Laira Darkhold
Well-Known Member
DARTH CERBERUS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To codify a central NPC for Darth Orthus
Image Credit: Herehttps://www.artstation.com/artwork/BQVbD | Here
Role: One of Darth Orthus’s three Apprentices
Links:
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: Mid 40’s
Force Sensitivity: Experienced Knight
Species: Human
Appearance: Cerberus is a tall man, standing a little less than two meters tall and weighing a little more than one hundred kilograms with an athletic frame. He has long muscular limbs which provide him with a long stride and reach even for his size. Cerberus almost always wears a black suit of armor covering his entire body, similar to those worn by Imperial Knights of the Fel Empire, and a black cloak.
He wears a helm covering his head in public, with only a scant few having seen his face. Most rumor that he is disfigured, but in actuality it is merely to emulate his master. He has short dirty blonde hair with flecks of grey, greying stubble on his face, and darkened blue eyes lacking the noticeable corruption of the Dark Side.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Darth Cerberus
Loyalties: Darth Orthus | Imperial Revenant
Wealth: Cerberus lives a comfortable lifestyle, requisitioning resources he requires from the Imperial Revenant as necessary. He prefers to forgo material wealth and possessions aside from his armor and lightsaber.
Notable Possessions: Lightsaberhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber | Armor | Cloak of Hate
Cerberus carries a single Lightsaber featuring a dual phase blade, bifurcating cyclical ignition, and other common Lightsaber features.
He wears a set of armor similar in construction to Imperial Knight Armor of the Fel Empire for protection, complete with a helm to cover his face and protect him from chemicals. The helm features a voice modulator and other basic systems.
Unlike most Sith, Cerberus is not above using blasters and other ranged weapons when needed, often carrying a sidearm or carbine into combat.
Skills: Cerberus is an all-rounder, capable of participating in heavy melee, duels, close quarters battle, ranged combat, and leadership roles, though he excels at very little. He is trained in a variety of Lightsaber Forms, primarily the New Jedi Order Strong, Medium, and Fast styles but is loosely familiar with the classical styles of combat.
With the Force, Cerberus is middling. Capable of wide variety of basic applications of the Force such as Telekinesis, Tutaminis, Mind Tricks, Enhance Attribute and Force Lightning, Cerberus prefers using the Force to resist the abilities of others and over power them with brutal melee combat.
Personality: Cerberus is stoic and cold in his demeanor, rarely choosing to speak on his own accord, and when he does he is often blunt and straightforward, only answering questions posed to him or issuing orders to his subordinates. He is outwardly cold and confident, calculating and collected. Very rarely does he display emotion in his body language. He is known for being ruthless and merciless, emanating a fearsome aura of respect for his harsh reputation and overall foul temperament.
His loyalty stems from the fact that he has simply never had anyone else who cared for his well-being, or so he has been lead to believe. His parents gave him away when he became too dangerous for them to handle, while Orthus helped him control his power and emotions, gave him purpose, respect, and authority which he does his best to reciprocate as he was raised to do. His upbringing by a Stormtrooper instilled him with respect for superiors, only cemented by Orthus's indoctrination that the Master was his superior in every way.
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber | Sidearm or Carbine
Combat Function: Cerberus is a tank, capable of leadership and participating in the fury of combat when necessary. He combines cunning intelligence, brutal physical skill, and potency in the Force in a perfect balance to see him through combat.
Strengths:
Little is known specifically of Cerberus’s early life, but it is believed he was born Beren Jor on the planet Borosk before the end of the Four Hundred Year Darkness caused by the Gulag Plague. The adolescent spent the early part of his life on the planet as the son of Hirn Jor, a Stormtrooper Corporal affiliated with the planet’s defense force and police. His father taught him hand to hand combat at an early age, building the foundations that would shape the young man’s will later in life with the rigorous and disciplined mentality of a Stormtrooper. At the age of fourteen he exhibited an affinity in the Force, much to his family’s ire. They had little knowledge or understanding of the Force and sought out a tutor who could help the teen control the raging flow of power within him. They found Darth Orthus, still in his exile alongside his own master, who presented himself as a wizened old mystic who could help Beren along his journey. But it was not to be. Shortly after meeting the Voss Mystic, they both went missing never to be seen again.
Darth Cerberus learned early that the Dark Master, at the time only known as the Lord of Truth, would not tolerate lack of effort despite being forgiving in regards to failure. Often after being beaten in the training room the Voss Mystic would approach Beren and ask “Was that your best effort?” and knowing not to lie, Beren would have to respond truthfully. If the answer was yes, he would simply do it again, and again, growing each time. If the answer was no, he would be punished harshly by the Voss, an aspect of life that he found familiar from his own father. He became driven, refusing to give up or stop in any endeavor, viewing the Sith Lord who mentored him more as a father figure. Orthus spent years crafting the feelings of abandonment Cerberus felt in regards to his real family, convincing the teen they had practically sold him out of fear of the unknown.
In time, Cerberus earned his place among the ranks of the Sith as the Lord of Truth’s only apprentice at the time, the Hound of Orthus.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To codify a central NPC for Darth Orthus
Image Credit: Herehttps://www.artstation.com/artwork/BQVbD | Here
Role: One of Darth Orthus’s three Apprentices
Links:
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: Mid 40’s
Force Sensitivity: Experienced Knight
Species: Human
He wears a helm covering his head in public, with only a scant few having seen his face. Most rumor that he is disfigured, but in actuality it is merely to emulate his master. He has short dirty blonde hair with flecks of grey, greying stubble on his face, and darkened blue eyes lacking the noticeable corruption of the Dark Side.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Darth Cerberus
Loyalties: Darth Orthus | Imperial Revenant
Wealth: Cerberus lives a comfortable lifestyle, requisitioning resources he requires from the Imperial Revenant as necessary. He prefers to forgo material wealth and possessions aside from his armor and lightsaber.
Notable Possessions: Lightsaberhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber | Armor | Cloak of Hate
Cerberus carries a single Lightsaber featuring a dual phase blade, bifurcating cyclical ignition, and other common Lightsaber features.
He wears a set of armor similar in construction to Imperial Knight Armor of the Fel Empire for protection, complete with a helm to cover his face and protect him from chemicals. The helm features a voice modulator and other basic systems.
Unlike most Sith, Cerberus is not above using blasters and other ranged weapons when needed, often carrying a sidearm or carbine into combat.
Skills: Cerberus is an all-rounder, capable of participating in heavy melee, duels, close quarters battle, ranged combat, and leadership roles, though he excels at very little. He is trained in a variety of Lightsaber Forms, primarily the New Jedi Order Strong, Medium, and Fast styles but is loosely familiar with the classical styles of combat.
With the Force, Cerberus is middling. Capable of wide variety of basic applications of the Force such as Telekinesis, Tutaminis, Mind Tricks, Enhance Attribute and Force Lightning, Cerberus prefers using the Force to resist the abilities of others and over power them with brutal melee combat.
Personality: Cerberus is stoic and cold in his demeanor, rarely choosing to speak on his own accord, and when he does he is often blunt and straightforward, only answering questions posed to him or issuing orders to his subordinates. He is outwardly cold and confident, calculating and collected. Very rarely does he display emotion in his body language. He is known for being ruthless and merciless, emanating a fearsome aura of respect for his harsh reputation and overall foul temperament.
His loyalty stems from the fact that he has simply never had anyone else who cared for his well-being, or so he has been lead to believe. His parents gave him away when he became too dangerous for them to handle, while Orthus helped him control his power and emotions, gave him purpose, respect, and authority which he does his best to reciprocate as he was raised to do. His upbringing by a Stormtrooper instilled him with respect for superiors, only cemented by Orthus's indoctrination that the Master was his superior in every way.
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber | Sidearm or Carbine
Combat Function: Cerberus is a tank, capable of leadership and participating in the fury of combat when necessary. He combines cunning intelligence, brutal physical skill, and potency in the Force in a perfect balance to see him through combat.
Strengths:
- Jack of All Trades: Cerberus has cursory training or knowledge of most applications of combat, be it unarmed, Lightsaber, ranged, or battlefield. In addition he has a wide base of the fundamental Force abilities he can use in battle that make him an effective tool.
- Tank: One of the few things Cerberus can do, is suffer punishment. Pain, injury, loss of limb aren’t going to stop him from trying to complete his mission. He probably won’t be as effective, but he will certainly still try.
- Master of None: Cerberus isn’t regarded as having mastered any particular skill, especially not in regards to the Force. Most esoteric applications, Sith rituals, and understanding of them are beyond him. He can lead troops, he can fire a rifle, drive a vehicle or pilot a starfighter, but he’s not going to be Good at those things.
- Unrefined: Cerberus's skills do not translate as well to one on one dueling, more suited for pitched combat and battle. His lightsaber skills are unrefined and unorthodox, which leaves him more vulnerable to intelligent and skilled combatants.
Little is known specifically of Cerberus’s early life, but it is believed he was born Beren Jor on the planet Borosk before the end of the Four Hundred Year Darkness caused by the Gulag Plague. The adolescent spent the early part of his life on the planet as the son of Hirn Jor, a Stormtrooper Corporal affiliated with the planet’s defense force and police. His father taught him hand to hand combat at an early age, building the foundations that would shape the young man’s will later in life with the rigorous and disciplined mentality of a Stormtrooper. At the age of fourteen he exhibited an affinity in the Force, much to his family’s ire. They had little knowledge or understanding of the Force and sought out a tutor who could help the teen control the raging flow of power within him. They found Darth Orthus, still in his exile alongside his own master, who presented himself as a wizened old mystic who could help Beren along his journey. But it was not to be. Shortly after meeting the Voss Mystic, they both went missing never to be seen again.
Darth Cerberus learned early that the Dark Master, at the time only known as the Lord of Truth, would not tolerate lack of effort despite being forgiving in regards to failure. Often after being beaten in the training room the Voss Mystic would approach Beren and ask “Was that your best effort?” and knowing not to lie, Beren would have to respond truthfully. If the answer was yes, he would simply do it again, and again, growing each time. If the answer was no, he would be punished harshly by the Voss, an aspect of life that he found familiar from his own father. He became driven, refusing to give up or stop in any endeavor, viewing the Sith Lord who mentored him more as a father figure. Orthus spent years crafting the feelings of abandonment Cerberus felt in regards to his real family, convincing the teen they had practically sold him out of fear of the unknown.
In time, Cerberus earned his place among the ranks of the Sith as the Lord of Truth’s only apprentice at the time, the Hound of Orthus.
