A T R O P O S
- Full name: Zephyr Michael Carrick
- Preferred Name: Zephyr Carrick, Ventus
- Alias: Ventus, Buurenaar Cabur - Storm Guardian,
- Titles: Harbinger of the Abyss, Warrior of Manda'lor, Reclaimer of Mygeeto
- Species: Near Human
- Race: Human(25%), Arkanian-offshoot(25%), Zeltron(50%)
- Homeworld: Voss, Arkania,
- Faction(s): The Silver Jedi, Mandalorian Crusade,
- Rank(s): Grey Knight/Dark Jedi Knight
- Class: Guardian, Shadow, Bloodied
- Master(s): [member="Xander Carrick"], [member="Maya Carrick"], [member="Jericho"], [member="Isley Verd"](Manda'lor)
- Padawan(s): N/A
- Force Sensitive: Yes, Highly
- Force Alignment: Chaotic Good/Lawful Good Mix.
- Gender: Male
- Age: 23 Galactic Standard Years
- Height: 6 foot even
- Weight: 195 pounds
- Complexion: Caucasian
- Eye Color: Electric Blue, Sometime dull blue
- Hair Color: Circassian Sea Blue with Flecks of Gold due to Dark Side corruption, Lights up to a vibrant Electric Blue when using the force.
- Distinguishing Marks: An unnatural blue hair color for most humans, he gets it from his mother as a Zeltron. He also has a symbol imprinted in his right eye, as well as a tattoo of it on his right shoulder. He has various scars along his body, including one on his midsection from a Zakkeg.
- Voice Sample: Noctis Lucis Caelum, Final Fantasy XV - Sample - He speaks with a slight Mando'a Accent as he has learned from birth to speak the three languages of his heritage. Mando'a, Basic, and Arkanian.
- Appearance description: Zephyr is as wild with his hair, as the winds he is name after. Taking much like his Father in having a rather muscular build due to being a swordsman. However having a more lean look rather than a very overly huge build that is his father Xander. Zephyr also takes the colorful traits of his mother with hair, and a brighter skin tone than his father. Having a more lean face after his mother, Zephyr is almost quite literally the perfect mix of traits from both sides of the family. He has a Scar on his right cheek from a sword cutting him in the Dominion of Mygeeto, and a slight scar on the left side of his neck just under his jaw line from a Spar with his friend Celiana. A very nasty scar is along Zephyr's midsection due to a confrontation against a Zakkeg.
- Marital Status: Single,
- Sexual Conduct: Hetrosexual, Sexually Active.
- Languages: Galactic Basic, Mando'a Arkanian, Understands many more.
- Occupation: Guardian of Dantooine, Swordsman, Mandalorian bloodied, Part time Employee of Carrison Tech and Fashion. Subsidiary of Arakyd Industries, CEO & Founder of Monster Hunters Inc.
- Residence: Voss Bachelor Pad, Various apartments on Echol'ya.
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|| Strengths ||
- Sword/Bladed Combat: Zephyr is a very talented young man with the sword. He has been training in various forms of bladed combat. From rudimentary swinging of the sword, to more complex forms such as the Echani usage of a one bladed weapon. Taking unto his father much faster than he did, Xander keeps telling everyone, "Someday he will surpass my strength with a blade."
- Lightsaber Combat: Zeph has an affinity for Shi-Cho (Form I) and Soresu (Form III). The conjunction of both of these forms allows Zeph to retain a very defencive fighting form, as well as a wider sweeping, more powerful arcing form of the Shi-Cho lightsaber fighting style. This allows him to be very adept at lightsaber combat for his age. Even for a rather "simple" lightsaber form, combining the two, with his ranging powerbase, and abilities, Zephyr is quite the combatant over all.
- Military Training: Zeph isn't the best shot, nor is he the worst. Having various training with the Silver Sanctum Coalition's Military, as well as Mandalorian training, Zephyr is a good combatant combined with his already expanding arsenal, as well as learning various weapons such as Slugthrowers, Blasters, and more weaponry for those who are not adept of the force.
- Observant: Zephyr has learned from his father much about keeping an eye about your surroundings and how they can react towards you. As such, He is very observant. Retaining knowledge rather easily and keeping it there, He is borderline Hyperthymesia.
- Fast Learner: Taking up on force abilities, forms of combat, and even general tactics, Zephyr is a very fast learner. Teach him, or show him something, and it usually only takes a few tries for him to get it down.
However on other things, he may be a bit slow.Zeph has come to learn a lot faster than he used to with other fields of work and play. Including lingo and other Galactic Standards. This also allows him to catch onto fighting forms just from watching others. Much like he is observant, Zeph can catch on very quickly to how people react, and act towards him, and others. Letting him learn abilities, fighting styles, and other forms of combat much quicker than most. - Stamina: Having a very high stamina allows Zeph to fight a rather long time. Either by the force, or in bladed combat. After training his body to become closer and closer to its peak physical condition, He can use a sword just as effectively as his lightsaber. Being able to stand toe to toe with Lightsaber users with a heavier weapon. This is increased further with Force Rage. Allowing him prolonged use of this ability. However, the longer he uses it, the more tired, and fatigued he can become after he leaves the "rage."
The Jedi Way: Zephyr has shown time and time again that he is very much a Jedi. And chooses to side with the Silver Jedi much like his father is. Fighting for those who cannot protect themselves, and taking the Jedi Code to heart in almost every way of life, He wants to become the best Jedi possible.- Honor Bound: Zeph has come to be known as a rather honorable person. While he may be cruel in his actions, even attacking people out of rage, or hate, he understands that people are just doing what they think is right. Each person has their reasons, and he gives them the benefit of the doubt. He doesn't like to face women in battle, and rumoured to go easier on them. As well, his word means a lot to him. If he gives a person a promise, he intends to keep it. Only when he would cross this line, is when others have done something to him, or those he cares deeply for.
- What Way?: After many lessons in the force, and various encounters with Dark Jedi, Neutral Force users, and even Sith Lords, Zephyr questions what is right, and what is wrong within the force. Yes, it can be dark and consuming, but shouldn't everything be taken in moderation? Zephyr believes the force is a tool, yet is a living entity that grants power to those who are chosen to wield it's abilities. As such, Zephyr has no real place to call himself a Jedi, a Sith, or even anything.
- Heritage: Born from a Mixed father, and a Zeltron mother, Zephyr has a little bit of both running through his blood. He has very good looks, and attributes most of that from his mother, his ears aren't as pointy as his fathers, nor are they as round as his mother's. He does not have the ability to release pheromones.
- Sides of the Force: While Zeph identifies as someone who uses the Dark side of the force, he is not someone who is consumed by it. Using his abilities more like tools, or pure skills that are best left in moderation. Zeph can be seen using rather darker influenced abilities within the force, as well as lighter sided, or neutral abilities. Zephyr has no real side that he relies solely upon. He uses a mix of both, and as such, finds no place among the Darkes of Sith, nor the Purest of Jedi.
Teenager: He is still very much a child. Disobeying his parents, and even more so being a rebel and going against teachers rules. He does follow rules, just more so when people who he thinks he can do better than, he will not follow instructions from.Rebel - As he was once a teenager, Zeph still rebels against most forms of authority. As such, he is considered a wild card due to charging into battle against orders because he will feel that he needs to charge into battle, while a superior may be telling him to fall back. This has been shown multiple times with him charging into battle when his Manda'lor, Leader of the Mandalorians, told them to fall back, or even when he went against his father's judgement and used the dark side of the force to aid him in battle.- Conservative Rebel: In the past, there are many instances of Zeph running headlong into battle against orders, or even going against authority figures such as his father, his Master Isley, Isley's sister, and even lost an arm and part of his honor among the Mandalorian clans for doing so. As with him learning from his mistakes, he is still a rebel. One to fight against authority, but only if when necessary. Even then, Zeph can now be seen leading people, and carries himself a little more so with skill of various consequences that have happened in the past.
- Emotional Fighter: Using emotions is sometimes good, and can really help when in a pinch. However, Zeph can sometimes take it a little too far. Instead of using "happy" thoughts or emotions of good things, he also uses anger, hate, and rage. Which can lead to him seeming him a little darker than he should be. Taking this further, Time and time again is mentioned of Zeph using his emotions to allow him to fight further in combat.
- Women: His father has taught him to hold women to a higher standard than himself. And as such, will do so. Being a gentlemen towards most women, about the only person he doesn't act this way towards to is his Twin sister. He prefers to not fight women, and will even in some cases, not kill the opposite sex simply because he has been taught to hold them to a rather high regard.
Headstrong: Charging into battle, and not really forming a game plan before making an attack, Zephyr followed very much after his father when he was a child. Worrying about the consequences of his actions later, rather than when he makes the decision.- Tactical Analysis: As Zeph tries to now learn how to be more thoughtful of his fighting, and his stance upon the battlefield, He can sometimes over think things that he will not need to worry about. As such, he finds that over time, he will put himself into bad situations because he predicts too many things all at once. Making him nervous, or overcompensate at the worst time possible.
Slow with the Lingo: Zephyr may be smart, and learn fast, but he is slow on the uptake on social interactions. Charging up to whomever his target may be, he will invade your space, and not think anything of it. He just doesn't quite understand that some people have boundaries that need to be kept.Battle Happy: Zephyr is overly happy and wants so badly to be in a battle. He has heard stories of his father being a leader for the Silver Jedi, and other fights where Jedi would use amazing force power. He want's in on the action so badly.- Fight till the end: With being an emotional fighter, as well as one to keeps very closely to his word, he will give it his all in a fight. Never backing down. No, he won't challenge everyone, he is smart enough when to not fight, but if he is going to die, then he will go out kicking and screaming and covered in somebody's blood. He doesn't seem to know the term "Give up."
- Self-Doubt: Having doubt within himself, He had refused to kill a man in battle. However, once he had seen what battle was, he was no longer happy about fighting. He didn't want to fight. And soon after, went into a rage during the battle of Mygeeto. This caused him to doubt himself in his abilities, as well as his lack of skills. He also doubts in the lightside of the force. believing that there is not a Light, or Dark. There is only existence.
- Its Time to Work: No matter what relation you have with Zeph, he takes his work seriously. Including battle. So any time that he will be in battle, he won't refer to you as the nicknames he may call you by, or by other non formal terms. He takes battle, and "work" in general very serious.
- Right arm: Due to his actions on Echoly'a, Zephyr had his right arm removed due to shrapnel damaging his arm. Removed to save his life, it was later replaced with a prosthetic limb. While this can be good, it's also bad. He doesn't really trust his arm as much as he should. While he still uses it, he isn't so much right handed anymore. Learning to become ambidextrous to compensate.
- That one button: There is one thing you never touch about with Zeph. And that is his dear friends, or his family. Many of those include his biological family of the Carrick Tree, as well as his adoptive family of the Verd Clan, and some others. Say anything against him? he won't care, and will likely walk away. Say something about his friends, or those he loves, and he won't back down.
- Bottled up: He can't share his feelings with others very well. Sure he has some small romances in the past, notably with Celiana, but otherwise, he doesn't really show you who he really is. He tries to hide himself. This can clearly be seen how he likes to work alone, and tends to use stealth abilities when doing so.
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|| BIOGRAPHY: ||
Pre-Roleplay
Growing up without a father for most of your life is hard. Considering the last known memory of him was when I was a kid trying to pick up his hammer, and him chuckling in the background. I was born on the planet Voss to my mother Maya, and father Xander. Both of whom are Jedi Masters within the Silver Jedi Order. My Father a well know Lightsaber duelist, and Telekinesis user, and my mother a Jedi Healer, and Leader of the Sage Caste within the Jedi Sanctum. I grew up with a younger twin sister. Freyia. While she was always the more adventurous one, I was the one at home studying, and training. Becoming the best I could so that one day I could fight beside my father on the fields of glory.
I dreamed of being able to fight the Sith to protect my family. I felt as though with him gone, I had to make up for it. And as such, I would train day in and day out. While my sister may be going off to visit friends and having parties, I was in the training yards with my sword and my father's old lightsaber. Training to become a better bladesman.
It was only recently that my father had emerged from a cave upon Voss, that he had come back to us. I have tried to grow closer to him as a Son, and as a Jedi apprentice to him, and my Mother. However, they can get on my nerves. I am close to becoming an adult, and I want to be treated as such. They need to let me into battle at some point. I will fight eventually. It's only a matter of time.
Preparing myself for life is what I am trying to do, but my mother doesn't see that. She doesn't understand me. Dad was out in the Galaxy at my age, Why can't I be?
Roleplay
After working with my father and his return from his cave, I had grown closer to him. I wanted to spend as much time as I could with the man who had allowed my mother to give birth to me. I don't quite forgive him of what he did, because mom was so distraught with sadness, and it killed me to see her that way. However, after seeing him, and getting to know him, I understood why my mom loved him. And I grew to like him.
After training with him and a few of his apprentices, and even some more training from my mom, I wanted to start growing up and getting out on my own. I wanted to become a man. And that is why I joined up with the Mandalorian Empire. Sure I still have the Silver Jedi with me, but I think the Mandalorians who are rising in the face of not having a Manda'lor is where I am meant to be. A new place, for a new kid. I am even receiving training from a mysterious man named Jericho. Though he may turn out to be better, I had noticed that he beat my father in a tournament.
I have participated in my first official battle. I got a few scars and bruises over it. Even as I am writing this information down, my mother is fretting over my cuts. Honestly, I like the scar on my cheek. Maybe it makes me look cooler or whatever, but honestly, I want to keep it to remind myself that battle can be harsh, and tough. As for what happened? I don't want to talk about it at the moment. Just like my wounds, my memories are still fresh.
I just hope I can get over this, and still be able to train and perform at my best.
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It has been a few months now. After the battle, I moved in with the Mandalorians. Becoming one of the many Mando'ade who had joined with Isley in his new claim of the Mandalorian Empire. On the battle, I had used the dark side of the force to influence me. I just couldn't be with my family anymore. I left them from their home, and moved to my own place on Voss, and having various apartments on Echol'ya, the capitol of the Mandalorian Empire. While in one of my training sessions alone, I had come across Celiana. A woman who hailed from Eshan, and moved around herself. Having a spar with her, we decided to have a date. It was quite a good time. However, I still had training to do.
Having more lessons from Jericho, and Manda'lor himself, I learned of the weapon dubbed, the Darksaber. As such, using the various items that I had gathered up, I forged my own lightsaber to be used by myself. Aimed to aid me in my useage of Shi-cho, and Soresu lightsaber forms. I have become smarter over time, and have become even more powerful than what my father was at my age. Even as an apprentice, I have already lead a battle, Fought a Leviathan, and fought against Sith in Invasions.
Helping with the formation of the group known as the "Crimson Brotherhood" I made my way into their ranks and hope to become a Dark Jedi myself. Learning of the Dark side of the Force to protect my family. And later reveal myself to my family. Protecting them from the sidelines while my father did the same in the light of day. I will be the watchful Shadow. The villain they need to keep pushing themselves, and myself.
Hopefully I will be up to this task.
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Taking lessons from my mentor, and surrogate father, Isley Verd, I began to grow within the force considerably faster than most. I have learned much more about the force, and its capabilities such as destruction, manipulation, and even able to use it to induce rage within myself. Going on missions to deny the stealing of Mandalorian Iron, I was hasty, rushing forward into battle. Losing my arm, and honor with the Crusaders. I went against orders. After such, I was tasked to hunt and kill a Zakkeg. I was successful, and I earned back my honor as a Mandalorian.
After such, I was stuck training to learn how to use my right arm again. The new prosthetic was made for my body type, and I need to regain function with my arm. Even only after two weeks without its usage, I needed to be back up to fighting standards to be even considered for operations or missions. I stayed in relative contact with my father during this time. Updating him that I had my arm removed and to let him know I was fine. After this, I discovered I had a ghost following me. Gale is her name, and neither of us have a clue why only we two can interact with one another.
During this, I found the Holocron of Darth Marr. A Sith lord who perished just before the Eternal Empire came into power. His holocron lending me strength in the area of Force teachings, Soresu lightsaber form, and even force rage. Helping me to learn how to contain the rage within my emotions. Working with various others for a sudden threat against the Mandalorians, even participating in a summit of the Mandalorian Crusaders to come to terms with the planets under our influence, and to become Guardians of those we chose to be. It was here, directly after, that I was Knighted within the force, and took up the title of Buurenaar Cabur, or Mando'a for Storm Guardian.
After this, I have still much to do. Hunting down a Dar'Manda, aiding the Mandalorian Clans, and even getting new gear to increase my arsenal of weapons and tech. I also made a friend along the way, Brother of Nikias, Akhilleus. King of the Hellyni people.
Now on the road to Mastery, I need to work harder than ever before. With friends, allies, and my company, hopefully I will get somewhere.
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