Emberlene's Daughter, The Jedi Generalist
- Intent: To create an npc master for the council
- Image Credit: The Mandalorian
- Role: Exiled councilor
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Ancilla
- Age: 65
- Force Sensitivity: Master
- Species: Togruta
- Appearance: A tall and lean Togruta standing at 6'2", with a wiry build that hints at years of physical discipline and combat. Their montrals and lekku are adorned with blue and white patterns, accented by white facial markings that have faded slightly with age, giving them a weathered yet commanding presence. They typically wear a dark, intricately textured robe with armored gauntlets and carry dual lightsabers at their hips, reflecting a blend of elegance and menace.
- Name: Sarzana
- Loyalties: Silver Jedi/
Matsu Ike
- Wealth: Moderately wealthy, with resources accumulated from years of service and covert operations. Wealth stems from salvaged artifacts and discreet dealings, with minor stakes in a small trade consortium.
- Notable Possessions: Dual lightsabers
- Skills: Expert in lightsaber combat, advanced Force techniques, strategic leadership, and survival tactics. In their rare downtime, they meditate on philosophical texts.
- Languages: Basic, Togruti, High Galactic
- Personality: Once a noble Jedi, their breaking point came during a grueling campaign in the Outer Rim, where the conflict between good and evil shattered their rational mind. Now, they exude a sinister charisma blending ruthless manipulation with a god like confidence viewing themselves as a deity among the natives they command. They recite poetry and Force philosophies aloud their voice a haunting echo in the dark while their unpredictable nature swings between bold leadership and psychotic cruelty. Though not a sadist, Sarzana justifies brutal acts such as Force induced torments as necessary for a greater victory.
- Weapon of Choice: Dual lightsabers (linked to factory submission).
- Combat Function: Sarzana excels in one-on-one duels, using their mastery of the Force to disorient foes. They work best alongside a skilled ally, providing tactical insight, but their unpredictable nature can make them a liability in chaotic team settings.
- Force Abilities: Telekinesis, Force choke, mind trick
- Exceptional lightsaber dueling skills honed over decades.
- Profound knowledge of dark and light Force techniques.
- Unstable mental state, prone to erratic decisions.
- Reluctance to trust allies, limiting teamwork.
Sarzana's journey began as a third generation Jedi born into a lineage of Togruta Jedi on Shili in 837 ABY, rising through the ranks with a master's understanding of Jedi history from the Ossus Archives. Their early years were marked by rigorous training under Master Tala Voon where they excelled in lightsaber combat and Force manipulation earning a reputation as a prodigy. By 860 ABY, at the age of 23, Sarzana was appointed a Jedi Knight and assigned to the outer rim conflicts, leading reconnaissance missions against resurgent Sith factions. Their strategic brilliance shone during the Battle of Rhen Var, where they orchestrated a daring retreat that saved countless lives cementing their status as a rising star within the Jedi Order.
In 870 ABY, the Silver Jedi Council recognizing Sarzana's analytical mind dispatched them to compile a comprehensive report on the inefficiencies plaguing their military strategies against Sith forces. Submitted in 870 ABY, the report critiqued the Order's reliance on traditional tactics and proposed radical, unorthodox methods. Its severity led to its restriction to the Council and Grandmaster sparking tension with the leadership. In 871 ABY, at the age of 34, Sarzana sought advanced training with the Jedi Brutes, a request initially denied due to their age. Undeterred, they threatened resignation, leveraging their battlefield record until the Council relented. Sarzana completed the grueling brute training by 873 ABY, standing out among younger trainees with their seasoned perspective.
By 875 ABY, Sarzana led a hearts and minds campaign on the Outer Rim world of Kashyyyk, fortifying Wookiee settlements against Trandoshan raids. Their success earned them a promotion to Jedi General but the campaign's toll witnessing the slaughter of innocents planted seeds of doubt. In 880 ABY, the Council assigned Sarzana to a covert operation on the jungle world of Gallos tasking them with raising a Force sensitive militia among the native to strike at Sith outposts taking the planets sithspawn. From an abandoned temple, fortified with salvaged tech, Sarzana transformed the militia into a formidable force, employing brutal tactics Force-induced fear and public executions to crush opposition. Initially successful, their exposed atrocities including the slaughter of a Sith-aligned village leaked in 885 ABY, turning the Councils opinion against them.
The pivotal shift came in 888 ABY when the Silver Jedi, desperate to counter a resurgence of of incursions, sent Sarzana on a near suicidal mission to the Vong galaxy. Tasked with gathering intelligence on the being that were in the war, their bioweapons and their extragalactic forces, Sarzana ventured beyond known space, facing horrors that defied comprehension living ships, remnant Vong warriors with amphistaffs from the void and the relentless machines left the worlds. Isolated for over a year, Sarzana survived by forging an uneasy alliance with a surviving Vong faction, adopting their ruthless survival tactics. The experience shattered the Jedi ideals as they witnessed the Vong's unyielding brutality and the futility of mercy in such a galaxy. Returning in 889 ABY, Sarzana brought back forbidden knowledge encoded in a holocron, but their mind was irrevocably altered, haunted by visions of Vong sacrifices and their own acts of desperation.
In late 890 ABY, after ignoring repeated orders to return to the Silver Rest and executing four Jedi operatives suspected of espionage believing them compromised by Io influence Sarzana's descent accelerated. They retreated to their temple fortifying it further with biotech scavenged from their mission and raised a cult like militia of survivors and defectors. Viewing themselves as a god king destined to purge weakness from the galaxy. In 891 ABY, holo-recordings of their atrocities including the public execution of a Jedi envoy leaked, prompting Grandmaster Matsu Ike to track their movements without direct intervention seeing Sarzana as a cautionary tale. In 892 ABY, Ike dispatched a Jedi Knight team promising but untested to locate and assess Sarzana. By 902 ABY, Sarzana rules their stronghold with an iron will their militia a twisted reflection of Vong discipline. Broken by the war they waged and the Vong galaxy's horrors.