Ashin Varanin
Professional Enabler
NAME: Velok, a.k.a. Anrakk, a.k.a. Torkan, a.k.a. Stormcaller
FACTION: None, for the moment
RANK: Sith Master
SPECIES: Whiphid
AGE: ~190
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 7'7"
WEIGHT: 290lbs
EYES: Yellow
HAIR: Gray
SKIN: Gray-brown
FORCE SENSITIVE: Yes
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (Required: 2 Weaknesses Minimum) :
Strengths:
Velok is a master of energy manipulation and Force Drain, although he struggles to control his hunger. He is also superb with Force constructs such as Spears of Midnight Black and Force Wraiths. He has performed a variant of Force Walk on a handful of occasions. His signature powers include Force Bellow.
Weaknesses:
Velok has absorbed the spirits and memories of various individuals, a process that has left him vulnerable to possession. In moments of extremity, his victims have been known to take command of his body and act against his interests in deadly ways.
The power gained through these absorptions is difficult to control, and he has failed many times.
Velok has spent much of his life cataloguing obscure Force techniques. Although he has a few favorites, this extreme generalization has left him vulnerable to specialists.
Mental attacks, for example, have been highly effective against him when employed by mental specialists.
Furthermore, his extremely wide repertoire includes many useless techniques, and the time required to choose between them leaves him vulnerable in many situations.
He is old, tired and weak. His kidneys are failing, and he has a nephrostomy tube leading to a bag strapped to his thigh.
SHIP:
The Wayward Son, a Baudo-class star yacht modified to be a personal library and trophy room.
BIOGRAPHY:
*Original biography: http://starwars-exodus.wikia.com/wiki/Velok
A child of the Gulag Virus's depredations, the last heir of the Blackguards, Velok has spent two hundred years cataloguing every Force technique he can find, while purging the galaxy of unworthy Sith. His agents and gamepieces have included Ashin Varanin, Je'gan Olra'en, and the carbon-frozen Darron Wraith. Age and the Dark Side of the Force have taken their toll on his body. He wears a nephrostomy tube whose bag is strapped to his thigh beneath his ratty Jedi robes.
Oddly for a Whiphid, he is erudite and colloquial; his grasp of Basic is excellent. His powers are diverse and often useless, but he is capable of creating moments of true terror and successfully lying to exceptionally powerful beings. He is willing to sacrifice nearly anything for knowledge and victory, including, at one point, the life of Ori'vod, his best friend. He prefers to keep to the shadows when possible.
KILLS:
Darth Obscurus: “The Beast and the Shadowman,” 2009. http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8878
BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
None.
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ROLE-PLAYS:
A few significant RP's:
Lords of the Sith: Vignettes (2009-2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8751
A catalogue of short stories chronicling Velok and his plans in motion.
The Beast and the Shadowman (2009): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8878
At the cost of his best friend's life, Velok destroys a Sith academy and murders Darth Obscurus, one of the galaxy's most powerful Dark Lords.
The Sojourn (2009-2010): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8770&hilit=velok
Disguised as a Jedi, Velok helps lead a galactic odyssey of Lightsiders seeking to learn from various Force sects, including the Baran Do, the Witches of Dathomir, the Zeison Sha and the Aing-Tii Monks.
The Winnowing (2009-2010): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8786
Velok and his lieutenant Ald Sorosel pit cultists, Jedi and Sith against each other in a deadly race, culminating in Velok's recruitment of Darth Ahkris to his organization, None Whatsoever.
Narglatch Cantina (2010): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9081
Disguised as 'Anrakk,' a barely literate Whiphid, Velok works aboard his subordinate's starship, using the disparate crew's adventures to further various goals.
Sith Empire: Forged in Fire (2010): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9118
Velok and his associates disguise themselves as a secretive cabal of Sith Lords and conquer a portion of the Sith Empire.
The Rise of Malakai (2010): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9096&hilit=velok
Velok goes toe-to-toe with a Sith god and his torturer henchpersons, and somehow forges a working relationship. His mind is ripped open and he is given the ability to absorb spirits.
Jade Empire: Sons of Thunder (2011): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10170&hilit=velok
Velok screws with an Unknown Regions government.
Mon Calamari: Tidal Wave (2011-2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10254&hilit=velok
Velok defends an Executor-class vessel against Charon invaders at one of the galaxy's great battles.
Sith Empire: Covalent Bonding (2011): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9802&hilit=velok
RP'ed by Darkheyr with permission. Velok participates in the forging of the new Sith Empire at the highest levels.
Sith Empire: Parabellum Descant (2011-2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10360&hilit=velok
Velok trains his apprentice and otherwise manipulates various situations within the Sith Empire. Trench warfare. Much fun.
Recovered Artifacts Part One (2011-2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10385&hilit=velok
Velok manipulates a Dark Side cult, to their destruction, and finds himself defeated by an Ithorian Jedi healer and a tenacious, expert smuggler. He is overcome by the spirit of Darth Kren, one of those who he absorbed.
Sith Empire: Coup de Grace (2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10599&hilit=velok
Velok lays the groundwork for Ashin Varanin's coup of the Sith Empire.
Arcanix: Shadows and Light (2011-2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10517&hilit=velok
Velok and his associates redirect a Force Storm during one of the galaxy's great battles.
Rise of Malakai 3: The Veil of Night (2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10743&hilit=velok
Velok goes head-to-head with a Sith god again, and emerges successful.
The Covenant Takes Flight (2012): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10845&hilit=velok
Velok's plans must be adjusted to account for the needs of an old associate, Ia'raklane Beorht.
Shadows' Descent (2013): http://www.sw-e.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11436&hilit=velok
Velok must defend a Sith Empire facility alone against an army of powersuited Jade Empire commandos, Systems Alliance battle walkers, and nuclear weapons.
