Only A Shadow
AOKI-BARRAN MIRA
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Full Name | Aoki-Barran Mira. |
Alias(es) | The Shadow. Barran's Shadow. The Shadow Hound. Mira Barran. Aoki Mira. |
Title(s) | Noblelady of the Barran Family. Fallen Heir of the Aoki Family. |
Class(es) | Nobility. |
Origin | Atrisia. |
Age | Forty-Three Galactic Standard Years. |
Rank(s) | Rogue Force Master. |
Faction(s) | The Imperial Military Protectorate. |
Species | Human (Atrisian) & Mirialian Hybrid. |
Language(s) | Galactic Basic. Atrisian. Goidelic. |
Gender | Female. |
Force Sensitive | Yes. |
Force Alignment | Light. |
Character Alignment | Lawful Good. |
MBTI Personality Type | ISFJ. |
Height | 5'7". |
Weight | 148 lbs. |
Hair | Black. |
Eyes | Brown. |
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Once an Imperial Knight of the New Imperial Order, a Pelleaonist, and the Shadow of Micheal Barran. After the Empire fell, Aoki-Barran Mira was set for a long, difficult road of being lost and found, For nearly fifteen years, Aoki-Barran Mira was a Shadow, hardly known to exist, who worked as an Imperial Knight Shadow and crime fighter for the Imperial Military Protectorate. With the rise of the Dark Empire, however, it is time for the Shadow to ascend to the Light once more...
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HISTORY
LIFE STORY
INDEX
Ⅰ - Early Life
Ⅱ - The New Imperial Order
ⅠⅠⅠ - The Scar Hounds
ⅠV - The Imperial Military Protectorate
V - Rise Of The Dark Empire
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EARLY LIFE
Aoki Mira was born on Atrisia and raised in her uncle and aunt's household in a remote island village. Mira only has a few, warm and fond, memories of her mother. The Mirialan woman had been killed during travels when the child was only a couple years old. Her entire life, Mira was raised by her uncle, aunt, and father. Her father was an Atrisian who went by the surname Aoki. The man frequently left their home in her earlier life, leaving her with her aunt and uncle on Atrisia as he set out on his job, which required a lot of travel. Eventually, he explained just what he was doing to the young girl. Aoki, in fact, had once been a member of the Jedi Order, a Jedi Knight. However, he was jaded and weary of their never ending cycle of war in the galaxy and left to find his own path. Still loosely following the Jedi Code, he travelled the galaxy taking out criminals in a justice he believed was swifter and more secure than the Jedi's.
Since she was a toddler, Aoki Mira was rigorously trained in various Atrisian martial arts. Her family was determined to help her learn to protect herself. Furthermore, while her father wanted her to make choices for herself, he wanted her to be a cut above the rest if she chose a path similar to his own.
Sadly, when she was fourteen, a surprise attack by followers of Mythos burned her village and slaughtered her aunt and uncle. Aoki arrived in time to save his overwhelmed and traumatized daughter, whisking her away to another part of the planet. It was there that Mira declared her desire to train to be like her father, and he officially took her as his apprentice.
For another five years, traveling Atrisia's hemispheres and flying across the Galaxy, he taught her to perfect the martial arts she grew up in. Furthermore, he also started slowly training her in the lightsaber forms and how to use the Force. As much as he wanted more time, however, after hearing enough about the outside galaxy and the escalation of war and death at the hands of the Brotherhood Of The Maw, he reluctantly started taking Mira out on his missions of peace keeping - through force, of course.
It would be further unfortunate that during one of their travels, their ship was ambushed by pirates and crashed. On the surface of an unfamiliar planet, Mira was too dazed to act as her injured father fought valiantly... but fell in defense of his daughter. Memory eludes her on how she survived. She only remembers the agony of losing her mentor, friend, and father...
She was alone now, only with his philosophies and training to carry her on.
Shortly after the crash, Mira was found by the Imperial Knight Inquisitor Raina Demici (Avelion ) and pitied for her situation. Sensing her strength in the Force, Raina Demici took Mira on as her Imperial Knight Errant, bringing her into the order and stability of the New Imperial Order, later known as the Empire.
Aoki Mira learned to become a shadow, using her skills in combat to swiftly take down criminals and hostile rebellions within the Empire's borders. The young woman spent her spare time on Serenno, learning of the political systems of the Empire. She naturally leaned Pellaeonist, believing in strict law enforcement and military might, but also believing in the fair treatment, freedom, and right of imperial civilians. Soon enough, she was promoted to Imperial Knight by Lucien Dooku himself, and encouraged in her path of both justice and mercy.
The Empire would attack the Galactic Alliance's sacred world of Ilum. Mira was devastated by it, and her part in it, unable to comprehend the Empire's vile deeds in such a sacred place. During this time, her family sword Utaken was completely shattered by her opponent, Aaran Tafo , and she retired most of her family heirlooms after battle. She believed she was not worthy. During this difficult time, however, she met a fellow Imperial Knight and Pellaeonist, Michael Barran , who promised her a future with a benevolent and kind Empire. Mira devoted everything she had to his goals and methods, becoming his Shadow and continuing her work as a crime fighting Inquisitor. They developed a close bond, and Michael Barran soon adopted Mira as his own daughter, christening her Aoki-Barran Mira,
The Empire, however, was doomed to fall. The Scar Hounds, lead by Michael's own brother, launched a devastating assault on the planet of Nirauan. following the Empire's scattering that followed DECEASED Erskine Barran 's death. During this invasion, the last of the Empire fell. Michael Barran was knocked into a comatose state, and Mira herself was taken captive by Thomas Barran and dragged back into the Scar Hound's shadows...
... where she would be changed forever.
Once captured by Thomas Barran , Mira was dragged, chained and drugged, into the depths of the Scar Hounds lairs. There, she was subjected to the same corruption thaat Thomas Barran himself received, when he was resurrected. This led to Mira being completely brainwashed into the nihilistic, apocalyptic mindset of the Scar Hounds, and she was instantly converted to their side.
For approximately five years, Mira fought as the Shadow Hound of the Scar Hounds, serving at her adoptive uncle's side. During this time, she was a raider and thug, albeit far more skilled than what a "thug" might be considered. Her nobility caught the attention of an Atrisian crime leader lead by an exiled noble, who knew of the Aoki Clan's nobility. He offered the then struggling Scar Hounds equipment and supplies if Aoki-Barran bore him an heir of noble blood. She agreed. However, shortly after she became pregnant, the crime lord and his own syndicate were wiped out by the more powerful hutts of his region. When Mira gave birth to her child, Minako Aoki-Barran , she fell in love. The child made her smile and laugh for the first time since her biological father had been alive. The child not only gave her a feeling of warmth, but a feeling of hope. When the Scav Kings of the Scar Hounds noticed that her love for her daughter was so deep that it was undoing their brainwashing, they could not let it continue. They wiped Mira's memory of ever having a child, separated mother and daughter, and hid the baby away in a random Scar Tribe. This one undoing of the brainwashing was averted, but soon another happenstance would come upon her... and be successful.
Mira discovered that while he was in terrible condition, Michael Barran and the Highland Brotherhood were indeed alive and well. In exile, the remaining survivors of the Pellaeonist part were tucked away on Nirauan. When Mira slipped off to find Barran, the Novanian Shamans discovered her corrupted mental state and finally performed a ritual to break her of the brainwashing. Mira never returned to the Scar Hounds, instead turning herself over the Michael Barran and his new organization... the Imperial Military Protectorate.
Pardoned by an insanity plea, Aoki-Barran Mira was put under heavy surveillance as she started to finally claw out of her Scar Hounds corruption and the devastation of the Empire's collapse. She went through years of therapy to sort out the tangled wreckage and poison in her head. She traveled to worlds such as Archais, Atrisia, and Mirial in search for a sense of peace and order in her heart. As the New Imperial Military Protectorate rose in Nirauan and the surrounding regions, Mira eventually became mentally well enough to start training again. And soon, she entered military service once more. An Imperial Knight Shadow, she would be a silent shade, unknown by the galaxy, as she worked as a crime hunter and border protection agent. Feeling like a failure to her bloodline, her adoptive family, and her role in the galaxy as a protector and bringer of order, she exiled herself to this unknown existence... never touching the light as she once had. As usual, she served as Michael Barran's Shadow, as a shield arm, protecting the borders of the I.M.P. as she awaited her chance at redemption for all her past mistakes.
When the Dark Empire, an amalgamation of Mawite and Imperial Tarkinist remnants, threatened the galaxy, Mira's consciousness burned within her. She was unable to witness herself, and the I.M.P., living in the shadows of isolation as the galaxy burned under those she once served. She was one of the first of the Imperial Military Protectorate to suggest going on the offensive against the Dark Empire. After so many years of existing in the shadows, Aoki-Barran Mira would return to the light. Her true redemption had begun.
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STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
+ Disciplined: Since she was a child, Mira grew up under Atrisian stoicism and self control. Mira is disciplined and orderly, traditional (to an extent) and coordinated.
+ Compassionate: A deeply compassionate soul, Mira defends the innocent and helps the weak.
+/- Stoic: A reserved individual, Mira is more likely to contain and hide her emotions despite her sensitive nature. She thrusts emotion aside, without losing her compassion, and is steel focused on professionalism and military prose.
+/- Gentle: A kind and soft soul, Mira is sweet and merciful despite her more aloof nature.
+/- Justice & Order: Unlike the Jedi, Mira is more willing to do what must be done for the greater good. While killing in not her first option, especially after her experiences in the Scar Hounds and returning from that, Mira is willing to kill when necessary. Mira believes in stricter law enforcement and military prowess, using raw strength to enforce stability and order. She is not nearly as extreme in this as Imperial Tarkinists, who devalue individual rights and freedom, however. Mira still believes in mercy, freedom, and rights. Mira's emphasize on order and power, however, may still put her at odds with the likes of the Jedi despite Mira's well-meaning and graceful nature.
- Traumatized: Since she was young, Mira was constantly bombarded with the harshness and cruelty of the galaxy. Obviously, this has stuck with her endlessly, tormenting her and swaying her ideals and actions.
- Sensitive: Mira's sensitivity to others and herself has barred her from becoming a "true imperial," at least as far as Tarkinists and the likes of the Dark Empire would be concerned. Mira's soft heart may also be manipulated and swayed by opponents who would use her compassion as leverage to their advantage.
- Ex-Empirical: Once an Imperial Knight of the New Imperial Order, Mira is haunted by the Empire's darker deeds and how she herself took part in them in the past.
- Scarred By Hounds: Brainwashed and corrupted by the Scar Hounds at a point, Mira is working to this present day to undo the full extent of the poisoning in her mind.
- Permeated With Loss: She has lost her entire biological family, her Empire, her uncle in the Scar Hounds, Michael Barran once, her adoptive grandfather, her sense of stability, her own self, her child... Mira's life is ever encompassed with the thick fogs of grief and sorrow. She is extremely attached to the bonds and people she still has, and would even taunt herself with the Dark Side she'd otherwise leave untouched to keep them by her side.
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THE IMPERIAL MILITARY PROTECTORATE
NameDescriptionCharacter name/tag Relationship description Character name/tag Relationship description Character name/tag Relationship description Character name/tag Relationship description
FAMILY
NameDescriptionMichael Barran Adopted Father. DECEASED Erskine Barran Adopted Grandfather (Deceased.) Thomas Barran Adopted Uncle/ Father Figure. Minako Aoki-Barran Daughter (Unknown.)
OTHER CONNECTIONS
NameDescriptionYorunarr Ahan-Yan'Sharlim Therapist. Siyarr Ahan-Mitharran Therapist. Character name/tag Relationship description -
NOTABLE SKILLS*Ability Icons can be found here
ATRISIAN MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT 
ATRISIAN BLADE PROFESSIONAL 
LIGHTSABER MAELSTRUM 
IMPERIAL KNIGHT SHADOW 
LIGHTSIDE MASTER 
SHADE OF STEALTH 
TEMPLAR OF DISTRUCTION 
MIRIALIAN DEXTERITY
SKILL PROFILE / OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES
Atrisian Martial Arts Expert:
- Aoki-Barran Mira is an expert in a wide range of armed and unarmed combat styles stemming from Atrisia. She is especially skilled in unarmed combat and blades.
Lightsaber Maelstrum:
- Mira is knowledgeable of all forms of lightsaber combat. However, she especially effective with Shii-Cho, Ataru, and Trakata. She is also skillful in Jar'Kai, Makashi, Niman, and Juyo.
- She is the least proficient with Soresu and Vaapad.
Lightside Master:
- Mira was a Dark Sider during her time in the Scar Hounds, however, as an Imperial Knight, she is completely dedicated to the Light Side of the Force. Some abilities and skills that could be considered Dark Side have been bent by the Light Side. This has turned skills such as Destruction from shredding terror to a merciful slugthrower shot.
- Force Augmentation was the first aspect of the Force Mira has mastered. She is a professional in using the Force to enhance her own physical attributes.
- Mira is an expert with all manners of Force Stealth and Cloaking.
- Aoki-Barran is very capable of using the Force in powerful maelstrums, as purified destructive displays of power. Wall Of Light, for example, is something she excels at.
- Non-Lethal measures of ending conflicts are also a skill Mira has developed in recent years.
- Mira is also a good Force Healer, though not a specialized expert.
- Mira is weak to mental attacks, illusions, and emotional manipulation.
Imperial Knight Shadow:
- Barran's Shadow is most comfortable as an agent of the night. She is skilled as a stealth operative, never leaving witnesses after she is finished with a mission taking care of dangers within her jurisdiction.
- Mira is an efficient and swift crime fighter. She is willing to kill criminals, but equally able to knock them unconscious without ever realizing who attacked them. Believing in redemption and mercy, Mira is more likely to attempt rehabilitation, turning criminals in to the authorities to deal with, as opposed to the icy justice of death.
Physical Strengths and Limits:
- Blink: Relying on speed and stealth, Mira can start and end fights in mere moments.
- Grace: Dexterous and fluid, this Mirialian hybrid is able to weave and dodge. She dances elegantly and fights with mesmerizing grace.
- Battle of Attrition: Despite her speed, silence, and agility, Mira is far less efficient in drawn out conflicts. While capable of fighting for extended periods of time without collapsing, she becomes far more easily tired out and drained as time continues to tick on during fights. She is most effective ending things in short bursts, and she is prone to needing rest after long fights.
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INVENTORY
Armor:
Weapons:
- Bladed Melee:
- Lightsabers:
- Personal Lightsaber.
- Imperial Knight Lightsaber.
- Kyūseishu, Aoki Lightsaber Katana.
Vehicles and Ships:
- tba.
Casual Possessions:
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RISE FROM SHADOWS
As the Dark Empire rises, so too does Aoki-Barran Mira rise from the shadows after so long. Determined to redeem herself for the past, Mira works with the Imperial Military Protectorate and others to fight back against the Dark Empire.
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