A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...
Corellia
Pequen Myflax was born in the Corellian urban suburbs in 50 BBY. He grew up in a relatively fortunate family who owned a family-run company in the city. Marissia Swefum was also born on the same planet, yet in a rural location in 47 BBY. The dark haired female grew up in a spiritual household, who had less worth, yet were very spiritual. They were a Force sensitive family and due to fear of the Jedi taking their family, they remained in hiding. Despite being very spiritual and having purple highlights to signify this, Marissia dreamt of fortune and riches. The Swefums were light-sided and tried to keep their children safe. However, when she was sixteen in 31 BBY, Marissia moved out of the family home with flowing deep purple hair and headed to the urban area on her home planet.
Marissia began working for a small company run by a local family. It was here she met Pequen and they soon began courting and fell in love. She tried to conceal her Force sensitivities from everyone. This was successful until one day in very early 30 BBY, not long after she turned 17, she discovered she was pregnant. Pequen's family found out and disowned him in shame of such young people embarking into parenthood. They ceased the youngsters' employment forever, yet gave them enough money to set themselves up and a small, mediocre home back in the rural area of Corellia. A short time after, the company went under and his family lost their business. By this point, Pequen had done the 'right' thing and married Marissia a couple of months before their baby daughter, Tabithiamarissia Myflax was born.
Character History
Humble Beginnings
Brought into her world by her doting father and mother in 6 BBY upon the idyllic, mountainous Alderaan, Kookimarissia was born with a glowing aura radiating around her and everywhere she went. The first few years of her life were spent happily absorbing the utopian society that surrounded her. Days spent discovering new depths of her habitat with her nearest and dearest. Nights spent admiring the stars and dreaming of worlds and civilisations beyond her. From a young age, Kooki seemed to have an innate sense of adventure, and took great pleasure in discovering her home planet. Her only fears were of the possible monsters under the bed. The mountainous landscape was both aesthetically pleasing and developmentally challenging for a youngster. Despite being too young to ascend the mountains, Kooki set her sights and dreamt of worlds beyond hers. The first six years of her life were undoubtedly and unspeakably wonderful. Life couldn’t have been more perfect.
Written in the Stars
Ever since she was very young, Kooki was always mesmerised by the stars. She would often spend evenings staring out into the vast expanse of navy sky illuminated by the numerous sparse, twinkling dots in the distance. As she got older, wherever she was she always looked up to them, almost for reassurance that she wasn’t alone in such a mortal world of mystery, darkness, devastation and corruption. Wherever she was or whatever happened, the stars remained the only consistent aspect of her life. The stars seemed to shed light in her dark soul and as dark as she was, they provided her with a sense of comfort if she was ever to need it.
Parental Guidance
- " You're 'special' Kookicake. That's all you need to know for now. I'll explain when you're older. Old enough to understand."
- ― Tabby to a socially isolated 6 year old Kooki
Kooki spent her first six years of her life being raised and guided by her Force-sensitive mother, Tabithiamarissia and Force-blind father, Mostynn Mimosa. Partially named after her spiritual mother, Kooki remained close to both of them. As she had been relatively young when they passed away, Kooki only has a vague and hazy memory of them. From what she could recall, her mother's spirituality led to her dying the tips of Kooki's hair purple to signify this faith. Tabithiamarissia had a full head of purple hair as she had completed her spiritual journey and Kooki was just beginning. The young female struggled to fit in amongst her peers since she felt 'different' in some way. No one seemed to like how she could foresee events or actions of others before they happened. Tabby deemed her only daughter too young to understand what the Force was. She feared if she knew too soon, it could do more harm than good, despite Mostynn urging her to do the opposite.
Disruption in Perfection
- "She knows Pequen, she knows."
- ―Marissia to Pequen upon noticing Kooki had realised Alderaan had just been destroyed.
In 0 BBY Kooki’s world fell apart all around her. One fateful day she embarked on her debut venture to Corellia with fellow school friends, to explore life beyond what she already knew. Oblivious to what was happening on her home planet, she was absorbing a new environment. Whilst on this planet, she happened to meet her maternal grandmother accidentally. Recognised by a familiar shade of purple within the hair, Kooki's grandmother soon identified her granddaughter. Upon the return to Alderaan with her school friends, she decided she didn't want to lose her grandparents and wished to reunite her mother with her estranged parents. Despite hesitation due to their age, they reluctantly agreed. The pilot almost collided with the Death Star and sharply ground to a halt to avoid this. Marissia was feeling really uneasy, sensing something badwas about to happen. Most of the children (who were Force-blind) were oblivious to the upcoming event. Kooki was happily joining them and soon as the Death Star ray hit, the innocent child froze to the spot and all colour drained from her face. She looked out of the window just in time to see her habitat had been shattered into tiny pieces and floating mindlessly and aimlessly through the galaxy. Something in the hidden depths of her soul vowed that she would not let anyone or anything touch her heart again, in sheer fear of losing it. Faith in humanity became skepticism. Upon her parents' death, Kooki's tips of her hair remained purple. She had lost her faith, yet she kept them this was as a mark of respect to her late mother. Fear inside the orphaned female had peaked an all time high. Strangely, this was the beginning of a remarkable adventure.
Kooki returned to Corellia and her grandparents took her under their wings and raised her as best they could. Her grandmother had been childhood sweethearts with her departed husband, and since Kooki’s mother’s passing, Marissia hadn’t amended the animosity between them and her mental health had begun to deteriorate. More devastation hit when Kooki was twelve years old (6 ABY). Her grandfather passed away due to his heart failing. Without her childhood sweetheart, Marissia rapidly descended into senility and began getting dazed and confused on a regular basis.
As Kooki grew up and developed into a young woman she began attempting to fill the empty void deep within the depths of her soul with anything that came her way.
Once she hit adolescence, Kooki’s hormones began raging and doing somersaults inside her maturing exterior. Unable to control such unusual feelings and only a senile grandmother to guide or advise her on how to manage them. Now as the years had progressed, Kooki was growing up fast and Marissia was getting progressively worse, so she began needing to look after herself.
It all happened one fateful day, when Kooki was only sixteen (10 ABY). Barely even an adult and she had a heart-breaking decision to make. Marissia hadn’t left the house in months and had become a recluse. Seeing her like this was painful day in, day out. After a lot of emotion battling and having to converse with some unsavoury characters, she finally took the plunge. She had attempted to get her hands on some Cordazine, yet she encountered issues retrieving it, since the last dose had been used when her grandfather had had his first heart problem and he was revived. Therefore, Kooki had run out of options and approached her sleeping grandmother and administered the lethal dose of Silicartha. Within minutes Marissia had departed the mortal world of Corellia. Once nightfall came, she removed her grandmother's body with aid from the people she had sought the poison from and deposited it into a lake she had visited in her youth with Kooki's grandfather. She had been told the story many times and even his ashes had been scattered here.
Later that night, Kookimarissia fled the utopian planet. She no longer had any connections to the place. She board a shuttle and watched the stars go by and continued her quest into discovering herself and the weird feelings she often had. Only time would tell.
Kooki may have survived Alderaan's destruction, but part of her soul ceased on that fateful day. As time ticked by she decided to travel the galaxy and seek solace elsewhere. Sadly Kooki spent almost her entire life moving from place to place without properly settling, so she had never had time for maturity. Physically she had all the genetic wiring and attributes of someone her age, yet mentally and cognitively she remained quite young. This meant obtaining and maintaining relationships and friendships with members of both genders quite troublesome.
A 'Special' Discovery
- " Ever felt like you not quite belong? That's cause you be strong in the Force. Come, discover the real you. Your power knows no bounds young one."
- ― An undercover Dark Jedi to a lost and confused Kooki.
It was 15 ABY and in a cantina on Coruscant, a 21 year old Kooki was feeling quite uneasy. She had spent the last five years travelling and longed to slow down. She just wanted to escape her reality. She couldn't fathom quite why she felt uncomfortable. A hooded stranger approached her. Their face was concealed, but it was clear they were male. The husky voice never revealed his identity, yet spoke of this Dark Jedi Brotherhood that was in the early stages of forming and tried to tempt the female nearby to him. Kooki was very tempted since his unknown person was able to tell her answers to the questions that had plagued her for years. At least she knew why she felt different and her mother had called her special all those years ago. After much persuasion, the hooded stranger left the cantina alone. Kooki was very confused and chose to try to find herself without the Brotherhood at this time. She was just leaving the cantina, when a short man in an Imperial uniform rushed in and used the facilities and grabbed a quick alcoholic beverage and left and quick as he came.
Dark Brotherhood
37 ABY
After years of travelling, Kooki enrolled into the Shadow Academy. It was here she partook several exams, which she passed. From here she was assigned to Clan Arcona. She soon began progressing through the ranks at a steady pace and meeting new people along the way. Kooki was slightly hesitant and resistant to stay, as she was attuned to her innate sense of travelling and never properly settling. Despite battling her way through her mixed up emotions, she slowly began forming attachments with those already within the Clan.
Clan Arcona seemed to have a family aura surrounding it, and as Kooki felt increasingly familiar. Even if she didn't stick around, a knighthood would bode well for whatever came her way in the future. Also along the way, she could obtain useful skills and hopefully learn how to manipulate superior weapons, which may prove useful.
Whilst training with her Master, Atyiru, and the ex-Imperial, Andrelious she was getting increasingly close to, she obtained an array of skills manipulating her weapon. Lightsaber training from a pacifist and an ex-military individual led to the Alderaanian becoming increasingly confident with her training saber. Once Knighted and using her self-crafted purple blade, her worth was 'tested' by the Galeres Quaestor, Cethgus. This resulted in a few cracked ribs and other minor wounds, yet she survived and was healed by her Master, who wasn't happy about this spar. Needless to say, Andrelious was also not happy and resented the Zabrak heavily.
Dark Forge
Initially Kooki assigned herself to Dark Forge, under the reins of the leader of the team at that moment in time. At that stage, the executive officer, Celevon Edraven was acting as leader, since the BTL himself was not active. It was here Kooki and him became friends. Whilst in this Battleteam, she progressed as a Journeyman into Knighthood.
After some time, the Battleteam wasn't appealing to the Krath anymore and she felt drawn to another, so she transferred across.
Soulfire Strike Team
Kooki moved into Soulfire and was alongside Andrelious and under the wings of BTL Nadrin Erinos Arconae. It was here her specialist lightsaber skills were put to good use. It was when she was here, she dropped the bombshell that she was expecting a baby.
Typical of Kookimarissia, as her pregnancy progressed, she discovered she was to soon be mother to not one, but two babies. Upon realizing this, she began to feel threatened and vulnerable. She no longer felt safe with Galeres.
Andrelious resigned as Clan Rollmaster, since being appointed Battleteam leader of Soulfire, meaning Kooki would have to transfer yet again. However, with her new found vulnerability for her and her future children, she prepared to make a huge decision.
Farewell Galeres, Hello Qel-Droma (and Arête)
A heavily pregnant Kookimarissia found a safer haven within House Qel-Droma and Battleteam Arête. She was warmly welcomed and reunited with an old friend and firm ally of hers, Celevon Edraven.
Character Profile
Physical Appearance
Kooki has unique hair which is long, floaty and black with purple tips. This denotes her spiritual connection to her ancestors. This is her main notable physical attribute, as the rest of her is quite formulaic. She is of average height for a human female and is petite in build. She wears knee-high leather boots, in which she conceals her weapons when undercover.
At the ripe age of 43, Kooki is older than many members, but is well traveled. She rarely speaks of her past, but occasionally her experiences shape who she is. Despite having ventured throughout the galaxy for many years, she has aged well and is determined to remain looking youthful.
Kooki's daily attire tends to be a set of black and purple cinder robes. Attached to these is a flowing purple cloak. These add to Kooki's youthful looks, yet allow for maximum comfort and mobility.
Temperament
Upon initial meeting, this Krath appears friendly and warming towards others around her. Making friends seems difficult for Kooki, as she lacked guidance and support growing up. Moving from place to place so frequently meant she had not had the opportunity to settle down and develop friendships or relationships properly. As she experienced severe emotional loss and lack of attachment at such a young age, she harboured a lot of inner resentment, bitterness and anger, especially to those who were responsible for the loss of her family and home. Since becoming a self-taught orphan, Kooki swore she would never let history repeat itself. Channeling this aggression was tested throughout childhood and adulthood.
Relationships
Oh Master Grant That I May Always Seek
Upon graduating from the Shadow Academy, Kooki was assigned to Atyiru Caesus Entar as her Apprentice. Quite quickly the pair seemed to develop a firm friendship. Atyiru warmly welcomed a shy and apprehensive Kooki upon her debut into the Arcona cantina.
- "No need to be shy, Kooki. This lot is harmless. Andrelious, the Rollmaster...my Quaestor and brother, Cethgus, Deimos d'Tana over there...and grumpy-face in the kitchen is our esteemed Consul, Marick. "
- ―Atyiru’s initial introduction of those in the cantina on Kooki’s first appearance
Not long after their debut meeting, Kooki and her Master met away from the cantina and in the Darkest Night’s training hall.
Star-Crossed Lovers
One of the few Atyiru introduced Kooki to be the Clan Rollmaster, Andrelious. A short, stumpy sort of person whose lines on his brow and fading hair colour indicated his mature age.
Upon their initial meeting in the cantina, Andrelious questioned Kooki as to her background. Probing into her personal history was only going to cause uneasiness and venom to emerge from within. Kooki calmly explained to the Sith that she hailed from Alderaan, which resulted him admitting to being an ex-Imperial Pilot for The Empire. Knowing they were responsible for the collapse of her home planet, she wasted no time in expressing her anger.
- "Let the anger of your homeworld blowing into pieces flow. Try it. Strike me down with that armoury saber. "
- ―The line that resulted in Kooki attempting to attack Andrelious.
Naturally, Kooki was overthrown by Andrelious’ far superior power and ended up succumbing a minor injury on some broken glass. Being a medic, Atyiru came to her Apprentice’s rescue and tended to the wound.
As Kooki progressed through the ascending ranks, she reluctantly agreed to meet Andrelious outside the cantina and away from prying eyes. After the epiphany of that she wasn’t getting any younger and Andrelious too had a chequered and upsetting past, Kooki began to relax and became more accepting of the Sith being in her life as nothing more than a friend at this early stage.
After much suppression and questioning herself, Kooki finally swallowed her pride and surrendered her inner emotions.
- "We have both suffered enough tragedy in our long lives. Before long we will approach our autumnal years and time will have just passed us by. Surely our akin tortured souls don't deserve more anguish. We could just leave the past where it belongs and advance forwards. As long as it’s amicable between us, I know I will sleep more peacefully knowing this. "
- ―Kooki ‘seeing sense’ and capitulating to Andrelious.
After what seemed like forever, the exchange between the pair led to Kookimarissia Mimosa discovering and feeling something she had once thought impossible- she was home.