Valens
The Makeb Dragon
Faction: None
Rank: None
Species: Human Arkanian hybrid
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Weight: 6'2" (188 cm)
Height: 175 lbs (79 kg)
Eyes: Steel blue
Hair: White/gray/silver
Skin: Normal Caucasian skin tone, slightly pale
Force sensitive: Mild, untrained
Strengths & Weaknesses
(+) Ambitious: He seeks power at all costs, and has a mission of revenge to fuel him.
(+) Blood Knight: Highly adept at combat. "A sword has no reason to exist except as a sword".
(+) Chessmaster: He tugs at the strings of influence, patiently moving his pieces into play.
(-) Sociopath: Cold, ruthless, bloodthirsty.
(-) Berserk button: His sister and his family. Don't insult them.
Appearance: Valens stands tall at 6 feet 2 inches, with broad shoulders tapering down to a thin waist. He is lean and athletic, his muscles tone but not excessively bulky. His Arkanian heritage has blessed him with silvery white locks which he wears untamed down to his neck. Piercing blue eyes peer out from under an intense brows. He is handsome, although his hair, narrow jaw and gaunt face are almost feminine in appearance. His right thigh is covered in a tattoo of a dragon.
Biography: Little of Valens' childhood is known. What is known comes from the anecdotes of personal acquaintences and files from police and military inteligence. He was born on the planet Makeb to a Human father and an Arkanian mother and grew up alongside a brother and sister. His father was a Knight, and Valens was raised by him to be chivalric in manner and noble in ability. His family lived among a group of aristocratic governors of the imperial government stationed on the planet.
Along with his brother, Valens attended the prodigious Talaos Imperial Cadet School. Though his marks placed him near the top of the class, rumors of Valens' manipulative nature began to circulate. His lineage afforded him membership into the campus's legendary secret fraternal Society of The Cormorant. The content of their secluded meetings turned to myth, the myth turning to whispers in the hallways. Whispers of animal sacrifice, of slavery, and even of murder.
When he was 22, the imperial government was overthrown in a popular uprising. Valens and his classmates were vanguards on the front lines of the government Gendarme. After the toppling of the government after the rebellion, the aristocratic families were scattered throughout the galaxy, stripped of their old power. This failure was unforgivable in the eyes of the empire. Valens' sister was taken from their family and made an imperial consort as punishment for their father's dishonor, and the family lost their landed privilege.
It has been during these past few years that Valens has begun his descent up the ladder, vowing retribution. Of course, those who experience the taste of power often become drunk with it. And in his grab for power, he has already left behind him a gruesome trail. The ruthlessness of his craft has passed into legend-- that of a deceptively-charming sociopath who has earned for himself the monikers "the cruel" and "the vicious". Others call him the Makeb Dragon. It is believed he has taken most of his activities underground, where the sound of his name sends a cold chill down one's spine.
Personality: Valens is seen by those who have worked with him as cold-hearted and calculating, verging on sadism. Few have known him personally. He appreciates formality and politeness, and extends this even to his enemies. He speaks laconically, often utilizing aphorisms instead of verbosity. He is not without a heart. In fact, the few who have known him intimately speak of his soft side. Others, however, say that these are just machinations of his manipulative personality. Alas, he is still a man of his word, and he holds an agreement as sacrosanct. Ship: the Bashe (Rogue-class starfighter)