Character Kaine Zambrano - Darth Carnifex

[Darth Carnifex]

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Basic Information

Full Name	Kaine Zambrano (Galactic Basic) Koemi Zopxloma (Epicant)
Aliases	Darth Carnifex Darth Vornskr (Defunct) Koe Daeva Demiurge
Ranks	Sith Lord
Titles	Dark Lord of the Sith Eternal Father of the Kainate Voice of the Dark Side
Specializations	Sith Warrior Sith Sorcerer Sith Alchemist
Affiliations	Sith Order The Kainate Sepulchral Ultima
Species	Epicanthix
Birthworld	Panatha
Birth Date	787 ABY
Death Date	844 ABY (Later Resurrected)
Age	115
Languages	Galactic Basic Epicant ur-Kittât Comprehend Speech
Education	Formal Instruction Mathematics History Science Literature Sith Training Lightsaber Instruction Dark Side Training
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Sexual Orientation	Pansexual
Eye Color	Emerald (Natural) Molten Copper with Black Sclera (Dark Side)
Hair Color	Black
Height	8'2 | 250cm
Build	Muscular | Atheletic

Epithets

• Arch-King of the Pacanth Reach
• Black Iron Tyrant
• Butcher King
• Destroyer [By the Order of the Beast]
• Dha'naast (Dark Destroyer) [By His Mandalorian Adversaries]
• Fanged God [By the Wanica Coven]
• Godhead [By His Followers]
• God-King of the Epicanthix
• Great Enemy
• Hammer of the Mandalorians
• Lord of Domination
• Qoritwaidardirhoz (Eternal Father)
• Rovagug [By the Order of the Beast]
• Sadist of Noblest Blood
• Sith'ari (Perfect Being) [By His Followers]
• Skanah Aru'e (Most Hated Enemy) [By His Mandalorian Adversaries]
• Sozeal (Savior) [By the Epicanthix]
• Supreme Leader
• Twice-Emperor
• Two Who Were One [Formerly]
• Tyrant
• Warmaster

Biography

Formative Years: Legacy of the Black Bloodline (787–800 ABY)

• 787 ABY | Age 0
  
  • Kaine Zambrano is born through artificial alchemical means to Hazael and Ashriel Zambrano, siblings married for political and genetic eugenics. He is the culmination of a centuries-long program originating from Solomon the Black.
• 790 ABY | Age 3
  
  • His younger brother, Mordecai Zambrano, is born through the same alchemical process.
• 792 ABY | Age 5
  
  • Kaine begins formal instruction in the Dark Side under the harsh tutelage of his parents.
• 797 ABY | Age 10
  
  • His sister, Saeth Zambrano, is born.
• 798 ABY | Age 11
  
  • Mordecai and Saeth begin Dark Side training. Kaine, sensing the same oppressive fate, conspires with his great-uncle Braxus Zambrano to liberate his siblings.
• 800 ABY | Age 13
  
  • Kaine and his loyalists execute his parents and burn down the estate. Mordecai and Saeth are sent to live with their uncle Adriel, while Kaine and Braxus flee to the wider galaxy.

Wanderer & Mercenary: Path of the Seeker (800–824 ABY)

• 800–820 ABY | Ages 13–33
  
  • Kaine and Braxus travel across the galaxy, unearthing lost Sith and Zambrano lore.
• 820 ABY | Age 33
  
  • Joins the Blackfang Group, a shadow militia used by corporate interests to destabilize governments.
• 823 ABY | Age 36
  
  • The Blackfang are betrayed and destroyed. Kaine narrowly survives, going into hiding.

Imperial Agent & Sith Acolyte: Rise Through the Empire (824–835 ABY)

• 824 ABY | Age 37
  
  • Recruited by the Eighth Sith Empire into their Intelligence Agency. Proves exceptionally skilled.
• 826 ABY | Age 39
  
  • Promoted to Minister of Intelligence.
• 828 ABY | Age 41
  
  • His Force-sensitivity manifests fully. Trained as a Sith by Darth Moridin, helping him overthrow the Dark Council. Kaine becomes Grand Vizier of the Empire.
• 830 ABY | Age 43
  
  • Moridin assaults the Mandalorians but is deposed by Empress Ashin Varanin, who retains Kaine as Vizier.
• 830–835 ABY | Ages 43–48
  
  • Kaine manipulates and survives the succession of four Emperors: Ashin, Voracitos, Ardik, and Lussk.
• 835 ABY | Age 48
  
  • Kaine seizes power and becomes Sith Emperor. Begins his First Emperorship.

Death, Rebirth & Vornskr: The One Sith Era (836–849 ABY)

• 836 ABY | Age 49
  
  • Deposed and captured by Jedi on Mon Cala, but rescued by the One Sith. Pledges allegiance to Darth Sortis and takes the name Darth Vornskr.
• 836–844 ABY | Ages 49–57
  
  • Leads One Sith campaigns across the Core, seizing Coruscant and much of the galaxy.
• 844 ABY | Age 57
  
  • Killed by Kiskla Grayson, enters the Netherworld. Returns through pure hatred.
• 845 ABY | Age 58
  
  • Reanimated into a weak vessel, killed again by Gabriel Sionoma, but revives in a stronger body.
  • Result: Splits into two entities: Vornskr and Demiurge.
• 846–849 ABY | Ages 59–62
  
  • Kills Darth Sortis and causes the collapse of the One Sith. Reclaims agency as Darth Carnifex. Consolidates power on Bastion.

Carnifex Ascendant: Reign of the Tenth Sith Empire (850–865 ABY)

• 850 ABY | Age 63
  
  • Founds the Tenth Sith Empire. Begins grand-scale Sith conquests. Constructs the Kainate infrastructure under the Empire's veil.
• 850–865 ABY | Ages 63–78
  
  • Destroys Mandalorian civilization, ruins the First Galactic Alliance, slaughters civilizations, amasses unrivaled power.
• 865 ABY | Age 78
  
  • Voluntarily abdicates the throne. Turns inward toward Dark Side studies. The Tenth Empire disintegrates into warring Sith fiefdoms.

Twilight of the Demiurge: Reunification & Transformation (866–874 ABY)

• 866–872 ABY | Ages 79–85
  
  • Remains focused on esoteric power. The Eleventh Sith Empire forms nominally, divided and chaotic.
• 872 ABY | Age 85
  
  • Demiurge returns. The two halves attempt to reunite through an expedition to Mortis and the Wellspring of the Force.
• 873 ABY | Age 86
  
  • They succeed, becoming whole once more, but are expelled by the Force itself.

The Architect of Eternal Rule (874–902 ABY)

• 874 ABY | Age 87
  
  • Carnifex inscribes alchemical rune tattoos to regulate his immense power. Returns to the Eleventh Empire.
• 875–902 ABY | Ages 88–115
  
  • Enters a detente with Darth Empyrean, the reigning Emperor. Becomes the chief architect of the Eleventh Sith Empire's political theory, formalizing Sith-Imperial Magostratism.
  • From the shadows of Malsheem, he spreads his ideology and tightens his grip on the galaxy.

Current Date: 902 ABY | Age 115

Personality

General Personality

Darth Carnifex is the embodiment of control, presence, and forceful will. He moves through the galaxy not as a man, but as an event—inevitable, consuming, and deeply transformative. His personality is immense, characterized by cold calculation, absolute self-discipline, and a deeply ingrained belief in his superiority over all other beings. Every word he speaks is measured; every gesture, intentional. There is no frivolity in him, no room for small talk or casual indulgences. He operates within a strict internal order that mirrors the empire he seeks to impose on the universe. Others may posture or rage; Carnifex commands through quiet dominance, suffocating presence, and an aura of apocalyptic finality.

He rarely shows visible anger or excitement, instead favoring a kind of still, simmering intensity that can paralyze subordinates and unnerve rivals. When he speaks, his voice is low and deliberate, often laced with veiled threats or cosmic certainties. He has cultivated an almost mythic image of himself—equal parts ruler, prophet, and executioner. He rarely raises his voice, because he does not need to; his power is unquestioned, and his reputation precedes him like a shadow devouring light. To many, he seems less like a man and more like a fixed constant in the universe—immovable, inescapable, and incomprehensibly vast.

Despite his stoicism, Carnifex is not without charisma. He possesses a deep, magnetic force of personality that draws others into his orbit, even those who fear or hate him. He is a master manipulator of perception, wielding fear, reverence, and awe like weapons. Subordinates who fail him do not always meet their end through violence; sometimes, his disappointment is punishment enough. He does not rule through brute strength alone, but through myth-making, psychological domination, and an air of inevitability that makes rebellion feel like heresy against reality itself.

Beneath the surface, however, there exists a profound interior life—an inner realm where he endlessly reflects on his place in the grand tapestry of existence. He is a philosopher as much as he is a tyrant, a man who believes that he alone understands the true nature of the Force and the destiny of the galaxy. His inner thoughts are filled with visions of entropy and order, domination and sacrifice, and a deep longing to bring all of reality into alignment with the will of the Dark Side. He is not whimsical or erratic; every decision is made with centuries in mind, every move layered with purpose. In his view, all beings are either stepping stones or obstacles.

Ambitions

Darth Carnifex's ambitions transcend galactic conquest; they aspire toward metaphysical transformation. He does not seek to merely rule the galaxy—he seeks to redefine it. His ultimate goal is to reshape the fabric of reality itself so that the Sith, and he in particular, become the axis upon which all things revolve. He dreams of a final, irreversible order: a dark cosmos structured entirely around obedience, fear, and power—an eternal Sith dominion in which chaos and rebellion have been obliterated as possibilities. He envisions a galaxy where every system, institution, and being serves the Force—not in its natural, impartial state—but in its most violent and consuming expression: the Dark Side.

To this end, Carnifex is driven by long-term goals that extend across generations, centuries, even millennia. He invests not only in military conquest but in cultural erasure, genetic control, and spiritual colonization. He wants to erase the Jedi not simply as enemies, but as a memory. He seeks to destroy their ideals, dismantle their legacies, and rewrite galactic history such that the Sith have always been the rightful rulers. To him, the Force is not a field of duality to be balanced, but a current to be dominated—and he, its chosen master.

His ambition also extends into immortality—not in the vain, self-serving sense, but in the apocalyptic scale of enduring influence. Carnifex wishes to become a fixed part of the universe, like gravity or death. Through alchemical rituals, essence transfer, and the engineering of his bloodline, he has constructed a near-inescapable network of succession, contingency, and rebirth. If his body is destroyed, his will survives. If his empire is toppled, his ideology lingers like a virus in the minds of the faithful. He will not allow the universe to forget him, because in his eyes, he is the universe's final shape.

Unlike many Sith whose ambitions are reactive—rooted in revenge, trauma, or personal inadequacy—Carnifex's are proactive, structured, and terrifyingly rational. He does not conquer for pride, but because he sees it as a cosmic obligation. He believes that only through absolute control can the galaxy be purified of weakness, instability, and decay. He is a gardener with a flamethrower, burning away the overgrowth of civilization until only what he deems worthy remains. Every act of cruelty, every war, every genocide is filtered through the lens of this ambition: the necessary labor of a god remaking his world.

Political Ideology

Carnifex's political ideology is best described as totalistic Sith absolutism, crystallized into what he defines as Sith-Imperial Magostratism. In this model, all power—military, economic, cultural, spiritual—flows from the Sith, who are considered not just rulers but ontological superiors to all other beings. The galaxy is viewed as a hierarchical pyramid, with Force-sensitives (particularly Sith) at its apex and the mass of unremarkable sentients beneath them, each with their place, their purpose, and their limits. There is no room for egalitarianism or democracy; these, he believes, are illusions that mask chaos and decay.

He sees government not as a service to the people, but as a mechanism for control and indoctrination. Ministries are extensions of Sith will. Law exists to enforce ideological purity. Economics is organized to serve the state and its martial apparatus. Freedom is not a right, but a reward for exceptional service—and even then, always conditional. Carnifex rejects any model that tolerates dissent, pluralism, or separation of powers. For him, the unity of vision, the clarity of authority, and the obedience of the governed are sacred virtues.

Beneath this autocracy is a stratified bureaucracy, where positions of influence are earned not through merit in the liberal sense, but through loyalty, power, and alignment with Sith dogma. Even non-Sith can rise, but only as vassals. Guilds, ministries, and corporate conglomerates are all shackled to the needs of the war machine and the propagation of Sith ideology. Cultural institutions—art, education, religion—are tools for reinforcing dominance and suppressing deviance. He does not merely govern bodies—he governs minds.

There is also an intensely imperialistic strain to Carnifex's politics. He does not recognize borders as sacrosanct, nor non-Sith civilizations as inherently legitimate. All sovereignty, in his view, is provisional—tolerated only so long as it serves Sith interests. His model of governance is universalist: every world must either be conquered or converted. There is no neutrality in Carnifex's universe—only submission or annihilation. He is the architect of a galaxy where even thought must be regulated, where treason begins with doubt, and where the state and the Sith are one.

Spirituality

To Carnifex, the Dark Side is not merely a path or a power—it is truth incarnate. He does not revere it as a deity in the traditional sense, but as the primal force of will, entropy, evolution, and transcendence that underpins all of reality. His spirituality is one of domination: the Dark Side does not ask for worship—it demands obedience, and rewards those who impose their will upon the cosmos. Carnifex believes himself to be a chosen conduit of this force, not its servant but its incarnation, a god-made-flesh whose ascendance marks a new era in the cosmic cycle.

He conducts frequent rituals, sacrifices, and meditations—some private, others conducted on massive, terrifying scales involving entire planetary populations. His faith is expressed not in quiet prayer but in conquest, slaughter, and transformation. He builds temples not for contemplation, but for control, ensuring that the masses are spiritually bound to his vision. The Dark Side, in his teachings, is not something one uses—it is something one becomes. His mastery of Sith Alchemy, possession, resurrection, and essence fragmentation are all extensions of his spiritual doctrine: power eternal, self as divinity.

He recognizes ancient Sith teachings and prophecies but considers himself the culmination of them all—the Omega of the Sith Cycle. Where others study holocrons for knowledge, he consumes them for affirmation. Where others fear ancient Sith spirits, he enslaves them, binding them into relics or siphoning their power into his own being. His theology is explicitly imperial: spiritual salvation is found only through submission to him and the Dark Side he embodies. To defy him is not heresy against an empire—it is heresy against reality itself.

Intellect

Carnifex possesses an intellect of staggering magnitude, operating on a scale and depth that renders most others mere children playing at strategy and ideology. His mind is both analytical and visionary—a rare synthesis of tactical precision and philosophical breadth. He is a polymath in the truest sense, deeply versed in galactic history, genetics, metaphysics, warfare, political science, theology, and the esoteric dimensions of the Force. He views problems not in isolation but as interconnected phenomena, often plotting across timelines that span generations, even centuries. Every decision he makes is layered with intent—every policy, war, or alliance part of a vast lattice of plans designed to converge into a final, apocalyptic reordering of the galaxy.

He has a unique capacity for pattern recognition and abstraction, allowing him to identify ideological weaknesses, cultural vulnerabilities, and spiritual fault lines in enemies and allies alike. His speeches often intertwine prophetic language with incisive political critique, his oratory so refined that it seems to bypass the intellect of the listener and speak directly to their instinctive fears and ambitions. He does not debate—he declares, and in doing so often leaves no room for resistance. His capacity for psychological manipulation is immense, born from his understanding that belief is the strongest weapon of all. He breaks civilizations by first breaking their narratives.

Technologically and scientifically, Carnifex is no less formidable. He is a master of Sith bioengineering and alchemy, having developed weapons and lifeforms that defy natural law. He fuses dark science with metaphysical principle, blending Sith sorcery with machinery to create semi-sentient war engines and cloned vessels for his essence. His laboratories are dread sanctuaries where logic and heresy intersect, where knowledge is pursued not for its own sake but as a tool of domination. He regards innovation as a sacred act, provided it serves the greater tapestry of his will.

Carnifex's mind, however, is not merely strategic—it is existential. He ponders the purpose of existence, the nature of the Force, and the inevitability of decay. His reflections are not idle musings but fuel for policy, ritual, and conquest. He sees himself as the only being fully awake in a galaxy of sleepwalkers, the sole architect aware of the final truth: that only by harnessing death, pain, and will can one shape reality. He is not merely intelligent—he is cosmically aware, and in that awareness, utterly terrifying.

Emotions

Though Darth Carnifex is known for his imposing composure and cold exterior, he is far from emotionless. His emotional spectrum is vast, but it is tightly controlled—channeled into purpose rather than permitted to erupt aimlessly. He has eradicated weakness from his soul through decades of self-mortification, ritual discipline, and psychic refinement. Emotions like guilt, remorse, or pity are viewed as infections—illusions born from weakness or cultural programming. In his doctrine, emotion is only permissible when it serves will, and Carnifex is the ultimate practitioner of this philosophy.

That said, he feels deeply. His hatred is immense—cosmic in scale. It is not petty or impulsive, but ancient, like tectonic pressure built over eons. He does not rage uncontrollably, but rather exacts vengeance with a patient, surgical brutality. His joy is rarely found in trivial pleasure but in the fulfillment of vision: the fall of a rival, the obliteration of a rebellious system, the sight of millions kneeling in submission. These are the moments in which Carnifex finds satisfaction—not in warmth, but in domination realized.

He is capable of admiration, even a form of twisted love, though never directed at equals—only at those who reflect aspects of his ideology or his perfection. His attachment is not emotional dependence but a form of possessive reverence, like a collector cherishing a perfect artifact. He may protect, elevate, or even mourn certain individuals, but only as extensions of himself or as critical components of his eternal legacy. He does not need others, but he may choose to value them, which is a far more terrifying kind of bond.

Perhaps the most haunting element of Carnifex's emotional life is his sense of serenity. He is not a man wracked by internal turmoil or struggling with inner demons—he has become the demon. His alignment with the Dark Side is complete, and from that union comes a grim peace. There is no conflict within him, no shadow of doubt. He is at home in hatred, patient in wrath, and fulfilled in his mission to dominate. He does not need validation because he is the standard. His emotions do not master him—they magnify him.

Kinship

Carnifex's approach to kinship is shaped by a cold, dynastic pragmatism. He sees family not as a sanctuary of love or shared identity, but as a mechanism of legacy and control. Wives, consorts, and concubines are chosen based on bloodline potential, Force sensitivity, and usefulness to his ideological or genetic programs. Their status is conditional and often ceremonial, valued more for what they can produce than for who they are. Carnifex surrounds himself with a constellation of consorts, each carefully selected to advance a specific strand of his vision—whether political alliance, bloodline enhancement, or ritual necessity.

He fathers many children, but few are truly his in the emotional sense. From the moment of conception, his offspring are considered assets—tools to be shaped, tested, and either refined or discarded. Their upbringing is brutal, their lives marked by constant evaluation. Carnifex applies no sentimentality to parenthood; affection is a liability. His children are expected to achieve, to obey, and to embody the will of their creator. Those who fail are not mourned—they are repurposed or destroyed. Those who succeed become avatars of his legacy, groomed to lead, fight, or in rare cases, become him through essence transfer or metaphysical convergence.

His lineage is sacred to him not because of familial sentiment, but because it is the closest thing to permanence in an impermanent galaxy. His bloodline is a latticework of contingency plans, a network of influence that stretches across space and time. Through it, he sows not only soldiers and leaders but vessels for future incarnation, agents of ideological spread, and nexuses of Sith power. Kinship is thus a living architecture, a system through which Carnifex extends himself beyond death, beyond memory, into myth.

The family dynamic he fosters is deliberately brutal. Sibling rivalry is encouraged, emotional detachment is enforced, and loyalty is demanded not to each other, but to him. Carnifex sits as the unmoving center of this solar system of blood, drawing all into his gravitational field. Love among kin is weakness unless it reinforces unity under his rule. In this way, Carnifex's concept of family becomes a microcosm of his empire: hierarchical, relentless, and utterly without compassion.

Personal Conduct and Habits

In private as in public, Carnifex maintains an aura of ritualized control. His daily routines are measured with the same precision as military campaigns. He rises early—if he even sleeps at all—commencing his day with dark meditations, alchemical renewals, and Force communion. He treats his body as a temple and a weapon, undergoing constant physical reinforcement and metaphysical purification to ensure that no weakness festers. His very flesh is engraved with Sith runes—not merely tattoos, but living circuits of power designed to bind and focus his essence. Pain is a constant companion, not as a torment but as a form of grounding, a reminder that mastery is paid for in flesh.

His attire is always symbolic. Whether clad in black armor inscribed with ancient language or wearing dark ceremonial robes woven from the skins of vanquished beasts, everything he dons is a statement of purpose and power. He carries relics, not out of nostalgia, but because each item has been alchemically or spiritually infused to heighten his senses or reinforce his dominion. His presence is accompanied by silence, the scent of burning incense, or the low thrum of Force activity. Even his breathing seems deliberate—measured, disciplined, unyielding.

He rarely indulges in luxury in the conventional sense, though he surrounds himself with architecture and atmosphere that reflect his grandeur. His chambers are massive, echoing cathedrals of stone, metal, and bone—designed not for comfort, but for awe. He finds beauty in terror, elegance in control. His personal meals, when he consumes them, are highly ritualized, sometimes part of esoteric rites rather than simple nourishment. His mind is never idle; when not ruling, he studies, meditates, or engineers new spiritual or military designs.

Carnifex does not entertain leisure. He does not retreat into distraction or allow his mind to be dulled. Every action, no matter how mundane, is performed with intention. His conversations are never casual; every word is a tool. He often walks his sanctums in silence, contemplating the cosmos and the fulfillment of prophecy. His very existence is a statement of discipline and purpose. Where others might waver, he solidifies. Where others rest, he endures. His habits are not quirks—they are the scaffolding of a god, built one unflinching day at a time.

Relationship with Epicanthix Culture

Darth Carnifex's relationship with his Epicanthix heritage is both reverent and transformative. He does not merely acknowledge his cultural lineage—he weaponizes it, elevates it, and redefines it as a cornerstone of his imperial identity. Born of Panathan nobility, he emerged from a warrior culture renowned for its martial discipline, emotional stoicism, and genetic immunity to mental manipulation. These attributes were not incidental to his development; they were foundational. To Carnifex, being Epicanthix is not just an ethnic or planetary identity—it is a spiritual pedigree, a blood-mark of superiority and endurance in a galaxy he sees as riddled with weak and malleable species. The warrior-king archetype of Epicanthix nobility shaped his early understanding of power: that strength is both birthright and responsibility, and that sovereignty is earned through violence, not granted by tradition alone.

However, Carnifex did not merely inherit Panathan culture—he conquered it. As he rose through the ranks of Sith and Imperial society, he gradually refashioned the old codes of honor, loyalty, and discipline from his native culture into new ideological weapons that served his vision. The Epicanthix emphasis on martial valor became a doctrine of absolute domination. Their reverence for family and bloodlines was twisted into eugenic projects of Sith dynastic engineering. Their native gods, ancestors, and traditions were either assimilated into Sith theology or replaced entirely. In effect, Carnifex transformed the cultural foundations of his people into a higher, darker synthesis: Panatha no longer stood as an independent cultural entity, but as the womb-world of gods—his gods.

He surrounded himself with Epicanthix bodyguards, consorts, officers, and soldiers—not merely out of loyalty to his people, but because he saw them as genetically and philosophically predisposed to thrive under his rule. He curated an elite warrior caste drawn from Epicanthix blood, instilling in them not just loyalty to Panatha, but to him as the living embodiment of their ancestral ideals. Many of his most fanatical followers were those who saw in Carnifex not a betrayer of tradition, but its final fulfillment—the ultimate Panathan warlord, risen to godhood. His homeworld became both shrine and fortress, revered as the birthplace of the Sith god-king, its history revised, rewritten, and sanctified in blood and fire.

Yet Carnifex's adoption of Epicanthix heritage was never provincial or nostalgic. He did not romanticize his past, nor did he retreat into tribalism. Rather, he used his cultural identity as a launch point for galactic ambition. In his view, Panatha was too small, too limited, to contain his vision. Therefore, his destiny was to liberate his people from the confines of their history—to elevate them from a noble warrior race into a divine lineage through conquest, alchemy, and ideology. He was not content to be a king of Epicanthix—he would be the architect of their ascension, forging a species myth that transcended flesh and time.

In this way, his connection to his heritage is paradoxical: deeply rooted yet radically revisionist. He is proud of what it gave him—discipline, resilience, immunity, a fierce will—but he does not see himself as a servant of tradition. He is its culmination, its destroyer, and its rebirth. Through him, Panatha iwas no longer a distant world in the Tingel Arm—it became the origin point of a new cosmic dynasty. The Epicanthix, through Carnifex, are transformed from a forgotten people into the firstborn race of a new Sith eternity. Panatha continued to serve as a focal hub of Carnifex's power within the galaxy, before it was destroyed and it's people scattered to the far corners of the galaxy.

But, the destruction of Panatha did not break Darth Carnifex—it galvanized him. In the smoldering ruin of his homeworld, he saw not loss, but transfiguration. The death of Panatha was not a tragedy, but a sacrament—a planetary sacrifice that sealed the severance of mortal ties and affirmed his apotheosis. Where others might grieve the annihilation of their birthplace, Carnifex interpreted it as the necessary immolation of the past, the burning away of limitations, sentiment, and provincialism. In his eyes, Panatha had served its purpose: it had birthed him, shaped him, fed his rise. Now, as ash, it was more perfect than it had ever been in life—a martyr-world consumed in fire to sanctify his eternal reign.

Yet despite its physical absence, Panatha remains ever-present in his mythology. He speaks of it not as a lost world, but as a holy relic—an origin point exalted through destruction. Its soil, fused into glass, is collected and sanctified in Sith rituals. Its name is invoked as both a warning and a prophecy: this is what happens to those who fail to ascend. In the doctrine of the Kainate, Panatha is revered as the crucible that forged the god-king, and its annihilation is framed as a moment of divine convergence—where a mortal world died so that a Sith eternity could be born. For Carnifex, Panatha is no longer a place. It is a myth, a scar, a symbol—and in its destruction, it has become immortal.

Abilities, Powers, and Skills

Lightsaber Combat

Carnifex is a grandmaster of lightsaber combat, with a heavy emphasis on Juyo, Djem So, and his own unique evolution of these forms known as Dark Vaapad. His baseline style is aggressive, forceful, and relentlessly punishing—designed not for elegant dueling but for absolute obliteration. Juyo, the feral and kinetic seventh form, fuels his wrath into overwhelming offensive pressure. However, where most users of Juyo risk emotional instability or wildness, Carnifex brings a chilling level of discipline to its chaos, using calculated savagery as a weapon rather than a liability. Every strike is purposeful, destructive, and intended to break the enemy's rhythm—either physically or psychologically.

His Djem So is no less formidable. He specializes in counters, redirections, and powerful retaliatory blows that turn an opponent's offense into their undoing. With his immense physical strength, Carnifex's Djem So can shatter defenses, batter through guard positions, and break weapons outright. He often fuses the grounded, defensive stances of Djem So with Juyo's unpredictability—creating a hybrid form that allows him to control the pace of battle with brutal fluidity.

What makes Carnifex truly terrifying, however, is his self-devised variant: Dark Vaapad. Unlike Mace Windu's original form, which channeled the dark side through a controlled inner loop to avoid corruption, Carnifex's Dark Vaapad fully embraces the dark side's entropy and savagery. It weaponizes inner chaos as an external force, manifesting as a storm of whirling, cleaving, and crushing strikes powered by hatred and domination. He does not merely react to an opponent's darkness—he overpowers it, devours it, and channels it into explosive, merciless barrages. His style is a death sentence to lesser duelists, whose strikes are consumed in a vortex of annihilating power. Against Jedi, it is doubly deadly, as his form overwhelms with emotional and spiritual pressure, designed to collapse moral and mental defenses through sheer inevitability.

He is fully ambidextrous in combat and proficient in both single and dual-blade forms, though he typically favors a single massive crimson-bladed lightsaber designed for power over speed. His bladework is precise, layered, and deceptively quick for a man of his immense size, often surprising opponents who assume brute force is his only asset.

Force Abilities

In the realm of the Force, Carnifex is an apocalyptic presence. His connection to the Dark Side is vast and volcanic, and his techniques are oriented toward destruction, domination, and endurance. While he lacks the ability to perform mind control, telepathy, or illusion—due to his Epicanthix heritage granting him total immunity to such powers—he compensates with devastating physical and elemental expressions of Force mastery.

His telekinetic power is immense. He can bring down buildings, hurl capital ship debris, or flatten entire squads with a single motion. His use of Force Crush is legendary—often liquefying internal organs or collapsing an enemy into a twitching mass of pulp with but a gesture. Force Choke, Force Wave, and Force Repulse are staples of his battlefield dominance, often used to annihilate entire formations. In more concentrated applications, he can perform precision telekinesis, such as ripping weapons from an enemy's hands, snapping bones inside armor, or collapsing throats mid-sentence.

Force Lightning, in Carnifex's hands, is a catastrophic weapon. His variant, often referred to as Black Lightning or Godflame, manifests in jagged, flame-like arcs of violent, searing energy. His lightning is capable of bypassing conventional energy shields and burning through lightsaber-resistant armor, often accompanied by secondary effects such as neural collapse or prolonged internal burns. At maximum output, his lightning can devastate armored vehicles and cripple walkers, though he typically uses it as a surgical terror weapon to destroy command figures in battle.

Darth Carnifex possesses a rare and devastating mastery of Shatterpoint, a metaphysical perception ability that allows a Force user to detect the underlying fault lines, weaknesses, and critical fracture points within objects, individuals, or situations. Unlike Jedi practitioners who often employ Shatterpoint as a precise or even surgical tool—used sparingly to avoid collateral damage—Carnifex wields it with ruthless purpose, focusing not on preservation, but obliteration. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his specialization: using Shatterpoint to break apart beskar, the near-mythical Mandalorian iron renowned for its resistance to lightsabers, kinetic force, and energy-based attacks.

Where most Sith and Jedi must contend with beskar through brute strength or clever maneuvering, Carnifex simply unmakes it. Through intense study, battlefield experience against Mandalorians, and decades of metaphysical refinement, he has adapted Shatterpoint into a destructive force designed specifically to undo the molecular cohesion of beskar alloys. When engaging an opponent armored in beskar, Carnifex will often slow his pace, channeling his focus into a near-trance-like state, allowing him to perceive the vibrational harmonics and alchemical binding threads that hold the armor together. Once the fracture point is located—be it in a joint, plate, or internal seam—he channels the Force into that singular point with a concussive burst of power. The result is immediate and catastrophic: superheated fractures rip through the alloy, causing it to buckle, splinter, or even explode inward with shrapnel-force velocity.

This refined use of Shatterpoint is not limited to weapons or armor—it also works on alchemized materials, reinforced starship hulls, and even biomechanical augmentations. However, his hatred for Mandalorians and his numerous wars against them have made beskar a symbolic target. In his hands, Shatterpoint becomes a tool of humiliation as well as destruction—stripping Mandalorian warriors of their most sacred protection with what appears to be effortless will. It is not merely the breaking of beskar that terrifies his enemies, but the ease with which he does it, turning their proudest defense into nothing more than brittle scrap beneath his fury.

Carnifex's use of Shatterpoint is silent, subtle, and deadly. To an outside observer, it may appear as though he simply strikes an armored foe with his fist, blade, or boot—and their defense shatters. But the truth is far more sinister: what he breaks is not physical alone, but structural inevitability. Through Shatterpoint, Carnifex does not just defeat his enemies—he undoes them, reducing even the strongest materials in the galaxy to nothing with the focused expression of his will.

Defensively, Carnifex possesses a fortress-like resistance to pain and damage. His Tutaminis allows him to absorb and redirect energy attacks, including blaster fire and Force energy. Combined with his alchemically enhanced physiology, beskar-infused armor, and Force shielding, he can withstand blows that would destroy most Jedi or Sith. He also frequently surrounds himself with a Dark Side aura so intense that it causes nausea, hallucinations, or even psychological collapse in the weak-willed—a purely passive effect of his overwhelming power.

While he cannot manipulate the minds of others, his presence often renders such efforts unnecessary. His enemies do not need to be deceived—they are overwhelmed. His power is raw, immense, and unavoidable, striking like a hammer rather than a scalpel.

Other Combat Skills

Long before his rise as a Sith Lord, Carnifex served in the Imperial military intelligence community as a black operations specialist and field agent. It was during this time that he mastered a host of more "conventional" military techniques that continue to inform his versatility and lethality. These include bladed weapons training, marksmanship, stealth operations, explosives handling, and advanced interrogation.

He is an expert in the use of vibroblades, twin daggers, and war-axes, favoring heavy, high-impact weapons that capitalize on his strength and brutal efficiency. In hand-to-hand combat, he uses a mixture of Sith martial arts and Panathan close-combat styles, often overwhelming faster but weaker opponents with sheer dominance and unyielding pressure. His strikes are not only physically punishing, but often timed to coincide with Force-assisted bursts that can send opponents flying or shatter armor.

As a marksman, Carnifex is proficient in sniper tactics, particularly with long-range plasma rifles, particle beam rifles, and heavy-caliber precision weapons. He often used these skills in his youth to eliminate political targets or eliminate Jedi from extreme distances during wartime operations. Though he rarely uses ranged weaponry as a Sith Lord, he retains the instincts of a master sniper—keen spatial awareness, wind compensation, and patience under pressure.

He is also skilled in grenade deployment and tactical explosives, both in assault and sabotage roles. He has designed alchemical grenades capable of emitting corrosive fumes, Force-suppressing mists, or incendiary shadows. On occasion, he has used explosive traps and breaching charges to sow chaos before personally entering the field.

Perhaps most disturbingly, Carnifex is capable of vocal mimicry, a skill he honed during his early days in intelligence and assassination. He can reproduce the voices of friends, allies, or commanding officers with unsettling precision—often to sow confusion, trigger security overrides, or psychologically torment his targets. While rarely used in overt combat, this ability has enabled him to dismantle trust within enemy units, impersonate command directives, or deliver devastating final words to broken captives.

Relationships

Ancestors	Relations	Status
Magnus the Red	Ancestor	Deceased
Solomon the Black	Ancestor	Deceased
Braxus	Great-Uncle	Living

Immediate Family	Relations	Status
Hazael	Father	Deceased
Ashriel	Mother	Deceased
Adriel	Uncle	Deceased
Titus	Uncle	Deceased
Mordecai	Brother	Living
Saeth	Sister	Living
Braxus	Great-Uncle	Living

The Prime Wives	Species	Status
Salara	Epicanthix	Living
Invicta	Energy Vampire	Living
Emma	Vahla	Living
Izaszh	Shi'ido	Living
Mircalla	Human	Deceased
Ahani	Echani	Living
Valeska	Iridonian	Deceased
Gunnr	Epicanthix	Living
Sochi Ru	Togruta	Living
Saryn	Human (Nabooian)	Living
Valessia	Epicanthix	Living
Teresa	Epicanthix (Augmented)	Living
Pom Stych Tivé	Nightsister	Living
Quintessa	Asa'nyx	Living

Known Concubines	Species	Status
Cryax Bane	Chiss	Deceased
Sylara Vaal	Togruta	Living
Saki Lin	Togruta	Living
Neferteri	Epicanthix	Living
Sophia	Human (Nabooian)	Living
Sera	Human (Nabooian)	Living
Sabra	Nightsister	Living
Kintsugi	Pantoran	Living
Lyra Carik	Zeltron	Living

Noteworthy Children	Mother	Status
Sarlow	Salara	Living
Alvarex	Salara	Living
Joycelyn	Emma	Deceased
Raya	Ahani	Living
Othyn	Gunnr	Living
Magni	Gunnr	Living
Galatea	Teresa	Living
Zeptepi	Pom Stych Tivé	Living
Gawynna	Pom Stych Tivé	Living
Elani	Unknown	Living
Evelynn	Karin Dorn	Living
Izevel	Unknown	Deceased
Domina Prime	Netherworld	Living
Kahlil Noble	Neferteri	Living

Apprentices	Species	Rank / Status
Darth Praelior	Zeltron	Sith Lord / Living
Darth Pyrrhus	Togruta	Sith Lord / Living
Darth Voyance	Twi'lek	Sith Lord / Deceased
Darth Pellax	Epicanthix (Augmented)	Sith Lord / Living
Neyana	Half-Eldorai / Half-Echani Sithspawn	Sith Apprentice / Living
Quintessa	Asa'nyx	Sith Lord / Living
Darth Anathemous	Vahla-Dathomirian	Sith Lord / Living
Eira Dyn	Human	Sith Apprentice / Living
Lina Ovmar	Human	Sith Lord / Living
Cle-Var-Ri	Tiss'shar	Sith Knight / Living
Nisha Skaiyr	Indoumodon	Sith Apprentice / Living
Darth Keres	Sangnir Highblood	Sith Lord / Living
Darth Garoul	Epicanthix	Sith Lord / Living
Darth Morrow	Iridonian	Sith Lord / Living
Soldane Talon	Arkanian-Echani	Sith Apprentice / Living
Lunaria Talon	Arkanian-Echani	Sith Apprentice / Living

Assets

SHIPS AND VEHICLES

• Malsheem
• Qoritwai-class Battlecruiser, Eternal Rule
• SVRN-1 Saziliebm-class Space Superiority Fighter, the Nameless Fear
• Hssiss-class Stealth Shuttle, Crestfallen

BIONIC IMPLANTS

• Empyrean Gland

ARMOR

• Taralraiskaz Sith Warplate
• Fist of Moridin the Great
• Visage of Darth Sortis

DROIDS
MELEE WEAPONS

• Sith Sword
  
  • Derriphan the Devourer
• Lightsaber
  
  • Kotsnwûl, To Break Peace
• Staff
  
  • Scepter of Maenan Gramarye

ALCHEMICAL CREATIONS

• Artifacts
  
  • Adasan Obelisk
  • Dark Oculus
  • Derriphanqyâsik
  • Phylactery
  • Throne of Dominance
• Creatures
  
  • Guzijeij
  • Hyal'Hâsk
  • Lightbane Leviathan
  • Rajakzânkut
  • Sotezi Rathtar
  • Vorn-Strunga

DEMESNE

• Holdings
  
  • Castle Methushael
  • Coruscant Power Conduit Station (CPCS) Designation: 3476
  • Dzwolsûjen
  • Malsheem
  • One Sith Stronghold DC-73
  • Othrys
  • Remnicore

Themes

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