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- "Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
- ―Faust
History
Childhood: The Beginning 21 BBY
Born on Reena in 8 ABY, the boy named Balthier was brought into one of the noble families within House Reena. The child's birth was uncommonly plain; the heavens didn't sing and the auguries detected nothing irregular about the child or his future. However, the child would grow quickly and soon become more than a nuisance to those around him. Balthier was quick to learn anything new that interested him. Within months the boy was speaking in broken sentences and by the time the first year was over, there was no safe place to hide from the boy's wandering steps.
Childhood: The Early Years - 21 BBY to 14 BBY
Balthier’s steps became progressively more noticed as he seemed to have an utterly insatiable curiosity. Locked doors and restricted areas only served to interest the child even more. The young boy quickly found that it was relatively easy to elude detection until people were actively looking. He was given tutors at an early age in hopes to satiate his curiosity. The boy child learned his letters and numbers with ease and quickly moved to other subjects such as history. The stories of wars within the Sector seemed to interest him the most.
As with all things the child touched, things quickly became apparent that this child was intelligent and excessive inquisitive. The child always seemed to have a dozen more questions for each one that was answered. Without fail the child leeched every ounce of knowledge from his instructors. Only a few years after the first tutors arrived, Balthier had gone through most of the available historians within House Reena. The young boy showed great promise as tactician through expertly crafted reenactments that could have changed the course of many conflicts.
Balthier also showed great promise as both a musician and a historian. The boy learned to play numerous instruments during those early years, bringing pride to his parents and beauty to the boy’s otherwise colorless life. As the child progressed, tutors from other places would come to teach him only to find that Balthier’s intellect and sharp wit made them next to ornaments.
Childhood: Talented Child - 14 BBY to 8 BBY
Balthier continued to study with tutors of academia with the addition of an etiquette tutor as well as several martial artists and a few members from the intelligence offices within the House. The child continued his advanced learning at a ferocious rate. No sooner was he told something than he understood it. The sharpness of the boy’s mind was only rivaled by his wit and curiosity. The martial artists who came to teach the boy were impressed by his willingness to learn and his tenacity to never give up until each move was completely mastered within his kinetic memory.
Balthier quickly found that he needed more than just the training from the instructors present. He needed to constantly train his body. Every bit of the house was used to drill his punches and kicks. The boy used the dirt, the walls, doors and even armored posts to train his hands and feet to ignore the pain of breaks and impacts. Balthier quickly found that the path of a warrior was not an easy one, but he would insure that he would never go down alone
Adolescence: Fast Study and the Saber Rakes 8 BBY - 4 BBY
Balthier grew quickly and soon discovered that he had an affinity towards bladed weapons. One weapon in particular was the lightfoil. The young man begged lessons from one of the Saber Rakes within the house and soon began his tutelage as one of the duelists of House Reena.
Weeks passed into months as the child learned and studied what it meant to be one of the nobles of House Reena. His free time dominated by learning the dueling arts, Balthier spent every waking moment deep in study of one form or another. The young Balthier quickly mastered etiquette, dancing, dueling and public speaking.
His first duel was against his own instructor in front of his parents. Balthier’s intelligence and knowledge of fighting greatly helped in his first match. The lightfoils hurt, but nothing that wouldn’t heal with time. The first was grueling and closely fought. His instructor ended the first as the victor, but would openly admit that the child was soon going to surpass every fighter within the House.
Adolescence: Military Service 4 BBY - 2 BBY
Adulthood: The Noble Thief 2 BBY - 6 ABY
- "They say he's just a shadow. Nothing more than a trick of the light."
- ―CorSec Recruit to Balthier about himself
Adulthood: The Silent Observer 6 ABY - 23 ABY
Adulthood: Reunion 23 ABY
Adulthood: House Satal Keto 23 ABY - 24 ABY
- "Brother, this cannot continue and we both know it."
- ― Balthier to Kaliidrad
The oldest of the two brothers was soon selected to be the Quaestor of House Satal Keto. The younger was currently serving as the tenured Aedile, assigned to assist the Tapani with all matters. The secret held between the brothers at that time continued to remain deep within the shadows that the older always seemed to enjoy manipulating. Childish delight always seemed to accompany the brothers schemes and soon the two agreed to assist one another in the rebuilding of their home, starting with Satal Keto.
As the brothers grew in strength, the Consul and Proconsul took notice and were afraid that their own positions were not secure as the Ketoans had clearly secured their power base within the House. The approach of the Consul was treated with trepidation and derision from both brothers, though nothing was voiced. Balthier was asked to step down from his position and join the regular troops.
The Prelate did just this, falling once more into the shadows to wait and strike when the moment was correct.
Adulthood: The Shadows and the Vong 24 ABY - 27 ABY
The Prelate rejoined the regular troops, still preaching about class differences and that sitting in ivory towers would not protect the regular men from the dangers of the world. He often asked the question: Why do they deserve this protection? What good have they done for us?
The attitudes of the regular troops were harder to sway as they had all been trained thoroughly to protect the Dark Jedi, not the regular men and women.
Adulthood: Imprisonment 27 ABY - 33 ABY
At the end of the Vong invasion, the Consul Aabsdu Dupar and his Proconsul Ethran Isradia captured the Tapani and had him incased in carbonite as a highly dangerous citizen. His tenure was long indeed as the time for the aging Balthier stopped as the rest of the world continued to move forward.
Time passed as the Tapani slumbered within his prison of carbonite. He was checked constantly by the wardens to ensure that the eternal slumber of the man was not interrupted or cut short by a malfunction with the controls. Soon, the wardens stopped coming as the tides of Plagueis turned away from the Feudal era and then the Stratocracy.
In 33 ABY, the carbonite prison was opened to reveal the defiant Balthier. His half-brother, Kaliidrad, had located him after years of searching the archives. Finally, the laborious task of the younger Vorrac paid off and the Prelate was located deep within the prison’s vault. The awakening was painful for the Tapani, as his body had been encased for six long years.
Adulthood: The Dark 33 ABY - 35 ABY
Adulthood: Arcona 35 ABY - Present
Positions
Achievements
- Began construction on Umbra Arx Exar's Shadow's Base of Operations
- Dark Maven - Service Degree
- Dark Savant - Service Degree
- Dark Maven - Philosophy
Trivia