Dark Lord of Passion
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Darth Nwul Shasot'ari aka Wake Nayne, was a force sensitive youth that was recruited on Corellia into the Jedi Order and sent to train on Coruscant until the rank of Padawan. Wake was born with an extraordinary connection to the force that the Jedi had sought to take advantage of. However, his own connection to the force left him susceptible to strong attachments and he fell in love with his Jedi Master, Ibini Abaas. His advances were rejected and he killed his master in a fit of passion, consuming her mind through the unwitting use of the "Drain Knowledge'' technique. This act created a force wound on Wake and left him permanently addicted to consuming the minds of others.
Wake fled into the depths Coruscant after the horrific incident and fell into an anti-establishment swoop gang, Raye's Scrapes. As a humble footsoldier working for the gang, he slipped into an existance punctuated by petty crime. He would often be forced to slip away when he sensed nearby jedi, prompting many awkward conversations with Raye. This came to a head when a Jedi Padawan who had only been sent to scout the Scrapes discovered Wake hiding among them. Catching the youth in the act of reporting his presence to her master, Wake crushed her windpipe with the force in front of Raye. With nothing left to hide he gave into his cravings and consumed her mind as well.
To his surprise, Raye did not turn him away, but instead made Wake an enforcer in his group. With more authority in the small group Wake finally fell into his own. He was remarkably sociable and Raye depended on him to complete deals and handle difficult people. All good things come to an end, however, and Wake's reputation in the Scrapes was becoming problematic for Raye. Despite caring a great deal for Wake, his position in the organization was ultimately his greater concern.
Wake found himself bound up and on a transport heading to the outer-rim before he had a chance to catch his breath. Once again swept away by the whims of others and set adrift, Wake initially seethed with hatred for his lot in life. Yet the more he thought about it, the more fortuitious the situation became. He was off-world, away from the Jedi and from anyone who knew him. He was free for the first time in his entire life. Liberated. It was as if the force itself had guided him to this place, adrift between the starlanes and waiting for his next destination to choose itself. From there he traveled from one dangerous, turbulent world after another. He began to see the natural beauty in violence, in living life to the fullest, the hidden will of evolution, the reality that was danger. There was a light in the dark, but it was not a pure one. It was a flame in his heart that he had never felt before.
He had touched the dark side, and he was not going back. It would not be long before he was discovered by the sith...
Mind Eater Arc
Wake had wandered the galaxy for a long time after departing the Scrapes, occasionally getting himself caught intentionally by slavers in order to be sold and then steal everything that the wealthy owner possessed. This would happen on a regular basis when he ran out of spending money, leading to his final time engaging in such behavior when, during his latest stint with pirates, he was discovered by
Darth Strosius
as a potential acolyte in the Dark Side and brought into the fold. Wake had already begun to develop a religious perspective on the dark side as he felt it through his force wound, and the call of the Sith made his beliefs stronger. He was given basic training before being sent to Korriban to assist in purging the Ashlan who had held it. There he met
Darth Caedes
and wielded his ability to consume minds offensively for the first time.
During the battle, Wake lost himself to bloodlust and consumed dozens of both the living and even specters of ancient sith in his rampage through the catacombs. When he came to himself, he'd slain an Ashlan leader with the surname Shande. It was through consuming the man's memories he learned of his daughters and much of the structure of the underground labyrinth. He opted to take the two girls in and learned the truth that he had abused them for some time, they were happy to see him gone. Wake immediately went into training the two girls as well as exploring the depths in order to assist Caedes who he saw as someone worthy of looking up to. During his explorations he stumbled upon theoretical documents that lead to the creation of Nexus-Infused Star Iron as well as the discovery of an artifact ring, The Ring of Sorzus Syn.
After discovering such treasures, Wake became obsessed with Sith Temples, Ruins, and the history of their people. He turned to meditation often, sometimes struggilng with the numerous minds that he'd consumed and endeavored to digest them into something he could control. As his meditations continued on the nature of the Dark Side and he explored temples, he came upon an undeniable truth in his own mind. That the Sith were weakening themselves, he chose to pursue wielding the Dark Side with the 'full spectrum' of emotions. His first experiments with it were explosive and dangerous, almost losing his mind, but eventually he learned to master this form of drawing on the force and realized just how powerful a Sith could become if they embraced their positive emotions.
Wake went on to expose several people to these teachings, some directly, some indirectly. It was during his exploration of tombs and spreading the idea of this form of dark side use that he arrived on Utakis and met
Corazona von Ascania
, stopping her from committing suicide. He exposed her to his ideas and tried to help her work through her emotional turmoil. This deeply intense encounter ended in romantic tension that bubbled over several times after that, beginning an afair between the two. Shortly after their time together he departed to consolidate what he'd gained and consume the last bit of memories from his first big meal. Wake fled to a hidden sanctuary and finally stabilized his mind, recieving visions from the force telling him to search out a Sith'ari to restore the Sith Order into a proper Empire.
He named himself Nwul, meaning Peace, mocking the Jedi.
Dark Steward Arc
After resolving himself and stepping out of his meditation as Nwul, the Sith made his way to various worlds to reconnect with those he had been apart from during his explorations. He reached out to Caedes, Alisteri, and was even summoned to the feet of
Darth Carnifex
who saw that he would be the voice of Sith Culture in the future and gave him his endorsement in that regard. Nwul began to study more potent sith sorcery as time went on, and during his search for deeper texts he encountered powerful individuals like
Adeline Noctua
as well as encountering his first formal apprentice in
Shasill Kaarte
who he took in before throwing himself thoughtlessly into his work once more.
Through his explorations, Nwul eventually stumbled on a storehouse belonging to Darth Sidious and plundered it for its wisdom. There, he discovered a ritual capable of revitalizing a world. Sidious had found the idea laughable and had dismissed it but kept the text anyway for his collection. Nwul saw the potential to use the ritual to empower himself and even gain a stronger following. He had come to believe that Fanaticism, a perverted form of love, was one of the most powerful ways to channel positive emotions in the Dark Side. Before he had a time to test the ritual, he had a vision to go see to the assitance of
Darth Malum of House Marr
and found the young man confonted by
Srina Talon
and
Darth Empyrean
himself.
There, Nwul saw firsthand what had become of the Sith Empire and through his eyes he saw nothing but a patchwork mess reigned over by a walking corpse of a tyrant. Disgusted, he dismissed the idea of serving any self-proclaimed Sith'ari despite his visions demanding that he serve the Order and see to it that it rose again. He returned to his meditations, angry and bitter over the failures of his kin and wondered if there was anyone who had the desire to restore dignity to the Sith. It dawned on him through another vision, a vision of a Golden Age of the Sith, a vision of a scarlet and gold empire rising like a phoenix out of the worm infested corpse of what was left behind.
An Empire created by him.
Nwul set his plans into motion, declaring himself a Lord and secretly calling upon those he suspected would support him to be ready and watch and see the miracle he would perform. He chose Thule, a world that had been desolated by Sith infighting and through a harrowing ritual that changed his body forever and lead to the creation of the Jensaa race, he terraformed the world in a day, turning it into a jungle planet. Narrowly surviving an encounter with
Valery Noble
, Nwul accelerated his plans and assembled the indiviuals he had baited with his miracle. He would create a promise between the Sith and the Imperials that felt scorned by them, a formal pact, a Golden Covenant. Through it, he would undermine Empyrean and take the Empire as his own.
Appearance
Wake is rather attractive for his age and background. Corellian born, he has the long thin nose and high cheekbones common to many of his people. His eyes are a brilliant green color. He wears his black hair short and shaggy around his head. His skin is covered in scars and tattoos. Wake keeps his body very clean and some argue that he has a compulsion when it comes to cleanliness. Wake dresses to the occasion and rarely decides to wear clothing one would consider casual, preferring to play the part demanded of him at all times.
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Personality / Tropes
- Affably Evil Nwul is a jolly guy prefering to enjoy life rather than be miserable like most of his peers.
- Agent Peacock Nwul loves flair and panache, and enjoys dressing for the occasion when he's not wearing his cassock.
- Badass Bookworm Nwul personally identifies as an academic, despite his growing powers.
- Benevolent Boss Nwul takes his subordinates very seriously.
- Beware The Nice Ones Nwul is generally a nice and affable person. Cross him at the risk of your own health, safety, and sanity.
- Beware The Silly Ones Nwul is often one to goof off when he has an opportunity and can do silly things, going as far as to noogie a Jedi padawan once.
- Beyond Redemption Though Nwul is a sensible person and is open to dialogue and conversation, he is utterly irredeemable and will never find his way back to the light.
- Brutal Honesty Nwul doesn't hold back sometimes.
- Deadpan Snarker Nwul will never let a snarkable moment go unsnarked. No stupidity shall go unpunished.
- Deal With the Devil Nwul offers his services for free most of the time, but coming to see him a second time may come at a cost. He is prone to orchestrating situations that put others in his debt.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me! While Nwul identifies as a lazy person and is mostly uninterested in violence, his victories are all earned, and he refuses to be handed one.
- Eldritch Abomination Nwul is a living force wound connected to a purified form of the dark side and his mind is supported by hundreds of other minds. Some can see the so-called 'threads of madness pretending to be sane' behind his eyes.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones Nwul deeply cares about his adoptive daughters and anyone who he develops an attachment to. He believes that attachments are only chains when you are too weak to ensure their safety.
- Even Evil Has Standards Nwul has his own set of rules, and while he uses his powers for manipulation on occasion, stealing the freedom to feel disgusts him.
- Evil Genius Nwul was smart to begin with, but after absorbing the minds and intellects of dozens of people, he is a damn-near genius.
- Evil Is Hammy Nuff said, Nwul loves a good show.
- Evil Virtues Nwul has rules and behaviors that he doesn't deter from.
- Friendly Enemy Nwul has an obsession with mental health, and goes out of his way to help even his enemies when they are suffering from emotional turmoil, wholly intent on liberating their feelings and helping them face them.
- From Nobody to Nightmare Nwul was nothing more than a simple padawan studying to become a librarian at the Coruscant Temple before his fall.
- Graceful Loser Nwul doesn't mind losing as long as he gets away with it.
- Magnificent Bastard Nwul is a charming, villianous man with a goal.
- Manipulative Bastard Nwul is a manipulative bastard, full stop.
- Meaningful Name Nwul's name mean's "Peace" in the Sith Language and is a rejection of the Jedi Order's concept of peace.
- Motor Mouth Nwul loves to hear himself talk.
- Nice to the Waiter Nwul treats the 'help' well, and respects their efforts. The Natural Order doesn't mean be a jerk.
- No Sense of Personal Space Nwul likes to get up close sometimes.
- Pet The Dog Nwul has a soft side and is often kind despite his beliefs.
- Perpetual Smiler Nwul rarely frowns.
- Pragmatic Villainy Nwul's style of villainy is often pragmatic, he doesn't like picking fights and hates being put into a position where he has to do excessive things. There is always a bigger picture.
- Serial Killer Nwul eats the minds of his victims in an almost ritualistic fashion.
- Villain Has a Point Nwul's perspectives on the dark side and the force in general often convince or sway the people he speaks with.
Wake is an outwardly charming an even pleasant young man. He carries himself with an arrogant casualness that is often mistaken for other less promising personality traits. He intentionally shows little interest in advancement and prestige, preferring to remain behind the pack in terms of his own education. Wake has a profound love and belief in the sith code and firmly stands by it on a philosophical and logical level. He believes that a proper sith should not look unlike a jedi on the outside, and in fact doing so is to their advantage. He firmly believes that the Sith code leaves room for more simple pursuits and insists peope take the time to actually enjoy life rather than waste away in the shadows. He also believes that a sith is a master of their emotions, not a conduit, and giving into baser emotions and desires serves no other purpose but to waste a precious resource that could be directed to something useful. He has been known to react violently and with icy cruelty towards those who squander their gifts, and has several times been accused of killing his peers. Ultimately, Wake is a fanatic.
Despite or perhaps as a result of his nature, Wake is a hedonist. He enjoys putting on shows and airs for others, making himself appear incompetent if necessary. Finding time to relax and enjoy the fruits of his labor is very important to him and he will take pains to exercise his right to the good life while being careful to not become too attached to said 'nice things'.
Over the past few years since Wake discovered his unique force talent, Wake has consumed the knowledge and memories of several victims. The power has had a lasting effect on his psyche. Wake should not be considered-by anyone who knows him-to be a boy of his age. He posesses the memories and experiences of every victim he has claimed and has adapted them into his arsenal. This has had the subtle effect of prematurely aging him mentally and has also had the added consequence of him picking up behaviors and ticks belonging to exceptionally strong personalities he has tasted.
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VICTIMS OF CONSUMPTION
Wake's ability to consume the memories, knowledge, and emotions of others is an innate power that he was born with. He is addicted to the sensation of consumption and to those on the outside it appears as if he is consuming a soul. This ability does not increase or influence his physical condition, but it provides him, intellectually, with the information that his victims once had including techniques and strategies. This also has a consequence of influencing his personality and behaviors to a degree.
Wake has learned that the emotions tied to the memories of his victims can be used as fuel to increase his overall power in the Dark Side. He has since consumed millions of lifetimes worth of memories, being forced to create the Jensaa people to offset the burden on his mind. His consciousness is now vast compared to a mortal mind, making his intellect and willpower frightening.Name Thread/Event Acquisitions Jedi Master Ibini Abaas Initial Incident, Wake's Backstory Numerous Force Powers, Academic understanding of Lightsaber Forms, Intimate Knowledge of Jedi Politics and Philosophy Numerous Non-Force Users Wake's Backstory Memories, Emotions (Dark Side Power), Habits Pirate Captain Belk I told you so. Basic Naval Tactics, Knowledge of Pirate Shipping Routes and Hidden Treasure Locations. Emotions (Dark Side Power). Several Ancient Sith Guardian Spirits Scouring of Korriban Sith Philosophy, History, Numerous Dark Side Force Powers, Knowledge of Trakata. Large amounts of emotions and history (Dark Side Power). Ashlan Guardian Sher Shande Scouring of Korriban Location of his Daughters, Personal History, Emotions, Lightsaber techniques, some new perspective on Light Side powers. Ashlan Civiliand and Defenders Scouring of Korriban Memories, Skills, and Expertise of: A Starship Designer/Shipwright, A Shock-Pike wielding defender, A force ritual researcher, several politicians, mathematicians, engineers, scientists, scholars of the force and academics of the secular world. Numerous force users and others. Nwul's Travels Memories, Emotions (Dark Side Power) Force Specters Nwul's Travels Memories, Knowledge of Force Powers, Emotions Millions of Ghosts, Jedi, Sith, and neutral alike. The Cleansing of Thule Enormous power, Knowledge, Memories, Emotions, and Skills
FORCE POWERS
Wake has grown in power since his first encounter with the Sith and his descent into studying the force. His expanded powers have given him new insights and new perspectives on what it means to be a force user. He has developed a technique to channel the power of the dark side with the full spectrum of sapient emotion, even positive emotions, granting him a greater depth and variety of power without the limitations and distractions of hate and rage. His training at the feet of Ibini Abaas was only the beginning and after consuming her mind he has finally processed a great deal of her knowledge and experience. He has studied the depths of the Dark Side, learned with Sith Masters such as
Darth Caedes
and
Darth Strosius
, read ancient texts, observed holocrons, communed with and devoured sith spirits in his pursuit of expanding his knowledge.
Since then he has consumed many sith spirits including the spirits of Sith Lords to assimilate their knowledge and experiences. He uses their emotions and memories to fuel his own dark powers and has developed a vast reserve of power. It can be safely assumed that if he has acquired the knowledge of a force power he has at the bare minimum become skilled if not specialized in it. Many abilities have now been mastered including the use of alchemy and sorcery.
His power grows and the depths of his connection to the force intensify. While his comprehension and knowledge may be in another realm entirely, his capacity to wield the force at his current stage puts him squarely at the DARTH rank. A waking nightmare.
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LIGHTSABER FORMSThe minds Wake has consumed have given him some understanding of lightsaber technique. Unfortunately, knowing something and both comprehending it and mastering it are very different things. He has a general understanding of various forms as well as a textbook-like conceptulization of their philosophies, but little more than that. He will have to be taught how to properly use the skills he has stolen for himself.
Orange - Base Skill Level
Red - GrowthForm Name Proficiency Acquired Training Thread(s) I Shii-Cho █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Taught by Ibini Abaas II Makashi █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas III Soresu █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas IV Ataru █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas V Shien/Djem So █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas VI Niman █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas VII Vaapad █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Consumed from the mind of Ibini Abaas n/a Trakata █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Self-Taught
Personal Strengths
- Fanatic - Wake is beginning on the journey to understand that there is more to the force than the theories and philosophies that have been placed before him. He has found strength in love, a perverse love, worship. He is at the cusp of understanding that if one channels fanatiscism it is just as potent, if not more so, than rage and hate. After all, what is more powerful than love? Even in its most twisted form.
- Jack of All Trades - Wake has consumed many minds and has a wealth of skills outside his force abilities. For example, he happens to be a fairly good teamaker, a skill he gained from consuming his beloved Jedi Master's mind.
- Cunning - Wake is above all else, cunning. He uses a mixture of patience and opportunism to make his own luck. He will never again fall into a trap similar to the one he fell into on Coruscant.
- Sensitive to Emotion - Nwul cannot read minds, but he is the most sensitive Sith in the galaxy when it comes to feeling the emotions of others. It is very difficult to hide one's emotions from him.
- Cloud of Feelings - Nwul does not hide his emotions but rather allows them to rage like a storm, positive and negative, inside of him. This makes it very difficult to sense what he is feeling.
- Semi-Corporeal - Nwul has become part Jensaa, his body can shift and move like mist, teleporting short distances and even changing shape. He commonly changes into a female form.
Personal Weaknesses
- Wound in the Force - Wake possesses a terrible force wound that has rendered him addicted to the consumption of minds and knowledge. While the symptoms of addiction are mild, they are still everpresent. The wound is slowly changing his body and can have unforseen problems. Powerful Jedi with the ability to detect wounds in the force are able to locate Wake's general vicinity or may even attempt to scry on him from afar. As an entity possessing a 'Dark' attuned wound, powerful light-side force abilities cause him significantly more harm than traditional powers.
- Wanted Man - Wake is wanted by the Jedi order for the murder of his master. As a result, most Jedi know his face and name, making it hard to operate in secrecy within Jedi controlled territories.
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ON HAND
The following list consists of items that Wake generally keeps on hand or are worn by him at any given time. He should be expected to possess these items on any interaction.Name Quantity Lore Link or Description Acquisition Light Combat Armor (Standard) 1 N/A Starting Gear Sith Warblade 1 Link Acquisition Derriphan 1 Link Acquisition of initial parts. Constructed offscreen. (article incoming) The Ring of Sorzus Syn 1 Link Acquired on Korriban. (article incoming) Heavy Blaster Pistol 1 Link Starting Gear HBP Spare Clips 2 100 shots per Starting Gear Holorecorder 1 Link Starting Gear Handheld Holocommunicator 1 Link Starting Gear Thermal Detonator 2 Link Starting Gear Hold Out Blaster (concealed) 1 Link Starting Gear Pouch of Throwing Knives 1 (20 Knives) N/A Starting Gear Pouch of Smoke Bombs 1 (10 Bombs) N/A Starting Gear Lightsaber of the Gilded Council 1 N/A Gift from 
Darth Xyrah
PERSONAL ASSETS
The following list consists of personal assets belonging to Wake. These may also include indentured (npc) servants, vassals, and droids.Name Type Description (Image Link) Acquisition The Shande Twins Servants Yjome and Darya Shande, Rattataki Ashlan survivors of the Purge of Korriban. Both Force Sensitive. They serve as Wake's bodyguards and attendants as well as enjoying the perks of being his adopted daughters. Link Link The Golden Legion Armed Forces Soldiers providet to Nwul by
Darth Xyrah
N/A
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The Aftermath -
Kills
Bounties
Special Accolades
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Mind-Eater
Album Cover# Type Title Participants 1 Private See? That's the Problem! 
Braze
Matthew of Valendale
2 Private I told you so.
Darth Strosius
3 Faction Reclamation - The Scourging of Korriban (Sith Order) Lots 4 Private Not Quite Forgotten 
Aliris Tremiru
5 Private You have got to be kidding. 
Zal Aditi
6 Private Just a spot of shopping.
Valery Noble
7 Private Peylin: Call to Adventure 
Peylin
8 Skirmish Caldera Crisis Lots 9 Private So it would seem
Aliris Tremiru
10 Private Peace is a Lie, a beautiful one. 
Capris Halcyon
11 Private New Blood 
Lirka Ka
12 Private Built to Break
Corazona von Ascania
13 Private Yeah no, I'd rather not. 
Miri Nimdok
14 Private Shadows of Eclipse 
Elias Edo
15 Private I love everything
Matthew of Valendale
16 Private Party Time 
Lila Doneeta
Dark Steward
Album Cover# Type Title Participants 1 (17) Private All Things in Time
Adeline Noctua
2 (18) Private A Serious Craving
Darth Strosius
3 (19) Private An Audience with the Devil
Darth Carnifex
4 (20) Private Just About Enough 
Vestara VII
5 (21) Private Blasted Troublemaker 
Tae'l Vizsla
6 (22) Private At Long Last
Darth Caedes
7 (23) Private Full Spectrum
Miri Nimdok
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