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| |lastname= Cortel | | |lastname= Cortel |
| |homeworld=[[starwars:Anaxes|Anaxes]] | | |homeworld=[[starwars:Anaxes|Anaxes]] |
| |birth=[[0_BBY_to_9_ABY|4ABY]] - (Age 33) | | |birth=[[0_BBY_to_9_ABY|4ABY]] - (Age 34) |
| |death= | | |death= |
| |species=[[starwars:Human|Imperial]] | | |species=[[starwars:Human|Human]] |
| |gender=[[starwars:Female|Female]] | | |gender=[[starwars:Female|Female]] |
| |hair=Predominantly Blonde | | |hair=Black |
| |eyes=Predominantly Green | | |eyes=Olive Green |
| |height=5'6” | | |height=1.7m/5'6” |
| |weight=115 lbs | | |weight=52.1kg/115 lbs |
| |cyber=Optical Implants | | |cyber=Optical Implants |
| |allies=[[Teroch_Erinos|Teroch Erinos]] | | |allies= |
| | *[[Teroch_Erinos|Teroch Erinos Arconae]] |
| | *[[AGV_Nighthawk|Nighthawk]] |
| | *[[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]] |
| |enemies= | | |enemies= |
| |saber= Green | | |saber= Green |
| |form= | | |form= |
| * [[Vapaad]] | | * [[Vapaad]] |
| * [[Makashi]]
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| |fightingstyle= | | |fightingstyle= |
| * [[Dulon]] | | * [[Teras Kasi]] |
| * [[Kartranin]]
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| |profession=[[Obelisk|Obelisk Prelate]] | | |profession=[[Obelisk|Obelisk Prelate]] |
| |position=[[AGV_Nighthawk|XO of AGV Nighthawk]] | | |position=[[AGV_Nighthawk|Captain of AGV Nighthawk]] |
| |era= | | |era= |
| |affiliation= | | |affiliation= |
| | *[[Dark Jedi Brotherhood]] |
| *[[Arcona]] | | *[[Arcona]] |
| *[[Nighthawk]] | | *[[Nighthawk]] |
| | *[[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]] |
| |ship= | | |ship= |
| | *[[AGV Nighthawk]] |
| |masters= | | |masters= |
| |apprentices= Xeipha | | *Zeklynd Csularin (NPC) |
| |dossier= [[dossier:3463|3463]] | | |apprentices= |
| | *[[Xeipha]] |
| | |dossier= [[dossier:3463|Arcia’s Dossier]] |
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| Arcia Cortel is a former [[starwars:Human|Imperial]] and a current [[Obelisk|Obelisk Prelate]] of [[Galeres|House Galeres]], [[Arcona|Clan Arcona]]. Having started along the path of the [[starwars:Dark_side_of_the_Force|Dark Side]], rising to the [[starwars:Light_side_of_the_Force|Light]] just to ultimately succumb to the Dark Side once again, Arcia has intimate knowledge of many different aspects of the [[starwars:The_Force|Force]] and how to go about using it. She was forced to forever relive a lifetime of pain and torment during a short lived duel with a former Master, leading her to nearly mentally collapse and decide that the only way for her to ever best him, is to allow the Dark Side of the Force to completely take hold of her once again. | | Arcia Cortel is a former operative of [[starwars:Imperial Intelligence|Imperial Intelligence]], currently serving Clan [[Arcona]] as Captain of the [[AGV Nighthawk]] within House [[Galeres]], holding the rank of [[Obelisk|Obelisk Prelate]]. With strong ties to the [[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]] and certain members of the [[Arconae]], Arcia has sworn her loyalty in upholding their directives and ensuring safety of Clan Arcona and its members. Her past is littered with moral rises and falls through her various alignments, however she has recently fully embraced her place within the [[starwars:Dark_side_of_the_Force|Dark Side]] of the [[starwars:The_Force|Force]]. She is an extremely capable strategist in both naval and ground warfare and has recently retired from being an assassin, instead focusing on her ship’s crew and augmenting her martial combat with the Force. |
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| == Character History == | | == Character History == |
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| === A Bright Childhood === | | === A Bright Childhood (4ABY - 20ABY) === |
| The year was [[0_BBY_to_9_ABY|4ABY]] when two [[starwars:Imperial_officer|Officers]] of the [[starwars:Imperial_Navy|Imperial Navy]], known as Jasper and Ellie Corden, made the decision that they were at the point in the lives and careers to settle down with a child. Both were outstanding Officers and were eligible to resign from their positions early, quickly taking advantage of it and moving to Ellie's home, the fortress world of [[starwars:Anaxes|Anaxes]]. Ellie was already with child, being the driving reason for moving forward as quick as they could with their resignations, and nine months later, their daughter was born. Naming her Destri, the two former Imperial Officers took great joy in raising their daughter and teaching her the lessons of life they learned as children and adults.
| | In [[0_BBY_to_9_ABY|4ABY]], two officers of the [[starwars:Imperial Navy|Imperial Navy]], known as Jasper and Ellie Corden, brought new life into the galaxy. Their careers were at a point where early retirement was permitted, so they decided it was time to settle down with child. The couple relocated to Ellie’s home, the fortress world of [[starwars:Anaxes|Anaxes]], where she carried out the remainder of her pregnancy. After several months of peaceful living for Ellie and a professor’s billet at the Academy for Jasper, their daughter was born, whom they named Destri. The two former Imperial Officers took great joy in raising their little girl and teaching her the lessons of life they learned both as children and adults. |
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| [[File:Anaxes.jpg|100px|thumb|left|The planet Anaxes.]] | | [[File:Anaxes.jpg|100px|thumb|left|The planet Anaxes.]] |
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| By the time Destri was old enough to be eligible for schooling, she had already been able to test out of many different courses of study and was on the road to graduating early, which is why [[starwars:Imperial_Academy|Imperial Academy]] Recruiters began to closely monitor her. By [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|20ABY]], Destri maintained her status as top of class and by the age of 16, she graduated with all outstanding honors from her studies and applied to join the Imperial Academy due to her exquisite test results, intelligence and demeanor.
| | Education for Destri came easily, as she had already been able to test out of much of her course study, being considered something of a savant at a young age. Several of her teachers recommended that she graduate early and a few others even went as far as sending her name and schooling portfolios to the [[starwars:Imperial Academy|Imperial Academy]] Recruiters, who began to monitor her closely. Destri maintained her status as top of class at age sixteen and graduated with all outstanding honors from her studies in [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|20ABY]]. She immediately sought to apply for the Imperial Academy, and due to her exquisite test results, intelligence and demeanor, was accepted only months after. |
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| Not even months after applying, Destri was accepted, having learned what to expect already from her parents and was ready to make her mark in the Imperial Navy. When being taken to the Academy shuttles, Destri encountered her first [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force user]]. All common sense immediately drained from her, having only heard of such people in stories and she instinctively reached out towards the man's [[starwars:Lightsaber|lightsaber]]. In a blinding flash, the [[starwars:Sith|Sith]] drew and ignited his saber pointing the crimson blade directly at the girl. Destri stood strong, fearless in the eyes of a much greater man, bringing the Sith to frown, wondering why she did not run in fright as many did in such a situation. Chuckling to himself, the Sith turned, sheathed his weapon and went on his way, leaving Destri to do the same.
| | With the blessings of her parents and all that they taught her, Destri felt she was ready and knew what to expect from a life in the Imperial Navy. While en route to the Academy shuttles, Destri encountered her first [[starwars:Force-sensitive|Force user]]. She recognized his status due to the armed guards trailing behind him, the sheer power that emanated from him, and the [[starwars:lightsaber|lightsaber]] he wore openly on his belt. The man locked eyes on her as he approached and halted before her, noticing her piercing gaze returned. Most would have averted their view, but she seemed to not be afraid; more intrigued. A wordless conversation quickly began and finished as each set of eyes sized the other, the girl’s eyes pausing on the Imperial Intelligence insignia, when the man chuckled aloud and patted Destri’s shoulder before moving on. Destri’s parents quickly hurried her away, saying she would miss her shuttle, but she knew they were afraid of the [[starwars:Sith|Sith]] she had just given herself to in silence. |
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| === Imperial Life === | | === Imperial Life (20ABY - 27ABY) === |
| Having been raised by Officers early in her life, Destri somewhat knew what to expect when it came to [[starwars:Imperial_Academy|Academy]] life. It was difficult, yet informative; easy to succeed on the correct route, even easier to fail without proper guidance. With her excellence in previous schooling, Destri was able to complete most of her initial training with ease, above most others in her class yet again. The more aged recruits scorned her due to her age in life and her knowing more and performing better than them. It was due to this reason and her success thus far in the Academy, that she was chosen to be her training squads leader for the duration of her stay at the Academy.
| | Destri was prepared for what the [[starwars:Imperial_Academy|Academy]] had to offer due to her upbringing and pre-schooling under former Imperial Officers. The coursework was demanding and the standard recruit could easily fail without the proper guidance. Destri, however, with her previous excellence in schooling, completed most of her initial training near the top of her class yet again. The older recruits did not take to a younger surpassing them and frequently displayed this through various acts of hazing that caused Destri to stop mingling during off hours. Due to the frequent quarrels, the instructors placed Destri as her training group’s squad leader for the duration of her stay, to see how the group would cope with one another. |
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| When it came time to start learning the arts of combat, Destri began to falter. She did not have the physical prowess as most others did, to which they showed her time and time again to keep her knowing of that fact, but where she lacked in the strength to stand toe to toe with her fellow peers, she had the reflexes far superior than any other to keep herself out of the situations requiring strength. Her far above average dexterity paired with her sheer intelligence on any situation placed before her, Destri continued to outperform her squad in many of the physical training exercises as well as the standard course work. This slowly came to fruition when her squad was performing an exercise for visiting officials and a few of them started taking note in her ability to adapt to any situation without much time to prepare.
| | The art of combat came to Destri very slowly and her squadmates would use it to their advantage. She did not have the physical prowess most others did, but where she lacked the strength to stand toe-to-toe, she made up with extraordinary reflexes that far surpassed the others. This combined with her sheer intelligence in most situations she was placed in continued to allow Destri to remain above the rest of her squad on most of the physical training exercises as well as standard coursework. Destri’s hard work came to fruition when her squad performed exercises for visiting officials, to which several of them began taking note in her ability to adapt to any situation with little to no time for preparation. |
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| Destri spent two years training in the Academy as well as being sent to her advanced schooling facilities to learn more about signals analysis and how to insert into enemy territory and erect communications devices for use on the battlefield. So with this training, she learned more of how the communications field worked as well as learning how to keep herself hidden and to blend into the crowd as needed by taking on different persona. When finished with her initial and advanced training around [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|22ABY]], Destri was placed into the [[starwars:Imperial_Navy|Imperial Navy]] as a Lieutenant in a desk oriented job, against her every fighting will, to assist in handling the orders of different strike teams to insert and erect the communications devices that she had become rather knowledgeable of.
| | For two years, Destri trained at the Academy for her basic training as well as advanced schooling for signals analysis and covert infiltration for a means to erect communications devices behind enemy lines. With the training she was provided, Destri learned more on how the communications field worked as well as learning to blend in with her surroundings to remain hidden in crowded situations by taking on different personas. In [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|22ABY]], Destri completed her initial and advanced training and was placed into the [[starwars:Imperial_Navy|Imperial Navy]] as a Lieutenant holding a desk oriented job. She fought tooth and nail to be re-evaluated and stationed in a more suitable role, but she eventually gave in and assisted handling the orders of various strike teams to insert and erect the communications devices that she was specifically trained on. |
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| With her disagreement widely known, Destri continued to perform her duties to the best of her abilities, making sure that each job was placed with Imperial Officers and soldiers whose dossier's reflected to be the best choice for the jobs assigned. Even though she disagreed with her placement, all of her superiors continued to tell her that this was a foot in the door for administrative options as well as being viewed by another department for further progression in the Imperial Navy. In [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|25ABY]], after some time completing her job, getting a promotion as well as various medals and awards for overseeing the completion of different missions, Destri was approached by two ranking Imperial Officers while traveling to her place of work.
| | Lieutenant Corden’s disagreement with her assignment was widely known, but her ability to perform her abilities to the best were more recognizable. She made sure that each job was placed with Imperial Officers and soldiers whose dossier’s reflected to be the best choice for each situation, proving that her attention to detail was uncanny. Even though she was rather vocal with her disagreements towards her placement, her superiors continued to inform her that the position was just a ‘foot in the door’ and she would eventually get the placement of her choice in due time. Come [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|25ABY]], after a rather lengthy time serving in her distribution and analysis position as well as a promotion and the occasional award for outstanding service, Destri was approached by two ranking Imperial Officers while in transit to her place of work on [[starwars:Bastion|Bastion]]. |
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| Commander Rizon and Captain Roche were both a part of [[starwars:Imperial_Intelligence|Imperial Intelligence]] and told Destri that she was being watched ever since her first year in the Academy. Everything that she had accomplished in the Navy was a 'test' of sorts to see if she would be proper for an offer that they carried with them. After a short meeting, Destri was taken to the offices of Imperial Intelligence for further discussion. It was there, that Destri was offered a place in the Imperial Intelligence as an Agent, but first and foremost, a massive promotion to the rank of Captain and was transferred to the [[starwars:Imperial_communications_ship|Communications Dreadnaught]] ''Silent Runner''.
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| It was there where Destri was in direct connection with a single strike team assigned to infiltrate enemy forces and disrupt communications to allow for a military occupation. On the side, she would relay information back and forth between the remaining groups of [[starwars:Imperial_Security_Bureau|ISB Agents]], due to working with one of the most advanced communications and holonet devices in the Imperial Navy aboard her ship.
| | The two officers did not introduce themselves by name, only as ‘Commander’ and ‘Captain,’and informed Lieutenant-Commander Corden that they were both part of [[starwars:Imperial_Intelligence|Imperial Intelligence]]. Destri learned that she was being watched and reviewed since her first year in the Academy and everything she had accomplished in the Navy was recorded and recognized. After a short meeting, Corden was taken to the offices of Imperial Intelligence where she was briefed in full and reassigned to serve Imperial Intelligence as a critical communications and analysis officer onboard the [[starwars:Imperial_communications_ship|Communications Dreadnaught]] ''Silent Runner''. With this transfer, she was also elevated to the rank of Captain, giving her weight to her position. |
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| The next two years were rather uneventful until she was placed in an unfortunate situation upon a recently occupied planet where a massive revolt occurred without warning. Knowing that her uniform would be a blatant scream of her being an Officer in the Imperial Navy, she quickly stripped down to her under clothes and grabbed the closest set of civilian clothing possible. Her only goal now was to escape the planet before any orbital bombardment could occur to quell the revolt, so she used her training from the past to quickly come up with a persona and meet up with members of the revolt to secure passage off the planet. While on this personal mission, she recorded everything she did on a datapad, including information on the revolt, who was leading it, where they received their supplies from and more. When finally back aboard the ''Silent Runner'', she returned to uniform and sent her datapad entries to Imperial Intelligence for further review.
| | Aboard the ''Silent Runner'', Destri was in direct connection with a single strike team assigned to infiltrate enemy forces and disrupt communications to allow for military occupation. She was selected for the role due to her intimate knowledge of many variations of communications devices, so she was also able to give the strike team experienced intel regarding any situations they would encounter. On the side, Captain Corden would relay information back and forth between the remaining groups of [[starwars:Imperial_Security_Bureau|ISB Agents]], due to working with one of the most advanced communications and holonet transceivers in the Imperial Navy aboard her ship. |
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| Now a Major, Corden received great praise from her superiors and was offered a once in a life time opportunity that would change her life forever.
| | Captain Corden served prestigiously for another two years, creating more efficient ways of handling encrypted data and expanding her knowledge of various ships systems. During this time, she also continued to train physically to keep herself in the top percentage of physically fit crewman aboard the ''Silent Runner''. Throughout her career, her superiors and ship mates noticed that the Captain’s reactions, either in combat training or through use of ships systems, were unnatural. It was as if she was being driven by an unseen force which quickly caught the attention of the darker sides of the Empire. The attention she happened to grab, though, changed her life forever. |
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| === A Life in Shadows === | | === A Life in Shadows (27ABY - 29ABY) === |
| According to Major Corden's official dossier, in the later part of [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|27ABY]] she went MIA during a training mission with her squadron. Several searches and investigations occurred in attempt to locate her, but were officially halted after orders from [[starwars:Imperial_High_Command|Imperial High Command]] were issued to cease all search and rescue missions. A funeral ceremony was conducted both on the ''Silent Runner'' as well as on her homeworld of Anaxes in commemoration to her outstanding service to the Imperial Navy, with both of her parents in attendance. | | According to Captain Corden’s official dossier, towards the end of [[20_ABY_to_29_ABY|27ABY]] she went MIA during a classified mission with her strike team, which she began physically joining since mid 26ABY. Several investigations were launched in attempts to locate the Captain, but all were officially halted after orders from [[starwars:Imperial_High_Command|Imperial High Command]] were issued to cease all search and rescue missions. A funeral ceremony was conducted on both the ''Silent Runner'' and her homeworld of Anaxes in commemoration to her outstanding service to the Imperial Navy. Both of her parents were in attendance. |
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| In an undisclosed location, Destri met with her superiors from Imperial Intelligence after awaking from a drug induced coma. They explained to her that she was taken from her position in the Imperial Navy, falsely declared as dead and stricken from Imperial record to further be of use for II as a [[starwars:Cipher_Agent|Cipher Agent]]. While working for Imperial Intelligence on sanctioned or unsanctioned missions, she would go by no name, other than that given to her in dossiers at 'drop boxes' or locations rigged for secure transmissions. With all of the training in covert operations, weapons use and communications espionage, she was the perfect choice at being the newest addition to the Cipher ranks. Understanding her new job and position fully, Destri opted to have optical [[starwars:Cybernetics|cybernetics]] implanted to give her more of an advantage in darkly lit areas, as well as the ability to scan, monitor and disrupt many different communications frequencies when approached. Both of her eyes were replaced with such implants and were backed by state of the art electromagnetic resistances to ensure that her vision would not be disrupted by any means. The downside to these implants, as she was warned frequently before, during and after the surgery, is that they had their own rechargeable power sources that would require additional attachments to her temples. After just a few short hours, the power supplies would be fully recharged and she would be able to work without the secondary attachments. | | In a location still classified in all related files, Destri met with her superiors from Imperial Intelligence after awakening from a drug induced coma. She was told that she was taken from her position in the Imperial Navy, falsely declared as deceased and stricken from Imperial record to further be of use for Imperial Intelligence as a covert operative. Corden was given advanced training in hand to hand combat through the art of [[Teras Kasi]] and furthered her linguistic ability to encompass several new languages. Initially only used for menial tasks, such as information retrieval and alteration, Destri quickly became adept in subterfuge. Her covert operations training, weapons use and communications espionage made her the perfect operative. |
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| {{Quote|Hence forth you shall be known as Cipher X02|Imperial High Command}}
| | Understanding the new position fully, Destri opted to have optical [[starwars:Cybernetics|cybernetics]] implanted to give her more of an advantage in darkly lit areas, as well as the abilities to scan, monitor and disrupt many different communications frequencies when approached. The implants replaced both of her eyes and were backed by highly resistant electromagnetic countermeasures to ensure her vision would not be disrupted by any means. A downside to the cybernetics, as she was warned frequently before, during and after the surgery, was that the implants quickly depleted energy. To counteract this, Destri commissioned specialized charging plates that would be attached to her temples and after a few short hours, the power supply would be fully charged and the secondary attachments would no longer be needed. |
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| Given her designation, she began working towards an ultimate goal unbeknownst to her. Each job she was given was overseen by a [[starwars:Sith_Lord|Sith Lord]] by the name of Zeklynd Csularin, the very Sith she encountered before she left for the Academy. Having never met him, however, she did not know this until a year passed by in the field when she was approached directly by the man. He explained that during her missions, both as a Cipher and as an Imperial Officer, she was noticed to have used special 'influence' to get things done her way without any additional quarrel, aside from her eye catching figure, of course. Cipher X02 knew of this, but was unsure how she went about doing so only fully noticing the use of her body as a weapon. To her, all she did was 'emphasize' her words when speaking with others and they would follow orders, give up information, do things they would normally not, on her every whim. Zeklynd educated Cipher X02 that it was through the Force that she was able to manipulate others and that doing so in such manners was his expertise. He then offered to take the woman under his wing and teach her more of the powers the Force and the Dark Side would give her, to which she quickly agreed, still being greatly fascinated by Force users; now being given the opportunity and the knowledge that she, too, can become something she praised so much. With their agreement, Zeklynd bestowed upon her the name of Sephren, sealing their fates together as Master and Apprentice.
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| Over the course of the next three years ending approximately [[30_ABY_to_39_ABY|31ABY]], Sephren went by many names, accomplishing many missions for both the Imperial High Command as well as her new Sith Master. During these years, Zeklynd began teaching his Apprentice many forms of persuasion, manipulation, becoming even more with the shadows that she hid in, all to better achieve her goals as a Cipher and as a [[starwars:Sith_apprentice|Sith Apprentice]]. When Zeklynd deemed her ready enough, he even offered her his old Lightsaber as a token of good faith towards her further training and taught her the art of saber combat, emphasizing her ability of speed and acrobatics. She learned quickly to use her saber, though the hand me down didn't feel comfortable to her. Noticing this, Zeklynd sent her to an ancient Sith world, full of raw crystals and Force spirits to learn the art of creating her own.
| | Working under her new designation, Destri began working towards an ultimate goal unbeknownst to her. Each of her jobs was overseen by a [[starwars:Sith_Lord|Sith Lord]] known as Zeklynd Csularin, which just so happened to be the very same man she had encountered before leaving for the Academy all those years ago. Corden was unaware of this, however, as she was never informed that her accomplishments were being reviewed. A year in the field passed before she was approached directly by Zeklynd, who explained that during her missions, both as an Operative and Imperial Officer, she was noticed to have used special ‘influence’ to accomplish her goals. Destri knew that she was guided by some unseen force, but wasn’t aware of how or why. |
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| It was here, on [[starwars:Korriban|Korriban]], that Sephren, formerly known as Destri Corden, created her first personal lightsaber after communing with a holocron containing an unnamed [[starwars:Force_ghost|Sith Weapon-master’s spirit]]. What she crafted was an intricately made hilt, with curves and etchings all across the sides emphasizing her connection with the shadows and the Dark Side of the Force. When she began to leave the archaic tomb in which she built her saber, half a dozen Force spirits shimmered to life, beckoning her to challenge them, sealing her fate with her saber. After a rigorous battle, tuning herself with her saber, Sephren emerged from the tomb, tattered and torn from the punishment received. Calling out to her Master through the Force, he arrived with his personal ship, the ''Spectre'', taking Sephren away from Korriban and towards their next mission.
| | === Sephren, the Sith Apprentice (29ABY - 32ABY) === |
| | Zeklynd educated Operative X02 that it was through the [[starwars:The_Force|Force]] that she was able to manipulate others and her surroundings, and that doing so in such manners was his expertise. He then, knowing and sensing her potential, offered to take the woman under his tutelage and instruct her on more of the powers the Force and the [[starwars:Dark_side_of_the_Force|Dark Side]] would give her. Without a seconds thought, Destri agreed. The Force, or what she knew of it up until this point, fascinated her as well as those who could control it. Now she was being given the opportunity to become something she praised. With their agreement set into the Force, Zeklynd bestowed upon her the name of Sephren, sealing their fates together as Master and Apprentice. |
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| Barely a few months passed from the creation of her own saber before a mission arose that was to impact Sephren's life forever. She was paired up with another Cipher Agent whom she had worked with many times before and had started becoming more and more attached to, even though it was forbidden between Agents. Cipher 23, as he was known by now, was an expert in hand to hand combat and linguistics, thus was instrumental for the mission at hand. The task for the two Ciphers was to infiltrate a heavily guarded installation, all inhabitants of which spoke no common languages, and steal a state of the art design for a new type of star cruiser. The mission was to be lengthy, being under cover for anywhere up to a year. So the two Agents prepared with their new identities and supplies to make their way into the installation and complete their mission.
| | Sephren took on many names over the next three years and come [[30_ABY_to_39_ABY|31ABY]], she had accomplished many missions for both the Imperial High Command as well as her new Sith Master. During these years, Zeklynd began teaching his Apprentice many forms of persuasion, manipulation and augmenting her own physical abilities to become even more with the shadows she frequently hid within. When Csularin deemed her ready, he hesitantly offered Sephren his old lightsaber as a token of good faith towards her future training and taught her the art of saber combat, choosing [[Vapaad]] as her form to emphasize her ability of speed and acrobatics. Sephren quickly grasped the use of a saber, though her hand me down began to not feel right in her hands. Noticing this, Zeklynd sent her to an ancient Sith world, full of raw materials and heavy with the Dark Side so that she may craft a blade of her very own. |
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| During their time undercover, Sephren and Cipher 23, going by the names of Qi Dai and Yun Singe, were able to gather the information needed to successfully infiltrate the installation and pass of as militants, particularly security officers that would have access to all areas of the facility. The mission was a lot easier than they had expected and been given more time allotted than needed, they extended their stay on the beautiful planet they were sent to as sort of a 'relaxation' period of sorts. The two grew very close, knowing it was forbidden yet not caring of the fact, and after a few months together after the mission, ended up laying together.
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| A short period of time before the two were to return to Imperial High Command, Cipher 23 simply vanished. With no word nor sign of where he went, Sephren realized the plans she had lifted from the facility were copied; most likely by Cipher 23 before he disappeared. Knowing that she would be reprimanded severely, Sephren choked up the courage and set forth on her way back to [[starwars:Imperial_High_Command|IHC]]. As she expected, she was severely reprimanded and punished, not being able to perform any missions any longer with the Imperial Intelligence command, giving her more of an opportunity to study and train with Zeklynd, who was also disappointed at the minor failure of her mission. It was only another few months later when Sephren's speculations of her body were apparent to her; she was with child.
| | Sephren travelled to [[starwars:Korriban|Korriban]] and created her first personalized lightsaber after traversing the tombs and barren deserts that populated the surface. She searched for some time until she found an old, unpowered altar that was once used for assisting students in the creation of their sabers. After disabling several droids and taking their power cores, she reactivated the altar, communed with the Dark Side and levitated the objects given to her by Zeklynd. Through telekinesis and her connection to the Force, the saber components slipped together with ease and as the crystal took to its resting place, the blade erupted from the hilt and hovered before the woman with its crimson red hue. |
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| === One Life Taken, Two Lives Destroyed ===
| | As she began her journey back to the ship Zeklynd supplied her, she was ambushed by a gang of Force practitioners that had lost their minds due to being present on Korriban for far too long. Without giving Sephren any time to explain, they lashed out at her, sabers drawn, forcing the woman to defend herself with her own newly crafted weapon. Sephren quickly used the training Zeklynd provided her and through use of Vapaad, the attackers could not keep up with her sheer agility and obscene acrobatics. In mere moments the mentally torn Sith were dispatched, leaving Sephren to return to her ship and depart the cursed world. |
| The year was [[30_ABY_to_39_ABY|32ABY]], Sephren was now 28 years of age and pregnant with child. To her surprise, Zeklynd refused to be around her, acting very very strange whenever their eyes ever did meet in passing. Even though [[starwars:Cipher_Agent|Cipher 23]] had vanished, which crushed Sephren's emotions, the news of child brought her spirits back full force and she was ecstatic to give birth to a new life. As a few months passed on, Sephren began to see Zeklynd less and less, though the cold sensations of the Force continued to wrap around her when she thought of her Master. She continued to brush it off until there was a day when she passed by his personal quarters aboard the ''Spectre'' and heard Zeklynd yelling about some sort of possible prophecy that would bring end to a Sith Lord, one that must be stopped.
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| | Before the pair set off on their mission, Sephren encountered a new person aboard Zeklynd’s personal cruiser known as the ''Spectre''. The man was albino, his most distinguishable feature other than the white pigment being his blood red eyes that seemed to glow from within his hood. He introduced himself as Shi, a follower of the [[Krath]] practices. He explained that he was working with Zeklynd to locate ancient lore that could give insight to new powers. Sephren recognized the Krath’s level of Force adeptness, but didn’t trust his motives. Before departing the ship, Sephren warned her Master of the Krath, who simply dismissed her pleas, sending her off to complete the mission. |
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| The most powerful of crys erupted through the Force from both Sephren and her unborn child as she felt Zeklynd wrap the Force around the baby within her and squeeze. Psychically feeling the child crumple against the sheer force of the Sith Lord before her caused her throw up in pain and agony, blood spewing from her lower portion unto the durasteel plated flooring beneath her. The final jolt of agony was displayed when Zeklynd [[starwars:Telekinesis|ripped the remains of the child out of Sephren with aide of the Force]] and dropped it to the floor in a bloody heap. Sephren could not make a sound, the pain too terrible to react to as she began to fade into unconsciousness. The last thing she saw was Zeklynd leaning over her with a dark hood, then it all went black.
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| | Approximately a fortnight prior to when the two were scheduled to return to [[starwars:Imperial_High_Command|Imperial High Command]], Alpha Nine, or Jericho as Sephren now knew him, simply vanished without word or sign of where he went. To her deep regret, Sephren realized the plans she had lifted from the facility were corrupted; most likely by Jericho before he disappeared. Knowing that returning without the package and without her partner would result in severe reprimand, Sephren choked up the courage and returned to her superiors at the High Command. As expected, she was scorned and severely punished for her failure. She was barred from taking any further contracts with Imperial Intelligence indefinitely and removed from recognition as an Imperial Operative. To her dismay, Sephren attempted to look on the brighter side of things; she could now spend more time to study and train under Zeklynd. |
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| To her horror, Sephren, too weak to fight back with the Force, was taken to the military barracks, clothing torn and ragged, and was thrown into the fray. She was immediately seized by one of the larger guards and the remainder of her outer garments were torn from her. With a cry she attempted to fight back only to receive a swift blow to the stomach, knocking the wind out of her and causing her vision to fade. Not knowing what was happening at that point, she felt herself thrown onto a table as the guard began to have his way with her. Repeatedly for the remainder of the day, she was abused and raped by the majority of the soldiers in the barracks.
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| When finally thrown back into her cell, broken and sobbing, she heard whispers to her from a cell next to her own. The words were calm, smooth, composed. They told her it would all be better in time and to shut herself out of her own body when they came to take her again. The voice was there to help, it said, and Sephren believed it. The voice even ‘coached’ her into relearning her connection to the Force and through that training, a slow track to healing ensued. Sure enough, over the course of the next year, Sephren was taken multiple times throughout the weeks to be raped, broken and abused by the soldiers as a trophy for their own successes. From time to time, Sephren was also tortured for the sake of enjoyment of others, ending up with various scars and burns across her body and face.
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| The day finally came when the alarm klaxons sprang to life in the installation and explosions rang out, snapping Sephren out of her meditative trance to look around, her eyes wild. She had forgotten how long she had been imprisoned, only that her and the voice were best of friends. Guards and soldiers cried out in the halls around her as they were shot, cut down, thrown out of windows by forces unknown. When Sephren's cell door opened, she looked up expecting to see Zeklynd come to finish her off, but instead it was the face of a much older man, abused and torn the same as hers. He offered a hand, to which she took reluctantly and was taken from the prison that became her hell for over a year of her life.
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| The man that offered his hand of assistance to Sephren went by the name of Okan Corinya, a [[starwars:Jedi_Master|Master of the Jedi Order]]. He spoke at length with Sephren, helping her regain her composure and trying to help her forget everything that had happened to her while imprisoned. Even though he knew of her past, he knew that she was punished for it already and wanted to help her find the right path to take at this point in time, offering to teach her what he had learned from the [[starwars:Jedi_Order|Jedi Order]] in his life. She weakly accepted, not knowing what she would do without him and realized that she would need a new name, Sephren being the tie to cut from the Dark Side of the Force and Destri Corden being a name many Imperials would be looking for.
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| Taking the name Arcia Cortel, the name she would have given her daughter, she went with Jedi Master Okan to learn the ways of the Force again and to change her life for the better. To her, the girl that was imprisoned had died in there and she was a newly reborn woman bathed in Light. While traveling with Okan, Arcia met a master weaponsmith that claimed to be able to create any sort of weapon out of anything. So to challenge this man, she took her previous Master’s old saber and her own custom built saber and told the man to create two blasters out of the metals he would get from melting down the plating and power them with the crystals and focusing lenses from the sabers of her old life. Excited to work with such devices, the man quickly went to work. He melted the saber plating down, molded pieces into that for blaster pistol construction and inserted the crystals as the bolt charging devices. As added flair, he made the twin blasters able to connect together to create a very high powered rifle. Arcia quickly paid the man for his time with what little she had remaining from her stash while traveling with Zeklynd over the years, sadly wiped the man’s mind of having ever designed and crafted such a pair of weapons, and went on her way.
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| {{Quote|Destri is gone...Sephren is dead...and you can join her.|Arcia Cortel confronting Zeklynd}}
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| Now having a home of sorts and a means of moving forward, Arcia works her hardest to ‘fit in’ with the Shadow Clan and perform her duties to the best of her abilities. With rumor of a newly outfitted reconnaissance ship overseen by the [[Dajorra Intelligence Agency]], Arcia has been appointed Executive Officer as well as maintaining the various personnel dossiers that are associated with the ship.
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| '''Any continuity errors and/or canonical errors can be brought to Esca's attention before any alterations need be made.'''
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| Arcia is typically seen as a cool headed person, striving to better herself and those around her. Full of knowledge, performing to the best of her ability, giving respect to those that deserve it, holding the darkness in her heart as a weapon, fighting back the conflicts of her past and seeking to finish an old feud, Arcia is full of traits both of great use, but also of potential disaster. She is typically very cryptic when referencing her past, keeping most of the knowledge from before her Sith training to herself and only sharing with a select few.
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| ==== Knowledge ====
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| {{Quote|There is still a lot I do not know.|Arcia Cortel}}
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| Arcia could be considered a master of linguistics. She learned many languages that have been documented, but also many that have not. This sheds light on her desire to expand her knowledge of varying interests, foremost being linguistics, but not necessarily limited to. In her studies she has become proficient in at least five different languages as well as learning the Histories and Evolution of Binary and CBell-1.
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| ==== Perfection ====
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| {{Quote|If you do not know how to do something, you can teach yourself.|Arcia Cortel}}
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| Arcia is a perfectionist, no question about it. When she does a job, she does it right the first time. Even if it takes her longer to accomplish than others around her, she gives it her all and does not return from the job until it has been completed to the best of all her ability. When giving an outward view, she expects those around her to also give their all and does not take to mediocrity.
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| {{Quote|They hold their position for a reason. Knowing what to do and how to get others to do it is a respectable trait.|Arcia Cortel}}
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| {{Quote|There...are things I just do not speak of…|Arcia Cortel}}
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| Arcia channels her grasp of the Dark Side through a series of memories seared into her, never to forget.
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| The brutal loss of her daughter at the hand of Zeklynd threw her even further into the blackness than his Master/Student teachings ever could. When imprisoned, Arcia was closed off from the Force for a time, causing the darkness within her to become something more.
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| {{Quote|I...I just do not think this is right…|Arcia Cortel}}
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| Even with Arcia’s upbringing and her service to the Empire, her ability to trust has a blemish. Where her level of respect of those in positional authority takes precedence in many situations, her unfortunate end with Zeklynd caused her to second guess any male in a position over her, especially those holding great power. At times, typically when it is most inopportune, Arcia may become conflicted when following orders which causes unpredictability and making her a potential liability on missions. Arcia also finds it harder to get close to people, of either gender, due to the sudden disappearance of a former lover leading into a life of pain soon after.
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| Due to a past tragedy in her life, Arcia is bent on exacting her revenge on a certain individual. No matter what she is doing, what mission she is on, who she is serving under, if Arcia finds this individual and is able to ‘take her shot,’ she will drop everything and relentlessly pursue this man until either one of them is dead.
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| == Interesting Facts ==
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| *Arcia is the second complete character Esca has used in the DJB, following Ethran Sayre Isradia.
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| *Arcia was the first Light Side oriented character Esca has ever made, in or outside of the DJB, which ultimately ended up being Dark Side again.
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| *Though Arcia's optical implants resist any sort of outside influence, in the ACC this may not be the case at hand...
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| *Esca will be writing short fictions that go into more detail of Arcia's past missions and accomplishments. Stay tuned!
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| *Atyiru - Assisted in fleshing out Arcia's personality after reviewing the wiki page. Thank you so much!
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Arcia Cortel is a former operative of Imperial Intelligence, currently serving Clan Arcona as Captain of the AGV Nighthawk within House Galeres, holding the rank of Obelisk Prelate. With strong ties to the Dajorra Intelligence Agency and certain members of the Arconae, Arcia has sworn her loyalty in upholding their directives and ensuring safety of Clan Arcona and its members. Her past is littered with moral rises and falls through her various alignments, however she has recently fully embraced her place within the Dark Side of the Force. She is an extremely capable strategist in both naval and ground warfare and has recently retired from being an assassin, instead focusing on her ship’s crew and augmenting her martial combat with the Force.
Character History
A Bright Childhood (4ABY - 20ABY)
In 4ABY, two officers of the Imperial Navy, known as Jasper and Ellie Corden, brought new life into the galaxy. Their careers were at a point where early retirement was permitted, so they decided it was time to settle down with child. The couple relocated to Ellie’s home, the fortress world of Anaxes, where she carried out the remainder of her pregnancy. After several months of peaceful living for Ellie and a professor’s billet at the Academy for Jasper, their daughter was born, whom they named Destri. The two former Imperial Officers took great joy in raising their little girl and teaching her the lessons of life they learned both as children and adults.
The planet Anaxes.
Education for Destri came easily, as she had already been able to test out of much of her course study, being considered something of a savant at a young age. Several of her teachers recommended that she graduate early and a few others even went as far as sending her name and schooling portfolios to the Imperial Academy Recruiters, who began to monitor her closely. Destri maintained her status as top of class at age sixteen and graduated with all outstanding honors from her studies in 20ABY. She immediately sought to apply for the Imperial Academy, and due to her exquisite test results, intelligence and demeanor, was accepted only months after.
With the blessings of her parents and all that they taught her, Destri felt she was ready and knew what to expect from a life in the Imperial Navy. While en route to the Academy shuttles, Destri encountered her first Force user. She recognized his status due to the armed guards trailing behind him, the sheer power that emanated from him, and the lightsaber he wore openly on his belt. The man locked eyes on her as he approached and halted before her, noticing her piercing gaze returned. Most would have averted their view, but she seemed to not be afraid; more intrigued. A wordless conversation quickly began and finished as each set of eyes sized the other, the girl’s eyes pausing on the Imperial Intelligence insignia, when the man chuckled aloud and patted Destri’s shoulder before moving on. Destri’s parents quickly hurried her away, saying she would miss her shuttle, but she knew they were afraid of the Sith she had just given herself to in silence.
Imperial Life (20ABY - 27ABY)
Destri was prepared for what the Academy had to offer due to her upbringing and pre-schooling under former Imperial Officers. The coursework was demanding and the standard recruit could easily fail without the proper guidance. Destri, however, with her previous excellence in schooling, completed most of her initial training near the top of her class yet again. The older recruits did not take to a younger surpassing them and frequently displayed this through various acts of hazing that caused Destri to stop mingling during off hours. Due to the frequent quarrels, the instructors placed Destri as her training group’s squad leader for the duration of her stay, to see how the group would cope with one another.
The art of combat came to Destri very slowly and her squadmates would use it to their advantage. She did not have the physical prowess most others did, but where she lacked the strength to stand toe-to-toe, she made up with extraordinary reflexes that far surpassed the others. This combined with her sheer intelligence in most situations she was placed in continued to allow Destri to remain above the rest of her squad on most of the physical training exercises as well as standard coursework. Destri’s hard work came to fruition when her squad performed exercises for visiting officials, to which several of them began taking note in her ability to adapt to any situation with little to no time for preparation.
For two years, Destri trained at the Academy for her basic training as well as advanced schooling for signals analysis and covert infiltration for a means to erect communications devices behind enemy lines. With the training she was provided, Destri learned more on how the communications field worked as well as learning to blend in with her surroundings to remain hidden in crowded situations by taking on different personas. In 22ABY, Destri completed her initial and advanced training and was placed into the Imperial Navy as a Lieutenant holding a desk oriented job. She fought tooth and nail to be re-evaluated and stationed in a more suitable role, but she eventually gave in and assisted handling the orders of various strike teams to insert and erect the communications devices that she was specifically trained on.
Lieutenant Corden’s disagreement with her assignment was widely known, but her ability to perform her abilities to the best were more recognizable. She made sure that each job was placed with Imperial Officers and soldiers whose dossier’s reflected to be the best choice for each situation, proving that her attention to detail was uncanny. Even though she was rather vocal with her disagreements towards her placement, her superiors continued to inform her that the position was just a ‘foot in the door’ and she would eventually get the placement of her choice in due time. Come 25ABY, after a rather lengthy time serving in her distribution and analysis position as well as a promotion and the occasional award for outstanding service, Destri was approached by two ranking Imperial Officers while in transit to her place of work on Bastion.
Destri Corden, as seen in 25ABY
The two officers did not introduce themselves by name, only as ‘Commander’ and ‘Captain,’and informed Lieutenant-Commander Corden that they were both part of Imperial Intelligence. Destri learned that she was being watched and reviewed since her first year in the Academy and everything she had accomplished in the Navy was recorded and recognized. After a short meeting, Corden was taken to the offices of Imperial Intelligence where she was briefed in full and reassigned to serve Imperial Intelligence as a critical communications and analysis officer onboard the Communications Dreadnaught Silent Runner. With this transfer, she was also elevated to the rank of Captain, giving her weight to her position.
Aboard the Silent Runner, Destri was in direct connection with a single strike team assigned to infiltrate enemy forces and disrupt communications to allow for military occupation. She was selected for the role due to her intimate knowledge of many variations of communications devices, so she was also able to give the strike team experienced intel regarding any situations they would encounter. On the side, Captain Corden would relay information back and forth between the remaining groups of ISB Agents, due to working with one of the most advanced communications and holonet transceivers in the Imperial Navy aboard her ship.
Captain Corden served prestigiously for another two years, creating more efficient ways of handling encrypted data and expanding her knowledge of various ships systems. During this time, she also continued to train physically to keep herself in the top percentage of physically fit crewman aboard the Silent Runner. Throughout her career, her superiors and ship mates noticed that the Captain’s reactions, either in combat training or through use of ships systems, were unnatural. It was as if she was being driven by an unseen force which quickly caught the attention of the darker sides of the Empire. The attention she happened to grab, though, changed her life forever.
A Life in Shadows (27ABY - 29ABY)
According to Captain Corden’s official dossier, towards the end of 27ABY she went MIA during a classified mission with her strike team, which she began physically joining since mid 26ABY. Several investigations were launched in attempts to locate the Captain, but all were officially halted after orders from Imperial High Command were issued to cease all search and rescue missions. A funeral ceremony was conducted on both the Silent Runner and her homeworld of Anaxes in commemoration to her outstanding service to the Imperial Navy. Both of her parents were in attendance.
In a location still classified in all related files, Destri met with her superiors from Imperial Intelligence after awakening from a drug induced coma. She was told that she was taken from her position in the Imperial Navy, falsely declared as deceased and stricken from Imperial record to further be of use for Imperial Intelligence as a covert operative. Corden was given advanced training in hand to hand combat through the art of Teras Kasi and furthered her linguistic ability to encompass several new languages. Initially only used for menial tasks, such as information retrieval and alteration, Destri quickly became adept in subterfuge. Her covert operations training, weapons use and communications espionage made her the perfect operative.
Understanding the new position fully, Destri opted to have optical cybernetics implanted to give her more of an advantage in darkly lit areas, as well as the abilities to scan, monitor and disrupt many different communications frequencies when approached. The implants replaced both of her eyes and were backed by highly resistant electromagnetic countermeasures to ensure her vision would not be disrupted by any means. A downside to the cybernetics, as she was warned frequently before, during and after the surgery, was that the implants quickly depleted energy. To counteract this, Destri commissioned specialized charging plates that would be attached to her temples and after a few short hours, the power supply would be fully charged and the secondary attachments would no longer be needed.
- "Hence forth you shall be known as Operative X02"
- ―Imperial High Command
Working under her new designation, Destri began working towards an ultimate goal unbeknownst to her. Each of her jobs was overseen by a Sith Lord known as Zeklynd Csularin, which just so happened to be the very same man she had encountered before leaving for the Academy all those years ago. Corden was unaware of this, however, as she was never informed that her accomplishments were being reviewed. A year in the field passed before she was approached directly by Zeklynd, who explained that during her missions, both as an Operative and Imperial Officer, she was noticed to have used special ‘influence’ to accomplish her goals. Destri knew that she was guided by some unseen force, but wasn’t aware of how or why.
Sephren, the Sith Apprentice (29ABY - 32ABY)
Zeklynd educated Operative X02 that it was through the Force that she was able to manipulate others and her surroundings, and that doing so in such manners was his expertise. He then, knowing and sensing her potential, offered to take the woman under his tutelage and instruct her on more of the powers the Force and the Dark Side would give her. Without a seconds thought, Destri agreed. The Force, or what she knew of it up until this point, fascinated her as well as those who could control it. Now she was being given the opportunity to become something she praised. With their agreement set into the Force, Zeklynd bestowed upon her the name of Sephren, sealing their fates together as Master and Apprentice.
Sephren took on many names over the next three years and come 31ABY, she had accomplished many missions for both the Imperial High Command as well as her new Sith Master. During these years, Zeklynd began teaching his Apprentice many forms of persuasion, manipulation and augmenting her own physical abilities to become even more with the shadows she frequently hid within. When Csularin deemed her ready, he hesitantly offered Sephren his old lightsaber as a token of good faith towards her future training and taught her the art of saber combat, choosing Vapaad as her form to emphasize her ability of speed and acrobatics. Sephren quickly grasped the use of a saber, though her hand me down began to not feel right in her hands. Noticing this, Zeklynd sent her to an ancient Sith world, full of raw materials and heavy with the Dark Side so that she may craft a blade of her very own.
File:ZeklyndCsularin.jpgZeklynd Csularin, Sith and Sephren’s only Master
Sephren travelled to Korriban and created her first personalized lightsaber after traversing the tombs and barren deserts that populated the surface. She searched for some time until she found an old, unpowered altar that was once used for assisting students in the creation of their sabers. After disabling several droids and taking their power cores, she reactivated the altar, communed with the Dark Side and levitated the objects given to her by Zeklynd. Through telekinesis and her connection to the Force, the saber components slipped together with ease and as the crystal took to its resting place, the blade erupted from the hilt and hovered before the woman with its crimson red hue.
As she began her journey back to the ship Zeklynd supplied her, she was ambushed by a gang of Force practitioners that had lost their minds due to being present on Korriban for far too long. Without giving Sephren any time to explain, they lashed out at her, sabers drawn, forcing the woman to defend herself with her own newly crafted weapon. Sephren quickly used the training Zeklynd provided her and through use of Vapaad, the attackers could not keep up with her sheer agility and obscene acrobatics. In mere moments the mentally torn Sith were dispatched, leaving Sephren to return to her ship and depart the cursed world.
Merely a few months passed from Sephren’s journey to Korriban before a mission arose that would alter her life forever. Paired with another Operative designated Alpha Nine, to which she had already accomplished several missions with in the past, they were to infiltrate a heavily guarded installation and steal a state of the art design for a new type of star cruiser. The kicker was that none of the inhabitants spoke common languages. The mission was to be lengthy, being undercover for anywhere up to a year. Sephren silently questioned herself regarding the mission, as she had begun to feel attraction to Alpha Nine over the past several missions they had been paired up for. Vowing to not let her personal feelings get in the way, X02 assisted Alpha Nine in preparing new identities and setting up supplies to complete their mission successfully.
Before the pair set off on their mission, Sephren encountered a new person aboard Zeklynd’s personal cruiser known as the Spectre. The man was albino, his most distinguishable feature other than the white pigment being his blood red eyes that seemed to glow from within his hood. He introduced himself as Shi, a follower of the Krath practices. He explained that he was working with Zeklynd to locate ancient lore that could give insight to new powers. Sephren recognized the Krath’s level of Force adeptness, but didn’t trust his motives. Before departing the ship, Sephren warned her Master of the Krath, who simply dismissed her pleas, sending her off to complete the mission.
Sephren and Alpha Nine had discovered a rudimentary language used throughout the habitation via monitoring of the communications satellites orbiting the planet and quickly adapted themselves to using the language on a day to day basis. This allowed their covers to be near perfect as they passed themselves off as technical specialists working on various systems of the installation. This allowed them to have near complete access to most of the facility and caused the mission to be completed almost without worry. After convincing an executive to allow them to test the server firewalls, they had their information and were done. Having only spent several months instead of the granted year time clock, Sephren and Alpha Nine decided to extend their stay on the beautiful planet as a sort of relaxing leave of absence. The two grew to become close to one another, knowing that their superiors would not take kindly to inter-agent relationships, but cared not for the fact and pursued their own personal connection.
Approximately a fortnight prior to when the two were scheduled to return to Imperial High Command, Alpha Nine, or Jericho as Sephren now knew him, simply vanished without word or sign of where he went. To her deep regret, Sephren realized the plans she had lifted from the facility were corrupted; most likely by Jericho before he disappeared. Knowing that returning without the package and without her partner would result in severe reprimand, Sephren choked up the courage and returned to her superiors at the High Command. As expected, she was scorned and severely punished for her failure. She was barred from taking any further contracts with Imperial Intelligence indefinitely and removed from recognition as an Imperial Operative. To her dismay, Sephren attempted to look on the brighter side of things; she could now spend more time to study and train under Zeklynd.
After returning to the Spectre, Sephren noticed that Shi was nowhere to be seen and Zeklynd frequently kept himself busy with ‘study.’ Sephren decided to keep to herself by practicing with her saber daily and honing her prowess of the Force through meditation. It wasn’t until another few months passed when she began to notice that recent speculations of her body were apparent; she was with child.
One Life Taken, Two Lives Destroyed (32ABY - 33ABY)
Reborn of Light (33ABY - 35ABY)
File:JediMasterOkan.pngOkan Corinya, Jedi Master
A Light Snuffed Out (35ABY - 37ABY)
Selen
The Shadow Clan (37ABY - 38ABY)
The Dark Embrace (38ABY - Present)
Personal Weaponry
The Force
Arcia is highly attuned to the Force and uses it to augment her abilities during combat.
Rage/Rampage
Amplification
Precognition
Barrier
Telekinesis/Hammer Time
Martial Arts
Teras Kasi
Lightsaber
File:SephrenSaber.jpgArcia's Saber, adjusted for her Dark Side Nature with Sith Code etchings.
Arcia’s primary weapon aside from her own physical skills and the Force, is her lightsaber. Originally crafted to show her connection to the Jedi Order and the Light Side of the Force, she spent several hours etching the Sith Code by hand into the hilt of the weapon. The only lightsaber form she uses is Vapaad, as it accents her fighting style perfectly with the sheer dexterity required to perform the moves involved.
Blaster Pistol
Vibro Knife
Relationships
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Sight Nortorshin
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