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|| THE BASICS ||
Full name: Nicolas Thorne
Preferred Name: Nic, Nicolas
Alias: Acanthus
Titles: Knight of the Jedi Order
Species: Near Human
Race: Thyrsian/Firrerreoan Hybrid
Birthworld: Ossus
Faction(s): Jedi
Rank(s): Jedi Knight
Class: Warrior, Swordsman, Scholar
Master(s): Dair Cotarin (Force Ghost), Master Rynma Thrace (NPC)
Padawan(s): None
Force Sensitive: Yes
Force Alignment: Light
|| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ||
Gender: Male
Age: Twenty-Nine
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 223 lbs
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Distinguishing Marks: Nicolas does not have distinguishing marks. Scars heal swiftly and cleanly thanks to his father’s blood, and he has thus far forsworn tattoos and piercings.
Voice Sample: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Appearance description: Nicolas stands at slightly above average height, with a lithe, muscular physique. His movements are smooth and elegant, almost as if every step is choreographed and practiced. He keeps his curly dark brown hair short, and sports no facial hair aside from his eyebrows. He normally can be seen wearing a simple outfit of green and black, black shirt with a green and black over tunic, black pants tucked into black boots, and a standard utility belt of dark leather. He also wears a green baldric, which secures his lightsaber hilt just over his shoulder. When he is planning for battle, he wears the Guardian Battle Armor that was designed by Master Kian Karr, and keeps his lightsaber in the traditional belt position.
|| Orientations ||
Marital Status: Single
Sexual Conduct: Heterosexual
Languages: Galactic Basic, Shyriiwook, Huttese
Occupation: Knight Errant, Peacekeeper, Scholar
Residence: Azure Star – Jocasta Class Frigate
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|| STRENGTHS ||
+Soldier: Nicolas has spent many years training, fighting, and leading. He is capable with modern weaponry, but prefers the more traditional weapons of a Jedi.
+Scholar: Nicolas has an insatiable curiosity about the Force. He spends much of his spare time poring over resources and pursuing new knowledge.
+Spartan: Nicolas lives as he trained for so long. While he has a sizable set of quarters on the Azure Star, he does not own more belongings than can fit in a backpack, preferring memories to mementos.
|| WEAKNESSES ||
-Jedi Prejudice: Growing up amid the solace and teachings of the Jedi Order, Nicolas has an inborn prejudice that he can bring light and right to the galaxy, and that it is his duty to do so.
-Spartan: While Nicolas is able to move around freely due to his lack of belongings, his preference to maintain mobility keeps him from making many close bonds.
|| BIOGRAPHY: ||
Born to the Order
Many years prior to the Omega conflict, Nicolas was born to Jedi parents at the Republic Jedi’s campus on Ossus. His mother was a Thyrsian Guardian named Alumaia Thorne, and his Father was a Firrerreoan Ace named Pelman Thorne. From the womb, it was known that Nicolas would have significant force sensitivity, and as his parents were both of the Order, it was an easy solution to have him brought up within the Order. As a baby, his life was much like anyone’s. His parents were also his earliest teachers, and his caretakers were Jedi as well. Long before he ever grasped a lightsaber, his parents began him in the basics of Teras Kasi, training him to be able to defend himself and others with or without weapons.
Bear Clan Youngling
When Nicolas was potty trained and walking independently, he was taken fully out of his parents quarters and brought into the youngling Bear clan on Ossus. As he had essentially been training in the Jedi mindset and minor Force abilities from an early age, he quickly accelerated to the top of his clan, even becoming a mentor to those students who came from outside the Order. Whenever possible, Nicolas had a calm, kind demeanor towards these students. He listened to their troubles and worked to help them develop solutions on their own.
Rivalry with Dair Cotarin
When Nicolas turned nine, a new student was brought into the clan. Dair Cotarin had been enslaved at an early age by a group of pirates. This brutal life was ended happily, by the rescue efforts of a Jedi Knight named Cotarin. Lacking a last name of his own, Dair took his rescuers as an homage. From the first night, Dair proved to be a different challenge. For the first, he was older than most of the younglings in the clan. For the second, he suffered from panic level nightmares almost every time he closed his eyes. Nicolas, being open and kind as he had been brought up to be, tried to reach out to the reclusive new youngling. Every effort at opening a rapport, however, was rebuffed with silence and seclusion. Being so young, Nicolas eventually gave up.
From there, an enmity of sorts grew between the boys. Dair sullenly resented Nicolas for not pushing harder to break through, and Nicolas thought of Dair as the one who refused to be helped. Through the years of training, the two boys were also neck and neck in their classes. Dair’s size made him better at the lightsaber dueling, the Valkyri blood showing even at that young age. Nicolas proved superior in Force abilities and unarmed combat arts like teras kasi, on account of his upbringing.
It wasn’t until an attack on Ossus occurred, that the two boys mended their rifts. It was during Padawan trials, where they were showcasing for potential Masters. The attack came swift and suddenly. Bear clan was cut off from the main temple by the attack, having been in a remote area of the temple grounds. Nicolas and Dair argued for only mere moments before realizing they needed to work together. Together, they led their youngling clan back to the temple and stood with the defenders until the attackers were forced off the planet.
Padawan of the Echani Rose
Impressed with the entire clan, every eligible Padawan in Bear clan was picked. Nicolas was picked by Jedi Consular Rynma Thrace, also known as the Echani Rose. Master Thrace was an Echani Jedi Master who, contrary to stereotypes for her race, was far more adept at diplomacy than at the fighting arts. Being Echani, this was quite the feat as she was no slouch either armed or unarmed.
The Echani Rose proved to be a demanding master. From the very first, she began training him mercilessly. They would spend hours meditating, then move directly into expressions of Force use, then move directly into lightsaber combat, followed by more meditation, and then finally a meal. This grueling regimen lasted for over a year, until Master Thrace deemed Nicolas was ready to leave Ossus and travel with her.
Accustomed to the brutal training, Nicolas found himself keeping his schedule much the same as they were traveling, excepting when they were performing their duties. The once brutal exercises became a daily way to recenter himself after tough negotiations or a harrowing battle. When he was feeling under the weather, he would perform his katas and meditations until he felt better. His exercises became a comfort to him, and the Echani Rose grew from taskmaster to teacher, and finally to friend.
Jedi Knight Trials
Nicolas spent years under the tutelage of the Echani Rose. They fought in conflicts together that spanned the Galaxy, Master Thrace being of the mind that a Jedi was beholden to the whole Galaxy for defense, and not just the Republic. Along the way, Nicolas helped work out agreements with new entrants into the Republic, fought Sith, Witches, and Clones in varied terrains across numerous star systems, and led troops into pitched battle at his Master’s side. In between the points of frantic activity, Nicolas trained and studied. Little time was taken away, as these were comforts to him.
When Master Thrace deemed that Nicolas was ready for his trials, they returned to Ossus. There, he underwent his trials beneath the gaze of not just his Master, but of the assembled council, and his old friend Dair Cotarin. After a grueling five days of trials, he had earned his knighthood.
Death of a Friend
Over the next few years, Dair and Nicolas saw each other several times, sometimes working together on missions, and other times as happenstance while passing. When Dair went into seclusion on Midvinter, Nicolas was the sole person to know where he had gone. Over the years of his self-imposed exile, Nicolas visited him, sharing some news of the wider galaxy, but mostly just checking in to make sure his large friend was alright.
After the massive death in the Stygian Caldera, Nicolas went to Dair and made him come out into the world. Together they visited Voss, where the Silver Jedi were discussing what happened. Together, the two knights went to Korriban to see for themselves what transpired. The sheer amount of destruction and death was disheartening to see, and they helped where they could.
One day, which turned out to be a fateful day, Dair stumbled upon a Sith knight. What transpired between the two is unknown. Nicolas felt when Dair fell, and sped to the scene as the Sith knight was trying to hide the large body. Nicolas, always the calm and kind scholar-warrior, felt rage. Rather than turn it loose, however, he brought it to heel and confronted the Sith with his emotions firmly in check. Without a word, the Sith knight turned and attacked. Nicolas fought the hardest battle of his life that day, the elder Sith knight had taken out the Valkyri Knight, and still had enough to put Nicolas back on his heels. Only the lifelong training saved Nicolas that day. The hours of training had given him an endurance even his Valkyri friend envied. He outlasted his Sith opponent, and slew him. There had never been another option.
Far too late to save his friend, Nicolas returned his body to Midvinter, where he entombed the Knight in his old home. Nicolas kept the lightsaber, Winter, as a momento of his great friend, and a promise to always stand worthy of that friend.
The Winter Sun Rises
To be written
Full name: Nicolas Thorne
Preferred Name: Nic, Nicolas
Alias: Acanthus
Titles: Knight of the Jedi Order
Species: Near Human
Race: Thyrsian/Firrerreoan Hybrid
Birthworld: Ossus
Faction(s): Jedi
Rank(s): Jedi Knight
Class: Warrior, Swordsman, Scholar
Master(s): Dair Cotarin (Force Ghost), Master Rynma Thrace (NPC)
Padawan(s): None
Force Sensitive: Yes
Force Alignment: Light
|| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ||
Gender: Male
Age: Twenty-Nine
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 223 lbs
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Distinguishing Marks: Nicolas does not have distinguishing marks. Scars heal swiftly and cleanly thanks to his father’s blood, and he has thus far forsworn tattoos and piercings.
Voice Sample: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Appearance description: Nicolas stands at slightly above average height, with a lithe, muscular physique. His movements are smooth and elegant, almost as if every step is choreographed and practiced. He keeps his curly dark brown hair short, and sports no facial hair aside from his eyebrows. He normally can be seen wearing a simple outfit of green and black, black shirt with a green and black over tunic, black pants tucked into black boots, and a standard utility belt of dark leather. He also wears a green baldric, which secures his lightsaber hilt just over his shoulder. When he is planning for battle, he wears the Guardian Battle Armor that was designed by Master Kian Karr, and keeps his lightsaber in the traditional belt position.
|| Orientations ||
Marital Status: Single
Sexual Conduct: Heterosexual
Languages: Galactic Basic, Shyriiwook, Huttese
Occupation: Knight Errant, Peacekeeper, Scholar
Residence: Azure Star – Jocasta Class Frigate
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|| STRENGTHS ||
+Soldier: Nicolas has spent many years training, fighting, and leading. He is capable with modern weaponry, but prefers the more traditional weapons of a Jedi.
+Scholar: Nicolas has an insatiable curiosity about the Force. He spends much of his spare time poring over resources and pursuing new knowledge.
+Spartan: Nicolas lives as he trained for so long. While he has a sizable set of quarters on the Azure Star, he does not own more belongings than can fit in a backpack, preferring memories to mementos.
|| WEAKNESSES ||
-Jedi Prejudice: Growing up amid the solace and teachings of the Jedi Order, Nicolas has an inborn prejudice that he can bring light and right to the galaxy, and that it is his duty to do so.
-Spartan: While Nicolas is able to move around freely due to his lack of belongings, his preference to maintain mobility keeps him from making many close bonds.
|| BIOGRAPHY: ||
Born to the Order
Many years prior to the Omega conflict, Nicolas was born to Jedi parents at the Republic Jedi’s campus on Ossus. His mother was a Thyrsian Guardian named Alumaia Thorne, and his Father was a Firrerreoan Ace named Pelman Thorne. From the womb, it was known that Nicolas would have significant force sensitivity, and as his parents were both of the Order, it was an easy solution to have him brought up within the Order. As a baby, his life was much like anyone’s. His parents were also his earliest teachers, and his caretakers were Jedi as well. Long before he ever grasped a lightsaber, his parents began him in the basics of Teras Kasi, training him to be able to defend himself and others with or without weapons.
Bear Clan Youngling
When Nicolas was potty trained and walking independently, he was taken fully out of his parents quarters and brought into the youngling Bear clan on Ossus. As he had essentially been training in the Jedi mindset and minor Force abilities from an early age, he quickly accelerated to the top of his clan, even becoming a mentor to those students who came from outside the Order. Whenever possible, Nicolas had a calm, kind demeanor towards these students. He listened to their troubles and worked to help them develop solutions on their own.
Rivalry with Dair Cotarin
When Nicolas turned nine, a new student was brought into the clan. Dair Cotarin had been enslaved at an early age by a group of pirates. This brutal life was ended happily, by the rescue efforts of a Jedi Knight named Cotarin. Lacking a last name of his own, Dair took his rescuers as an homage. From the first night, Dair proved to be a different challenge. For the first, he was older than most of the younglings in the clan. For the second, he suffered from panic level nightmares almost every time he closed his eyes. Nicolas, being open and kind as he had been brought up to be, tried to reach out to the reclusive new youngling. Every effort at opening a rapport, however, was rebuffed with silence and seclusion. Being so young, Nicolas eventually gave up.
From there, an enmity of sorts grew between the boys. Dair sullenly resented Nicolas for not pushing harder to break through, and Nicolas thought of Dair as the one who refused to be helped. Through the years of training, the two boys were also neck and neck in their classes. Dair’s size made him better at the lightsaber dueling, the Valkyri blood showing even at that young age. Nicolas proved superior in Force abilities and unarmed combat arts like teras kasi, on account of his upbringing.
It wasn’t until an attack on Ossus occurred, that the two boys mended their rifts. It was during Padawan trials, where they were showcasing for potential Masters. The attack came swift and suddenly. Bear clan was cut off from the main temple by the attack, having been in a remote area of the temple grounds. Nicolas and Dair argued for only mere moments before realizing they needed to work together. Together, they led their youngling clan back to the temple and stood with the defenders until the attackers were forced off the planet.
Padawan of the Echani Rose
Impressed with the entire clan, every eligible Padawan in Bear clan was picked. Nicolas was picked by Jedi Consular Rynma Thrace, also known as the Echani Rose. Master Thrace was an Echani Jedi Master who, contrary to stereotypes for her race, was far more adept at diplomacy than at the fighting arts. Being Echani, this was quite the feat as she was no slouch either armed or unarmed.
The Echani Rose proved to be a demanding master. From the very first, she began training him mercilessly. They would spend hours meditating, then move directly into expressions of Force use, then move directly into lightsaber combat, followed by more meditation, and then finally a meal. This grueling regimen lasted for over a year, until Master Thrace deemed Nicolas was ready to leave Ossus and travel with her.
Accustomed to the brutal training, Nicolas found himself keeping his schedule much the same as they were traveling, excepting when they were performing their duties. The once brutal exercises became a daily way to recenter himself after tough negotiations or a harrowing battle. When he was feeling under the weather, he would perform his katas and meditations until he felt better. His exercises became a comfort to him, and the Echani Rose grew from taskmaster to teacher, and finally to friend.
Jedi Knight Trials
Nicolas spent years under the tutelage of the Echani Rose. They fought in conflicts together that spanned the Galaxy, Master Thrace being of the mind that a Jedi was beholden to the whole Galaxy for defense, and not just the Republic. Along the way, Nicolas helped work out agreements with new entrants into the Republic, fought Sith, Witches, and Clones in varied terrains across numerous star systems, and led troops into pitched battle at his Master’s side. In between the points of frantic activity, Nicolas trained and studied. Little time was taken away, as these were comforts to him.
When Master Thrace deemed that Nicolas was ready for his trials, they returned to Ossus. There, he underwent his trials beneath the gaze of not just his Master, but of the assembled council, and his old friend Dair Cotarin. After a grueling five days of trials, he had earned his knighthood.
Death of a Friend
Over the next few years, Dair and Nicolas saw each other several times, sometimes working together on missions, and other times as happenstance while passing. When Dair went into seclusion on Midvinter, Nicolas was the sole person to know where he had gone. Over the years of his self-imposed exile, Nicolas visited him, sharing some news of the wider galaxy, but mostly just checking in to make sure his large friend was alright.
After the massive death in the Stygian Caldera, Nicolas went to Dair and made him come out into the world. Together they visited Voss, where the Silver Jedi were discussing what happened. Together, the two knights went to Korriban to see for themselves what transpired. The sheer amount of destruction and death was disheartening to see, and they helped where they could.
One day, which turned out to be a fateful day, Dair stumbled upon a Sith knight. What transpired between the two is unknown. Nicolas felt when Dair fell, and sped to the scene as the Sith knight was trying to hide the large body. Nicolas, always the calm and kind scholar-warrior, felt rage. Rather than turn it loose, however, he brought it to heel and confronted the Sith with his emotions firmly in check. Without a word, the Sith knight turned and attacked. Nicolas fought the hardest battle of his life that day, the elder Sith knight had taken out the Valkyri Knight, and still had enough to put Nicolas back on his heels. Only the lifelong training saved Nicolas that day. The hours of training had given him an endurance even his Valkyri friend envied. He outlasted his Sith opponent, and slew him. There had never been another option.
Far too late to save his friend, Nicolas returned his body to Midvinter, where he entombed the Knight in his old home. Nicolas kept the lightsaber, Winter, as a momento of his great friend, and a promise to always stand worthy of that friend.
The Winter Sun Rises
To be written
