The Dead God
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To expand The GenoHaradan / Darth Maliphant's influence.
- Image Credit: Here.
- Role: Overseer of The Sith Academy of Barbatos, and Agent of Darth Maliphant
- Links: Sith Academy of Barbatos
- Age: 41
- Force Sensitivity: Master
- Species: Epicanthix
- Appearance:
Wrought of war torn iron and a life of hardship, the sith know as Mia Seki shows her age with stride; beautiful despite the lines that form around her eyes, the marks around her lips formed through laughing and smiling. Yet despite this, she carries her own experimental style, an avante-garde demeanor that is well founded in the high society of the Core, rather than the Outer Rim, though her exotic nature only adds to a faint alluring nature she carries.
Born on Panatha, Mia carries a very oriental styling heavily in part due to her Epicanthic heritage, something she takes pride in. Black, straight hair is kept often up in a loose bun, with a straight edge of bangs wrapping her brow from ear to ear, accenting the well groomed eyelashes centered above her nose. Hard features help to define her aging complexion, with only the lines of age truly giving a hint at how long she has been walking the galaxy.
She is fit, despite it all, with an athletic and lithe form, few curves to speak of. Carrying soft shoulders, her femininity is still heavily pronounced in everything from the way she moves to the fully embodied stare she gives off. What betrays her darkness however, is hard to miss despite her every effort to appear beautiful.
Unlike most Sith who show their darkside corruption in their very skin, Mia gives no hint at such, partially due to her lack of outright power in the dark side. Instead, her corruption in the dark side has been shown through reactionary actions of others; a failed assassination attempt taking the primary use of her hands and arms long ago. Each is blackened from lightning, the cruelty imparted by a scorned lover buried in a shallow grave. The only efforts to offer these any chance of aesthetic was the soft grey tattoos put near their edges, while much of her prowess in the dark side is now utilized to maintain her failing limbs.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
- Name:
Mia Seki - Darth Eros
- Overseer Seki
[*]Loyalties:
- The Sith
- Sith Academy of Barbatos
- The GenoHaradan
[*]Wealth:
- Born of little means, Mia does not carry the wealth of a family, but only what she has been able to carve out of years of struggle. Although not rich, she is certainly well off enough to enjoy her position as Overseer and Sith Lady of the Barbatos Academy, with many choosing to pay her for her influence over such. It is this exact political presence that gives her any credence of wealth, as the general position of Overseer is actually worse for wear on her finances than she cares to admit; the sole purpose being to give her daughter, a member of the academy, the fullest life possible within.
Following her agreements and subsequent induction into The GenoHaradan, she has seen a slow growth in wealth since the early days teaching within the academy. Most of which has been set aside as inheritance, though she does take some to pay for certain students to experience trips abroad or otherwise new equipment for them. This in addition to the control over the entire Academy’s budget allows for a hefty sum of a few million in the bank should she ever wish to run with it; though that isn’t exactly in her plans.
[*]Notable Possessions:
- Asminys - Darth Eros's Lightsaber
- Tniya - Darth Nekus's Lightsaber
- Various Sith Tomes / Scrolls
- Darth Eros's Holocron
- GenoHaradan Ring
- Sith Academy of Barbatos
[*]Skills:
- Through years, Mia has formed a strong foundation in various dark arts, leading to her current title as Dark Lord of the Sith and in turn the Darth name she carries. Although not specializing in any specific category, she carries the ability to match most with a saber, and can exert a very refined control over the Force as a whole; something few could compare with her, though much of that effort is now used to maintain the failing form of her hands and arms.
Specializing in Form VI, Niman, Mia has spent a lifetime perfecting the art of moderation in combat; though her practice of such falls more in line with that of Exar Kun than any jedi teachings. She very much so pushes an emphasis on force based attacks in line with her assaults, with a very relaxed focus on actual bladework. Generally, she carries just enough pressure in combat to keep their opponent focused on where the lightsaber is moving, but never so much as to make it her entire focus.
In truth, her real focus lies in utilizing the force in conjunction with her lightsaber flurries. From lighting, to telekinesis, to things such as force choke and more; she has spent far more time perfecting her ability to strategically utilize the force in a variety of ways, but with limitations. Despite a lifetime of training, and the dangerous title of Sith, she does not have the same force energy or midichlorian count as many other sith; meaning most of what she is able to do is meant to be decisive and not used without care, playing into her years of experience.
[*]Personality:
Age has done much for Darth Eros, as a lifetime of hardship and betrayal has crafted the finely tuned personality that most see today. From childhood, Mia has been forced to pull herself up by her bootstraps, taking everything she has known for the sake of a better future, never knowing love until her late husband; but it is what came of that marriage that made her soft. The once primed assassin and warrior fell to love after her daughter was born.
To her daughter, Mia would do anything, hoping to bring the very worlds to their knees to ensure she has a good life; something few Sith have been known to do. This is kept very secret however, as even Darth Eros knows that should anyone discover her righteous love, they would do everything in their power to leverage it against her, and she could not bear witness to such an atrocity against her own flesh and blood. It is because of this exact reason she requested The GenoHaradan to assassinate her prior instructor, as he had begun to take note of such a weakness and blackmailing the late Sith into obedience.
For outsiders, the Sith Lady of Barbatos is known for her cool, collected demeanor. She walks with a grace unfound in the often barbaric halls of the academy, and an exceedingly ostentatious mannerism often interpreted as a egotist’s nature. In truth, she does look down on any that are not her kin, as that is all that matters to the Sith; and it is this refined behavior that allows her to command respect from all that enter her halls.
COMBAT INFORMATION
- Weapon of Choice: The Force
- Combat Function:
War is something Darth Eros knows well, and is no stranger to such areas. Her specialization in Niman combined with her ability in The Force makes for her a very dangerous opponent, though only when pushed to such violence. In truth, she has weakened far more than she cares to admit from the time of her youth; rarely partaking in actual combat or duels, excusing it to maintaining a reputable nature and above the common rabble.
Mia does not fight often, for the constant struggle with pain in the slow necrosis of her arms and hands takes much of her attention. It bars her from even the casual cadence, as the pain in her grasp restrict anything of direct control, forcing the Sith to telekinetically control her lightsaber such as that of Darth Traya long before her. With this in mind, she able to very strategically perform force attacks between strikes, though her endurance for such is limited.
To maintain control of the necrosis of her arms, she does not allow her body to fall into excessive emotion, meaning that only if someone were to claim the life of her daughter would she be forced to push herself to the limits; likely ending in her death. Knowing this, Mia does not partake in combat when able, restricting herself to the finer things in life and the teaching of young disciples.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Born in the year 811 ABY on Panantha, the girl known as Mia Seki was born to a dying mother and an alcoholic father. Without the credits to pay for a proper medical facility, Mia’s mother was forced to give birth to daughter in a run down slum, with nothing but the kindness of a back alley doctor to give her any sort of medication. Stuck with strict painkillers and no access to kolto or bacta, Mia’s passed in her sleep only a few nights after her birth, never allowing her to meet her mother, or witness the unadulterated love she would have offered.
In part due to the death of her mother during childbirth, her father formed an unnatural hate for the child at a very young age. This never ceased, as the loss of the love of his life created a downturn in his life that left him with nothing but a daughter he hated and the bottle he sought refuge in. Mia was never graced with a formal education, partially due to her father’s unrequited love, but mostly in part due to a severe lack of credits in the theoretical bank account they never actually had.
Independence became a staple point of her growth, backed by her exceptional intelligence and unsatisfied curiosity. Years of living as a street urchin allowed her a decent education despite all her father had done to stifle such growth; spending years stealing from libraries, studies, and eventually even coming into control of Sith Tome’s that helped to teach her the first points of knowledge she would have in The Force. In these teenage years, she found her power, and used it to influence others in her neighborhood to bring a small sum of wealth beneath her. This nestegg was then used to leave the planet and her father behind, leaving behind all she had known for a planet by the name of Barbatos.
It was here she began managed to press her way into the Academy, learning within a very dark side oriented environment doing wonders with her already established intelligence. A mixture of want, dedication, and an outright frightening ability in combat made for a quick tenor within the ranks of the students, becoming a Knight by the young age of seventeen. Graduating her acolyte class within the top five made her heavily sought after, but was eventually given as an apprentice to a somewhat unheard of master on the planet; one by the name of Darth Nekus.
Mia spent years under his further tutelage, turning her from a well off Sith graduate into a terrifying example of how far Sith are able to go. She was deadly, quick, and more than anything efficient in her use of The Force and its abilities within combat; becoming the personal assassin of her master before shortly becoming his lover. The two spent years in a loving embrace before they were gifted with a child at the age of 22. It was this that became her love, as the unknown nature of her own maternal figure became the fuel for her ambitions to be a young mother, turning weak in the eyes of her lover and master.
Years passed in this growing limbo of tension before Darth Nekus decided he had far too much of the weakening of his apprentice, and at the age of 30 he demanded Mia kill her firstborn child. As any loving mother, Mia found it impossible to even consider the idea despite the love she held for her husband, and in her denial of killing her daughter her master attacked. Surges of lightning rampaged through the air, caught by her own hands as it blackened her flesh and slowly pushed up her arms, killing cell after cell with an astonishingly level of power. As the thought of her daughter’s death flashed before her eyes, she was filled with anger and sadness at the loss of her husband’s love, igniting it all in a single bellow from the throat.
Sending her lover back, the dark side roar that erupted from her sent her master to the wall with extreme prejudice. The master she had known for so long, loved for so long, fell limp against the wall with little movement, but the Sith Lady knew she could not cease yet, using the last dexterity in her hands to ignite her lightsaber and stab her’s daughters father to ensure he couldn’t come back. With her lightsaber buried in his heart, he offered her a final sentence she keeps close to heart, never to be repeated.
After the destruction of her arms and hands, she turned back to being a teacher at the Academy she had known as a home for so long, knowing that without her ability to kill she could do little more than teach the next generation to become what they wished. She became a teacher in not only Niman, but the various aspects of the force she understood well enough to pass on; growing old as generations of students moved past her.
Eventually, her daughter came into the academy to be taught, though publically she never showed a bias in favor of her daughter for the sake of safety. Despite this intention, the love she held for her daughter was found when she influenced a duel she was in to ensure her safety, witnessed by that of the Academy’s current Overseer. Using this against the aging Sith Lord, he attempted to blackmail her daughter in exchange for various favors and loyalty, but the use of her daughter as a bargaining chip was far too much for the love of a Mother.
Looking outside the academy for help, Darth Eros turned to the likes of The GenoHaradan for the sake of an assassination; leading to the Overseer’s death in exchange for her filling the role of Overseer and giving loyalty to the GenoHaradan. This has led to her current situation, as an agent funded by The GenoHaradan and the enigmatic ‘Tiamat’ to ensure a steady influx of recruits and Sith with potential, should the need ever arise they must move their ranks.
Although not enjoying being indebted to any group, she appreciates the pay she is given and works diligently to increase a wealth of her own to one day give to her daughter, with the hopes of eventually giving all she owns to her flesh and blood. This Matriarchal bond gives her a strength unfounded amongst Sith, using Love itself as her power rather than hate or anger, and ruling the academy with an iron fist.
Her reputation exceeds her, however, as the prying eyes of the looming Sith Empire watches her daily.
