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RIK PERRIS
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Full Name | Andrik Orin Perris |
Alias(es) | Rik |
Character Class(es) | Jedi Guardian |
Homeworld | Corellia |
Age | 30 |
Personality Traits | |
Education Traits | Corellia Compulsory Education Fighter Pilot Training Jedi Knight Training |
Lifestyle Traits | Military Kid Fighter Pilot Heritage Jedi Combatant 'Guidance Counselor' |
Rank(s) | Jedi Knight |
Faction(s) | Foundation ⤷ Jedi Coalition Royal Naboo Republic ⤷ Order of Shiraya ⤷ Galactic Alliance |
Species | Human |
Culture | Corellian-Alderaanian |
Genetic Background | Corellian (~0.5) Shu-Torun (~0.5) |
Language(s) | Galactic Basic Binary |
Gender | Male |
Force Sensitive | Yes |
Force Alignment | Light/Neutral |
Character Alignment | Neutral/Chaotic Good |
Height | 1.85 m [6'1"] |
Weight | 93.44 kg [206 lbs] |
Hair | Medium Brown |
Eyes | Brown |
Playby | Brant Daugherty/AI Art |
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OVERVIEW
Andrik "Rik" Orin Perris is a Jedi Guardian originating from Corellia and its Green Jedi, a citizen of the Corellian Confederation, member of the Foundation, and an adjunct mentor/advisor to the Order of Shiraya.
A former Jedi Ace, Rik has increasingly taken to a ground combat role over the most recent decade of his life, becoming a tough soldier and hard-hitting combatant, with his particular strengths both in body and in the Force.
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HISTORY
Andrik was born to Kalidan El-Eison, a CorSec Officer and Imperial Defector, and Jamie El-Eison (née Brend), a Corellian starfighter pilot, on Corellia. Unfortunately, tragedy struck this young family when his father was killed in the line of duty when Andrik was only two. He has no memory of this, though his mother made certain to keep him connected to the memory of his late father. When Andrik was three, his mother remarried to a childhood friend of hers, a man by the name of Tadel Perris (another starfighter pilot) who subsequently adopted him. The following year saw this small family welcome the first of his half siblings: a sister, Elsabetta, named in honour of Tadel's late mother. Three more siblings would follow over the next eight years: Kelly, Osira, and the surprise, Tobias, when Andrik was 12. Amongst these siblings are two adopted brothers, Trenton and Orin - in actuality, maternal cousins who lost their families when both were very young and were raised along with him, making for a quite full and loving home.
From a young age, Andrik's strength in the Force became apparent, when he inadvertently burned his sister Elsie with his hands, while horsing around; the earliest sign of his strength, and the realisation of his inherent talent for pyrokinetics. He had always looked up to his parents and other relatives who had served in the military, wishing to follow in their footsteps as a child, but the need for him to be trained so as to not be a danger became clear. The change in his path, having to walk away from that dream was painful for young Andrik, but the will to never harm any member of his family again became paramount.
Thus Andrik began his training as a Jedi, in addition to his elementary schooling, a significant portion of which began to be handled by the Green Jedi and enforced by his new master, Edic Nurown - after all, the unintended harm that had been inflicted on his sibling could risk painting the boy as someone to be feared by his peers, and they might be too young to truly understand the remorse Andrik felt despite the incident being outside of his control.
The following years adapted Andrik well to the full life of his education and training, cemented his bond with Edic, and his friendship with another padawan his age,
Kyle Torchwood
, until Edic died at the hands of a darksider when Andrik was fifteen. It was at this time that the remainder of his training and education was shifted to the main temple of the overarching New Jedi Order at Coruscant, and he finished his Corellian secular education at a distance. Getting over that loss was hard, and for a time his grief and reactions to others within that pain somewhat alienated his friends and other peers. Soon enough, the teenage Rik overcame his grief in full commitment to his path, becoming a Jedi Ace within Saber Squadron by eighteen, and attaining his knighthood the following year under the weight of war.
By his twentieth year, his convictions of this idealistic young man were tested, when his comrades in the Order were party to the murder of children - never mind that they were Sith - which caused him to walk away from the Order and the Alliance it served. This was too much on top of the death of his great-grandfather not so long before. While his first stop was a brief stay amongst the Knights Obsidian of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, before long, Rik's drive to do right and a bit of righteous anger made him a Jedi who worked alongside guerrilla outfits, insurgents, and rebels for a number of years as part of a paramilitary contractor by the name of Ankor, operating largely in Imperial space to dismantle the remains of Imperial power wherever they could.
Years later, with opportunities drying up in former Imperial space and his paramilitary comrades moving on to other pastures, Rik began to consider his options, going forward. After one last job, he was convinced - with no small amount of reluctance - to set his sights on returning to the Alliance by the first operating Jedi he had seen in years, Sera Rosh, which he began the process of doing, taking both the Alliance and the NJO with open eyes and a few grains of salt, and his decision to do so with a lot of ale, as war briefly erupted on Alliance shores once again, by way of the Mandalorian Enclave.
This was but a flash in the pan, but the ultimate cause of that conflict was just the first of many things that would whittle away at what faith he might have had left in the Order that had once made a Jedi of him. As the months wore on it became increasingly apparent that much was wrong - in his eyes, and as he would find out, many others - with how the NJO operated and trained its members; peace had softened the New Jedi Order, made it complacent, when the Jedi should always have been ready, always prepared for whatever comes. They should have known. The nail in the coffin of his faith, and the greatest proof of the Order's weaknesses in his eyes, came when Tython was lost, and in response, the Order and the Alliance it served acted in cowardice, abandoning Tython and the Jewel of the Core, Coruscant, in fear of this new predator in the Dark Empire, rather than standing and taking the fight to this dark beast.
When the open letter came from Hirata, resonating with his deepening misgivings and feelings, he found little to object to within its contents; though the condemnation of even those who had renounced the Dark was perhaps a shade too far, the balance of evidence that something had to be done outweighed this extreme. Thus, when the call was put out by that estate, Rik travelled to Atrisia as a reasonable handful of other Lightsided did.
Including the very woman who had talked him into returning to the Alliance in the first place. One of the only people in his direct acquaintance to appear at that gathering; he could forgive her the 'bad advice'. After all, he might never have known how far their Order had strayed, if she hadn't put it on him to go back. If he hadn't had the sense to listen.
And so, in the predawn hours, the Lightsworn was founded, with the raising of lightsabers and shouts of unison to the cause as the first light brooked a new day... but it didn't take long for Knight Perris to become incongruent with their methods, having already harboured disagreement as to their stances with respect to unaffiliated and redeemed Jedi.
To be continued, when I have time/motivation for it...
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NOTABLE SKILLS
JEDI ACE 
LIGHTSABER DUELLIST - FORM I/III/IV/V 
TELEKINESIS 
COMBUSTION/PYROKINESIS/SHATTERPOINT 
TECHNOLOGICAL APTITUDE -
EQUIPMENT
➢ 1x Blue-Bladed Lightsaber
➢ Divine Consequence [Perms]
➢ TEMPLAR-class Jedi War Plate
➢ X-02 Saber-Class X-Wing
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STORY ARCS
DRAWN IN
A supposed era of peace has settled in. After years spent far from the Core, the Galactic Alliance, and the New Jedi Order, Andrik 'Rik' Perris is drawn back in...
The Calm [ ABANDONED ] - During some downtime between operations in Imperial space with Ankor PMC, Rik visits a high-end nightclub on Hapes with the intent of having a drink or two, while elsewhere the Annihilation of Tython rages on, and by chance meets
Briana Sal-Soren
: another Jedi herself on leave from the Order for her own reasons... (Abandoned due to circumstances beyond writer's control.)
Three Years Later
SUMMER/AUTUMN
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Drifting [ INCOMPLETE ] - Rik is on his final mission commitment for Ankor, when he crosses paths with the Jedi Knight Sera Rosh of the New Jedi Order, who is there for other reasons. His operation, and therefore also her objectives, go awry when more troopers arrive from the garrison...Did You Expect a Welcome Party? [ ABANDONED ] - Having come to the conclusion, with Sera's input, that it was time he returned to the New Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance, Rik makes his first stop in Alliance space at Corellia, to visit his family and inform them of his decision. Arriving later in the evening, he opts to bide some time in a dive bar off of the spaceport, to avoid encountering anyone connected to his family before he can surprise them the following morning. Here he encounters the half-Zeltron
Lossa Aureus
... (Abandoned due to circumstances beyond writer's control.)
THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Winter Gala [ COMPLETE ] - Rik takes notice of a general invitation for Jedi to attend a Winter Life Day Gala on in the Gallo Mountains of Naboo. Finding that that Briana Sal-Soren is the host, Rik takes advantage of the invitation to go inform her of his intent to return, rather than leaving the crossing of paths with her up to fate and possibly untimely surprise. However, finding the young Duchess preoccupied, he ends up gaining the attention and company of a wallflower - one
Ivalyn Yvarro
- whom he becomes enamoured with in the brief time they have together. Before she leaves, she provides him with her direct contact details.Relaxation on Corellia [ COMPLETE ] - Rik heads to the beach during the continuing leave he has taken for himself to spend time with family and celebrate the holidays before finally reintegrating himself into the Galactic Alliance and the New Jedi Order. Here he meets
Valery Noble
, who is on a short break from her duties, and unbeknownst to him, the Sword of the Jedi, and leader of the NJO. She invites him to join her for a drink or two, and they talk into the evening.Taking Chances [ BLOG ENTRY ] - After much consideration, in light of discovering just who, exactly, Ivalyn was... Rik finally calls the woman on Life Day; he is inspired to make this move by witnessing his parents together, and spending time with his siblings. The stability and happiness they have reminds him of what he had nearly forgotten - his want to one day have a family of his own - and he resolves to pursue his nascent interest in the blonde, despite her family history and origins. Despite the severe incongruity, given his own family's allegiances and background. Ivalyn easily coerces him into attending an upcoming Gala, once again on Naboo, in celebration of the New Year.A Jedi Once More [ COMPLETE ] - Setting foot in the Coruscant Jedi Temple for the first time in years, just ahead of Life Day itself, Rik encounters a recent acquaintance (Gatz Derrevar) who, as it turns out, is also a returnee, but Gatz is quickly greeted by others who were expecting his arrival, for which Rik steps aside. When he interjects where he might find Master Noble, as he's slated to meet with the woman - and having had it just come to light who she truly was - the Master appears with impeccable timing on the coattails of his question, to the surprise of everyone. Rik then leaves the group, to continue with seeking out the room he's been assigned.
THE NEW YEAR
New Year Gala [ ABANDONED ] - The day arrives, and Rik travels once again to Naboo to spend time as planned with Ivalyn Yvarro, but their desire to spend time solely in one another's company is tripped up by other people... (Abandoned due to loss of interest.)
As Sweet As It Was Fleeting [ BLOG ENTRY ] - After the New Year Gala, Rik receives a brief letter - Ivalyn Yvarro has decided that she does not wish to pursue anything further with Rik, beyond friendship.
Sleepless Nights [ ABANDONED ] - Unable to sleep with an upcoming assignment on his mind, Rik wanders the temple and encounters Gatz Derrevar. (Abandoned due to circumstances beyond writer's control.)
Trials and Tribulations [ ABANDONED ] - Given his first mentoring assignment by the Grandmaster, Valery Noble, Rik travels to New Cov to begin to establish a rapport with the Order's most abrasive, reluctant, and reticent resident, who is having significant difficulty adapting to her new life: the former Sith acolyte,
Saahar
...
Unhallowed Front [ ABANDONED ] - Joining the effort to stem the tide of the Sith Order's movements, Rik travels to Celanon with a group assigned to track down and ward off a familiar face - the Sith Empress' attack dog,
Gerwald Lechner
. (Abandoned due to various factors - posting group too large, more than one person being unavailable, etc.)
SEEKING A NEW PATH
After the better part of a year since he had been convinced to return to the New Jedi Order, Rik found more to hold his tongue about than he ever had since the first time he had left, and soon finds himself drawn into the company of others who share similar views and grievances, causing him struggle with the possibility of walking away from the New Jedi Order for a second time. Finding faulty aims with the Lightsworn, Rik is still left on the fence as another year rushes towards its end.
THE CORE WARS
-Final Days With the Alliance?
Another Day, Another Would-Be Jedi [ COMPLETE ] - On his way to test a newly acquired piece of force-loaded weaponry, Rik's attention is diverted by a sudden use of the Dark Side, and goes to investigate. Here he happens upon two teens,
Zaiya Ceti
and
Balun Dashiell
.
A Monument to Your Sins [ PARTICIPATION COMPLETE ] - In the midst of gear maintenance, Rik is pulled out of his focus by the rise in emotions caused by a growing gathering of Jedi at the front entrance to the Temple. He leaves his quarters to investigate, only to receive a notification with the damning list of names - the same that was nailed to the front door of the Temple - and struggles to take exception to the vast majority of what the list represents.... along with a letter that had been weighing on him since a couple of days previous.
A Monument to Someone Else's Sins [ PARTICIPATION COMPLETE ] - Rik ventures outside well after the curious onlookers have dispersed, to find
Thal Mantis
in the process of cleaning up another poster (or several) pointing fingers in the opposite direction from the first list, and the tape residue these have left behind.
-The Foundation of the Lightsworn
The Hirata Reformation [ COMPLETE ] - Having accepted that he could no longer abide the deplorable state of the New Jedi Order and its inaction, its weakness, Rik heeds the call to travel to Atrisia and the Hirata Estate. Here he is witness to and participant in the founding of the Lightsworn, and reconnects with the very woman that had implored him to return to the New Jedi Order and Galactic Alliance in the first place, Sera Rosh.
A Sword Forged Anew [ INCOMPLETE ] - Rik travels to Kaas City with a raiding party of his newfound Lightsworn comrades.
-Second-Guessing and Doubts
Long Live the Empire - Chapter Two: House of Cards [ COMPLETE ] - Linking up with
Briana Sal-Soren
, Rik comes to the defense of the New Jedi Order's Coruscant Temple. Here, they encounter two Knights of Ren,
Vorik
and
Orwrex
, the Kyber Arch is caused to crumble, and Briana is injured by falling debris as parts of the temple crumble.
Echoes of War [ COMPLETE ] - Immediately after the battle, Rik brings
Briana Sal-Soren
into the care of medics and healers, and after being assured that she was in good hands, he sets out to hunt down remnants of those in service to the Dark Side that might still be on-world.
After Hours [ COMPLETE ] - With the rebuilding of the damaged sectors of the Coruscant temple underway, Rik has remained on to assist, beyond his original intent to leave after the battle was through. With the condition of Briana and needing to come clean about his planned departure, he wanders the temple late in the evening, restless, and happens upon
Jonyna Si
, one of the latest additions to the Jedi Council. They talk at length while grabbing a bite to eat in the temple kitchens.
Sun and Statues [ COMPLETE ] - Another day in the continuing repairs to the Coruscant Jedi Temple is underway, with Rik aiding in putting statues back in place along the temple steps. Here he is encountered by
Valery Noble
, who he has not spoken to in some time. While feeling initially reluctant to speak with the woman, he relents, and lets her in on his struggles and his brief flirtation with the Lightsworn. He finds out about the New Way - now the Unblessed - here.
Paradox: The Dark [ PARTICIPATION COMPLETE ] - After his talk with the New Jedi Order's Grandmaster, Rik is carrying out cleaning and maintenance on his armour when a splitting headache hits, he falls unconscious, and wakes to find himself in an unfamiliar place, next to an unfamiliar woman, who introduces herself as Teyla Ee'everwest... a name he vaguely recognises from his association with
Briana Sal-Soren
, which then leads him to look into her family, causing him to make eye-opening discoveries about her family, and their ties to the New Way/Unblessed.
A Song of Selvaris [ ABANDONED ] - Rik travels to Selvaris and links up with Master
Valery Noble
and a younger Jedi by the name of Mia Saith, to track down nefarious creatures still haunting Selvaris' jungles. (Abandoned due to circumstances beyond writer's control - one in our group was sick.)
New Beginnings [ COMPLETE ] - Rik travels to Naboo at the behest of
Briana Sal-Soren
to tour Shiraya's Sanctuary with the now de facto Grandmaster of the Order of Shiraya, and attempts to come clean about his activities over the months since Coruscant, only for the conversation to be put on pause as they reach the training terrace.. and become witness to padawan squabbles.
Doing It Backwards [ IN PROGRESS ] - Later in the day, Rik hunts down Briana with spicy noodle takeout in hand, intent on resuming their paused conversation...
In The Jungle, the Mighty Jungle [ ABANDONED ] - Rik, in a bit of a snarky mood, heads to New Cov with Valery to investigate a downed supply ship. (Abandoned due to loss of interest.)
-The Holiday Season, Once Again
Winter Wonderland [ ABANDONED ] - Rik goes to Zeltros during the holiday season; though old Zeltron associates never discussed such matters of Zeltron culture, he found himself curious about how the capital city would look, covered in a blanket of snow. Here he meets
Matthew of Valendale
, a winged man, and his rodent... familiar?... student?
Roten
. (Abandoned due to loss of interest.)
Festival of Stars [ PARTICIPATION COMPLETE ] - Rik returns to Naboo to celebrate a little with friends ahead of spending Life Day itself with family... and to check up on
Briana Sal-Soren
. Here he meets her sister,
Blaire Sal-Soren
.
COMRADES NEW AND OLD
Having been linked into the communications of the Foundation ahead of the holiday season by a friend's referral to and meeting with their leader, Rik heads into the new year with change on the horizon, faith that he has finally found his place, and the taking on of his first padawan.
THE HAPAN CONFLICT
-Padawans, Pain, and Priorities
The Plans of Mice and Men [ IN PROGRESS ] - Being notified of his assignment to a new padawan, and subsequently updated as to trauma she may have suffered from attending and witnessing the massacre at the wedding of the Hapan Crown Prince,
Astor Daaray
- an event now called the Scarlet Accord - Rik finally meets with said padawan,
Ceri Fraissi
, for the first time, and with little time to begin their journey together...
The Hapan Crisis [ ABANDONED ] - Rik travels to Hapan Capital of Ta'a Chume'Dan under the backdrop of a conflict-torn Hapan Cluster in his first action as a member of the Foundation, with members of the Order of Shiraya for humanitarian operations, after tensions riled by the Galactic Alliance's Equal Rights Act devolve into civil war, catalysed by the Scarlet Accord, and the Queen Mother's subsequent thirst for vengeance. (Abandoned due to circumstances beyond writer's control.)
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FOUNDATION
NameDescription
Mother Askani
Associate
Foundation Leader
Trent Perris
Adopted Brother
Pilot
ROYAL NABOO REPUBLICNameDescription
Briana Sal-Soren
Friend; Jedi Knight
Shirayan Grandmaster
Good Jedi, but I worry about her, sometimes...
Ceri Fraissi
My Padawan
Bubbliest kid I've ever met!
Kahne Porte
Associate; Jedi Master
His wife and my folks flew together, years ago!
Lossa Aureus
Associate; Dark Jedi?
Shirayan Battlemaster
It's obvious Pinky needsto be handleda talking to.
GALACTIC ALLIANCENameDescription
Jonyna Si
Acquaintance; Jedi Master
Had a good talk with her in the Coruscant temple kitchens, once.
Valery Noble
Associate; Jedi Master
NJO Grandmaster
Where do I even begin with this woman...
LIGHTSWORNNameDescriptionSera Rosh Associate; Jedi Knight
I sure hope she's doing alright.
OTHER FRIENDS & AQUAINTANCESNameDescription
Eenia Vahn
Acquaintance
Met while breaking rocks.
Kyle Torchwood
Childhood Best Friend
Ain't seen him in too long.
Ivalyn Yvarro
Brief Romantic Interest
She's made her choices.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
NameDescriptionJamie Perris [née Brend] Mother Kalidan El-Eison Biological Father
Jamie's First Husband
DeceasedTadel Kieran Perris Adoptive Father
Jamie's Second Husband
Trent Perris
[Brend]↓ Adopted brother [3y diff.] Orin Perris [Brend] ↓ Adopted Brother [age TBD] 
Elsabetta Perris
↓ Half-Sister [4y diff.] 
Kelly T. Perris
↓ Half-Brother [6y diff.] Osira Yasmin Perris ↓ Half-Sister [8y diff.] 
Toby Perris
↓ Half-Brother [12y diff.]
EXTENDED FAMILY
BIOLOGICALNameDescriptionKendra El-Eison Paternal Grandmother Gael El-Eison Paternal Grandfather Diana Hale [née El-Eison] Paternal Grandaunt Luke Hale Paternal Granduncle Estan Hale Paternal 1st Cousin, 1x Rem. Caleb El-Eison Paternal Granduncle Eden El-Eison Paternal Grandaunt Aeron El-Eison Paternal First Cousin, 1x Rem. Cheriss El-Eison Paternal 1st Cousin-in-law, 1x Rem. Caradin El-Eison Paternal 2nd Cousin Damara El-Eison Paternal 2nd Cousin Jorel El-Eison Paternal 2nd Cousin Carmen El-Eison Paternal 1st Cousin, 1x Rem.
DeceasedNalra Brend Maternal Grandmother
DeceasedTrenton Brend Maternal Grandfather
DeceasedMikel Brend Maternal Uncle
DeceasedJames Brend Maternal Uncle
UnknownKaiya Brend Maternal Aunt
UnknownFaline Brend Maternal 1st Cousin
Unknown
EXTENDED FAMILY
ADOPTIVENameDescriptionOsira Perris [née Themis] Adoptive Great-Grandmother Tadel Perris Sr. Adoptive Great-Grandfather
DeceasedKelly Jonathan Perris Adoptive Grandfather Alyesa Organa-Perris Adoptive Grandmother
Kelly's 2nd WifeAriel Organa-Perris Adoptive Half-Aunt Kieran Organa-Perris Adoptive Half-Uncle Iara Organa-Perris Adoptive Half-Aunt Yasmin Iara Perris Adoptive Grandaunt Erix Thiled Adoptive Granduncle Yazmeen Thiled Adoptive 1st Cousin,1x Rem.
OTHER CONNECTIONSNameDescription
Gerwald Lechner
Sith Lord
Taught me the art of shatterpoint, round about a decade ago... when he wasn't a Sith.Character name/tag Relationship description Character name/tag Relationship description Character name/tag Relationship description
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