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Complete Article: Sashar Arconae
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Sashar’s Eyes
Sashar made several trips to Dxun during this time after the Kodiak Clan took on a contract from the Hutt Grand Council which, given Sashar’s unique expertise, was perfect for them: Hunting down and capturing Dash Kuatir – a Bounty Hunter and reclusive hedonist who had caused the deaths of several prominent Hutts during his infamous career.
Sashar, Kieran, Juda and Maaks (along with a pair of Kodiak non-Force-sensitives, A’den and his son teenage son Venku) tracked the metamorph to Abregado Rae. They attempted to capture him in a cantina, however he proved a formidable opponent and floored both Kieran and Sashar before slipping out. Venku and Maaks, operating as a sniper team to try and keep them safe were next under the Metamorph’s ire, and Venku was shot through the back of the head before he could even begin to defend himself. Sashar and A’den caught up before the Bounty Hunter could kill Maaks, but the Miraluka’s innate pacificism caused him to stop Sashar from landing the killing blow. Furious with him, the Grey Jedi forced Maaks to stare at Venku’ corpse and confront the reality of being both a Mandalorian and a Force User; a life filled with violence and loss, but one where he would be loved. Shaken, Maaks was filled with doubt about his new life, but wanted to press on and prove that he could be useful. The hunting party returned to Dxun disgusted at their rare failure. Sashar returned to the Dajorra system to collect several more Force users, feeling that he needed more of an edge. Kieran’s temper was short, and when he took Maaks out a few days later into the Jungle to the landing site (at least a day’s travel away), the pair got into a fight. The Miraluka was able to get the jump on Kieran, which only further angered him. He chased Maaks through the jungle, using a usually forbidden Force Technique developed by Sashar and Malidir called “Te’kyr” – The End. Sashar arrived only just in time to stop Kieran and Maaks was awed by the sheer level of focus present in the Arconae’s Force use. He vowed to one day reach that level.
Juda was able to infiltrate Dash’s camp and act as a love interest, and as such was able to report the Bounty Hunter’s location to the rest of the Kodiaks and Erinos: his Winter Palace on Toola. Sashar took the remaining Erinos to Toola and launched an all-out attack on the Palace, however it was another debacle. Dash knew Juda was a spy and as such had planned numerous traps for the Mandalorians, resulting in A’den’s death. Voden and Maaks were attacked by Dash himself. The former was left severely injured whilst Maaks was captured. Unfortunately, Sashar was unable to recover the youth and it was presumed that the Miraluka teamed up with Dash.
All too soon, still flush with their successes against Crask, Arcona was called back to the front. The new Grand Master, coveting the world of Salas V, was thwarted from simply taking the planet by Kilik forces. Wanting a new champion, he pitted the Clans against one another, hoping to form a crucible of excellence. Arcona were first put against their old rivals, Taldryan. Given the calibre of their opponents (one being a Grand Master), an elite team was made from Arcona’s strongest fighters, headed by Timeros, Zandro, and Sashar. The cadre of veteran warriors were faced almost exclusively by elders, and came out bloodied but smiling. Sashar, however, was a different story. He encountered Jac Cotelin on the plains of Salas V and put up a valiant fight, however he was no match for the sheer power the Grand Master had at his disposal. Left badly wounded, Sashar was no use for the first phase of the operation. Taldryan narrowly defeated Arcona for Darth Ashen’s favour, and as such were pitted against Naga Sadow. With a number of key figures being taken out in the first bout against Taldryan, Arcona fared similarly and were narrowly beaten, however Sashar made personally sure to best Malisane and Manji Keibatsu Sadow, their Consul, in single combat thanks in large part due to the surprise element his Force Wraiths granted him. Despite the loss, they emerged with their heads held high. They’d taken the best the rest of the Brotherhood could throw at them, and survived. Once more, they’d proved that even Grand Masters weren’t infallable.
However, his peace wasn’t to last. Dash had discerned the location of the Kodiak camp from Maaks, and also knew that most of the Erinos would be away from the camp, fighting in the Vendetta. He chose that moment to attack the camp by surprise and devastated it. The remaining Kodiaks travelled to Arconae Primus and helped construct a small village to hold both clan’s populaces. It was still a massive blow, and Sashar vowed revenge. One of the children to survive the attack was a youth named Teroch, who lost both his parents and Sashar, stricken with guilt, adopted the youth along with Voden. Teroch also had massive Force potential, however the pair agreed not to train him, so as not to attract the Brotherhood’s attention. With Teroch required to follow Sashar and learn from him the skills any Mandalorian would need, Sashar felt it wasn’t fair that he run Arcona with divided responsibilities, and as such stepped down, allowing Celahir to take the Serpentine Throne. The Arconae did, however, challenge both Zandro and Juda for the position of Soulfire Sergeant, and was able to win with the use of his Force Wraiths.
Chafing from the loss during the Vendetta, Sashar decided to enter the Equite ladder. He breezed through the first round, killing an Iktotchi Priest from Tarentum by relying heavily on his training as a Shadesworn Assassin. He next met with Shaz'air Taldrya Rathden, the Consul of Taldryan at the time, who he dispatched with his Concussion Rifle (fast becoming as iconic as the Mighty Guard as Sashar’s signature). Unfortunately, the Semi-finals proved to be a lot harder. The Arconae was to fight Timeros Enter Arconae, a long-time associate, clan mate and somewhat rival of the Mandalorians’. The two had never got along, but both respected one another and had both been instrumental in Arcona’s growth over the years. However, both were itching for a chance to settle the score. They fought in the same grizzly arena as the other semi-finalists, Scion and Tsainetomo Keibatsu (a rival of Timeros’) and Sashar was pushed to his absolute extreme, continually falling back on the Wraiths to make up for the gap in their saber work (as Timeros was clearly the better duellist), however all too soon it looked as if the match was all but over; Sashar’s Force reserves were trained when he failed to kill the Krath Pontifex with “Te’kyr” – his end-move, but before Timeros could land the killing blow, Tsainetomo, who’d won his match, took down Tim, hoping he’d have an easier fight in the finals against Sashar. Sai did indeed prove to be a most formidable opponent. The two of them fought through the bowels of a Dungeon Ship, constantly matching and outmatching one another with a variety of tricks and tactics, neither relying overtly on saber play to try and gain the edge, however it wasn’t until Sashar bought himself some space and time with the Wraiths that he was able to slip away, secure himself in a security-substation and turn the ship’s internal defences on his aggressor that he was able to gain the upper hand. Faced with a dizzying array of droids, automated turrets, blast doors and even the Force Wraiths, Sai had a hard time battering them all down before finally confronting Sashar once more for the end-game. A Force-enhanced lariat broke the Keibatsu’s neck and won the Arconan the tournament. Nevertheless, a mutual admiration of battle prowess and skill was borne between the two finalists. Sashar returned to Arcona a hero, and was rumoured to be arguably the strongest Equite in the Brotherhood after winning the Equite ladder.
Dark Focus
The Grand Master felt that all of the Clans had grown fat in their successes and soon after implemented a sweeping reform throughout the Brotherhood: namely, all Clans were to be remade as Independent Houses, with the Quaestor being the highest authority. Celahir struggled to rein in Arcona and prevent an uprising from such a front, but his sheer charisma, along with Sashar’s none-so-subtle threats to the other ‘clansmen’ kept in check, and the Mandalorian was sent to Antei to report to the Dark Council how Arcona was settling into its new role along with emissaries from every other House in the Brotherhood.
While there, the Shadow Academy on Lyspair (Antei’s moon) dropped from communications. It was discovered that a remnant of Crask’s war droids had seized the facility, and Sashar was selected along with three other powerful Equites and Elders to re-secure the facility in four separate teams. As part of the aerial infiltration team, Sashar took with him notably Juda and Voden from Arcona, but also Tsainetomo (Naga Sadow’s emissary). The team worked well to re-take the Academy, and the mission only served to strengthen Sai and Sashar’s camaraderie.
Disgusted with the Dark Council, Celahir couldn’t in good conscience serve them or Arcona as its leader, and stepped down to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate his position in the Brotherhood. Without a leader, Sashar quickly worked to ensure that the Dark Council didn’t install a puppet leader, he quickly gained the support of the Arconae, the remaining summit and even the membership to endorse Zandro Erinos as Quaestor. Lord Ashen agreed that an Arconae and distinguished member would be the best choice.
Again, wanting to improve his abilities against other Force users, Sashar and Juda entered the co-operative ACC tournament. Their first match was against two Revanites: Tra'an Reith and Lambow (a Shi’ido and a Wookiee). It was a brutal, ugly gutterfight of a match and despite the Mandalorian’s preference to fight dirty and call a win a win, even this was very…personal. As it turned out, the Erinos brothers had earned their opponents’ ire when they’d both been in Clan Scholae Palatinae – Arcona’s natural enemies. The non-humans relished the chance to pay back the Arconans, but Sashar and Juda weren’t having any of it. Lambow was dealt with and scalped first by the Primarch (who took to wearing the Wookiee’s scalp attached to his armour after the match) and Juda busied the Shi’ido enough for Sashar to shoot him in the face.
Their next opponents were Dante and Kael Fayne – a powerful Obelisk pair. Dante was known as a fearsome combatant in his own right (to survive to the third of the Equite ranks was proof enough) and Kael had won the Journeyman ACC ladder, and despite his rank was nothing to be sneered at. Nevertheless, Sashar set in motion a plan to ensure their victory nearly a week before the match itself had begin. As expected, during the match, both focused on Juda to try and isolate Sashar and pick off the ‘weaker’ target first and whilst the medic did indeed get pummelled by Dante, he was not completely out for the count. Kael made the mistake of firing a blaster at the master of Soresu, and was rewarded by having the bolt redirected and the weapon detonate in his hands. Free to fight Dante, Sashar taunted him with the revalation that he had seduced and slept with the Exarch’s son mere days before. Furious at such an affront to his family, Dante entered a rage and attacked Sashar, not realising that Juda still had the recognisance to call upon a Force Wraith to attack in his place. Surprised by the ‘Monkey’ suddenly tearing at his face, he missed Sashar drop to the floor and cut his feet off at the ankle, thereby ending the match.
Unfortunately, neither team would progress. Juda’s injuries at Dante’s hands proved substantial, and left him paralysed from the waist down, a long rehabilitation ahead of him as he learned to walk again after restoring his spinal chords’ nerves thanks to his own healing prowess. The Erinos had to bow out of the tournament, as only Sashar was fit enough to participate.
Almost as soon as Juda was fit for combat again, a strange ailment struck Estle City, now the only seat of power in the Dajorra system since Arcona’s being made into a House. A mysterious Cult, known only as the Death Walkers had been tearing their ways through the lower levels of the City either eating the populace or converting them to their cannibalistic ranks through some presumed-Force-related methods. Soulfire were sent to reconnoitre the area and take out the leader of the Cult. They performed as only Soulfire could; without flaw, displaying a bravery many would envy, however soon found themselves overwhelmed by sheer numbers. In addition, Sashar had been using his Force Wraiths in support of the Squad and, put simply, overextended himself by trying to maintain the Force Meld Soulfire was famous for as well as controlling his own Wraiths directly like marionettes. Exitotoxicity had put him into a coma and all of his body had shut down without direction from the mind. Juda had to work fast to fashion an artificial respirator and blood circulator to keep his body alive whilst he brought the brain back to functioning order, but the encounter left Soulfire without its leader for the rest of the operation.
Zandro was able to fight his way to the Flagship and the rebellion was swiftly crushed when the Eye of the Abyss turned its attention to the dilapidated Dreadnaught hiding behind Boral. More and more of Arcona’s seasoned troops stormed the city and fought back to protect their home, though Estle’s infrastructure was severely damaged by the assault. It was only later, when the Dreadnaught’s wreckage was searched, that it was discovered that a man named Lorden had orchestrated the attack and provided crucial intelligence.
Bonya Temple would prove to be the site of one of Sashar’s greatest victories. Due to an internal schism in the Dark Council centering around Orders, the Krath and Sith both tried to gain entry to Bonya, which the Obelisk reacted to violently. Houses were forgotten and whilst Sashar and his friends couldn’t give a mott’s backside about power struggles in the Dark Council, he did view it as the perfect opportunity to sharpen his abilities in combat that little bit more. He met up with Tsainetomo after the initial conflict, and the two sensed a disturbance some way away from the Temple. They set of, hoping to thwart Krath trickery, and were rewarded for their bloodlust. Waiting for them was a huge creature of alchemical construction that made a Rancor look like a house pet. They quickly formed a plan to take down the behemoth; Sai was to distract it, whilst Sashar would use his Wraiths to gain purchase atop the beast and kill it with a surgical strike. The plan worked perfectly. Using a previously unseen Wraith and a thought-impossible technique, Sashar was able to ride his Wraith (dubbed the Drexl) up until he reached the head of the creature. Then, he hopped off and scoured a deep cut with his saber into the back of the War Beast’s skull, and then finished it off with a telekinetically sped-up Concussion Blast from his favourite rifle.
From there, Sai and Sashar were given control of a taskforce of Obelisk to infiltrate the Triumverate Temple. Using fourteen of their colleages from both Naga Sadow and Arcona, they were able to plan and steal a Holocron and return to Bonya temple with no losses. Using Sashar as a distraction with a few of the other Arconas, Sai and the rest snuck in virtually undetected and were able to make off with the artefact. For his prowess in battle, his tactical acumen and growing ability in the Force, Sashar was given a field promotion to Dark Side Adept and allowed access to learn the powers of the Elders of the Brotherhood.
Appearance
Sashar stands at an even six feet and takes every caution to appear as bland and unremarkable as possible (after all, individuals attract fire). With an even tan formed from a lifetime outside and dark hair that varies in length and tone from a military crew cut to just brushing his shoulders in times of extended conflict, he has the look of a man just embarking upon adulthood who has nevertheless seen too much of war, and it has left his mark. His face is nearly always serious, stoic and ironically speaks seldom unless in combat, when he tries to psych out his opponents by being overly verbose and disarmingly nonchalant.
In terms of identifying marks, beyond the usual cuts and scrapes life gives a person (and obviously his eyes), Sashar has a pair of tattoos – The first is the Erinos symbol on the upper right portion of his back, and the other is the Mark of the Tenebrous – a large, circular tattoo that covers most of his abdomen, centered around his navel and reaches almost as high as his sternum.
With a muscled, compact form and broad shoulders with very little body fat spread over his frame, he is lightly haired and well groomed. In times of war, a dusting of stubble sprinkled across his face isn’t uncommon.
His only piece of jewellery is the ‘Star of Dajorra’ – a silver necklace hung about his neck holding a small glass marble with a shining light encased within. The light, upon careful inspection, is an exact replica of the Star Dajorra. This award was bestowed upon Sashar for his work in helping augment the training of Arcona’s Military forces, making them a more effective fighting force with lectures and talks on Battle Psychology. He nearly always hides this under his other clothes and keeps it next to his skin.
Ayumarka Eyes
Sashar’s eyes are cloned and engineered to allow him to see as he previously did, as well as granting him near perfect vision in pitch darkness. Added to this, the Consul Mejas Doto imbued an amount of force energy into the eyes, allowing their owner to occasionally see currents in the force. The eyes, unlike his originals, are a dark blue with an unusual tri-pointed pupil pattern, signifying their special nature.