- "For us there is no peace, no rest."
- — Tyre's view on Journeymen
Tyre Arvalis is a young Dark Jedi Knight in House Revan and an adherent of the Obelisk Order. Born in 14 ABY on the planet Umbara , Tyre enrolled into the Brotherhood at a very young age. Tyre is known for having deep respect for his superiors, an unwavering sense of loyalty and a strife for perfection. His white hair and his icy-blue eyes signify a distinct Umbaran heritage. His athletic to muscular build shows the severe training he received in Clan Tarentum and Clan Taldryan.
Character History
The Early Days (14 ABY – 24 ABY)
Tyre on Umbara
Tyre Arvalis had the privilege of being born and growing up in a higher caste family. Unluckily for him, his mother died during child labor, leaving him in the care of an atrocious and bitter old man that he would have to call "Father". From the day he could walk he was excessively trained in the ways of the Umbaran people. When the boy reached the age of 6 his father would start to take him to the various plateau reserves and canyons to further the boys training and sharpen his instincts. Describing these training sessions in the wilderness as savage is an understatement. Tyre would be frequently covered in bruises or suffer from broken bones, a strict policy of his father to toughen his kid up. What started as training drills ultimately ended in Tyre getting left behind in the wild for long stretches of time in order to test the boys will to live and eagerness to survive. Despite the harsh treatment his father gave him, Tyre loved his father deeply and had utter respect for the man and his teachings.
Life wasn’t that bad in Tyre’s mind, mostly because it was all he had ever known. However as a higher caste family they had to make public appearances or attend to official matters with the other families. It was during these times that Tyre actually wished that his father had left him behind in the wild once more. He harbored a deep hatred for the other families, their stiff way of life, their way of speech, their penchant for hiding behind words and hired mercenaries instead of taking care of their problems with their own two hands. Tyre was left in utter disgust for the other families something that his father had noticed and would soon act upon.
A few more years passed as Tyre reached the age of ten, and as it was custom for the Arvalis family to brand the heir of the family with the families emblem. Proud of his heritage and his family, Tyre demanded to have the emblem tattooed over his the palms of both his hands. Surprised, but proud of his sons choice his father ritually inscribed his son with the family emblem. After the tattoo had healed Tyre was once again dropped in the wilderness. Unbeknownst to him, this would be the final time he would see the surface of Umbara.
Induction into the Dark Jedi Brotherhood (24 ABY – 31 ABY)
A few months had passed since the last meeting of the families and Tyre had just walked back trough the arches of what he called home returning from another one of his father’s drops. He was surprised when he found his father talking to a pair of dark hooded figures and was even more surprised when those figures called out to Tyre stating that “it is time”. Tyre didn’t understand but the forced smile on his father’s face raised his suspicion that something was going on. One of the hooded figures raised his hand toward Tyre who suddenly felt a strong force pulling him in, first he was able to resist it but the more time passed the stronger the pull became until his resistance proved to be futile and he was send flying into the cold embrace of the hooded man’s hand, who firmly gripped him by his throat choking him slowly while a malicious grin rose from under the hood.
File:Tyre Darkside.jpgTyre tapping into the Dark Side
His father called out to them stating that this was not part of the deal, however before he could complete his furious exclamation he was flung trough the concrete wall by another of the hooded men. Unable to breath the young boy slowly lost consciousness and passed out. An unknown amount of time passed and the boy woke up on a small ship. Looking outside his window he saw the stars and planets pass by. Shortly after the blast doors to his quarters opened as one of the hooded men from earlier entered and introduced himself to Tyre. The ship was on its way to the bastion of darkness that was the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, more specifically the Yridia system home of Clan Tarentum. Tyre’s father had made a deal with the Dark Jedi to supply them with new recruits and as a sign of good faith had his own son shipped to them along with other children of the other families on Umbara, or so the man told Tyre.
The following years would prove to be a challenge to the children, even Tyre himself had a hard time adjusting to the ways of the Dark Jedi despite the arduous training he had received since the day he could walk. All those that proved to be weak or dispensable would disappear, only the strong would survive and ascend to be true Dark Jedi. Tyre was noted for being a specimen with an excellent physique and a strong will and thus early days in Clan Tarentum were marked mostly by his stay in the Shadow Academy. As his physical condition was more advanced than those of the other younglings the Tridens summit had him take course after course in the prestigious academy of the Dark Side. They were quick to note Tyre’s particular interest in history, receiving a Dark Maven a mere week after his arrival. Shortly after Tyre deepened his studies in a more philosophical way studying the different Force cults trough the Shadow Academy’s richly documented archives, it would not take the young boy long or he would again recieve a Dark Maven for his hard work.
After a few months of spending his days in the Shadow Academy the other younglings had caught up with his physique and Tyre was allowed to rejoin them in more practical training sessions, something that he was overjoyed with. He never was much of study yet he surprised himself with attaining the two Mavens. Months would pass by swiftly yet to the young Tyre they all felt like they were years, day in day out a heavy regime of courses, training, exercises, that included but were not limited to; spying, survival, hand-to-hand combat, sword combat, usage of blasters. Tyre seemed to have a knack for spying, survival and hand-to-hand combat and his training would further elaborate on these talents. He was called a rising star of darkness and quickly soared through the ranks hitting the rank of Guardian a few months after being actively deployed by House Tridens. It was around the time of his promotion that the Dark Council had called out the arrival of a new Rite of Supremacy. Not letting his talents go to waste the Tarentum summit had Tyre transfer to the Independent House Revan to supply Tarentum with information on the house’s movement.
Rite of Supremacy - Spoils of War (32 ABY)
- "Slaying our brethren for supremacy is the way of the Dark Side."
- — Tyre
File:Tyre RoS.jpgTyre during the RoS
The chaos that came with the outbreak of the war however left Tyre stranded on a planet unknown to him in a House filled with people he did not know. To make matters worse it seemed that Tarentum had cut off all communication with their spy net leaving Tyre to truly be alone, if it were not for the Dark Side Adept Raken and Grand Master emeritus Sarin, the summit leading Revan during the time of the Rite. They took him in with open arms so to speak, accepting the lost youngster as one of their own. Together with the other Revanites, Tyre was able to push trough and survive the numerous battle fields and tests set out by the Dark Council on Salas V, the Killik infested planet had become more of a living horror then a fight for supremacy. With Tarentum as their first opposers the Rite took a turn for the worst early on. In order to keep up appearances in Revan Tyre had to kill a handful of his former brethren. This however led Tyre to be quickly labeled as a traitor in Tarentum’s eyes. Having no other choice but to stay with Revan for the duration of Rite of Supremacy Tyre moved on with them. After the first battles of the Rite were fought Revan came out against Clan Naga Sadow , the battle proved to be long and arduous with many casualties on both sides. Yet again Revan somehow managed to come out on top and continued into the final round of the Rite. Clan Taldryan was certainly no push-over and held a long standing reputation as First Clan of the Brotherhood. However they had lost a great deal of their numbers in their battle against Clan Arcona which led Revan to win after a bloody battle. Surprising all the other clans, Revan dominated the battle fields winning each and every challenge that the Dark Council handed them. They would soon stand victorious over the other clans, something that came as a shock to not only the other clans but also to the Dark Council and definitely to themselves.
A Brotherhood within a Brotherhood (33 ABY - 34 ABY)
After a dominating victory in the Rite of Supremacy, Tyre, along with his brethren in House Revan received their fair share of rewards. However this would rapidly shift into a drag as the after match of the Rite suddenly saw the Brotherhood fall upon disastrous times. Many Jedi had been killed or unaccounted for, leaving the Brotherhood in a weakened state. It was during this time that Tarentum would start sending assassins after the young man, his betrayal was not to be taken lightly. Believing that the confines of the frigate “deep ice” limited his chances for survival he quickly decided to leave Revan behind and wander space to shake off his assassins. Luckily or unluckily for him he ended up passing through Taldryan space where he was found and brought before the Taldyran summit. Recognizing the youngster as being a member of Revan, the force that was the cause for their most recent loss in the Rite of Supremacy, they made him into a slave of sorts in the house of Dinaari entering in service to the Quaestor Voden Arjin. As time passed Tyre started to prove himself to be a valuable asset in the house and Voden started to treat him more as close friend and confidant then as the slave boy that he was given.
File:Tyre BTL.jpgTyre during his time as BTL wearing a shadowcloak
Looking back on the first time they met Tyre didn’t think much of the man at first. But he soon grew to respect his superior for his shrewd way of thinking and impressive battle prowess. The two cast aside their differences as they both were dark jedi serving under the same banners. The banner of House Dinaari brought them together but it was the Obelisk way of life that drove them to form a student-master relationship.
Despite the fact that Tyre had grown up receiving combat training more than his father had given him a proper meal. He found that in the presence of Voden his experience and knowledge of battle tactics were meager at best.
Voden himself had to put up with the young man’s stubborn, lazy and prankster personality but he soon grew to hold a measure of respect for his apprentice, changing his view on Tyre from a servant to a close friend. It was thus of no surprise that Tyre, with his apprenticeship to the Quaestor, would soon be appointed as the Battle Team Leader of the Dark Fire Brigade, an elite squad within House Dinaari that had given rise to some of the Brotherhood's greatest leaders. After the battle teams latest incarnation under the watchful eye of seasoned veteran Halcyon Rokir, Tyre was faced with a challenge to renew the DFB’s image. Being given this opportunity to prove himself in the eyes of his master, he put in all he had for his rise to glory alongside the Dark Jedi he was given command over.
However misfortune struck the young sergeant when he disrespected a high ranking member of House Arcona. Agitated by the way things where heading since that event, Tyre found it best to leave Brotherhood space till things cooled down.
Back to basics (34 ABY - Current)
A year since he left Brotherhood space Tyre has recently resurfaced in the ranks of House Revan. Wasting no time he signed up for the Aurek Cell volunteer corps. Though he has been staying in the shadows for a pretty long time he has recently stepped into the light again ready to assist House Revan, and his true brethren. He has since spent some of his time in the Shadow Academy, deepening his understanding of the Force, the rites of combat and vessels, and has received two additional degrees for his hard work. Other than his work in the academy went on numerous missions in preparation for his knighting trials. Ultimately it would take Tyre a year to finish his Trials and be promoted to Dark Jedi Knight. However this was mostly credited to other tasks that the Revan summit had passed on to him. Though he was focused on his trials he dedicated his spare time to finishing those tasks with a vigor and motivation that was praised by all of his superiors.
After his knighting ceremony Tyre was tasked with overseeing the construction of a small outpost/training center on Salas V as ordered by Eiko Lanzer, Quaestor of House Revan. In preparation of this task he had first started mapping the surface of Salas V, an arduous task that took Tyre quite some time but was relatively successful in. Afterwards he contacted a Salas V based construction company to create the plans and supply the materials and workers. After their task were finished Tyre proceeded to warp their minds to Revans cause and enlisted them for future use. He currently serves as the first overseer of Epsilon Oros
Personal Information
Physical Appearance
Being taught how to fight since the very first day Tyre could walk and being dropped, left to survive on his own in the savage mountains and canyons of Umbara on multiple occasions in his life. Coupled with his extensive training during his stay with Clan Tarentum have left their marks on the young man's body. Since his training started early his body has become adjusted to various levels of physical stress. He is agile and flexible but at the same time strong and enduring. Furthermore he possesses a good hand-eye coordination and a great sense of balance. His additional training in the Brotherhood has only contributed to his physical conditioning. Surprisingly, after a life time of intense training and combat, Tyre bears no scars what so ever. His white hair and piercing icy blue eyes make him an eye-catcher when on the battlefield and since the Rite of Supremacy on Salas V has earned him the nickname "Ghost of Revan".
Personality
Generally Tyre is calm and collected, known to be respectful of those that are superior to him. During relatively peaceful times he can behave laidback to the point of being lazy. This, coupled with his stubbornness, frequently gets on the nerves of his superiors. This is however nothing more than a front to annoy his fellow brethren, in reality Tyre has an inner drive for perfection that can mostly be seen in his studies in the arts of combat and deepening his understanding of the Force, a drive so deep that it borders on zealousness.
Ever since his return to Revan his personality has started to go trough a major change. Tyre still remains calm and collected and views everyone around him with the same level of respect that is, until they prove themselves non-deserving of said respect. He has started to step away from the typical Dark Jedi path of being ruthless and cruel and has since taken up a more honorable path. He is able to show a certain kindness and benevolence to the members of Revan that require his help while still not showing any sign of "weakness". For all purposes Tyre had started to consider himself a Grey Jedi, though one that is aligned with the Dark Side of the Force.
He still holds that inner-fire that drives him to succeed in whatever task is at hand, but is able to keep focus on the bigger picture instead of narrowing in on a handful of details.
Possessions
File:MessageObeliskLBlue.gifTyre's lightsaber
- Lightsaber: During his knighting trials Tyre was tasked with finding the materials needed to construct his own lightsaber. After journeying back to his home planet he retrieved a family heirloom, a necklace belonging to his mother, which had a large pure white crystal set unto it. After this he continued to travel around in the Expansion rim and gathered the needed materials. Upon his return to the Brotherhood he was told to store the materials for later use and was granted a saber by Eiko. The blade generated by the lightsaber is a very pale blue, almost silver in color. The hilt itself is decorated with a part of the original proposal of House Revan as declared by Sarin and signifies that Tyre is a full-fledged member of House Revan. Further decoration has been placed on the hilt in the form of three blue rings, signifying Tyre's adherence to the Obelisk order. Near the emitter cap, Revan's house glyph is displayed at large.
- Clothing: Tyre owns multiple sets of clothing and his attire depends on the situation that is at hand.
- Combat: Tyre usually wears a set of Grey Boyna armor into battle with the chest piece covered in a tabard and proudly displaying the Revan house glyph on the back. The armor comes with a utility belt that has two pouches attached at the sides. A vibro-blade is attached to the right elbow which extends his reach and lethality in hand-to-hand combat. The blade spins out from a neutral position and can be locked in place on Tyre's forearm or upper arm. These armored robes are perhaps the one that Tyre most frequently wears due to his current lifestyle.
- Formal & Informal: Aside from his armor, Tyre can be seen in "Peacekeeper" robes proudly displaying the Obelisk colors. The clothes consist of the iconic black boots, a black cloak that flows past his knees and a blue inner jacket. The jacket and the cloak can be opened and closed with strappers. While the robes are far from formal and decorated, Tyre prefers function over looks and can be seen in these clothes in circumstances where there is a low chance of battle.
DJB Facts
Positions Held
Outstanding Achievements
Projects
- With the help of the small resources that Revan willingly keep, Tyre had mapped out the entire surface of Salas V. Originally he had planned to map the underground area's created by the Killik hives as well but currently lacks the resources to do so.
- Tyre oversaw the construction of a base/training center for House Revan on an undisclosed location on the surface of Salas V. He has since started overseeing the training centers functioning and has many plans to expand its use.
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