due to their insistence that their Emperor is superior and that they need no help from anyone else on the planet.

==Dong-Hai==

[[image:Owariasahi.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Owariasahi]]Dong-Hai, as a country, is much less structured and rigid than Shuuyoujo. Although there is a feudal system in place, the caste system is much more flexible, with only one 'noble' class. The majority of the country's vast population live in small villages and towns out in the countryside, but a small proportion live in huge and sprawling cities which stretch across the landscape.

Like Shuuyoujo, the country is also under the rule of an Emperor, who is also viewed as a godlike figure and who does not communicate with the common people, or even acknowledge their presence. For a commoner to lay eyes on the Emperor is to risk death at the hands of his personal guard.

Dong-Hai is also the primary antagonist of Shuuyoujo. In times gone by, Shuuyoujo has invaded Dong-Hai several times and attempted to enslave the population, slaughtering vast numbers of warriors and civilians alike. This explains the tension between the two countries, especially as the drastic imbalance of power between the two empires has led to Dong-Hai being treated less as an equal and more as a subject. Small skirmishes have erupted in recent times at the border between the empires, but with neither side acknowledging them as more than saber rattling.

==Jin-Ho==

As the smallest of the three countries on Kyataru's surface, Jin-Ho is often seen as the 'underdog' in the struggles which occur between the three. However, this would be a flawed view- although the least technological and least developed of the continents, Jin-Ho has a remarkably skilled, feared navy which has beaten back the invasion forces of Dong-Hai and Shuuyoujo time and time again. The military leaders of the other two countries remember one particular Admiral without enthusiasm- Admiral Sun-Yi, who managed to completely rout a huge Dong-Hai/Shuuyoujo force of over 200 ships.

Politically, the country is unique in that it is ruled by a government, not a monarchy- although there is an Emperor, he has very little power, and is more of a figure-head. Day-to-day decisions are made by a council of wise men in consultation with experts in particular fields. There is no caste system, although the relatives of the Emperor do hold a revered position in society. Jin-Ho has maintained good relations with Shuuyoujo for more than a hundred years.

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Fallen Spear

2017-10-19T03:26:42Z

Muz:

{{Ship
|image=[[File:Fallenspear.jpg|200px]]
|name=Fallen Spear
|class = Assault
|cost =not for sale
|item=[[item:46950|ID 46950]]
|length =100 meters
|max speed=Attack
|hyperdrive=x1, x4 backup
|shield gen=250 (with backup generators)
|hull=480 (DR20)
|countermeasures=*Cloaking Measures
* Sensor mask
* ECM antimissiles
|armament=*Dual-laser Turrets (8)
* Heavy Laser Cannon (6)
* Assault Concussion Missile Tubes (4)(30 missile cap)
* Ion Cannon (2)
|complement=
|crew= 4
*VASIC
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* Nihilgenia Officers
|passengers=100
|capacity=150 metric tons
|consumables=1 Year
|othersystems=*Firelinked weaponry
* Fire Control
* Tractor Beam
|role=*Assault
* escort
* courier
}}The '''''Fallen Spear''''' is an Autochthonian Dragon-Class Skirmisher owned by [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu Sadow]].

== Design and Origins ==
[[File:Fallenspear3.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Fallen Spear, from above]]
The prototypical Dragon-Class skirmisher was designed for the High Lord Darrow of the Autochthonian System. Fulfilling many roles, the ship filled a gap in the Autochthonian navy between ships of the line and smaller fighters and specialized craft.

With a smaller hangar bay, capable of holding 10 - 15 fighters as well as a well stocked cargo bay, the Dragon-Class's main tactics are to drop out of hyperspace with all guns blaring, and a stream of fighters erupting from its bay. The main armament is heavy enough to take down nearly anything, thanks to a combination of heavy laser cannons, ion cannons and assault-grade concussion missiles. Heavy shields and a good number of dual laser turrets help protect the ship from fighters and capital ship alike.

Unfortunately, after a run of just four Dragon-class skirmishers, the Autochthonian parliament deemed the ship too costly for full construction and implementation, leaving the High Lord Darrow discretionary deployment of the prototypes. Keeping one for himself, the High Lord retired one to the Kilchrennan Avionics museum, assigned one to the Bestvar Military outpost, and gifted the remaining one to a Jedi Knight who had saved his life on several occasions.

== Acquisition ==
The Fallen Spear, the ship gifted to Muz Ashen, was outfitted with several different prototypical technologies. Nanite camouflaging serves as a highly effective cloaking device, and compliments the Hybridium cloaking device and sensor mask quite well. A recombinant particle arranger is situated in the ship's kitchen, using raw elements to create foodstuffs at the molecular level. And most crucial, a highly advanced AI system has been installed on the ship, allowing the ship to be effectively piloted by a single person.

The AI entity is called VASIC, has feminine programming and a helpful demeanor. She is programmed to take orders from Muz Ashen and Darius Blackwind, as well as anyone that they grant access to. VASIC understands commands given in Coruscanti (Galactic Basic), Autoch, and Kyataran, but has not been programmed to speak in Kyataran. It is important to note that all of the consoles and control panels are labeled in Autoch, although Vasic can readily translate them.

{{Quote|Autochthonian, eh? Well, that explains why no one can read half of this sludge all over the ship.|Lenzar}}

Certain features have been incorporated into the ship by its new owner, such as a dojo facility, an alchemic lab and workshop, and several adjustments to the Captain's quarters. The weaponry of Autochthonian ships is generally built deeper into the hull than average ships, and those unfamiliar with the sight of Autoch ships are quite likely to not notice the heavy armament of this ship.

The specific alterations to the Fallen Spear make it ideally suited to Ashen's tactics of stealth, sudden onslaught and rapid exit rather than typical capital ship tactics of exchanging volleys. Muz typically spends more time aboard the Fallen Spear than he does at his home, [[Kuroshin]] Castle or [[Tarthos]]. With the amount of time that the Councilor spends aboard the ship, he has spent a lot of time and money to ensure that he, and any of his guests, are able to travel in comfort.

== Crew ==
[[File:decklayout.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Deck Layout]]
Muz generally uses the Fallen Spear as his primary mode of transportation,and a home away from home. When on board, Muz tends to assume command as Captain, but will often leave the actual work to the far more capable [[Darius Blackwind]], one of the officers initially trained specifically for this prototypical ship.

VASIC handles most of the other systems autonomously, the complex AI able to utilize a number of repair droids as well as most other systems (save weaponry) on her own. The AI is also slaved to Muz's datapad, built into his prosthetic arm, which affords the Keibatsu a greater degree of control over the ship than he would otherwise, due to his previous lack of piloting skill.

Soldiers of the 9th [[Nihilgenia]] are often aboard the ship, serving to man the various turrets and otherwise crew the ship. The 9th legion are among the best trained of the Nihilgenia, having been taught to work the ship's various complex functions.

Several members of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline are known to understand some level of the Autoch language, and will crew various stations aboard the ship as time and necessity dictate.

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Muz Ashen

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{{Character
|type = Dark
|elder=yes
|image= [[File:Muz27aby.jpg|200px]]
|firstname= Muz
|lastname= Ashen
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|birth=[[24 BBY to 1 BBY|9/9/3 BBY]]
|death=
|species=[[starwars:Human|Human]]
|gender=[[starwars:Male|Male]]
|hair=Dark Brown
|eyes=Solid Black
|height= 1.88 m (6'2")
|weight= 87kg (192 lb)
|cyber=[[File:Muzarm.jpg|50px]]
|allies=
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Darius Blackwind]]
* [[Star Chamber]]
* [[Trevarus Caerick]]
* [[Sons of Sadow]]
* [[Nihilgenia]]
|enemies=
* [[Tang'va Dynasty]]
* [[Eojin Quon-Shen]]
* [[Suukou Bodai]]
|saber= many
|form=
* [[Sokan]]
* [[Ataru]]
|fightingstyle=
* [[Shadow Step]]
|profession=
* Lord of the Lotus Throne of Kyataru
* General of the Autochthonian Navy
* Sith Lord
* Lion of Tarthos
|position=[[Star Chamber]]
|era= * [[Imperial era]]
* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
* [[Exodus era]]
* [[New Order era]]
|affiliation=
* [[Dark Council]]
* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[Sith Lord]]
* [[Krath]]
* [[Keibatsu]]
* [[Ashen]]
|ship=
* [[Fallen Spear]]
|masters=
|apprentices= [[Nisha Kenvon]], [[Leena'shylow]]
|dossier=[[dossier:3714|3714]]
}}'''Muz Ashen''' is one of the post-[[exodus]] [[Grand Master]]s.

== Character History ==
[[File:Muz6aby.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Padawan Muz Ashen]]The scion of the [[Keibatsu|'''Keibatsu''']] line, a deposed family from the backwater feudal planet of Kyataru, Musashi Daraku '''Keibatsu''' was taken by the Jedi Master [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] at the age of 6 as a padawan. Through his training by the survivor of [[starwars:Order 66|Order 66]], Musashi learned the ways of the Force and eventually forgot his true name, parsing it to 'Muz Ashen'. When Eojin introduced his few students with the Jedi Praxium of Luke Skywalker, Muz expanded his training and eventually completed his studies.
Muz had ascended to the knighthood in Eojin's little fringe group of the New Jedi Order, but not without concern from his master, nor without incident. The young Knight had serious difficulty adapting the ascetic ideals that the Jedi had put in place to help self-moderate. Muz seemed less and less willing to keep his emotions in check, feeling that they were a natural response, and as much a part of the Force as anything else. On top of all that, Ashen seemed to be slipping closer and closer to the dark side, calling upon it to accomplish his goals when it seemed that all was lost. His eyes charred black by a Sith beast's death, Muz grew more and more imposing as his abilities grew. With darkened robes, nightmarish eyes, and an almost outright disregard for the rules that were meant to keep emotion locked away, Muz became something of a pariah among Eojin's Jedi, one who they would rather keep close to them so that they could put him down quickly if the need arose.

Several years passed like this, the young knight growing more deeply focused on his own technological work and his own meditations on the Force. Slowly, he became more and more trusted by his own master, [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] who saw through the trappings of darkness and became convinced that he was not a risk.

=== Fall to Darkness ===
{{Quote|We can't kill him, it is not the Jedi way...so we will hide him from the shadow we must fight.|Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master}}

[[File:Muz14aby.jpg|thumb|214px|left|Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]
The final straw came when Muz's technological experiments crafted a synthetic armorweave fabric that posed a threat to their supremacy. The Eojin and his advisors convened, remembering the events at the '''Keibatsu''' stronghold. They effectively banished him, sending him on an open-ended mission to protect a fabricated planet called Dearanor. When a dark Jedi by the name of Cor An-Jin showed up to destroy the planet and take the valuable resources, Muz was outmatched. Calling upon the dark side to defeat the darksider, Muz saved hundreds of thousands of citizens.

Upon reporting the incident, he was derided for resorting to touching the dark side.

Led to believe that Eojin was a master of the Jedi Council, Muz's disrespect for the Jedi ideal grew exponentially, and he relinquished his sabre, quietly building a homestead on Dearanor. The local government honored Muz with a lavish ceremony and the gift of an ancient sword, the Nagamichi.

But this peace was to be short-lived. Claudius [[Tang'Va]], one of Eojin's apprentices, decided that they could not afford the liability of Muz falling to the dark side, and sent several young Knights loyal to him and his master to extinguish his threat. Facing their sabres, Muz expected to die. The sword he was given had other ideas, however. The sword had been treated alchemically to resist sabre blades and blaster bolts. Muz managed to survive the assault and left Dearanor, heading deep into uncharted places to avoid the New Jedi Order.

{{Quote|Death smiles at you your whole life. All one can do is smile back.|Koji '''Keibatsu'''}}

It was there that Muz first learned of the Dark Brotherhood, serving as a general in the Autocthonian Navy under the High Lord Darrow. Working as a personal bodyguard to the High Lord as well as a trusted advisor, the fallen Jedi found himself a place in the universe, even taking a student, an attractive Nightsister calling herself [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia]]. After she vanished from his sight, Muz felt it was time to move on, having heard of a place rich in learning for the Force, hidden behind the Stygian Caldera, a rumor of a legend called Antei.

Having saved the High Lord's life on more than one occasion, the highly decorated Ashen was gifted with one of the High Lord's own personal ships and an open invitation to return. Muz took his new ship, named it the '[[Fallen Spear]]' in a silent nod to his fall from grace as a Jedi, and set out for Antei.

=== The Brotherhood ===
[[File:Muz24aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dark Jedi Knight Muz Ashen]]Antei marked a new beginning for Muz. Enlisting in the Dark Brotherhood, Muz quickly passed the Shadow Academy's coursework and was assigned to a Sith house, where his abysmal luck with smaller fighters made him more liability than asset. Manesh Sadow traded Muz to the Krath (for what some say was a six pack and a lap dance from Tissaya Argat, an attractive Chiss Quaestor of Marka Ragnos), where Muz flourished.
Assigned to missions with Kali Desdemona, Nekura Manji, Beowulf, and Korras, Muz quickly rose through the ranks of the Brotherhood, successes against all odds leading to his impending knight trials. Muz fought alongside the future Obelisk High Commander, even facing him as an ancient spirit possessed him, a fight that would claim Muz's left arm, but cemented him as a stalwart ally of the House. None of these experiences could have prepared Muz, as he never expected an old wound to be opened.

On a mission during the Independence Games, Manji and Muz fought against a small New Republic force, led by a Jedi. The jedi was one of Eojin Quon-Shen's students, and recognized Ashen as a fallen Knight. After slaying the knight, Muz discovered an encrypted datapad that belonged to his former master.

The datapad laid bare Ashen's lost history. Manji was his brother.

=== The Sixth Great Jedi War ===
The two fought alongside each other under the banners of Marka Ragnos, leading separate armies against the Antarrans. After an architectural expedition uncovered an ancient '''Keibatsu''' holding that revealed treasures as well as a generations old animosity for the Antarrans, the brothers rallied, winning battles left and right against the Antarrans in the Great Jedi War. It was for their services during this war that they were raised to the higher offices of Quaestor and Aedile.

Ashen remained ashamed of his memory loss, remained embarrassed at the weakness of his will that enabled him to be brainwashed out of such things that were so important to him. He refused to take up the '''Keibatsu''' name, believing that he had not yet earned the right to bear it again, that he was unworthy. Muz trained incessantly, building his strength as he prepared for the next inevitable conflict.

=== The Last Krath Rite of Supremacy ===
{{Quote|What, did you want to live forever?|Muz Ashen, leading Ragnosian forces in the Defense of Sadow Palace.}}

When the ancient [[K'hamar'an]] threat resurfaced, the brothers were ready, rallying their house to greatness in what would be later called the Rite of Supremacy. The brothers led their house to unlikely victories, helping to make Clan Naga Sadow the second Clan of the Brotherhood.

[[File:Lion.jpg|thumb|193px|right|symbol of the Lion of Tarthos]]
After the war had died down, and summer boiled the snow from Tarthos, the brothers were faced with ancient magics and old curses. The Stone Lion, a beast known to the '''Keibatsu''' family by myth, only showed up to claim dishonorable kin, to clean the family tree. Muz knew that his reluctance to take up the family name would haunt him, but no one saw this legend as true until it arrived in the flesh.

{{Quote|A bloody foolish thing you did there Ashen. Brave as all frell, but foolish.|Jak Ordo, Ragnosian Warrior}}

Muz hunted the beast outside the walls of the Marka Ragnos Cathedral, and the epic combat that followed would leave Muz with the nickname of 'the [[Lion of Tarthos]]'. Having lost his mechanical arm and saber to the beast, the day was still Muz's. His sense of honor fulfilled and destiny paid, Muz Ashen took back up the banner of the '''Keibatsu''', reclaiming his heritage.

=== Rising Through the Ranks ===
[[File:BottleofSadow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bottle of Sadow]]Shortly afterwards, Muz was called upon to serve as Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow, leaving his younger brother installed in his place as Quaestor. The Brotherhood called on his expertise and also gave him duties in the Chamber of Justice, as well as a position as praetor to the Herald, where he was tasked with the creation of lightsabers.
Helping Consul Xanos Sadow to garner success in the Obelisk war, Muz's sense of duty to clan grew, even as Antei called for more and more of his attentions.

Finding the Tulok Hord Holocron with Xanos, the pair studied the lightsaber master's teachings very well, creating their own Holocron for general use of the Brotherhood, The [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] with research assistance from [[Macron]]. Muz and Xanos had used the ancient artifact to hone their skills to such points that it became difficult to avoid the endless stream of challenges that came from such skill.

[[File:CWmuz.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz, shortly before being named as Herald]]
It was shortly after that when he was coerced into entering the Championship Tournament on Antei by his brother. Muz found himself victorious against great odds, having even been forced to fight the reigning Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood, [[Jac Cotelin]], in a battle that would spin Muz's mind in new madness. Perilously close to losing control of himself and his demons, Muz fought on, managing to emerge triumphant, and named as a [[Champion]] of the Combat Center.

Newly named as a Son of Sadow, news came from Antei that the Herald retired, leaving the Grand Master to appoint Muz as the new [[Herald]].

Muz's action as Herald was well-received, the '''Keibatsu''' having generated scores of new lightsabers as he had a new home built for him, deep within his family's ancient territory on Kyataru. Between Kyataru and hunting rare adegan crystals for the Brotherhood, Muz's influence grew. Shell corporations helped broaden the scope of his search, and he took on an apprentice, a half-blood youngling that Manji and he had found on a mission. "Sledge", as the young one preferred to be called, became as Muz's shadow for the first few years of his time in the Brotherhood.

Sensing the true reason for the youngling's affinity for the Force, he tasked him with the retrieval of one of his smugglers as his final Knight Trial, a wily Force sensitive known as 'Axi Zorax'. when Sledge returned with his prey unharmed as directed, the truth of the ties that bound the three together were understood by all. Axi was Ashia Kagan, the Nightsister from Muz's Autoch days, and Sledge was their son, Sanjuro.

Sanjuro felt the pain of abandonment anew, remembering how he was left with monks that knew him or his bloodline not at all, hidden from his father, left behind by his mother. Sanjuro traveled away from the Brotherhood, seeking refuge out in the galaxy, eventually returning to Kyataru and his father's keep, quietly honing his skills in solitude there.

Muz took Ashia under his wing during that time, refreshing the lessons learned so many years ago, indoctrinating her in the ways of the Brotherhood and seeing her past her knight trials. Already a capable warrior due to her Nightsister training, Ashia rose through the ranks in the Brotherhood with ease.

{{Quote|That line has been dead for nearly ten cycles, keep.|Oshima, Kyataran Swordsmith}}

It was only a matter of time before Muz and his brothers raised an army to reclaim their ancestral homelands from those who had usurped them in their absence. After a long deployment of the '''Keibatsu''' and their allies, the Herald made use of clones bought from Kamino, the [[Nihilgenia]], as they forced the usurpers of their family's holdings back out of the territories. The 'Reclamation of Kyataru' lasted nearly three months, the Family returning to their clans and other duties just before the onset of the Seventh Great Jedi War.

=== The Seventh Great Jedi War: The Enemy Within ===
[[File:Muzrobes.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz's custom robes]][[File:Muzarmor.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's custom armor]]As tensions mounted between the clans, it became obvious that there was some outside force was driving to divide the Brotherhood. Time proved that there were indeed two Jacs...a cloned Grand Master serving to divide the Brotherhood literally. Muz sided with the Master he believed to be the true one. This proved to be harder than was thought, as his former allies, Xanos Sadow and Kaiann Entar had sided with the other one.
Having been named the Commander of the 'red Jac's' Forces, Muz had to lead armies against brethren during the long conflict, to the eventual siege of the Dark Hall on Antei, where he would face Kaiann Entar in combat.

It was only by the grace of the Entar's armor that he survived the famous saberist's assault. A massive outpouring of rage and hatred enabled the Entar to temporarily incapacitate the Herald, only to be himself knocked into unconsciousness by one of the cloned Grand Masters before their epic duel. After the Cotelins resolved their division, the Entar had absconded with the 'Skin of Fire', a powerful artifact, and Muz was given special dispensation to retrieve the artifact, by any means necessary. It was only two and a half weeks later that a haggard Muz returned triumphant. Rumors abound as to the details of their meeting, but the truth of the matter is that Muz himself doesn't speak of it, and Kaiann has not been seen since.

==== Aftermath of a War ====
[[File:Muz.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 26 ABY]] Shortly after the end of the war, Jac had left the Iron Throne to his student, [[Aristan Dantes|Lord Dantes]]. Haggard from the years of almost constant warfare, Muz seemed to grow more and more reclusive, spending more time away from court affairs when possible. Still, the regular shipments of sabers and warbanners were delivered by his ship, but fewer and fewer people actually had come into contact with him in person. Rumors flowed that the Herald was not as close to the Iron Throne as he once was.
The more perceptive members noticed the truth. The Herald was rarely aboard the ship when it made its deliveries, and stories began to filter back from the core worlds. Stories of young Jedi being slain in groups, their limbs sabered off and their chests caved in during the times in between the shipments.

{{Quote|Some say he's unnatural, I believe that he's everything that we could become.|Shin'ichi '''Keibatsu'''}}

[[File:Muzclothes.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Muz's normal attire]]The rumors grew even louder when the '''Keibatsu''' disappeared from Brotherhood space, all seeming to vanish into the mists of their homeworld to deal with some insurrection there. When they returned, Shin'Ichi, Muz's most trusted lieutenant, was horribly disfigured, and several more '''Keibatsu''' bore visible scars. None spoke of their experience, but all were visibly shaken.

Summoned rather publicly to the Star Chamber by Lord Dantes, Muz spent a full day with the Dread Lord, for whatever reason, neither would say. Three days later, Dantes made his speech to the clans over the Antei Holonet, drawing the clans outside the shroud to prove their supremacy in a training exercise that would become known as the [[Second Darkness]].

The Rite of Supremacy was a brief and bloody affair, the clans frantically maneuvering to gain the upper hand and be called the First clan of the Brotherhood. During this conflict, many of the Dark Council found themselves strained to keep up with the pace set by the aggressions. In the hours following the training exercise, [[Halcyon Rokir]] resigned his position as [[Shadow Hand]] and left Brotherhood space. In his place, Muz was appointed the new Shadow Hand.

Calling upon his old mentor, Muz convinced the Dark Prophet Kaine Mandaala to resume his reign as Herald, freeing up his time to administer to the Brotherhood more fully, learning under the Dark Lord of the Sith. But it was only a matter of hours before the warning klaxons rang out the unforeseen ambush that was the beginning of the [[Eighth Great Jedi War]].

=== The Eighth Great Jedi War : Incursion ===
[[File:MuzVongSaber.jpg|thumb|305px|right|Melkor's Saber, used by Muz against the Vong]]The Yuuzhan Vong struck unerringly, their timing impeccable as they marauded the assembled Brotherhood fleet outside of the Shroud of Antei. Immediately assuming command of the Vae Victus, Muz discovered that the Vong had also attacked several clan homeworlds simultaneously, with the bulk of their biological fleet running toward them at full steam. Arraying the ships to help beat back the assault was of no use, and Sarin ordered the newly appointed Shadow Hand to cover the clan's jumps to hyperspace.
The Vong had thought of that. Interdictor mines laced throughout the are ripped ships that attempted the jumps back into realspace, tearing them apart. The VSD Dark Prophet, flagship of Taldryan was crippled and then destroyed, the image enough to make the Bortherhood order a full retreat, running blindly into the shroud.

Muz and the others aboard the Vae Victus were not so lucky. Their shields devastated by the unorthodox weaponry of the Vong, their flagship deployed some sort of proboscis that tore open the hull of the bridge, breaching the ship and killing almost all of the people on board. Muz himself was captured and placed in the Embrace of Pain, a creature designed by the Vong Shapers to create vast suffering.

Half mad, naked and bleeding, Muz could not understand how the creatures knew so much about the Brotherhood, about him. The Torturing Ahm Crod called him by his titles in mocking tones as they ripped his prosthetic arm from him, spoke of how they would destroy all of the clans, exposing the Force as Heresy to their cruel gods.

As they prepared to sacrifice the Kyataran to their Gods of War, Muz pressed an advantage. [[Adien Falaut]]'s saber, carefully shielded by his mind from the exploding TIE that the martyr crashed into the Analog's side, ripped through membrane and muscle, shredding through Ahm Crod's head and into his waiting hand. Freedom from the Embrace was cold, and the revenge he would take from the Vong would keep him warm, even if he never lived to escape it.

Fighting until he waded in the black blood of the Vong, Muz donned the Crab Armor of the slain to help disguise himself and defend against their blows. Finding himself in the center of their ship, Muz confronted their yammosk war coordinator. As his mind struggled to defend itself from the mental emanations, Muz found many of his own barriers removed, allowing his viciousness to shine through, the raw power of the one that called itself Ashen helping him to survive.

As the commander readied to scuttle his own ship, the Vong priest Volnagh appeared, ushering Muz to a coralskipper to save the Krath from the death of the No Peace. Rumors of Vong Heretics who accepted the Force Sensitives as representatives of their gods were used to justify the priest's actions, but as Volnagh had disappeared after Muz was loaded into the Coralskipper, it is unsure if this was the case.

Barely conscious, Sarin and Kaine retrieved the coralskipper, running him to medical where he spent several weeks in a Bacta tank, unaware of the devastating loss of the Brotherhood against the Vong, including the fact that his own son was missing and presumed dead. Even unconscious, Sarin would visit the Shadow hand, using the Force to gleam bits of information from him, and the realization was rather sudden, with Sarin having felt the trauma unlocking the floodgates of power within the '''Keibatsu'''. He was no longer a mere master. Muz was a Sith Lord.

==== Recovery ====
It wasn't but a few short weeks when Muz received a report from one of his contacts deep in the uncharted space. The report told of a lookalike to the Dark lord, a doppelganger that was being carted by strange aliens on a tiny crippled ship. Muz had slain an impostor before, but something had peaked his interest about this one. This one looked quite identical, but, as the report said, looked younger...and had bright violet eyes.

It could only have been Sanjuro, the son he had lost to the Vong war.

Muz gathered Ashia up and immediately departed for Kyataran space, a few journeymen stowing away on the Dark Lord's ship, only to be scared from their presence before they arrived at the Kyataran homelands. Waiting at Amahara for the Lord and his wife, the Herald Shikyo, cousin Tsainetomo, and close friend of the family Sildrin joined them with a legion of Nihilgenia, as they set course for Autochthonia.
reaching Autoch Prime, Muz set about his intelligence gathering as his ship underwent minor maintenance. Tracking the Vong ship to an outlying planet, Bescht III, he rallied the family and made groundfall with a legion of Nihilgenia. Finding naught but rubble, they plowed deep into the jungle planet, finding Sanjuro held in the embrace of pain by the survivors of the wreckage.

Laying the Vong to waste and reclaiming his son, Muz quickly returned to the Brotherhood fleet, meeting with Sarin, [[Syn Kaek|Kaek]], [[Kir Katarn|Kir]] and other members of the Dark Council to make preparations for the Brotherhood's return to [[Antei]].

Rallying the clans together to retake Antei was no easy task. Many of the clans thought it was a fool's errand, that the Brotherhood should write off the throneworld as an acceptable loss. Sarin, on the other hand, knew full well the need to secure that which was taken.

=== Ninth Great Jedi War: Unification ===
[[File:Muz31aby.jpg|thumb|204px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 31 ABY]]Rallying well outside the [[Shroud]], the Dark Council's plan was bold. Using the Grand Masters of the Star Chamber to guide the fleet, they would navigate the shroud in hyperspace, so as to take the vong by surprise. The overwhelming superiority in tactics and since the incursion was considerable, but any advantage that could be had was necessary. The Clans would follow at a slower pace, picking through the Shroud at regular speed.
Having been forced to deal with clan infighting during the Insurrection, Sarin had made sure that any ground forces used to retake the throneworld would be loyal only to him. Using the Clan's force sensitives (designated as 'foxtrot uniforms' by the armed forces of the Iron Throne) as generals, they would sweep across their holdings and reclaim them.

All of that changed when they arrived at Antei.

The vong were dead or dying. Their analogs floated by the Dark Council's war fleet, useless and calm. The message from the surface happened almost immediately, Sarin being hailed directly from his own throne.

Jedi.

Omancor Crask was a wild crusader for his own cause. Having taken up the charge to deal with the Vong any way he saw fit, he had come across the Brotherhood's occupied system through his spies, and saw fit to sit and wait for the Brotherhood's return, crusading against the Dark Side of the Force as easily as he did against those that were not part of the Force.

Having entrenched his droid forces and loyal apprentices on Antei, Crask was prepared to give the Brotherhood the war that they were thirsting for. Brutal fighting erupted as soon as the Brotherhood forces landed, Captured clan members being dragged before Crask and examined, their faith in the Dark Side tested, challenged, and for some, destroyed forcibly. Converting the Clan's forces resulted in Sarin sending his Shadow hand to the surface to investigate personally.

{{Quote|Old one, try your games on me.|Muz}}

He found the man, crushing [[Raken]] in order to convert him. Testing the old Jedi, Muz knew that any information he could glean from the enounter would be of great use to them in the coming days. The man seemed to be toying with him as he talked, the seeds of doubt hidden in his words as he moved closer to him, in an almost perversely light [[Dun Moch]]. Finally, the realiszation struck him, and Muz had seen enough to know how he had achieved the conversions.

{{Quote|We are believers in a certain path. As are you. We have followed ours here. Our ways are at odds. That is all. But many of our goals are the same. We could have an understanding.|Omancor Crask}}

{{Quote|There '''is''' an understanding, old man. You will take no more of us.|Muz}}

Having discovered his mental prowess, Muz tested the flesh, and found himself for the first time in his life outmatched. The old man flowed through all of the forms seamlessly, using them all as if he had done so for several lifetimes. The onslought of Brotherhood tanks distracted the man, however, and his student, a woman with far less experience, replaced her master in the duel. Muz captured her easily, but too slowly to do anything about Crask himself.

Cracking the woman's mind open in his search for information, he found little of actual use before delivering her to Sarin, escaping the destruction of a garrison by Vong Slayers to deliver the prize intact.

Later, Muz would find that Crask surrendered to Kir and was brought to Sarin. Crask's nature was two-fold as Muz had suspected, and the old Sith's machinations ripped a lightsaber from his still living apprentice's body as he attacked Sarin. The duel would send shockwaves not only across Antei as their ship crashed, but across the Brotherhood as both Sarin's and Crask's bodies were found.

With Sarin's body ruined, Muz was quickly named as his successor and became the Grand Master for the season of change that would follow.

=== Upon the Iron Throne ===
[[File:Muz32aby.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 32 ABY, as drawn by Orv]]When Sarin's body was found on Antei, Muz was named as the Next Grand master by a quick vote of the Star Chamber and the Dark Council. With the clans having sustained heavy losses in the unpopular war to retake Antei, the Grand Master opened the great Vault beneath the Dark Hall and retrieved several priceless artifacts, holocrons of ancient masters, and handed them out to the clans to help bolster their strength. These new [[Clan Force Powers]] would be jealously guarded by the clans, only allowing those who were within their ranks to learn their skills, stripping the lessons from them if they moved to other clans.
Yet still, a reorganization was needed. Muz issued a proclamation permitting the formation of Independent houses in the Brotherhood once more. [[Raken]], healing slowly from injuries sustained at the hands of Crask, would retire from Praetor to the Grand Master and worked to form his own Independent house, naming it after the long dead Sith Lord [[Revan]]. Many members from already flagging clans chose to join Raken, causing many of the clans to distrust the new house, especially with the rumors of a reborn Darth [[Sarin]] being with the House.

As the infighting and hyper-politicization began to rise again, Muz focused the clans on the planet of [[Salas V]], a world outside the Brotherhood's territories that had been resistant to the expansionist [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]]. The Killik-infested planet had been under siege by the Grand Master's forces for months, and required more reinforcement than the Throne could spare. Leading the Clans to Salas V, Muz declared a '''[[Rite of Supremacy]]''', where the clans would fight each other to prove who was superior, and the [[Spoils of War]] would be the right to the planet itself.

the battle was short, but violent, with many dark jedi killed, and more still left unaccounted for, including the Deputy Grand Master [[Jedgar Octavius Paladin|Paladin]]. In the end, the newly formed independent house Revan surprised all of the clans as they used superb tactics to make up for the difference in manpower. The small house managed to best each and every clan that they fought, winning the rights to Salas V as well as making history in the Brotherhood.

The rumors of Sarin's rebirth were not unfounded, the Dread Lord's spirit having found refuge in the body of Rade after Crask had been defeated. Using contacts in the core worlds as well as with his own loyalists in the Brotherhood, Sarin had a clone made of his old body and commissioned a new suit of beskar to be made. It was the armor that gave him away, Muz's own contacts reporting the construction back to him. Tracking down the armor, he found the grand master and asked him to return to Antei with him as his deputy.

=== The Wedge Between ===
Discussion between members of the Dark Council became more and more heated, with the final straw coming when the Sith Fist of the Brotherhood laid out plans to retake the still-besieged Black Pyramid, a site holy to the Obelisk. Fierce fighting broke out between the Triumvirate Library and the Black Pyramid, finally coming to a head when Sarin faced Muz on the plain outside the Triumvirate Library.

Locked in a fierce duel, [[Jac Cotelin]] interrupted the pair of Sith Lords, laying bare what he had discovered: that the Holocrons that the Brotherhood had used to learn new Force Powers had been tainted by a traitor to the Brotherhood. The Jedi Michael Halcyon, thought to have been killed for many years now, had corrupted the holocrons that gave the Orders their own specific powers, causing the natural distrust between the groups to reach a fever pitch.

The fight went to the Obelisk, and the whole war was declared a [[Vendetta]] and the Brotherhood worked to recoup their losses.

The interference of the old enemy reverberated throughout the Brotherhood. Houses and Clans began to dig deeper into their own affairs, seeking to root out any who would have sympathies with the Jedi. These conflicts encompassed much of the unit's time and energy, causing them to turn blind eyes to more important affairs.

Muz set a declaration, offering safe passage for any of the Brethren that were more inclined to the light to a new house under the Jedi [[Ji]]. Called [[House Odan-Urr]] after the ancient Jedi, the house established itself on a backwater planet that they christened [[New Tython]]. Transports left Brotherhood space under protection of the Royal Guard, ferrying the light-siders to their new home.

Several key assassins were engaged, sent after the Jedi Michael Halcyon. The increasingly paranoid Jedi and his new apprentice known only as 'Ollie' managed to elude both capture and death despite overwhelming odds, much to the chagrin of the Dark Council. In frustration, Tarentum moved a fleet to blockade New Tython, preparing to cripple the house of heretics to the Final Way. The arrival of a Dark Council fleet and Orders from the Grand Master to disburse forced the Ancient House's return to Yridia.

The Clans and Houses did not take lightly to the protection of Odan-Urr, and demanded war, retribution against those they called traitor. Muz refused their requests for some time, the Dark Council understanding that there was a deeper plan for this, knowing that there was no love lost between the Jedi and the Grand Master. He was waiting for something.

Finally, when a trophy was stolen from the Fallen Spear, Muz finally discerned at least part of the Jedi Master's plan. He rallied the Brotherhood, preparing them for a campaign against the Jedi on New Tython.

=== The Battle for New Tython ===
[[File:Muz35aby.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Muz Ashen, circa 35 ABY]]The Brotherhood descended upon the planet of New Tython like a swarm, ravaging, destroying everything in their path. Pastoral scenes were turned to dust and mud as the Dark Jedi even struck out at each other in their drive to be the most dominant force.

Michael Halcyon urged the Quaestor Ji to accept his aid, the Mandalorians from House Ordo he had conscripted through the aid of another [[Raidoner|disenfranchised member of the Brotherhood]]. Upon viewing the self-destructive nature of the Clans again, Ji agreed and the Mandalorians swept down, engaging the clans in brutal warfare that they were not expecting.

In a few moments, the predators became prey.

The Dark Council Fleet, held in reserve, jumped into the system, sandwiching the Mandalorian forces between themselves and the Clan fleets attacking New Tython. Muz piloted his own ship, the Fallen Spear, into the battle, trying to draw out the nemesis he knew responsible for the Mandalorians. It didn't take long for Raidoner to take the bait and board Muz's ship, where he questioned him, trying to confirm his understanding of who orchestrated the Bounty Hunter's involvement. Reluctant to respond, Raidoner found himself quickly outmatched by the Dark Lord of the Sith. Despite the man's silence, he knew now that his plan had succeeded. The Jedi House's formation and subsequent attack drew Michael Halcyon out of hiding, where he could finally be rid of him.

Drawn to the surface, Muz made his way to battle, feeling that Michael Halcyon had drawn all the disparate forces he could muster to the defense of the Brotherhood's Jedi house, including his old master, Eojin Quon-Shen. The Justicar stalked the man responsible for his disfigurement as Korras and Shikyo sought out the Mandalorian captain. Dispatching his Deputy, [[Halcyon Taldrya]] to deal with his brother, Muz engaged his old master.

As Eojin lay screaming as he fell to the Dark Side, Michael Halcyon met his end at the end of the Shadow Hand's green lightsaber. The death of the traitor Michael Halcyon marked the end of the war, the signal to the clans sent to retreat, to leave the Odan-Urr to scramble among their dead and their ruins, having been dealt a decisive defeat.

Those who survived wondered why the Dark Lord didn't completely eradicate them, but Ji understood. It was far more cruel to let them know that they were only alive because Muz allowed it. That seed of hope was toxic, and pain would blossom from it as they were left to rot.

====The Cost of Ambition====
Tensions remained high in the brotherhood, the Sith of the Dark Council increasingly more agitated by the fact that a Krath still held the Iron Throne evident in their machinations. Darth Sarin's successor, [[Darth Pravus]], drunken with inherited power, moved with Halcyon to try to wrest control from Muz with the aid of the Justicar, [[Taigikori Aybara]]. Their ploy started with an attempt on the Voice of the Brotherhood's life, with the [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Grand Master's wife]] and [[Shikyo Keibatsu|brother]] managing to save him and retreating to the Dark Hall.

The trap was sprung when Pravus arrived, dueling Muz to a standstill before Muz's greater control of the Force ended the combat abruptly. Taking advantage of Muz's fatigue, Halcyon made an attempt to assassinate his master, as Sith must all do. Halcyon failed in his attempt, and was made to see the repercussions, the costs of his ambition.

=== The Horizon ===
[[File:Muz36aby.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Muz Ashen, circa 36 ABY]]When a plague burned the force sensitivity from several journeymen, Muz ordered the quarantine of the Shadow Academy, watching as the disease seemed to spread from journeymen to equites, the madness that came from the sudden onset and then silencing of power driving those afflicted to assume that the elders were to blame. The response was horrific as clans and houses turned to civil war. Engaging the services of [[Macron]] to investigate was not quick enough, as an unseen remnant fleet assaulted [[Antei]], [[Sepros]], [[Yridia II]], and [[Kapsina]].

Struggling to defend the assault, fractured as they were, many houses tried to reorganize militarily, trying to reintegrate the small cliques of roving force-deprived brethren. One such large group attempted to use Krath rituals to undo their affliction by infecting, and then murdering the Grand Master [[Chi Long]]. When the ritual failed to work, desperation set in, and the Star Chamber recognized that the man responsible was the Dread Lord [[Zoraan]], given form again by another Sith Lord.

Macron's work finally bore fruit, a 'contagious cure' synthesized using the madman's alchemy. Quick deployment allowed the Brotherhood to stem the tide of loss, but not before the enemy fleets were able to use catastrophic weapons on Yridia II and Kapsina. The damage on Kapsina was so thorough that the house Plagueis was feared eradicated.

The Dark Council rallied to Antei, where Zoraan recovered the [[Skin of Fire]] and made for the [[Iron Throne]]. Facing the Dread Lord and his Acolytes in battle, the Dark Council narrowly escaped victorious. With the insane Grand Master dead and his spirit annihilated, the war to reclaim their territories from Brotherhood space began, an arduous campaign that culminated in the capture of Zoraan's flagship, the [[Avenger II]].

===Crusade into Darkness===

Hatred whipped the Brotherhood into a fury, demanding more blood to slake their thirst. Muz would give it to them. No longer content to just hold their own territories from minor skirmishes and wast their strength on each other, Muz made the call for war to retake the Sith Empire of Antiquity for themselves. The assassination attempts on several members of the Dark Council by sleeper cells, and the murder of the Herald [[Orv Dessrx]] by [[Dromund Kaas#Esoteric|Darth Esoteric]] reverberated throughout the brotherhood.

The Brotherhood responded in force, overrunning the planets of the old Sith Empire one by one, eradicating the Forces of the One Sith and whosoever else stood in the way of conquest. It was not a quick campaign, as the planet to planet fighting taxed the clan's forces heavily. As the war droned on and on, the Clans seemed to lose their lust for conquest, taking more and more attacks of opportunity on each other rather than the common enemy. Even as the clans took planet after planet in their [[Dark Crusade]], murmurs began to spread, that there was more to the conquest than what originally was intended.

With Raken stepping away from the throne and [[Pravus]] becoming the [[Shadow Hand]], the rumors grew even stronger. As the Brotherhood neared Korriban, one of the [[The Nephilim|Nephilim]] discovered the Ace up Muz's sleeve. Having accumulated a lifetime's worth of lore and using materials gleaned from the raids in ancient Sith Temples, Muz had recreated Tiamat's rite. After [[Damon Nix|Nix]] reported the finding to [[Jac Cotelin]], the Grand Master rallied Taldryan's fleet and made for Antei, intending to depose Muz. Having already been poisoned against Taldryan and their ways, Muz was prepared with a defense fleet rallied by the loyalist [[Arcona]] forces, led by [[Marick Arconae]]. As the Taldryan fleet took damage from the Arconans, Muz felt another fleet coming to engage. Deciding to test the ritual on [[Antei]] itself, Muz sent the signal to the loyalists to retreat out of range of the rite.

The destruction was magnificent, and Antei burned.

The Taldryan fleet managed to mostly escape, performing a last minute hyperjump on coordinates that came in at the last moment. Facing Esoteric's flagship, the One Sith Lord demanded to discuss terms of surrender with Cotelin. Jac agreed, but in his stead, the [[Justicar]] [[Taigikori Aybara]] and Nix went instead. Taigikori was decapitated by the Sith Lord, and a communication went out across brotherhood channels from the One Sith, offering them a chance to join with them rather than be subjected to yet another [[Eleventh Great Jedi War|civil war]].

{{Quote|Brothers fight with each other, but they rally against those who would hurt them. But not our Brotherhood. The clans deceive each other, kill each other instead of those who would see us all dead. They make deals and ally with enemies just so that they can kill their brothers. There is another way, one that I have been teaching.|Muz}}

{{Quote|That was always our mission. But you know that the way of the Sith is...|Nix}}

{{Quote|...wasteful. Without a common enemy to fight, the Brotherhood returns to the only way they know. Infighting, backbiting. It weakens us. The way some want us.|Muz}}

The war continued on the sands of Korriban, loyalists from Arcona, Naga Sadow and Tarentum facing an alliance of rebels from Taldryan, Odan-Urr and Scholae Palatinae as well as Plagueis forces that joined with the One Sith. Each raced to find the remaining pieces of the puzzle, the requisite location for the final rite of immortality, some to seize it, some to stop the others from finding it. In the end, Cotelin and Ashen found each other there. As they dueled, motives laid themselves bare. Muz was willing to do anything to keep the brotherhood unified, even if it meant becoming the common enemy that they united to fight. Cotelin was dying, the wound from brutal sith magic tearing his essence apart with each passing day. Jac powered down his sabers, realizing that Muz had no desire to harm the Brotherhood by killing him, that the whole point of drawing Jac to the ritual was to heal him of that wound. Tarax arrived too late to understand all of this, and saw what appeared to be Cotelin bested by Ashen. Screaming and diving at Muz with [[Ferran]]'s Sword 'Revelation', he was dispatched by the Grand Master, his death triggering the Rite against their wishes.

With Cotelin healed but Tarax dead, Taldryan had more reason to hate Muz. With the division running deep from yet another civil war, Muz resigned himself to the understanding that the Sith were incapable of uniting the way that he was trying to teach. Leaving the throne to his Shadow Hand, he disappeared to Sadow space, occasionally advising the Consul and wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

== Personality and Traits ==

=== Physical ===
Muz is physically tall for a Kyataran, like the rest of his bloodline. Built somewhat on the slender side, he has built a lot more muscle in his years with the constant struggle of the Brotherhood. Constant dueling with some of the most pre-eminent saberists in the brotherhood helps the Lord maintain his physicality and serves as only part of his training program. Known to many as 'the scholar of the saber', the training has paid off, going undefeated in the Combat Centre. With high cheekbones and neatly trimmed facial hair, Muz's face is distinctive even before one can see the black, featureless eyes that give the Lord a predatory and cruel visage. His dark brown hair is kept very long in the old Kyataran custom, reaching to his belt.

Having lost his left arm from the bicep down on a mission early in his brotherhood career, Muz has replaced the limb with a prosthetic of his own making, a reminder of the man's genius with technology that allowed him to take the position of Herald. Detailed and complex, the limb is crafted with all the care that he used in maing his own lightsabers. He normally has his robes crafted to leave the arm exposed, the armor plating said to be made of Cortosis or ultrachrome. [[File:Muzarm.jpg|thumb|219px|right|Muz's Prosthetic Arm]]

=== Personality ===
While many Sith Lords are known for utter ruthlessness and detachment, Muz follows another path. Many know the Dark Lord's family members, all powerful Dark Jedi in their own right, many having served on the Dark Council themselves. The Dark Lord does not eschew attachment as the Jedi do, having seen first-hand the aescetic order's refusal to form attachments as a weakness that is counterintuitive to his view of the Force. Emotions, Muz believes, are integral to the Force, and to avoid feelings would be to stifle his understanding of it. While many dark jedi refuse to acknowledge feelings of love for their family or others for fear of it being considered a weakness, Muz thinks of it instead as a strength.

Generally, Muz is calm and rational, cordial to those who show the same, and brutal to those who show no respect. Known for going to the clan holdings and talking with new members to help them with their studies of the Force, Muz is one of the less aloof Grand Masters that history has seen. His Krath nature encourages the Lord to delve deeply and seek perfect knowledge of certain things, specifically dueling, the force, and mechanical fabrication, from his prosthetic arm and [[Solari]]'s body to weapons like the '''Black Lion''' blaster and the scores of lightsabers he has built for the brotherhood, and he can talk for hours on these subjects, provided that there is an interested and engaged audience.

Madness lies below the surface, though. The conditions of the Keibatsu's training at Eojin's hands had fractured his psyche and caused him to bury the immoral necessities into a separate personality, a demonic figure calling itself '[[Ashen]]'. An embodiment of the man's rage and hatred without remorse, the personality would seize control of the body in stressful situations that required such actions that Muz's own psyche would not find permissible. Life in the Brotherhood led this to a constant struggle between the man and his own demon, finally crystallizing on the Vong Ship 'No Peace', when Muz found himself able to completely control this shard of his deviant psychology. Using the name 'Ashen' as his Darth name upon ascending to the Throne, Muz used the power that the name had, the stories of his madness to keep fear in the minds of those who would attack him.

=== Weapons ===
[[File:3714-blaster.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''Black Lion'' blaster]]
* The ''Nagamichi'' Sword - A gift given by the people of Dearanor for killing the Sith Cor An-Jin and losing his commission with the Jedi, this curved and differentially tempered sword is eerily reminiscent of the katana of [[Kyataru]]. Extensive testing shows that the process that was used to create the sword has imbued it with several attributes that would typically require the use of Sith Alchemy, such as the blade's resistance to lightsaber blades and obscene sharpness. This weapon is not typically carried by the dark lord except in unusual circumstances.
* ''Black Lion'' Custom Blaster - Muz's custom built blaster pistol is often carried in a drop-down holster at his left thigh, or tucked into his sash when wearing formal robes. Fully automatic with an intense rate of fire and high-intensity blasts make this lethal weapon something that blaster-nuts drool over. The Lord has used it himself to destroy crowds of battle droids and swarms of killiks, preferring to use it on those who have no affinity for the Force at all. The design of the blaster, dubbed the 'Black Lion' by Shikyo '''Keibatsu''', has been replicated by EbonArms and saw limited production in a more stripped down variation of the custom-built prototype.
[[File:3714-war.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The sabers Muz has been known to carry into battle]]
* Custom Lightsabers - Muz makes use of two lightsabers regularly, expertly crafted weapons using the pinnacle of crafts learned while he was Herald and parts accumulated from across the galaxy. Using strange alloys perfected by Muz himself, with aid from master alchemists, they are rumored to be made out of ultrachrome, beskar and cortosis, depending on who you ask. Muz himself will not divulge the metallurgy when asked. The sabers are just two of many he has been known to carry on occasion, and are his favorite, the etchings of flame subtle on the metal, with lushly chosen leathers used for the grips. Experts agree that the purple blade would have to use some sort of alchemically enhanced Hurrikan crystal, while the red seems to confound experts some, due to the rich bloodshine hue. He has also been seen to carry a number of other lightsabers, especially on the battlefield. Some of these have been recognized as trophies from fallen enemies, while others are totally unfamiliar and could be new constructions. As a master of Eight distinct lightsaber combat forms, Muz's preferred mode of combat seems to be with the saber, a natural extension from the Kyataran Sword culture.

==== Lightsaber Forms ====
* '''Primary Form''': [[Sokan]] mixed with Form IV [[Ataru]]
* '''Secondary Form''': Form VII [[Vapaad]]
* '''Tertiary Forms''': Form II [[Makashi]]; Form III [[Soresu]]; [[Dun Moch]]; [[Trakata]]
* '''Dual-Bladed Form''': [[Juyo]]

=== Properties ===
•''[[Kuroshin]] Castle'' - The ancestral ruins of the '''Keibatsu''' family were retrofit, a great deal of underground construction utilized to make this ancient and seemingly abandoned keep a completely modernized fortress. Including many rooms for the various '''Keibatsu''' family members as well as training facilities and barracks for the [[Nihilgenia]], Kuroshin often serves as Muz's primary residence, and it is here where his trophy room of many fallen foes' sabers is kept.
* ''Amahara Castle'' - As Lord of the '''Keibatsu''', the ruling family of Kyataru, Muz has control of Amahara Castle in Inazawa, the capital building for Shuuyoujo. The Castle grounds is a large estate in the middle of a rapidly modernizing city, with private shipyards and a large training facility. Having been fortified over the years, the '''Keibatsu''' have modernized the castle itself using less obtrusive technologies, even going so far as to redesign the defense batteries to look like more traditional Kyataran cannon.

•''The [[Fallen Spear]]'' - This Autochthonian prototype pocket carrier was gifted to Muz for services rendered to one of their dignitaries. Muz often is aboard the ship, and spends more nights in his luxurious quarters here than not, due to his duties keeping him in motion a great deal of the time. Commodore [[Darius Blackwind]] commands the ship for Muz, and a legion of [[Nihilgenia]] help man it. A number of Autoch innovations keep this ship uniquely ideal for Muz's uses. Muz's quarters aboard the ''Fallen Spear'' are known to have a wall with a great many lightsaber trophies, said to be the basis for many of the lord's designs for lightsabers for the Brotherhood's armory. Also carried aboard the Fallen Spear is the ''[[Kenshin]]'', a salvaged and upgraded Actis ETA-2 Interceptor from the Clone Wars.

•''Ebon Flame'' - Over the years since joining the Brotherhood, Muz has taken steps to increase his contacts and wealth. Having capitalized on many of unique circumstances has led him to control a corporation named the 'Ebon Flame'. This parent corporation is directly responsible for many sub-companies, which generally act independently. The overarching corporation is rather small, having only a few dozen employees, largely accountants and clerical staff. Offices are maintained in Coruscant, Demilla City on Ralltiir, and a new building is under construction in Inazawa on Kyataru.

* ''EbonArms'' - The largest of the companies that fall under the banner of Ebon Flame is EbonArms. Having been started during Muz's time in the Autochthonian Navy as a black market smuggling operation, the company went more legitimate with time. Having used Autoch and Core World Weapons designers to create more effective weaponry, the company became known for high-end equipment. While much of the EbonArms products sit in the gun cases of wealthy sportsmen, several private security forces are outfitted with the very expensive and exclusive weapons. The Keibatsu's armed force, the [[Nihilgenia]] have been known to be equipped with EbonArms material. Headquartered near Demilla City on Ralltiir, with offices in Darrow on Autoch and in Inazawa on [[Kyataru]].

* ''Gilmarin Jewelers'' - Having access to many Adegan Mines is a necessity for any Herald. However, only the finest and purest crystals are usable as focusing crystals in lightsabers. The crystals that do not make this cut are heavily prized for jewelry by high society and the elite. Selling the chaff gems to certain discreet dealers, Muz did a great deal of business with this company. Gilmarin Jewelry was purchased by Muz from Rog Gilmarin's widow, after her husband had died of old age. The Company had two stores, their original storefront and gem cutting estate on Ralltiir, and a more high-end showroom in a Coruscanti high-rise penthouse, which also included two additional floors of living space, which Muz had secured and retains as private apartments for himself and his agents on Coruscant.

== DJB Facts ==
Muz has served in many posts throughout the Brotherhood and in his home clan, Naga Sadow. His influence in guiding new policies and helping the clan to grow can be seen still, the result of a dynamic teaming with [[Xanos Zorrixor]], with whom he works quite well. Serving as Proconsul of Naga Sadow, Left Hand of Justice as well as Praetor to the Herald, Muz was instrumental in many projects, including the implementation of the Warbanner Project. Throughout his consequential reign as [[Herald]], Muz has been responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership. Most notable were the use of new [[Robes]], the [[Lightsaber Combat Guide]] and creation of better options with an all-new [[Lightsaber Creation Interface]]. From Herald, Muz was named as [[Deputy Grand Master]] and finally [[Grand Master]], where he broke the record for length of term.

[[File:Muzbanner.gif|thumb|203px|left|Muz's warbanner]]

=== Lightsabers ===
In addition to creating many [[Custom Lightsabers]] for various members, Muz created graphics for a new [[Lightsaber Creation Interface]] to be used by any member [[rank]]ed [[Dark Jedi Knight|DJK]] or higher. The Creation tool also unlocks additional saber designs with ranks gained beyond Dark Jedi Knight. At the rank of [[Sith Battlelord|SBL]], [[Obelisk Exarch|OE]], or [[Krath Epis|KE]], members are allowed to select certain [[Saber-staff]] and [[dual lightsaber]] designs. Hundreds of options are available through the use of this tool, which is expanded regularly.

=== Lightsaber Combat Guide ===
As a supplement to a member's [[Character Sheet|character sheet]] for the [[Antei Combat Center]], Muz (along with others) created a guide to understanding the many specific styles of [[Lightsaber Combat Guide|lightsaber combat]], providing a in-depth resource for members more interested in the ways of combat. Muz has also penned an 'Advanced Lightsaber Studies' course that is available through the Shadow Academy.

=== Robes ===
When the existing robes of the brotherhood had to be replaced, Muz began work on a previously unprecedented project to replace them. He created a variety of [[Robes]], drastically expanding on the planned project of the previous Herald, Cyris. With different levels of customization available depending on your [[Rank]], over 200 different robes available for members. Custom Robes were at one point made available to any member serving on the Dark Council as well. Prior to this project, members had no selections available, regardless of rank or order.

=== Warbanners ===
The Grant of Arms refit created the [[Warbanner]] project under [[Kaine Mandaala]], with the primary design by [[Cyris Oscura]]. Muz facilitated a huge portion of the changeover, filling requests to open the project to general membership in quick time. In addition, several upgrades and variations have been designed by Muz and are pending release.

=== Other Work ===
Muz has also been known for his work with logos, having designed several clan, house and battleteam logos. A prize few have also been able to get custom character images from Muz, for general use and the Wikipedia.

=== Hand To Hand Combat Guide ===
Further helping the membership of the Brotherhood refine it's martial prowess, Muz and his trusted lieutenant Shin'ichi worked to create another Holocron for the combat styles that peppered the universe. This holocron, called the [[Hand to Hand Combat Guide]], has a great deal of information for the budding warriors of the Brotherhood. Muz has also authored a Shadow Academy course to help people understand the intricacies of combat.

=== Clan Powers ===
With the majority of the unofficial clan-specific force powers seeming to be duplicated by the Force Powers system put into place under Sarin, and others simply unrealistic in this universe, Muz set about the business of granting the Clans actual force powers that would be possible for the members to keep as trademarks for their own clans. Granting these powers to the membership after the end of the Ninth Great Jedi War, the clans chose the powers in the order of their placing during that war.

=== Work in Progress ===
Muz had worked for the vast majority of his time in the Brotherhood on a possessions project, a wide reaching system for credits and items, including ships and personal equipment. With the broad scope of such a project, it has undergone several sweeping changes, and has yet to be completed due to the drastic amount of time required of coders to implement.

== Trivia ==
* The name 'Muz Ashen' is an obvious corruption of Musashi, the famed samurai and author of the 'Book of Five Rings'. The famed samurai was known for his use of two katana at once, much as Muz uses two lightsabers.
* The Character of Muz Ashen was developed as a character for a Fanfilm project that never saw production. The character was at that time frame, still a member of the New Jedi Order.
* Muz is said to reside in [[Kuroshin]] Castle on [[Kyataru]]. The name 'Kuroshin' means 'Dark Heart' in Japanese.
* Muz's eyes were purple before being charred black by the Enhanced Tu'Kata he fought. On rare occasions, one can see the purple in Muz's eyes, even now, but only when he uses healing powers.
* Muz is the only person to have beaten a reigning Grand Master, [[Jac Cotelin]], in the Antei Combat Center. He did this when he was merely a Pontifex.
* [[Korras]] served as Muz's mentor for a few weeks as he finished his Knight Trials, but there are only four people that Muz has ever called 'Master': [[Eojin Quon-Shen]], [[Jac Cotelin]], [[Sarin]], and [[Kaine Mandaala]].
* Like many Krath, Muz was once considered one of the Marked of the Wanderer, but has moved away from those teachings under the tutelage of Grand Master [[Sarin]].
* While Muz spent 8 years (in character) as Grand Master, he never once sat on the Iron Throne, believing it to be somehow cursed.
* Muz, following Kaine's lead, signs his notes with [[File:Muz.png|30px]]

=== Positions ===
* Former Tetrarch of the [[Night Hawks]]
* Former Aedile and Quaestor of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
* Former [[Left Hand of Justice]]
* Former [[Proconsul]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Kaine Mandaala]]
* Former [[Praetor]] to [[Cyris Oscura]]
* Current [[Champion]] of the Antei Combat Center.
* Seventeenth [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood.
* Former [[Shadow Hand]] and [[Deputy Grand Master]].
* Former [[Grand Master]] and [[Dark Lord of the Sith]].

=== Students ===
* [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu|Sanjuro Sledge '''Keibatsu''']]
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Proconsul]] [[Kat Pridemore]], Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Rand Soru Keto, Missing in Action, presumed dead.
* Former [[Naga Sadow]] [[Consul]] [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu|Ashia Kagan '''Keibatsu''']]
* Noctis Lucis Caelum
* [[Herald]] [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu|Shikyo Rurouni '''Keibatsu''']]
* Verigo
* Aries Taral Kyi Vorak, Confirmed Killed by Zaroth Kalikrayye
* [[Zaroth]] Kalikrayye
* [[Talos Omerta]]

{{Positions}}
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|before=[[Sarin]]
|title=[[Grand Master]]
|years=30 ABY - 38 ABY
|after=[[Pravus]]
}}
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Nisha Kenvon

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'''Nisha "Tiamat" Kenvon''' is an officer with the 9th Nihilgenia that experienced a traumatic empowerment by a ritual of [[Muz Ashen]] that left her with the powers of a Grand Master and the belief that she is the reborn Krath Sorceress [[Tiamat]].

== Brief History ==

[[image:nishastand.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Nisha "Tiamat" Kenvon]] Born in hyperspace to a Sephi father and a Kiffar mother, Nisha has no real homeworld to speak of. Her parents eventually settled on [[Kyataru]], where Nisha was educated and eventually joined with the [[Nihilgenia]] as an officer.

Captured at Amahara by Claudius [[Tang'va Dynasty|Tang'va]] and aggressively interrogated for intel about the ruling [[Keibatsu]] family, Nisha's academic studies of the Jedi and the Force found practical application. Eventually released, her experience with the enemy of the Throne made her invaluable to the Nihilgenia, helping the Nihilgenia understand the motives and acts of the self-professed Jedi leading the [[Suukou Bodai]].

Eventually reassigned to the 9th Nihilgenia as a specialist, Nisha helped [[Muz Ashen]] seek out artefacts of the ancient Jedi, Sith and Krath alike. After a grueling hint for a dagger held by an enemy of the Dark Brotherhood, Nisha volunteered to have an ancient rite performed on her that was intended to drastically alter a person's Force Sensitivity.

Interrupted by [[Kojiro Keibatsu]], acting on orders from the [[Iron Throne]], the ritual spun out of control, tearing the patterns of both herself and Kojiro and leaving them both force sensitive. The massive influx of power twisted them both in violent ways, Kojiro's body battered and broken, Nisha's mind splintered. Turning violent against the Keibatsu and calling herself "[[Tiamat]]", it took a brutal fight to bring her down, her body marked with force tattoos to keep her madness at bay.

Flush with newfound power, Nisha became an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], learning to control her newfound abilities.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:riteatstheno.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Rite on Stheno]] Nisha is prideful and prejudiced against non Force Sensitives (with the notable exception of Blackwind and the Nihilgenia), viewing them all somewhat sociopathically as tools and replaceable ones at that. She harbors a deep resentment for the Jedi, and to a lesser extent, the Sith and what has become of the Krath orders, viewing their current state as weak and supplicants to the domineering Sith of the Brotherhood.

Nisha styles herself as the ancient Sorceress Tiamat, refusing to answer to her birth name. She believes that the wild conduit opened and damaged by the interrupted rite on the planet Stheno called the tormented ghost of the Sorceress to the place, and allowed her to be reborn into her body.

=== Abilities ===

Prefering to use mental manipulation, seduction and Illusions to sway things to her own ends, Nisha is a fearsome puppetmaster and seer. As an Arcanist, she is driven to unearth the ancient secrets of the Force, and constantly seeks out more knowledge.

Granted an obscene amount of power without the appropriate time to learn how to control it, Nisha often responds with overwhelming force to any threat. Her skill with lightsabers is impressive, having trained under [[Muz Ashen]] in the art of Jar'Kai and becoming a master of the form herself.

Nisha's grasp of ancient Lore is impressive and integral to her goals, having a wealth of information about rites, artifacts and practices of almost any group tied to the Force. From the Order Aspectu and the Whills to the Nightsisters and the Krath, Nisha is an expert, which lends credence to her claims that she is the reborn Sorceress Tiamat, a claim she aggressively defends.

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Leena'shylow

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Leena'shylow

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'''Leena'Shylow''' is an apprentice of [[Muz Ashen]], an accomplished slicer and techweaver.

== Brief History ==
Born into slavery on Nal Hutta, Leena was torn from her parents and sold to a Devaronian pirate and smuggler by the name of Soklaath Dhig to balance a debt. Finding an underage slave more or less useless, Dhig trained her to slice, starting off with basic code and cyphers, before progressing to larger systems and technologies. Demonstrating a raw talent for slicing, Dhig used Leena to access systems and collect secret information for sale on the black market, turning tidy profits.

As Leena became a teenager, Dhig pushed Leena's skills, eventually encouraging her to slice into the Black Sun's computers to shift credit accounts directly. While she managed to accomplish the goal, the Black Sun was able to trace the flow of credits back to Dhig, and cornered him in the Outer rim. Faced with a severely damaged ship and a boarding party of particularly brutal Black Sun members, Dhig surrendered his ship, the cargo, and Leena in order to escape with his life.

Taken to the slave markets of Nar Shaddaa, Leena was auctioned off, commanding a premium price due to her rare violet skin tone. She was sold to a wealthy Clawdite who only saw her as a dancer for his harem.
A few terrible years later, the Clawdite had brought a shipment of rare spices and textiles to a planet in the Tingel Arm. As he brought his entire harem for the extended stay, the clawdite met with one of the nobles on the planet. Sensing something about the black-eyed noble, Leena made sure to be seen.

The noble made the clawdite an offer that he could not refuse, credits and immediate withdrawal from his world, or quick and painful death at the point of his lightsaber. Leena, for the first time in her life, was free. The Grand Master offered an apartment in the capital and training at the academy, where Leena honed her skill with slicing. Graduating with honors, Leena was given employment and additional training in the Nephilim, a group of highly specialized soldiers that supported the Grand Master and the Star Chamber.

Fighting on New Tython witht he Nephilim, Leena found herself fighting a Jedi that carved through several others of her unit, his saber carving a deep wound in her left lekku. The pain unleashed a torrent of power that had laid dormant in her, and the Force uncoiled from her in self defense before falling into a coma for several weeks. When she awakened, she left the Nephilim and became an apprentice to the Dark Lord himself, learning the ways of the Krath and delving deep into the ancient secrets of Mechu-Deru.

Building a prosthetic to help compensate for the damage to her lekku, she found her calling in the fine area between technology and the mystical aspects of the Force. Choosing to keep her Force sensitivity somewhat hidden, Leena found herself able to slip under the radar and avoid much of the internal politics of the Dark Brotherhood.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:leena.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leena'Shylow]]Leena prefers the company of droids to most sentients and is a touch paranoid. She is socially awkward, and masks this with sarcasm and sometimes scathing iconoclasm. She is not a particularly trusting person, but once one has earned her trust, her loyalty knows no bounds. She keeps her circle very small, considering them as the family she never had a chance to know. As a freed slave, Leena harbors a deep resentment toward slavers, which complicates her work with droids, who she often finds as somewhat sentient.

=== Abilities ===

Leena'Shylow is a Dark Jedi Master and Techweaver, a master slicer and an excellent mechanic. Her skills with her blasters outpaces her skill with a lightsaber, which suits her preference to keep enemies at a distance.

She is considered a crew member of the Fallen Spear, where her skills as a mechanic and as a combat slicer has proven invaluable time and time again. She can often be found tinkering with droids in the onboard lab or in the comms room, probing the recesses of the HoloNet.

Despite her preferences to avoid close combat, her apprenticeship with Muz has afforded her some substantial skill in Sokan and with the traditional Clan Naga Sadow specialty of Telekinesis.

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Darius Blackwind

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'''Darius Blackwind''' is a Commodore of the Autochthonian Navy, and commander of the [[Fallen Spear]].

== Brief History ==
Born on [[Autoch]] Prime, Darius was raised in a military family, the Blackwind name having been career soldiers in the Autoch armed forces for generations. Darius completed school at the Naval academy, and upon graduation, enlisted in the Marines, where he was trained and then deployed to various minor conflicts in the Autoch system. After his tour of duty ended, Darius was offered a commission in the Autoch Navy, based upon his exceptional service and training in the Academy. Choosing to accept, he was retrained as an officer, going through rigorous training for the ships of the line.

Performing better than 99% of his class, Darius was chosen for a prototype pilot program. Darius would command several newly developed ships for the Autoch Navy, testing them under various circumstances, soon becoming a trusted advisor on the new deigns to the High Lord Darrow.

Having risen through the ranks to Colonel, he was eventually assigned to the personal entourage of the High Lord Darrow, who granted him his Letters of Mark, and assigned him to the prototype Dragon-class pocket carrier, an unnamed ship that escorted his own ship, the 'Silvertooth' on his own missions. At the end of a particularly grueling battle which saw Darrow's life saved numerous times by a young black-eyed Jedi, the Lord Darrow gifted the ship to [[Muz]], who eventually would name the ship the [[Fallen Spear]].

When Darrow's Jedi left Autoch space, Blackwind was given the option to remain with the ship given to the Jedi, staying on as part of his retinue. Blackwind, having grown attached to the prototype, agreed. He serves as Captain to the Fallen Spear under [[Muz Keibatsu Sadow]], who he considers a good friend.

== Demeanor ==

[[image:darius.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Commodore Darius Blackwind]]Darius is a no-nonsense sort of person, generally ignoring most of the political games and annoyances of daily life to focus on his duty. While friendly to those he meets, he does not trust the vast majority of those who encounter him due to his non Force-sensitivity. He does appreciate the members of the Nihilgenia under his command, and has been known to play sabacc with them, sharing his cigars with the winners. With a taste for fine cigars, and an appreciation for brandies from across the galaxy, Blackwind is not without his vices, but rarely does he let these cloud his judgment.

=== Abilities ===

Darius is a fair shot with a blaster, having been trained as a Marine in the Autoch Forces before switching over to the Navy when he turned 23. He is also certified in the use of several forms of battle rifle, slugthrowers, and in zero-g combat.

Blackwind also has a strong understanding of several forms of hand to hand combat, having trained with Muz. However, his weapons skills are drawn more from his Autoch training than with the Keibatsu.

Blackwind possesses no Force sensitivity.

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Fiction Updates: Story Arcs

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The following article catalogs the various Story Arcs that drive and motivate the Brotherhoods Fictional Updates forward.

== Story Arcs ==

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|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#b4bfc6; color:#303030;"|'''Year'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#b4bfc6; color:#303030;"|'''Story Arc'''
|td class="sub-head" style="background-color:#b4bfc6; color:#303030;"|'''Fiction'''
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#30 ABY|30 ABY]] || [[Dark Crusade]] ||
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#31 ABY|31 ABY]] || [[Fading Light]] ||
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#32 ABY|32 ABY]] || [[Eleventh Great Jedi War]] || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0rPsJ1Xn54cNkotbXFhSVpuOUE/view Finale]
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#33 ABY|33 ABY]] || [[New Order era|The New Order]] || Prologue: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0_EDLJpzNg9MUEwNGViQi14ejg/view Undesirables] Chapter 1: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0rPsJ1Xn54cYVE4NXdXbkp4YzA/view A New Order] Chapter 2: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0rPsJ1Xn54cVTAwaTZ4OVprRzQ/view Treason]
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#34 ABY|34 ABY]] || — || Anthology series: Part 1 - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-vYlrW6IxW6NU5pY3RxbkphbkE/view No Return] Part 2 - [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-vYlrW6IxW6dzRlX01PbHl2bkE/view Rise of the Lotus] Part 3 - [https://app.box.com/s/hti74aky22otjwfzzwvay5ryci4x0l16 Seven Strands]
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| [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#35 ABY|35 ABY]] || — || [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-vYlrW6IxW6M1o3SThodnJDb0U/view Reconciliation]
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For the complete timeline, please see the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Timeline]] article.

=== Dark Crusades, Fading Light, Great Jedi War XI ===

{{Quote|To understand the Dark Brotherhood's current position, one would be remiss to dismiss the past. The Dark Council has seen many changes and shifts, but at its core remains the same. They might seem small at first, but overtime they have coalesced into a singular vision driven by one man’s ambition and desire for order. These are the changes that have inevitably lead us to our current course. To pinpoint their origin, one would need to go back to the start of the Dark Crusades, I suppose. That is as good of a place as any to start.|[[Farrin Xies]], [[Headmaster]], 35 ABY}}

==== Fiction Recap ====
[[File:Dcrusadedatapad2.jpg|thumb|800px|center|none|A summary of the Dark Crusade, Fading Light, and Eleventh Great Jedi War]]

'''Synopsis'''
* The Brotherhood mobilizes against a new foe known as the “One Sith” in Muz's campaign to retake the ancient Sith Empire. This would become known as the Dark Crusades and Fading Light.
* Dark Crusade planets: [[Krayiss II]], [[Nfolgai]], [[Bhargebba]], [[Ch%27Hodos|Ch’Hodos]], [[Ashas Ree]], [[Athiss]], [[Svolten]], [[Jaguada]], [[Kalsunor]], [[Korriz]], [[Dromund Kaas]], [[Ziost]].
* Fading Light Planets: [[Bosthirda]], [[Begeren]], and [[Nicht Ka]].
* The Clans and Houses of the Brotherhood utilized all the forces at their command to decimate the One Sith forces and compete against their rivals within the Brotherhood itself. After capturing a planet and repelling the One Sith, the Dark Council was intended to award stewardship of the planets to the unit that contributed most to the victory.
* Darth Esoteric emerges as the leader of the One Sith over the course of the Dark Crusade.
* Muz Ashen gather artifacts from each conquered planet in an attempt to execute a sacred ritual (the Rite of Obscuration) that will alter the balance of power in the Brotherhood, with some believing it is to grant the Grand Master immortality.
* Antei is destroyed in the Rite, devastating even several ships in orbit that ignored the Grand Master's order to retreat. A civil war between the clans erupts.
* The Brotherhood fractures into three parts: those loyal to the Iron Throne and Muz Ashen, those loyal to Jac Cotelin in stopping Muz, and Darth Esoteric’s anarchist approach to take control away from the Grand Masters.
* A second Rite of Obscuration is begun on Korriban as the war comes to a head. Jac and Muz make a tentative peace, but the rite is triggered anyway due to an unexpected death.
* Resigned to the understanding that the Brotherhood will not unify in the name of conquest, Muz steps down as Grand Master.
* DGM Pravus assumes the Throne.
* Esoteric is revealed to be Lord Marshal Damon Nix—Pravus’ right hand and a plant within the One Sith organization that allowed the Brotherhood to win skirmish after skirmish with relatively little loss.
* Grand Master Darth Pravus begins to lay the groundwork for his New Order.

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Kar Alabrek

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'''Kar Alabrek''' was formerly the capital of [[Tarthos]] following the [[Exodus]]. After a series of crippling bombardments and sieges upon the garrison city, Kar Alabrek was abandoned for [[Markosian City]]. A site of some attention during the '''Ekind Uprising''' in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|28 ABY]], it was discovered that the previously lethal doses of airborne radiation had severely dropped to livable levels besides the over abundance of weaponized spores. A reconstruction effort for Kar Alabrek had been commissioned by clan and house summits, culminating in a massive policing and rebuilding program spearheaded by [[Muz Ashen]] in 34 ABY.

== Description ==
Located along the northern coast of Lugar Da Forca as the former principal settlement on Tarthos, Kar Alabrek was abandoned in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|31 ABY]] following a devastating orbital bombardment which warped and disturbed the landscape. The ruined city was a home to many different Vong spawned creatures and the [[Dlarit Special Operations Group]] until it was discovered that a remnant of the [[Ekind]] had access to the city in early [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|33 ABY]]. Following the suppression of the Ekind Uprising, the city's reconstruction was commissioned in an effort for expansion and revitalization upon the planet.

While incomplete titled the city's progress mildly, the concept was to support Markosian's stalled expansion by giving the over-inflated population another location to settle into while supporting the burden of the Dlarit military. With the city focusing much more heavily upon a military stance than that of Markosian, the city appeared much more industrial away from the civilian sectors than its peaceful sister with its wedge-like military sector. Conceptual imagery, blueprints and saw Kar Alabrek becoming more of the crown jewel of Tarthos over Markosian upon its completion due to a more detailed planning phase in addition to the much larger acreage consumed for the project itself. In addition to the spaceport for transportation between the two major cities, a high-speed rail system was planned to allow easier access for civilians and to allow swifter transportation of military assets should it be required.

Starting with Tasha’Vel Versea as Quaestor, renewed interest in returning Kar Alabrek to prominence returned. As the [[Lion of Tarthos]] returned home from the [[Iron Throne]], his attentions turned this way as well, using his considerable connections and wealth to help turn the blighted city back into the headquarters of the House as well the pride of Tarthos.

== History ==
Initial groundbreaking for '''Kar Alabrek''' was done in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|24 ABY]] with the Hub centered around the ancient [[Ragnos Cathedral|Alabrek Castle]], the follow decade were amongst the most prosperous years in the city's history. Kar Alabrek operated as a garrison city and the principle settlement on Tarthos, providing a home for the [[Dlarit Security Force]] and the members of [[House Marka Ragnos]]. Like the city of [[Seng Karash]] on [[Aeotheran]], Kar Alabrek was a large walled settlement with outlying districts formed around a central hub. Unlike Seng Karash the principle feature of Kar Alabrek was military not commercial or industrial and though it did not have a floating defense like the [[Marakith Skyhook]] a large number of concealed surface to air silos, ion cannons and turbolasers had been deployed at strategic points around the city. In addition heavy fighter cover patrolled the sky over the city and the space station [[Platform Onyx|''Onyx'']] provided orbital support. [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|28 ABY]] saw a majority of the city destroyed in a siege against the [[True Brotherhood]]; designed by former [[Dlarit Corporation Ranks and Titles#Governor|Governor]] [[Malisane de Ath]] at the request of [[Dlarit Corporation Ranks and Titles#Governor_General|Governor-General]] [[Trevarus Caerick]], assistance from the newly formed [[Dlarit Special Operations Group|Special Operations Group]] saw the city reconstructed by [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|29 ABY]]. With a focus placed on the improvement of their military, [[Dlarit Corporation|Dlarit]] ensured that the city had an abundance of new facilities built for the [[Dlarit Security Force]] during the city's reconstruction. Peace was not to last as the Imperials stormed the [[Orian System]] in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|29 ABY]] resulting in bombardment of the city's eastern sectors including some damages to the east wing of [[Ragnos Cathedral|Alabrek Castle]]. A decision to welcome refugees with open arms saw Kar Alabrek left as it was with the Castle itself repaired and reopened for members of the [[Dlarit Special Operations Group]].

In [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|31 ABY]], the [[starwars:Yuuzhan_Vong|Yuuzhan Vong]] invaded the [[Orian System]] and subsequently began another orbital bombardment for the city. Civilians were swiftly evacuated to completed regions of [[Markosian City]] and surrounding settlements with the bulk of the [[Dlarit Security Force|DSF]] evacuating with them. The bombardment had dealt a heavier blow than expected as it was soon discovered that high levels of radiation and mutagens had consumed the city. Kar Alabrek was designated as a quarantine zone with the [[Dlarit Special Operations Group|Special Operations Group]] assigned to [[Ragnos Cathedral|Castle Alabrek]] in order to begin efforts to cleanse the region of its contaminants by order of [[Kharon Daragon|Robert Sadow]] and [[Fremoc Pepoi]]. Early in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY|30 ABY]], it was discovered that remnants of the [[Ekind]] had infiltrated the catacombs beneath the city and the castle itself. With all stationed members of the Special Operations Group either slain or mutated into hideous [[starwars:Vongspawn|Vongspawn]], the members of [[Naga Sadow]] returned to find radiation had nearly vanished although the city was still in disrepair with many Vong spores still in abundance. Following the quelling of the Ekind Uprising, the city was left in the hands of the Special Operations Group once more. Late in the year, an emphasis was placed on reconstruction and expansion across Tarthos by [[Dlarit Corporation Ranks and Titles#Governor|Governor]] [[Tiberius Ma' Nacohh]] and [[Dlarit Corporation Ranks and Titles#Prefect|Prefect]] [[Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart]] with a projected revitalization effort to be started in early to mid-31 ABY following completion of the repairs on Markosian City. These repairs and revitalization efforts were stymied by various conflicts, with the ceasing of cooperation between Dlarit and the Orion Assembly effectively leaving the City in a state of limbo.

Devolving to a state of urban decay while the House tended to other more important matters, Kar Alabrek became controlled by various unsavory elements, from entrepreneurial criminals building cartels to upstart companies who took advantage of the captive audience. Without a military presence, those who could afford to do so left the city, fleeing to Markosian or leaving the system entirely.

The return of [[Muz Ashen]] to Marka Ragnos found him interested in returning to the Ragnos Cathedral. Finding it in ruins, he began work to retake and restore the Cathedral to its former glory, as well as the surrounding city. Using connections made throughout the galaxy, he found new investors and quickly found the city restored to its rightful state.

== Historical Details ==
[[File:KarAlabrek.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Kar Alabrek as it stood in early 20 ABY]]
Where [[Seng Karash]] serves as the jewel of the [[Dlarit Corporation]]'s commercial, financial, and mining interests; Kar Alabrek served as the military bastion of the [[Orian system]], housing headquarters for the [[Dlarit Security Force]]: including the [[Dlarit Navy]], the [[Dlarit Army]], the [[Dlarit Military Academy]], Dlarit Intelligence, Dlarit Military Police, and a recruitment ground for the [[Dlarit Special Operations Group]], while the Special Operations Group was formally based on [[Sepros]]. Kar Alabrek was a full military city, providing accommodation not only for the men and women of the Security Force, but also their families.

Where Seng Karash already provided comfortable living conditions, Kar Alabrek had been purposefully designed to maintain high standards of living and bolster morale in order to ensure a loyal military force. The city was protected by a starship grade shield generator to defend it from orbital attacks, while also shielding it from much of the harsh Tarthosian climate outside the city walls. Though nowhere near as big as Seng Karash, there were a number of training facilities located outside the city walls accessible either by shuttle or direct rail link.

The history of Kar Alabrek actually stretches back to the [[Dlarit Corporation]]'s arrival in the Orian system a decade earlier when [[Tarthos]] was designated to be the home of the corporation's military interests. The former security headquarters were constructed on the site of what is now Kar Alabrek under the guidance of then [[Dlarit Corporation Ranks and Titles#Lieutenant_Governor|Lieutenant Governor]] Trevarus Caerick. However, although Seng Karash had been completed in time for the [[Exodus]] in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|21 ABY]], with the sudden onset of the Exodus construction of the original Kar Alabrek was rushed to completion in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|24 ABY]], leading to the gaps in security that were exploited during the [[Invasion of Orian]]. While parts of the city remained similar to before, the main infrastructure had been completely overhauled to close any security holes.

As with Seng Karash, Kar Alabrek had a large hydroponic facility for food growth and water processing underneath the city, both allowing it to be self-sufficient in basic resources and to supply food for the Dlarit fleet. Similarly to Seng Karash, the buildings were prefabricated allowing for the city to have been rapidly constructed following the original settlement being razed during the invasion in [[20 ABY to 29 ABY|28 ABY]]. Additionally this would allow, in theory, the city to be relocated should the Orian system ever fall permanently or suffer a major natural disaster.

== Layout ==
Kar Alabrek is a shielded city, with an advanced protective barrier used to protect its inhabitants from the harsh elements of Tarthos’ nature. With several heavily guarded facilities creating the shield manned by Marka Ragnos assets, the city is kept safe from not only natural disasters, but outside military intervention.

=== Central Hub ===
A careful blend of its bordering sectors, the Central hub was the jewel of Kar Alabrek with [[Ragnos Cathedral|Alabrek Castle]] and the encompassing grounds at its heart. This sector was nestled amongst several hills that kept the city's other two sectors divided and is comprised of most of the former real estate Kar Alabrek controlled before it was abandoned, these massive nearly mountainous surroundings formed from the bombardments of its past.

Reconstruction of Kar Alabrek necessitated massive military intervention in 34 ABY, purging the city of most of the organized crime elements. Aiding to Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow military assets was Keibatsu [[Nihilgenia]] soldiers as well as DIG Security officers.

Several massive construction projects took place rapidly during the reconstruction, shifting the primary thrust of Kar Alabrek from a militaristic to that of a commercial center, taking advantage of the rich ores far beneath the surface of the frozen world. Due to the constraints of the Shield, Kar Alabrek’s construction is far more compact, buildings tending to grow up, rather than out. As a result, the vastly improved skyline of Kar Alabrek has several iconic structures.

[[File:KarAlabrekskyline.PNG|thumb|250px|right|holographic plans of the reconstructed Kar Alabrek]]

Coil - A towering entertainment and hospitality skyscraper that nearly touches the upper edges of the shield, Coil includes accommodations, a galaxy-class dining experience, nightclubs and casinos. Commissioned and owned by [[Muz Ashen]] and unnamed business partners, there there are levels to which only Brotherhood members have access, making Coil an important location for clan and house activities.

DIG-Ganyu Tower - Architecturally interesting, with huge sweeping curves and a communications array featuring prominently throughout the center of the building, this skyscraper serves as offices for DIG and the Ganyu corporation, a Kyataran mining operation. Operating local communications and holonet transceiver services, this building has a high presence of security due to the importance to the City’s infrastructure.

SolWat - This handsome and sharply angled tower houses the operations center of SolWat, a company that originally took over from House control when they retreated from the city. The modern reformation of the old power and water utilities caused a vast change in how the company did business. With the entire board of directors forcibly removed due to corruption and collusion, SolWat’s guiding principles are kept closely tied to the wellbeing of the city and the House. Using Solar Farms at the edges of the shielded area to generate power and fuel their melting and purification plants, SolWat provides fresh water and power to the entirety of Kar Alabrek.

Daragon Starport - named for the legendary hyperspace explorers, this towering starport also serves as the hub for the maglev monorail public transit of Kar Alabrek. With architecture infused with the ancient design elements, the StarPort is readily identifiable by visitors and traders alike.

Tarthos Trade Center - Reaching into the sky like a twisting spire, this needle of a building hosts myriad offices and commercial purposes. The lower levels designed as a public shopping centre, people can find almost anything that they need or want by perusing these storefronts and trader’s stalls.

Nazave Hospital - Housing a state of the art medical facility, this building sharply points to the sky, dividing down the center in an iconic and slightly asymmetrical manner. Well funded, this medical facility also houses an advanced educational centre.

Alabrek Castle - The heart of Kar Alabrek, the fortified Ragnos Cathedral serves as the center of Marka Ragnos operations. Devastated throughout it’s history by war and the aspirations of the powerhungry, the most modern iteration of the Castle has been designed to withstand any and all attacks. The military of the House operates from within these walls, while the mystical depths within the ancient temples and the tunnels below serve as hearth to the force sensitive members of Marka Ragnos.

=== Northern Coast ===
[[File:KarAlabrek1.PNG|thumb|250px|right|A view of the Northern Coast at sunrise]]
A peaceful and serene view was available to most of the residents of the Northern coast, the city's civilian sector focused on the benefits of living on a Dlarit controlled world by offering incredible scenery along with a number of amenities within this sector.

=== Southern Plains ===
Industrious and organized are words used to describe the Southern plains. Without the massive shielding complex, this area plays host to several of the massive mining operations that are so critical to the Economy of both Kar Alabrek and the House Marka Ragnos. Delving deep into the mantle of the planet for valuable ores, this frostbitten area is laced with sealed tubes, connected to the maglev monorails of Kar Alabrek proper, ferrying workers from the city to the facilities in ‘the Ice Mines’ in relative comfort.

Foundries as well as droid factories and arms manufacturers make good use of the bitter cold, using the frigid atmosphere to assist in the cooling of their machinery and reactors. Steam plumes are a mainstay of the sky here, sometimes blotting out the view of downtown.

Cold-weather training grounds for clan military forces are in this region, as well as a sprawling prefabricated complex housing a mock city for urban warfare tactics. Access to the military base is highly controlled, with the only access to the facility being through its own starport and underground maglev lines to connect to critical locations in the city.

=== Bala-brek ===
Located several meters beneath the surface of the city, these former catacombs used for Hydroponic facilities and by the remnants of [[Lost Tribe of Tarthos|the Ekind]] have been heavily expanded and converted into a working and fully functional auxiliary for the city with a remarkable size matching nearly the same acreage as the city itself.

The ‘undercity’ has been highly modernized, holding several levels of residential and commercial ‘streets’, with connecting maglev lines to the surface. The natural protection from the elements that comes from being underground is augmented by the warmth of the core of the planet. With multiple air purification and filtration facilities spread throughout, the undercity is rather comfortable, if claustrophobic.

Lower, and far more restricted levels house vast hydroponic farms that serve not only to feed the City, but also to purify water and air. Several of the laboratories have been seeking to recreate conditions on distant planets to get a foothold on the exotic foodstuffs trade, with limited success. Kar Alabrek’s Thermodynamic generator is housed on the lower levels as well, serving as a constant backup to SolWat’s solar generation on the surface.

Connecting maglev lines from the Military base on the southern plain allow for rapid deployment of military assets and personnel to various locations within the city, and direct freight carrier tunnels connect several facilities to the trade center and Daragon StarPort.

Deeper than even those levels are several abandoned levels, once used for storage, military or other, more criminal ends. Rumor has it that the [[Night Hawks]]’ base, Level Nine is hidden deep in these levels, as well as some of the remaining ancient Ekind catacombs.

== Trivia ==
* Revitalization of the City of Kar Alabrek was pursued to offer further locations for role playing and story plots for members of [[Naga Sadow]]
* Kar Alabrek's original ground laying and history was completed by [[Xanos]],[[Trevarus Caerick]] and [[Malisane de Ath]]
* Since conception, Kar Alabrek has served as a home to members of [[Naga Sadow]] and the [[Disciples of Ragnos]] until it was abandoned

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== Summary ==
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Keibatsu

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{{Family
|image=[[File:Kei.jpg|250px]]
|name=Keibatsu
|homeworld=[[Kyataru]]
|capital=[[Kuroshin]]
|language=Kyataran
|dissolved=15ABY
|restored=25ABY
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

The '''Keibatsu''' are a family of Dark Jedi in the [[Dark Brotherhood]].

== Introduction ==
The Keibatsu are a prominent [[family]] of Dark Jedi hailing From [[Kyataru]] who have pledged their allegiance to the Brotherhood under [[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow|Tron Sadow]], Founder of the [[Clan Naga Sadow]].

Membership in the family is by invitation only, and even then, certain pre-requisites and a unanimous vote must be held. Most members are selected for their excellence in writing skill. Members are also selected for their unwavering loyalty to Clan Naga Sadow.

The family's bloodline is Human, with a few members having mixed blood with Zabrak ancestry as well.

== Ancient History ==
In the eleventh Year of Heisei, on the planet of [[Kyataru]], in Yamazakura Prefecture, Kyoudai Tsuwamono Keibatsu was born. As the son of a great warlord, Kyoudai was taught everything a warrior should know- the arts of Kyujutsu, Kenjutsu, Yarijutsu and Naginatajutsu, as well as the art of war. From an early age, he trained tirelessly under his father and the other great warriors who served under him. Life was uneventful on Kyataru and soon Kyoudai had grown and matured. At the age of 25 he was married to Lady Tsukiakari no Ro-zu, and soon was born two strong, healthy sons.

The eldest, christened Meishu Daraku Keibatsu, was tall, dark and overly proud of his writing skills. The younger, christened Shinmen Nagahide Keibatsu, displayed all the martial potential of his father along with the compassion of his mother. Soon the two brothers grew distant from each other- Meishu preferred to stay indoors and practice his writing while Shinmen trained with his father. As they grew older the rift widened- so much so that when Kyoudai led an army off the planet to gain territory on neighboring planets Meishu deigned to join him, claiming a weakness of the lungs. Shinmen faithfully accompanied his father on the voyage, eager to test his skills in battle.

Slowly the armies of Kyoudai edged through the galaxy, scoring victory after victory and establishing supply bases on every new planet to ensure that their campaign would not falter due to lack of supplies. Eventually they came to a distant planet in a strange new system, known to them as Ekietna. Upon this planet they came across a new foe, and one not easily beaten- a strange race of snake-like creatures, surprisingly advanced. After many fierce battles Kyoudai was slain defending Shinmen from the lizards and the army was beaten back to their ship. Heading back to Kyataru, they swore revenge upon the snake-creatures.

On his return to Kyataru, Shinmen sought out Meishu and confronted him. Accusing his brother of cowardice, Shinmen claimed that if Meishu had been present at the time of the battle then Kyoudai might have been saved. Filled with rage, Meishu foolishly challenged Shinmen to a duel. The challenge was accepted and they met at dawn the following week to fight to the death. In a swift, bloody fight, Shinmen cut Meishu to pieces, fury obscuring his vision. At the conclusion of the duel Shinmen realized what he had done and fell to his knees in sorrow. Meishu's body was buried under a willow in the gardens of the Keibatsu home in Teito, next to a carved stone slab bearing a sorrowful poem written by Shinmen:

:'Snow falls to the ground
:As the rose of life withers
:We'll meet in heaven'

For the next six years, Shinmen trained furiously in the hope that he would one day avenge his father. Then, at the age of 29, accompanied by his wife and child, he led a huge army recruited from across Kyataru back out into the galaxy and towards Ekietna. Landing on the planet, they met an equally large army of snake-like creatures waiting for them. There was a battle the likes of which had never been seen- thousands lay dead in the black silt of the battlefield as Shinmens troops and the snake-like creatures fought ferociously over them. [[File:Kuroshin4.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Rebuilt Kuroshin Courtyard]]
However, Shinmen's mighty army was pushed slowly back towards the borders they had established. The fighting reached its peak on the night that the creatures launched a surprise attack on Shinmens base camp, forcing Shinmen and his personal bodyguard to keep them at bay until Shinmens family could escape. Surprised at the fierce resistance, the band of attacking creatures retreated upon losing over half their number, three dozen slain by Shinmen himself.

For the time being Shinmen's headquarters was safe, but he soon realized the futility of the situation. After a fresh wave of attacks, Shinmen was forced to retreat, leaving behind many artefacts of his family in his haste to escape. However, as he reached his ship Shinmen was attacked once again by the snake-like creatures. Surrounded by his loyal bodyguard, Shinmen fought to the death, taking many of the creatures with him. Witnessing the death of her beloved husband from the ship, Shinmens wife swore an oath that one day her children or their descendants would defeat the creatures that had murdered her husband and his father. And so the army went back to Kyataro and stayed there, Shinmen's widow raising her son as best she could.

== The Force in the Blood ==
[[File:Keidragon.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Keibatsu Dragon]]Upon reaching the age of 35 Koji Masurao Keibatsu married and fathered two sons, named [[Muz Ashen|Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]] and [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]]. What was unknown to all save Koji and his wife was the birth of his true second son Shin'ichi by one of Lady Keibatsu's handmaidens. The bastard child was sent away to house of a loyal Imperial family on Coruscant so that Koji's shame would not stain the Keibatsu family. However, Koji soon discovered that the Force ran through Musashi's blood, so at the age of 6 the boy was sent away from Kyataru, with the Jedi Master Eojin Quon-Shen. The Jedi took memories of his lineage and early life from him, leading Musashi to drop the Kyataran name of his birth and call himself Muz Ashen. In Musashi's absence another son of Koji was born, his name was [[Shikyo]]. His time with the Keibatsu family would be short as he was taken by Mandalorians as payment for debt owed to them by Shinmen. He would be raised as a Mandalorian, he would not learn his true name for many years, and he would not know the fate of his family until they met again. Meanwhile, at the age of 13 Nekura Manji Keibatsu ran away from his home on Kyataru. During his three years traveling the galaxy, his family presumed him dead.
With no viable heirs, the Keibatsu fell from grace with the Kyataran Emperor due to their aggressive and militaristic methods of diplomacy. Nagahide, a rival warlord positioned himself to take over as premier while whispering lies and rumors into the Emperor's ears. Falling from favor, the Keibatsu were left without honor in their own lands, by and large ignored and their line left to unravel. The emperor passed shortly afterwards, and Nagahide ascended to the throne.

When a Jedi strike team attacked Kyataru and the brother's parents were killed, it seemed that the Keibatsu line had indeed come to an end. Polite society no longer even uttered the name, in fear of repurcussion from the Nagahide's men.

However, several days after the attack, Nekura Manji Keibatsu returned to Kyataru to find his home in ruins and several Jedi searching through the wreckage. The knowledge of his parent's deaths unlocked the latent Force power within Nekura Manji, leading him to brutally murder two Jedi in an explosion of rage. Eager to find out the truth behind his powers, Nekura Manji left Kyataru and traveled back out into the galaxy, searching for answers. Meanwhile, Muz Ashen was expelled from the Jedi Order for drawing on the Dark Side of the Force during a battle with a fallen Jedi.

=== To the Brotherhood ===
As he traveled the galaxy, Muz Ashen stumbled upon the Dark Brotherhood at roughly the same time as Nekura Manji, although at first neither was aware of the other's presence. Both transferred into House Marka Ragnos of Clan Naga Sadow and became friends, but it was not until eight months had passed that the two brothers went on a mission to recapture a stolen freighter and discovered that they were related. Shortly after the two brothers took up positions of power- the elder, Muz Ashen, became Quaestor of Marka Ragnos and the younger, Nekura Manji, became Aedile of Marka Ragnos, swearing oaths of loyalty to [[Astronicus Aurelius Sadow]]. They would go on to lead Marka Ragnos to glory. [[File:Keichart.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Lineage Chart]]
Unbeknownst to Nekura Manji was that his elder brother had sired a son before settling into the Dark Brotherhood. There was another Keibatsu loose among the stars, and his name was [[Sanjuro]]. Borne of a Zabrak named [[Ashia]] who had left Muz for fear of his Dark Power and corrupting influence, the young half-breed was left on the steps of a monastery in the outer rim. There he would suffer many indignities until he was found by the Brotherhood and forged into the weapon known as “Sledge”. Father and son would be reunited, and in time Ashia would return and take her place by their side.

Prior to the recovery of Sanjuro a Dark Jedi known as [[Shin'ichi Keibatsu|Tharivol Endymiron]] would emerge from a long journey back into the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood. The powerful warrior and founder of the oft whispered but never seen Black Guard would swiftly move back into a position of prominence and become Black Guard to Nekura Manji. Shortly thereafter a probe would be intercepted by the Brotherhood bearing a cryptic message and the name Keibatsu. Muz, Manji, Macron and Tharivol would trek to an isolated planet in search of the source of the probe, and the secrets it promised to reveal. What they found was an ambush by a rival clan and a party of Jedi waiting to destroy them all.
[[File:KeibatsuAll.jpg|thumb|300px|left|The Keibatsu]]

In the end, the four Dark Jedi were successful in defeating their enemies and making their way into what appeared to be a vacation home. There a lone droid, which had been maintaining the house, identified the two known Keibatsu brothers and a third member of their bloodline. Tharivol Endymiron was in fact the forsaken child Shin'ichi Keibatsu. Another of their lineage had been discovered. Shortly thereafter, for his dedication to the family and loyalty to the brothers, Nekura anointed [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]] as an adopted member of the Keibatsu. Only Shikyo remained to be found. They would not have long to wait.
War had broken out among the clans and as they vied for supremacy Dark Jedi after Dark Jedi fell in battle or in duels. Shin'ichi sought vengeance upon clan Arcona in the name of Clan Naga Sadow and in so doing had initiated a dual with one of their Aedile's, Sagara Mifune. The two fought and as saber and sword clashed time and again Shin'ichi caught sight of a symbol on the blade, the rampant dragon, sigil of the Keibatsu. He withdrew from the battle to inform his brother Nekura. Nekura sent a challenge to Mifune. The two fought and Sagara was knocked unconscious, before the deathblow could be dealt the battle was ended by Muz who wished the young Mifune turned to Naga Sadow. Now a member of the clan Mifune was taken by the Keibatsu in secret to Kyataru where, much like Shin'ichi he would learn of his true heritage and the origins of the blade he carried. The youngest of the Keibatsu was returned to his family at last. [[File:KeibatsuAll2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Keibatsu]]

When all was said and done the scattered stars of the Keibatsu family drew together once again and rose, shining brighter than ever before. The future of the Keibatsu line seemed in safe hands.

=== Reclamation of Kyataru ===
After the eldest brother, Muz, ascended to the [[Dark Council]] of the Brotherhood, the family rallied, plotting a return to their homeworld to retake the lands that had fallen into disrepair under petty warlords who had filled the void that the Jedi had made by killing the Keibatsu. Building a base out of the ruined [[Kuroshin]] Castle, the brothers prepared for war. Utilizing cloned soldiers called the [[Nihilgenia]] and themselves as generals, the brothers waged a three-month long campaign. The bloody weeks culminated in a surrender of the vast majority of enemy generals, and the death of Nagahide at the hands of Musashi Daraku Keibatsu.

Shortly after the reclamation of their homelands, Shin'ichi discovered another carrier of the Keibatsu Bloodline in [[Tsainetomo Keibatsu Sadow|Sai Na'Ashar]], a descendant of Meishu from the Korun world. Bringing him into the fold, it was not long before the death of a legion of Nihilgenia was discovered outside of the Capitol of their lands. Traveling there, they uncovered a growing resistance to their bloodline, led by none other than [[Eojin Quon-Shen]] and his loyalists.

After a brutal engagement that cost Shin'ichi his lower jaw, many lives of the Nihilgenia, and ever deepening madness in the whole family, they retired from the field to reorganize, the trauma making Macron grow ever distant to his adoptive family. The wars of the Brotherhood summoned them back to [[Antei]], to fight the Vong.

The twisted outsiders waged war on the Brotherhood in ways that none thought possible. Having cost countless lives, the Brotherhood escaped Antei, surrendering their throne-world and flagship in order to survive. Sanjuro's ship was destroyed, and his body never recovered, thought to have been held captive by the Vong. With the two recent retreats bitter on their lips, the Keibatsu rallied quickly to track down the missing child, following the trail to [[Autoch]] Space before liberating him and returning home.

In the wake of the war, as Astronicus' clan grew and prepared for the commanded return to Antei, Sadow found itself led by Keibatsu on several occasions, many of them being named as honorary 'Sons of Sadow', high praise from the Heir of the Sith Lord, Naga Sadow. Macron, Shin'ichi, Tsainemoto, and Ashia all were honored by the Heir before the return.

The siege of Antei was difficult, the Vongthat were expected having been destroyed by Omancor Crask and his forces. With the Brotherhood commanding Armed Forces of the Iron Throne instead of their more familiar clan armies, the worm turned quickly, if painfully. In the late parts of the unification war, the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sarin, was killed in combat with Omancor Crask, leaving Muz to ascend to the Iron Throne.

=== Oaths ===
The ascension of Muz created many questions within the bloodline. Muz and Nekura had sworn oaths to Astronicus Sadow as the presumed heir to the Sadow bloodline. Oaths of service were what meant the difference to the family of being 'wave-men', masterless warriors or being 'noble servants', an honorable aspiration and tradition from Kyataru. Many of the family began to question their own loyalties, as to whether they would follow their Patriarch, a Dark Lord of the Sith, or if they should honor the oaths and follow the descendant of one. The question was not forced, but arguments within the halls of Kuroshin grew heated.

{{Quote|He says he's the descendant of a Dark Lord, and that gives him the right to rule. My Father '''is''' the Dark Lord, so what is the difference between us?|Sanjuro Keibatsu}}

{{Quote|Oaths are oaths. Our loyalty has been sworn to Sadow. If our oaths are no good, what is our honor worth?|Nekura Manji Keibatsu}}

A rift had begun to form in the bloodline, between those that held the oaths to Sadow as sacred, and those that felt that their oaths had been fulfilled. Ashia, Sanjuro and Shin'ichi left Orian, retiring to Kyataru as agents of [[Revan]]. Nekura and Tsainemoto chose to stay at their traditional clan, continuing to fight under the Sadow banner.[[File:Family.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Left to Right: Shin'ichi, Ashia, Muz, Shikyo]] Macron, having already distanced himself from the bloodline, chose to go into exile, as did Shimura. While relations between the factions have been strained by the decisions, they have not erupted into actual violence.

=== After the Iron ===
As time passed, and the Keibatsu retired from service to the larger Brotherhood, they found their way back to the halls of Naga Sadow. Eventually, Tsainetomo decided to leave the clan, seeking his fortunes with the Arconans for a time before returning, having found a connection with the longs, distancing himself from the shadow of his bloodline. Macron's growing disenfranchisement with the political machinations of the Brotherhood led him to pursue his own studies in wild space, leaving the clan and family behind as he sought to delve ever deeper into the alchemic arts.

Yet these losses did not slow the Keibatsu down. Pushing to help restore the Clan's holdings to previous glory, the Keibatsu were instrumental in recovering and rebuilding the City of Kar Alabrek and the Marka Ragnos Cathedral. In so doing, the distinguished service and sacrifice of the Nihilgenia Riku Amahara, culminating in the man receiving a blood transfusion from the Lion of Tarthos himself to save his life and subsequent adoption into the family helped to bolster the Keibatsu presence in Sadow Space.

== Current Members ==
[[Muz Ashen|Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]], The Lion of Tarthos

[[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]], The One-Eyed Dragon

[[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]], the Abomination

[[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu]], The Wolf

[[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu]]

[[Shimura Xhedias Keibatsu]]

[[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]]

[[Riku Keibatsu]]

== Lost Members ==
Mihoshi Keibatsu, the little sister of Muz, Manji, and Shikyo, this Krath was separated from her brothers during the K'hamar'an War, and is presumed to have died or gone irrevocably mad. Rumors swirl regarding her return to the Family, but they have never been substantiated.

[[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu-Goura]], Adopted into the family, Macron chose to minimize his connection with the Keibatsu family as tensions rose within the Brotherhood. Having left Brotherhood space to pursue his own studies due to his hatred of the political machinations of the organization, few have seen him in some time.

[[Sai Na'Ashar Keibatsu|Tsainetomo Keibatsu]], a second cousin to the sons of Koji, eventually left to find his own way among the Longs as Shi Long. Good relations exist with the man, but his abandonment of the family name still rankles some within the family.

== Impact on the Brotherhood ==
Many of the Keibatsu have served in high positions across the Clan of Naga Sadow, as well as in positions across the Brotherhood. Their hard work and dedication have served well.

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<table width="500" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="fancy fancy-green">
<tr><td colspan="2" class="head"> '''
Keibatsu in Positions of Influence'''
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="sub-head" width="50%"> '''Name'''
</td>
<td class="sub-head" width="50%"> '''Position'''
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Muz Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Quaestor and Aedile of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Nekura Manji Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> Quaestor and Aedile of [[House Marka Ragnos]], Consul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Shikyo Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Quaestor and Aedile of [[House Marka Ragnos]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Shimura Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> Aedile of [[House Ludo Kressh]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Macron Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Quaestor and Aedile of [[House Ludo Kressh]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Ashia Kagan Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> Quaestor and Aedile of [[House Ludo Kressh]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Tsainemoto Keibatsu
</td>
<td> QUaestor and Aedile of [[House Ludo Kressh]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Shin'ichi Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> Proconsul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Muz Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Proconsul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Macron Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> Consul and Proconsul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Ashia Kagan Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Consul and Proconsul of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Muz Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> [[Herald]] of the Dark Brotherhood
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Shikyo Keibatsu
</td>
<td> Herald of the Dark Brotherhood
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt"> Muz Keibatsu
</td>
<td class="alt"> [[Deputy Grand Master]] of the Dark Brotherhood
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Muz Keibatsu
</td>
<td> [[Grand Master]], [[Dark Lord of the Sith]]
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="foot">
</td></tr>
</table>
</center>

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Nihilgenia

2016-12-04T21:05:13Z

Muz:

{{Organization
|BG1=
|BG2=
|name= Nihilgenia
|image= [[image:nihilgenialogo.jpg]]
|founder= [[Keibatsu]]
|leader= [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]]
|members=
|headquarters= [[Kuroshin]]
|locations= [[Kyataru]]
|formed= [[26_ABY_to_Present#26_ABY|26 ABY]]
|founded=
|reorganized=
|fragmented=
|dissolved=
|restored=
|affiliation= [[Keibatsu]]
|era= [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

The '''Nihilgenia''' are the private soldiers of the [[Keibatsu]] bloodline.

== The Birth of the Neverborn ==

{{Quote|If the Nihiligenia had a voice, or rather the tenacity to use it, they would have screamed, 'I didn't want to be born a murderer'.|Shin'ichi pondering the psychology of clones.}}

[[Muz Keibatsu Sadow]] and his loyal brother, [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] had tracked down one of the reserve prime clone samples while on a mission issued by the Grand Master of the Brotherhood. Having successfully completed the mission, and with an eye for the future needs of their family, the pair made for Kamino, spending a considerable amount of their own personal wealth to order soldiers from the cloners. [[Macron]] also added to the collective effort later, using his knowledge of cloning techniques and alchemy to further enhance the fearsome soldiers.

[[image:Nihilgeniahelmet.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Helmet of the Nihilgenia]]With armor designed for both utilitarian and psychological aspects, the helms were made more like the native warrior caste of their homeworld. Trained extensively in hand to hand arts as well as modern warfare, the dark-armoured soldiers accompanied the bloodline as soon as the first batches were done. Taught the language of the backwater planet and given a rudimentary understanding of their rich history, they were ready for deployment.

Named the 'Nihilgenia', or the 'neverborn', a nod to their status as vat-grown people, Shin'ichi made it a personal mission to bond the soldiers to the Keibatsu cause. Each Nihilgenia is guaranteed a grant of land and a stipend of credits at the end of a ten year service contract, despite having been 'purchased' from the cloners. In addition, Nihilgenia are given names instead of serial codes after their first deployment, choosing a first name, with their family name being the place where they first served. This policy has helped solidify their loyalty to the Keibatsu, as well as encouraged many native Kyatarans to enlist and join their ranks.

= Campaigns =

== The Reclamation of Kyataru ==

[[image:Nihilgeniaarmor.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Armor of the Nihilgenia]] As the Keibatsu stormed the strongholds of the Nagahide interlopers, the troops gained a ferocious reputation, almost as mythologically charged as their Keibatsu generals, who were often whispered of as demons.

As more and more soldiers were conscripted into their ranks from the local populace, a decision that made the clones feel more and more Human, ingratiated into the society with their brothers in arms. With such morale, and additional reinforcements arriving with [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]], the Keibatsu made short work of the Nagahide forces, many men surrendering upon first sight of their ranks. It was not uncommon that opposing soldiers would beg to join the Nihilgenia, who were better equipped and fed than the rival warlord's men.

Following a black-ops mission which brought the Keibatsu into the belly of Amahara Castle, the Warlord was defeated, and his generals quickly resigned their commissions and pledged themselves to the Keibatsu. Fortifying the castle with a legion of the Nihilgenia, the bloodline was called back to business elsewhere, the Warlord Kazahide acting on their behalf as his family had served the Keibatsu in the past.

== Blades of the Fallen ==

When the entire tenth legion was discovered decimated outside Amahara Castle, Kazahide sent an urgent dispatch to Muz, who quickly assembled the Keibatsu and rallied them to Kyataru. Once there, the family found much more than they had anticipated. The legion had been slaughtered by Suukou Bodai, apparently led by saber-wielding generals.

After several forays into intelligence gathering, Shin'ichi turned up missing, haven given chase to [[Anaxela]], whom he and his student had found in the undercellars of Amahara Castle.

Leads led the bloodline to the southern islands, where they discovered a Suukou Bodai stronghold, with Eojin Quon-Shen and an assembled team of Jedi who had reason to despise the Keibatsu, among them Claudius Tang'va, one of the Jedi responsible not only for the raid on Koji's castle, but also for the death of [[Raven]]'s parents. In a fevered skirmish, the Keibatsu and a legion of Nihilgenia stormed upon a rally. Raven was captured by the Jedi, Shin'ichi was grievously injured by Eojin, and enough Nihilgenia were killed that the Keibatsu had to retreat to Amahara.

This first loss for the Keibatsu and the Nihilgenia emboldened their enemies, which led to several skirmishes outside of Inazawa, before the Suukou Bodai losses forced them to go to ground, and for Eojin and his allies to seek another path. This resounding defeat of the Bodai on several occasions helped to renew morale and public confidence in the Nihilgenia and the Keibatsu.

== Engagements with the Brotherhood ==

As the members of the Keibatsu became more and more embroiled in the affairs of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, members of the Nihilgenia were often used as private security details due to the Keibatsu questioning the loyalty of the typical brotherhood armed forces. As such, it was not rare to see squads of Nihilgenia working in tandem with the [[Armed Forces of the Iron Throne]] or even the [[The Nephilim]]. With the withdrawal of the Keibatsu from command in the Brotherhood, these soldiers remained in the service of the Keibatsu rather than stay with the units they were attached to. As the Keibatsu retired to Kyataru and their home clan of Naga Sadow, the Nihilgenia are sometimes used to further the Family's interests in Clan space and campaigns.

Notably, one of the Nihilgenia named [[Riku Keibatsu]] served in many campaigns alongside [[Muz Ashen]] with such fervor and honor that he was promoted and eventually adopted by the bloodline, granting him land and title. These acts elevated Riku to a hero among the Nihilgenia, and his example helps reinforce the respect that the Keibatsu have for their men, and the loyalty that they have for their lords.

=== Divisions of the Nihilgenia ===

The Nihilgenia are broken down into 13 legions, each Keibatsu ostensibly leading a Legion during times of battle.

*1st Nihilgenia - [[Musashi Daraku Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*2nd Nihilgenia - [[Nekura Manji Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold
*3rd Nihilgenia - [[Shin'ichi Endymiron Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*4th Nihilgenia - [[Mononoke "Macron" Keibatsu Sadow|Mononoke Macron Keibatsu]] - Nagashime Fortress
*5th Nihilgenia - [[Shikyo Rurouni Keibatsu]] - Misahide Castle
*6th Nihilgenia - [[Shimura Xhedias Keibatsu]] - Southern Encampment
*7th Nihilgenia - [[Ashia Kagan Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*8th Nihilgenia - [[Sanjuro Sledge Keibatsu]] - Kuroshin Castle
*9th Nihilgenia - [[Darius Blackwind]] - the [[Fallen Spear]] and Kuroshin Castle
*10th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Amahara Castle
*11th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Southern Encampment
*12th Nihilgenia - General Kazahide - Northern Outpost
*13th Nihilgenia - [[Riku Keibatsu]] - Keibatsu Stronghold

=== Equipment of the Nihilgenia ===

Organized in typical imperial format, the average legion of Nihilgenia includes several specialties, from general line soldiers to scouts, heavy weapons, and assault. While every soldier is issued a DC-15 Blaster rifle, a Westar 35 sidearm and a combat knife, additional equipment (or substitutions) are made based on training and role. Additional weaponry includes a variety of grenades, rocket launchers, crew-served E-Web blasters, heavy repeating blasters and sniper rifles.

In addition to weaponry,every Nihilgenia Soldier comes equipped with the iconic armor of their unit. Designed as a mingling of traditional Kyataran style and modern technological advancements, the armor of the Nihilgenia is readily identifiable. With prototypes made by Kamino Armory, production of the later generations of the armor were manufactured on Kyataru. Having seen the devastating results that inferior armor visited upon Imperial Forces in the Galactic Civil War, and in decades of conflict within the Brotherhood, The Keibatsu spent the necessary credits to build an armor kit worthy of their armies. With higher resistance to blaster and projectile fire, the plates of the Nihilgenia armor are somewhat heavier than traditional clone armor. Standard forces are all painted with a black color scheme, with accents in either royal purple, dark blue, deep red, or forest green depending on which legion and rank they belonged to. Scout armor is painted in a digital breakup pattern, based on field of operations. Commanders are equipped with a pauldron to signify station. In addition, Special Forces would be outfitted with a fire-retardant kama and occasionally a streamlined mandolorian jetpack.

All soldiers are issued a utility belt and pack, which include a maintenance kit for their weapon, food pellet dispensers, water purification tablets and a collapsible canteen, cordage, ascension grapple, personal torch, electrobinoculars, secured commlink and extra magazines. Longer-term deployment kits include ration bars, collapsible shelters, a larger tool kit, firestarter, sleeping rolls and other necessary items.

All Nihilgenia are also issued a ComTech Tactical Helmet Mark V. The reinforced helmet contains advanced breathing filters (which act as protection against chemical and biological attacks, as well as toxins) and a comlink for instant communication with other units. The commlink uses linked encoding sequences to rotate frequencies every few seconds while keeping all soldiers in the unit synchronized. If a soldier’s helmet is removed without the soldier first hitting the comlink's control stud (found on the under-rim of the helmet), the frequency coding routine is automatically deleted from that helmet. The automatic polarizing lenses protect the trooper against intense glare and provide them with enhanced combat vision or holographic vision processors which allow vision through many barriers such as smoke, darkness and fire. The Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System (MFTAS) helps with the soldiers' perception in darkness as well as smoke and other visibility obscuring conditions. The helmet also assists in aiming at moving targets. The Comtech Series V helmet speaker uses a seven-phase sonic filtering for clear sound (for soldiers, it is connected to the audio pickup). It also has a vocoder for talking to non-troopers. Pilots and Scouts have the same helmet, but with additional data readouts sent to the head's-up display and slightly modified external design.

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Night Hawks

2016-01-31T20:34:36Z

Muz:

{{Eras|featured}}

{{Organization
|name=Night Hawks
|image=[[File:Nhlogonew.jpg|250px]]
|founder=[[Trevarus Caerick]]
|leader=[[Muz Ashen Keibatsu]]
|headquarters=[[Kar Alabrek]]
|founded=[[20 ABY to 29 ABY#21_ABY|21 ABY]]
|reorganized=[[30 ABY to 39 ABY#31_ABY|31 ABY]]
|fragmented=
|dissolved=[[30 ABY to 39 ABY#33_ABY|33 ABY]]
|restored=[[30 ABY to 39 ABY#33_ABY|39 ABY]]
|affiliation=* [[Clan Naga Sadow]]
* [[House Marka Ragnos]]
|era=[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
}}

{{Quote|Death flies on shadowed wings.|''Night Hawks slogan''}}

The Night Hawks is a battleteam with a long history within [[House Marka Ragnos]] of [[Clan Naga Sadow]]. Originally formed as a Special Forces group under [[Trevarus Caerick]], the team went through numerous reorganizations before becoming a cabal of Krath Sorcerers. It was outmoded in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#33_ABY|33 ABY]] in order to consolidate Ragnosian forces. It was recommissioned by [[Grand Master]] [[Muz Ashen]] in [[30 ABY to 39 ABY#39_ABY|39 ABY]] as an elite team, intent on destroying enemies of the Clan and House.

== History ==

=== Born within Darkness ===
Twenty one years after the famed Battle of Yavin the Krath Sorcerer [[Trevarus Caerick]] noticed that [[Clan Naga Sadow]] required more military power. During one of his meditations the Krath received a vision through the Force, a vision of a Hawk bearing down upon its prey slaying it without remorse, without hesitation, and without a single thread of fear. That vision inspired him to create a Battleteam containing only [[Clan Naga Sadow]]'s finest. And as his members were brought before him, their names never to be forgotten, the Night Hawks were born. Conceived through the visions of Darkness the Hawks of Justice rained down upon their prey. It did not take long for the leaders of the Clan to notice their great potential and prowess. Before they knew it, they were already underway towards their first true mission.

=== Through fire we roam ===
Their first true mission for the Clan Summit was the retrieval of a special [[starwars:Holocron|Holocron]]. Located on Antar IV in one of the heavy guarded Jedi Libraries, the Night Hawks were up to the task. Using both the power of their number as well as the additional teamwork the Battleteam was successful in retrieving the valuable object. Now that they had proven their loyalty towards their Clan and House, the members of the Night Hawks were ready for any threat. They had, however, little time to celebrate as a new task rose upon the horizon.

In search for more relics used by the Jedi and later even the Krath of old, the Night Hawks were set en route to an ancient Warbase underneath the ice of Loki's northern pole. During this recon mission the Hawks carefully threaded upon ancient and sacred grounds. Suddenly the mission was sailing towards peril as the base started to collapse on top of them, caused by the Krath Spirits that called the ruins home. Not deeming the intruders worthy of their gifts the entire base collapsed. Barely escaping the Night Hawks returned to their Clan, deeming the relics lost. The Clan summit however did not see this loss as a failure, as not the Jedi who sought it's riches could not harbor it either, safeguarding the Relics as intended.

Afterwards the Night Hawks had a rich history of missions and never failed to do the Summit's wishes. Every day continuing to serve their brethren in combat and to be an example for new initiates.

=== Dark Ages ===
Unfortunately, like all great minds, one will find a period of hardship and crisis. During the command of [[Mejas Doto]] the Battleteam fell in a pitch of low morale. It's members either were promoted to the Grand Masters Royal Guard, bringing them in service of the Dark Council itself, or promoted into the summit ranks. New recruits were at an all time low which made the Battleteam unfit for some missions. After a change of leaderhip this did not change and the Battleteam fell into a stage of decay, and the vision of the Krath Sorcerer came to a halt.

Then a new leader emerged from the shadows, [[Muz Ashen|Muz Keibatsu]], who would during the 7th Great Jedi War revive the Night Hawks into their former glory and played a vital part in the War. Stronger than ever, the Night Hawks flourished, despite all the hardships it suffered. It continued on, recruiting more like-minded individuals and training them to their cause.

=== Decades Pass ===
Ten years after its creation by the Krath Sorcerer [[Trevarus Caerick]] the vision of the Hawks of Justice still lived under the rule of its Tetrarch. The Night Hawks wre among the Legends of the Brotherhood. Some of the highest-ranked members within the Clan and Brotherhood were part of this legacy, yet history alone does not sustain any unit. As war took its toll on Naga Sadow and Marka Ragnos alike, the Night Hawks were absorbed into the rest of the House, the need for their strength to support the greater whole more important than the battleteam. Shuttered, the Night Hawks faded into history, relegated to a footnote in the Clan's story.

Reorganization saw tides of change sweep the Clan, and new growth came, the strength of the ancient clan building. The return of the [[Lion of Tarthos]] from his hunts in Deep Space came with the Grand Master requesting that the Consul re-awaken the Night Hawks.

== Facilities ==

=== Level 9 ===
[[File:level9.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Level 9 control room]]Hidden deep beneath the surface of Kar Alabrek on Tarthos, hidden in a maze of tunnels and abandoned works, lays the central command base of the Night Hawks. Small, and easily concealable, the base is not much more than a few rooms, a central hub for members that are often in field, performing duties alone or in small groups. The Hub uses state of the art technology, including a holographic coordination display and a overpowered connection to the holonet, allowing members in the field or at the Hub to communicate in realtime.

The base is not a pristine and perfect show room, it is a workplace, a factory designed to manufacture the deaths of their prey. Cleaning crews are a luxury and a threat to operational security, so they are not used. As a result of that and the fact that the facility is housed deep in the ground below Kar Alabrek, the rooms of Level 9 often show wear and tear, dust and rust. The rooms do not progress to actual disarray, as each member of the Hawks takes pride in their work and will clean up after themselves, but the cleaning of the facility is an afterthought to the mission of the team.

A small, three bed barracks provides some comfort to those Hawks needing to stay off the grid and rest, while a three stall medbay and medical droid is kept powered for obvious reasons. While many of the Hawks prefer their own personal and often specialized weapons, there is a secure vault used for an armory providing hawks with the materials and weapons necessary to accomplish their goals. The remaining room of the facility is left open, although recent discussions have been brought up to use the area as a training room.

[[File:level9layout.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Level 9 layout]] Initially a secure critical file storage facility, the walls of the facility are three feet thick, and rated as a fallout shelter. The entryway has been redesigned and set to be able to repel any interlopers, with a 'funnel of fire' allowing multiple defenders to attack invaders from behind thick barricades. Attackers are forced through a narrow and long passageway, diminishing any numerical superiority advantages. The door is a three foot thick vault door that is electromagnetically sealed when in place. While not ideal, the team could hold out in the facility for about a month, due to the rations stored in the facility being finite.

== Roll of leaders ==
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{| class="fancy fancy-green" width="450" align="center" cellpadding="3"
|-
|class="head" colspan="4" | '''Leaders of the Night Hawks'''
|-
|class="sub-head" width="15%" | '''Name'''
|class="sub-head" width="25%" | '''Service Dates'''
|-
| [[Trevarus Caerick]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Mejas Doto]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Korras]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Muz Ashen]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| Arion Aquillarum Sunrider
| ?? - ??
|-
| Tissaya Argat Sadow
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Kat Pridemore]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| Lech
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Callus Bo'Amar]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| Shuang Long
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Raven]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Tyren Atema]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Faeril Munlear]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| Nero Pennant
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Ylith|Ylith Atema]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Tyren Atema]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Imperial|Jade Atema]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Zaxen Dauketrenal Isradia]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Kalei Basai]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Raven]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Ekeia Iclo]]
| ?? - ??
|-
| [[Sarconn]]
| ?? - 31 ABY
|-
| [[Muz Ashen]]
| 39 ABY - Incumbent
|-
|}</center>

== Trivia and Achievements ==
* The original logo forgotten for some time, several iterations of new logos and crests were cycled through before Muz revamped the original logo in 2016.
* During the [[K'hamar'an Crisis]] the Night Hawks were successful in defeating the rival Battleteam 'Mystics of the Dark Arts' who were part of [[House Gladius]] of [[Tarentum|Clan Tarentum]].
* One of the Longest running Battleteams in [[Naga Sadow]], was dissolved to form [[The Regulators|the Regulators]] due to massive inactivity amongst the Battleteams.
* Reformed under Former Nigh Hawk [[Muz Ashen]] after his return to the clan from serving as [[Grand Master]].

* The first formation of the Battleteam:
** Trevarus Caerick
** Enerum Shka
** Tavf Ran-Kai Alithial
** Fova Wasi
** Stacia Jasbeec.

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