Joseph Zakhaev

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"How do we define the concept of morality? Is it how many we save that makes us moral, or is it something different entirely? If so, do we save the little that are falling now or the many that will fall in time? When do we draw the line between what is right and what is wrong? Morality is indeed a fine thing, but taken to it's logical extreme it can hold us back quite far. In the end, morality is but a figment of our imagination. An attempt by the weak to justify their survival, as a way to defend themselves against those that would rise above their fellow man. Morality does not exist, there is only those who understand and those who don't."

―General Grimes

Iosif Besotsov Markov (Born Melona 7, 0 ABY), better known as Joseph Zakhaev, is a Jedi Hunter in House Marka Ragnos.

Biography

"You must never forget who you are or who you have become. There is power in such knowledge, and without it you are nothing."

―Unknown Philosopher

Early Years

Lord Hegemon Grigori Markov. Portrait painted in 1 ABY.

Joseph Zakhaev was born on Ferox, a largely unknown planet nestled deep within the Mid Rim, in 0 ABY. Moments after his birth, his mother, a wealthy and influential woman serving as a nurse in the war torn province of Lasria, died, effectively orphaning the newborn. His grandfather, bound by Miralukan tradition to retrieve his grandson, crushed all opposition when this information was brought to him, all in the hopes of acquiring his heir.

He recorded little of his lifetime prior to his adolescence, but what information has been gleaned from sources avaliable, indicates that his grandfather had a very limited influence on the boy. Even though as a public figure he required some form of a successor, he did little to raise this child, a child who had been basically dropped on his doorstep, and one he had been forced to accept as his own. Joseph spent most of his childhood years hidden away from the public eye, never seen nor heard. While his grandfather led their forces against their enemies, the young miraluka spent his time reading and writing, devising theories and ideologies, all the while resenting the social circles in which he found acceptance.

When he was fifteen years old, the Lord Hegemon enrolled his son in a rigorous educational system, as all Miralukan nobles are. The aim of the system was to produce physically and mentally strong males to serve as the Nation's elite. It was meant to clean out the rich and wealthy, turning them from spoiled little children into an iron generation superior the last. Discipline was strict and the males were encouraged to fight amongst themselves to determine the strongest member of the group. Life there was not something he enjoyed.

Blood on the Sand

"War... it is a biological necessity of the first Order."

―Lord Hegemon Deimos, 89 BBY

Quite unlike his peers, Joseph quickly proved to be the most preeminent among them, a prodigy in his own way, and in 17 ABY, he returned home a new man. He, at the urgings of his grandfather, subsequently enlisted in the Feroxin military. Unfortunately, the Third Mal-Cuttal War occurred when a shadowy Vademii Chancellor suddenly launched a surprise military incursion into the eastern border. Named after the desert required to across for a proper attack from that direction, the conflict began with a bang. Joseph, having recently completed his Rite of Transition, was at that time stationed at Camp Gagarin, a reconnaissance base in the foothills near the desert, when the bombardment of Konestants caused all out chaos. They managed to blanket the area with a massive radio jamming signal, effectively cutting the city of from the outside, forcing Joseph to experience his first taste of modern combat. Unable to face the IRA in open combat, they instead chose to resort to guerrilla tactics and "dirty" methods, utilize their superior mobility and urban warfare skills to ambush and eliminate enemy troops within the cities limits.

Brotherhood I (In the Heart of the Plague)

"I swear by God this sacred oath: That I shall render unconditional obedience to Aristan Dantes, Grand Master of the Dark Brotherhood."

―Joseph Zakhaev

Paradise Lost

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Warrior

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None.. for the moment.

Outstanding Achievements

First ever DJBWikipedian of the Month.

More Quote

These are quotes I intend to use in the future but am unable to at the moment.

"Our bodies are prisons for our souls. Our skin and blood, the iron bars of confinement. But, fear not. All flesh decays. Death turns all to ash. And thus, death frees every soul."

―TBD

"You, the condemned. You have confessed. You admit to protecting the queen, who twists the word of our god and drowns all of us in sin. Your queen seeks immortality in life, the force of paradise. This is heresy. She leads you towards vanity, away from the voice of truth. But this is foolishness, for death... exists."

―TBD

Trivia

• His theme song is probably Death is the Road to Awe by Clint Mansell, from his score for the movie The Fountain.