Vladek

Vladek Solander is a Dark Jedi Knight in House Marka Ragnos. He is the current Tetrarch of Ravana Squadron. Vladek was the last Battleteam Leader of the Night Raptors before it was closed by Derev Niroth.

History

Abandoned and Escape

Vladek was abandoned on the Xoxin plains of Eres III at birth and was picked up by a 'kind' Wookie, who took him to the nearby orphanage. At the age of 12, Vladek and several others bludgeoned the unsuspecting Headmaster of the orphanage to death after they were punished for an act of trouble-making they did not commit.

To avoid being arrested, the group of murderers fled in the dead Headmaster's ship to Telos. They were trapped and put into forced labour for a group of mercenaries, until at 16, Vladek managed to escape captivity. Several years later, Vladek was taking bounties on Nar Shaddaa, not hesitating to kill if he had too. Over time, Vladek developed a talent for Bounty Hunting and took on some larger bounties.

Digging Roots

At 22, while hunting one such bounty, Vladek crash-landed on Maryx Minor, where he terrorised two old men about the history of the place, before finding his bounty imprisoned by a hooded man named Xenos. Xenos showed Vladek the force by using it to kill the bounty and invited him into the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. Vladek arrived at Sadow Palace durng the middle of the Sixth Great Jedi War, and tried as much as he could to help his Clan. He fought in two battles, one of which he was on the winning side and the other Clan Naga Sadow lost. He lost two fingers in his second battle, but they were later replaced with the help of the Dark Side and genetic enhancments. It was around this time that Sharmin Wheyes became his first master. Under her guidance, Vladek advanced to the rank of Guardian, but Sharmin left the Brotherhood, and she advised Vladek to become the student of Kat Pridemore, her former master. Vladek followed his master's parting advice and took Kat Pridemore as his master.

Insanity

As Vladek advanced in the Dark Jedi Brotherhood he frequently visited the planet Maryx Minor, as it was the place where he had fallen. While as a Protector, he was reported to the police force on Maryx Minor for a violent assault on two senile old men who had failed to give him the information he wanted. He first butchered the police force that tried to arrest him and then old men whom he had assaulted. However, after his killing spree he began to question his self-control in the use of the Force. He was driven the point of insanity, but the Dark Side got him back on his feet after a long mental struggle and he returned to Sadow Palace.

Discovery

On a sad occasion as a Jedi Hunter, Vladek was visiting the ruined orphanage where he grew up, and found a record of himself. It recorded him as; ‘Missing.’ However, it also listed him as ‘Unstable’. The datapad with his file also provided Vladek with some additional information regarding his birth: his father had sold him to the orphanage. Upon discovery of this; Vladek swore the death of his father. He ripped the datapad from its hinges and left the orphanage. On his return to Sepros, Vladek pondered why his father had abandoned him. He considered various possibilities, but was unable to come to a conclusion of what the reason was for his abandonment.

Pain

Starting to earn a name around his Clan and House, Vladek was dispatched to the Phare System to help in the recovery of the Sword of Sadow. He performed admirably in the recovery, but was blinded in one eye and lost his leg when he rashly attacked a Force Adept from the Emperor's Hammer, before successfully killing his opponent. After his return to Sepros, he had his leg replaced with that of a Phase I Dark Trooper, but kept his crippled eye as a reminder of his ignorance and impatience. Despite these new physical boundaries, Vladek was promoted to Dark Jedi Knight and continued his work within the Clan.

Trivia

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Vladek's Warbanner

• The name "Vladek" was originally stolen off a lego figure.
• Kazikli Voyvoda means The Impaler. Vladek took the name after he was jokingly called Vlad the Impaler by Godo Nurok.

Positions Held

• Krath Tetrarch of Ravana Squadron.
• Krath Tetrarch of Night Raptors.

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Vladek's signature, created by Raven