Child of the Lost
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a guardian/battle companion for Alluria Ivalice
- Image Credit: Dark Horse Comics, and associated artists
- Role: Sh'rketh will act as a guaridan of Alluria as well as her war mount.
- Permissions: N/A
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- Person: Alluria Ivalice
- Event: Night of the Star Cross [CIS]
- Age: Fourteen
- Force Sensitivity: Non-Force User
- Species: Rancor-Dragon
- Appearance: 16 feet tall, with a wingspan of 60 feet, much like the rest of his kind. Sh'rketh's scales are a slight shade of grey, differentiating him from others in appearance. Two scars run along the left side of the neck parallel for 12 inches.
- Name: Sh'rketh
- Loyalties: Alluria Ivalice, Mandragora
- Notable Possessions: None
- Personality: When around Alluria, Sh'rketh is seen to be calm and will not attack those friendly towards it or her. However, should their bond alter or hostilites are seen, Sh'rketh will become aggressive much like its larger counterparts. Despite a bond having formed between them, Sh'rketh has a level of respect toward her, much like a dog would to a human who has helped it in someway.
- Training: Sh'rketh has been taught how to act as a mount, as well as what is suitable for it to eat, as allowing it to freely eat anything it desires would be a nightmare for any world with a population. Through time spent with Sh'rketh, Alluria has taught it to recognize current members of the Mandragora, and Knights Obsidian as allies. Anyone beyond them tends to require her influence upon him. After a scuffle with another beast, Sh'rketh has been taught not to pick fights with other beasts of Ryloth or who answer to her brothers and sisters of the Mandragora.
- Combat Function: In combat, Sh'rketh can be a frightening sight to some, as Rancors often are. His large clawed hands can either swipe at or pick up people or objects, even throwing a large object such as boulders a medium to short distance away. Taking flight, Sh'rketh can provide air support, diving down on opponents to either crush them with his weight, pick up a target, bringing them into the air where he may drop them back to the ground below. In flight, his tail may even be used as he flies lower to the ground, swiping it at targets though it isn't as accurate at smaller targets. With Alluria upon its back in flight, it may serve as a means for her to recon an area, or to transport her and another from one area to another.
- Flight - Unlike your usual Rancor, Sh'rketh has wings which allow it to fly, soaring over the landscape. While he isn't as fast as a starfighter, he can still sustain flight, allowing him to soar high above. Though eventually, as with all fliers, he must come back to the ground to relax his wings and rest.
- Animal Bond - With their mental connection, Alluria and Sh'rketh can feel each other's emotions. This allows her to temperr his more destructive tendencies and guage how he acts in the field.
- Understanding - While Sh'rketh cannot speak in the same way Alluria does, he has learned how to understand her and will follow commands given, should she choose to give any.
- Brute Force - Light attacks are not something to expect from him as his larger size and strength would prove to work against that agenda. If he is not attempting to grab something, Sh'rketh will use his weight to crash into larger targets to bring both of its large claws down to crush boulders or even walkers should they prove to be unable to withstand it.
- Size - Despite being smaller than your average wing-less Rancor, Sh'rketh is still rather large, which can become a problem against smaller, more nimble, opponents.
- Animal Bond - Should their connection be hindered or a shift in Alluria's psyche occur, Sh'rketh may become more aggressive, possibly attacking anyone it feels has caused the problem. Only with the restoration of his bond with Alluria would he return to his normal state.
- Loyal Guardian - Sh'rketh is protective of Alluria and will attack anyone that causes what it considers harm to her unless stopped by Alluria herself. Anything deemed as an attack on Alluria would include things that may cause physical harm, or even put her into a state of distress.
- Stealth? What's that? - From his sheer size alone, Sh'rketh is unable to be 'stealthy' as even in flight the beats of his leathery wings may be heard in some cases. To ask for him to be quiet is impossible as he has been known to enjoy a nice roar at his next meal or if he has been angered.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
During a social gathering on the planet Roon, Alluria had joined others of the Mandragora on the beaches where a pack of wild Rancor Dragons had been soaring in the skies above. Intrigued, she observed them, taking an interest in the beasts throughout the event. At a later time, she returns to Castra Obsidia to find them once again, locating one on its own which appeared to have been one she hadn't seen with the others. Though it had shown aggression towards her at first, Alluria didn't flinch. Without lifting her weapon, nor forcing it to her will, she showed him that she wouldn't fear the beast, nor that she meant to cause it any harm. Bringing him food, and even allowing him to hunt, she began the stepping stones of their partnership.
Later, as she moved him to Ryloth, she had influenced him through Animal Bond to ensure that he wouldn't attack crews aboard ships or the twi'leks once they had arrived. Providing the beast with a sufficient lair in which it would remain content took time and searching. It had to be one that would be near the Castle, while also not effecting the Twi'lek populace. Once its home had been established, she would visit him often to continue working with him and as the training progressed, she felt more certain that the threat he would pose was far less than it would normally be. Through the lessons, Alluria had gained a new understanding of the rancor, and the effects of the Force upon such a creature.
