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| |image=[[File:Dralin Head Shot.jpg|250px]] | | |image=[[File:Dralin Head Shot.jpg|250px]] |
| |firstname=Dralin Fortea | | |firstname=Dralin |
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| |homeworld=[[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] | | |homeworld=[[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscant]] |
| |birth=[[10 ABY to 19 ABY#10_ABY|10 ABY (age 25)]] | | |birth=[[10 ABY to 19 ABY#10_ABY|10 ABY (age 25)]] |
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| |gender=Male | | |gender=Male |
| |hair=Auburn | | |hair=Auburn |
| |eyes=Black
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| |height=1.78 m | | |height=1.78 m |
| |weight=72.6 kg | | |weight=72.6 kg |
| | |cyber=Black eyes with green accent lights |
| |allies=* [[Telona Murrage]] | | |allies=* [[Telona Murrage]] |
| * [[Ronovi Tavisaen]] | | * Alexandra Rahl |
| * [[Diclonius]]
| | |saber=Green |
| |saber=Pale Green | | |form=* [[Djem So]] |
| |form=* [[Makashi]] | | |fightingstyle=* [[K'tara]] |
| * [[Dun Moch]]
| | |profession=[[Sith]] |
| |fightingstyle=* [[Tu'rek]] | |
| * [[Shadow Fist]]
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| |profession=[[starwars:Assassin|Assassin]] | |
| |era=* [[New Republic Era]] | | |era=* [[New Republic Era]] |
| * [[New Jedi Order Era]] | | * [[New Jedi Order Era]] |
| * [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]] | | * [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era]] |
| |affiliation=* [[Tarentum]] | | |affiliation=* [[Plagueis]] |
| |masters=* [[Lilar Nemat-Fortea]] | | |masters=* [[Lilar Nemat-Fortea]] |
| * [[Telona Murrage]] | | * [[Telona Murrage]] |
| | |apprentices=Alexandra Rahl |
| |dossier=[[dossier:9485|9485]] | | |dossier=[[dossier:9485|9485]] |
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| '''Dralin Fortea''' is a well-traveled member of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]], and has recently returned to [[Tarentum]]. The [[starwars:Coruscant|Coruscanti]] man holds the view that a stronger, unified Brotherhood is essential for their survival, 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 is skilled in the use of [[starwars:Poison|poisons]] and [[starwars:Blaster rifle|sniper rifles]] due to his childhood training by his mother, [[Lilar Nemat-Fortea]]. | | '''Dralin Fortea''' is a well-traveled member of the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]], and currently belongs to [[House]] [[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. |
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| == Twilighter == | | == Pre-Brotherhood == |
| {{Quote|The [[starwars:Uscru Entertainment District|Uscru District]] was everything I needed. It was my playground, my true home, where my own, personal dark side could thrive.|Dralin Fortea}} | | {{Quote|Before the [[Dark Jedi Brotherhood|Brotherhood]] I was a petty assassin. Business was good, but my purpose was artificial, unrefined. Now I fight for a higher cause.|Dralin Fortea}} |
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| | | === [[starwars:Uscru Entertainment District|Uscru District]] === |
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| === Double Life === | |
| [[File:Vos Gesal Street.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Dralin spent a great deal of time in the Uscru Entertainment District.]] | | [[File:Vos Gesal Street.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Dralin spent a great deal of time in the Uscru Entertainment District.]] |
| Dralin's parents, Kaiman Fortea and Lilar Nemat-Fortea, were well known among the [[starwars:Coruscanti|Coruscanti]] elite. Kaiman was a corrupt lawyer, earning enormous sums of credits defending wealthy crime lords in court. Dralin's mother was often neglected by her work-obsessed husband, but enjoyed the socialite lifestyle his credits bought her. Five years into their marriage, Lilar gave birth to Dralin, whom they would leave in the custody of various caretakers throughout his childhood, Kaiman being too busy to look after his son, and Lilar not wanting to sacrifice her personal time. Once he turned seven-years old, his parents decided that he was old enough to not require a caretaker, saving them money and leaving him alone for hours at a time. It was this upbringing of neglect that led Dralin to wander the [[starwars:ecumenopolis|ecumenopolis]] of Coruscant, and eventually his time was evenly spent in his home [[starwars:Sah'c District|Sah'c District]] and the lower areas of the Uscru District.
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| The Uscru District, located on the other side of the [[starwars:Senat District|Senate District]] from his home, was alive in a way that Dralin had never experienced before; with one of the highest crime rates on Coruscant, Uscru District felt more real than anything the affluent veneer of Sah'c District could offer. By age eight, Dralin began running with the inevitable groups of street urchins that turn up in seedy parts of civilization, running errands for a local assassin, Harika Krecca. Even by this age, Dralin recognized the need to blend in, and stole clothing from other children, hiding them in his room at home, and donning them before making his forays into the dimly-lit [[starwars:Coruscant Underworld|undercity]]. If his parents ever suspected that Dralin was sneaking out of the house, they never showed any interest.
| | 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. |
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| | 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. |
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| | | === Assassin === |
| === Birth of a Murderer === | |
| [[File:Outlander Club.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The [[starwars:Outlander Club|Outlander Club]] was Dralin's second home.]] | | [[File:Outlander Club.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The [[starwars:Outlander Club|Outlander Club]] was Dralin's second home.]] |
| By the time he was thirteen, Dralin was known around the north end of the Uscru District as a [[starwars:con artist|con artist]], as well as an occasional lifter and pickpocket. He worked well with Harika Krecca, a regular patron of the [[starwars:Outlander Club|Outlander Club]], often giving her all of the proceeds of his deeds, keeping none for himself, as well as serving as her eyes and ears. Dralin wasn't interested in the money, but rather the feeling of recognition from Krecca, as well as the rush of taking credits from those he considered "inferior beings."
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| By age fifteen, Dralin eventually grew bored with simply taking credits from people, and he decided that he wanted to try something he had yet to do: kill another living being. Dralin had toyed with the idea in the past, and had spoken with his assassin mentor about it. He liked the idea of taking the life of another being, as so far he had only taken material possessions.
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| It was during a routine Robbed Traveler scam that Dralin made a sudden change of plans. Instead of asking for credits to get home with the promise of repayment, Dralin convinced the [[starwars:Eriadu|Eriaduan]] tourist he picked up at the Outlander Club to give him a lift home in his rented [[starwars:air speeder|speeder]], promising repayment from worried parents. Upon arrival, Dralin invited the tourist into his parents' home, his parents being gone on vacation at the time. After surreptitiously taking a knife from the kitchen under the pretense of getting the "good citizen" a drink, Dralin plunged the blade into the tourist's chest, blood spotting the white carpeting. While attempting to clean up the mess, Dralin was surprised when his mother walked into the room.
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| Without saying a word, Lilar helped Dralin clean up the bloodstains, and helped him bag the fresh corpse, carrying it to the [[starwars:air speeder|speeder]] outside, and piloting down into the [[starwars:Coruscant Underworld|undercity]] to dump it. After disposing of the speeder, Lilar led Dralin back to their home, and pressing a button on her [[starwars:comlink|comlink]], exposing a hidden room lined with [[starwars:blaster rifle|rifles]], [[starwars:grenade|grenades]], [[starwars:vibroblade|vibroblades]], [[starwars:electroshock net|electroshock nets]], and finally, Harika Krecca's suit of armor. Dralin's mother had, in fact, been with him during his excursions into the Uscru District, giving him purpose and advice.
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| Lilar explained to Dralin that she had taken up bounty hunting and assassination before she met Kaiman, and continued it throughout their marriage, disguising the spending and receiving of credits as frivolous purchases and money from her inheritance. Like Dralin, she merely enjoyed the thrill of capturing or killing others, not needing the money, rubbing shoulders with wanted criminals and corrupt officials as a way of breaking free of the meaningless life of dabbling that most of the wealthy aspire to. Understanding the similar drive that his mother possessed, Dralin became the official sidekick to "Harika Krecca," working with her on the same contracts and learning the ways of an assassin.
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| | 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. |
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| | 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 [[Tarentum|Clan Tarentum]]. |
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| === Birth of a Dark Jedi ===
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| Over the next year of working beside his mother on assassination contracts, Dralin occasionally displayed preternatural skill, often seeming to dodge blaster fire or leap across chasms no normal boy his age possibly could. He even once claimed to have moved rubble off of his mentor after a particularly old corridor in the Undercity gave way during a shootout. Lilar could see that her son was not normal, but she could also see that she couldn't give him over to the burgeoning Jedi Order under Luke Skywalker. Instead, she contacted someone she knew from the distant [[Yridia system]], out in the [[starwars:Minos Cluster|Minos Cluster]], and arranged to have Dralin sent there.
| | {{Quote|In the old days, the [[Necromancy|Necromancers]] were the elite of Tarentum. We didn't learn how to take life, we learned how to manipulate death; they weren't mutually exclusive concepts to us. [[Telona Murrage|Telona]] showed me that.|Dralin Fortea}} |
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| Their parting was a sad one, for Dralin had only come to connect with his mother in the past year, yet he understood the wisdom of being sent from the capitol planet, free from the watchful eye of the Jedi-supporting government and able to be trained by those who were similar to him. Lilar refused to say who she was sending him to, for fear of betraying her occasional well-paying contact out in Yridian space, but she told her son to hold onto all he had already learned, and prove to whomever he was being sent to that her son was worthy of their training.
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| | | [[File:Arcano Signum.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The symbol of [[Arcano Signum]], the [[battleteam]] in which Dralin held his first leadership position.]] |
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| {{Quote|In the old days, the [[Necromancy|Necromancers]] were the elite of Tarentum. We didn't learn how to take life, we learned how to manipulate death. They weren't mutually exclusive concepts to us; [[Telona Murrage|Telona]] showed me that.|Dralin Fortea}}
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| [[File:Tsavong Lah Head Shot.jpg|thumb|232px|left|The Yuuzhan Vong were among the most dangerous opponents a Dark Jedi could face.]] | | [[File:Tsavong Lah Head Shot.jpg|thumb|232px|left|The Yuuzhan Vong were among the most dangerous opponents a Dark Jedi could face.]] |
| This will explain my role in the first half of the Settling Home run-on. | | This will explain my role in the first half of the Settling Home run-on. |
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| {{Quote|Dralin is one of the most selfless, quiet, and hard working members of the Clan. Never in the spotlight, never seeking reward, but always there when you need him.|[[Scion Altera]], discussing some of Dralin's finer points.}} | | {{Quote|Dralin is one of the most selfless, quiet, and hard working members of the Clan. Never in the spotlight, never seeking reward, but always there when you need him.|[[Scion Altera]], discussing some of Dralin's finer points.}} |
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| [[File:Gin.jpg|thumb|173px|left|[[starwars:Sullustan gin|Sullustan gin]], mixed with a [[starwars:Hapan|Hapan]] vermouth.]] | | [[File:Gin.jpg|thumb|173px|left|[[starwars:Sullustan gin|Sullustan gin]], mixed with a [[starwars:Hapan|Hapan]] vermouth.]] |
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Dralin Fortea is a well-traveled member of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, and currently belongs to House 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
- "Before the Brotherhood I was a petty assassin. Business was good, but my purpose was artificial, unrefined. Now I fight for a higher cause."
- ―Dralin Fortea
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
File:Outlander Club.jpgThe Outlander Club was Dralin's second home.
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
- "In the old days, the Necromancers were the elite of Tarentum. We didn't learn how to take life, we learned how to manipulate death; they weren't mutually exclusive concepts to us. Telona showed me that."
- ―Dralin Fortea
The symbol of Arcano Signum, the battleteam in which Dralin held his first leadership position.
This will be where I explain how I got started in the DB.
Settling Home
File:Tsavong Lah Head Shot.jpgThe Yuuzhan Vong were among the most dangerous opponents a Dark Jedi could face.
This will explain my role in the first half of the Settling Home run-on.
Retaking Antei
This will explain my actions during the Ninth Great Jedi War.
Reformation
Characteristics
- "I am whomever I need to be, nothing more."
- ―Dralin Fortea
Dralin Fortea, Scion of Telona Murrage
Appearance
Dralin has average features, with dark eyes and dark red hair. Being neither ugly nor remarkably good-looking, Dralin can blend into crowd rather easily, and his close-cut hair can be readily dyed or covered with a wig. His skin is naturally pale, but many cosmetics can darken his skin as needed, given his roles as an infiltrator and an assassin. Following a blaster shot that took his eyes, Dralin had them replaced with cybernetics, which help him see better in the dark. Unfortunately, they also glow a faint green.
Combat
Dralin stays calm and collected during combat, planning and anticipating to the best of his ability. He tends to remain stoic and focused, to the point of single-mindedness. He rarely considers the ramifications of his current actions, usually planning them out ahead of time and letting his training take over when it is time for action.
Dralin prefers to finish combat as soon as possible, using every tool in his arsenal to do so. He doesn't waste time with conversation, instead devoting himself to watching his enemy and reacting. Dralin uses the Force to enhance his capabilities, such as lending accuracy to a blaster shot, improving the impact behind a hand-to-hand strike, or turning invisible while lining up a sniper shot from a distance.
The Force
Dralin's Force-training is as motley as his mundane training. He uses the Force as an auxiliary to his normal capabilities, rather than a means in itself, always seeking to enhance what he has rather than grow reliant upon them in exclusion to everything else. In Dralin's eyes, the Force doesn't truly replace skill or talent, but should be used in the same way a skilled person uses higher quality tools than others.
Personality
- "Dralin is one of the most selfless, quiet, and hard working members of the Clan. Never in the spotlight, never seeking reward, but always there when you need him."
- ―Scion Altera, discussing some of Dralin's finer points.
Dralin's mother led a double life, under the alter ego Harika Krecca.
Sullustan gin, mixed with a Hapan vermouth.
Ever since he had begun taking the role of a leader among Tarenti, Dralin has become more eloquent than the taciturn young man he once was. Thanks to his cosmopolitan upbringing, he speaks many languages, including Bocce, Bothese, Galactic Basic, Hapan, Olys Corellisi, Ryl, Sith, and a smattering of Mando'a. When speaking Galactic Basic, Dralin has a distinct Coruscanti accent.
He mistrusts all but a few; people he could count as "friends" number less than four. Dralin has rarely, if ever, been seen to "let his hair down." On the few occasions that he does, usually at the goading of Ronovi, he has been known to enjoy Sullustan gin. Those that Dralin does consider a friend find that he can be surprisingly warm and friendly, given his usual dour, businesslike manner. 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.
Ever since Yridia has reformed into the dictatorial Yridian Kratocracy and Dralin was put in command of YSC INTEL, Dralin has begun to seem more paranoid, seeking signs of treason in Yridians and Tarenti alike. Taking his duties as the head of the Yridian secret police seriously, Dralin has developed a patriotic fervor for Tarentum and Yridia that few had expected of the standoffish assassin he had once been.
Career Summary