Kaine Mandaala

Kaine Mandaala is an enigmatic, reclusive warrior determined to destroy his former Jedi Master Korath Lorren.

Character History

Kaine is somewhat of a mystery. His intentions, like his history, have never been all too clear, except for the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who fell to the Dark Side and seeks revenge on his former Master.

Jedi & Clone

Kaine is the clone of a Jedi hopeful named Kyuzo Archon Mandal, slain while avenging his brother, Rahl. Rahl was killed by a bounty hunter on Dantooine in the aftermath of the Great Jedi Purge 8 years Before the Battle of Yavin. Kyuzo was not as powerful as his brother, so he sought training as a bounty hunter to hunt down and face his brother's killer, a would-be Gran bounty hunter called Seeni Mundari. As a bounty hunter, he often used the pseudonym of Kaine. In his quest for vengence, he succeeded, but at the cost of his own life. They managed to track down Seeni Mundari on Nam Chorios, though in an escape attempt Seeni is killed by Jodo and fatally wounded Kyuzo.

A clone was created from the fallen Jedi by his bounty hunter mentor, Jodo Grett.

Jedi Knight

The clone known as Kaine Mandaala was once a Jedi Knight. He studied under Korath Lorren at the Jedi Academy founded by Luke Skywalker. He yearned to advance and, feeling the Jedi were holding him back, set out to learn about The Force on his own. It was while on this solo expedition he learned his true identity. Angry and confused, he blamed the Jedi for keeping secrets - especially his former Master. Unfortunately his anger was misplaced - It was Jodo Grett that held the secret, and the Jedi were unaware.

In an attempt to reclaim Kaine from the Dark Side, Korath had dispatched his trusted apprenctice, a female Twi'lek named Saltri Namon, to confront him. In hoping to feed off his former attraction to her, Saltri begged Kaine to return to the Academy hinting that they may form a stronger relationship. Sensing her ploy, Kaine drew his lightsaber and engaged her in a duel. The trick angered him, raising the fury of the fight to get well beyond Saltri's control. The fight ended with Kaine bi-secting the Twi'lek. He kept her lightsaber and changed the crystal.

Dark Brotherhood

Seeking revenge was difficult without training. Kaine accidently discovered the Emperor's Hammer, and through them the Dark Brotherhood. He studied with them, listening to every Master who would grant him their time. Quickly, he found himself in a position of leadership, which lead to opportunities to higher positions. Before long he was on the Dark Council and remained there for a very, very long time. His quest for knowledge and dedication to the Dark Side elevated him to the highest rank possible by a standard member.

Impostor

After the Exodus, many fleeing Dark Jedi were marked for capture by the Emperor's Hammer. Kaine's name showed up on a report from a guild of Bounty Hunters employed by the Imperial fleet. This report detailed the capture and escape of a Dark Jedi calling himself Kaine Mandaala. Facts about the bounty issued point to the correct person, though the information surrounding the person captured and lost by the BHG prove it was mistaken identity.

Kaine is keenly aware of this growing threat, which adds to his paranoia.

Other Character Info

Grett is a member of the Obsidian Triad, an intergalactic crime syndicate, known mostly for their smuggling networks. Kaine used this contact to become a major player within the organization and obtain a droid army. He plans on finding and destroying his former Master.

Kaine Mandaala is very paranoid, and will often remain hidden. He prefers to communicate through a holoprojection droid, even when in the same building.

DJB Facts

During his reign as Herald, Kaine was responsible for many of the improvements that are used by the membership, even today. Most notable were the use of Custom Lightsabers and creation of Warbanners. He strived to make the office of Herald a center of communication and graphics, introducing the Star Wars News segment of his reports and creating sites and graphics for various functions.

He stepped down in October of 2005 citing real life commitments.

Custom Lightsabers

There was a note in the Dark Side Compendium (See Codex) about obtaining custom lightsabers when a member reached Dark Side Adept. Kaine, having reached the rank with his appointment to Herald and not satisfied with the choices of lightsabers from the stock creation program, inquired (then Deputy Grand Master Astatine) about using his own design. When no answer was provided, Kaine asked higher up the ladder to GA Ronin. Kaine pointed out the forgotten note in the DSC, and was told "If you want it, you'll be in charge of it for everyone."

The first custom lightsaber on any dossier was Kaine's primary, 'Zanshin'.

Lowering the Requirements: Kaine set the standards for double bladed lightsabers.
New Option: Kaine introduced the concept and set the standard for Dual Lightsabers.
Creation Guide: Created and maintained the guide for others to make their weapons. This, among other things, standardized the size of the graphic for use on the DJB site.

Warbanners

Finding the old Grant of Arms a bit of an annoyance to update since nearly every aspect of it changed when someone was promoted, Kaine sought something simple yet unique - something that could reflect the individual yet better standardize the process. Looking to traditional Heraldry, Kaine saw the potential of using 'standards' as the foundation for a new look. Kaine laid out the plans for the Grant of Arms replacement, including the levels of customization, most options and general concept. Thanks to the graphic efforts of Cyris Oscura, these saw the light of day. After Chi-Long left, requesting his original graphics be removed (including the GoA) the need for this new option was greater than anything else under his command.

Items determined from the original conception include what a member could choose at each rank, such as:

Central Banner Color
Stripe/Pattern
Shape or "bottom edge"
Size restriction of the central image (150 x 225px wxh)
Support colors

Though restricting options based on your rank/class made fulfilling large groups of requests easier, He wanted the membership to get new choices every two ranks, with the highest level of customization available for Dark Side Adepts and higher. This would give people a little bonus for striving for the higher ranks.

Original GoA facelift

Kaine updated some aspects of the original Grant of Arms created by Faethor including:

Nameplate: Replaced the industrial looking plate with a more Star Wars influenced one.
Fonts: All fonts on the GoA were changed to Fortis SSI - a font used by LucasArts for Star Wars projects.
Order Robes: Made versions of the Sith and Obelisk based off the Krath robe.
Leader Robes: Made versions of all three orders in black robes with order color edging after a suggestion from Khan.

Award Graphics

Dark Side Scroll: Version where it looks like it's on parchment with scarlet text.
Shadow Academy Diplomas
Forum Signature Images

Epiderm

Creating skins for Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast that could be used by the Brotherhood. Kaine was tired of seeing "Reborns" "Swamp Troopers" and "Stormtroopers" (though he used one himself) when we're all supposed to be Dark Jedi. He requested Cyris Oscura make the needed skin variants for Krath, Obelisk and Sith from the Reborn.

DJMs: As a bonus, Dark Jedi Master versions were made by Cyris, using black robes with order color edging.
GMRG: Using a model for a Star Wars Extended Universe character, Kaine had Michael Halcyon add the GMRG's own model/skin.
Phase II: Kaine wanted to make a skin pack of the entire DC, but since they changed so often he opted for some of the more prominent members of the club, including GM Firefox, Khobai Wrathraven, and Cyris Oscura.

Read more about Project: Epiderm

Recruitment Cards

Great minds think alike. Both Kaine and Kaiann developed these - independantly, meaning neither knew the other was working on it. Kaine's are type B and C.

Trivia

The character of Kaine Mandaala comes from an original Star Wars RPG character he used in college. Korath Lorren was also a character in the same SWRPG group.
The person who played Korath believed Kaine and Korath were on good terms, but in reality Kaine was created to destroy Korath.
The name is derived from the Biblical Cain and Admiral Daala.
Longest serving Dark Council member in a single position on record (5 years, 8 months)
First Dark Prophet of the Dark Brotherhood since the Exodus
15th Herald of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood
Moderates the Forums

For more info see his dossier