Character Bovos Tivken

[Bovos]

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NAME: Bovos Tivken

FACTION: Mithrax

RANK: Mithrax Mechanic

SPECIES: Cha'ta'ri

AGE: 15 years old

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 2.1 meters / 6.8 foot

WEIGHT: 200kg

EYES: Light Blue

HAIR: Bovos does not have a mane nor does he have hair

SKIN: Light Grey

FORCE SENSITIVE: Force Sensitive but Untrained

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES:​

Strengths

• Cha'ta'ri are born hunters plus they need to be fast enough to keep up with their pray
• High IQ compared to other Cha'ta'ri, also makes learning easier for him
• Physical strength comes with being a Cha'ta'ri and Bovos is no exception
• Quick reflexes
• Curious about new cultures and other species
• Bovos has over time got acquainted with the usage of blasters even with his limited amount of fingers

Weakness

• Has no diplomatic or social intelligence
• Laks emotional connection to the things around
• Not agile because of his exoskeleton that limits his movement
• Restricted diet (Cha'ta'ri have to feed on living beings, draining their life force)
• Poor sense of smell
• Enjoys eating people too much
• Although force-sensitive, he lacks the training and ability to use force powers

APPEARANCE​

Bovos is not an ordinary example of a Cha'ta'ri male. Besides being on the smaller spectrum of the normal Cha'ta'ri, Bovos has yet to grow a mane like the others of his age. Some say that it was another genetic mutation he hopes otherwise. Although Bovos was smaller he still had the strength able to topple many foes, that were his size. Moreover, he is also built muscular and intimidating with wide shoulders and large primary arms. He has slimmer and slightly longer secondary arms compared to his first set but they don't lack muscle, they are also strong enough to wield weapons. All four of his arms plus his twelve fingers in total are still intact and organic. Bovos cares a lot about his appearance plus he frequently makes sure his claws and skin are in good condition. His skin is almost like the absence of colour itself, if one would put it into simple words they would state it looks like a lighter shade of grey. Almost merging with the colour of his skin the exoskeleton of this Cha'ta'ri covers most of his body. When it comes to Bovos head it is lacking an Exoskeleton, this allowed it to grow slightly larger in size which is one of the factors for his intelligence. His piercing blue eyes of which four exist, there is a look of emptiness and carelessness. In place of a typical human mouth, Cha'ta'ri have vestigial Chelicerae that take the form of several tooth-like structures upon the carapace that covers the Cha'ta'ri's lower jaw. Bovos Cheliceae are comprehensive and take up a large part of his lower jaw. Besides having huge fangs the Bovos also have a mouth decked out with razor-sharp claw-like teeth that make it effortless to rip flesh from bone.

Bovos is no fashion guru and often just dresses in what is available. However, something he always keeps in mind to wear some sort of protection over the clothing. This extra layer of armour makes this Cha'ta'ri very resilient, furthermore, they were hard to kill. Bovos will wear clothes fitting to the situation, when he goes hunting he wears a fabric that does not hinder his movement and plating covering his vital organs. Something that Bovos took from his old clan was an antler-like helmet that gives his head protection because of the lack of an exoskeleton. The helmet also gives him a threatening look that often intimidates his prey. The helmet does not serve much of a function except for protection and having a comlink for communication.

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BIOGRAPHY​

Bovon was born to an irrelevant and small tribe in the Tellyrian Belt ( Tellyr Prime ). There his small and insignificant life began, his tribe was weak. Furthermore, many Cha'ta'ri within it were hungering because they could not gather enough food. To be born in this tribe meant death for most as only the strongest were able to feed. The tribe was no big happy family, it was fight or be killed, since the moment he was born he struggled for survival because the hunger within him and every other Cha'ta'ri made them do unspeakable things to each other. Bovon hatched with many other Cha'ta'ri many new members were born but, not all of them were able to live to the next day. The strong ones of the tribe decided that the newborns were their food and only existed to feed them. They did not eat all the children but most of them, Bovos was told that they left him alone because of his size, they did not fear Bovos. He did not have much flesh on him so would not nourish them as much as the big ones. After that day he and about thirteen others were accepted into the tribe.

They were still small which meant they got the least food, this made Bovos strong as he learned what it meant to hunger. The thirteen of them worked together for a while as together they could gather more food. No one else was going to help them. They say that some of the younglings were born with birth defects that removed the exoskeleton on their heads but, what they did not know was that because of the lack of exoskeleton, their heads grew larger, they became smarter, more organized, and strategic. The thirteen survivors used their intelligence as an advantage and were able to stay alive by hunting. They quickly became stronger and smarter, the once strongest Cha'ta'ri feared Bovos, moreover, they regretted not eating the children whilst they were still weak. The thirteen of them were on top of the food chain moreover, things were starting to get comfortable, they would train most of the day to increase their strength, they hunted all day sometimes.

Bovos quickly grew in physical strength and intelligence, he often spared with his brothers and sisters to train his hand to hand combat, moreover, he also helped out his tribe's farmers. He would often think of more efficient and faster ways of farming which he wouldn't then convey to the farmers, often they were grateful however, sometimes the older Cha'ta'ri were too stubborn to adapt to new ways of doing things. Bovos did not understand why they stuck upon the past so much. Bovos would always be part of the reading group when boarding enemy ships, not because he wanted to kill but because he was fascinated with new things. He would often talk to his victims before devouring them. Communicating with others that were not part of his tribe exited Bovos, he wanted to learn new things from them. Prey was not only there to feed the tribe but also to learn from.

In one particular raid, the prey was fighting back with blasters, they were not very skilled at aiming and did not hit much so the hunters quickly disposed of them, but before deconstructing everything onboard Bovos was able to take one of the blasters with him. The tribe let Bovos take apart the vessel they had confiscated and he slowly learned the difference between the materials used, he noticed the different shapes of vessels and compared them. Slowly he learned more about space travel using books left behind on the ships. Knowledge was flowing into his head and Bovos could not get enough of it.

Bovos was interested in the new technology he found. So far his tribe has only used the combination of spears plus swords to hunt, they were technologically behind most other tribes because the former tribe leaders were stubborn. He experimented with the blaster taking it apart, his first time with this technology did not go well and he was not able to reconstruct the weapon, this bothered him. But more and more raids had blasters to scavenge, Bovos researched even more with them plus he learned how they worked by deconstructing then reconstructing the blasters. Eventually, Bovos started training with the blaster, his lack of fingers made it very difficult however, he did not give up his strive for technology.

Other surrounding tribes had larger numbers than Bovos's tribe. Furthermore, they had more weaponry, the other tribes did not want to negotiate territory as they did not fear the hunters of Bovos's tribe and so the tribe slowly lost all the remaining territory. Times were hard but the thirteen of them stuck together, cannibalism started appearing again through the tribe. The tribe was in a crisis and everyone accused Bovos of the downfall of the tribe. The once strongest Cha'ta'ri that fed on their brothers and sisters started a tumult, they tried to bring them down from power. There was a large battle between the followers and the opposing tribe members. The battle was immense moreover, many fell on both sides. The battle ended and both sides were equally destroyed, only a hand full of members remained but none of my brothers survived. Bovos was the last one, all alone again because the hunger could not be resisted.

During this time Bovos was struggling, there were barely any hunters left, and most farmers were dead or injured. Time passed slowly however, the hunger came quick. Bovos had to act or else he would end up dead. Hatching season was soon and Bovos had to think back when he was a youngling. Maybe the elders were also having a crisis when he was born, he never thought about that. Soon Bovos realized what had to be done in order to survive. Bovos forgave the tormentors of his youth and prepared for the larvas to hatch, he gathered the surviving members, then waited. The first few hatched, the massacre began as they were immediately grappled by the remaining members and then slowly ripped apart, blood was flowing down their mouths as they stuffed the meat into their mouths. They were tearing and crunching, stuffing as much of the larvas inside of them hoping to finally be relieved from their endless hunger. The sound of crying and chewing filled the room but it did not seem to bother anyone. Bovos standing from a distance looking at the horror unfolding in front of him. He was debating if he should just starve to death, but if he died knowing all would be for nothing the endless cycle of death would continue. A lonely larva was crawling away from the massacre looking for a place to hide, Bovos walked over to him and, the larva mistook him for his protector.

The larva letting down its defence let Bovos approach it with ease. He picked it up with his secondary arms, holding it in front of him. It was staring into his blue eyes and he was looking back at it. The larva was watching Bovos, his eyes filled with hunger. Not knowing what was about to occur, the larva relaxed and accepted Bovos as his caretaker. The larva was plump and had a large amount of meat on its bones, this would have made a strong Cha'ta'ri hunter, nevertheless, Bovos needed the sustenance to stay alive. He plunged his fangs into the head of the slug and paralyzed it with his poison, still staring at him the larva let out a small cry before being devoured. The feeling of fresh meat was great and Bovos could not stop himself. The feast was over but still, no permanent solution was found.

Days passed and no vessels with nourishment were sighted, their hunting grounds were no longer viable. The only viable option was to migrate to a different area. Bovos had one ship left that he had not taken apart yet, the VCX 100 Light Freighter. His tribe could use that and pack all their remaining belongings and escape their evil past. When everyone was sleeping he took thirteen of his strongest and smartest tribe members and told them about the plan, they packed up and left, leaving behind the starving and weak. Bovos did not know where to go so they chose a direction and flew straight. Where this journey will bring them can only be decided by fate.


SHIP:
VCX - 100 Light Freighter


KILLS:
N/A


BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
N/A


ROLE-PLAYS:
The Hunger Grows
The Disappearance of "Sori" SH - 300
The Great Hunt - To Slay a Dragon
A New Beginning for Darvannis

Equipment:
2x Comlink
1x Super Heated Slughthrower
2x Electro Vibroblades
1x Computer