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|image=[[image:Dralin_Forum.jpg]]
|order=Sith
|name=Dralin Hakh'khar
|image=[[File:Dralin Head Shot.jpg|250px]]
|homeworld=[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Nystao New Nystao], [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wayland Wayland]
|firstname=Dralin
|birth=[[1 ABY to 10 ABY | 10 ABY]]
|lastname=Fortea
|death=
|homeworld=[[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]]
|species=Human
|birth={{Birthyear and Age|ABY|4|}}
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|species=[[starwars:Human|Human]]
|hair=Black
|gender=Male
|eyes=Green
|hair=Auburn
|height=1.75 m
|height=1.7 m
|weight=72.6 kg
|weight=77 kg
|cyber=
|cyber=Black eyes with green accents
|allies=*[[Telona Murrage]]
|allies=* [[Telona Murrage]]
*[[Ronovi Tavisaen]]
|saber=Green
*[[Charon Lorccán "Ziltopia" Bláthnat]]
|form=* [[Vapaad]]
*[[Bieten Macht Elols]]
|fightingstyle=* [[Sliding Hands]]
*[[Kazarelth Talismarr]]
|era=* [[Imperial era]]
*[[Evant Taelyan]]
* [[Rise of the Brotherhood era]]
*[[Doni Tzu Tarentae]]
* [[Exodus era]]
*[[Huldrych]]
* [[New Order era]]
|enemies=
|affiliation=* [[Plagueis]]
|saber=
|masters=* [[Lilar Nemat-Fortea]]
|form=Banlanth
* [[Telona Murrage]]
|fightingstyle=[[Close Quarters Battle]]
|dossier=[[dossier:9485|9485]]
|profession=*Assassin
}}
*Serial Killer
|position=
|era=*[[New Republic Era]]
*[[New Jedi Order Era]]
*[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]]
|affiliation=*[[Gladius]]
*[[Clan Tarentum]]
*[[Krath]]
*[[Antei Combat Center]]
|ship=
|dossier=[http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/dossier.asp?ID=9485 9485]
}}
{{quote|I hate blood. It sets my teeth on edge.|One of Dralin's many neuroses}}


'''Dralin Hakh'khar''' is an assassin of [[House Gladius]]. Beginning as a simple inductee to the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]], he has caught the attention of two [[Quaestor|Quaestors]] for apprenticeship, became a [[Tetrarch]], was promoted to [[Aedile]], and is now a freelance member of [[House Gladius]] on the verge of [[Dark Jedi Knight|Knighthood]].
'''Dralin Fortea''' is a well-traveled member of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]], and currently belongs to [[Clan]] [[Plagueis]]. The [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscanti]] man holds the view that a stronger, unified Brotherhood is essential for the survival of the [[starwars:Dark Jedi|dark Jedi]], and has little patience for those who tout their own unit as being the most important. He was trained in the Force by [[Telona Murrage]], and was formerly trained as an [[starwars:assassin|assassin]] by his mother, [[Lilar Nemat-Fortea]]. Due to his time in the Brotherhood, Dralin has learned the benefit of being a leader and manipulator, preferring to empower others to perform tasks for him and only lending his strength when necessary.


==  Pre-Brotherhood  ==


== Biography ==
=== [[starwars:Uscru Entertainment District|Uscru District]]  ===
{{quote|Looking back, we were quite lucky.|Dralin Hakh'khar}}
[[File:Vos Gesal Street.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Dralin spent a great deal of time in the Uscru Entertainment District.]]
=== Origins ===
Dralin's parents were wealthy business owners who moved to the burgeoning city at the foot of [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mount_Tantiss Mount Tantiss] at a young age together. Shortly before the city's destruction during the events surrounding Grand Admiral [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mitth%27raw%27nuruodo Thrawn's] plot to destroy the Republic, Dralin's parents moved off-planet, not wanting to be present during all the commotion while Dralin's mother was pregnant. Soon after [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/New_Nystao New Nystao] was established by the displaced [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Noghri Noghri] as the new capital of [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wayland Wayland], Dralin's parents moved back in time for Dralin, and his twin Dreav, to be born there.


Growing up, Dralin and his sister, Dreav, often mingled with the Noghri, and soon grew more fond of the compact Noghri than their fellow Humans. He grew to accept Noghri culture, along with their ideas in honor, friendship, and family. The twins would often spend their entire day with the Noghri children, also taking time out to speak with the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dynast Dynasts] of the Noghri clans on many different matters, such as politics, philosophy, and literature, much to the Dynasts' delight. The Dynast of [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Clan_Hakh%27khar Clan Hakh'khar] was known to dote on the children, often teaching them different things, while at the same time giving them treats and the like.
Dralin was born to the upper-class couple Kaiman Fortea, a corrupt defense attorney, and Lilar Nemat-Fortea, a bored socialite heiress. While growing up, Dralin was left to his own devices due to his parents' chronic absenteeism, and he passed his time outside of his native [[starwars:Sah'c District|Sah'c District]] by roving the [[starwars:Coruscant Underworld|undercity]] of Coruscant, most of which was spent in the lower levels of the Uscru Entertainment District. At first, Dralin appeared to be just another street urchin pickpocket, running with the homeless children that plague the district. Before long, however, he was discovered by a mysterious local bounty hunter, Harika Krecca, who employed him as a lookout and sidekick, training him in the ways of stealth and thievery.


At the age of twelve, however, disaster would strike, forever marring Dralin's life. One night he awoke with a great sense of alarm, getting out of bed just in time to hear his sister scream. After sprinting down the hallway, he caught a glimpse of someone jumping out the window, Dreav laying in a pool of blood in her bed. Dralin's parents arrived to find him cradling his twin sister's head in his arms, silent tears running down his cheeks.
Into his early teens, Dralin kept up his routine of sneaking out of his home district and leading a double-life in the undercity. His parents did not seem to care, except to occasionally dress him up and parade him around during social functions in which it would look good to have the whole family together. Dralin's continued tutelage under Krecca taught him much of the important matters he would have picked up in school, but he was also being groomed as an assassin, with lessons in stealth and weaponry. His first kill came about during a mission with Krecca, in which he killed a man who successfully blindsided both Krecca and himself. Up to that point, Krecca's identity, including species and gender, were a mystery to all, as Krecca never removed the customized armor that encased them, but the man who rushed Krecca and then fell to Dralin's knife had knocked Krecca's helmet off. To Dralin's surprise, Harika Krecca was none of than his mother Lilar, who had spent over a decade carrying on a secret life as a bounty hunter under the guise of living a hollow socialite's existence.


=== Birth of a Murderer ===
=== Assassin ===
[[image:Dreav.jpg|thumb|left|150 px|Dreav's murder led Dralin down a darker path]]
[[File:Harika Krecca.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Dralin's mother led a double life, under the alter ego Harika Krecca.]]
Ever since the night of his sister's murder, Dralin withdrew, growing darker in his grief. The other residents of New Nystao offered their condolences to the grieving family, but nothing could replace the hollow void in Dralin's life, the bond that he always felt with his twin- or so he thought. As he got older, Dralin noticed certain impulses guiding him, telling him what to do, whispers at his consciousness that gave him information that would be otherwise unobtainable. This information was sometimes as useful as the location of something he was looking for, but more often than not, it offered glimpses into others' lives, their very thoughts betraying them to Dralin. The more Dralin listened to the voice, the more it told him- he knew that his neighbor was being cuckolded; he knew that the mayor of New Nystao had a bit of a spice problem; he knew the dark secrets others didn't want to get out. The voice didn't say these things right out; Dralin had to do some digging. However, when the voice laughed, somebody was doing something funny, and the voice was never wrong.


By the age of fifteen, Dralin came to recognize the voice as his sister's, possibly speaking to him from beyond death, or perhaps Dreav never left him. His sister told him many things, sometimes prodding him to a certain course of action, sometimes leading him to discover information to be used to his advantage. It was never spelled out to him, no, he had to track down the information himself, but his sister was like a beacon, leading him down what appeared to be an obvious path. His sister was never wrong- quite the contrary, his sister would correct his perceptions, whispering in his ear which path was the best choice, flipping her hair in annoyance when he passes what he was looking for. Always she was out of sight, nestled within his mind, his constant companion.
Dralin enjoyed working with his mother in what they had jokingly come to call "the family business". The realization that at least one of his parents had been close to him and mentored him brightened what had been a dismal family life. His new-found openness with Lilar gave new meaning to the work they did, and he came to enjoy his nascent assassin career even more. The duo had both captured criminals and assassinated officials, happily working on both sides of the fence. They gained a reputation for efficiency and a ruthless "first come, first served" policy on jobs, in addition to being a bit of a novelty in the criminal world: Harika Krecca and the Boy Assassin.


One day, Dralin was walking throughout the city, following his sister's guidance, when he felt a jolt of recognition. Dreav laughed in the back of his head, almost seeming to point at a man shouldering his way through the crowd. Following the man discreetly, Dralin was shocked to realize that he had been following his sister's murderer. He stalked the murderer for days, learning his schedule inside and out- he didn't know what he would do, but this seemed important to him. Suddenly, it clicked for Dralin- he now knew when his sister's murderer was alone and vulnerable. Stealing a knife from his parents' kitchen, Dralin resumed his stalking until his prey was alone. The fifteen-year-old would-be avenger did not manage to kill his target, instead rushing headlong into his kill, spooking the killer and setting off a chain of events that led to Dralin's orphaning.
Their main hangout was the Outlander Club; the enormous club attracted all kinds of beings from both the undercity and the nearby [[starwars:Senate District|Senate District]], which gave them excellent exposure to the elements of society most interested in hiring them. Dralin also made an unlikely friend in the older information broker, [[Diclonius]], which would serve him well later in life. Over time, however, Dralin began demonstrating strange, spontaneous abilities and performing accidental feats that could only be described as unlikely, such as catching a thrown knife or accidentally jumping three meters into the air when he only meant to hop. Through her contacts in the Brotherhood, for whom she had previously done some contract work, Lilar knew that her son was like them, and that the best thing to do would be to send him to them, rather than risk being found by the resurgent Jedi under Luke Skywalker and facing their judgement. As soon as they could arrange, Dralin was shipped to the [[Shadow Academy]], from which he was assigned to Clan Tarentum.


The killer, recognizing his assailant, took off in the direction of Dralin's house. Not realizing this, Dralin took his time coming home, not knowing the danger he had placed his family in. Even after deadening himself to most normal emotions, Dralin was once again grieved when he came home to find that his parents had been murdered, the murderer standing over their bodies with a grin. In a fury, Dralin felt something suffuse his body, granting him uncanny strength and speed. Launching himself across the room, Dralin reached his arms out, projecting that which he felt within him, creating a strong ''push'', almost like a moving force field, propelling his opponent across the room, killing him instantly. When the authorities arrived, it was deemed self-defense, and once again the community offered their empty condolences.
==  Tarentum  ==


=== The Dynast's Blessing ===
[[File:Dralin.jpg|thumb|309px|right|Dralin Fortea, Scion of Telona Murrage]]
[[image:Dynast.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|The Dynast of Clan Hakh'khar helped give Dralin's life direction]]
Not knowing who to turn to for guidance, Dralin went to the one being whose wisdom he respected above all else: the Dynast of the Noghri Clan Hakh'khar. Explaining to the wise old Noghri everything that occurred, Dralin waited for his judgment. After some contemplation, the Noghri decided that Dralin had acted honorably, and also recognized something within Dralin- he suspected that what Dralin thought was his sister's voice was actually the Force, although garbled by Dralin's broken mind. The Dynast, unknown to anyone, had a contact among a group known as the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, and while he knew that Dralin shared the powers of this group, he was leery of sending the boy off without at least trying to help him stay home and heal before doing so. Keeping this to himself, the Dynast adopted Dralin, and began teaching Dralin a way to strike back at his family's killer, as well as hone his skills and tendencies. The Dynast knew that, given time, Dralin could have gone bad and began living a life much like that of the killer he sought, and so also began instilling within Dralin a code of honor to live by.


By the time Dralin was seventeen, he had learned much from the Dynast. He learned self-defense, both armed and unarmed. He learned silent ways to kill both the unsuspecting and the alert. Above all else, though, Dralin was taught to only kill those who deserved to die; his murderous tendencies, born through his life of disturbances, were slaked on the blood of the damned. However, Dralin seemed discontent, unable to reconcile the beast within him, that which demanded blood. So, in the end, the Dynast sent his ward out to the Dark Jedi Brotherhood discreetly, with his training and his blessings.
===  Appearance  ===
Dralin has pale skin, dark red hair, and cybernetic eyes with green light accents. While he stands less than two meters tall, his proud force of personality makes him seem larger and more intimidating than he is. While he is a young man in his fighting prime, Dralin prefers to wear tailored suits when not on a mission, which he uses to project a greater sense of control and understated style to others. While on a combat mission, he prefers light plate armor and a cape. He will remove the cape when he is not directing others and needs to become involved in the fighting himself.


=== Arrival at Sword's Sheath ===
=== Combat  ===
[[image:Dralin Warbanner.jpg|thumb|left|150 px|Dralin's first warbanner]]
Dralin was sent to the Sword's Sheath, House Gladius' home in the Itaana Belt. He learned much there, and enjoyed the freedom he had to learn about the Force and exercise both his body and his will. At first he wrestled with the concept of the Force, as before he had been personifying it as his dead sister; to this day, he still hears his sister's voice in his thoughts as he uses the Force to perceive his surroundings. Soon, he attracted the attention of at-the-time-[[Quaestor]] [[Kromtal Stormfyld]]. Master Stormfyld taught him the value of initiative, answering questions his apprentice had. Soon, Dralin's [[Envoy]], [[Telona Murrage]], commandeered him, along with fellow [[Journeyman]] [[Bieten Macht Elols]], in what was supposed to be a routine flight. After crash-landing on the surface of [[Koros]], Dralin and Elols followed Telona into the [[Cestus Complex]], surviving the nightmare scenario until help arrived.


Soon after, Master Stormfyld passed Dralin's apprenticeship on to Telona, who had the time to devote to his training. It was then that Dralin was made the Archivist of Battle Team [[Arcano Signum|Praxeum]], only to gain the position of [[Tetrarch]] shortly thereafter.
=== The Force  ===
[[image:Reaching.jpg|thumb|right|Dralin is adept at the physical aspect of the Force.]]
Dralin sees the Force as a tool, not as some mystic entity or divine will. He believes that it is similar to the ancients figuring out how to harness electricity; the power was always there, and it does the bidding of those who learn how to direct it. Dralin's Force-training has grown to either reinforce his natural talents or make up for a lack. For example, where he used to use old-fashioned techniques for information-gathering purposes, he has now replaced that skill set entirely with Force abilities.
=== Telona's Apprentice ===
Dralin's apprenticeship to Telona Murrage would prove to be both the most difficult thing he would encounter so far, as well as the most rewarding. Telona by no means went easy on Dralin, who would have to prove himself at every turn. Under Telona, he learned the art of [[Close Quarters Battle]], which helped to hone his abilities in self-defense, as well as the true value of independent thought and the proper use of his physical Force powers. One thing that would plague him, however, was his inability to perceive the universe without his twin sister. While Dralin knew that it was the Force that allowed him to do this, he had unconsciously supplanted his twin bond with his Force sensitivity, forcing his mind to personify that which he couldn't have explained previously. It was still unnerving for him to think of his constant companion as an impartial and impersonal power.


During this time, Dralin also reorganized the [[battleteam]] Praxeum into [[Arcano Signum]], as the members felt that they were no longer a training institution for new members and needed a change.
Some Force powers are more commonly used by him than others. Dralin specializes in [[starwars:Mind trick#Force illusion|illusions]], [[starwars:Telepathy|telepathy]], and [[starwars:Force sense|sensing]] others through the Force, with a particular aptitude for [[starwars:Force Track|tracking]] others. Additionally, he has taken a stronger interest in [[starwars:Battle meditation|battle meditation]] since taking up command of military units, and his [[starwars:Force Barrier|barriers]] tend to be more encompassing than others' if he concentrates solely on that. Like most [[starwars:Dark Jedi|dark Jedi]], he can bolster himself with the Dark Side of the Force, which he has typified into a [[starwars:Force rage|cold fury]]. His ability to [[starwars:Force cloak|cloak]] himself in the Force and his [[starwars:Telekinesis|telekinetic]] prowess, both of which he used often as an active assassin, have fallen by the wayside. He is capable of these feats still, but Dralin's focus has shifted to other tasks.


=== Settling In ===
=== Skills ===
[[Image:NasChoka.JPG|thumb|left|The Yuuzhan Vong were among the most dangerous opponents a Dark Jedi could face.]]
Above all other weapons Dralin possesses, his keen intellect is foremost among them. He values his ability to stay two steps ahead of the opposition through logic, careful planning, and the ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances in order to benefit. Two other talents that he has honed over the years come from his involvement in leadership: his ability to manipulate others, and his ability to threaten others into cooperation. His use of intimidation has expanded to how he treats underlings and colors his diplomatic proceedings. Younger dark Jedi and military officers know that Dralin prizes competent and intelligent subordinates, and he is known to harshly punish a lack of forethought and the inability to learn from ones failures. Dralin can be a terrifying individual, but those under his command can rest assured that he does not punish failure, just irredeemable stupidity.


As Dralin settled into being both Telona's right hand and the leader of Arcano Signum, so too was the [[Clan Tarentum|Clan]] [http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5032&st=0 settling more firmly] into the [[Yridia system]]. Refugees from the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yuuzhan_Vong_War war with the Yuuzhan Vong] began flooding the system, causing strain upon the populous and their Dark Jedi nobles. However, certain problems began popping up in the perfect places to cause enough unrest among the people to revolt, these problems seeming to be coordinated to those who knew that to look for. In order to investigate one of these occurrences, Dralin was dispatched by Telona to ply his quiet trade and get a lock on where supplies destined for the Sword's Sheath were being diverted to. Stashed aboard a freighter and disguised as a fellow refugee, Dralin was, in addition to investigating House Gladius' lack of water, supposed to get a feel for the refugees among the freighter, trying to find any connection between them and those that have poisoned [[Yridia IX|Yridia IX's]] water supply.
If his social machinations and subordinates fail to perform as is necessary, Dralin is not adverse to wading into combat himself. Skilled in the use of [[Djem So]], Dralin is like a rock in the middle of the raging river that is the battlefield. He can accept a lot of punishment, both physical and mental, and then smash through his enemies' defenses with his favored [[starwars:Lightsaber combat|lightsaber form]]. As a former head of an [[Yridian Security Bureau|intelligence branch]], Dralin is also trained in interrogation and investigation, but these skills have gone to rust with time and further reliance upon the Force.


In the process of acting the part of a refugee, Dralin was noticed by those aboard the freighter, and was subsequently knocked out and stashed in a different room, guarded by a thug. Since they didn't count on capturing a trained Force-user, Dralin easily escaped, but was led to a shocking discovery- those that captured him were military leaders, disguised as refugees, and employing street thugs as subordinates. Before landing, Dralin overheard one of the thugs and their need to get to Eden Greenturf, the warehousing district on Yridia IX, so once the freighter landed, he hotwired a speeder with the Force and sped off.
===  Personality  ===
[[File:Gin.jpg|thumb|173px|left|[[starwars:Sullustan gin|Sullustan gin]], mixed with a [[starwars:Hapan|Hapan]] vermouth.]]


He arrived to see one of the Clan Elders, [[Doni Tzu Tarentae]], being attacked by dozens of thugs, all acting in a military manner, confirming his theory. Together, Dralin and Doni Tzu prevented being overrun by the hoard, but gained a valuable piece of the puzzle from the mind of a dying "thug": [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Eliad Eliad]. Armed with the name of a planet, the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yevetha Yevethan] [[Elder]] and the [[Tetrarch]] made their way back to government headquarters in Eden City, where Doni Tzu got in contact with the other Elders of Tarentum. It was decided that Doni Tzu and Dralin would be sent to Eliad to skulk around, while the rest of Tarentum would try to learn more from their end. Before the two left for Eliad, however, they were able to discern the involvement Deutta the Hutt of Karideph by listening in on Holonet transmissions, who was somehow tied into the contingent from Eliad. Unbeknown to the two Dark Jedi, however, Deutta had introduced a third party to the equation, armed with the tantalizing knowledge that Yridia was controlled by what appeared to be Jedi, thanks to Jason Hunter's brazen display before a riot.
Ever since he had begun taking the role of a leader, Dralin has become more eloquent than the taciturn young man he once was. When speaking [[starwars:Galactic Standard Basic|Galactic Basic]], Dralin has a distinct Coruscanti accent.


Disguised as merchants, Dralin and Doni Tzu landed on Eliad to discover the reason for Eliad's attempts to overturn Tarentum's government: money. The nobility of Eliad were placed there by [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Palpatine Emperor Palpatine], all of them having been stripped of nearly all their money. In a bid for more land and resources, Eliad had been stealing [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lommite lommite] from Yridia IX in order to create an income for themselves, and enlisted the aid of Deutta the Hutt in an attempt to overthrow the Tarentum government and take the Yridia system for themselves. When they were making good their escape, however, Yuuzhan Vong ships, lured to Eliad by the promise of two ''Jeedai''- Dralin and Doni Tzu- by Deutta the Hutt, began dropping out of the sky. During the escape attempt, Doni Tzu was captured by the Vong, and Dralin's ship was shot out of the sky.
He mistrusts all but a few, with that number dwindling since learning of [[Ronovi Tavisaen|Ronovi's]] death.. Dralin has rarely, if ever, been seen to "let his hair down." On the few occasions that he had in the past, it was usually at the goading of Ronovi. He no longer drinks, in remembrance of her. Those that Dralin does consider a friend find that he can be warm and friendly in a dry, sarcastic sort of way. Given his usual dour, businesslike manner, this can surprise many. Ronovi, being Dralin's first true friend, has taught him much in the way of empathy, but to most, Dralin remains as cynical and closed-off as always.


Determined to do his part to ensure the survival of the Clan, Dralin opened a communications channel with Telona back at Sword's Sheath, explaining to her the situation, and urging her to get the Clan to strike at Deutta the Hutt, who obviously had information that could destroy the Dark Jedi. Dralin resigned himself to his fate, knowing that his warning got through. Telona, however, had other plans. She warned the Clan of the threat Deutta presented while she geared up to save Dralin and Doni Tzu, accompanied by [[Charon Lorccán "Ziltopia" Bláthnat|Ziltopia]] and Apollo. Once on Eliad, Ziltopia tracked down Dralin while Telona and Apollo attempted to fight their way to Doni Tzu. The two were just in time to see Doni be taken prisoner by the Vong, and so set out, with Dralin and Ziltopia in tow, to warn the rest of Tarentum of the true threat of Yuuzhan Vong in the area, as well as the location of Deutta the Hutt: [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Karideph Karideph].
==  Career Summary  ==
 
{{Positions}}
=== Settling Home ===
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[[image:Karideph.png|thumb|right|Karideph lays both at the end of the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rimma_Trade_Route Rimma Trade Route] and the beginning of the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Trition_Trade_Route Trition Trade Route]]]
|title=Apprentice to [[Telona Murrage]]
 
|years=[[20 ABY to 29 ABY#26 ABY|26 ABY]] - [[30 ABY]]
 
|before=[[Brimstone]]
== Characteristics ==
|after=N/A
{{quote|There is much power in appearances. How else would the wolf get close to the sheep?|Dralin Hakh'khar}}
}}
[[image:Dralin.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Dralin Hakh'khar, Scion of Telona Murrage]]
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=== Appearance ===
|title=[[BTL|Tetrarch]] of [[Arcano Signum]]
Dralin stands at an average height, as well as weighing in at average. His clothes often appear nondescript while on missions and the like, but his nondescript clothing often conceals hidden pockets for poisons
|years=[[20 ABY to 29 ABY#27 ABY|27 ABY]]  - [[20 ABY to 29 ABY#28 ABY|28 ABY]]
=== Personality ===
|before=[[Kazarelth]]
 
|after=[[Ronovi Tavisaen]]
=== Academia ===
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'''Languages'''
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*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bothan_%28language%29 Bothese]
|title=[[Aedile]] of [[House Gladius]]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Basic Galactic Basic]
|years=[[20 ABY to 29 ABY#28 ABY|28 ABY]] - [[20 ABY to 29 ABY#29 ABY|29 ABY]]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Honoghran Honoghran]
|before=[[Apollo]]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Omwatese Omwatese]
|after=[[Scion Altera]]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sith_%28language%29 Sith]
}}
 
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== DJB Facts ==
|title=[[Rollmaster]] of [[House Gladius]]
=== Medals ===
|years=[[30 ABY]] - [[31 ABY]]
*1 [[Crescents|Crescent]] with a Topaz Star
|before=[[Balia Donos]]
*2 Crescents with a Sapphire Star
|after=[[Severon Vercingetorix]]
*1 Crescent with a Quartz Star
}}
 
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=== Degrees ===
|title=Lieutenant of the [[Reckoners]]
*[[Dark Side Degrees|Dark Maven Degree]] in History
|years= [[32 ABY]]
*Dark Maven Degree in Philosophy
|before=N/A
 
|after=[[Solus Gar]]
=== Outstanding Achievements ===
*Dralin escaped from the old [[Cestus Complex]] on [[Koros]].
 
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| title = Apprentice to [[Kromtal Stormfyld]]
| years = [[26 ABY to Present#26 ABY|26 ABY]]
| before = N/A
| after = N/A
}}
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| title = Apprentice to [[Telona Murrage]]
|title=[[Rollmaster]] of [[House Kaerner]]
| years = [[26 ABY to Present#26 ABY|26 ABY]] - [[26 ABY to Present#27 ABY|28 ABY]]
|years= [[33 ABY]]
| before = [[Seabr'imsto'nedansr|Brimstone]]
|before=[[Raiju Kang]]
| after = N/A
|after=N/A
}}
}}
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| title = [[Krath]] [[BTL|Tetrarch]] of [[Arcano Signum]]
|title=[[BTL|Commander]] of the [[Reckoners]]
| years = [[26 ABY to Present#27 ABY|27 ABY]] - [[26 ABY to Present#27 ABY|28 ABY]]
|years= [[33 ABY]]
| before = [[Kazarelth]]
|before=[[Solus Gar]]
| after = [[Ronovi Tavisaen]]
|after= [[Nichos Rhade]]
}}
}}
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{{Succession box
| title = [[Aedile]] of [[House Gladius]]
|title=[[Aedile]] of [[Qel-Droma]]
| years = [[26 ABY to Present#26 ABY|28 ABY]] - [[26 ABY to Present#27 ABY|29 ABY]]
|years= [[34 ABY]] - [[35 ABY]]
| before = Apollo
|before= [[Solus Gar]]
| after = [[Scion Altera]]
|after= [[Invictus]]
}}
}}
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== Trivia ==




[[Category:DJB Characters]]
[[Category:Plagueis members]]
[[Category:Clan Tarentum]]
[[Category:Necromancers]]
[[Category:Minor Tier (Clan Tarentum)]]

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Dralin Fortea
Biographical Information
Homeworld:

Coruscant

Date of Birth:

4 ABY (age 38)

Physical Description
Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Height:

1.7 m

Weight:

77 kg

Hair:

Auburn

Cybernetics:

Black eyes with green accents

Personal Information
Allies:
Lightsaber Color(s):

Green

Lightsaber Form(s):
Fighting Style(s):
Chronology & Political Information
Era(s):
Affiliation:
Known masters:
Dossier:

9485

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Dralin Fortea is a well-traveled member of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, and currently belongs to Clan Plagueis. The Coruscanti man holds the view that a stronger, unified Brotherhood is essential for the survival of the dark Jedi, and has little patience for those who tout their own unit as being the most important. He was trained in the Force by Telona Murrage, and was formerly trained as an assassin by his mother, Lilar Nemat-Fortea. Due to his time in the Brotherhood, Dralin has learned the benefit of being a leader and manipulator, preferring to empower others to perform tasks for him and only lending his strength when necessary.

Pre-Brotherhood

Uscru District

Dralin spent a great deal of time in the Uscru Entertainment District.

Dralin was born to the upper-class couple Kaiman Fortea, a corrupt defense attorney, and Lilar Nemat-Fortea, a bored socialite heiress. While growing up, Dralin was left to his own devices due to his parents' chronic absenteeism, and he passed his time outside of his native Sah'c District by roving the undercity of Coruscant, most of which was spent in the lower levels of the Uscru Entertainment District. At first, Dralin appeared to be just another street urchin pickpocket, running with the homeless children that plague the district. Before long, however, he was discovered by a mysterious local bounty hunter, Harika Krecca, who employed him as a lookout and sidekick, training him in the ways of stealth and thievery.

Into his early teens, Dralin kept up his routine of sneaking out of his home district and leading a double-life in the undercity. His parents did not seem to care, except to occasionally dress him up and parade him around during social functions in which it would look good to have the whole family together. Dralin's continued tutelage under Krecca taught him much of the important matters he would have picked up in school, but he was also being groomed as an assassin, with lessons in stealth and weaponry. His first kill came about during a mission with Krecca, in which he killed a man who successfully blindsided both Krecca and himself. Up to that point, Krecca's identity, including species and gender, were a mystery to all, as Krecca never removed the customized armor that encased them, but the man who rushed Krecca and then fell to Dralin's knife had knocked Krecca's helmet off. To Dralin's surprise, Harika Krecca was none of than his mother Lilar, who had spent over a decade carrying on a secret life as a bounty hunter under the guise of living a hollow socialite's existence.

Assassin

Dralin's mother led a double life, under the alter ego Harika Krecca.

Dralin enjoyed working with his mother in what they had jokingly come to call "the family business". The realization that at least one of his parents had been close to him and mentored him brightened what had been a dismal family life. His new-found openness with Lilar gave new meaning to the work they did, and he came to enjoy his nascent assassin career even more. The duo had both captured criminals and assassinated officials, happily working on both sides of the fence. They gained a reputation for efficiency and a ruthless "first come, first served" policy on jobs, in addition to being a bit of a novelty in the criminal world: Harika Krecca and the Boy Assassin.

Their main hangout was the Outlander Club; the enormous club attracted all kinds of beings from both the undercity and the nearby Senate District, which gave them excellent exposure to the elements of society most interested in hiring them. Dralin also made an unlikely friend in the older information broker, Diclonius, which would serve him well later in life. Over time, however, Dralin began demonstrating strange, spontaneous abilities and performing accidental feats that could only be described as unlikely, such as catching a thrown knife or accidentally jumping three meters into the air when he only meant to hop. Through her contacts in the Brotherhood, for whom she had previously done some contract work, Lilar knew that her son was like them, and that the best thing to do would be to send him to them, rather than risk being found by the resurgent Jedi under Luke Skywalker and facing their judgement. As soon as they could arrange, Dralin was shipped to the Shadow Academy, from which he was assigned to Clan Tarentum.

Tarentum

Dralin Fortea, Scion of Telona Murrage

Appearance

Dralin has pale skin, dark red hair, and cybernetic eyes with green light accents. While he stands less than two meters tall, his proud force of personality makes him seem larger and more intimidating than he is. While he is a young man in his fighting prime, Dralin prefers to wear tailored suits when not on a mission, which he uses to project a greater sense of control and understated style to others. While on a combat mission, he prefers light plate armor and a cape. He will remove the cape when he is not directing others and needs to become involved in the fighting himself.

Combat

The Force

Dralin sees the Force as a tool, not as some mystic entity or divine will. He believes that it is similar to the ancients figuring out how to harness electricity; the power was always there, and it does the bidding of those who learn how to direct it. Dralin's Force-training has grown to either reinforce his natural talents or make up for a lack. For example, where he used to use old-fashioned techniques for information-gathering purposes, he has now replaced that skill set entirely with Force abilities.

Some Force powers are more commonly used by him than others. Dralin specializes in illusions, telepathy, and sensing others through the Force, with a particular aptitude for tracking others. Additionally, he has taken a stronger interest in battle meditation since taking up command of military units, and his barriers tend to be more encompassing than others' if he concentrates solely on that. Like most dark Jedi, he can bolster himself with the Dark Side of the Force, which he has typified into a cold fury. His ability to cloak himself in the Force and his telekinetic prowess, both of which he used often as an active assassin, have fallen by the wayside. He is capable of these feats still, but Dralin's focus has shifted to other tasks.

Skills

Above all other weapons Dralin possesses, his keen intellect is foremost among them. He values his ability to stay two steps ahead of the opposition through logic, careful planning, and the ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances in order to benefit. Two other talents that he has honed over the years come from his involvement in leadership: his ability to manipulate others, and his ability to threaten others into cooperation. His use of intimidation has expanded to how he treats underlings and colors his diplomatic proceedings. Younger dark Jedi and military officers know that Dralin prizes competent and intelligent subordinates, and he is known to harshly punish a lack of forethought and the inability to learn from ones failures. Dralin can be a terrifying individual, but those under his command can rest assured that he does not punish failure, just irredeemable stupidity.

If his social machinations and subordinates fail to perform as is necessary, Dralin is not adverse to wading into combat himself. Skilled in the use of Djem So, Dralin is like a rock in the middle of the raging river that is the battlefield. He can accept a lot of punishment, both physical and mental, and then smash through his enemies' defenses with his favored lightsaber form. As a former head of an intelligence branch, Dralin is also trained in interrogation and investigation, but these skills have gone to rust with time and further reliance upon the Force.

Personality

Sullustan gin, mixed with a Hapan vermouth.

Ever since he had begun taking the role of a leader, Dralin has become more eloquent than the taciturn young man he once was. When speaking Galactic Basic, Dralin has a distinct Coruscanti accent.

He mistrusts all but a few, with that number dwindling since learning of Ronovi's death.. Dralin has rarely, if ever, been seen to "let his hair down." On the few occasions that he had in the past, it was usually at the goading of Ronovi. He no longer drinks, in remembrance of her. Those that Dralin does consider a friend find that he can be warm and friendly in a dry, sarcastic sort of way. Given his usual dour, businesslike manner, this can surprise many. Ronovi, being Dralin's first true friend, has taught him much in the way of empathy, but to most, Dralin remains as cynical and closed-off as always.

Career Summary

Positions Held
Before Position After
Brimstone Apprentice to Telona Murrage
26 ABY - 30 ABY
N/A
Kazarelth Tetrarch of Arcano Signum
27 ABY - 28 ABY
Ronovi Tavisaen
Apollo Aedile of House Gladius
28 ABY - 29 ABY
Scion Altera
Balia Donos Rollmaster of House Gladius
30 ABY - 31 ABY
Severon Vercingetorix
N/A Lieutenant of the Reckoners
32 ABY
Solus Gar
Raiju Kang Rollmaster of House Kaerner
33 ABY
N/A
Solus Gar Commander of the Reckoners
33 ABY
Nichos Rhade
Solus Gar Aedile of Qel-Droma
34 ABY - 35 ABY
Invictus