Character Amadeus Blackwood: The Black Sheep

[Amadeus Blackwood]

Amadeus Blackwood​

FACTION: New Imperial Order RANK: Captain HOMEWORLD: Galidraan SPECIES: Human AGE: 27 SEX: Male HEIGHT: 6’1” BUILD: Athletic EYES: Hazel HAIR: Black SKIN: Light FORCE SENSITIVE: Very LANGUAGES: Galactic Basic, Sith, High Sith, Minnisiat, Mando’a, Droidspeak

Strengths and Weaknesses:​

First One In, Last One Out: Amadeus is a leader more than anything, and will never ask his troops to do a task he would never do himself.

En Garde: He is a very accomplished duelist, especially given his expertise in both Makashi and Vaapad.

Loose Lips: He is an experienced covert operative. As such, he has a strong understanding of tradecraft, stealth, and subterfuge.

What We Should Have Done: He experiences immense guilt over not having realized the crimes of the Sith sooner. This awakening, along with the years of indoctrination and brutal treatment from his masters, has given him some PTSD.

Neverending Story: Amadeus is in constant struggle with the pull of the Dark Side. Even though he has largely gained control, he is still prone to outbursts when in extreme circumstances.

Appearance:​

Standing tall and slim, yet athletic, Amadeus seems to be a very straightforward, calm, confident individual. He is most known by his slick, black attire, and his ever-chilled demeanor. His black hair falls to his shoulders, and his hazel eyes are ever-distant. He is almost never seen outside of his uniform.

Personality:​

Amadeus is calm, calculating, and thoughtful. He accepts that emotion is part of the Force, and yet refuses to become a slave to it. He has learned that control is as important as acceptance of one’s humanity. As such, he does his best to not give in to his more base tendencies. That being said, there is a silent anger that stirs inside of him. The rude awakening he experienced after years of Sith indoctrination was a bit of a shock. He still suffers from PTSD from the treatment of his masters, as well as from the process of reconciling his previous acts under their regime. In the end, he is a very serious, yet emotional individual, ready to lay his life down for the right cause.

Biography:​

Amadeus was raised as most commoners were on Galidraan. He didn’t grow up poor, but his family was far from wealthy. He grew up the son of a mechanic, learning how to fix both droids and starships. Many of his peers had sought better lives among the stars, but he was stuck at home. That is, until the Sith came to him.

He had shown signs of Force sensitivity at a young age, but his parents were hesitant to cultivate this talent. They were under Sith occupation, and were wary of sending him away to learn about the Dark Side. Eventually, a Sith lord came to him, and forced his family to give him over to their order. The rest of his younger years were spent training under the ruthless thumb of the Sith. He became a very skilled assassin, carrying out various clandestine missions for his masters. Having spent so many years around the Sith, Amadeus had become accustomed to their brutality, until one fateful day…

The mission was quite simple; Amadeus and a handful of other assassins were to infiltrate a resistance stronghold on his homeworld of Galidraan. Upon arriving, he quickly realized that this was far from a proper rebel force. Instead, they found a group of civilians, doing nothing more than hiding from the Sith. He was hesitant to carry out the task, because it would require him to kill unarmed families, including children. He tried to second-guess their orders, but was met with opposition from his companions. They began slaughtering the people in front of him, and in a fit of rage, Amadeus turned on his fellow assassins.

When the deed was done, the ground was littered with the corpses of six Sith assassins. Amadeus knew that if he returned to his masters, he would surely be killed. Instead, he sought out the resistance fighters on his homeworld, eventually finding himself fighting within the ranks of the NIO. He established his own unit, Eclipse Company, with the sole purpose of continuing his clandestine operations. This time, however, they would be against the very people that had given him these talents.

Commendations:

Ship:

The Retribution: a custom TIE Interceptor, equipped with a hyperdrive and an advanced navicomputer

Notable Gear:

an armorweave body glove
a zeyd cloth battle robe
a red, double-bladed lightsaber
an X-8 Night Sniper blaster pistol

KILLS:
None yet

BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
None yet

THEMES:
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
Hunt You Down
Bones

ROLEPLAYS:
Stay tuned…​