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Summary
Rins'zler.
Rins'zler is a strange individual, born a Human among the Mandalorian Clan of Kalinor, A sub group of Clan Fett; he has had a tumultuous life so far, with both joy and sorrow impacting on him in many ways. Rins'zler was formerly a mercenary and hired gun, excelling at everything from hostage rescue to assassination. Rins’zler has semi-retired from the mercenary and bounty hunting profession, preferring to spend his time focusing on Force studies.
Character History
In the Beginning
The Sith Knight, now known only as Rins'zler, didn't always go by that name; it was during the end of the Empire era, that a young Mandalorian was born and so it was that Jandos Phyleus Kalinor, son of a well-known Mandalorian Mercenary Jaga Kalinor, came into the galaxy. Jandos had no homeworld to speak of, he was born on-board his families vessel during a quiet period in the hunting season.
The Kalinor family were successful Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters, and their son wanted for nothing growing up. Jandos had the finest education that any Mandalorian could hope for, and as soon as he was able to hold a blaster, Jaga began to teach him the family trade. By the age of 13 Jandos entered the Mandalorian Training Program to become a fully-fledged Super Commando like his mother and father, the training was long and arduous but Jandos excelled at it and revelled at the challenges it offered him. It was 3 years later that he graduated from the training program and was granted his own suit of Mandalorian Armour.
Super Commando’s
Jandos took the handle of Shadow Stalker upon entering the ranks of the Super Commandos and he wore the beksar’gam, provided to him by his Uncle Jakata, with pride. He entered into the commandos but a child, and the experiences that he would have, would either build or break him as a man. Shadow Stalker soon found his feet, after 2 years of fighting in some of the most brutal conflicts he thought he would ever see, Jandos began to adjust to life as a soldier. By the age of 22, the young man was gone, replaced by a seasoned veteran of countless wars and conflicts; it was at this point he ventured into the art of Bounty Hunting.
The Hunter
Shadow Stalker decided he wanted to make a name for himself, Mandalorians had engaged in both mercenary activities and Bounty Hunting for many hundreds of years, his family was no exception, both his parents were very successfully hunters, and had increased the family wealth significantly, it was now time for Jandos to take this mantle and carry on the family tradition. His time spent as a mercenary had taught him many things, he had developed a very balanced strategy towards combat, preferring to have enough knowledge in a variety of skills and techniques that he could call upon them as required, he followed the same train of thought when it came to weapons and equipment, never settling on a single specific weapon, these skills and choices would serve him well in his role as a bounty hunter. Jandos enrolled with the Bounty Hunting guilds that his family had used for generations, it wasn’t long before jobs began to come his way.
Veteran of many wars
Jandos spent the next several years floating around the galaxy, he Hunted everyone from criminals to high value kill on sight targets, alongside that he fought in several campaigns alongside his Clan and spent months at a time with his Uncle, learning the tricks of the trade. it was at the age 24 that his life began to unravel.
Murder
it was around 10 years later that disaster struck, his parents were employed to hunt a criminal but things went wrong, the contract had been false and the person they were hunting was a Jedi Knight, one who had vowed to rid the galaxy of Mandalorian filth. The Jedi slew Jaga and Meree Kalinor in the name of the Republic and vanished into the stars, Jandos was distraught, his life began to unravel around him and his path became blurred.
Anger filled the young man, so much anger that he thought it would kill him, he vowed to have revenge on the Jedi who had murdered his parents, but he was a mess and in no state to fight a wamp rat let alone a Jedi. It was at this point in his life that the mysterious man arrived to see him. A man, cloaked in black and darkness arrived at the Clan Base, and without any opposition he walked passed the guards and directly towards the Clans Barrack blocks Sat along in his his room Rins’zler sensed something was wrong, he felt a presence coming to him, his door opened and there stood a man garbed in black, his face covered with a hood. The man spoke, asking if he was Jandos, the young man nodded, the man then asked if he could help him, without any warning he felt his anger rise to the surface, his loss and hatred bubbled up to the surface and Jandos cried out that he wanted to kill a Jedi, he screamed letting his anger burst out, waves of hatred flowed from him, the metal walls began to warp and shelves in his room crumpled and snapped. This surge of power lasted for only a moment and then it dissipated; the hatred and anger returned to where Jandos kept in check and Jandos simply sat on the remains of his bed and cried. The Mysterious man spoke again and introduced himself as Darth Jarod, and offered to take Jandos with him and give him the chance to exact his revenge against this Jedi. The decision was an easy one and Jandos took the offer of Darth Jarod and left his past behind him and moved down a different path, the Path of the Dark Jedi.
Walking the New Path
Many years went by, Jandos had a clear strength in the force, and the anger that welled inside him provided him with an easy way to access to the Darkside of the force. He was trained by the mysterious Darth Jarod in the dark arts of the force, passing many trials and coming close to death on several occasions, each time Darth Jarod reminded him of his parents, and the hate flowed through the young apprentice, keeping him alive. By the age of 26 Jandos Phyleus Kalinor was no more, instead in his place stood a new Dark Jedi, Rins'zler, his hatred of the Jedi had opened him up to more dark energy than any of Jarod's previous apprentices, and Rins'zler flew through the training program and impressed his mysterious master. He now felt drawn to revenge, the desire to hunt down and eradicate the Jedi who had caused him so much pain and suffering was in the forefront of his mind, with his masters blessing, he left and began the hunt.
Revenge
The Jedi was a man named Arctrus; he had been expelled from the Jedi order for his actions against the Mandalorians, but still went around the galaxy attempting to carry out what he saw was his task. It was on Coruscant that he encountered his end. Rins’zler had prepared for this moment, planning it down to the smallest detail; every aspect of it was designed to destroy the Jedi. Rins'zler had paid a significant sum of credits to the owner of the space dock that was frequented by Arctrus, this was to compensate the owner for the significant damage that would happen to it, that was the first step, the second was to lay the trap. Rins’zler fuelled the Jedi’s hatred for Mandalorians, sending him an open challenge over the holonet, giving him an opportunity he could not pass up. The Landing bay was rigged with explosives, ranging from Thermal Detonators to Flechette Mines, and if this was not enough, Rins’zler was prepared with a multitude of small arms and proven anti-Jedi weapons.
The Trap is Set
The Trap was sprung when, four days post of the message, Arctrus arrived, his small shuttle settled on the landing pad, he appeared o have very little for-knowledge of what was going to happen, the ramp lowered and he calmly left his vessel. He didn't seem surprised when, before him stood four Mandalorian Mercenaries, Arctrus muttered something beneath his breath and grabbed for his Lightsaber. Rins’zler watched all of this from his chosen position, aloft and well out of sight, he observed events through the scope of the Xerol Nightstinger, he had procured the weapon at great expense, and had fitted blast reflectors at key points around the landing bay, with luck he wouldn't have to use it, the ammunition was very expensive. Arctrus engaged the Mandalorian Warriors only to find they were nothing more than fakes, pseudo armour placed over steel frames, the force triggered a warning, but it was too late. Rins'zler watched with glee as Arctrus engaged his fake Mandalorians, he had positioned them in such a way to bring Arctrus within the optimum kill zone for his explosives, and he smiled with a sense of glee as he depressed the detonator. The resulting explosion was a work of art, first the Flechette mines detonated above and below Arctrus, releasing thousands of lethal barbs, despite his force skills, Arctrus found himself the victim of hundreds of these lethal barbs, he erected a defensive field but it was too late to stop many of the barbs. Rins’zler watched from his perch, he could see Arctrus almost breathing a sigh of relief, but then the second wave of explosions went off, rings of anti-personnel mines popped up and sprayed their lethal cargo around the room, thousands of ball bearings shredding everything not armoured, the field of energy around Arctrus began to shatter and crackle, the immense strain being placed upon it was draining his strength. It was at this point the final surprise exploded, the floor beneath Arctrus’s feet exploded in superheated energy as 15 thermal detonators vaporised it, their energy fields turned everything around him to dust and his shield failed.
Aftermath
Rins’zler walked down into the mass of destruction he had created; at the base of the small crater his explosives had formed lay the broken form of the former Jedi. Rins’zler approached him, expecting him to lash out with violence, but there was nothing, the faint movements of his chest faded and then, without warning, his body vanished, leaving only his ruined robes. Rins’zler became aware that he was not alone, stood beside him was the glowing ethereal ghost of Arctrus, he turned to Rins’zler and spoke “young man, I am saddened that it had to come to this, but I am more saddened that it was myself who caused this, I was wrong and my actions were wrong, I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive the Jedi, I know you won't ever be able to forgive me, and I would never expect you to, however I go, leaving you with some final words, I forgive you”, and with that the ghost of the former Jedi faded, now one with the Force, his inanity addled mind was broken, and he was once again the Jedi he had been before. Rins’zler examined the chaos he had created; it was a good thing he had effectively paid enough to buy the landing bay, with that he left the destruction and headed back to his ship.
The New Form, a Great Change
Many years had passed since the Emperor had been killed and the Deathstar destroyed, the galaxy was undergoing a great many changes. Rins'zler had hid his presence from the galaxy using arcane spells he discovered in various Sith texts and various forms of (Illegal) technology. During the Emperors rule, there had only been two Sith, he had heard tales of how Vader would hunt down and kill other Sith, he did not want this to be his fate, he and his now eternal partner Jen'ika hid their vessel among the out rim, once again taking on the role of Mandalorian Mercenary and Bounty Hunter, tasks Rins'zler was very adept at carrying out.
Jen’ika
Jen'ika was a unique individual, born a Sith-human hybrid, only the smallest handful of this ancient race exist now, their genetic pool so vastly diluted that most only exhibit minor traits. She had also trained for years in the Dark arts of the Force, herself becoming a Dark Jedi, under the tutelage of a fallen Jedi whose name was shrouded in mystery, even to her pupils. She met Rins'zler during the period after his revenge, they had both come from shattered pasts and found a connection with each other and the two soon fell in love and together blazed a trail of Glory across the stars. The two were married within two years, having several children, two of whom were force sensitive and went onto join the mysterious Dark Jedi Brotherhood, the third joined the Mandalorian clan Rins’zler and his family belonged too. The Darkside seemed to revolve around Rins'zler and his family, passion after all was one of the greatest facets of the Darkside of the Force, however their lives were to about to change dramatically during a battle with the misguided forces of the New Republic. Their three children were reported as KIA, slain by the New Republics Jedi upon the forest world of Korinus, this act sent ripples through the force, reaching both Rins'zler and Jen'ika, driving them into a furious rage into a furious rage. A blazing train of destruction spread out through the galaxy as Rins'zler and Jen'ika sought out those responsible, along with their allies, they slaughtering many of the Republics followers, stopping only when their forces were reluctantly made to retreat from the world under the cover of Marauder corvette cruisers. Rins'zler and Jen'ika were distraught by the loss of their children, and began researching into ways of bringing the dead back through the Darkside.
The research finally struck gold upon the discovery of an ancient Sith artefact that had the ability to bind the Soul of one who was strong in the Darkside into a Force Based Circuitry Device. The Pair gathered their forces, and with assistance from friends and family, they set out to locate this mysterious device. Within weeks it was located and soon, within their grasp, would be a way to bring their children back, alas it was not to be. The New Republic had got wind of the search for the artefact and they had dispatched what was left of the Jedi along with several infantry companies, they were sent to destroy this item of blasphemy and prevent it falling into the hands of the Empire, little did they know that it was not the Empire who was searching for it.
The Orrund Incident
The world on which the artefact was located was known as Orrund, it was a verdant and green world that thrived with life. Hidden among its verdant landscape laid a Dark Foreboding Temple, constructed over 2000 years ago by long forgotten group of Sith priests, it was said to be able to focus the power of the Darkside, within the temple, legends told of arcane devices and mysterious technologies that the Sith had experimented with and crafted using their dark knowledge, it was among these Items that the artefact was hidden. Planet fall was met by multiple New Republic fighter squadrons, The wings of mercenary pilots who had joined Rins'zler began to duel with the Republic, buying time for the Sith to make it to the temple. Rins'zler landed his craft as close to the outside of the temple as he could, immediately he and his wife sensed that the Jedi had beaten them to their prize, and to their horror they saw their worst fears come true. Walking proudly from the temple emerged five Jedi along with several Republic troopers and assistants, with them they carried the artefact, and it was clear they were getting ready to destroy it. Without a word the two Dark Jedi ignited their blades and charged. The battle was brutal, the two Dark Jedi and their allies were outnumbered two to one but they fought like possessed men and women. Despite all their skill, fervour and hatred, it seemed that this battle would not be won, fearing this Jen'ika charged, screaming the fray with murder in her heart, she cut down two of the Jedi and a score of their assistants, but was caught by the Lightsaber of a fourth, little did they know that this was to be their undoing.
Rins'zler not only heard, but physically felt Jen'ika's scream in the force, and could sense her energy dwindling away, he could not bear to have the death of his wife and love on his hands. Despite the consequences to himself, he opened himself fully to the Darkside of the force, The Temple began to glow and vibrate as if it was sensing this action, the giant crystal set in its upper reaches began to glow, black lightning arced across its surface, and dark energy enveloped the structure. The skies darkened and black lightning began to fork from the sky, a whirlwind of anger, fury and malevolence began to swirl around the combatants, standing in the middle, arms stretched to the sky stood Rins'zler, energy visibly flowed into him. The Force Storm grew exponentially and quickly began to engulf the planet stripping the world of its very life force and channelling it into the Dark storm of energy, the remaining Jedi looked terrified, they decided to attack the Dark Jedi, but their attempts were short lived, with the storm still devouring the living essence of the world. Rins'zler was engulfed in a cyclone of dark energy, lightning blasted from all areas, incinerating several troopers, the sheer force of the energy dragged the life force from everything around it, slaying even the mighty Jedi and troopers with wild abandon. After some considerable time, the force storm Rins'zler had forged abated and dissipated, leaving a scored barren landscape, the storm had devoured all life of the planet Bar Rins'zler and his wife's mortally wounded form. Rins'zler dropped to his knees, his body was exhausted, and he could no longer stay upright, even his clothing had been devoured by the storm, his skin was lacerated in several portions and he could feel blood coming from his face, the scars of this event both physical and psychological would remain with him for the rest of his life. After a while, Rins'zler rose to his feet and walked over to the artefact, it glowed with an unnatural life, and he could sense a presence within, he walked over to where his wife lay, but she was gone, her physical form remained but her force essence was no longer there. Rins'zler bent over to recover the artefact and as he touched it, it came to life, an image began to be projected above the device, akin to that on a holocron, he jumped back in shock, for the image that resolved was of Jen'ika, somehow during the force storm he had created, the device had absorbed his wife's energy, she was now entombed within the crystalline matrices of the device. Rins'zler felt joy, and could feel his life force returning, all was not lost.
Orrund was reduced to a barren waste land, its life force ended with the end of the Force Storm that had consumed it, the Jedi and the entire republic forces and even the allies brought to the battle by Rins’zler had equally been consumed. Rins'zler, while alive, had not survived the event unscathed, his body bore multiple scars, and damage from interacting with that much dark energy, however it had open his eyes to the possibilities that could be gained through the Dark Side and he wanted to learn more.
But what of Jen'ika, she remained within the artefact, a device built using ancient technology in a similar way to the holocrons, there she would remain for eternity, safely with her husband, the device along with her energy force was incorporated into Rins'zler's Star ship, inhabiting its many electronic pathways, becoming more than she could ever have achieved in life.
New Choices
Rins'zler decided that he required a new home, and guidance, he chose the Dark Jedi Brotherhood as the group to join, and utilizing his resources he commissioned a modified Marauder class Corvette to be built, this ship would be unique for it would incorporate force circuitry into its design, allowing Jen'ika the freedom of the ship, alongside this vessel, he had a score of 40 droids custom built, each would function as a crew member for this ship, operating its many fictions under the guidance of Jen'ika, however each droid would be given a level of sentience that would allow them to function more effectively, making them loyal but lethal droids. It took three long months and many millions of credits, almost clearing out his accounts, but The Shadowborn was finally ready and they left for the journey to their new home.
Joining the Brotherhood
Rins'zler had been aware of the Brotherhood for some time, two of his children had joined the mysterious order, he entered its ranks and began to progress through his training, but events surrounding his past gave him cause to take an extended leave from the group
The Return
Rins'zler spent several long years wandering the galaxy, his skills in the force only part trained, his former master, Darth Jarod had died some six years previously, so he could no turn to him, Jen'ika tried on several occasions to console him and help him learn new aspects of the force, but he required true guidance, the time had come to return to the Dark Brotherhood, and resume his training in the force, perhaps with their help he would even be able to learn more about what had happened during the Orrund incident. And so Rins'zler set course for the Dark Brotherhood, communicating his intentions ahead of him, he was able to speak to former friends and allies, each of whom sent welcoming responses to his forthcoming return.
Many years had passed, Rins’zler had experienced much conflict since he left, his services to his Mandalorian Clan and various other employers had furnished him with both new skills and plenty of money but now, more than ever, he was eager to learn and unlock whatever skills the Darkside had to offer him, he could never leave his Mandalorian Heritage behind, but perhaps he could find a way of blending it with his new future.
Family
Apart from his wife, who’s life essence is trapped within the crystalline matrix of a Sith artifact, Rins’zler has a few notable family members.
Jakata Sang-Kalinor
Jakata is Rins’zlers Uncle on his father side, a wiley old man who has his fingers in more pockets that Rins’zler cares to know. Officially Jakata runs Sang Enterprises, a highly respected arms manufacturing company, providing everything from small arms to starship grade turbolasers, to whoever can afford his contract prices. Unofficially he runs one of the largest Black Market arms dealerships in known space; he has ties with various criminal groups and underground organizations and supplies several Mandalorian clans with a huge proportion of their arms and equipment. Rins’zler spent many years under the tutelage of Uncle Jakata, learning a huge amount about the processes involved in weapons design, creation and manufacturing, by the time he was 11, Rins’zler could strip an A280, clean it, build it and have it working at 10% efficiency, his skills in this area have only got better over time.
Sang Enterprises
Sang Enterprises, a multi-billion credit value company, with contracts seeded out to some of the finest military organizations in the Galaxy, at least a dozen Mandalorian clans have ties to this company as well as elements of the Empire and the Republic. The Company provides Infantry grade small arms and heavy weapons systems, vehicle mounted medium and heavy weapons, artillery grade blasters, Turbolasers of various sizes and class, as well as a huge variety of explosive munitions and projectiles.
Sang Industries
Sang Industries is the company that doesn't exist, it is spread around the Galaxy on several worlds. A large portion of it is disguised beneath the cover of several religious organizations including the mysterious Order of Darknell who reside in their monastery on Qi Lozar. Other covers include toy factories, food processing facilities and Chemical waste processors. Sang Industries produces a variety of semi-legal and illegal weapons and technology from disruptor weapons to several varieties of nerve gas as well as sensor cloaking systems and military grade combat shielding.
Skills
While he is but a child in the force, he has spent a vast amount of his life immersed in conflict and warfare; as such he has developed a rather unique skill set.
Weapons Technologist
the time he spent with his uncle was not wasted, Rins’zler has the skills and knowledge to be able to strip, build, repair and even design a variety of weapons systems, from infantry portable blasters to cruiser killing torpedoes, Rins'zler can often be found in the Clans workshops, tinkering with weapons, and coming up with new designs, some of which work, some of which don't.
His proudest design is the Shrike ACSM (Anti Capital Ship Missile), initially designed for taking out small cruisers and frigates, he realized that several of these weapons could destroy even the mighty Star Destroyers, the missile is designed around a very long, large external casing, into this casing is fitted guidance systems, and a propellant system, between these, in a heavily shielded and reinforced chamber is the best part, enough Baridium explosives to fill 20 Class A-thermal Detonators, the weapon is highly unstable if not looked after correctly, and prohibitively expensive to produce, but in simulations it has shown it is a lethally effective weapon.
Strategist
Rins’zler had always had a head for strategy, even when he was a small boy, his father would play games with him, and Rins’zler would always come up with ingenious ways to out manoeuvre his father. This skill followed him through his adult life, and he was often called upon by the clan to provide in depth battle plans and BDA reports, with luck he hopes that these skills will be expanded and utilized by his new family, Clan Arcona.
Balanced Combatant
Rins’zler has never been a fan of specializing too much when it comes to battlefield skills and weapons; he prefers to train himself to a decent standard with a wide variety of techniques, and weapons, so that he can have an answer for almost any obstacle. Upon joining the Brotherhood and reaching the rank of Knight, he has begun o focus on Saber skills, however he prefers not to engage in close combat unless absolutely necessary, but should he do so, then his opponent will be in for a shock.
Inherited Wealth
Rins'zler is not poor by any means, his family is incredibly wealthy, their family wealth comes from the various bounties and jobs they had undertaken, Rins'zler himself had added even more to this wealth during his life, as such money was of little consequence to Rins'zler, and he would often spend it on elaborate ships and modifications.
Ships Currently in Ownership
The Shadowborn: A heavily modified Marauder Corvette (Marauder-class corvette)
The Sorrow: A re-armed K-wing Class Bomber (BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter)
The Deceiver: Kuat Systems Engineering Firespray (Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft)
Equipment
Beskar Death Mask
Rins'zler hides his features behind a mask of Mandalorian Durasteel, custom crafted by him during the times gone by, the mask covers his face with only a Mandalorian t shaped visor piercing it, darkness fills the space behind the mask causing fear among those who look upon him. The Mask also conceals a variety of sensors and tracking systems, each relaying data to the macrobinocular viewplate built into the mask. Rins’zler currently owns two versions of these, differing only in their decoration.
Roar
Roar is his chosen Lightsaber, picked from the selections he was offered upon attaining the rank of Knight.
Throwing Blades
Rins'zler also utilises custom forged throwing blades, of various designs and styles, some are hilted so as to be used as a weapon, others are shuriken like blades, these blades are carried around Rins'zler's waist, hidden beneath his robes, he is able to utilise the force to send these towards his opponent, activating them in mid-flight.
Pair of beskar’gam gauntlets with Blastech Dur-24 Wrist Lasers
Rins’zler has used these weapons ever since the were given to him by his uncle, they have served him well through many battles and conflicts, and continue to do so.
Explosives
Rins’zler utilises a variety of types of explosive ordinance, from non lethal stum gas grenades to deadly class A Thermal Detonators
Vocal Charicteristics
When wearing either of his masks, Rins'zler utilises the built-in voice changer. This gives him a warped and disturbing voice that emerges from the front of the mask. His voice sounds as though it is being distorted through time and has a slightly reptilian sound to it, the words elongated and slithering. When typed, replace any "s" that isn't at the beginning of the word with a "z", and add an "h" after the second letter, this only need to be done if the words are being spoken through his mas, not via comlink or without the mask, it can be assumed the comlink is inside the mask.
Positions Held
Rins'zler was Tetrarch of the Qel-droma Battle team for a short time, until events called him away from the Brotherhood.
Member of the Grand Masters Royal Guard GMRG (Current)
Member of the Inquisition Inquisitorius
Trivia
Rins'zler has gone under a variety of names during his time with the Brotherhood, these are: Brother Kalinor, Jandos Kalinor, Jandos Phyleus Kalinor and Shadow Stalker.
Rins'zler was also a member of the Brotherhood of Spam, a sub group of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, this group maintains a place of rest and relaxation for members of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood aboard a space station known as the Spamosa, Jandos was formerly Deputy Grand Master of Spam.