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A Little Ghostish
“Tell me. What are you willing to do to find freedom? To be unrestrained, so that nobody can tell you where to go, what to do?”
NAME
Kaalia Pavanos-Voldaren
NICKNAMES AND TITLES
Kaal, Darth Avacyn, Lady of Defiance, Valkyrie elder
FACTION
First Order, Order of Ren [Former]
Sith Empire
RANK
Knight of Ren [Former]
Sith Lady
SPECIES
Human
AGE
21
BIRTH PLANET
Kro Var
SEX
Female
ORIENTATION
Lesbian
MARITAL STATUS
Married; [member='Ishana Pavanos']
HEIGHT
1.83m (6’1”?)
WEIGHT
74kg
EYES
Naturally green, sulphuric yellow and red when with the Dark side
HAIR
Dark red
SKIN COLOR
Caucasian
FORCE SENSITIVE
Yes, Dark side
VOICE
THEME
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Strengths
- Kaalia is very proficient in unarmed and melee combat. She is most proficient with lightsabers and prefers them over other weapons.
- Although originally self-taught, Kaalia is proficient in Jar'Kai in addition to single-saber combat. In time she had gotten more specific and focussed Jar'Kai training. Her single-saber style of choice is form II, Makashi.
- A collected and rational thinker, Kaalia is not one to recklessly charge into combat. Every move must have a purpose. She prefers stealth because of this.
- She feels at ease when the Force is around her, making her feel empowered. Her connection is strong, and due to receiving training from a young age is adept at using it.
- Kaalia is intelligent, and often able to think of strategies on the fly if necessary. She doesn't have the wisdom that is garnered over years of experience, but she does have a creative mind that serves her well.
- Kaalia has good reflexes and is very agile, making her hard to pin down.
Weaknesses
- Despite her immersion in the Dark side, she still carries a number of values passed on to her by her former Jedi master while growing up. This can create conflict within her being.
- When things become personal, such as an attack on her person or an insult that cuts deep in her psyche, Kaalia will easily lose her temper.
- Kaalia does not lie, even if it gets her into dangerous situations. She either speaks the truth or does not speak at all, with the exception being when telling the truth would affect others.
- Despite accepting the dark side for what it is, there is always a seed of the light within her. If found by her enemies, adept Light side Force users can easily exploit this.
- Kaalia has limited experience with blasters, and does not have great aim with them.
- Kaalia is protective of people she cares about to an extreme degree. She is willing to put her own life on the line for them, even if the chance of saving them is minimal.
NOTABLE POSESSIONS
Ship
Sonic Phantom (Gift from [member='Krest'])
Weaponry
Armor
Miscellaneous
APPEARANCE
Standing at 1.83m, Kaalia weighs in at 74kg, and is fairly lean. One of her most outstanding features is her fiery red head that falls below her shoulders which is often kept loose. Her eyes are a brilliant emerald color which turns to a mix of red and sulphur when she connects deeply with the Dark side. A scar that was caused by a lightsaber adorns her left eye. A tribal tattoo she had decided to get after leaving the Light side behind covers the left side of her midsection.
BIOGRAPHY
Pre-RP
Kaalia has little to no recollection of her parents as a child. A Jedi master took her in at the age of three years old as her parents thought it was the right thing to do, and trained her in the ways of the Jedi. She showed great skill in lightsaber combat for her age, and to this day she aims to get better. At age sixteen however, she started questioning their ways. After a verbal clash with her master, as she was unwilling to cast aside her emotions, she left the Jedi. As she left the planet, she felt afraid. Any grasp she had on her future disappeared, and now the sixteen year-old was alone. She knew nothing about her parents, she left behind her master, and all she had left was her lightsaber.In order to sustain herself, she started doing mercenary work. During that time, she learned how to move silently and stay unnoticed. Her last job was to deal with a man who had a habit of breaking into the property of the client, but when Kaalia confronted him it quickly became clear the man was a Force wielder much like herself. She quickly realized he had enjoyed more training than her and felt outmatched, leaving her feeling scared for the first time in three years after leaving her Jedi master. She was alone, with nowhere to go. She knew it was going to be him or her, with nobody to save her. It was that moment where she for the first time drew from such a dark emotion, and as such from the Dark side of the Force. She reveled in it, and used the newfound power to defeat her opponent. After killing the Dark Jedi, she took his lightsaber and used it as her own.
She used both her original blue lightsaber and the red saber she took that day, to remind herself of her roots, but also what she is now. She decided to join the First Order, more specifically the Knights of Ren, not long after the encounter with the Dark Jedi in order to hone the power of the Dark side she accepted as a part of her, in addition of her wish to find a place to call home and no longer be alone. She struggled however, as she still believed in the good of the Light side, but she felt it was too late to turn back from the path she was on. This tug-of-war between the Light and Dark is what occupied her mind most, her past and present in seemingly endless conflict. Although she still believed her emotions are what makes her and would protect them with her life, she always carried a small part of the light with her.
RP
After joining the Ren, Kaalia quickly realized that sacrifices had to be made. Conflict after conflict left her mentally tattered and broken, but against all expectations she found a friend: [member='Ara Ren']. The two were almost polar opposites, but they made easy contact. The differing personalities also caused clashing between the two, but Kaalia always cared about Ara, considering her a close friend. This friendship, combined with the teachings of her master [member='Jaron Lesan'] and the help from once-Jedi master [member='Connor Harrison'], helped her embrace the darkness within her, taking steps away from the light. After Connor and Kaalia confronted Ara about her own issues, nearly destroying Kaalia's friendship with Ara, she finally broke the shell that kept her true self restrained. Filled by her passion, she fully accepted the Dark side and broke the shackles of the Light and with it her past. Soon after she would find herself promoted from Disciple to Knight as the Ren recognized her newfound power.After some time the redhead was approached by a Sith Lord by the name of [member='Krest']. Her offered her training in the ways of the Sith in exchange for information about the Ren, and she obliged. While staying with the Ren and furthering their goals, she secretly learned from the Sith and made the knowledge her own in addition to the things she learned from the Ren.
Kaalia's hatred for the Light was something that was still with her, however. This changed when she met her former Jedi master for the final time. It made her realize that he never meant for her to be anything else but herself, and merely tried to show what the Light meant to him. Although she still believed the Dark Side had shown her who she truly was, she no longer bore spite for people who accepted the Light.
This acceptance took a large dent over time, however. Many conflicts with the Galactic Alliance shaped her view of the Light, and the Jedi in particular, into something more reserved. Although she does not believe in destroying all who follow the Light, which she sees as an impossibility in the first place, she has made it her mission to make as many followers of the Light see the truth of the Dark side.
For some time already Kaalia had already developed a romantic relationship with a First Order Starfighter pilot by the name of [member='Ishana Pavanos'], something that had slowly developed after they met back when the redhead was just a Disciple of Ren. During the conflict between the First Order and the Galactic Alliance Ishana on Hoth Ishana was shot down but saved by Kaalia, and while she carried her girlfriend to safety the Balmorran asked her to marry her, which she answered yes to without hesitation.
After some time under Krest's tutelage Kaalia underwent a poison trial, which she survived and passed. In the Temple of the Forgotten Lords she was given the title of Darth Avacyn after battling her own demons and defeating them, at least temporarily.
Her clashing ideals with the Order of Ren made her time with them limited, however. Eventually she was called to meet the Master of Ren [member='Samka Derith']. This would lead to being cast out of the Ren with her memories altered, so that she would not remember anything about them to prevent her from sharing their secrets with anyone. From that moment on she would no longer hide the fact she was Sith and when she came in contact with the Sith Empire she joined them in order to grow further in power and aid in eclipsing the Light once more. There, together with [member='Aria Vale'], she created the foundation for the Valkyries, a group within the Empire who seek out the worthy in battle to show them the Dark side and allow them to seek the truth within it.
"The question whether my bonds are a weakness or not is irrelevant. I embrace everything that makes me and nobody will take that from me."
RELATIONSHIPS
Friends, etc.
[member='Ishana Pavanos'] [Wife]
[member='Aria Vale'] [Friend]
[member='Hazel Zanteres'] [Friend]
[member='Darth Imperia'] [Ally; dead]
[member='Ara Zambrano'] [Former friend]
Masters and apprentices
[member='Krest'] [Former Sith teacher; killed by Kaalia]
[member='Jaron Lesan'] [Former master]
[member='Atmeiktes'] [Apprentice]
[member='Orion Darkstar'] [Apprentice]
