Dark Side Adept Seraine "Erinyes" Ténama is a long-standing member of the Brotherhood. She is the Combat Master of the Antei Combat Center and was the Brotherhood's first Fiction Tribune.
Character History
Early Years
Seraine Ténama was born on Zeltros on the fourth day of the second holiday week, twenty-three years before the Battle of Yavin. Her parents were responsible, upstanding people, at least by Zeltronian standards - her father was a shipping clerk for a large spice winery who kept his drunken revelry to a mild haze while at work, while her mother was a decorated pilot in the Zeltronian defense forces. The pair, while amicable, had never married. From an early age, Seraine was inducted into the Zeltronian traditions of luxury and hedonism.
Heritage
However, Seraine was also brought into another tradition quite by accident. Unbeknown to the rest of the family, Seraine's father Asuri had been a Jedi Knight trained by the enigmatic Dark Woman. Asuri had been one of her first Padawans, and one that had just barely completed the Dark Woman's rigorous testing before his Trials. Shortly after building his lightsaber, however, the elder Ténama suffered a terrible twist of fate. En route to the Corporate Sector, a near-catastrophic hyperspace malfunction disabled the transport he was traveling in, forcing him to crash-land on a planet in the Outer Rim. There, he was rescued by a group of Force-users: the Jensaarai. The “hidden followers of truth” saw Asuri's lightsaber, and upon finding he was a Jedi, gave him a choice: he could either repent his “evil Jedi ways” and join the Jensaarai or be put to death. He chose the former, and over the next twenty years became trained in Sith lore. Asuri eventually embraced the Potentium philosophy, and was forced to flee Susevfi and the Jensaarai. He re-settled on his native Zeltros and hid himself away, eventually having a child with a starfighter pilot.
The Beginning
When she was only sixteen, Seraine enrolled in the Zeltronian pilot's academy, assisted by her mother's connections and the recruiter's desperation to meet his monthly quota. Seraine learned to fly the Z-95 Headhunter, and while she was generally an average pilot, her skill was bolstered by an indomitable spirit and uncannily quick reflexes. Seraine channeled her natural intensity into fierce competitiveness, and a friendly yet ruthless streak began to emerge in her. She earned the callsign "Erinyes", named after a group of mythological creatures that brought vengeful destruction to offenders against the natural order.
After a five-year tour of service in the Zeltronian defense forces, Seraine resigned her commission and briefly went to live with her father. The first night she stayed at his house, Seraine began having dreams of a planet she had never seen before, surrounded by people who she had never known but were friendly to her nonetheless. The next morning, Seraine mentioned the dreams to her father. It was then that she learned of her Force sensitivity. Seraine spent the next few months learning the Potentium philosophy from her father, as well as several rudimentary Force techniques. Eventually, Asuri told Seraine to seek out the Jensaarai.
The Jensaarai
Seraine's sudden appearance on Susefvi was filled with suspicion and mistrust, but after learning of her identity the Jensaarai cautiously welcomed the Zeltron. Seraine began the same training that the Jensaarai had given her father, and over a period of years, became a Ring Defender. Seraine fully accepted the teachings of duty and honor that came with the Jensaarai ways, and was as enthusastic as any other in her veneration of “Sith” ideals. Like all Jensaarai, she built herself a lightsaber and a set of alchemically reinforced Sith armor. The lightsaber's blade was silver, and the armor was styled after a Corellian sand panther.
Unfortunately, the ruthless streak that had developed in the Zeltronian defense forces and a life of impulsive decisions left its mark on Seraine's behaviour. Fifteen years later, the Jensaarai were convinced that Seraine was “unstable” and should be subjected to further “training” to smooth out her impulsive ways. Instead, Seraine stole a starfighter from the Ring Defenders and bartered for passage on a pirate ship out of the system.
The Fall
For the next three years Seraine wandered the starlanes, using her Zeltronian charisma and a few Force tricks to accrue a meager living while cultivating the virtue of subtlety. She traveled from starport to starport in the Inner Rim and Expansion Regions, hiring herself out as an escort and mercenary pilot. A blown job on Elrood caused Seraine to flee to the Aurora System. There, on Aurora Prime, she was greeted by a horribly clichéd man in black robes. The swathed figure questioned Seraine about the large duffel bag she was carrying, the one that contained her Jensaarai armor. After refusing to answer, Seraine left the cantina and tried to return to her hotel. She was ambushed in an alley a block away from the establishment, and after dispatching the two muggers with her lightsaber, the robed man appeared again and offered her entrance into the Shadow Academy.
Brotherhood Years
Little is known about Seraine's involvement in the Brotherhood prior to her departure from the Emperor's Hammer faction in 24 ABY (Sept 2005). It is said that she spent a great deal of time in Clan Tarentum, and she herself has admitted to being a former member of that organization's Order of the Sith. No further details have emerged.
After returning to the Brotherhood from its Emperor's Hammer schism group, Seraine joined Clan Taldryan. She first joined House Ektrosis as a member of the Phoenix Brigade, remaining as a member of Phoenix throughout the Taldryan-Arcona Feud in 25 ABY (2006) and the Sixth Great Jedi War. Soon after the War was over, Seraine transferred to House Dinaari to lead Dark Fire Brigade, and was eventually promoted to Quaestor. THough her period at the helm of Taldryan's former Obelisk House was relatively quiet, her reign included what has since become an unlikely milestone in Taldryan's history: the formation of the Old Folks' Home. Following that "success", in 25 ABY (May 2006) Seraine was appointed Dark Brotherhood Fiction Tribune, the first to hold the now-defunct position.
Seraine's service as a Brotherhood Tribune, primarily under Grand Master Jac Cotelin (and briefly in the same position under under Grand Master Sarin) lasted for a total of two years through 27-29 ABY (April 2006-2007), a period which marked her accession to the ranks of the Elders upon her promotion to Dark Side Adept. However, by the end of her second year in the position, the vagaries of daily routine had started to take their toll on the Zeltron, a fact noted by both Jac and Sarin during their respective reigns. Upon consulting with the Dark Lords of the Sith, the Brotherhood's first Fiction Tribune resigned her position; shortly thereafter, she vanished entirely from the Iron Throne's sight. She was absent for the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong, only returning to the Brotherhood in 29 ABY (June 2008).
Following her lengthy absence, Seraine returned to her old haunts as suddenly as she had left. She resumed her position in the Antei Combat Center as a Trainer and rejoined Phoenix Phyle within House Ektrosis, and went on to serve her Clan with distinction during the Ninth Great Jedi War. Following the brutal conflict with the forces of Ormancor Crask and the ascent of Muz Ashen to the Iron Throne, the Zeltron Adept once again found herself called to service for the Brotherhood: a vacuum had formed in the leadership of the Antei Combat Centre, and the scion of the Keibatsu felt that Seraine's experience would be valuable in her new role as the Brotherhood's Combat Master.
The Taldryanite's reign over the gladiatorial institute, she felt, followed a similar trend to leadership experiences in the Brotherhood as a whole. While she was hardly the first to hold the position, her tenure marked a relatively steady period in the Centre's existence, consisting of both rises and lulls in activity. As in her previous experiences as Fiction Tribune, Seraine presided over the Centre for approximately two years, beteen 31 and 33 ABY (May 2009-May 2010). Eventually, however, the Adept did take her leave of the position; following the conflict on Salas V dubbed the "Spoils of War", Seraine found herself as wearied by the events as many other Dark Jedi were. Not long after the conclusion of the feud and the rise of Halcyon Rokir as the first Voice of the Brotherhood, she once again resigned her post and disappeared from the Brotherhood.
Recently, however (as of 35 ABY), rumours have spread of a redheaded Dark Jedi wielding a pair of amethyst lightsabers making appearances on both Antei and the Taldryan homeworld of Karufr. Is it possible that the mercurial Adept has once again decided to step into the Brotherhood's view? Only time will tell...
DJB Facts
Some of Erinyes' career highlights in the Brotherhood include:
- Served as Dark Brotherhood Combat Master
- Served as the inaugural Dark Brotherhood Fiction Tribune
- Long-time member of Taldryan, including leadership roles at House level during Taldryan's existence as a Clan
- Quaestor of Dinaari during the formation of the Old Folks' Home (Note: While Erinyes was technically responsible for the creation of that team - the exclamation attributed to her on the OFH's Wiki page is uncannily accurate despite never having been recorded, and the stories of the group's exploits since then have caused her varying degrees of amusement, disbelief and outright physical pain - she takes no responsibility for their activities since leaving the leadership of House Dinaari. Any feedback, constructive or otherwise, can be directed to Shadow Taldrya.
Seraine has also been involved in staff positions for various officers and groups in the DB. She has previously served as the Combat Master in the Antei Combat Centre (and was formerly a Judge and Trainer there) as well as a Magistrate to the Deputy Grand Master. When Sarin ascended the Iron Throne, Seraine maintained her position as his Magistrate.
Trivia
- Zeltrons are a near-Human species hailing from the planet Zeltros. They have a reputation as a lazy, hedonistic species more interested in luxury and parties than the concerns of daily life. Zeltrons are also known for their accomplishments in the arts and their significant sexual appetites.
- Zeltrons possess a number of traits specific to their species, including the ability to exude pheromones to influence the moods of others (in much the same manner as the Falleen), empathy and the ability to project their emotions on to others. The latter two abilities have been subsumed into Erinyes' Dark Side Force powers.
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- Erinyes still keeps her Jensaarai sand panther armor in a locker in her quarters. The armor is extremely light and defends against virtually any attack, including lightsabers. She does not use this armor in the Antei Combat Center, however, due to the ban on cortosis equipment.