Blackthorne
She of the Trillion Thorns
NAME: Brom Burnside
FACTION: N/A
RANK: Rogue Master
SPECIES: Corellian Human
AGE: 42
SEX: Male
HEIGHT: 6'2''
WEIGHT: 220lbs
EYES: Pale, grayish-brown
HAIR: Dark brown, shoulder length
SKIN: tanned
FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
Though Brom's core skills are more related to combat, over the last twenty years he has devoted a great deal of time to studying the powers of Mentalism and Illusions. This was not done in an effort to use it himself, though he can, but moreso in an effort to understand them on a more intimate level. He'd traveled a great deal and studied as many differing techniques as he could, learning to harness those powers on his own in order to better comprehend their intricacies.
In the end, this gives the Master a serious edge over seeing through the illusions created and cast by others, both direct and indirect. It has also given him the experience to see through lies of others and sense when when someone is attempting a form of trickery.
Another sublet of his skillset is the detailed study of artifacts and their histories. While not an archivist in his own right and certainly no expert on the history of everything, he harbors a vast knowledge on the existence, uses, powers, and histories of a grand majority of the galaxy's greatest artifacts. It is said that his intuitive nature about them is uncanny, his ability to use and glean information from holocrons remarkable. He is also quite adept at spotting fakes, restorations, and replicas. His experience in dealing with artifacts coupled with his skill at sensing illusions has lead him to become a detective of sorts.
Deployed in the field as a hound to sniff out Sith, such as within the Senate of the Galactic Republic, and weed out those who sought to trick and manipulate others through high seats of powers to do terrible things. His penchant for sniffing out liars, cheaters and thieves has earned him great honors within the Order. He's quite good at his job.
A humble man of a quiet, unassuming nature, Brom has little trouble making friends and earning the trust of those around him. In his time serving as a Corellian Jedi he came to be known as an honest, reliable friend by many and a caring and devoted husband and father to his family.
APPEARANCE:
Playby: Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman from The Hobbit
BIOGRAPHY:
It was depths of winter that Brom Burnside was born to a Corellian family that he would never grow to know. From his first days they had known he was set to serve the Jedi and so it was to the great Corellian Order that he was taken. Brom never knew his parents or even their names - Burnside was the last name given to him as a nickname for the strange birthmark of blackened flesh that covered a good portion of his left torso, shoulder and arm.
As the Masters expected, Brom grew in skill and power swiftly, maintaining a humble, amiable nature under the guidance of his overseer: Master Si Vu Ra. He was nimble on his feet and strong of arm - he learned the art of Lightsaber combat with relative ease and natural ability. As they would come to find, however, his innate talents would not stretch into every aspect of learning. He was quite incapable of using the more profound and esoteric arts of the Lightside such as Healing, Telepathy, Animal Friendship, or even Force Light. Telekinesis came readily, though it was not a power he ever excelled at with any greater aptitude than moving and controlling simple, small things.
Moreover, Brom found he was able to use the Force to bolster himself and his immediate surroundings. Force Body became a power he quickly harnessed with great control - not in such a way that he became faster or stronger than his opponents, but capable of taking hard hits and issuing more effective strikes. In combat he became a tank - slow, steady, and damn near impossible to take down.
Despite this and his perceived talents, Brom found his interests pulled from the front lines to less direct threats. A run-in with a Sith masquerading as a Senator sealed his desire to pursue the knowledge of illusions and deceit utilized by the Darkside and other Force sects and groups as well. Brom put away his lightsaber and armor for days spent in archives studying all the tomes and stacks had to offer. When he finished there he took to the stars, intent on learning the abilities from the sources to better understand them.
It was in the summer of his 22nd year that he met a woman named Ylsa who's horticulture business provided young saplings to the Orders' gardens. Ylsa was not a Jedi but she was a warm, kind soul whose gentle and quiet nature captured his affections. He courted her for several years between travels and missions and eventually the two married - their union presided over and sanctified by his Master. They bought an old condemned estate out in the hillsides of Corellia and spent several years refurbishing the house. With the addition of an expansive tree farm and vineyard on the property Burnside Plantation was born.
So it was to be that Brom found one of those fairy-tale story lives. Within four years of their marriage the couple saw the birth of two healthy children: Lorel and Berin. Brom watched them grow completely unhindered by the fact that neither child displayed Force sensitivity that would pull them from a normal life. He never admitted it, but Brom was extremely relieved by this. The life of a Jedi was not for everyone and not something he wished on others. Being able to stay with his family and raise his children as a Corellian Jedi, however, was certainly a far greater fate than what he understood of many other Orders in the galaxy.
Some years pass quickly and some slow, but Brom would say that all the years of being a father went by far too fast. Before he knew it they were off to boarding school and he? Well, he was finding that the Sith were just as resilient now as they were in his own youth. With the One Sith Empire seemingly growing from the darkness overnight, the Jedi Master found himself away from home more often than not. Ylsa was understanding and patient but this did not assuage Brom's concerns: that the Darkside was growing stronger and spreading faster than any of the Orders had expected or were capable of handling. He worried they would reach Corellia and there would be nothing they could do to stop them. He was not wrong.
Every man has his fears and Brom would soon come to realize his own, though not at all how he anticipated. The Sith infiltrated Corellia - searching for an artifact that had been hiding beneath their noses for an untold number of years. The Sith arrived prepared and well able to hide himself, but a chance run-in found Brom on his trail. This chase did not end well for the Jedi - the death of an innocent civilian and the escape of his target. Brom returned home defeated but determined. He bid his wife what would be their final goodbye, but he was not to know.
Records from here are incomplete: the Jedi Master took his leave in pursuit of a man who had seemingly disappeared from the books. It would take Brom a year to track him down, and it was at that point that Brom himself also fell out of contact with the Order. A search party sent to his last known location turned up nothing and no leads were to be found. With no evidence to suggest the contrary he was put as MIA and his wife notified. Several years passed with no further contact and eventually Brom's status was changed to UNKNOWN- Believed KIA. A memorial was put up in his name in the gardens of the temple on Corellia.
One fateful day, years after the Netherworld incident that saw the breaking of Corellia, Jedi Master Brom Burnside emerged from the distant regions of Wild Space. Here is where his new story begins.
SHIP:
Avenger-Class Stealth Starfighter
VT Varactyl Class Escort Freighter
KILLS:
BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
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ROLE-PLAYS:
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FACTION: N/A
RANK: Rogue Master
SPECIES: Corellian Human
AGE: 42
SEX: Male
HEIGHT: 6'2''
WEIGHT: 220lbs
EYES: Pale, grayish-brown
HAIR: Dark brown, shoulder length
SKIN: tanned
FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
Though Brom's core skills are more related to combat, over the last twenty years he has devoted a great deal of time to studying the powers of Mentalism and Illusions. This was not done in an effort to use it himself, though he can, but moreso in an effort to understand them on a more intimate level. He'd traveled a great deal and studied as many differing techniques as he could, learning to harness those powers on his own in order to better comprehend their intricacies.
In the end, this gives the Master a serious edge over seeing through the illusions created and cast by others, both direct and indirect. It has also given him the experience to see through lies of others and sense when when someone is attempting a form of trickery.
Another sublet of his skillset is the detailed study of artifacts and their histories. While not an archivist in his own right and certainly no expert on the history of everything, he harbors a vast knowledge on the existence, uses, powers, and histories of a grand majority of the galaxy's greatest artifacts. It is said that his intuitive nature about them is uncanny, his ability to use and glean information from holocrons remarkable. He is also quite adept at spotting fakes, restorations, and replicas. His experience in dealing with artifacts coupled with his skill at sensing illusions has lead him to become a detective of sorts.
Deployed in the field as a hound to sniff out Sith, such as within the Senate of the Galactic Republic, and weed out those who sought to trick and manipulate others through high seats of powers to do terrible things. His penchant for sniffing out liars, cheaters and thieves has earned him great honors within the Order. He's quite good at his job.
A humble man of a quiet, unassuming nature, Brom has little trouble making friends and earning the trust of those around him. In his time serving as a Corellian Jedi he came to be known as an honest, reliable friend by many and a caring and devoted husband and father to his family.
APPEARANCE:
Playby: Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman from The Hobbit
BIOGRAPHY:
It was depths of winter that Brom Burnside was born to a Corellian family that he would never grow to know. From his first days they had known he was set to serve the Jedi and so it was to the great Corellian Order that he was taken. Brom never knew his parents or even their names - Burnside was the last name given to him as a nickname for the strange birthmark of blackened flesh that covered a good portion of his left torso, shoulder and arm.
As the Masters expected, Brom grew in skill and power swiftly, maintaining a humble, amiable nature under the guidance of his overseer: Master Si Vu Ra. He was nimble on his feet and strong of arm - he learned the art of Lightsaber combat with relative ease and natural ability. As they would come to find, however, his innate talents would not stretch into every aspect of learning. He was quite incapable of using the more profound and esoteric arts of the Lightside such as Healing, Telepathy, Animal Friendship, or even Force Light. Telekinesis came readily, though it was not a power he ever excelled at with any greater aptitude than moving and controlling simple, small things.
Moreover, Brom found he was able to use the Force to bolster himself and his immediate surroundings. Force Body became a power he quickly harnessed with great control - not in such a way that he became faster or stronger than his opponents, but capable of taking hard hits and issuing more effective strikes. In combat he became a tank - slow, steady, and damn near impossible to take down.
Despite this and his perceived talents, Brom found his interests pulled from the front lines to less direct threats. A run-in with a Sith masquerading as a Senator sealed his desire to pursue the knowledge of illusions and deceit utilized by the Darkside and other Force sects and groups as well. Brom put away his lightsaber and armor for days spent in archives studying all the tomes and stacks had to offer. When he finished there he took to the stars, intent on learning the abilities from the sources to better understand them.
It was in the summer of his 22nd year that he met a woman named Ylsa who's horticulture business provided young saplings to the Orders' gardens. Ylsa was not a Jedi but she was a warm, kind soul whose gentle and quiet nature captured his affections. He courted her for several years between travels and missions and eventually the two married - their union presided over and sanctified by his Master. They bought an old condemned estate out in the hillsides of Corellia and spent several years refurbishing the house. With the addition of an expansive tree farm and vineyard on the property Burnside Plantation was born.
So it was to be that Brom found one of those fairy-tale story lives. Within four years of their marriage the couple saw the birth of two healthy children: Lorel and Berin. Brom watched them grow completely unhindered by the fact that neither child displayed Force sensitivity that would pull them from a normal life. He never admitted it, but Brom was extremely relieved by this. The life of a Jedi was not for everyone and not something he wished on others. Being able to stay with his family and raise his children as a Corellian Jedi, however, was certainly a far greater fate than what he understood of many other Orders in the galaxy.
Some years pass quickly and some slow, but Brom would say that all the years of being a father went by far too fast. Before he knew it they were off to boarding school and he? Well, he was finding that the Sith were just as resilient now as they were in his own youth. With the One Sith Empire seemingly growing from the darkness overnight, the Jedi Master found himself away from home more often than not. Ylsa was understanding and patient but this did not assuage Brom's concerns: that the Darkside was growing stronger and spreading faster than any of the Orders had expected or were capable of handling. He worried they would reach Corellia and there would be nothing they could do to stop them. He was not wrong.
Every man has his fears and Brom would soon come to realize his own, though not at all how he anticipated. The Sith infiltrated Corellia - searching for an artifact that had been hiding beneath their noses for an untold number of years. The Sith arrived prepared and well able to hide himself, but a chance run-in found Brom on his trail. This chase did not end well for the Jedi - the death of an innocent civilian and the escape of his target. Brom returned home defeated but determined. He bid his wife what would be their final goodbye, but he was not to know.
Records from here are incomplete: the Jedi Master took his leave in pursuit of a man who had seemingly disappeared from the books. It would take Brom a year to track him down, and it was at that point that Brom himself also fell out of contact with the Order. A search party sent to his last known location turned up nothing and no leads were to be found. With no evidence to suggest the contrary he was put as MIA and his wife notified. Several years passed with no further contact and eventually Brom's status was changed to UNKNOWN- Believed KIA. A memorial was put up in his name in the gardens of the temple on Corellia.
One fateful day, years after the Netherworld incident that saw the breaking of Corellia, Jedi Master Brom Burnside emerged from the distant regions of Wild Space. Here is where his new story begins.
SHIP:
Avenger-Class Stealth Starfighter
VT Varactyl Class Escort Freighter
KILLS:
BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
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ROLE-PLAYS:
Post the links and the titles to all of your characters Role-Plays. To make things easier, post the link and name here as soon as you enter the Role-Play thread.