A Giant, Blue lizard that commonly uses twin weapons of death. Oddly enough I doubt the presence of a black flag will really make a difference as to who is targeted
Gender: Male Location: Dreaming...Or am I living...
Roan Trilanger is, most will agree, a ordinary Jedi, that continiously finds himself in extra-ordinary situations. He was born on Corellia as the first son to a distingished CorSec Officer, and as his father often worked closely with Jedi Knights on some unstable cases, Roan was quickly discovered to be force sensitive. Thus Roan began his training as a Jedi Knight, slightly straining his relationship with his father, who, as tradition dictated, desired for his son to follow in his CorSec footsteps. But after sense was talked into him by Roan's master, and CorSec associate, Jedi Knight Ger-Pan Yurl, Roan was given a Corellian freighter, The Spirit of Corellia upon being Knighted. This being to ward off the typical poor luck of lore that accompanied Corellian Jedi that left their home system. After several years of rather typical missions, Roan, through several unlikely circumstances, found himself in the presence of Jedi Master Kellan Gundark, and her companions. They were tracking Dark Jedi across the galaxy. Upon joining the group, and a series of adventures later, Roan found himself crossing lightsabers with the most dangerous being he had thus far encountered, Dark Jedi Galder Starkiller, After a heated battle, a stroke of bad luck befell Roan, and through no fault of his own, he fell, and was defeated by Galder, Luckily though, he sustained no permanent damage. After this instance, Roan was granted a Padawan, Sunda Zannishar. Roan and Sunda's adventures continue, across the galaxy, confronting evil and the Dark Side, where ever it makes itself apparant.
1. Characters seem to be more similar stat-wise, Gallador no longer being subpar in that area to more physical templates. The main difference is low number of schticks for less fighty templates.
2. On the other hand, there is more difference in Force stat, with Force based template having more distinct advantage there- must be said, Gallador doesn`t have many powers using Force Attack, doesn`t he? Staredown, I think. I must see the full rules on powers to comment more, though.
3. Rand seems more powerful, I think he would even have against Galder in a duel, being better with non-strenght moves. Also, Gallador is worse at skills than in first version, particularly compared to Rand.
4. System seem more simplified and elegant, overall. Big appreciation for Ush. Bio to follow when I find it.
__________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
"… his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedeom, and he shall make you stronger than they."
Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn
Gender: Male Location: St. Marys, Ohio
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Yeah, I think I'm going to like the new balance. Props to Ush for spending what must hae been an incredible ammount of time of converting all this. Especially for taking the time to convert our templates for us.
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'Jedi are at their best when things don't go as planned.' - Anakin Skywalker, whom we now know never met Andro Fenris.
Gallador Enkidu was taken to the Jedi Temple before the first year of his life has passed. He was a gifted pupil, curious to learn as much about the Force as possible, with above average general potential and strong talent for Living Force, his sensitiveness and emphathy made him particularly good at influencing minds. Yet he was too emotional to fit with Jedi model, so Masters made considerable effort to teach him how to supress his feelings. Gallador was an eager student, and worked hard to be more in tune with Cosmic Force, with good results.
But he didn`t spend most of his time on lightsaber training. Instead, Gallador became fascinated with Jedi Lore. He studied the stories of ancient jedi heroeses, how they defeated the Sith and their evil, negotiating peace and promoting cooperation between the worlds throughout the Galaxy, guiding and inspiring others- and so Old Republic was born, bringing an era of justice and prosperity to Galaxy. Gallador couldn`t wait to finish his training, so he could defend others and help maintain peace and order in the Republic- he wanted to be a peacemaker more than a warror, he considered it more "pure"
Later, Gallador was assigned as Padawan to Jedi Master Harrar-Ur, renowned diplomat and wise mentor. But as he began to travel across the Republic, he discovered it is vastly diffrent compared to his idealistic vision developed in the Temple. There was much suffering, injustice and corruption, and Jedi had to bow and show respect to greedy, corrupt politicians, who didn`t care about the well-being of their people at all, focusing solely on accumulating more power. He asked his Master why do Jedi tolerate this situation- surely they could take matters in their own hands, guiding other beings more directly with their great wisdom and insight? His Master answered that Jedi do not force their beliefs on others, this is the road to the Darkside, path that Sith have taken. Jedi are to advise, never rule! Gallador had to take this answer, but he felt that his childhood dreams have shattered. He also wondered about the reasons for which sentient, civilized beings commit evil deeds- that they are enslaved by their anger, fear-inner demons often so strong that no reasoning can help. But Jedi are able to influence weak minds and alter perception of others for a brief period of time, why they could not make a more pernament effect- it was said that Sith of old could corrupt their victims, twisting their minds through the Power of Darkside. Could Jedi not use reverse technics to heal the minds of criminals? His Mentor didn`t like this line of thought, warning Gallador that he would better forget about those dangerous ideas- using Force to pernamenty influence the minds of of sentient beings is a violation of free will, and clear path to the Darkside! Other Masters were not willing to discuss those matters with Gallador, with two exceptions- Scavione, whom Gallador deeply respected for the guidance in the earliest stages of his training, but whose cold logic made Gallador frustrated, and Master Nume Rand- who was actually quite interested in Gallador`s ideas.
A turning point in Gallador`s life came with a mission to a planet in Hutt Sector, where he accompanied his Master, who was tracking a dangerous Dark Jedi, involved in illegal slave trade, rumored to be a former associate of Kuylen, or even connected to the Sith Lord whose apprentice died on Tatooine.( I am leaving it vague so I don`t mess with Ush`s ideas). Here he discovered the abominable practises of Hutt slavers, and discovered that one of the slaves is a young girl from his own world! She begged for help, saying that she was kidnapped by pirates, and now facing a proscept of being an "entertainer" for Hutts, and she would rather kill herself than meet such fate. Gallador asked his Master for help, but he refused, reasoning that they are outside of Republic territory, on dangerous mission, and have neither time nor resources to start freeing slaves. Young Padawan felt shaken and torn apart! This girl counted on him, he was her only hope, and he felt a kind of bond towards her- she was first member of his species he has ever met, and seeing her brought memories long lost- of his mother, his people and their home! No, he could not fail her, their meeting was certainly a manifestation of the will of the Force. Ancient Jedi would surely act diffrently, they were always ready to fight evil, and not cared about politics! So he made his choice, and what followed was a rescue attempt that resulted in... failure, as Gallador was not experienced and skilled enough to prevail against the defences of powerful Hutt slaver. Fortunately, Harrar-Ur came to his rescue, but at the same time the Dark Jedi decided it is an opportunity to make a move.... and the effect was total mayhem. The Elessar girl tried to convince other slaves to rebel, and was mercilessly killed by slavers. And Gallador`s master died, striken by Darksider`s lightsaber. Than something snapped inside him, and suddenly all the discipline, control, years of training...-it didn`t matter at all! There was only pain, and sorrow, guilt and fear, which turned into anger, and finally into fiendish fury-which brought Power, strenght he never realized he had. Darksider was weakened by the previous fight and Gallador`s Darkside rage surprised him, so he was another to die that day, in that place. Hutt slaver followed, cut into pieces, Gallador didn`t even hear him begging for mercy, than he managed to escape from exploding mansion. He didn`t tell Council the whole truth, and he was a diffrent person than before... - (To be continued)
What happened next: Gallador kept losing his self-control- at first he didn`t want to reach for Darkisde, but it kept to be tempting- surely one could learn to harness this power and bring use it for greater benefit? Perhaps it would give Jedi the strenght they needed to bring Order to the galaxy. He tried to hide his dangerous tendencies, but some Masters, particularly Scovione, became worried, even though he was granted the rank of the Jedi Knight, performing well in his missions. But finally he was caught breaking into restricted part of the Jedi archives, and escaped rather than submitted to the mercy of the Council. He tried to form a Darkisde cult under him, seeking alternate ways to master the Force, but his efforts were destroyed by Scovione. He sacrificed his followers to die while he escaped, killling Padawan that accompanied Scovione in the process, which gave him certain satisfaction. Then he joined Nume Rand`s group, hoping to achieve greater power and understaning under the renegade Master. But it didn`t go as well as he hoped.
__________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
"… his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedeom, and he shall make you stronger than they."
Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn
You might want to make a condensed version of Gallador's background, since there is only so much room in a post for all the backgrounds... but hey! You finished it.
It was originally posted more than 2 years ago, and I actually added condensed ending. I will get back to it.
__________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
"… his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedeom, and he shall make you stronger than they."
Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn
Haha, yeah, we all condensed our bios, I think. I know I did, to try and keep it short.
And I'd definitely like to see the full rules. The numbers are easy enough to mostly figure out, but the stuff like Force powers - doesn't make much sense at the moment.
Galllador Enkidu was a gifted student as a Jedi, with strong talent for Living Force, though he had problems with supressing his emotions. But he worked hard to get more in tune with Cosmic Force, with good results. Gallador preferred studying the Jedi Lore to training with Lightsaber. He couldn`t wait to finish his training so he could defend others and help maintain peace and order in the Republic, like the Jedi heroes of old.
Later, Gallador was assigned as Padawan to respectable Jedi Master Harrar-Urr. Going on missions with him, he discovered that Galaxy differs much from his idealistic vision- there was so much suffering, corruption and injustice, Jedi having to bow to corrupt politicians. He wondered why Jedi could not take matters more directly into their hands, guiding the galaxy straight to better future, with their wisdom and insight? He was also interested in using force to pernamently influence the minds of sentient beings, for their greater good. Masters were not willing to discuss such matters beyond simple warnings, with the exceptions of Master Scavione- who helped Gallador in the early stages of his training, and Nume Rand, who had some ideas himself.
Important point in Gallador`s life was a mission with his Master in Hutt space, tracking a rogue Darksider, when he discovered a girl of his own race, the long-lived and sensual Elessar, which he didn`t have any contact with before. She asked him to save her, but Gallador`s Master said that it isn`t part of their mission, and they cannot free all the slaves anyway. Gallador decided that he could not fail that girl, and tried to rescue her on his own. But he was not skilled enough- that girl and many other s died- and Gallador had to be saved by his Master- that was then killed in ambush by the Darksider. Gallador called upon his emotions, which brought him Power he never realized inside himself. He slew the already wounded Darksider, and mercilessly slaughtered Hutt slaver, before running from the exploding mansion. He didn`t tell the Council what really happened..
Gallador tried not to think about this experience too much, but over the following years he kept losing his self-control- at first he didn`t want to reach for Darkisde, but it kept to be tempting- surely one could learn to harness this power and bring its use it for greater benefit? Perhaps it would give Jedi the strenght they needed to bring Order to the galaxy. He tried to hide his dangerous tendencies, but some Masters, particularly Scavione, became worried, even though he was granted the rank of the Jedi Knight, performing well in his missions. But finallly Galldor was caught breaking into restricted part of the Jedi archives, and escaped rather than submitted to the mercy of the Council. He tried to form a Darkisde cult under him, seeking alternate ways to master the Force, but his efforts were destroyed by Scavione. He sacrificed his followers to die while he escaped, killling Padawan that accompanied Scavione in the process, which gave him certain satisfaction. Then he joined Nume Rand`s group, hoping to achieve greater power and understaning under the renegade Master. But it didn`t go as well as he hoped.
__________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
"… his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedeom, and he shall make you stronger than they."
Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn
A member of the Geonosian race and a well-trained Jedi Knight, Xeth Tam was never one to put up with the jargon of the Order‘s political limitations. During his apprenticeship to Jedi Master Numok Geth, he became frustrated that justice was not always served to the offendors that the Jedi sought to stop. Upon attaining the rank of Knight, Xeth temporarily broke ties with the Jedi Order to seek justice in his own way. Fortunately, he realized that his violent mercenary work was bringing him close to the Dark Side, and he reestablished his connections with the Order though he refused to outright return to duty. Instead, he set himself up as a vigilante and private detective in the outer reaches of Republic space. After a few years of successful cases, he was approached by the Taloraan Detective Agency to investigate conspiracies surrounding the Techno Union and the Trade Federation. While doubtful at first, Xeth took a lead on a missing shipment of battle droids that the Trade Federation had failed to account for and found himself on Damagran. His mission briefly conjoined with the hunt for Larios Kuylen, and he ultimately abandoned his investigation to help Master Gundark and her team of Jedi Knights track down the villainous Dark Jedi. They failed to bring Kuylen and his followers down absolutely, but the mission was deemed a success as the Dark Jedi failed to obtain the unlimited power they were looking for and became a lesser threat to the Galaxy. Xeth returned to his investigative work against the Techno Union after recovering from injuries received in a lightsaber duel with Kuylen himself.
Xeth takes great pride in his ability to fight crime and the athleticism that he employs against his foes. With advice and training from his former master and his own personal experience, Xeth has become a well-rounded swordsman with a curved-hilted lightsaber, designed using Geonosian technology to produce a yellow blade and distinctive fluttering noise to his elegant weapon. Additionally, Xeth has accumulated a collection of Geonosian weapons, true to his heritage; a sonic blaster pistol for ranged combat, an electro-pike for close combat, and a sonic pulse emitter for heavier tasks. He also pilots a heavily modified Geonosian light freighter craft known as The Nexu’s Grin and makes use of an R3-unit to assist him in technological matters with his ship and otherwise.
Of further interest is that Xeth exhibits ideals and emotions uncharacteristic of his species. Whereas Geonosians are cowardly by default, Xeth does his best to suppress his fears and show courage in times of danger. Symbolically, Xeth has foregone the blast armor of his warrior caste to represent his dislike for cowardice, instead donning simple Jedi robes that match the earthen colors of Geonosian sand.
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