File:Janosstormwind1.jpgJanos
- " I know you are more than you seem, despite the wall you put up and the gruff exterior. I know you aren't as dark as you say you are, I have seen it in your eyes and in your soul. But what I know more than anything is that I know I will love you forever..."
- ―Lilith Stormwind]
Janos Stormwind is a fallen Jedi with a rather bleak and pessimistic look on life. He started his Jedi training at a hidden commune on Dosuun and became known as a trouble maker and one who questioned. His greatest achievement as a Padawan was in creating a Serenity Pool to use as an outdoor meditation temple. After the death of his Master, Janos spent a good number of years on the run with his wife. During that time he worked for various people as a bodyguard and lawman and sometimes hit man. More often he assisted his wife by acting as her bodyguard when she was hired on as a healer for various nobles or villages.
Often Janos is very melancholy and gets drunk while thinking about his past life. He is married to Lilith Stormwind who is the light to his darkness and keeps him anchored and sane...most of the time.
Early Life
Found abandoned with only a medallion wrapped in the blankets he was left in,
File:Stormwind medallion.jpgStormwind Family Medallion Janos was raised from infancy in a village on Dosuun. His upbringing was marred some what by the thick accents the locals all had and as a result Janos still speaks with a thick brogue like accent.
Around the age of 5 or 6, it was discovered he was very Force sensitive and so he was taken to a hidden commune. There he was trained as a Jedi by a Miralukan Jedi Master C'Lacntha and a human Jedi Knight Master Thuallan who had both fled the Jedi Purge. During his training it was discovered he had a strong but wild and unfocused connection to the Force. Because of his inability to control his emotions, he spent his youth in constant battle with his peers and Masters.
He was taught basic Jedi training along with seven or eight other students by Jedi Master C’Lacntha. Studies included enhancing his Force abilities, martial arts, use of any tool as a weapon, reading and writing and farming. Janos often found himself in trouble for not paying attention, questioning the Jedi code and for a general lazy attitude towards study. Knight Thuallan taught Lightsaber skills. Janos’ build made it difficult for him to become graceful and fluid when fighting, but he learned early on to use his weight to power through attacks and fight dirty if need be.
Janos spent the first 18 or 19 years training and learning the ways of the Force and was considered an average Padawan learner by his masters when it came to being a pure Jedi. He did do well with his various weapons and martial arts skills though. Often, to the dismay of his masters, he would throw a punch or kick his opponent in the crotch. This often surprised his adversaries as they did not expect a Jedi to "fight dirty". As a result of his unorthodox fighting, constant failures, ability to to focus and anger that kept him from completing the many of the trials set out for him by his masters. He was often times punished and forced to practice the combat forms he was taught of Broken Gate until he collapsed from exhaustion. As a result his physical form strengthened and he soon was able to fight at a very high level. He also found that he excelled at tasks that allowed him to work alone. His greatest feat as a Padawan was to create a Force focusing Serenity Pool. Janos also found that he was quit good at piloting speeder bikes as well as working with both blunt and edged weapons.
He created his lightsaber when he was 19 or 20 and it had a dark blue blade. After it's creation Janos was sent off planet to track down a female healer reputed to have strong Force abilities as a test of his new found status as a Senior Padawan. He eventually tracked down a female by the name of Lilith O'Mally and although they initially did not get along, the two eventually learned to get on well enough not to fight with each other in public
Falling into the Dark
The arrival of Lilith to the commune where he lived caused his life to become more tumultuous. Janos found Lilith to be a calming influence and soon the two of them became fast friends. Her calming abilities and caring nature affected Janos and soon he was able focus much more clearly.
As she became more adept with her lightsaber he became more adept controlling the Force. They found that their sword play was unmatched when the fought side by side. His strong offense and brutal style backed by her more graceful defense and healing abilities. However the drawback was their individual fighting styles suffered.
The conflicting issues with the Code of the Jedi and his growing love for Lilith began to cause issue with the other students and his masters. Janos and Lilith soon were in the throws of an illicit love affair. They were caught by one of Janos’ few "friends", a Twi'lek named Ch’Cadick who reported them to Master C’Lacntha. Master C’Lacntha confronted Janos and Lilith as they fled the commune.
A fierce battle ensued and during the duel, the crystal in Janos' lightsaber fractured causing it to become unstable. Janos flung the saber away as it went critical and the resulting explosion caused Master C’Lacntha to falter. The momentary loss of focus allowed Janos to attack with his vibroknife and he plunged it into the heart of his former master.
Janos then claimed Master C’Lacntha's lightsaber for his own and watched in horror as the bright blue-white blade shifted in color to a deep indigo purple from the power of the dark side of the Force coursing through Janos into the saber.Janos and Lilith fled into the jungles and eventually made their way off planet.
On the run
After Janos murdered C'Lacntha and stole his lightsaber, Janos and Lilith fled Dosuun for the core worlds hoping to lose themselves. They traveled to numerous worlds where they would find menial jobs. Janos usually doing some type of fighting or security and Lilith doing healing. Many times Janos acted as Lilith's bodyguard when she was working as a healer for a noble or an unsavory leader.
In 25 ABY they ended up on Taris, Lilith's home planet. There the two of them found an out of the way village and began assisting the native population and the humans. Healing and keeping the village safe from the animal life or raiders. Lilith taught Janos grounding and focusing techniques which allowed him to become much more capable in controlling the Force and his anger. As well as how to channel his emotions towards powering his Force based attacks.
Once word got out of Lilith's abilities, she was called to other villages to assist the healers there as well as off planet. Sometimes Janos accompanied her and sometimes he didn't. It was during her away times that Janos began drinking heavily and started falling into a dark place. He soon discovered he was unable to function without Lilith at his side.
Lilith soon picked up on her husbands weakness and started teaching him about positive self image as well as providing an herb that balanced out his mood. She had him learn to control his drinking, but didn't stop it completely. Her biggest issue with her husband's "darkness" was when he would take on "hits" for some unsavory people.
She despaired at his favorite tactic of cloaking himself using the Force and to attack his target from behind, stabbing them with his knife or vibroknife in the chest or spine or simply slitting the throat. This particular style of dishonorable fighting has been an issue between the two of them and often causes strife in their relationship.
Joining the Brotherhood
After his arrival on the moon of Lyspair, Janos found himself somewhat adrift. He began studying different courses at the Shadow Academy and was soon at home. He contacted his wife and asked her to join him thinking this would be good for both of them to finally finish what they started all those years ago. Janos has been somewhat unorganized in his approach trying different courses and different things. So far he hasn't found any one thing he excels in. He recently promoted to the rank of Hunter and has been focusing more on his writing than school work. He has found that he enjoys many of the competitions as well. Under the tutelage of his master and other members of Clan Naga Sadow Janos has thrived and eventually was knighted in a beautiful ceremony. Soon after his knighting, and during the strife between the Grand Master and Clan Naga Sadow, Janos realized he was getting much to old to be throwing himself into battle. He chose to become someone who could be relied upon to fight alone and take care of difficult tasks with minimal supervision or assistance. He began training in the ways of stealth and subterfuge to become an assassin and saboteur.
File:Avatarlg.jpgJanos when he joined the Brotherhood With the help of his master and his master's wife Tasha'Vel Versea, Janos has started to become quite adept in being a "shadow". Janos also opted to become a member of the elite Battleteam. Devil's Shroud
Finding His Past
Janos took some time off from training to follow up a lead regarding his own ancestry.
Becoming Firith'rar J. Versea-Stormwind
At some point during his training to become a Shadow, Master Bentre and his wife Tasha'Vel made the decision to bring both Janos and Lilith into the Versea family. In a very formalized ceremony both Janos and Lilith received the mark
the brand of those inducted into the family Verseaof the family in the form of a brand and a proper Twi'lek name. Lilith received her mark from Tasha'Vel and Janos received his from his master. Janos decided to make his new name his first name and hyphenated his last name.
Physical Description
Stocky and rumpled would best describe Janos. When wearing clean robes and a fresh tunic Janos gives off a tired, worn out air. He is somewhat short for his weight with dull brown collar length hair that is shot through with grey. He usually is scowling and has a look of distrust in is blue grey eyes. Wearing his Jedi robes that are now dull and faded grey with age he is often seen hunched over his walking stick as he wanders about. His preferred place is in one of the local green areas where he sits back and smokes his pipe and remembers his past life, though as of late he can be found drinking heavily at a local cantina listening to music from his native planet on a personal music player.