Pirate Prince
General Information:
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STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
Likes:
Archaeology | Artifacts & Antiques | Books | Color Gold | Color Bronze | Color White | History | Reading | Well-behaved Children | Female Lethans | Diplomacy | Philosophy | Theology | Old Lightsabers | The Jedi (at their best) | Messy Offices | Good Conversation | Zenobia Trees | Oceans | Vampire Women | Knowing What He’s Talking About
Dislikes:
Arrogance | Child Abuse | Slavery | Cruelty | Complicated Technology | Most Sith | Alchemy | Piloting | Fighting | Stupidity and Ignorance | Strenuous Physical Activities | Being in Direct Sunlight For Longer Than a Few Minutes
APPEARANCE:
BIOGRAPHY:
Almost two centuries ago, a Shi'ido named Arimanes Bosch was born on Lao-mon, the only child of aging parents in a clan that was rapidly dying out and fading away. An old Jedi Master named Tammuz Hoole sensed a spark of Force sensitivity in him and took the misfit boy in, hoping to train him. Arimanes loved the Hoole family, especially Tammuz's daughter Inanna. But he never quite met the standards to become a Jedi. Upon reaching adulthood Arimanes left his homeworld and everyone he knew behind in search of meaning and purpose.
Though his attempt at becoming a Jedi had come to naught, he remained deeply interested in the history of the Jedi and the Sith and the nature of the Force. At some point he stumbled upon an ancient lightsaber during his travels, which inspired him to become an archaeologist. His quest for artifacts took him all around the galaxy, plundering tombs and robbing graves. The nature of his work required that he take on various alternate identities to avoid being tracked; these included the names and faces of the dead, repurposed to serve his own ends.
Half a century later, a man named Errik Nimdok was born on Alderaan. Like Arimanes, he was precocious and intelligent, with a hunger for knowledge—albeit with a far less restless spirit. He became a respected history professor, and though he dreamed of having the sorts of adventures Arimanes was embarking on, his timidity and fear of the unknown kept him planet-bound.
Arimanes never met Nimdok, at least not while the latter was alive. Nimdok was killed in a freak transport accident at the age of thirty-one, leaving a wife, Bithia, and a young daughter, Miri, to mourn his loss.
Three years after his death, Nimdok's status was suddenly amended to "alive". But rather than reunite with his wife and child and return to his old way of life, the "restored" Nimdok—really Arimanes posing as the professor—sought to use Nimdok's credentials and good reputation to his advantage. He quickly reimagined himself as a fearless artifact collector and a formidable, if somewhat conceited, expert on the history of the Jedi and Sith.
But Arimanes' use of the dead man's name and reputation while ignoring the responsibilities attached could only go on for so long. Within a year of his assuming Nimdok's identity, Arimanes faced the consequences of his exploitation. The Sith came for Bithia and Miri in the middle of the night, abducting the pair from their home. Furious at "Nimdok"'s theft of their artifacts, they sought revenge upon his family. After being used as a test subject for Sith experiments, Miri was left for Arimanes to find as a warning. Meanwhile, Bithia's consciousness was transferred into a biot body; subjected to its programming, she became an agent of the Sith.
In addition to Arimanes' guilt over what had happened to the little girl and her mother, a trip to the Netherworld in search of a fragment of the Dagger of Mortis led to him being confronted by the real Nimdok's ghost. In exchange for helping Arimanes find the artifact, Nimdok convinced him to let him possess his body, allowing him to be reunited with his daughter. Arimanes agreed, and the two spirits have been occupying the same body ever since—though it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell the two apart.
After teaming up with Bithia to defeat Darth Transitus, the Sith Lord who ruined his family, Nimdok tried to pick up the pieces of his old life. Bithia went off to “find herself”, leaving him to raise their daughter more or less on his own. Hoping for a fresh start, Nimdok enrolled Miri in the Silver Jedi Order as a youngling, while he briefly took on the secret identity of Tom Kovack, a Silver Jedi Padawan. As Tom, he became embroiled in the tensions between various Jedi Orders and enclaves, particularly the Elder Compact crisis and the New Jedi Order’s war crimes. He would later write about these events as Nimdok, turning the professor into a household name renowned and reviled throughout the galaxy.
In the interim, Lao-mon was attacked by the Brotherhood of the Maw, a mysterious faction of marauders and cultists with vague ties to the Sith. As Tom Kovack, Nimdok traveled to the planet in hopes of finding Tammuz Hoole. There he was captured, tortured, and ultimately reborn. With Tammuz’s help, Nimdok was adopted by the Benandanti clan, the “dreamwalkers”. Masters of telepathy, they transferred their knowledge directly into his mind, delivering decades of learning and practice in a matter of minutes. With this newfound power, Nimdok was able to pass himself off as a Jedi Master and even earned a seat on the Silver Jedi Order’s Council. Unfortunately, this method of learning may have had uncertain consequences—and Nimdok is ill-prepared for the moral struggles that come with the power he now possesses.
Case-in-point: he tried to use his abilities in order to capture Darth Xiphos, a “Light Side Sith” terrorist whom he and several other Jedi Masters came to arrest. Enraged at him for breaking her trust and using his knowledge of her past to torment her psychologically, Xiphos declared a blood feud against him. Her warbots, the Neutralizers, are currently hunting Nimdok throughout the galaxy, forcing him to go on the run...
- NAME: Errik Nimdok
- ALIASES: Arimanes Bosch | Casimir Heliobas | Tom Kovack
- AFFILIATION:
- Silver Jedi Concord
- Vague ties to the Galactic Alliance
- Clan Benandanti (formal adoption circa 864 ABY)
- OCCUPATION:
- Professor of Jedi and Sith History
- Archaeologist
- Jedi Master
- Silver Jedi Council Member
- SPECIES: Near-Human (actually a Shi'ido, but he keeps this fact a secret)
- AGE: Unknown; appears to be about 40 by human standards
- SEX: Male
- HEIGHT: 6’0” (1.82 meters)
- BUILD: Skinny/lanky tall guy
- EYES: Dark brown
- HAIR: Black
- SKIN: Yellowish/Olive complexion
- VOICE: Leonard Nimoy
- FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes
- ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Good
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
- PERSONALITY: Eccentric, Reckless, Knowledgeable, Two-faced
- TROPES: Adventurer Archaeologist | Badass Bookworm | Symbiotic Possession | Papa Wolf | Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right | Boy Meets Ghoul | A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read | Motor Mouth
- LANGUAGES: Shi-idese, Galactic Basic, probably a little bit of a few others but I'm too lazy to be specific
- CONNECTIONS:
- Miri Nimdok - daughter
- Jacen Nimdok - son
-
Starlin Rand
- protégé -
Aayla Shan
- Padawan (former) -
Salazar Niminen
- Padawan (former) -
Laertia Io
- nemesis? (she declared a blood feud against him lol) -
Elise Ike
- “de facto” wife - Bithia Grayson - ex-wife
- Inanna Yomin - friend since childhood
-
Kurenai Yumi
- stepdaughter -
Sky'ito Yumi
- step granddaughter -
Tanaski Yumi
- step grandson - Akari Yumi - step granddaughter
- Aoi Ike - mother-in-law
-
Sawa Ike
- grandmother-in-law
- MOTIVATIONS/GOALS:
- Long-Term: Collect all the artifacts he can;
raise Miri and keep her safe;monitor Starlin's progress; acquire all of the k n o w l e d g e - Short-Term: Investigate strange occurrences whenever he stumbles upon them; be a good Jedi Master while continuing to drop hot takes about the state of modern Jedi; try to maintain a somewhat amiable relationship with his ex-wife;
go on an actual date with Elise
- Long-Term: Collect all the artifacts he can;
- Character Theme: Martin O’Donnell - “Heretic, Hero” from Halo 2
- Previous Bio: Nimdok
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STRENGTHS
- Encyclopedic Mind: Nimdok is a historian, an archaeologist, and a teacher with an incredible ability to retain information. While he specializes in the history and lore of the Jedi and the Sith, he is knowledgeable about a variety of topics and loves to share what he knows.
- “Always must engage with Nimdok's content.” - Auteme Denko-Durren
- “Errik, the top Jedi scholar of our time, well versed in our lore, well travelled, and with the ability to look at things objectively.” - Romi Jade
- Shapeshifter: Only to be used if diplomacy, trickery, or just plain running away aren't options, he can shapeshift into virtually any creature. He must be able to concentrate in order to enact the transformation, but otherwise there are very few limits on what he can become.
- Regeneration: His ability to regenerate from wounds is considerably faster and more efficient than a human's, though the rate at which he heals is dependent on the severity of the injury. A superficial scratch could seal within minutes; a gunshot wound or loss of a limb would still take days, if not weeks to fully recuperate. But yes—if you cut off his hand or gouge out his eyes, they will grow back.
- Martian Manhunter: Due to his training under Tammuz Hoole, a member of the Benandanti clan, Nimdok is heavily specialized (and very skilled) in the use of mental abilities. He can control the minds of weaker beings, fight in a literal form of psychological warfare, forcibly seize knowledge, and so on and so forth. He polices his use of the more malevolent of these abilities so as not to fall to the Dark Side... although sometimes he isn't so successful at that.
- "A sudden light that was not his own appeared in front of him, revealing [Nimdok]. The shock of it all started to fade as he realized that Ostak's consciousness had been brought into another reality, one that seemed to favor the Jedi." - Ostak Cl'mana
- "But a ripple in the Force caught his attention. It didn't take long to realize that the mass exertion was coming from Nimdok. It was such a heavy mental assailment that while Josh wasn't able to catch all of it, some of it leaked out and he was able to sense some of what was being conveyed. His eyes widened in horror... it was such a cruel way to fight." - Josh Dragovalor
- The Illusionist: His species possesses a natural form of telepathy which allows him to subtly influence the perceptions of others. Its primary use is in covering up inconsistencies in his appearance that would otherwise tip people off that he isn't what he seems, but he has also begun to use it to conjure up illusions and trick others into seeing things that aren't there.
- Two-Faced:While it has become increasingly difficult as of late to tell the difference between them, Nimdok actually has two souls occupying his body. Because of this, he appears to have considerable mental fortitude; if one personality is affected, the other will step up to the plate and continue running things. On the other hand, being of two minds means that he experiences far more internal conflict than the average person, as these souls may have clashing interests and desires. He might even be described as "two-faced" or having a "split personality".
- Compassionate: Nimdok will go out of his way to help those in need during his travels. He doesn't see it as a burden or an inconvenience; rather, he has found his way into a variety of new adventures by offering his assistance. Not to mention acquiring allies, friends, and even family just by being nice to people.
- “You have given me hope, Professor. I will repay your kindness somehow.” - Meira Amavia
WEAKNESSES
- The Perils of Fatherhood: Nimdok is a dad. His enemies tend to be pretty nasty and have no qualms about attacking his family.
- Deceptive: Being a shapeshifter, Nimdok has a bad habit of assuming alter egos and deliberately deceiving others in order to get his way. It isn’t easy for him to be honest, either with others or with himself, about who he really is. But deep down, Nimdok is the person he truly wants to be and the identity he is most comfortable with.
- “I’m as Nimdok as Nimdok will ever be. That is enough.” - Nimdok
- "That unique nature was part of the reason the two had bonded. She was always quite curious about the man beyond their shared employment." - Elise Ike
- "Nimdok went in as a pure spy, seeking only to bring her down. There could be no forgiveness. Would be no forgiveness. She was going to make sure this man was in danger for the rest of his miserable life. Hounded by her own brands of headache. If Nimdok was aware of the kind of blood feud he had started with her, whether it was his intention or not, he seemed unaware. Or uncaring." - Laertia Io
- Reckless: Being a Shi'ido with above-average regenerative capabilities, he has a poor conception of his own physical limits and will pull stunts that could easily get him killed.
- "Nimdok. She was familiar with him only by reputation. Apparently he was an archaeologist that liked to play fast and loose finding dangerous relics. Relics a little too dangerous for his weight class. His papers were brilliant and he was clearly well-learned. Nonetheless, Syd was convinced his reach would one day exceed his grasp and that would be the end of Nimdok." - Syd Celsius
- Extreme Temperatures: His Shi'ido physiology doesn't do well when it comes to extreme cold (which can slow his shapeshifting and regeneration down), nor does he have any desire to be set on fire, electrocuted, or burnt to a crisp.
- Compulsive Collector: His love of history becomes obsessive when it comes to artifacts (and, when encountering very old beings who have seen a great deal during their unusually long lives, memories). He'll probably ask before taking anything that doesn't belong to him, but his determination not to walk away empty-handed has occasionally led to plain old thievery from those who are unwilling to part with their ancient treasures.
- Annoying: He can be just a little too eccentric, talkative, and full of himself for some people's tastes.
- "Just who was this slimy bastard?" - Adrian Vandiir
- "I can see what Red meant when he said that just being around you gives someone a strong urge to throttle you." - Subject 648 Slipknot
- Bad Girls: Every female he has ever been romantically linked with has fallen under the category of "morally questionable". In a broader sense, he is attracted to women who are dangerous, aggressive, and likely to cause trouble for him.
Likes:
Archaeology | Artifacts & Antiques | Books | Color Gold | Color Bronze | Color White | History | Reading | Well-behaved Children | Female Lethans | Diplomacy | Philosophy | Theology | Old Lightsabers | The Jedi (at their best) | Messy Offices | Good Conversation | Zenobia Trees | Oceans | Vampire Women | Knowing What He’s Talking About
Dislikes:
Arrogance | Child Abuse | Slavery | Cruelty | Complicated Technology | Most Sith | Alchemy | Piloting | Fighting | Stupidity and Ignorance | Strenuous Physical Activities | Being in Direct Sunlight For Longer Than a Few Minutes
APPEARANCE:
"When I tell you this guy looked normal, I mean he looked like everyone's accountant." —Ravenous
"She had to admit, he didn't strike her as the shadowy clandestine type..." —Aayla Shan
Nimdok is a tall, thin man with unique features; deep-set dark eyes, an aquiline nose, and high cheekbones give him a keen, hawkish look. While not conventionally handsome, he appears kind and accessible, with a pleasant deep voice. His pointed ears are the only outward sign that he is anything other than human, indicating perhaps some Sephi ancestry. His dark hair is somewhat long, nearly covering his ears; he makes little attempt to style it, but he does have some pretty cool sideburns. He dresses conservatively, often in suitable work clothes or loose monk-like robes. Should you manage to make him bleed (or blush) you'll notice that his blood is black in color."She had to admit, he didn't strike her as the shadowy clandestine type..." —Aayla Shan
BIOGRAPHY:
Almost two centuries ago, a Shi'ido named Arimanes Bosch was born on Lao-mon, the only child of aging parents in a clan that was rapidly dying out and fading away. An old Jedi Master named Tammuz Hoole sensed a spark of Force sensitivity in him and took the misfit boy in, hoping to train him. Arimanes loved the Hoole family, especially Tammuz's daughter Inanna. But he never quite met the standards to become a Jedi. Upon reaching adulthood Arimanes left his homeworld and everyone he knew behind in search of meaning and purpose.
Though his attempt at becoming a Jedi had come to naught, he remained deeply interested in the history of the Jedi and the Sith and the nature of the Force. At some point he stumbled upon an ancient lightsaber during his travels, which inspired him to become an archaeologist. His quest for artifacts took him all around the galaxy, plundering tombs and robbing graves. The nature of his work required that he take on various alternate identities to avoid being tracked; these included the names and faces of the dead, repurposed to serve his own ends.
Half a century later, a man named Errik Nimdok was born on Alderaan. Like Arimanes, he was precocious and intelligent, with a hunger for knowledge—albeit with a far less restless spirit. He became a respected history professor, and though he dreamed of having the sorts of adventures Arimanes was embarking on, his timidity and fear of the unknown kept him planet-bound.
Arimanes never met Nimdok, at least not while the latter was alive. Nimdok was killed in a freak transport accident at the age of thirty-one, leaving a wife, Bithia, and a young daughter, Miri, to mourn his loss.
Three years after his death, Nimdok's status was suddenly amended to "alive". But rather than reunite with his wife and child and return to his old way of life, the "restored" Nimdok—really Arimanes posing as the professor—sought to use Nimdok's credentials and good reputation to his advantage. He quickly reimagined himself as a fearless artifact collector and a formidable, if somewhat conceited, expert on the history of the Jedi and Sith.
But Arimanes' use of the dead man's name and reputation while ignoring the responsibilities attached could only go on for so long. Within a year of his assuming Nimdok's identity, Arimanes faced the consequences of his exploitation. The Sith came for Bithia and Miri in the middle of the night, abducting the pair from their home. Furious at "Nimdok"'s theft of their artifacts, they sought revenge upon his family. After being used as a test subject for Sith experiments, Miri was left for Arimanes to find as a warning. Meanwhile, Bithia's consciousness was transferred into a biot body; subjected to its programming, she became an agent of the Sith.
In addition to Arimanes' guilt over what had happened to the little girl and her mother, a trip to the Netherworld in search of a fragment of the Dagger of Mortis led to him being confronted by the real Nimdok's ghost. In exchange for helping Arimanes find the artifact, Nimdok convinced him to let him possess his body, allowing him to be reunited with his daughter. Arimanes agreed, and the two spirits have been occupying the same body ever since—though it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell the two apart.
After teaming up with Bithia to defeat Darth Transitus, the Sith Lord who ruined his family, Nimdok tried to pick up the pieces of his old life. Bithia went off to “find herself”, leaving him to raise their daughter more or less on his own. Hoping for a fresh start, Nimdok enrolled Miri in the Silver Jedi Order as a youngling, while he briefly took on the secret identity of Tom Kovack, a Silver Jedi Padawan. As Tom, he became embroiled in the tensions between various Jedi Orders and enclaves, particularly the Elder Compact crisis and the New Jedi Order’s war crimes. He would later write about these events as Nimdok, turning the professor into a household name renowned and reviled throughout the galaxy.
In the interim, Lao-mon was attacked by the Brotherhood of the Maw, a mysterious faction of marauders and cultists with vague ties to the Sith. As Tom Kovack, Nimdok traveled to the planet in hopes of finding Tammuz Hoole. There he was captured, tortured, and ultimately reborn. With Tammuz’s help, Nimdok was adopted by the Benandanti clan, the “dreamwalkers”. Masters of telepathy, they transferred their knowledge directly into his mind, delivering decades of learning and practice in a matter of minutes. With this newfound power, Nimdok was able to pass himself off as a Jedi Master and even earned a seat on the Silver Jedi Order’s Council. Unfortunately, this method of learning may have had uncertain consequences—and Nimdok is ill-prepared for the moral struggles that come with the power he now possesses.
Case-in-point: he tried to use his abilities in order to capture Darth Xiphos, a “Light Side Sith” terrorist whom he and several other Jedi Masters came to arrest. Enraged at him for breaking her trust and using his knowledge of her past to torment her psychologically, Xiphos declared a blood feud against him. Her warbots, the Neutralizers, are currently hunting Nimdok throughout the galaxy, forcing him to go on the run...
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