Darth Vornskr the Second
NAME: Joycelyn Zambrano, Darth Vornskr the Second.
FACTION:
RANK:
Sith Lord, Lord of Devotion
Princess of Dromund Kaas
Former Lieutenant General of the Sith-Imperial Legion
Sword of Vahl
SPECIES: Epicanthix-Vahla halfbreed.
AGE: 35.
SEX: Female.
HEIGHT: 251 cm / 8'3 ft (Epicanthix + Vahla = Tol)
WEIGHT: Undisclosed, fairly heavy.
EYES: Epicanthic fold.
HAIR: Black haired, strands of brown.
SKIN: Lightly tanned, sandy.
FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes.
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TRAITS:
- Blood of Vahl: Joycelyn inherited a powerful connection to the Force from both sides of her lineage. Her Vahla-blood gives her a natural affinity for the dark side of the Force, but has accustomed her to its constant presence.
- Epicanthix Lineage: Epicanthix are highly resistant to mind-affecting Force techniques. Being a half-breed Joycelyn retains some resistance to such techniques, but less so than her full-blooded Epicanthix siblings.
- Cartilaginous Skeleton: The Partially cartilaginous skeleton she inherited from her Vahla mother grants her exceptional flexibility, but it also means her bones break more easily.
- Giant: Her size and strength are great assets, but also make her a larger target and easier to spot.
- Protective: Joycelyn is very protective of her twin sister Evaelyn Zambrano.
APPEARANCE:
The mixture of Epicanthix and Vahla genes have made Joycelyn's race somewhat difficult to pin down, as epicanthic folds do occur in humans and her semi-cartilaginous skeleton is not easy to see. Her most discerning feature may be her vast height, with her two and a half meter stature. Truth be told, she makes something of a striking figure. Like most Epicanthix, she has developed a strong physique naturally and with exercise, but she appears more slight than an Epicanthix her own size. One who knows her name and family will immediately know her parentage as she has inherited the strong jaw and chiselled cheekbones of Kaine Zambrano. Joycelyn's eyes are naturally brown in colour, but in a certain light they will show flecks of purple. However, as she delves deeper into the dark side of the Force, they have adopted a fiery yellow hue. Her hair is brown/black in colour, and cut short for utility with the exception of a long, thin braid at the back of her neck, which she often pulls over her head like a bow.
Joycelyn's dress depends highly upon the circumstance. As a former officer in the Sith-Imperial Legion, a Lord of the Sith, and a Sword of Vahl, she is expected to dress in a manner that shows her station. In some events, she is expected to show signs of more than one, if not all her ranks. For this reason, she often keeps an underlay of the basic Sith-Imperial officer's uniform, topped with a black cape of armourweave that displays the Eye of Solomon crested in the Fire of Vahl, bound together with a sword that represents her military background. This emblem covers the left shoulder of her cape and is placed on several of her armours. In celebrations with the Ember of Vahl, she is prone to wearing traditional Vahla garb, with its intricate pattern weaving and decorative medallions.
In war, Joycelyn formerly wore Imperial Legion standard with display of rank. However, since becoming a Knight of the Sith, she has adopted a signature armour by refitting her father's amrour, the Imperator's Raiment. The most major change in the armour was the change from a demon-headed to a black vornskr-headed helmet. This makes her an easily identifiable figure on the battlefield: Tall, dark armoured, vornskr head, flaming sword or silver pike in hand.
BIOGRAPHY:
MY SISTER'S SHIELD:
The older of the twins by a mere few minutes, Joycelyn Zambrano has always felt protective about her twin-sister Evaelyn. The twins were conceived in a union between their Vahla mother, Emma Cuilein, and Epicanthix father, Kaine Zambrano. Though their half sisters and brothers were many, bordering on innumerable, neither of the twins grew close to anyone but each other. Together, the two formed an inseparable alliance.
Despite their prestigious name, the twins lived a life of hardship and battle. Their father never graced them with much of a presence, ad so their upbringing was heavily dependent on their mother. She passed on stories of the goddess Vahl and her Embers. Joycelyn was stricken with inspiration by the stories and often fantasised about finding the lost home-world of the Vahla, childishly imagined as a lush and thriving community. Some would say it was her escape from the cold reality she faced. As she grew up, the Ember of Vahl became an important agent in her life. As the daughter of a prominent Sith Lord, she was tested and tried to be trained as a Sith Acolyte, and expectations placed upon her performance. In the Ember, Joycelyn found that her name did not matter; only her unquestionable devotion to the goddess spoke for her. The sensation of having fate in her own hands filled her with a growing confidence and sense of liberation.
Between her service to the One Sith and the Ember, she was taken as apprentice by Sena Lassiter, a Sword of Vahl, and seeks to absorb all that she can from her tutor so that she may protect Evaelyn, Serve the goddess, and perhaps find some recognition in the dark, absent figure of her father.
And by recognition I mean, I'm coming for you, Vornskr! I'm coming for your scarred-ass face.
Despite their prestigious name, the twins lived a life of hardship and battle. Their father never graced them with much of a presence, ad so their upbringing was heavily dependent on their mother. She passed on stories of the goddess Vahl and her Embers. Joycelyn was stricken with inspiration by the stories and often fantasised about finding the lost home-world of the Vahla, childishly imagined as a lush and thriving community. Some would say it was her escape from the cold reality she faced. As she grew up, the Ember of Vahl became an important agent in her life. As the daughter of a prominent Sith Lord, she was tested and tried to be trained as a Sith Acolyte, and expectations placed upon her performance. In the Ember, Joycelyn found that her name did not matter; only her unquestionable devotion to the goddess spoke for her. The sensation of having fate in her own hands filled her with a growing confidence and sense of liberation.
Between her service to the One Sith and the Ember, she was taken as apprentice by Sena Lassiter, a Sword of Vahl, and seeks to absorb all that she can from her tutor so that she may protect Evaelyn, Serve the goddess, and perhaps find some recognition in the dark, absent figure of her father.
And by recognition I mean, I'm coming for you, Vornskr! I'm coming for your scarred-ass face.
THE MERCENARY and THE PILGRIM:
Years went by. The One Sith crumbled from within after the fall of their great Dark Lord. The Vahla detached themselves from the Sith, and Joycelyn left the Core to the squabbling factions that nibbled on the former Empire's charred bones. Years went by, Joycelyn travelled with the great Vahla Migrant Fleet, jumping off at times to serve as a mercenary in other people's wars. She developed a knack for fitting herself into soldier life, sharing and learning much from those she travelled with. As the Sith once more began to coalesce, forming squabbling factions near their home worlds, Joycelyn was summoned by the Chosen of Vahl.
It was time she performed her pilgrimage.
Joycelyn and her peers were subjected to many rituals to summon the spirit of the goddess Vahl and the Chosen of the past, and to imbue them with the strength and wisdom to do great things on behalf of the Ember and the Fleet. In these rituals, following her defeat in the ceremonial wrestling ring, she had a vision: She saw people breathing flames and wielding weapons wrought in fire: She saw the great Jedi temples burned to ashes, and when the cinders rose into the air, they made a path leading to a single star. Being of a star-faring people, she knew the star was not on any chart. She knew, the star meant home.
She conversed with one of the Chosen, Entiennette the Elder, known for her wisdom. Entiennette told her of the old prophecy; When all the Jedi are ash, the cinders will show the way to home. It was a momentous task, but Joycelyn knew this was what the Goddess had in store for her. Entiennette gave Joycelyn a copy of the notes she had collected on Vahla fire-shaping. The art was lost, but there were other fire-shapers out there. Perhaps, Joycelyn thought, she could restore the forms and bring about a new age for the Children of Vahl.
She set out on her pilgrimage to master the element of fire, and to bring the power to shape it back to the hands of her people. As the years went by, she sent words and artefacts back to the Migrant Fleet. She had found teachers, learned forms, but Joycelyn was yet far from mastering the element of fire. She travelled with the Primeval, visited refugees from Kro Var, even found fire cults among the Kissai. When she needed funds, she fought for money. And there would soon be much to earn.
The Sith Empire had come.
It was time she performed her pilgrimage.
Joycelyn and her peers were subjected to many rituals to summon the spirit of the goddess Vahl and the Chosen of the past, and to imbue them with the strength and wisdom to do great things on behalf of the Ember and the Fleet. In these rituals, following her defeat in the ceremonial wrestling ring, she had a vision: She saw people breathing flames and wielding weapons wrought in fire: She saw the great Jedi temples burned to ashes, and when the cinders rose into the air, they made a path leading to a single star. Being of a star-faring people, she knew the star was not on any chart. She knew, the star meant home.
She conversed with one of the Chosen, Entiennette the Elder, known for her wisdom. Entiennette told her of the old prophecy; When all the Jedi are ash, the cinders will show the way to home. It was a momentous task, but Joycelyn knew this was what the Goddess had in store for her. Entiennette gave Joycelyn a copy of the notes she had collected on Vahla fire-shaping. The art was lost, but there were other fire-shapers out there. Perhaps, Joycelyn thought, she could restore the forms and bring about a new age for the Children of Vahl.
She set out on her pilgrimage to master the element of fire, and to bring the power to shape it back to the hands of her people. As the years went by, she sent words and artefacts back to the Migrant Fleet. She had found teachers, learned forms, but Joycelyn was yet far from mastering the element of fire. She travelled with the Primeval, visited refugees from Kro Var, even found fire cults among the Kissai. When she needed funds, she fought for money. And there would soon be much to earn.
The Sith Empire had come.
MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER:
The Sith Empire expanded swiftly throughout the Tingel Arm, stretching soon from the capital of Bastion at the end of the Braxant Run, to the Stygian Caldera and Greater Tion. Enemies were defeated left and right. Jedi, Mandalorians and rogue Sith were all trampled under foot in the ascension of the Sith Empire. Joycelyn devoted more and more of her time to the Imperial Legion, shunting all other responsibilities aside in favour of total war. She honed her skills in the crucible of battle and earned the allegiance of her fellow soldiers. Nothing else mattered.
-Until she stormed the stairs of Silver Rest on Kashyyyk.
Never before had she felt as close to her true self than she did when she thought she could break open the Jedi's seat of power, and never before had she felt as defeated as she did when she was forced to retreat mere steps away from obtaining her goal. Realising she had neglected her true potential, Joycelyn resolved to seek power through the Force, claim her place in the family, and resume her quest to perfect vahlan pyrokinesis. On the way back from Kashyyyk, Joycelyn's shuttle was knocked off course and crashed on Navrozh. While surviving alone in the wilderness, she found a place that was strong in the dark side of the Force, and found the sword Zaudraka. She also adopted two vornskrs and named them Alk and Ilke. From there, she travelled to Thule to claim her rightful place among the Zambranos. She took her father's armour and was recognised by her father and uncle as Darth Vornskr the Second, a knight of the Sith.
And as a knight of the Sith, she waged relentless war against all enemies of the Sith Empire.
-Until she stormed the stairs of Silver Rest on Kashyyyk.
Never before had she felt as close to her true self than she did when she thought she could break open the Jedi's seat of power, and never before had she felt as defeated as she did when she was forced to retreat mere steps away from obtaining her goal. Realising she had neglected her true potential, Joycelyn resolved to seek power through the Force, claim her place in the family, and resume her quest to perfect vahlan pyrokinesis. On the way back from Kashyyyk, Joycelyn's shuttle was knocked off course and crashed on Navrozh. While surviving alone in the wilderness, she found a place that was strong in the dark side of the Force, and found the sword Zaudraka. She also adopted two vornskrs and named them Alk and Ilke. From there, she travelled to Thule to claim her rightful place among the Zambranos. She took her father's armour and was recognised by her father and uncle as Darth Vornskr the Second, a knight of the Sith.
And as a knight of the Sith, she waged relentless war against all enemies of the Sith Empire.
THE PRINCESS and THE EMPRESS ZAMBRANO:
The Galactic Alliance had fallen to ashes. Mandalore was broken beneath the heel of the Sith. Rogue Sith were purged from existence on Csilla. All forces in the Galaxy feared the might of the Sith Empire, and the glory of war reflected well on Darth Vornskr the Second. She was elevated to Lord of the Sith, given command of greater forces, and dubbed the Princess of Dromund Kaas; heiress to the throne of the Emperor, but not the Dark Lord of the Sith.
Joycelyn stood foremost of her kin, near the pinnacle of her Empire. But, as the story often goes, true danger came from within.
First it came through treason as voices of dissent argued against the Sith Emperor. Some argued that the positions of some Zambranos in the Empire was nepotism, and though Joycelyn's name was never mentioned, it was implied. Some desired more Imperial control. Others argued that the Sith should have more power, but abandon the Rule of Order that the Sith Emperor had installed. The Strength of the Empire began to crumple inward in a civil war.
The Civil War was hard fought, and every world was a bloodbath.
Carnifex, her father, resigned as Sith Emperor and split the throne he had held into a Diarchy, where Joycelyn ascended as Empress and her great uncle Prazutis reigned as Dark Lord of the Sith. While Joycelyn had designs to reunite the two thrones under her own reign, she knew she could not do so until she had stabilised the Empire first.
The New Imperial Order captured most of the Empire's northern front, while the Silver Jedi Concord pressed from the core, and factions of heretical Sith disrupted the Empire's core. The Sith Empire was losing, but Joycelyn was not going to give in. She always sought new ways to fight back and secure the Empire she had fought so hard to build. On the eve of battle, the Empress Zambrano vanished in the night. No one knew how or when, as the door had not been opened, nor any alarms triggered.
Joycelyn Zambrano was gone, and the war was lost.
Joycelyn stood foremost of her kin, near the pinnacle of her Empire. But, as the story often goes, true danger came from within.
First it came through treason as voices of dissent argued against the Sith Emperor. Some argued that the positions of some Zambranos in the Empire was nepotism, and though Joycelyn's name was never mentioned, it was implied. Some desired more Imperial control. Others argued that the Sith should have more power, but abandon the Rule of Order that the Sith Emperor had installed. The Strength of the Empire began to crumple inward in a civil war.
The Civil War was hard fought, and every world was a bloodbath.
Carnifex, her father, resigned as Sith Emperor and split the throne he had held into a Diarchy, where Joycelyn ascended as Empress and her great uncle Prazutis reigned as Dark Lord of the Sith. While Joycelyn had designs to reunite the two thrones under her own reign, she knew she could not do so until she had stabilised the Empire first.
The New Imperial Order captured most of the Empire's northern front, while the Silver Jedi Concord pressed from the core, and factions of heretical Sith disrupted the Empire's core. The Sith Empire was losing, but Joycelyn was not going to give in. She always sought new ways to fight back and secure the Empire she had fought so hard to build. On the eve of battle, the Empress Zambrano vanished in the night. No one knew how or when, as the door had not been opened, nor any alarms triggered.
Joycelyn Zambrano was gone, and the war was lost.
MY JOURNEY THROUGH FIRE:
Soon
FAMILY:
- Father: Kaine Zambrano/[member="Darth Carnifex"]
- Mother: Emma Cuiléin.
- Twin Sister: [member="Evaelyn Zambrano"]
- Innumerable half-sisters and brothers.
- [member="Thyne"] I guess
- Darth Drethi/Sena [member="Lassiter"]; Sword of Vahl.
- Entiennette the Elder (NPC)
- Various fire-shapers.
- The Ebon Shard
- Omicron-class Imperial Shuttle
- SI TIE/K Superiority Fighter
- Daena-class Assault Carrier
- Cathedra-class Carrier Dreadnought
- Manticore-class Cruiser
- Ithaqua Type II Elite Fighter
- Dakhan-class Patrol Carrier
- Talon-class Star Galleon
- Zaudraka (Sentient Sithsword)
- Lightsabre Pike
MOHC Dauntless Blade(Lost on Kashyyyk)- Blackblade 'Chimera' Blaster Rifle.
- Blackblade 'Wyvern' Shotgun.
- Imperial Bowcaster
- Power Mace
- SIF-7 Minos (Sith-Imperial Legion Officer Firearm)
- Castellan Pattern Shield
- Zealot's Maille
- Sith-Imperial Legionaire Armour
- Imperator's Raiment
- MK V Blackblade Combat Armour.
- SI-PES Shield Generator
ARTEFACTS:
COMPANIONS:
- Pythia Sybilla (Seer)
- Yaitzun
- Alk and Ilke (Vornskr pets)
- The Varanin Legion
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THREAD TRACKER:
Acolyte:
Invasions:
The Abyssal Zone (D. OS vs. GA) [Complete]
Skirmishes:
Sacking of Coruscant (D. OS vs. GA) [Complete]
InJustice: Here Comes the Pain (A. Primeval vs. Mandalorians) [Complete]
Watch Out (A. Primeval vs. Silver Watch)[Complete]
Blood Moon Rising (A. TSE vs. GA) [Complete]
Two for Flinching (A. TSE vs. SJO) [Complete]
Dominions:
TSE: Blood in the Snow (TSE Dom of Rhen Var) [Complete]
TSE: It's Raining Raiders (TSE Dom of Irn) [Complete]
Training:
O' Dark, Dark, Dark. [Complete]
The First of the Forms (Shii-Cho) [Complete]
Personal/Faction:
For the Night is Dark and Full of Terrors (Meeting Lassiter) [Complete]
Mine! (Phrik obtained) [Complete]
Ember of Vahl: Rage. [Complete]
Ember of Vahl: Gather the Migrant Fleet. [Complete]
Ember of Vahl: An Oath Not Easily Broken [Complete]
Ember of Vahl: A Cold Day in Hell [Complete]
Books, Scrolls, Chips and Shoulders [Complete]
Primeval: Ascent [Complete]
Primeval: Of Gods and Heathens [Complete]
Dukra iv Forja [Complete]
Knight:
Invasions:
Your Overconfidence is Your Weakness (D. TSE vs. TRA) [Complete]
Your Faith in Your Friends is Yours (A. TSE vs. TRA) [Complete]
Playing With the Big Boys Now (A. TSE vs. TJE) [Complete]
The Liberation of Sullust (D. FO vs. NR) [Complete]
Rebellions:
Expect the Unexpected (Rebellion of Rimcee) [Complete]
Operation Rebirth (Rebellion of Jaminere) [Complete]
Skirmishes:
The Alderaan Offensive (A. TSE v. FWC) [Complete]
Pretty Stuff. Can I Has it? (D. TSE v. ORC) [Complete]
What Are Friends For (A. TSE v. AiE Rescue of Isolda) [Complete]
Flight of the Fish [Complete]
Dominions:
The Shadows of Life (TSE Dom of Ossus) [Complete]
Parades and Paranoia (TSE Dom of Jaminere) [Complete]
High Stakes and Who is He? (TSE Dom of Troiken)[Complete]
Staring at The Void (TSE Dom of Rimcee) [Complete]
Trouble in Paradise (TSE Dom of Vaynai) [Complete]
Siren's Song (TSE Dom of Iego) [Complete]
Training:
Narrow Alternatives [Abandoned]
Rage [Complete]
Shh! No Talking in The Library [Complete]
Personal/Faction:
TSE: Father's Daughter (Ascension to Sith Knight) [Complete]
ENDGAME: Shadow's Fall (Fall of the GA) [Complete]
Sith-Imperial Tournament | Round Two | Round Three | Final Round [Complete]
Like a Cornered Beast [Complete]
Lisence to Thrill
Sith-Imperial Life Day Ball (2018) [Complete]
From Nowhere [Complete]
Pact of Black and Blue [Complete]
Lord:
Invasions:
Goz'Karza - Total War (A. TSE v. TJE) [Complete]
We All Thaw This Coming (D. TSE v. ORC) [Complete]
Opening Pantora's Box (A. TSE v. ORC) [Complete]
Rebellions:
Skirmishes:
Dominions:
Lea Halalea (TSE Dom of Maridun) [Complete]
A New Home (TSE Dom of New Alderaan) [Complete]
The Mud Barons (TSE Dom of Jabiim) [Complete]
Training:
Personal/Faction:
The Mastery of Power (Ascension to Sith Lord and Heir to the Empire) [Complete]
Family Troubles (Hunting Kahlil)
Summer of '59
More than a Match
Playby: Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast, Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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