Marshal, Journeyman Protector
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Creating a best friend and second in command who can also kick butt
- Image Credit: https://www.deviantart.com/mazshara/art/Azaki-578413500
- Role: Ally, Guard Captain, Primary Combat NPC
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: New Star League Remnants
- Age: 33
- Force Sensitivity: Non-Force User
- Species: Echani
- Appearance: Aria is a large and strong woman, with dark hair and blue eyes, who wears traditionally styled black and red Moonguard armour and is always visibly armed. She is most often seen accompanying the Commander, or on duty aboard the flagship Defender.
In war, like the rest of the Moonguard she leaves behind the ornate but functional traditional armour for state of the art wargear, battle armour and multiple deadly weapons. These retain the black and red colour scheme of the Moonguard.
- Name: Aria of Houses Talen and Sisku of Alula, Captain of the Moon Guard
- Loyalties: Moon Guard, Arla Susni
- Wealth: Wealthy. She was born the heir of a major house, and is still technically married to the lord of a minor one.
- Notable Possessions: Possessions: Formal Moonguard armour, Moon Guard Captain gear, Personal Weapons
- Skills: Assassination and Infiltration. Security expert, Swordswoman
- Languages: Galactic Basic, Moon Guard Battle Cant
- Personality: Tempered, reserved and professional. Cold exterior with a warm friendly personality only ever shown to trusted friends.
- Weapon of Choice: Always carries her sword.
- Combat Function: Expert in melee and ranged weapons. Uses advanced defensive and stealth technologies. Elite Guard
- Aria is a deadly opponent in combat, and commands an elite force
- Aria is a wise counsellor who acts as a loyal advisor
- Aria is often arbitrary and direct, often disregarding procedures, regulations and rules
- Aria is utterly ruthless and does not subscribe to her Commander's defensive approach
Aria was born the heir to House Talen, and a high noble, and grew up into that role, serving as a decorated and skilled military officer.
As a princess of a major royal house, her duty to family and people is strong. Aria could have lived a comfortable idle luxurious life, but she chose military service as many in her family had before her. She served from youth in the military cadet corps. As a cadet it was her unit that participated in the first re-contact with the wider galaxy. She later attended the naval academy and graduated as an officer.
She commanded scout units in several combat engagements, serving with distinction and was present on Alula during the Siege, age 23, where she served alongside House Susni forces. Age 25 she was married to the young lord of House Sisku, cementing an alliance between the two then minor houses. She was also invited to join the Moon Guard, and accepted, estranging from her husband.
Following the fall of the imperial house, the Moonguard withdrew from New Star League politics entirely, and became a somewhat isolationalist organization, having forever lost their original purpose. Estranged from her royal husband in her devotion to her craft, Aria worked hard to rise in the ranks, showing competence and discipline. Eventually she was seen as the successor to the guard captaincy. Age 27, she became the youngest captain in Moonguard history.
She commands the Moonguard, a special guard force originally answerable to the Emperor or Empress of the New Star League. They are elite warriors, deadly efficient, and utterly ruthless in the execution of their targets. They are historically hostile to the major houses of the New Star League, having traditionally protected the imperial family from their intrigues and plots.
With the ascension of Aria Talen to command, the Moonguard became unavoidably percieved as being aligned with her family, Houses Talen and Sisku, and were instrumental in the rise of House Talen from minor to major House, an unprecedented event. Aria worked to ensure the unit did not lose its edge, training hard and recruiting selectively. While maintaining a visible distance from public life, the unit maintained its reputation for political neutrality, and deadly efficiency.
When Arla Susni was exiled from the New Star League, the Moonguard went with her, acting as the commander's personal bodyguards, escorting the leader of Relief Force everywhere she goes. Aria acts in the role of second in command and executive officer for the New Star League Remnants, supporting Commander Susni. They are friends and comrades, as similar as they are different. Both are female, and high noble military lifers, but each subscribes to a very different approach to life.
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