Success or Death.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To flesh out an important NPC in the Satwasin and frequent companion to Darth Ophidia and her apprentices.
- Image Credit: Maven, uniform. Ghost in the Shell: First Assault concept art. Edited by me.
- Role: Agent for [member="Darth Ophidia"], Commander of the Satwasin, Lieutenant in the Sith Imperial legion.
- Links:
Satwasin (Codex submission) - Invasion of Mirial (first appearance: [link])
- TSE Dominion of Kushibah (Roleplayed through the eyes of)
- GA skirmish of Muunilist (Barlan escorts Darth Filiae)
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- Age: 26.
- Force Sensitivity: Non-Force User
- Species: Mirialan.
- Appearance: Barlan Sucz is a young Mirialan woman. Her skin has a lush green hue, and her eyes are a clear emerald colour. Barlan's head is topped with a mop of black hair, cropped short for practical reasons. Barlan's face, shoulders and hands are marked with the traditional rhombus shapes of her culture. Each pattern says something about the time and place she grew up, as well as detailing important life events.
Barlan maintains a strict and steady appearance. Most often dressed in Sith Imperial uniform, she looks tidy and respectable at first glance. She keeps her composure when others would flee and tries her best never to show weakness in front of her troops or superior, though there are times when tragedy catches up with her.
- Name: Lieutenant Barlan Sucz (Pronounced "sass"), Commander of the Satwasin.
- Loyalties:
[member="Darth Ophidia"] (and by extension, her apprentices). - The Sith Empire, its legion, its armada, and its intelligence organ.
- Satwasin, her troop. Each and every individual in it.
[*]Wealth: Average.
[*]Notable Possessions:
- Standard Sith Imperial outfitting.
- Black baffleweave uniform (Satwasin markings)
- Shock Glove
- Personal blaster (In addition to service arm)
- Duelist Vibrorapier (Gift upon becoming Lt.)
- FK-22P Submachine gun
[*]Skills:
- Imperial Legionaire: Trained to fight in the Sith Imperial Armed Forces.
- Satwasin: Trained in the arts of stealth and covert operations.
- Gunner: Barlan's proficiency with projectile weapons of various size and shape is notable.
- Engineer: Originally hired as a civilian contractor for fixing ships and speeders.
- Commander: After graduating Imperial Legionare training and command courses, Barlan has taken well to command.
[*]Personality: Outwardly, Barlan appears extraordinarily balanced. She is disciplined and takes at tasks with tenacity, however, those who have seen war and know its victims can easily tell that she has seen some chit. She never speaks of her past, but does speak of Mirial if it comes up - and does so with a practised praise of her home and culture. She shies away from children if she can, and goes silent when they are around.
Barlan has an extraordinary drive towards defending the Empire against the Jedi.
COMBAT INFORMATION
- Weapon of Choice: Blasters, most ranged weaponry. Particular preference for pistols.
- Combat Function: In her unit, Barlan functions as a coordinator and leader. She makes sure everyone has a plan, a purpose, and a task at hand. As an aide or guard, she is adept at spotting threats and making sure they are dealt with. Her tactics are mostly inclined towards stealth and ambushes.
+ Commander: Adept at inspiring courage in her troops and guiding them tactically.
- Fragile Psyche: Her trauma leaves her open to attacks on the psyche. There is much fear in her.
- Micromanager: While competent at guiding a small group, she would not know what to do with a larger force.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Barlan Sucz was just a child when the Primeval came to exterminate her kind. She does not fully understand what they were, or what they did what they did, but they were the monsters under her bed that very much came alive. They killed many of her greater family, and the rest fled into the desert. Her mother died of starvation in the cold, dry landscape. She was mostly raised by her aunt and uncle, while her father helped organise the refuge and tried to petition for Jedi aid.
None came.
The Dominion claimed Mirial and left it in squalor. While the Mirialan settled again, they did so with unease. The primeval had left some deep scars, and sown some terrible seeds. Soon, an order of Death Cultists grew into place in the wilderness. In the night, they would come and take men, women, and children for their sacrifices. Those who went out looking for the lost ones never returned. She remembered the night her cousin was taken, how she screamed and struggled, how father had protected Barlan. Her uncle convinced him to help look for her.
Neither came back, and years passed.
Barlan's aunt got her work at the repair shop and taught her much. She was shaping up to being a decent mechanic. Her little brother, Frenn, had read every treatise on the shelf by the time he was nine. It was not a big shelf, but he was an impressive sponge of information none the less. Then came the day of the dead: She woke in the middle of the night as screams filled the street and her house. Barlan saw her aunt fighting a figure, and her brother being dragged out of his bed. He reached out for her.
Barlan hid. She survived.
The Sith Empire came, and young Barlan Sucz signed up as a contractor. A year later, the Silver Jedi Order attacked Mirial, and Barlan saw the heroes of the Tingel Arm attack her city, her home, without provocation. She denounced the Jedi and proclaimed them a threat to galactic peace. After earning the favour of one Darth Ophidia, the Mirialan was conscripted to the Legion and given a military education. At the end of her military education, she was trained to be part of a covert operations unit under Darth Ophidia: The Satwasin.
Little did she know, she would lead them.
