Kaiburr is a
Shard Jedi Hunter in the Dark Brotherhood and was brought to
Clan Arcona after being selected at the Shadow Academy by his Master,
Nikola Valtiere as a worthy student. A former
Iron Knight of the Jedi Order he was expelled from the order along with his brother Knights once his race’s nature became apparent to the Jedi Council., and Aafter his expulsion, he grew embittered and resentful of the Republic and its foremost Guardians, and went - going on to create a terrifying terrorist organization that was feared throughout the
Senex sector before his abrupt disappearance.
Biography
Pre-Dark Brotherhood
The Phantom Shard
The Pellucidus hive3783 BBY to 119 BBY
Kaiburr was born into the prestigious Pellucidus-hive located in the center of Orax and home to its most wondrous and acclaimed crystal formation in approximately 3783 BBY. Formed at the edge of one of Orax's many hot springs the giant cluster of crystals was the largest silicon based crystalline lattice in the galaxy, and it housed the largest hive of Shard on Orax. Known throughout the planet as its finest philosophers and thinkers, Kaiburr was raised by the hive-mind as one of its great scholar-priests thanks to his special gift.
Blessed with more then just the electromagnetic senses of his race, Kaiburr was touched by the gods and was one of the rare such Shard on the planet. Part of the hive-collective and yet also strangely apart, Kaiburr was able to retain his own identity and will inside the large group thanks to his special connection. Little did he know that he was in fact a highly attuned Force-sensitive, and it was this gift that enabled him to keep his identity and self-consciousness inside the vast Shard hive-mind.
Growing up and as a prospective Scholar and sage, shaped Kaiburr into an inquisitive and highly intelligent young Shard and he anxiously followed - and as his knowledge and skills grew, also participated in - the great political, philosophical and even whimsical debates of his brethren and elders. As his mind matured Kaiburr found that he had a frightening ability that sent shock-waves through the hive-mind and began a debate that would hold frightening consequences for the young adult.
As an immobile and quite primitive race, especially one as long lived as the Shard, their entire world view - and indeed the very basis for their entire civilization! - was based upon the fact that the world was untouchable and immobile to the crystalline race. And yet here was one of their own, able to touch the world around them and affect it despite their lack of physical means!
Attack of the Corporations
A human mining settlement119 BBY to 90 BBY
The great debate was cut short and shoved to the background as Orax was discovered by the Galactic Republic in 119 BBY, an event that saw many Humanoid species arrive on the planet, intent on plundering this new planet for profit. The pristine and unmarked world was quickly found to hold massive deposits of rare minerals and further metallurgical surveys found that the planet was seeded with vast veins of different ores.
The greedy corporations of the Galactic Republic were astounded at this discovery and soon the planet was swarming with new settlements and mining operations across the land. The once primal and beautiful planet was soon covered with festering wounds as numerous mines were founded and hordes of labor droids were imported to work the mines.
Unfortunately for the Shard species, the Republic was late to discover the races sentience and in the span of a few years the Shard population was drastically cut down and reduced in number. Like the Tsil colonies onNam Chorios, the Shard were found to have unique properties in electronic and droid technology and massive operations were mounted to mine as much of the precious "stones" as could be.
Further destruction and despoiling was prevented only through the hard fought efforts of a small group of bio-mechanical engineers and nature activists, who petitioned the Senate successfully to preserve the natural beauty of the planet as they watched with morbid disgust the horrific transformation taking place on the planet.
Little did they know that they were responsible for saving the Shard race and as the time went by, a new discovery stunned the galaxy. The discovery of the Shard sent waves through the Republic and numerous HoloNet documentaries were created to preserve their legacy. In a bid to help the Shard race assimilate into the rest of the galaxy and join the rest of the galaxy, furious research was instigated into the problem of their immobility and soon enough breakthroughs in droid technology enabled a Shard to be placed inside a droid host and use it as a "body".
Revenge of the Shard
90 BBY to 60 BBY
Eagerly accepting a droid body and the means to finally move around and explore the galaxy that had so fascinated him, Kaiburr underwent the training necessary to couple his unique electromagnetic energy with droid technology and thus integrate the two entities into one whole being. Assigned to a fairly battered protocol droid as a starting point, Kaiburr was fascinated and enthralled with the new opportunities that his new "host" afforded him.
Despite the deep debate that now raged about the moral and cultural impact that the new technology had introduced to the slow and deeply traditional Shard society, Kaiburr embraced the new concept of time and space that the organic races seemed to view the galaxy with and worked hard to assimilate himself into galactic society.
Joining the planetary government that was soon created to help the Shard integrate into the Senate, the Republic and of course - commerce, Kaiburr made it his mission to work towards the recovery and preservation of all Shard colonies on Orax. Dealing with the numerous corporations and private concerns that flooded the newly made Government opened his eyes to the dirty backdoor politics and shadowy deals that permeated the corrupt and ineffective Senate, and with mounting concern he watched as money slowly eroded all of his hard work and the planets despoiling resumed its grim march.
With a burning rage and growing anger at the Republics ineffective policies, Kaiburr organized like minded Shard into a small and tightly knit group and started to wage a covert war on the Corporations destroying his dear planet. Calling themselves 'Protegat' they eschewed violence and other destructive means of retribution, Kaiburr and his organization struck back using legal loopholes to entrap and obstruct mining operations; creating soul numbing bureaucratic procedures and filing systems that sent legal attorneys scrambling madly back and forth; and generally causing as much havoc as possible using above board means.
A New Hope
60 BBY - 50 BBY
The arrival of exiled Jedi Master Aqinos brought a ray of hope to the beleaguered Shard and his subsequent discovery of a select few Shard as Force-sensitive underscored the burgeoning sense of Justice that crept into the collective consciousness. Taking the few Shard able to touch the Force under his wing and training them to fully wield their powers, the resourceful Sunesi Master realized his dreams of blending technology with the Force.
Using various class IV droid hosts such as Juggernaut war droids, FLTCH series droids, and Uulshos Justice droids as their hosts many Iron Knights took as their name that of lightsaber crystals, reflecting both their connection to the Force and their crystalline bodies. Earning themselves the sobriquet "Iron Knights" during the Arkanian Revolution, the name reflected their Jedi powers and philosophy, and yet the strong metallic bodies that Aqinos created.
The formation of the Iron Knights and their initiation into the Jedi Order was seen by most of the Shard community as the longed for sign of Republic and Jedi support and recognition. Long bereft of hope and slowly drowning beneath what seemed an endless wave of credits and corruption, a new vision for the future of Orax was reborn.
New legislation swept the planet, as longstanding rivals united in common cause against the foreign companies. Celebration and cries of support for the Republic were displayed in the HoloNet, and a special place of honor was given to Aqinos in the Shard homeworld.
But it was not to be. Little did the Iron Knights know that their Jedi training, organization and induction in the ways of the Jedi, was an unauthorized experiment by the unorthodox and radical Jedi Master.
The Arkanian Revolution was a turning point in the Iron Knights chapter, and despite the ten years that Jedi Master Aqinos had spent teaching the Shard knights prior to the conflict - not to mention their invaluable aid in quelling the mutated and horribly transformed cybernetic soldiers of the Rebels - the Jedi Council, with Mace Windu foremost among them, excommunicated and exiled the free thinking Sunesi.
Leaving the Order in disgrace and gathering about him his stunned disciples, Jedi Master Aqinos took the Iron Knights to the planet Dweema where they founded a small base and continued to train any Force-sensitive Shard who reached them.
The Protegat Strike Back
50 BBY to 25 ABY
Betrayed and stunned beyond all measure by the harsh decision of the Jedi Council, a disgusted and now bitter Kaiburr declined the invitation to join his brethren on Dweema and instead set out to find a new path for himself in the galaxy.
Adopting the persona of a droid servant to mask his presence, Kaiburr wandered the galaxy looking for new purpose and direction. Letting his natural born patience and foresight take him where he would, the Shard traveled through many planets and experienced many cultures during his search.
Throughout his entire journey, the now jaded and cynical Shard found that wherever he went suffering and destruction was the norm. Corrupt politicians abused constitutional powers to line their own pockets, powerful gangsters and crime lords ruled the shadows from a dark web of intrigue and violence, and worst of all – the greedy corporations that had despoiled countless worlds in search of profit rose above them all, untouchable.
Even the so called guardians of light themselves - the Jedi Order - were inept and corrupt, as they blindly enacted the will of the Senate and mindlessly defended the bloated Republic from any challenges to its rule. Thousands of citizens upon the various planets in the Republic starved to death and lay homeless and destitute while the stalwart defenders of “peace” ignored their plight and sat in grand palaces and glittering temples.
Making his way through the Mid-Rim on the border between Senex sector and Hadar sector, Kaiburr soon found his way to Asmeru and a certain Journalist who shared the same political and moral viewpoints. Using his prior experience running a clandestine organization to good effect, as well as his formidable Jedi born powers, Kaiburr soon impressed Havac and was inducted into Nebula Front soon therewith.
Working as an odd-job man, he was committed to Nebula politics but not particularly active, until the Republic won the StarkHyperspaceWar, turning the Stark Commercial Combine leader Iaco Stark, and capturing the Combines flagship - the Raptor.
Nebula Front asked him to choose a nom de guerre, and he chose the name Mordamen Bast utilizing his newly commissioned HRD droid body to assume a secret persona. He was described by those who knew him at the time as a well-organized leader, not a guerrilla; during fighting between the Combine pirates and Supreme Chancellor Kalpana's troops, he stayed in his office instead of joining his brethren.
He moved to Eriadu, setting up a trading company called Impex. Impex became a front for Nebula, serving as a meeting place and conduit for funds. This became a hallmark of Kaiburr's career. Companies controlled by the NF made him a rich man by engaging in legitimate business deals, while acting as cover for arms deals and mercenary activities. Eru Matalis appointed him in 45 BBY as the Nebula Front representative in Xozhixi, Thyferra, then (at Kaiburr's insistence) to the same position in Yag'Dhul in 44 BBY, two months before The Stark Hyperspace War, when over 10 days of fighting the Galactic Republic's army drove the Combine pirates out of Troiken, with the loss of thousands of lives. Shard journalist Seale writes that Kaiburr's absence from Thyferra during this period, when it was clear that the Republic was about to act against the pirates, raised suspicion within the movement that Kaiburr was interested only in saving himself.
First Operation
Shortly after the Stark Hyperspace War, Kaiburr began accusing the NF of cowardice over his Voice of Orax HoloNet station in Yag'Dhul for having agreed to a ceasefire with the Republic. During Nebula Front's Third Congress in Asmeru in 40 BBY, Kaiburr joined Nebula activist and writer Jalan and Cindar (leader of the Nebula Elite responsible for the Caprioril Massacre), calling for greater democracy within Nebula Front and revenge against Supreme Chancellor Kalpana.
In 32 BBY Cindar was arrested in Coruscant for an attempt on Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum's life. This led to Kaiburr's first operation, using the name Al-Iqab ("the Punishment"), when five gunmen entered the Sullustan embassy in Sluis Van, took 15 hostages and threatened to blow up the building if Cindar was not released. The gunmen flew two days later to Eriadu, still holding five hostages, then to Yag'Dhul, threatening to throw the hostages out of the aircraft. They surrendered and released the hostages a month later. Cindar was released from prison two weeks later; Seale writes that the Eriadu government paid Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum 12 million credits for his release.
On the day of the attack, 56 heads of state were meeting in Giju for the 4th conference of the Non-Aligned Movement. According to Seale, the Sullustan Embassy operation had been commissioned by Yag'Dhul's Dodecien, Vul Shushin, as a distraction because he was jealous that Giju was hosting the conference. Seale writes one of the hostage-takers admitted that he had been told to fly the hostages around until the conference was over.
Kaiburr had carried out the operation without the permission of Nebula Front. Cindar (Eru Matalis's deputy) and Jalan flew to Yag’Dhul to reason with Kaiburr that hostage-taking harmed the movement. Cindar told Seale that a Yag'Dhul official at the meeting said: "Why are you attacking Kaiburr? The operation was ours! We asked him to mount it for us." Jalan was furious and left the meeting with the other NF delegates. From that point on, Seale writes, the NF regarded Kaiburr as under the control of Yag'Dhul.
Expulsion from Nebula Front
Two months later, the Protegat hijacked KLM Flight 861, this time using the name Shard Nationalist Youth Organization. Nebula Front had been discussing convening a peace conference in Eriadu; and the hijacking was intended to warn them not to go ahead with it. In response, in 31BBY, Eru Matalis expelled Kaiburr from Nebula Front
In October 31BBY Kaiburr reformed the Protegat, calling it Nebula Front: The Revolutionary Council.
That year a Nebula Front court sentenced him to death in absentia for the attempted assassination of Eru Matalis. Seale writes that it is unlikely that Kaiburr had intended to kill Matalis, and just as unlikely that Nebula Front wanted to kill Kaiburr. He was invited to Asmeru to discuss the death sentence, and was allowed to leave again, but it was clear that he had become persona non grata. As a result the Givin gave him Nebula Front's assets in Yag'Dhul, including a training camp, farm, newspaper, HoloNet station, passports, overseas scholarships and 15 million credits worth of weapons. He also received Yag'Dhul's regular aid to the NF: around 150,000 credits a month and a lump sum of 3–5 million credits.
Return of the Iron Knights
- "In the light, there is a darkness and in the darkness, a light. It is the way with us all. Be a prisoner of neither Bogan nor Ashla. Strive to live in balance. As Tython itself teaches us, it is dangerous to do otherwise. And the danger is there—always."
- ― Ketu
25 ABY to 29 ABY
The emergence of the Yuzhann Vong threat brought the
The Dark Jedi Brotherhood
The Force Awakens
19 ABY to 30 ABY
- "The Je'daii don't see a division of the light and dark side; instead, they believe a balance is necessary between the two. The Je'daii are like the Titans in Greek mythology who came before the gods. They are beings of great power and ability, but not all-knowing. They struggle with the idea of balance in the Force and know that being out of balance affects their power and the planet Tython itself."
- ―John Ostrander
After the tumult of the Yuzhann Vong wars and the cataclysmic destruction that they had wreaked on the New Republic, the New Jedi Order investigated reports of the many atrocities committed by Kaiburr and his organization during the war - all in the name of "peace". The Shard's strategy of "Fight fire with fire" and his almost casual attitude when it came to ordering the deaths of thousands was repulsive and went against the very code that the Jedi lived by.
Hunting down Kaiburr and his elusive group was no small feat, and after leading them on a merry chase for nearly three years, his small group was decimated and torn into small independent cells barely clinging on to life. Recognizing the need to disappear Kaiburr lead one last foray into the very heart of the Jedi Temple itself and after a bloody battle in the Jedi Archives managed to find the one thing that he had came for - the location of a safe world that the Jedi couldn't reach.
The only reason that Kaiburr himself managed to survive the brutal fighting was his usage of droid technology, and the secret of his true nature. Thinking him to be a Clawdite fallen Jedi instead of the ex-Iron Knight and Shard that he was, his decapitated body was immediately dismissed in the heat of battle and Kaiburr managed to escape by detaching the small spider droid he had created in the HRD droids stomach cavity.
Making his way stealthily into the Jedi Archives he crawled slowly through the vast space and sliced his way into finding a directory that lead to the storage area he wanted. Marveling at the incredible amount of knowledge stored there, and the great Holocron's just lying there for any Jedi to study and learn from he activated the one he sought and searched through the information located there.
Recognizing his true nature and refusing to cooperate with the fallen Jedi, the gatekeeper - though he couldn't deny access to a Force Sensitive - attempted to deny him as much knowledge as he could and led the Shard through a long and convoluted path until he found the object of his search. Although the heavy encryption on the Holocron that he had stolen only permitted him to recognize two things from the Star map he had accessed, it was enough for his purposes - an incoherent string of numbers and formula, and one word - Antei.
Stealing through the Jedi Temple in the middle of the night and making his way towards the Hangar bay that housed the Jedi starfighters he stole into a [stealth transport] and fought his way clear of the system, narrowly escaping destruction at the hands of his Jedi pursuers as he punched in the coordinates that he had found in the navicomputer.
Escaping into hyperspace just in the nick of time
Personality and traits
Kaiburr is a great respecter of laws and strict order, but life, beauty, truth, freedom, and the like are held as valueless, or at least scorned by him. Obviously, all order is not good, nor are all laws beneficial. Kaiburr consider order as the means by which each group is properly placed in the cosmos, from the lowest to the highest, strongest first, weakest last. "Good" is an excuse to promote the mediocrity of the whole and suppress the better and more capable, instead of each group structuring itself and fixing its place as compared to others, serving the stronger, but being served by the weaker.
Believing in using society and its laws to benefit himself, Kaiburr believes that Structure and organization elevate those who deserve to rule as well as provide a clearly defined hierarchy between master and servant. To this end, Kaiburr supports laws and societies that protect his own concerns. If someone is hurt or suffers because of a law that benefits him, well, too bad. Because he may be forced to honor an unfavorable contract or oath he may have made, Kaiburr is usually very careful about giving his word. Once given, he will break his word only if he can find a way to do it legally, within the laws of society.
The cliché that there is "No honor among thieves" is false when dealing with Kaiburr. He is a person who is driven to attain his goals through force, power, and intimidation. Yet Kaiburr stands apart from the norm, with his own personal, code of ethics. He expects loyalty from his minions, punishing disloyalty and treachery with a swift merciful death. Kaiburr defines his terms and lives by them, whether anyone else likes it or not.
Kaiburr values the allegiances that he has with his cause - be it government, religion, or any other organization. He also values any individuals that he calls allies. Betraying a friend is just as much a transgression for Kaiburr as it is for a Jedi. Kaiburr will always try to work within the law, since it's the safest way to ensure his own success. Breaking the law results in possible punishment and forfeiture of both wealth and power, and Kaiburr is loath to give up what he has attained through his own determination. If Kaiburr can find devastating evidence of a rival's wrongdoing, you can be assured that he will use this information to his own advantage.
Kaiburr will keep his word if he gives it and will never lie, although he may mislead or withhold information. He will attack and kill an unarmed foe and will harm an innocent. He will use torture to extract information, but never for pleasure. He will kill only to advance himself, never for pleasure. He will not help those in need without a reward and he prefers to work with others. He responds well to higher authority, is trustful of organizations, and will always follow the law. He will never betray a family member, comrade, or friend.
Here are some possible adjectives describing Kaiburr: cruel, vengeful, callous, taciturn, malevolent, calculating, plotting, merciless, domineering, severe, tyrannical, commanding, organized, and respectful of authority and power.
Powers and abilities
Because of his background and earlier experiences, Kaiburr relies more heavily on the uses of misdirection and manipulation through the Force rather then the more physical and awesome of its applications.
Appearance
Natural State
In his natural state, Kaiburr is a sentient silicon-based irregularly faceted cylindrical crystal. He is 40 centimeters long and weighs only 5 kilograms. A virulent blood red with a tinge of obsidian at his core, faint pulses of sickly green light can be seen can be seen inside him when thoughts pass through his "brain."
Host
Juggernaut War Droid
Kaiburr testing out his new bodyKaiburr testing out his new body
- ""When the war droids breached the armory, the uprising became a catastrophe. They were juggernauts, and for them it was as easy as returning home.""
- ―Conflagration: An Eyewitness Report of the Great Droid Uprising
The juggernaut operated in a bipedal configuration, and had two alternate methods of propulsion. It could use twin outrigger jets to propel itself into the air for bursts up to one minute, or the jets could convert into intake propellers for underwater use. Unfortunately, the droids propellers would often jam, sinking the droid. The juggernaut was armed with a wide-beam sonic stunner and a high powered shatter beam, but its primary weapon was the pulse-wave rifle.
Name
- "Although the Force exists everywhere and within all living things, certain artifacts have demonstrated the ability to augment it. One such artifact is the Kaiburr crystal of the planet Circarpous V, locally known as Mimban."
- ―An excerpt of Jedi Scholar TionneSolusar's writings[src]
Kaiburr takes his name from the Kaiburr Lightsaber crystal. This was a common practice among Shard Jedi[1]. When first introduced to the Brotherhood he named himself after the Kaiburr crystal due to its rich history and powerful abilities. The Kaiburr crystal was an ancient Force relic, initially located on the planet Circarpous V, locally known as Mimban. When in its natural location in the Temple of Pomojema on Mimban, the crystal increased a Force-sensitive's power one thousand times over. Among its magnification of abilities were the ability to heal, to further augment a Force-user's connection to the Force, to project Force lightning by those typically unable, and to empower and energize a tired being close in proximity to the crystal.
Trivia
- Kaiburr is the last living Scion of his Hive, after its destruction at the hands of Czerka
- During the Clone Wars, the Protegat stayed neutral in the fighting - despising the Republic that spawned the corrupt Mining companies that destroyed his homeland and yet unwilling to join with the very self same corporations, even though their ideals were the same.