Boethiah
Dark Messiah
Anja Aj’Rou
| Social Info |
Faction: The Primeval
Rank: Host Lord
Home: Imperial Palace, Ravelin, Bastion
Marital Status: Single
Force Sensitive: Yes
Force Rank: Witch Elder
Force Alignment: Darkside
| Physical Info |
Species: Umbaran
Gender: Female
Age: Thirty-six
Height: 172.72cm
Weight: 56kg
Eyes: Pale Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
| Strengths & Weaknesses |
Master Illusionist: A master of illusions and trickery, Anja’s magicks allow her to easily deceive foes.
Acrobatic Agility: Years of training and discipline provided the witch with an agile, balanced, and flexible physique.
Commanding Aura: Feared, respected, but not loved; she has a natural ability to lead armies, fleets, and nations.
Strict Justice: Anja casts judgements without discrimination, even her greatest allies are no exception.
Delegating: The Host Lord prefers to delegate tasks to the most capable, this does mean she often relies on others.
Prophetic Visions: Her actions are influenced by her vague and difficult visions, unsettling to most.
Zealous Cynic: Anja believes strongly in the will of her Gods but has doubts towards her divine mission.
One Trick Pony: Anja’s only weapon discipline is with vibroblades and swords.
| Appearance & Personality |
Like most Umbarans, Anja is pale-skinned, cold-eyed, and slender-built. Not born on Umbara, Anja does not follow the tradition of shaving her head and instead has long dark locks kept to shoulder length. Anja is usually seen wearing ceremonial armour handcrafted for her when she became Host Lord, but she occasionally wears dark green robes when left alone or in the presence of those close to her. A plain necklace of unknown origins is also sometimes seen around her neck.
Anja is a serious, just, and otherwise zealous woman with a commanding presence. She’s not a socialite, finding most forms of social gatherings to be distasteful and a waste of time. A curious individual, Anja is known for putting herself in unnecessary danger in order to gain knowledge or discover lost relics. This curiosity has become somewhat of an obsession with Anja diverging from her duties in order to uncover mysteries.
Anja rarely connects with individuals, having completely professional relationships with almost everyone she’s acquainted with. The only notable exception is her unusual rivalry with Keira Ticon.
| Possessions |
Weapons: Vibroblade
Armour: Anja's Armour
Artifacts: The Nameless Book
| Biographic Info |
Anja was born the first and only child of Azaran Aj’Rou to an Unknown Mother. Growing up in the custody of the Bleeding Sun and under the guidance of her father and its leader, Anja was raised with an inquisitive disposition and an appetite for knowledge. In her early years she was observed as being quiet, patient, and curious; rarely playing with other children she instead chose to read books, explore outside, or observe the affairs of adults. When she became a teenager, Anja changed many of her focuses towards combat discipline. Specifically she focused on the mastery of the vibroblade a commonly favoured weapon within the Bleeding Sun and Primeval. Still, however, she maintained her curiousness and preferred training outdoors and in the wilderness.
As she came of age and neared her rituals for adulthood, Anja became close with a fellow student named Scyre. The two often trained side-by-side and eventually became childhood sweethearts. This development lead to jealousy from Scyre’s father, Daim, an ambitious leader in the Priesthood caste. In an effort to break them apart Daim orchestrated their rite of passage to be against each other. In Primeval society, when members of the higher caste come of age they are instructed to fulfill the Rite of Suffering. Essentially two young adults would fight each other to the death and the victor would be rightfully an adult member of their society.
On the day of their fateful duel, Anja and Scyre were shocked to find out the two would face each other. Their attachment to one another had caused hesitation in their actions and if either of them failed to kill the other they would both be disgraced. The honourable nature of Scyre caused him to become sloppy as he avoided striking Anja in any fatal attempts, much to his dismay she did not offer the same hesitation as she struck her sword into his chest. Whatever feelings the young woman had for him were lost the moment she put duty above love.
After completing her Rite of Passage, Anja was officially inducted into the Bleeding Sun and quickly rose through its ranks becoming a leader within the Order. On her twenty-fourth birthday it was announced by the Prophet that a Host had been declared. In five years time a gathered fleet, army, and resources would be sent towards the greater galaxy in an effort to find their lost Gods and reclaim what is rightfully theirs. Her father, Azaran, saw this as an opportunity to raise the status of the Aj’Rou family and sought to place his daughter in position as Host Lord, supreme commander of the expedition.
Many trials, rites, and duties were accomplished by Anja during these five years and on the day of the Host the Assembly of Priests had voted her name as the Host Lord. With only a short time for preparation, Anja brought with her ceremonial armour, a vibroblade, and Bleeding Sun robes. When the Host set off, the fleet drifted through space for nearly a year; several worlds were slaughtered along the way until they arrived at Gulamendis.
At Gulamendis, Anja brokered a deal with then High King, Ozuvyn Sar-Sargoth. With an army of Gulandi Sephi at their back The Primeval were able to establish a permanent presence in the Eastern Unknown Regions and allowed them successfully conquer several Star Systems in their Primordial Marches. During these six years she had expanded her personal powers greatly, becoming a feared and respected Witch in Wildspace. Her mission remains the same; find the lost Gods and claim her divine destiny.
