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|birth= 10 ABY (age 24)
|birth= 16 ABY (age 23)
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|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|hair= Cream
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|mother=Aimi Cinteroph
|mother=Aimi Cinteroph
|father=Eien Osada
|father=Eien Osada (deceased)
|children=
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|spouse=
|spouse=[[Caleb Wild'en]]
|allies= *[[Elincia Rei]]  
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|enemies= *UCE Government
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|saber= *Purple and Blue
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|form= *Shien
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|weapons= *Ninjato-style Vibroswords
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*Dual Lightsabers
*Katana
*Sith Dagger
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|fightingstyle= *Shadow Step
|profession= *Assassin
|profession= *Blade Dancer
*Scholar
*Seer & Scholar
|position= Rollmaster of [[Scholae Palatinae]]
*Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence (formerly)
*Voidbreaker II Intelligence Officer
*Grand Inquisitor
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|affiliation=*[[Arcona]]
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|dossier= [[dossier: 3607|3607]]
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{{Quote| Flowers grow out of dark moments. | Corita Kent}}


{{Quote| The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. | Robert Frost}}
'''Mune Cinteroph''' has long been part of the Imperial Clan, his disappearance for a handful of years notwithstanding; he has distinguished himself well since his return to the ranks of his fellow Palatinaeans. Born on [[Seraph]] in the [[Caperion System]], he is a scholar, calculating thinker and talented swordsman. Before his disappearance, he was a leader within [[Scholae Palatinae]] for [[House Acclivis Draco]]. He took only two apprentices in his time, '''Impetus M'Nar''' and [[Braecen Kaeth]]. The reasons for his disappearance remain his own, though it is rumoured that the Doctor and Empress, [[Elincia Rei]] is aware. He has since left his clan of many years to join [[Arcona]].
 
[[Seer]] '''Mune Cinteroph''' has only just returned from places undisclosed, and thus removed from the list of rogues to rejoin his former clan, [[Clan Scholae Palatinae]]. Born on the [[Seraph]] in the [[Caperion System]], he is a scholar, calculative thinker and cunning assassin. Before his disappearance, he had been a member of Scholae Palatinae, leading [[House Acclivis Draco]] most notably for a time. He took on only only two students in in his time within the Brotherhood, '''Impetus M’Nar''' and [[Braecen Kaeth]]. His reasons or the how of his disappearance were never divulged, and even upon his return, remain veiled in secrecy. It is rumored that the Doctor, [[Elincia Rei]] knows something.


== Character History ==
== Character History ==
=== The Experiment ===
=== Childhood ===
==== The Beginning ====
{{Quote| Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.| Paulo Coelho}}


Born to Eien Osada and Aimi Cinteroph (then Osada), in ''The United Corporations of Elaya''; a marvel of a city ruled by scientific advancement and corporate greed. It is here that the original experiments began well before he came into the world, led by Eien Osada of the CAGRA (''Corporation for Advanced Genetic Research and Application''), and funded by the UCE government as led by Chairman Gretris Retpay. It would become known years later that Aimi herself was as much a victim as her son, with her womb acting as the test tube for her son’s conception and consecutive experimentation.  
==== Dark Beginnings ====
[[File:Excursiongraphics1.png|thumb|left|Force-sensitive canid native to Seraph.]]
Mune was born to the prominent and influential scientist Eien Osada and his wife Aimi Cinteroph in [[the United Corporations of Elaya]] in 16 ABY. Eien's experiment began well before his birth and, instead, started upon the conception of his son. Using the funding from the UCE government through Chairman '''Getris Retpay''', and the resources of '''C.A.G.R.A.''' (''Corporation for Advanced Genetic Research and Application'') as operated by Osada Corp., Mune and his mother both were made victim to Osada's twisted experimentation. The few classified files remaining would note the genetic research as attempting to amplify the predatory nature of the Shistavanen by combining their genetics with that of a native, Force-sensitive animal native to Seraph. The experiment failed in the earliest tests and only resulted in Mune's far paler fur colouration, or so it appeared at the time. It may well have been the slightest bit of love for his wife that Eien did not terminate immediately and allowed the infant to live.  


From the moment of conception, the genetics of the child she bore were abnormal. His DNA a product of CAGRA, and property of the UCE government. As noted upon his birth by the CAGRA laboratories, were vulpine ears, fangs, claws and tail. Papers referring to these original experiments were made confidential, like many others referencing the work of Eien Osada and his government contracts. What were his aims with Mune? That much remains still buried in official red tape. What is known is that the results were labelled a failure within two(2) years of testing.
The child, however, was given his mother's surname and any inheritance of his father's fortune refused him in the future. Osada Corporation would pass to his elder brother, Seito Osada.  


It was only for his wife, Aimi, that the child was not disposed of. He was given his mother’s surname, refused the prestigious surname of his father.
At the age of two(2), Mune was removed from his home and put into the care of his Aunt, Kiho Osada, when his mother had fallen ill. He was not made to feel welcome; rather, he was treated as a black mark upon the family name and rodent to be removed. So regular was the abuse that he even began to see himself as the oddity and animal his family made him out to be.


==== The Conservatory ====
Unbeknownst to him, his mother was on her way to a full recovery. His father had no intentions, however, of reuniting them. It was evening, and Mune was amusing himself as he did in his aunt's conservatory when flame engulfed the garden. The fragrance of flowers that perfumed the air became that of smoke and ash. No one saved him; instead, he saved himself. The Force responded to him and, through it, removed himself from the flames. What should have been a turning point became the true beginning of his torment. Seeing an opportunity in that power, his father began experimenting in earnest to uncover the secrets of those abilities. It was a power that was weaker in his older brother than in himself.


At the age of three(3), Eien separated him from his mother when she became ill and in need of regular care. Whether her illness were connected to the experiments or not is unknown and inconsequential. Mune found himself in the care of his Aunt, his father’s sister Kiho Osada. She, like her brother, felt no attachment for the boy and considered him a black mark upon their brilliant name. A rodent in need of removal. [[File:doublehelix.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Double Helix]]
Mune went through unspeakable torture. Mune’s brother became a complete sociopath due to what he went through, Mune suffered severe night terrors, claustrophobia, and further mental scarring. There is not much known about the accident that occurred in the lab. An accident that found Mune alone and on the run in the unfeeling streets of a city warped by greed and corruption. It was by pure luck that he was found by a visiting ambassador of [[the Nayama Dynasty]], a monk who sensed something in the boy. Mune was but six(6) years old.


Mune remained uneducated, mistreated, and shunned by adult and children of the family alike. A very sensitive child, he began to see himself much as other saw him, an oddity and animal. His fourth birthday nearly upon him, he overheard his father tell of Aimi’s recovery and believed he would be returning home before much longer. It would not come to pass. Only two(2) days later, amusing himself in his aunt’s conservatory, the family made an attempt upon his life. The fragrance of flowers scented the air. A perfume he remembered for years following the flames that engulfed them and his world. He saved himself, or more precisely, the Force responded to his terror. An animal caught in a cage of fire, he was witnessed doing things no child ought be able to do. His aunt and those family members present labelled him a demon and the authorities were sent for. It was not the authorities that came.
==== Chains Broken and Paths Forged ====


Drawn by the child’s power, the monks came upon him. They soothed the boy’s rage and took him from his abusive circumstances. He was made to disappear. Eien would be enraged to discover his experiment may not have been so much a failure as originally believed.
[[File:Sworddesign1.jpg|thumb|left|Ninjatō Style Dual VibroSwords (Purple - Animus) (Blue - Umbra)]]
Mune would be submerged in a world of tradition. He was given an education. The years that were gifted him were filled with study, training, and contemplation. By the age of seven(7), he was ensconced in every aspect of the monastic life he had come to be entwined with. He devoured every scrap of reading he could. He had worth. At the age of eight(8), he found himself unable to shake the feeling that the monks that took him in were missing something vital in their teachings.He '''knew''' more than '''thought'''. Such things, he kept to himself and continued his training, growing agile, graceful and calculating. He became, before long, an artist with a blade.


==== The Monastery ====
These people accepted him for who and what he was. He was noticeably more delicate than the other boys, shistavanen or otherwise.


[[File:Sworddesign1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mune's Ninjatō Style Dual VibroSwords (Purple - Animus) (Blue - Umbra)]]
Not so long after his tenth birthday, Mune found himself face needed to use the research had come to know of his experiment's whereabouts, and so looked to retake possession of UCE property. Mune had expected the man's coming thanks to visions that were visited on him. He met him a short distance down the path, from his home. If asked, Mune remembers nothing of those moments and did not remember for many years except as a horrible nightmare. However, what came after was the taste of blood upon his lips and the red that painted the trampled snow in wicked tones. He could recall the stickiness on his skin and the slow drip of gore from his matted fur. He had become engulfed by rage, and so slew the man claiming to be his father and the man's entourage all. The Dark Side of the Force had entirely consumed him. Panic-stricken, he feared for his home and the life he had finally found. To protect not themselves but the child, they decided to seek the help of [[the Republic of the Force]]. He was directed upon this new path and so continued his education in the wilds that were TRF's home.  
At the age of four(4), he was removed from his terrible circumstances and came to live in a Monastery, well beyond the influence of the UCE government and the scientific community in ''The Nayama Dynasty''. Here, he was submerged in a world of knowledge and tradition.  


The years that followed were filled with ancient tomes, crumbling grimoire, and old and faded scrolls. He was ravenous for every scrap of knowledge, every bit of wisdom. Priest and priestess alike were more than happy to oblige him his seemingly ceaseless thirst for the written word. It became quickly evident to him however, that though they taught their archaic art to the children under their tutelage, they seemed to be missing something fundamental. They spoke often of the greatness of their wisdom, the power of their traditions, the essence of all things; but Mune '''knew''' more than '''thought''', that they were missing a very important facet.  
Mune took quickly to their reverence for nature. He found himself more at ease with himself than he ever had. He found the missing piece, the Force, and embraced it full-heartedly. He began to heal his mental scars. His tutors found him to be gifted for one his age, and most noted his gift for Farsight. They sought to forge him into a powerful ally in their continued efforts against [[the Meraxis Empire]].  


When not ensconced in his reading, he was tutored personally by one of the elders in the art of sword dancing. A form of swordplay using a shinobigatana/ninjato or a jian-style sword, focused on grace and agility as opposed to strength and brute force. It was a style that suited his way of thinking. It also served as a mode of calming the more bestial recesses of his mind.  
He would never meet this purpose, nor the purpose intended for him by the Nayama Dynasty. At the age of eleven(11), Mune left them and returned to Nayama for a time spent with a friend he had realized he had budding feelings for, a dusty furred Shistavanen by the name of Asahi. Their parting would come a short time after Mune’s twelfth birthday, and his first crush gifted the Shistavanen a beautiful yet straightforward collar, a collar he vowed never to remove until they were together again. Mune discovered that he was genderfluid and embraced his first boyfriend before returning to the UCE.


He had quickly become  accepted, his world changed drastically from what he had been accustomed to in the first few years of his life. Nightmares still plagued him often in the night. Ghosts of a past that refused to release him from their choke hold. What escaped him at that time was the glimpses of events to come, strewn throughout the nightmare shadows that plagued him in his sleep. That was until the day he was faced again with his father. He was by then, quickly coming up on his tenth birthday.
=== Adolescence ===
==== First Foray into the Brotherhood ====


==== The Shadow ====
Mune spent a little more than a year in the UCE. They kept a low profile, ensuring no family nor their father's company knew of their presence in the city-state. They managed to scrape by on part-time jobs here and there. It was at a server job that their path crossed with a Force-user of the Dark Brotherhood. It was clear what they had to do, and so, they left their home with the Grey Jedi and found what he sought, a place to expand their knowledge and find a mentor to teach them in the ways of the Force. So it was that he dove headlong into the ancient lore and rituals and became a pupil to a Dark Jedi of Scholae Palatinae. [[File:Csp-logo.png|thumb|right|150px|CSP Emblem]]
[[File:Excursiongraphics1.png|thumb|right|300px|Unknown animal species living on Seraph and its moon.]]
With his ninth birthday nearly upon him, he found himself faced with his father before the gates of the monastery. If asked, Mune could not say why it was that he came to find himself outside at that moment, to place himself between the looming passage and the stern glare of a man twisted by his lack of compassion for a son he had once attempted to erase. It is likewise so, if asked what words they exchanged upon the footpath as dusk settled upon the compound, for Mune could not bring himself to recall.  


What he did remember, however, was the copper taste of blood in his mouth. The sticky feel of it upon his hands, under his fingernails, dripping from his hair. What he recalled clearly was the terror he felt at realizing the nature of the beast that lurked in the dark recesses of his mind.  
Mune proved an apt pupil, with a constant need to learn and grow. These were the teachers they sought, not the ones back home. Their mentors within the Brotherhood could challenge them, and through their exceptional teaching, they advanced rapidly through the ranks to Knighthood. They took on their first role as a leader and thus entrenched themself fully within the Brotherhood. They were no stranger to the conflicts of the Clans.


Panic stricken, he feared for his home, for the life he had been given by the monks. His fears would not be realized. The men, slain, were treated as invaders on land that was not theirs to invade upon. To protect him, if not themselves, however, they decided his education would best be continued in The Republic of The Force. It was only thanks to his Master’s contacts, that he would later be sheltered within the TRF and tutored by them in the ways of the Force. Here was another missing part of the puzzle, one that he embraced full heartedly.  
During Mune's time among the ranks of Scholae Palatinae, they became Master to one Impetus M'Nar in the year 28 ABY (he would have been only around 13-years-old), an Imperial Agent in the employ of the Empire's Intelligence. They were charged with a mission to search for an agent of the Light Side living within Judecca, a spy. It was for Impetus' particular talents that she was paired with the young Knight. She became fascinated with the lightsaber Mune wore. Impetus' connections as Tonal'la proved invaluable in their hunt. The methods she employed, a curiosity at how easily and skillfully she used an entire city's worth of eyes to search were her own eyes could not.  


Ensconced within the teachings of his new tutors, he took well to his new surroundings. Their reverence for nature came easily to him, much to their surprise, though do in no little part to his strange genetics. He found himself more at one with himself than any other time in his short life. The nightmares fell away to his past, he began the process of healing his mental scarring. It came as no surprise either to his teachers to find he was very gifted, and so press on to continue his forging into a powerful ally in their continued efforts to protect themselves from The Meraxis Empire.  
It was only because of Impetus that they managed to track a woman. Impetus saved their life in the ensuing duel when they made a near-fatal mistake. It was then that Mune understood that the Force was at work through her. They took her as an apprentice then, and she has since been one of only two apprentices they have ever had.  


He would never be used for his intended purpose by them, nor The Nayama Dynasty.
She quickly became someone Mune put much trust in. They learned as much from her as what they imparted in her. They were strange in their refusal of the title of Master from the girl, and instead, she calls them by name, knowing full well without the title that she still respected them as much as they respected her. As much as anyone else in the clan, however, she could not have foreseen their disappearance.


At the age of eleven(11), he chose to return to the UCE.
Only she could understand, though, how much it could crush them to have abandoned her and damage that trust they shared.


=== The Brotherhood ===
==== The Past Returned ====


==== The Indoctrination ====
[[File:Laboratories.jpg|thumb||left||Eien Osada's Labs]]
No matter the amount of education, knowledge and experience, Mune found themself a slave to what their father had done. Months before their self-imposed exile, they had already set their mind upon leaving. The nightmares remained as strong as they ever were, their past a constant ache at the back of their mind that threatened to consume what remained of who they believed themselves to be.


He spent perhaps a year in the UCE. He kept a low profile, taking on jobs as an assassin through use of contact provided him by his Master back in The Nayama Empire. He scraped together every credit that came his way. He was diligent to not be seen by the CAGRA, nor his father’s relations. Three months from his twelfth birthday, he left Seraph, and the Caperion System far behind in search of something he could not name.  
They kept to themself for a time, trying to deal with their psychological scars on their own. Eventually, they would find themself returning to the Caperion System and in their home city. They moved on without much preamble to the Nayama Empire and the monastery, where their journey in the ways of the Force began. They were stricken by the news that their loved one was no longer among those trainees, that Asahi had been taken some time ago. It became clear what the nightmares had been telling them. No time was wasted, they knew where they had to be, and so it came that they returned to a place they never wished to set foot in again, the headquarters of his father’s company.


The Dark Jedi Brotherhood is what he eventually found, and [[Clan Exar Kun]].  
The infiltration began as planned, though it quickly turned. Their efforts proved to be in vain when they discovered the tortured and experimented upon Shistavanen they had been in love with. Mune knew only too well the torment and pain; there was nothing left of the boy he had loved, his mind a shambles, broken. Mune knew that even if they could get Asahi out, he would never recover. Then, Asahi spoke, he pleaded for Mune to end the suffering… and so they did, and so their heart broke. It was a battle to escape the facility, and they were forced to battle a cousin, working to recapture Mune. None of the guards were prepared for the Shistavanen when ridden by their rage and the Force. They gave up their control and only regained their senses when their cousin fell dead at their feet. Severely injured, nearing unconsciousness, it was only through the Force did they manage to retreat and regain freedom.


Mune began his journey in the Brotherhood in Exar Kun. He learned to further his powers and better understand the Force. He proved an apt pupil even among so many others attuned to the Force as he was. These were the teachers he had searched for, ones who could expand his knowledge and challenge him. Through the exceptional tutelage of his Clan elders, he advanced rapidly through the ranks to Dark Jedi Knight. He acted as a battle team leader of Exar’s Shadow, and also became a professor within the Shadow Academy. He had in a very short time entrenched himself within the Brotherhood. He was no stranger to the conflicts the Clans found themselves in, including the Great Jedi Wars.  
In the end, the Force guided them to where they had to be, at the doorstep of the Palatinaean scientist, [[Elincia Rei]]. They knew her; they had come to understand in the last weeks before arriving. Their bond not at all weakened to the girl they had called their apprentice. It was a relief to have arrived, but still, anxiety ate at them that she would have to see them as they were now. They had no doubt, however, that she would help them.


House Byss found him meeting Braecen Kaeth for the first time. Braecen became his first apprentice, though Mune was younger by seven(7) years, they proved an exceptional match and Braecen was elevated through the ranks in record time.  
Elincia accepted them in, and his road to recovery began. Days became weeks; weeks became months. It would be an entire year before Mune's recovery. It would be a couple of years before Mune regained strength enough to leave the care of her lab.


Then came the changes. Clan Exar Kun and [[Satal Keto]] became one, [[Clan Plagueis]]. Politics at this time, were not a strength of his. Turbulence found him becoming uneasy in his position within the clan and so decisions had to be made. Eventually, Mune would separate himself from the newly formed Plagueis and rather a part of [[Scholae Palatinae]]. He established himself soon enough as Aedile of Acclivis Draco, and further still into the role of Quaestor not long after. He led for well over a year in the position, taking on the much older Impetus as his apprentice and Aedile of the house. Together they did great things until Mune eventually stepped down and disappeared for a time. He would resurface for a short time in [[Clan Tarentum]] as Queastor of House Gladius.
==== Caleb Wild’en ====
[[File:Mune-and-Caleb(s).png|left|600px|Mune & Caleb]]
{{Quote| Love is pure and true; love knows no gender. | Tori Spelling}}


It was not long before he vanished from the Brotherhood altogether.


==== The Apprentice ====
A bodyguard was assigned to Mune at the beginning of their time with their old apprentice, a Togorian by the name of [[Caleb Wild'en]]. Their relationship began strictly professional, though it progressed in a handful of months to friendship. Mune even made an effort to learn to speak Togorian, while Caleb learned from them how to talk Shistavenen. It became a game to pass the time while Mune recovered from their wounds, broken heart and mental anguish. Wounds mended, the ache in their heart lessened, and in the company of Caleb, the nightmares seemed to diminish. Caleb’s cold demeanour thawed whenever Mune was near, and the shistavanen felt safe and not so alone in the togorian’s presence. Mune took this peaceful time to look at themself and focus on lessons in balance and walking the line between light and dark. They knew they had given themself over more than once to the Dark Side and vowed to never again do so in rage. They would not be its tool.  
[[File:Impetus close up by impetuskorin.jpg|thumb||150px||right||Impetus]]
During Mune's time among the ranks of Scholae Palatinae, he became Master to one Impetus, an Imperial Agent in the employ of the Empire's Intelligence. He was charged with a mission to search for an agent of the Light Side living within Judecca, a spy. It was for Impetus' particular talents that she was paired with the young Krath Priest. She became fascinated with the lightsaber Mune wore. Impetus' connections as Tonal'la proved invaluable in their hunt. The methods she employed, a curiosity at how easily and skillfully she used an entire city's worth of eyes to search where her own eyes could not.  


It was only because of Impetus that they managed to track a woman. Impetus saved his life in the ensuing duel when he made a near fatal mistake. It was then that Mune understood that the Force was at work through her. He took her as an apprentice then, and has since been the only apprentice he has had.  
It was after their return to the Brotherhood when Mune turned twenty(20), Caleb proposed.


She quickly became someone Mune put much trust in. He learned as much from her, as what he imparted in her. He was strange in his refusal of the title of Master from the girl, and rather she call him by name, knowing full well without the title that she still respected him as much as he respected her. She as much as anyone else in the clan, however, could not have foreseen his disappearance.
==== Return of the Wolf ====


Only she could understand though, how much it could crush him to have abandoned her and damage that trust they shared.
Mune returned to the Brotherhood in the company of Elincia Rei, they were eighteen years old. Greeted by an old friend, Cyris Oscura, and so was welcomed back among their number. They made it a point to join House Imperium to work with the house's Quaestor, [[Lexiconus Qor]]. From here, Mune also joined the Battle Team Shadow Gaurd under the command of [[Delak Krennel]], a man Mune met in the Antei Combat Center to get to know by the sword, testing each other's strengths and knowledge of combat. Mune enjoyed every moment of the encounter and took an immediate liking to the human. That welcome would quickly turn to business as they were immediately drawn into a joint venture with [[Naga Sadow]] to retrieve artifacts in the possession of the Red Fury Pirates. Mune made a great showing of themself, eager to earn their place back in the clan after a long absence. With the Clan Summits working in concert, they made their move, but the attack quickly became a betrayal as the clans would turn on one another. So the ties between them were broken by the time both clans went home with Scholae Palatinae the victor.


=== The Rogue ===
Following hot on the heels of their victory against the Red Fury Pirates and successful attack on Naga Sadow; the Emperor decreed it time to enact "Operation: Starfall". It was at this time too, that Mune took up the roll of '''Grand Admiral'''(Rollmaster) of the clan. In the aftermath of Shattered Ties, their old friend Cyris was felled. Elincia took up the vacant position as Grand Vizier to the Emperor, leaving Mune to put forward their own name for the now vacant Grand Admiral role. They could only hope they would not disappoint.


==== The Journey ====
Operation: Starfall would find them and their clanmates ordered to the planet [[Aesirus]] on the far side of the Galaxy where they would take possession of the SoroSuub Corporation's holdings of Kyber Crystal mines. This would be the first operation Mune had the opportunity to take charge of as a member of the Clan Summit. All had been going according to plan when, in a skilled manipulation of the entire clan, a trap was sprung upon them by the possessed Emperor. Trapped, it would be them and the other trapped leaders that would need to guide the Clan from the dark depths and home to take back what was theirs. Mune could only hope their apprentice could take care of herself until then.  
[[File:Laboratories.jpg|thumb||right||Eien Osada's Labs]]
No matter the amount of education, of knowledge and experience, Mune found himself a slave to what his father had done. Months before his self imposed exile, he had already set his mind upon leaving. Like an animal who knew its time had come, and it was dying.... he chose to vanish from before the eyes of his peers. He had grown sick. He had little doubt as to what had come to ail him, having known for some time that the fail safe engineered into his DNA had likely become active. He was well past the point of its intended activation, something he could only assume was due to his particular connection with the Force. Even so, he had begun to weaken before his self exile.  


He kept to himself for a time. Eventually, his exile would find himself again in the Caperion System, and setting his feet upon the cold steel and concrete earth of the UCE. His mind had become set upon a course of action that held little time for him to dawdle. The great city state sprawled out before him, a city long left behind. He was a stranger among a sea of many. He made gentle inquiries, sparingly using what credits were left him from his time in the Brotherhood. It was by necessity of past promises that he found himself soon upon the approach to the monastery within the realms of the Nayama Empire. The compound no different from when he left it. Though his strength continued to wane, he would spend a handful of months among the dearest of his homes to rest, and reconnect with those fragments of who he had been in those times long left behind. Old friendships rebuilt, and promises fulfilled, he would make for his hardest journey yet.
With a vengeance, the clan returned to Judecca and fought. More than one clanmate was lost, each paining Mune deeply. These people were their family, their pack. The final days of their battle upon their home turf found Xen gone missing, and their home returned (though for too short a time.)


By this time, his health had been on a steady decline. It wore greatly on him. He returned to the home of his mother, and there met with her for the first time since he was removed during her illness. An emotional reunion, but one that gave him the strength he needed to carry on with his mission into the heart of his father's works. He broke into the facility, using those learned skills of his childhood to burrow deep into the machinations of a man possessed by his work. Research stolen, he pressed forward through the armed forces of the CAGRA and his cousin, heading up the project his father had begun in making Mune what he was. His mind steeled, he would never again be a lab rat at the mercy of the UCE, his father, nor anyone looking to use him to fulfill their ill fated plans for grandeur. He left his cousin a huddled mess, though a living one, to escape back to the stars and what he could only hope would be his salvation.  
=== Adulthood ===
{{Quote| The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. | Robert Frost}}


He still had much work to do.
==== An End, and A Beginning ====
 
  [[File:United_Corporations_of_Elaya%28s%29.jpg|thumb||right||Cityscape of UCE.]]
==== The Doctor ====
It seemed too little time passed before the next crisis for the clan. Their emperor vanished, for all they knew dead; and upon them descended Pravus' fleet. Given little time to act, Scholae Palatinae evacuated to their medical station. Their fleet was decimated. The planets of their system were bombarded from orbit and made uninhabitable. Mune could do naught but watch. If they were asked, they'd admit they did not care what happened to their physical home. what mattered, and what they felt mattered most were the people that made up the clan themselves, and that they survived. They could find a new home. It would be during the destruction that their emperor returned to them, and the search for the future of the clan began.
 
His search began in earnest. His father's research in hand, he left Seraph once again to seek the help he would need to put the research to use. He only grew sicker as the weeks passed. He clung on to the feeling that he still had far more to do, that his life was not meant to end yet. So he continued his search. It would be through an old connection with the Brotherhood that he would come to know of a scientist by the name of [[Elincia Rei]]. Something rang in the name to the dying Hybrid. Weeks were spent in rest and meditation as he continued his slow search for the doctor.
 
In the end, the Force guided him to where he had to be, at the door step of the Palatinaean scientist. He knew her, he had come to understand in the last weeks before arriving. His bond not at all weakened to the girl he had called his apprentice. It was a relief to have arrived, but still anxiety ate at him that she would have to see him as he was now. He had no doubt, however, that she would help him now.
 
Elincia accepted him in, and, research into his condition began. Days became weeks, weeks became months. It would be an entire year before Elincia's efforts proved Mune's recovery. It would be years before Mune regained strength enough to leave the care of her lab.
 
=== The Return ===
 
==== Shattered Ties ====
 
Mune returned to the Brotherhood in the company of Elincia Rei. He however did not return to Clan Tarentum, rather, he returned to Scholae Palatinae. Greeted by an old friend, [[Cyris Oscura]], and so was welcomed back among their number. He made it a point to join House Imperium to work with the house's Quaestor, [[Lexiconus Qor]], a doctor, unbeknownst to Lexic himself, had helped Elincia in the Hybrid's recovery. From here, Mune also joined the Battle Team Shadow Gaurd under the command of [[Delak Krennel]], a man Mune met in the Antei Combat Center to get to know by the sword, testing each other's strengths and knowledge of battle. Mune enjoyed every moment of the encounter, and took an immediate liking to the human.
 
That welcome would quickly turn to business as he was immediately drawn into a joint venture with [[Naga Sadow]] to retrieve artifacts in the possession of the Red Fury Pirates. Mune made a great showing of himself, eager to earn his place back in the clan after a long absence. With the Clan Summits working in concert, they made their move, but the attack quickly became a betrayal as the clans would turn on one another. So the ties between them were broken by the time both clans went home with Scholae Palatinae the victor.
 
==== Operation: Starfall ====
  [[File:Aesirus.jpg|thumb||right||Landscape of Aesirus]]
Following hot on the heels of their victory against the Red Fury Pirates and successful attack on Naga Sadow; the Emperor decreed it time to enact "Operation: Starfall". It was at this time too, that Mune took up the roll of Grand Admiral(Rollmaster) of the clan. In the aftermath of Shattered Ties, his old friend Cyris was felled. Elincia took up the vacant position as Grand Vizier to the Emperor, leaving Mune to put forward his own name for the now vacant Grand Admiral role. He could only hope he would not disappoint.  
 
Operation: Starfall would find he and his clan mates ordered to the planet [[Aesirus]] on the far side of the Galaxy where they would take possession of the SoroSuub Corporation's holdings of Kyber Crystal mines. This would be the first operation Mune had the opportunity to take charge of as a member of the Clan Summit. All had been going according to plan when, in a skilled manipulation of the entire clan, a trap was sprung upon them by their own Emperor. Forced to take refuge in the mines themselves with the miner's, all escape was cut off, trapping them all deep underground. It was only because of Elincia's interference that the final round of charges meant to collapse the chamber on them all, that they were not killed there. Xen'Mordin was revealed to be Darth Fallax. Their Emperor possessed, and they trapped.
 
Mune could only trust that Elincia could take care of herself. Together with the Quaestors Lexiconus and Blade, he would have to plot their escape from the depths of the caves and find their way back to the Cocytus System and their home.
 
==== Midnight ====
 
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=== The End & The Beginning ===
Days turned into weeks then months. As Grand Admiral, Mune coordinated numerous missions in search of a suitable home. Excursions resulting in but one loss. The clan begun the process of rebuilding their fleet while on the move, the medical station making its slow path through space. It was not nearly as turbulent a time they recalled before their time as a rogue, but it was by no means an easy time either. Months into their efforts, Xen'Mordin interjected before long the decision to make the Caperion system their home. Before the combined summit, they remained silent on the matter, though inwardly, their mind became a tangled mess of emotions. They knew instinctively it was an excellent choice based upon those needs of the clan, and knew no amount of personal discomfort could overshadow that need. They had a clan to worry about, but, such thoughts did little to calm the turmoil in their heart. They would deal with their personal ghosts when time permitted.
==== Destruction and a Decision ====


It seemed too little time passed before the next crisis for the clan. Their emperor vanished, for all they knew dead; and upon them descended Pravus' fleet. Given little time to act, Scholae Palatinae evacuated to their medical station. Their fleet was decimated. The planets of their system bombarded from orbit and made uninhabitable. Mune could do naught but watch. If he were asked, he'd admit he did not care what happened to their physical home. what mattered, and what he felt mattered most were the people that made up the clan themselves, and that they survived. They could find a new home. It would be during the destruction that their emperor returned to them, and the search for the future of the clan begin.
==== Arcona ====
[[File:Carc-logo.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Arcona Emblem]]
Most of their time within the Brotherhood was spent in the embrace of Scholae Palatinae, but with the passing of their apprentice, Elincia Rei, they began to feel disconnected from the clan, separate from it. Even as Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence, they no longer felt the kinship they had become accustomed to as part of the clan. They spent less time among clanmates and more time with their partner, trying to understand what lay ahead for them.  


Days turned into weeks  then months. As Grand Admiral, Mune coordinated numerous missions in search of a suitable home. Excursions resulting in but one loss. The clan begun the process of rebuilding their fleet while on the move, the medical station making its slow path through space. It was not nearly as turbulent as times he recalled before his time as a rogue, but it was by no means an easy time either. Months into their efforts, Xen'Mordin interjected before long the decision to make the Caperion system their home. Before the combined summit, he remained silent on the matter, though inwardly, his mind became a tangled mess of emotions. He knew instinctively it was an excellent choice based upon those needs of the clan, and knew no amount of personal discomfort could overshadow that need. He had a clan to worry about, but, such thoughts did little to calm the turmoil in his heart. He would deal with his personal ghosts when allowed.
An opportunity arose that allowed Mune to work outside the clan and pledged their aid to the Harmonists, where they met with other Shistavanen and, perhaps for the first time, felt even a  minor sense of being part of a pack. It had been a long time since they felt comfortable among others, so they chose to step out of their old clan into a new one, where they knew they would once more be able to engage those new companions and begin a new chapter of their journey. They took up a post on the Voidbreaker II, even becoming her Intelligence Officer. They yearn to have a pack for the first time in their life, and their partner encourages them to reach out, to learn to connect with other Shistavanen and try and look past the pain they have suffered in the past at the hands of their family.  


==== Seraph and Return to the UCE ====
As it would happen, they would first connect with the Force-user weary [[Doon Sulvir]].
[[File:United_Corporations_of_Elaya%28s%29.jpg|thumb||right||Cityscape of UCE.]]
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== Profile ==
== Profile ==
[[File:Muneav1.jpg|thumb||left|200px|Mune Cinteroph]]
{{Quote| The hidden harmony is better than the obvious. | Heraclitus}}
=== Appearance ===
 
He is half-human, a hybridization come about through genetic manipulation and experimentation. His human father, Eien Osada's goals were uncertain, and all pertaining papers since classified or destroyed, and so remains uncertain. The results, however, only seem by all appearances, completely cosmetic.
 
Mune is somewhat short of average height for an adult human male, standing at 5’7” (170cm) and well-toned. He is by and large, mostly human in his appearance, with a few notable traits that mark him as not quite. These include his eyes, a startling ruby red in colouration, bright, intelligent, sharp and even shocking at first when one catches sight of the slit quality of his pupils. His teeth, or his canines more specifically come to the slightest points, barely noticeable and could only be described as dainty fangs. He has vulpine ears instead of human ones, though they afford him no better hearing then is to be expected of a human. His nails can only be described as claws, though only just… and no more dangerous then the next man deciding to grow his nails long. Most notably (aside from the ears of course), is his tail, kept well groomed at all times. His hair is mostly short, with his bangs left long. Each ear is adorned with a single piercing.
 
Because of the manipulation of his genetic code, he has the additional trait of appearing younger than he actually is. At a quick glance, he can easily be mistaken for a handful of years younger than he is.
 
=== Personality ===


Mune is a complex young man, one that has gone through no small number of hardships in his young life. These hardships define small parts of who he remains, but, at the same time he leaves no doubt that there is far more to him than the damages wrought by his youth. He is naturally amiable to those around him, talkative and even charming. He has a ready smile, and is more than happy to share it especially with those he calls friend. He is likewise intuitive, exceptionally perceptive and deeply reflective; rooted in a scholarly intellect. He has difficulty trusting, though he desires to trust; he has been betrayed and hurt to often in his earlier years to offer that trust so easily.  
[[File:Djbmuneref.png|thumb||left|400px|Reference Art]]
=== Physical Appearance ===


Late in his childhood, he was introduced to the practices of the Nayama Empire and the Republic of the Force both. This has led him to strings of regimental activities that he believes keep his mind disciplined, his wits sharp, and his body fit. Swordplay is a creative outlet for him, while his studies are a reinforcement of his mind and intellect. He has nothing but the utmost respect for nature, and oft feels closer to the animals in the brush than he does the men that go about their business all around him day by day; animals secure in their regiments of survival. Such thoughts unnerve him when they occur, and remind him more often than not that he is no simple human, but a product of scientific experimentation. He fears, one day the beast will swallow him whole and he will not return to who he had come to be, and his cherished knowledge and intellect be lost to him forever. He is also considered by those that know him, to be calculating, sly, insightful and opinionated. Socially speaking, he is sociable, charming, gregarious and even sensual (with a preference for male company.)


He was originally upon the Dark Path when he originally came to be part of the Brotherhood. As time wore on, it became more and more apparent that though he were a creature of extremes due to the more animal-like sides of his personality... he refused to kill unless necessary. When it came to killing, he was exceptional at it, but, more often than not if his judgement told him killing was unnecessary, he would too often let a foe live. He has since realigned himself tot he Gray Path, but remains as passionate, as idealistic and as mercurial as ever.  
Mune stands slightly below average height for an adult Shistavanen, at 5'7" (170cm). They are lithely built with subtle curves nearing feminine. They are well-toned, with a build trained for agility and finesse rather than power, honed through a strict regime of swimming and running. Topping their head are expressive and largish canid ears reminiscent of a fox, each with simple helix piercings. Their fur between their ears is left shaggy and rather tussled, at times pinned back to keep it out of their eyes. Around their throat is a steel collar kept locked by a simple locking screw, giving it the appearance of a perfect circle; they never remove it.  


Mune suffers from ''claustrophobia'' or a fear of restriction and suffocation. His particular case is related to being locked in smalls windowless rooms, or caged. The reaction could very well be as a result of the more bestial side of his nature.
Vivid, ruby eyes look out from a fluffy face, each pupil vulpine in shape and bright with intelligence. Their face is dominated by a slender muzzle lined with pointed teeth. Their body is thickly furred from the top of their ears to their toes. Their pristine white fur is luxurious and well kept. An especially thick ruff of fur covers the scruff and throat. Their tail is meticulously groomed and easily gives a flamboyant flip with the casualness of someone at ease with their stature. Upon fingers and toes are slightly curved black claws intended for ripping and tearing into prey.


=== Skills, Powers and Abilities ===
=== Their Speech ===
[[File:Djbmune1-2.jpg|thumb||right|400px|Mune Cinteroph]]
Mune Cinteroph has numerous tools in his arsenal, but none he depends upon more than his mind. The Force and even his body are but parts of the equation within his sharply honed intellect. There is not a day that goes by that he is not seen with a book of one sort or another on his person to steal a read whenever business allows. The Force powers he chooses to employ are but an extension of a mind calculating every angle possible.


He was trained young to make use of his exceptional perception, and so his powers of ''Farsight'' and ''Precognition'', even Sense came naturally to him. ''Sense'' and ''Precognition'' part of his defensive ensemble along with ''Barrier''. Stressing mobility as part of defense are his impressive endurance and athletics, with a penchant for ''Amplification''. ''Telekinesis'' makes up his only specifically offensive Force power, and the only one he has put a great deal of training. If asked why he never chose to harness the ability of Force Lightning, he would point out that such power is grossly verbose and lacks in grace.  
Mune speaks with an aristocratic accent, softened by an exotic lilt telltale of a blend of two distinct accents resulting in slight lengthening of the vowels. They speak in a warm tenor at the higher end of the vocal range. Their tone deepens only slightly when speaking in Shistavanen and loses any trace of their usual accent, as is also the case when they speak Togorian.


Of any powers are his disposal, ''Rage'' is one that came more naturally to him than any other, but one he never uses… at least of his own conscious will. It is linked heavily to his emotions and more bestial instincts that is a result of his Hybrid genetics.
=== Personality Profile===


In addition to his powers and his intellectual prowess, Mune is also a skilled swordsman. Even his lightsaber form choice of Jar’Kai is based upon his original training as a dual swords practitioner. He keeps up both sword and lightsaber play near regimentally, even using them as a sort of meditation from day to day. Perhaps due to such training, he has a dislike of firearms, and avoids the use of them.  
Mune is a complex young Shistavanen, one that has gone through no small number of hardships in their youth. These hardships in no small part define who they are, but, at the same time, they leave no doubt that there is far more to them than the damages wrought by their upbringing. They are naturally amiable to those around them, talkative and even charming. They have a ready smile and are more than happy to share it, especially with those they call friends. They are likewise intuitive, exceptionally perceptive and deeply reflective; rooted in a scholarly intellect. Considered by most to be gregarious, kind, and witty. Still, others consider them flippant, emotionally turbulent and absent-minded.


''Farsight'' is a power he seeks to understand better, and is another power aside from Rage that came upon him as naturally as breathing. It is also the biggest part of his studies even to present, as signified by Lore: Interpretation of Dreams, Symbols and Omens of the Force. Even in his duties as Grand Admiral of the Scholae Empire, he spends hours in contemplation and mediation, delving into the Living Force to root out the secrets of the future.
Mune suffers from ''claustrophobia'' or fear of restriction and suffocation.


=== Relationships ===
=== Skills ===
==== Impetus M'Nar/Elincia Rei ====
==== Combat ====


Impetus M'Nar was the person Mune had come to trust the most in the Brotherhood. During his time in Scholae Palatinae, he met the girl and saw her potential. Though she was much older than himself, he had her initiated into the Brotherhood and made his apprentice. Together, they ran Acclivis Draco for a time. She was privy to much of his past, and was one of those that understood him the most. Even so, he kept only one thing from her, and it would prove the thing that led to his leaving for places unknown. It hurt him to leave his apprentice and friend, but, he had no desire to allow she and others of the clan to see him in his slow decline towards death.  
Mune is extremely agile and is trained in the use of two swords (or two lightsabers in most cases.) They depend heavily on their honed reflexes, natural speed, and even the precognitive power of the Force to expertly weave their way around an opponent's attacks. Though they have a preference for swords, Mune can pick up just about any bladed weapon and fight.


Years later, it is she he would be guided to as Elincia Rei, when he sought  a doctor and scientist to put his father's research to use. He was at death's door. His body drawn and weakened, his mind exhausted and foggy. The Force however guided him to where it was he had to be. He had no doubt of who she was upon coming face to face, and she would help him, making use of the scientific research accumulated by Eien Osada. It was thanks to her that he would recover, and again escape the twisted machinations of his father. He spent more than a year in her care, recovering, before he returned to the Brotherhood and Clan Scholae Palatinae. He was even on crutches until it came time to step off the transport ship and ontot he grounds of the Imperial Palace.
==== Non-Combat ====


He holds a great deal of respect for Elincia, and trust.
In non-combat situations, Mune is a learned observer. Their keen perception earned them a position as Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence and later, upon their leaving the clan, a position as the [[Voidbreaker]]'s Intelligence Officer.  


==== Braecen Kaeth ====
==== The Force ====


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Mune is no stranger to the Force and its many powers. Perhaps in part due to their father's meddling, they were found to be gifted when they were quite young and that power became focal of their father's research. Their sensitivity to the Force first came to them as Farsight and grew from there. Now, they've turned their focus towards the protective and healing powers of the Force with little to no emphasis on offensive powers. Farsight remains at the core of their abilities.


==== Caleb Wild'en ====
==Significant Fictions/Character Canon/Roleplaying Sessions==


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===Fictions===
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<th style="background:#444; width:400pt; text-align:center"> Summary </th>
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<td> Blood and Dreams </td>
<td> Mune can learn no more from the Nayaman monastery or TRF, and so they must step out of those sanctums to begin life on their own. It is then that they are first exposed to the Brotherhood through one of its members. Though hesitant at first, Mune takes him up on his invitation and their first step upon the path begins.</td>
<td> ~27ABY</td>
<td> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DF7IEIRX1-3FjwQdtEoOsN7wZY3YUoiY/view?usp=sharing PDF]</td>
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<td> Where the Demons Hide </td>
<td> Mune returns to Seraph, chasing visions that lead them back to their home and a horrible discovery. They are forced to walk the paths of their childhood, to relive nightmares and traumas they never thought to be faced with ever again... but to save the one they love, they would be forced to face those demons.</td>
<td> ~32ABY</td>
<td> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnVxBu9zGbE3cfOEHnWfd0nP9LiOWG0D/view?usp=sharing PDF]</td>
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<td> On Wounded Seraph's Wings </td>
<td> Mune is found on the roof of  Adoniram Tower, lost in their visions of the future to escape the immediate pain of Elincia's passing. Caleb comes to console them and ease their suffering in the embrace of his arms. Never will they forget their friend and the one responsible for their meeting.</td>
<td> ~37ABY</td>
<td> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gml-WqlN6wzrJJp8nlk4Kwxu_lFXEDWN/view?usp=sharing PDF]</td>
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==Significant Fictions/Character Canon==
===Roleplaying Sessions===
===Where the Demons Reside===
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This fiction takes place during Mune's time away from the Brotherhood when he sought a cure for his condition as a result of his father's research. The fiction is 24 pages in length and 10455 words. [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c0WX6QcOZa5i4AvWSwfhKhQlHM5MVZQr Where the Demons Reside]
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<td> Mos Kenny </td>
<td> Mune is dropped off at a cantina in Mos Kenny, Tatooine, by Caleb after they walked right into a pillar while too focused reading a book while walking. The cantina so happened to be busy with patrons from all over the Brotherhood, including some old friends, and new.</td>
<td> [https://discord.darkjedibrotherhood.com/rp-sessions/2z.html Session Log]</td>
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<td> Of Wolves And Sheep</td>
<td> On their way to Seraph, they are intercepted and kidnapped by their sociopath brother, Seito. It is up to their brother Carr, some close friends, and an old friend from Scholae, to save them from the clutches of Seito's sadistic plans. </td>
<td> [https://discord.darkjedibrotherhood.com/rp-sessions/eel.html Session Log]</td>
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= DJB Facts =
==Other Materials==
== Positions Held Previously ==


*Tetrarch of Exar’s Shadow of [[Clan Exar Kun]]
[https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/members/3607/character_sheet Character Sheet]
*Clan Envoy of [[Clan Exar Kun]]
*Eclectic Pedagog of the [[Shadow Academy]]
*Aedile of [[House Acclivis Draco]] of [[Scholae Palatinae]]
*Quaestor of [[House Acclivis Draco]] of [[Scholae Palatinae]]


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Mune Cinteroph
Biographical Information
Homeworld:

Seraph

Date of Birth:

16 ABY (age 23)

Physical Description
Species:

Shistavanen

Gender:

Male

Height:

1m 70cm

Weight:

77.11kg

Hair:

Snow White

Eyes:

Ruby

Personal Information
Mother:

Aimi Cinteroph

Father:

Eien Osada (deceased)

Spouse(s):

Caleb Wild'en

Enemies:
  • UCE Government
Lightsaber Color(s):
  • Purple and Blue
Lightsaber Form(s):
  • Shien
Weapon(s):
  • Ninjato-style Vibroswords
  • Dual Lightsabers
  • Katana
  • Sith Dagger
Fighting Style(s):
  • Shadow Step
Chronology & Political Information
Profession:
  • Blade Dancer
  • Seer & Scholar
  • Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence (formerly)
  • Voidbreaker II Intelligence Officer
  • Grand Inquisitor
Position:
  • Praetor to the Master at Arms
Era(s):
Affiliation:
Dossier:

3607

[ Source ]

" Flowers grow out of dark moments. "
― Corita Kent

Mune Cinteroph has long been part of the Imperial Clan, his disappearance for a handful of years notwithstanding; he has distinguished himself well since his return to the ranks of his fellow Palatinaeans. Born on Seraph in the Caperion System, he is a scholar, calculating thinker and talented swordsman. Before his disappearance, he was a leader within Scholae Palatinae for House Acclivis Draco. He took only two apprentices in his time, Impetus M'Nar and Braecen Kaeth. The reasons for his disappearance remain his own, though it is rumoured that the Doctor and Empress, Elincia Rei is aware. He has since left his clan of many years to join Arcona.

Character History

Childhood


" Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."
― Paulo Coelho

Dark Beginnings

Force-sensitive canid native to Seraph.

Mune was born to the prominent and influential scientist Eien Osada and his wife Aimi Cinteroph in the United Corporations of Elaya in 16 ABY. Eien's experiment began well before his birth and, instead, started upon the conception of his son. Using the funding from the UCE government through Chairman Getris Retpay, and the resources of C.A.G.R.A. (Corporation for Advanced Genetic Research and Application) as operated by Osada Corp., Mune and his mother both were made victim to Osada's twisted experimentation. The few classified files remaining would note the genetic research as attempting to amplify the predatory nature of the Shistavanen by combining their genetics with that of a native, Force-sensitive animal native to Seraph. The experiment failed in the earliest tests and only resulted in Mune's far paler fur colouration, or so it appeared at the time. It may well have been the slightest bit of love for his wife that Eien did not terminate immediately and allowed the infant to live.

The child, however, was given his mother's surname and any inheritance of his father's fortune refused him in the future. Osada Corporation would pass to his elder brother, Seito Osada.

At the age of two(2), Mune was removed from his home and put into the care of his Aunt, Kiho Osada, when his mother had fallen ill. He was not made to feel welcome; rather, he was treated as a black mark upon the family name and rodent to be removed. So regular was the abuse that he even began to see himself as the oddity and animal his family made him out to be.

Unbeknownst to him, his mother was on her way to a full recovery. His father had no intentions, however, of reuniting them. It was evening, and Mune was amusing himself as he did in his aunt's conservatory when flame engulfed the garden. The fragrance of flowers that perfumed the air became that of smoke and ash. No one saved him; instead, he saved himself. The Force responded to him and, through it, removed himself from the flames. What should have been a turning point became the true beginning of his torment. Seeing an opportunity in that power, his father began experimenting in earnest to uncover the secrets of those abilities. It was a power that was weaker in his older brother than in himself.

Mune went through unspeakable torture. Mune’s brother became a complete sociopath due to what he went through, Mune suffered severe night terrors, claustrophobia, and further mental scarring. There is not much known about the accident that occurred in the lab. An accident that found Mune alone and on the run in the unfeeling streets of a city warped by greed and corruption. It was by pure luck that he was found by a visiting ambassador of the Nayama Dynasty, a monk who sensed something in the boy. Mune was but six(6) years old.

Chains Broken and Paths Forged

Ninjatō Style Dual VibroSwords (Purple - Animus) (Blue - Umbra)

Mune would be submerged in a world of tradition. He was given an education. The years that were gifted him were filled with study, training, and contemplation. By the age of seven(7), he was ensconced in every aspect of the monastic life he had come to be entwined with. He devoured every scrap of reading he could. He had worth. At the age of eight(8), he found himself unable to shake the feeling that the monks that took him in were missing something vital in their teachings.He knew more than thought. Such things, he kept to himself and continued his training, growing agile, graceful and calculating. He became, before long, an artist with a blade.

These people accepted him for who and what he was. He was noticeably more delicate than the other boys, shistavanen or otherwise.

Not so long after his tenth birthday, Mune found himself face needed to use the research had come to know of his experiment's whereabouts, and so looked to retake possession of UCE property. Mune had expected the man's coming thanks to visions that were visited on him. He met him a short distance down the path, from his home. If asked, Mune remembers nothing of those moments and did not remember for many years except as a horrible nightmare. However, what came after was the taste of blood upon his lips and the red that painted the trampled snow in wicked tones. He could recall the stickiness on his skin and the slow drip of gore from his matted fur. He had become engulfed by rage, and so slew the man claiming to be his father and the man's entourage all. The Dark Side of the Force had entirely consumed him. Panic-stricken, he feared for his home and the life he had finally found. To protect not themselves but the child, they decided to seek the help of the Republic of the Force. He was directed upon this new path and so continued his education in the wilds that were TRF's home.

Mune took quickly to their reverence for nature. He found himself more at ease with himself than he ever had. He found the missing piece, the Force, and embraced it full-heartedly. He began to heal his mental scars. His tutors found him to be gifted for one his age, and most noted his gift for Farsight. They sought to forge him into a powerful ally in their continued efforts against the Meraxis Empire.

He would never meet this purpose, nor the purpose intended for him by the Nayama Dynasty. At the age of eleven(11), Mune left them and returned to Nayama for a time spent with a friend he had realized he had budding feelings for, a dusty furred Shistavanen by the name of Asahi. Their parting would come a short time after Mune’s twelfth birthday, and his first crush gifted the Shistavanen a beautiful yet straightforward collar, a collar he vowed never to remove until they were together again. Mune discovered that he was genderfluid and embraced his first boyfriend before returning to the UCE.

Adolescence

First Foray into the Brotherhood

Mune spent a little more than a year in the UCE. They kept a low profile, ensuring no family nor their father's company knew of their presence in the city-state. They managed to scrape by on part-time jobs here and there. It was at a server job that their path crossed with a Force-user of the Dark Brotherhood. It was clear what they had to do, and so, they left their home with the Grey Jedi and found what he sought, a place to expand their knowledge and find a mentor to teach them in the ways of the Force. So it was that he dove headlong into the ancient lore and rituals and became a pupil to a Dark Jedi of Scholae Palatinae.

CSP Emblem

Mune proved an apt pupil, with a constant need to learn and grow. These were the teachers they sought, not the ones back home. Their mentors within the Brotherhood could challenge them, and through their exceptional teaching, they advanced rapidly through the ranks to Knighthood. They took on their first role as a leader and thus entrenched themself fully within the Brotherhood. They were no stranger to the conflicts of the Clans.

During Mune's time among the ranks of Scholae Palatinae, they became Master to one Impetus M'Nar in the year 28 ABY (he would have been only around 13-years-old), an Imperial Agent in the employ of the Empire's Intelligence. They were charged with a mission to search for an agent of the Light Side living within Judecca, a spy. It was for Impetus' particular talents that she was paired with the young Knight. She became fascinated with the lightsaber Mune wore. Impetus' connections as Tonal'la proved invaluable in their hunt. The methods she employed, a curiosity at how easily and skillfully she used an entire city's worth of eyes to search were her own eyes could not.

It was only because of Impetus that they managed to track a woman. Impetus saved their life in the ensuing duel when they made a near-fatal mistake. It was then that Mune understood that the Force was at work through her. They took her as an apprentice then, and she has since been one of only two apprentices they have ever had.

She quickly became someone Mune put much trust in. They learned as much from her as what they imparted in her. They were strange in their refusal of the title of Master from the girl, and instead, she calls them by name, knowing full well without the title that she still respected them as much as they respected her. As much as anyone else in the clan, however, she could not have foreseen their disappearance.

Only she could understand, though, how much it could crush them to have abandoned her and damage that trust they shared.

The Past Returned

Eien Osada's Labs

No matter the amount of education, knowledge and experience, Mune found themself a slave to what their father had done. Months before their self-imposed exile, they had already set their mind upon leaving. The nightmares remained as strong as they ever were, their past a constant ache at the back of their mind that threatened to consume what remained of who they believed themselves to be.

They kept to themself for a time, trying to deal with their psychological scars on their own. Eventually, they would find themself returning to the Caperion System and in their home city. They moved on without much preamble to the Nayama Empire and the monastery, where their journey in the ways of the Force began. They were stricken by the news that their loved one was no longer among those trainees, that Asahi had been taken some time ago. It became clear what the nightmares had been telling them. No time was wasted, they knew where they had to be, and so it came that they returned to a place they never wished to set foot in again, the headquarters of his father’s company.

The infiltration began as planned, though it quickly turned. Their efforts proved to be in vain when they discovered the tortured and experimented upon Shistavanen they had been in love with. Mune knew only too well the torment and pain; there was nothing left of the boy he had loved, his mind a shambles, broken. Mune knew that even if they could get Asahi out, he would never recover. Then, Asahi spoke, he pleaded for Mune to end the suffering… and so they did, and so their heart broke. It was a battle to escape the facility, and they were forced to battle a cousin, working to recapture Mune. None of the guards were prepared for the Shistavanen when ridden by their rage and the Force. They gave up their control and only regained their senses when their cousin fell dead at their feet. Severely injured, nearing unconsciousness, it was only through the Force did they manage to retreat and regain freedom.

In the end, the Force guided them to where they had to be, at the doorstep of the Palatinaean scientist, Elincia Rei. They knew her; they had come to understand in the last weeks before arriving. Their bond not at all weakened to the girl they had called their apprentice. It was a relief to have arrived, but still, anxiety ate at them that she would have to see them as they were now. They had no doubt, however, that she would help them.

Elincia accepted them in, and his road to recovery began. Days became weeks; weeks became months. It would be an entire year before Mune's recovery. It would be a couple of years before Mune regained strength enough to leave the care of her lab.

Caleb Wild’en

Mune & Caleb
Mune & Caleb

" Love is pure and true; love knows no gender. "
― Tori Spelling


A bodyguard was assigned to Mune at the beginning of their time with their old apprentice, a Togorian by the name of Caleb Wild'en. Their relationship began strictly professional, though it progressed in a handful of months to friendship. Mune even made an effort to learn to speak Togorian, while Caleb learned from them how to talk Shistavenen. It became a game to pass the time while Mune recovered from their wounds, broken heart and mental anguish. Wounds mended, the ache in their heart lessened, and in the company of Caleb, the nightmares seemed to diminish. Caleb’s cold demeanour thawed whenever Mune was near, and the shistavanen felt safe and not so alone in the togorian’s presence. Mune took this peaceful time to look at themself and focus on lessons in balance and walking the line between light and dark. They knew they had given themself over more than once to the Dark Side and vowed to never again do so in rage. They would not be its tool.

It was after their return to the Brotherhood when Mune turned twenty(20), Caleb proposed.

Return of the Wolf

Mune returned to the Brotherhood in the company of Elincia Rei, they were eighteen years old. Greeted by an old friend, Cyris Oscura, and so was welcomed back among their number. They made it a point to join House Imperium to work with the house's Quaestor, Lexiconus Qor. From here, Mune also joined the Battle Team Shadow Gaurd under the command of Delak Krennel, a man Mune met in the Antei Combat Center to get to know by the sword, testing each other's strengths and knowledge of combat. Mune enjoyed every moment of the encounter and took an immediate liking to the human. That welcome would quickly turn to business as they were immediately drawn into a joint venture with Naga Sadow to retrieve artifacts in the possession of the Red Fury Pirates. Mune made a great showing of themself, eager to earn their place back in the clan after a long absence. With the Clan Summits working in concert, they made their move, but the attack quickly became a betrayal as the clans would turn on one another. So the ties between them were broken by the time both clans went home with Scholae Palatinae the victor.

Following hot on the heels of their victory against the Red Fury Pirates and successful attack on Naga Sadow; the Emperor decreed it time to enact "Operation: Starfall". It was at this time too, that Mune took up the roll of Grand Admiral(Rollmaster) of the clan. In the aftermath of Shattered Ties, their old friend Cyris was felled. Elincia took up the vacant position as Grand Vizier to the Emperor, leaving Mune to put forward their own name for the now vacant Grand Admiral role. They could only hope they would not disappoint.

Operation: Starfall would find them and their clanmates ordered to the planet Aesirus on the far side of the Galaxy where they would take possession of the SoroSuub Corporation's holdings of Kyber Crystal mines. This would be the first operation Mune had the opportunity to take charge of as a member of the Clan Summit. All had been going according to plan when, in a skilled manipulation of the entire clan, a trap was sprung upon them by the possessed Emperor. Trapped, it would be them and the other trapped leaders that would need to guide the Clan from the dark depths and home to take back what was theirs. Mune could only hope their apprentice could take care of herself until then.

With a vengeance, the clan returned to Judecca and fought. More than one clanmate was lost, each paining Mune deeply. These people were their family, their pack. The final days of their battle upon their home turf found Xen gone missing, and their home returned (though for too short a time.)

Adulthood


" The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. "
― Robert Frost

An End, and A Beginning

Cityscape of UCE.

It seemed too little time passed before the next crisis for the clan. Their emperor vanished, for all they knew dead; and upon them descended Pravus' fleet. Given little time to act, Scholae Palatinae evacuated to their medical station. Their fleet was decimated. The planets of their system were bombarded from orbit and made uninhabitable. Mune could do naught but watch. If they were asked, they'd admit they did not care what happened to their physical home. what mattered, and what they felt mattered most were the people that made up the clan themselves, and that they survived. They could find a new home. It would be during the destruction that their emperor returned to them, and the search for the future of the clan began.

Days turned into weeks then months. As Grand Admiral, Mune coordinated numerous missions in search of a suitable home. Excursions resulting in but one loss. The clan begun the process of rebuilding their fleet while on the move, the medical station making its slow path through space. It was not nearly as turbulent a time they recalled before their time as a rogue, but it was by no means an easy time either. Months into their efforts, Xen'Mordin interjected before long the decision to make the Caperion system their home. Before the combined summit, they remained silent on the matter, though inwardly, their mind became a tangled mess of emotions. They knew instinctively it was an excellent choice based upon those needs of the clan, and knew no amount of personal discomfort could overshadow that need. They had a clan to worry about, but, such thoughts did little to calm the turmoil in their heart. They would deal with their personal ghosts when time permitted.

Arcona

Arcona Emblem

Most of their time within the Brotherhood was spent in the embrace of Scholae Palatinae, but with the passing of their apprentice, Elincia Rei, they began to feel disconnected from the clan, separate from it. Even as Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence, they no longer felt the kinship they had become accustomed to as part of the clan. They spent less time among clanmates and more time with their partner, trying to understand what lay ahead for them.

An opportunity arose that allowed Mune to work outside the clan and pledged their aid to the Harmonists, where they met with other Shistavanen and, perhaps for the first time, felt even a minor sense of being part of a pack. It had been a long time since they felt comfortable among others, so they chose to step out of their old clan into a new one, where they knew they would once more be able to engage those new companions and begin a new chapter of their journey. They took up a post on the Voidbreaker II, even becoming her Intelligence Officer. They yearn to have a pack for the first time in their life, and their partner encourages them to reach out, to learn to connect with other Shistavanen and try and look past the pain they have suffered in the past at the hands of their family.

As it would happen, they would first connect with the Force-user weary Doon Sulvir.

Profile


" The hidden harmony is better than the obvious. "
― Heraclitus
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Physical Appearance

Mune stands slightly below average height for an adult Shistavanen, at 5'7" (170cm). They are lithely built with subtle curves nearing feminine. They are well-toned, with a build trained for agility and finesse rather than power, honed through a strict regime of swimming and running. Topping their head are expressive and largish canid ears reminiscent of a fox, each with simple helix piercings. Their fur between their ears is left shaggy and rather tussled, at times pinned back to keep it out of their eyes. Around their throat is a steel collar kept locked by a simple locking screw, giving it the appearance of a perfect circle; they never remove it.

Vivid, ruby eyes look out from a fluffy face, each pupil vulpine in shape and bright with intelligence. Their face is dominated by a slender muzzle lined with pointed teeth. Their body is thickly furred from the top of their ears to their toes. Their pristine white fur is luxurious and well kept. An especially thick ruff of fur covers the scruff and throat. Their tail is meticulously groomed and easily gives a flamboyant flip with the casualness of someone at ease with their stature. Upon fingers and toes are slightly curved black claws intended for ripping and tearing into prey.

Their Speech

Mune speaks with an aristocratic accent, softened by an exotic lilt telltale of a blend of two distinct accents resulting in slight lengthening of the vowels. They speak in a warm tenor at the higher end of the vocal range. Their tone deepens only slightly when speaking in Shistavanen and loses any trace of their usual accent, as is also the case when they speak Togorian.

Personality Profile

Mune is a complex young Shistavanen, one that has gone through no small number of hardships in their youth. These hardships in no small part define who they are, but, at the same time, they leave no doubt that there is far more to them than the damages wrought by their upbringing. They are naturally amiable to those around them, talkative and even charming. They have a ready smile and are more than happy to share it, especially with those they call friends. They are likewise intuitive, exceptionally perceptive and deeply reflective; rooted in a scholarly intellect. Considered by most to be gregarious, kind, and witty. Still, others consider them flippant, emotionally turbulent and absent-minded.

Mune suffers from claustrophobia or fear of restriction and suffocation.

Skills

Combat

Mune is extremely agile and is trained in the use of two swords (or two lightsabers in most cases.) They depend heavily on their honed reflexes, natural speed, and even the precognitive power of the Force to expertly weave their way around an opponent's attacks. Though they have a preference for swords, Mune can pick up just about any bladed weapon and fight.

Non-Combat

In non-combat situations, Mune is a learned observer. Their keen perception earned them a position as Director of Imperial Scholae Intelligence and later, upon their leaving the clan, a position as the Voidbreaker's Intelligence Officer.

The Force

Mune is no stranger to the Force and its many powers. Perhaps in part due to their father's meddling, they were found to be gifted when they were quite young and that power became focal of their father's research. Their sensitivity to the Force first came to them as Farsight and grew from there. Now, they've turned their focus towards the protective and healing powers of the Force with little to no emphasis on offensive powers. Farsight remains at the core of their abilities.

Significant Fictions/Character Canon/Roleplaying Sessions

Fictions

Title Summary Time Period Link
Blood and Dreams Mune can learn no more from the Nayaman monastery or TRF, and so they must step out of those sanctums to begin life on their own. It is then that they are first exposed to the Brotherhood through one of its members. Though hesitant at first, Mune takes him up on his invitation and their first step upon the path begins. ~27ABY PDF
Where the Demons Hide Mune returns to Seraph, chasing visions that lead them back to their home and a horrible discovery. They are forced to walk the paths of their childhood, to relive nightmares and traumas they never thought to be faced with ever again... but to save the one they love, they would be forced to face those demons. ~32ABY PDF
On Wounded Seraph's Wings Mune is found on the roof of Adoniram Tower, lost in their visions of the future to escape the immediate pain of Elincia's passing. Caleb comes to console them and ease their suffering in the embrace of his arms. Never will they forget their friend and the one responsible for their meeting. ~37ABY PDF

Roleplaying Sessions

Title Summary Link
Mos Kenny Mune is dropped off at a cantina in Mos Kenny, Tatooine, by Caleb after they walked right into a pillar while too focused reading a book while walking. The cantina so happened to be busy with patrons from all over the Brotherhood, including some old friends, and new. Session Log
Of Wolves And Sheep On their way to Seraph, they are intercepted and kidnapped by their sociopath brother, Seito. It is up to their brother Carr, some close friends, and an old friend from Scholae, to save them from the clutches of Seito's sadistic plans. Session Log

Other Materials

Character Sheet

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