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Name: Liam Du'Cal
Race: Halfling (Human/Hapan)
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Height: 6'2"
Hair: Lengthy, sandy
Eyes: Gray
Force Sensitive: Yes
Personality
Liam is a down to Earth kind of guy, who hates to leave a room unless everyone is at least trying not to smile. He's outgoing, but not in an overly annoying sort of way. He understands boundaries, and bubble space, but neither of those are going to stop him from at least attempting to strike up even a brief chat with someone. His charisma is infectious, as is his natural energy. While he doesn't bounce off of the walls, he does have an easy, positive vibe that makes him easy to be around and open up to
He's a natural born protector, and takes that role in his life seriously despite his admittedly goofy-at-times nature. He takes care of the people who cannot take care of themselves, and helps to nurture those who have the drive and desire to be able to take care of themselves.
Though beneath all of this are deeply rooted scars. Things from his childhood that he has never quite gotten over and have caused chinks in his proverbial armor. Luckily for him, Liam has learned to bury all of this deeply, and does his best to keep it all pushed down and tucked away by maintaining his (almost ridiculous) positivity.
Strengths
- Bladesman
- Force Master - Though even he admits he has much more to learn
- Kind
- Patient
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- Protective - While a good thing in most cases, sometimes Liam's protectiveness can lead to him getting hurt
- Empathetic - He's not a full blown empath, but there are times when the connections he has with people cause him to experience more than his own feelings
Weaknesses
- Tries to see the good in everyone
- Emotional triggers
- Buries everything instead of dealing
Background
For nearly the entirety of his life, Liam was fairly certain he had no family of his own. The Jedi Master who had raised him had let him know quite early on that they were not family by blood, but that she would always consider him her family regardless. He had shown signs of being Force Sensitive at a young age, and had been raised up from a youngling, training and learning the things he needed to not only to survive, but to control as well.
There was always a struggle with emotions however, especially considering the child clung to the idea that he had not been wanted throughout most of his childhood and into his adolescence, no matter how many times he had been steered away from that thought process. Luckily, these things did not make him bitter or cruel. In fact, they made him over compensate with amusement, and made him feel as if it was his place in the galaxy to keep others from feeling the way he had as he grew. While Liam still personally does not deal with her own buried traumas, he has no issues shouldering the burden of others and their woes when it's needed of him.
This eventually led him to the Knight's Obsidian - with a hefty push from his for Master of course. He did the time, he put in the work, and eventually he rose to Knighthood. It was then that he had been given an old holocron from his Master, a piece of his history that was not to be given to him until his Master thought him ready for such news. It hadn't been much, just a brief message for him from his birth mother, informing him that he had a sister. Not just a sister at that, but a twin.
The news naturally threw Liam for a loop, but it had the desired effect. He had set out, driven to find this sister - and was even more surprised when his search brought him right back to his starting point. He found his twin among the very Order he himself had Knighted into. For him, there was no awkwardness about it; he had discovered Teyla Ee'everwest's identity and quite forwardly introduced himself to her. No details were spared, and he had even made sure to produce the holocron with the information on it to her as proof.
There was actual family within his reach now, and while he and Teyla are of course still figuring out the whole 'twins' situation, there is at least a sense of normalcy that has colored Liam's life...even if there is really nothing normal about the situation at all.