- "Pandas? Pandas!"
- ―Howlader
Howlader was a venerable Dark Jedi Master who spent his golden years in service to the Dark Council in the now defunct position of Chancellor and, in the Emperor's Hammer with the similar job of Operations Officer. From his humble beginnings among the Pandas of Endor to his days as a maverick starfighter pilot in the Imperial Navy, Howlader proved himself to be an examplary, albeit eccentric individual.
After the eventual decline of the Hammer, Howlader wanted the Galaxy in an attempt to spend his ridiculous Admiral's salary on exotic resorts, but was eventually encouraged to rejoin the Dark Brotherhood. Fate had smiled upon old man Howlader and he lived out his days as the pilot of the illustrious Old Folks' Home.
Biography
Early Life (23 - 5 BBY)
A Panda Upbringing
- "How-How?"
- ―Triber leader, trying to pronounce Howlader's name
Lost and alone in the wilderness of Endor, Howlader is saved from certain death by a tribe of Ewok-like creatures. Their fur is black and white and they are generally cute and cuddly. The tribe raises Howlader as their own and he grows up in the wild, gaining an impressive skillset, fearlessness, and incredible reflexes necessary to survive the jungle world.
Lost in the Woods
Gets separated from the tribe and is picked up by an Imperial patrol. The Sergeant, realizing Howlader is from Coruscant, recognizes his impressive skillset and decides to bring him to his Aunt and Uncle. They adopt Howlader into their family and they school him.
Howie proves an adept student and wants to join the Imperial Academy. His grades are such that he is enrolled in the prestigous Flight School.
The Imperial Navy (6 BBY - 12 ABY)
Flight School
- "Your generic TIE grunt is just plain suicidal. And the TIE Defender jockey is bloodthirsty. But the TIE Interceptor pilot, he's suicidal and bloodthirsty. When you see a squad of those maniacs flying your way, you'd better hope your hyperdrive is operational."
- ―Kyle Katarn
Maverick
- "Alright guys, let's blow this thing and go home."
"That's what she said!"
- ―Howlader with his Wingman Goose
Getting sent to the Outer Rim for being a hotshot.
Fall of the Empire
- "Pogo?! Nooooooooo!"
- ―Howlader, discovering his dead Panda friend
Ends up missing the Battle of Endor completely. Only learns about it a few years afterwards, then returns to Endor to find his tribe decimated.
The Emperor's Hammer (13 - 15 ABY)
- "The 'hammer' is my penis"
- ―Howlader
IWATS/Initial
Induction to Shadow Academy
- "These are the most comfortable clothes I've ever worn."
- ―Howlader, basking in the glory of loose-fitting robes
Moving On Up
- "First you get the position, then you get the power, then you get the women..."
- ―Howlader, outlining his move for power
P:CHAN to Dev, Command Attache to OPS, Vice Admiral.
Power and Command (15 - 19 ABY)
Oppressor of Medals
- "DENIED!"
- ―Howlader's big, rubber stamp
Admirality/Wing Commander?
The Hammer (19 - 25 ABY)
"Exodus"
- "You kids, shut up that damn racket!"
- ―Howlader, trying to sleep while explosions rock the Dark Hall
you slept in your office through the entire exodus, emerging weeks later to find out what happened :P
Inquisitor
- "You want answers?"
"I want the truth."
"You can't handle the truth!"
- ―Lines from a movie Howlader memorized to be an Inquisitor
Made an INQ by Royal, the HI.
GA Ast closed the HCI.
Apathetic
- "You bastards! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!"
- ―Howlader, mourning the loss of the High Court of Inquisitors
But tragedy struck in the form of recently promoted Grand Admiral Astatine, who had a complex about people having powers he did not. To Howlader, it seemed like a case of extreme penis envy and, sadly, he was one of the people Astatine was comparing himself too.
23 ABY
where would Howie "retire" too after losing out on INQ
we could say you blew your pension going from tropical resort to tropical resort
Well, not all of it :P
I imagine admirals get paid pretty well :P
tried to blow it, then
or put a dent in it
Old Man Howlader (26 ABY - Present)
Retirement in Apathy
After leaving EH, 3 years travelling around to exotic locations, drinking and eating and being bored.
where would Howie "retire" too after losing out on INQ
we could say you blew your pension going from tropical resort to tropical resort
Well, not all of it :P
I imagine admirals get paid pretty well :P
tried to blow it, then
or put a dent in it
Changes when he runs into an old friend, Erinyes, who tells him she has the perfect place for him to go--The OFH.
Brotherhood Begin Again
Upon his return, Howlader was quickly targeted by ailing Clans who wished to recruit a powerful Dark Jedi Master to their cause. Esteemed members from Clans such as Tarentum and Naga Sadow sought the Elder's power, but to no avail. In the end, it was Seraine "Erinyes" Ténama, an old ally of Howladers, that convinced him to join up with Clan Taldryan.
Shortly after settling, Howlader became good friends with Home members Benevolent Taldrya Whiner and Shadow Taldrya. Together, the three of them started a mercenaries-for-hire side-business run through Karufr and manned by members of the team. As part of a team, Howlader has been on missions ranging from Grand Master assassination to interstellar whaling.
Physical Appearance
Howie pic - "Artist rendition of DJM Howlader" (left) - Howie TC Uniform (right)
His eyes were beady, black and constantly wandering as if he suffered from perpetual boredom and needed new sensory input just to keep from falling asleep. Some said his eyes resembled those of a panda, the species he had been raised by on Endor. Generally, he was pleased with this comparison.
Military dress of a high ranking, naval officer. Crisp, medals a plenty, dagger and the lightsaber indicating his Force sensitivity.
After rejoining the Dark Brotherhood, Howlader dropped the strict presentation and opted for more comfortable robes. He preferred slightly darker black tunics held together by a simple sash of Sith Order red. Unfortunately, whether due to laziness or because he was enjoying his freedoms, Howlader often forgot to add pants to his ensemble unless forcibly made to by another Old Folks' Home member.
Personality and traits
- "Can't fight... sleeping."
- ―Howlader
I think under the personality/traits section, one of your trademark characteristics will be creating heat-of-the-moment suicidial maneouvers (sp) and naming them the "Oh Howie"
Instead he opted to loaf around in loose-fitting robes, lounging in the shade or the sun (depending on his mood) and eating bamboo, a local delicacy, that reminded him of his youth spent growing up on Endor.
so instead, I've made it so you threaten annoying you people with eye gouging
Powers and abilities
Force Mastery
- "...and then I convinced them both to make out. It was the best birthday ever."
- ―Howlader, regaling the team with his mental manipulation powers
He was also adept in the arts of mental manipulation—a cadre of abilities that could crush the resolve of opposition or turn enemies into allies willing to die for (or please) their master.
Combat Prowess
- "I prefer to do my fighting from a cockpit... it's got a place to hold my drink"
- ―Howlader
Dogfighting.
Focus on his main lightsaber forms, involving minimal physical effort and mostly Force-based combat. Also work on bending people to his will to fight for him.
Other Skills
- "I could do a lot of things if I had some money."
- ―Howlader, refusing to learn new things
Navigation, strategy, sleeping a lot, Dogfighting one on one (or one on many) was his preferred method of engaging the enemy, but the Sith was also a gifted leader, capable of commanding an entire Wing of a SuperStar Destroyer.
Trivia
- The Howlader wiki page was created by Shadow Taldrya
- Has on unhealthy obsession with pandas
- From 2000 to 2002, Howlader oppressed all medal approval for both the Brotherhood and Emperor's Hammer
- Is a master of old man trivia
- A founding member of the "revamped" Old Folks' Home, suggesting the spoof of The A-Team