Trevarus Caerick

"Every breath of life brings the Final Way to its consummation, yet every death ultimately reveals the wisdom to survive into the Final Order. How many deaths have you suffered, young one?" -Trevarus Sadow

Character History

Trevarus Irad Caerick is the birth name of the beings known alternatively as Trevarus Sadow or Shan Long. Regarded as one of the most influential and powerful Elders to ever walk the Final Way, Trevarus has influenced many spheres of Brotherhood development. His extensive research into the ancient history of the Dark Side and the origin of the Final Way have also marked him as one of the most literate and obsessive Dark Jedi.

Birth and Early Life

Born to Jedi Master Alaerus Caerick on the outskirts of Coronet City, Corellia, he enjoyed the life of easy aristocracy. Being an intensely insular, secretive man, Alaerus never revealed the birth of his son to the Jedi Council, instead quietly raising and training his scion in the ways of the Force. Like his father, Trevarus showed an affinity to the delicate arts of the lightsaber, languages, and perceiving the deep visions the Force provides. Unlike his father, he displayed a dangerous layer of outright malice.

When Trevarus had barely passed his sixteenth birthday, the political transition to anEmpire finally decided his fate. Alaerus had fought bravely within the Corellian System during the Clone Wars, surviving the infamous Order 66. A group of Jedi Hunters lead by Adept Kiln Tobasa invaded the family estate, destroying the Master and his wife. Empowered by pure rage, Trevarus wielded his father's lightsaber and destroyed all but the Adept. Fascinated by the young man's raw potential, he captured the boy and brought him back to Coruscant as his protege.

The Imperial Court

Tobasa continued the boy's training in the ways of the Dark Side, having fully corrupted his fragile young spirit over the course of two years' enslavement. Barely weeks before the Rebel attack on the Death Star at Yavin IV, Tobasa attempted to overthrow the Emperor. Trevarus barely survived the attempt to steal a powerful artifact from the Emperor's grasp. For his crime, Tobasa was sentenced to death, but escaped. Trevarus was exiled to a cell of the Intelligence Division attached to Admiral Thrawn of the Admonitor.

Five years are a complete mystery. Trevarus never speaks of this time. However, this span seemed to have greatly affected his drive to explore, as evidenced later in his life.

Before the legendary Battle of Endor, Trevarus was recalled to Imperial Center by Darth Vader himself. The Dark Lord of the Sith ordered him to infiltrate a sect of Force-wielders called the Jensaarai on a remote world called Susevfi in the Suarbi System.

He almost died on the approach to Susevfi, his freighter falling under heavy attack from mercenary forces. Crashing into a mountainside, he bled out onto the floor. A healer of the Jensaarai named Carina Slayt found and nursed him back to health over the course of months. The two became close friends and lovers, eventually marrying. Trevarus lost touch with his Imperial superiors, and began training as a Defender. The Sith teachings of the group reminded him of the peculiar religion of his old Master. Regardless, he excelled in his new life and gradually lost his desire for power.

Battle drew him back into the full grasp of the Dark Side. A powerful Dark Jedi invaded the Jensaarai compound, raiding their archives and brutally interrogating members of the sect. Trevarus gave into his rage and slew him, after brutally raping his mind for insight. He felt the call to leave, and that very night he comandeered the dead man's ship and followed his vision to the Aurora System.

Rites of Initiation

Prostrated before Lord Justinian Khyron, Trevarus swore eternal devotion to the Iron Throne. Upon his formal admission, Trevarus petitioned Tron Sadow for admission to Independent House Naga Sadow, and was quickly accepted.

He proceeded through the Shadow Academy with unreasonable skill. Accepted into his new House, Trevarus found his true place. He joined the Emerald Serpents Phyle of House Ludo Kressh after House Naga Sadow was chartered as a Clan. Lord Khyron ordered the seperation of Houses by Order, causing his transition to House Marka Ragnos.

Identification Line and Titles

DJM Shan Long (Krath)/TET/Marka Ragnos of Naga Sadow (KSOE: RENV) (ACC: CN:3) ED / RS / AK / SB / GC-S-GS / SC-CoR / StA-QL / DC-LC-R-C / (GNB) / (SN) / (BNAu) / Cr-2R-2A-2S / CF-BlF / LSG / DSS-QK-QL-QW / SI / SoL-TC-TC-BE / S:-6M-2D (SA: U:TL - G:L - K:CORE)

His Immortal Excellency, Dark Jedi Master; Vice Admiral Trevarus Irad Caerick, Knight First Class; Son of Sadow
Tetrarch of the Night Hawks Phyle, House Marka Ragnos of Clan Naga Sadow
Oracle of the Brotherhood of Dark Jedi; Consul Emeritus of Clan Naga Sadow
Shan Long, Apprentice of Lord Chi Long; Prima Marked of the Wanderer
Baron of the Du'san Boundary; Lord of Kalekka Tower
First Eschelon of the Krath Order, Master of the First Caste of the Inner Order, Clan Naga Sadow

Titles and Possessions

-Trevarus is the current Prima Marked of the Wanderer, having slain Kiln Tobasa in combat.

-The treacherous Du'San Boundary of Antei is his current domain, his personal retreat Kalekka Tower stands on a plateau of the region's Jadan Pass. The Dark Council has appointed him steward of the only passable land-route from the Shadowlands into the more habitable regions of Antei. Travellers may often find shelter in the Master's Tower

-The CEC YT-2400 Nighthawk is his vehicle of choice for everyday travel, but he often utilizes a heavily modified Corellian Corvette, the Sanguinus.

-The Amicus Club in the city of Eriador of Antei's Sunside is co-owned by Trevarus and Field Marshall Maxamillian von Oberst of Clan Tarentum.

-Clan Naga Sadow's mastery of the Telekinetic Arts is traced to Trevarus' mystical power. He is one of two current Masters of the First Caste of Clan Naga Sadow's inner Order, with his Apprentice, Master Xanos Sadow.

-As one of the preeminent scholars of the Krath, Trevarus has earned status as a member of the First Eschelon

DJB Facts

-Trevarus was one of the first of the Seven, bringing Lords Chi-Long and Firefox together, to discuss the possibility of a successful split

-Trevarus penned the Petition for the Redress of Grievances, the first drafts of the Dark Covenant, and laid the ground work for the newest versions of the Dark Side Compendium. He is also credited with creating the mythological basis for the Brotherhood's existence, linking it with the Sith Empire, the earliest examples of the Star Chamber, and the Empire. His fictional vision has impacted nearly every facet of the Brotherhood's operation.

-Trevarus first leadership role was the creation of the Night Hawks Phyle of House Marka Ragnos. The Night Hawks are the longest-serving Phyle in the Krath Order.

-Trevarus wrote the Chronicle of Dark Souls while still in his first two years of membership. One particular poem prophesied the Exodus with unreasonable accuracy.

-Trevarus wrote the background story for the Fifth Great Jedi War, and worked with Lord Cotelin to oversee its execution.

-Trevarus wields the unnatural Amulet of Orian

Former Positions

The Seven Brethren

Oracle of the Brotherhood, ad honorarium

Knight Commander of the Brotherhood

Consul of Clan Naga Sadow

Proconsul of Clan Naga Sadow (Two Tenures)

Quaestor of House Marka Ragnos

Aedile of House Marka Ragnos

Tetarch and Founder of the Night Hawks Phyle (Two Terms)

Praetor to the Krath High Priest (Three terms)

Magistrate to the Krath High Priest (Two Terms)

Magistrate to the Deputy Grand Master

Tetrarch of the All Night Phyle

Knight First Class, ad honorarium

Trivia

-He is the youngest member ever to recieve the Ruby Scepter.

-While in battle during the Third Great Jedi War, Trevarus inflicted a wound to Lord Jac Cotelin's leg that never properly healed.

-Trevarus has penned nearly two million words in over 1,400 seperate documents for the Brotherhood.

-Trevarus is also known as Sir Trev of Badpuppy

-As a gift for each Son of Sadow, Trevarus created the Bottles of Sadow. When the name of an alcoholic beverage is spoken over the bottle, it is instantly filled with a limitless supply of that drink. The Tarentae can't top that.