“Ugh, you're definitely not my type....”
Cassandra El’sin during her first meeting with Alaris, Quaestor of Satal Keto
Cassandra El’sin is a Dark Jedi serving in House Satal Keto of Clan Plagueis.
Although she is only young, her skills are strong enough for nearly someone twice her age. With her deceased fathers will to let her power grow, Cassandra’s strength in the force and her inner motivation continues to increase.
Character History
The Final Few
The Imperial remnant had left its touch on Dantooine two years before even Cassandra had unleashed her first breath. The ultimate obliteration of the New Republic refugee’s within their city encampment left many in fear and shock, its capital city Garang fell frozen against the aftermath.
It is rumoured that the native Dantari species stayed hidden and rarely showed themselves to the naked eye. But yet in the hidden lines in history, contact with this species has been acknowledged. The most unexpected aid came to the refugee’s, but yet few were saved. The Dantari may have been a primitive species but yet they were strong and clever enough to save the lives of others. It seemed as if little of these people died during there aid on the vulnerable, however they did only but save a little number of lives against the Imperial attack. This left only a small group of the refugee’s alive, the Dantari kept them hidden until they grow to know it was right to let them go. A woman was cradled into the arms of a muscular yet striking man, tears of love and loss seemed to steam down her face as the couple made their way into their new lives on Dantooine.
The Beginning of Something Different
As time went by this couple grew to a relationship which would normally be forbidden against normal terms, however the strong muscular man who was named Antares El’sin let go of his beliefs. He believed first that the birth of his daughter was wonderful, but his past had found him. With this a deep dark power grew from his soul, he hated this new feeling and call back but yet he could not let it go. His last kiss to both mother and child left him lost as he went back to the path that he choose long ago.
File:Cassandra's Home Planet.jpgCassandra's Home Planet
As the girl grew up she turned into quite the explorer, although unprotected to the danger what lurked on Dantooine she felt safer than ever. At the age of 10 she discovered the remains of a Dantari temple hidden deep within a kinrath cave, which was full of many mysterious glowing crystals. In her childish acts she took one crystal and left back to her mother. Once back home she met her uncle, he was her father’s brother and brought news of his whereabouts but she wasn’t aloud to hear or even know a thing.
Her loneliness gave her strength, a power she could not explain. She learned to control objects but felt suddenly ill if she were to hold that ability for too long. To protect herself she never practised this around anyone keeping it her secret, although anxious her heart set to never let go into finding more of this power.
Everyone to be left damned to death
With the fear of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion cursing all that lived, Dantooine originally became yet again a planet for relocation. Refugees from many planets became to know this as a safe place, but yet as time progressed more death would only come.
Cassandra had reached the age of twelve, her secrets were still untold but yet slowly it turned into great pain. The time of incursion had finally brought itself to her home planet, she felt the pain of many but deep within her strength only grew.
The attack was unnoticed till it actually took place; it caught the New Republic off guard as well as many on the planet itself. Lands became swamped with these rather revolting creatures, but soon aid did come to evacuate the Planet. Admiral Traest Kre’fey’s fleet came rather fast to prevent massacre, but he was still too late to prevent death occurring.
Expected Casualties
In the rush to escape thousands of people ran for the aircraft for evacuation, a battle almost impossible to win raided the outsides of the capital city whilst an aerial strike from many coralskipper’s crowded the skies. Magma rock struck the earth killing many during each flyby; it destroyed many buildings bringing hell upon the land of Dantooine. However it seemed odd that escape ships were aloud to break away; it seemed as if the Yuuzhan Vong wanted survivors to spread their name and fear.
Cassandra held tight to her mother’s hand heading for their own escape for freedom, her heart beat with more pain with each death spreading into the air. When finally they had reached one of many docking bays, it was more than just expected for the girl’s fate to come to an end. A Coralskipper had broken off from the main attack raiding a bombing run to the streets below; in its path of the deadly magma was the bay they stood at.
File:Cassandra's Warbanner.jpgCassandra's Warbanner
As her hand broke away from her mother’s wrist, she was almost thrown from the landing pad for her survival. A storm of a thunderous roar echoed and deafened into her ears, her heart sunk with more pain than ever as she could feel the finally scream and heart beat of her mother’s soul.
The only way forward
Although lost upon the floor of devastation, Cassandra was taken into the arms of her uncle. It was almost surprising he was even there, but it was almost like fate. Before all hell fell to Dantooine for a second time, they escaped on a vessel far beyond the refugee zone. But even before they could reach their next destination, their vessel ran into pirate space in which they were violently attacked and then were boarded.
Her uncle was struck twice with blaster shots only to protect the young girl; she cried in fear only trying hers heart content to call upon her power but failed in the loss of will power due to the devastation she had gone through. Staring blindly at her Uncle she watched him reject any interrogation and in one more shot he lost his last heart beat. Afraid of her own death and realising that the whereabouts of her father became much more a lost legacy struck her deeper, than even hearing the words that she may come in use to the pirates.
Lost Secrets of the next step
Three years had passed with her service to this pirate, but now he had become more of a black market Crime lord. Contact with the Yuuzhan Vong had been provoked; their full base of operations became well hidden within the vast galaxy. Cassandra was still tied to the force, but it remained an echo in her blood as her power within it skills were silenced by her past. She had become much more of a beautiful young lady, developing into stages of adulthood but yet her strong eyes and sweet smile never left. She had been used as much like slave girl, a pleasure toy and slowly hatred tainted her pure soul.
But yet did she know that a chance for all of this to change would come into play. In service of Lorek Forto, she learnt much from combat to piloting skills and felt stronger with these knew skills.
On this one day as she was almost thrown into her quarters after a rather violent beating from her master, Cassandra felt a new strong presence within and around her. Her eyes wandered through the darkness and met with a person who stood hidden within the shadows. The man seemed as if he was the shadows but yet she did not question this. His voice sounded so relaxing but he spoke snappy and strongly. He gave her a warning, of the events to take place; he gave her the knowledge that there was a small vessel ready to be used to take her to the next step in life as well as that she was in much danger if she were to stay here. Her connection to something she felt lost came back, and there from it she stood strong feeling the presence of her father smiling at her compassion and then it seemed as if he vanished.
Anxiety for Blood and Freedom
Standing strong she held onto the crystal and her mothers necklace that she was given long ago, knowing that all of this could change she brought herself together for her next step. But then the Command Cruiser under Lorek’s name shook and an explosion rang out through its entire core. She stared blindly out of her porthole in the darkness of space watching a huge thing creeping towards them, it looked like the core of an asteroid but something much more as she could it shooting out the deadly Coralskippers she had encountered before.
File:Cassandra's Robes.jpgCassandra's Robes
With the ship on full alert, she knew this was the time to act as she made her way through the decks of the cruiser she pick up weaponry from fallen guards and preceded her way to the Command deck. Entering she felt the madness of everyone’s fears of the Yuuzhan Vong, even as she stared at Lorek with her blood lust he was too much in fear himself. Cassandra had heard all the critical warnings but this didn’t stop her, pulling from her clothes a dagger that she had stole. She dug it deep into the neck of Lorek despite his screams, his death was quick and now she felt free. Blood stained her hands and the blade, her eyes shot up looking deep into Lorek’s personal guard. Although weary, her mind felt pain as she threw him out of her path with what she felt to be magic.
When she had finally reached the docking bay, she found a vessel and she was impressed to find it ready to fly. As she jumped into the cockpit, she took off leaving this haunted part of her past forever. Without even being detected by the Vong she escaped watching the glow of the explosion that destroyed the pirate cruiser for good.
The People of Kapsina
The voyage to a planet which the girl had never heard off seemed faster than she expected; cradling the dagger Cassandra slid her finger along the blade which was still tainted by the blood of Lorek. The transport vessel shot through the atmosphere, as she looked out of the cockpit her eyes gloomed upon the dying earth of the Planet. It looked ravaged by war, but yet its edging seemed much different than she actually expected. The ship flew over many structures and then finally settled down a place much darker mysterious place than the whole planet put together.
As she crawled her way onto the landing pad, the girl was almost instantly surrounded. Kidnapped by men dressed in robes full of power and might, she was dragged into a temple thrown in front of the Dark Side Adept, Braecen Kaeth. With demands to reveal her, she immediately shot out her story and soon it all came to clear of her fate. As he revealed that her father had been dead for years, her heart grew twisted from this. For all what she went through, her heart had been crushed into a state which could not be settled.
Braecen could feel her power, witnessing her strength as a force-wave struck out from the young girl screaming down on her knees the Consul explained there own presence here. He revealed the truth about the Dark Brotherhood and that with help she could turn this pain into great power. Knowing this is everything she wanted, power and a new start the girl accepted this offer. With a grin upon his face, the Consul welcomed her to Clan Plagueis and left her in the teaching of a Zabrak named Cethgus Kuga.
The Incursion on Antei
During the first Great Jedi War the young girl had reach the age of 17 whilst she served in battle, Cassandra was given more independence than expected. With her Master injured, she took the responsibility to act on her own initiative. She was originally stationed on the VSD Class II “The Instigator” under the watch of her master, Cethgus Kuga. Flying down to the Plagueis beachhead, the girl played a vital piece in providing reinforcements to the members surrounded at the Temple of Bellseph.
File:Cassadra Saber.jpgCassandra's Lightsaber
Surrounded by the corpses of fallen battle brothers, Cassandra held her saber proudly as she fought viscously against the swarm of battle-droids. Eventually her forces broke through the enemy lines and were able to rescue the trapped Dark Jedi within the temple. At the end of the war, she was punished by her Master for acting against his commands. She learnt a lot during this period, and is proud to have fought during those crucial events.
Mirror Mirror and The Shadows In The Dark Tower
Cassandra had been assigned to the team of Dark Jedi sent to recover a stolen artefact from the hands of an organisation, which go by the name of Tarnis. Fighting with a group she trusted and knew very well, the girl used her skills to help as much as possible but felt out of place. She felt weak, as if her presence was not even needed however things changed for the better. Once the Mirror was stolen back to the hands of Plagueis, she lost her mind as her master sacrificed himself in order for the group to get away.
Shortly after the rescue of the Mirror, Tarnis had turned its eyes on Plagueis itself. Sending two of their best in to murder the ones who stood against them, the Dark tower was struck badly with terror. In order to recruit newer members, they sent in an Agent who went by the name of Denton. He was the one who started the pure turning which also lead to much confrontation.
In this dark time, Cassandra was captured by the agent. After much anger, she fell into his light acting for him and the likes of Tarnis. Seeking out possible applicants for their ranks, Cassandra came in contact with Aeshi. Fighting for her to fall, she was then confronted by Sanguinius. In order for this madness to stop, Cassandra laid down her weapon due to the journeyman’s superior strength in battle. Captured in her own madness she was brought to her master, Cethgus. He expected better from her, punishing her for her insecurity Cassandra was left to mellow to recover. After regretting everything she had done, Cassandra apologised to the ones around her.
After the events cooled down, she tied her allegiance back to Plagueis. On the day of her birthday, the girl had turned into a young adult at the age of 18. And then as if it were a present, she was awarded the rank of Dark Jedi Knight.
DJB Facts
Positions Held
Obelisk Trooper: Keto's Vengeance, House Satal Keto of Plagueis
Outstanding Achievements
2nd Place in the EAW gaming bracket
Making it to Dark Jedi Knight
Trivia
Student To Cethgus Kuga