Laira Darkhold
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DARTH HEXTOR
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To codify a central NPC for Darth Orthus
Image Credit: Herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm4JEZudf0c
Role: One of Darth Orthus’s three Apprentices
Links:
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: Early 30’s
Force Sensitivity: Experienced Knight
Species: Rattataki http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rattataki
Appearance: Being a Rattataki, Hextor is bald with pale skin and yellow eyes. As a gladiator he would scar himself for every person he killed, a habit he retained as a Sith alongside Darth Orthus. Now instead of each defeated opponent, he only marks for noteworthy kills as minions deserve no record upon his person. He stands about one hundred seventy five centimeters tall, weighing around seventy five kilograms, Hextor is of lean build with a duelists physique.
Hextor prefers simple clothing and armor, shying away from heavy sets of platemail for lighter armor that do not impede his mobility. His left arm always bears a few more segmented parts than his right, as he uses it for blocking more often, sometimes using the vambrace and rerebrace as a shield.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Darth Hextor
Loyalties: Darth Orthus | Imperial Revenant
Wealth: Having been raised and bred as a gladiator, Hextor has little need for comforts and luxury. Sometimes he will indulge in wine and food, but he has no desire to accumulate wealth or finery.
Notable Possessions: Lightsabershttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber | Armor | Cloak of Hate
Hextor wields a pair of Lightsabers, both with basic lightsaber functions such as dual-phase settings and bifurcating ignitions. One of them is set with a wide blade emission which he uses primarily to block projectiles and make heavy slashes, and another with a very thin, precise blade for disarming and piercing armor.
He wears a set of armor similar in construction to Imperial Knight Armor of the Fel Empire for protection, fabricated with fewer abdominal plates and a few extra pieces on the left arm for defense, and a black cloak over his shoulders.
Skills: Hextor’s skills lay solely with melee combat. He could pick up a blaster, or fly a starfighter, but he’s not known to be skilled with them. What he is known for is prodigal skill with a blade, excelling as a duelist. What little skill he has the Force related to combat is primarily used for enhancing his physical attributes, making short blinding flashes of light as distractions, and when he’s feeling like showing off, small bursts of Force Lightning.
Outside of combat he is able to conceal his presence and on rare occasion with great effort he is able to conceal his body by bending sound and light to pass unseen and unheard, though he is unable to manage this and conceal his presence as it is a very taxing ability.
Personality: Hextor considers himself witty, with a dry sense of humor, not above cracking jokes whenever the mood strikes him. He acts arrogant, but in truth he is fully aware of his own capabilities and shortcomings, fully willing to retreat when the odds are not in his favor, even at the expense of his mission. Some consider him a coward for this, but he considers himself a survivor first and foremost. His sense of survival is one of the aspects that make him a useful apprentice, as his Master shares much the same ideals as he does and has a respect for who Hextor acts, just so long as they both remain useful to one another's survival.
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber
Combat Function: Hextor is a duelist, adept at engaging a small number of foes in melee. He uses his limited skill with the Force to close the distance, and then using it to enhance his speed and reflexes. In combat he is treacherous, using ambush tactics, distractions,the environment, and anything else that he can to gain any slight edge over an opponent.
Strengths:
Throughout his life, Hextor has been known by many names, Thorn, Akator, Gaius, Hextor. As a Rattataki he was born into violence and strife, being raised alongside gladiators and pitfighters. His youth was one of struggle, having to pick scraps of his homeworld’s miniscule resources, steal what he could, and kill if need be. Hextor was introduced to the concept of killing sentient beings as early as ten, and continued as his survival required of him.
As he grew into a teenager he, and many others of the tribe he lived with, were taken into slavery by Zygerrians who intended to use them as gladiators for their arenas. Entertainment for the masses. Hextor was branded as “Akator” and sold to a prolific zygerrian who used him for mid-card fights to ready the crowd for the main events. Hextor’s remarkable reflexes and treacherous conduct earned him renown in the pits and his master would treat him to wine and feasts upon each victory.
For years he managed to keep himself from advancing to the more dangerous main event fights, sandbagging his skills in order to ensure fights appeared close so that he would not be forcibly advanced. He understood that for all his master praised him, he was easily replaced and so long as he earned money off his death, his master would be pleased. His master arranged to hold a private competition for a Sith visitor, to pit his entire roster against one another in the hopes of gaining the Sith Lord’s favor. Hextor was forced to kill his sparring partners and allies for the Zygerrian’s amusement, but throughout the fight he heard the Sith protest the act several times. As Hextor was preparing to kill another of his former comrades the Sith Lord subjugated the small arena, forcing everyone to stop. Hextor floundered under the oppressive will, but was the first to break free and regain his composure. The Sith recognized his dormant Force-Sensitivity and request that he accompany the Sith back to his home to be trained. To serve. As a final offer, the Sith Lord allowed Hextor to decide the fate of everyone in the arena, who much to his surprise, Hextor merely wanted the gladiators freed. When asked about the master, Hextor simply responded “It is his nature, all he knows. Why punish him for the crimes of his culture?” And so Hextor joined the Lord of Truth.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To codify a central NPC for Darth Orthus
Image Credit: Herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm4JEZudf0c
Role: One of Darth Orthus’s three Apprentices
Links:
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Age: Early 30’s
Force Sensitivity: Experienced Knight
Species: Rattataki http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rattataki
Hextor prefers simple clothing and armor, shying away from heavy sets of platemail for lighter armor that do not impede his mobility. His left arm always bears a few more segmented parts than his right, as he uses it for blocking more often, sometimes using the vambrace and rerebrace as a shield.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Name: Darth Hextor
Loyalties: Darth Orthus | Imperial Revenant
Wealth: Having been raised and bred as a gladiator, Hextor has little need for comforts and luxury. Sometimes he will indulge in wine and food, but he has no desire to accumulate wealth or finery.
Notable Possessions: Lightsabershttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber | Armor | Cloak of Hate
Hextor wields a pair of Lightsabers, both with basic lightsaber functions such as dual-phase settings and bifurcating ignitions. One of them is set with a wide blade emission which he uses primarily to block projectiles and make heavy slashes, and another with a very thin, precise blade for disarming and piercing armor.
He wears a set of armor similar in construction to Imperial Knight Armor of the Fel Empire for protection, fabricated with fewer abdominal plates and a few extra pieces on the left arm for defense, and a black cloak over his shoulders.
Skills: Hextor’s skills lay solely with melee combat. He could pick up a blaster, or fly a starfighter, but he’s not known to be skilled with them. What he is known for is prodigal skill with a blade, excelling as a duelist. What little skill he has the Force related to combat is primarily used for enhancing his physical attributes, making short blinding flashes of light as distractions, and when he’s feeling like showing off, small bursts of Force Lightning.
Outside of combat he is able to conceal his presence and on rare occasion with great effort he is able to conceal his body by bending sound and light to pass unseen and unheard, though he is unable to manage this and conceal his presence as it is a very taxing ability.
Personality: Hextor considers himself witty, with a dry sense of humor, not above cracking jokes whenever the mood strikes him. He acts arrogant, but in truth he is fully aware of his own capabilities and shortcomings, fully willing to retreat when the odds are not in his favor, even at the expense of his mission. Some consider him a coward for this, but he considers himself a survivor first and foremost. His sense of survival is one of the aspects that make him a useful apprentice, as his Master shares much the same ideals as he does and has a respect for who Hextor acts, just so long as they both remain useful to one another's survival.
COMBAT INFORMATION
Weapon of Choice: Lightsaber
Combat Function: Hextor is a duelist, adept at engaging a small number of foes in melee. He uses his limited skill with the Force to close the distance, and then using it to enhance his speed and reflexes. In combat he is treacherous, using ambush tactics, distractions,the environment, and anything else that he can to gain any slight edge over an opponent.
Strengths:
- Melee: Hextor is an excellent Lightsaber duelist, trained in several forms of lightsaber combat and with a background as a Rattataki gladiator.
- Survivalist: First and foremost Hextor ensures his survival. If the situation appears dire to his senses, he will withdrawal or wait for the circumstances to turn in his favor. He will not engage opposition he doesn’t believe he can contend with.
- Training: Hextor lacks significant formal education, and lacks in depth training with the Force. Most of his life was spent without any knowledge he could use it, and so instinctively he relies on his physical capabilities, even when his use of the Force might be more advantageous or useful.
Throughout his life, Hextor has been known by many names, Thorn, Akator, Gaius, Hextor. As a Rattataki he was born into violence and strife, being raised alongside gladiators and pitfighters. His youth was one of struggle, having to pick scraps of his homeworld’s miniscule resources, steal what he could, and kill if need be. Hextor was introduced to the concept of killing sentient beings as early as ten, and continued as his survival required of him.
As he grew into a teenager he, and many others of the tribe he lived with, were taken into slavery by Zygerrians who intended to use them as gladiators for their arenas. Entertainment for the masses. Hextor was branded as “Akator” and sold to a prolific zygerrian who used him for mid-card fights to ready the crowd for the main events. Hextor’s remarkable reflexes and treacherous conduct earned him renown in the pits and his master would treat him to wine and feasts upon each victory.
For years he managed to keep himself from advancing to the more dangerous main event fights, sandbagging his skills in order to ensure fights appeared close so that he would not be forcibly advanced. He understood that for all his master praised him, he was easily replaced and so long as he earned money off his death, his master would be pleased. His master arranged to hold a private competition for a Sith visitor, to pit his entire roster against one another in the hopes of gaining the Sith Lord’s favor. Hextor was forced to kill his sparring partners and allies for the Zygerrian’s amusement, but throughout the fight he heard the Sith protest the act several times. As Hextor was preparing to kill another of his former comrades the Sith Lord subjugated the small arena, forcing everyone to stop. Hextor floundered under the oppressive will, but was the first to break free and regain his composure. The Sith recognized his dormant Force-Sensitivity and request that he accompany the Sith back to his home to be trained. To serve. As a final offer, the Sith Lord allowed Hextor to decide the fate of everyone in the arena, who much to his surprise, Hextor merely wanted the gladiators freed. When asked about the master, Hextor simply responded “It is his nature, all he knows. Why punish him for the crimes of his culture?” And so Hextor joined the Lord of Truth.
