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PIETR ZIRFAN
TITLE: Exile Apprentice ♦ SPECIES: Human (Rhinnalian) ♦ AGE: 24 ♦ HEIGHT: 1.75 m ♦ WEIGHT: 72 kg
PIETR ZIRFAN is a Human male and Jedi Exile, born on the planet Rhinnal. The son of traditional landowners, he is a prominent secessionist and a member of the conservative Zirfan Clan, with ties to anti-establishment factions across the Darpa Sector.
Originally a student of the Rhire State Medical Academy, Zirfan transferred to the capital's Jedi Chapter House on discovering his force sensitivity. Vain, prideful and grasping, he completed his foundation training but became disillusioned with the Order and the wider Republic in the waning years of the Hundred-Year Darkness, resigning his position to seek out the Jedi Exiles.
Originally a student of the Rhire State Medical Academy, Zirfan transferred to the capital's Jedi Chapter House on discovering his force sensitivity. Vain, prideful and grasping, he completed his foundation training but became disillusioned with the Order and the wider Republic in the waning years of the Hundred-Year Darkness, resigning his position to seek out the Jedi Exiles.
BIOGRAPHY
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Born in the Rhinnalian capital Rhire, Pietr Zirfan is a scion of the Zirfan Clan, which takes its name from the nearby glacier. Formerly a dominant faction in Rhinnalian society, the Zirfan Clan has seen its fortunes wane in recent centuries, with the thawing of its glacial lands diminishing its proud heritage. Holding fast to the old ways in the face of an increasingly modern, multicultural Rhinnal, sons and daughters of Zirfan descent feel increasingly at odds with their peers, raised and educated for a world that no longer exists.
Pietr Zirfan was no different. Spending his childhood within the confines of his clan's insular reservation, he was taught the histories and legends of the Rhinnalians of old, their majestic snowswept landscape a backdrop to their great deeds. He embraced the traditions and long-held rivalries, joining gabal hunts across the icefields and elaborate annual dinners with neighbouring clans. Revelling in the sense of privilege and belonging that all Zirfan felt, he enjoyed every minute of his adolescence, confident his future would be his for the taking.
But the ice of Pietr's world was retreating. With it, the beauty and timelessness of the old Rhinnal was beginning to disappear, replaced by the urban sprawl of a capital city that no longer knew itself. Hundreds of thousands of off-worlders came through Rhire each month, with many and more of them snatching up the new fertile lands. Not even the Esselian occupation had threatened the Clans so; for the Esselians had been Humans, at least. Many of the newcomers were not. Instead, Pietr and his peers watched with dismay as Herglics, Bothans, Twi'leks and a dozen more began to found their own communities, with their backs turned on the native Rhinnalians even as they began to encircle them.
The Zirfan and their allies fought against the unwelcome change, but they were outvoted in every case by the more numerous modernisers. Soon enough, Pietr's family reservation was under pressure on all sides, forced to fall back and redraw its borders on an almost yearly basis. The Clan couldn't support itself anymore off the land alone - Pietr and his contemporaries had little choice but to find work. With a half-decent mind and no small amount of confidence, he enrolled with the State Medical Academy to train as a surgeon; a profession respected in both the old world and the new.
But the Academy proved oppressive for Pietr. Always he had decided his own way, but here was an institution with a rule for every breath. They told him what to do, and how to do it, all the damn time. The Zirfan name meant nothing to them, as it should have done. Instead they treated him like every other serf, making him grind through basic biology no matter what he already knew. He hated it. Truly.
Their practical training was a welcome break, and the only part that proved mildly interesting to the young man. Consisting of hospital visits and laboratory workshops, the students were able to put their learning into practice. It was during one such visit that Pietr's apparent insight was noticed by a Jedi healer, and called out for what it was; a connection to the Force.
Though initially reticent to have anything to do with a religious Order like the Jedi, Pietr was persuaded on seeing the Force in action. Witnessing the Jedi heal a deep wound, without machinery or medicine, astounded the young boy. His desire for greatness led him to overcome his reluctance, for he had to know the power the Jedi commanded, see what it could do, feel what it could do.
Pietr knew enough to keep his desires secret, at least in the beginning. Joining the Jedi Chapter House as a novice, he undertook a period of foundation training under the watchful eye of mentors sent from Jedha. Working first with them and then with the healers, he was always eager to leap ahead but felt constrained by the cramped sanctuary's confines and ethos.
Over time, he came to question the worth and value of the work going on around him. The Jedi wasted their great powers on the old and sick of today, while all the time the modernisers outside continued to steal Rhinnal's tomorrow. Pietr was sure he could bring his new skills to the aid of the his Clan and its cause, but political action was discouraged by his Jedi teachers, as were active family ties. They stuck rigidly to their own, narrow doctrine, even as the people of Rhinnal began to take against them in later years.
He came to despise the Jedi. They had shown him his power, but they would not let him use it.
When rumours of their far off conflict first began to circulate, he heard much that piqued his interest. Reports of a splinter group, championing a strident, ambitious use of the Force, seemed almost too good to be true. The news that there were others in the galaxy, who believed the same as him, excited him no end. The Exiles had it right, they would understand.
He would find them.
He would learn from them.
He would save Rhinnal.
CHARACTERISTICS
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Pietr is the product of privilege. Raised among the deeply traditional Clans, he is typically polite and well-mannered, with a strong sense of personal honour. His fortunate upbringing has fostered his ambitious nature and given him a natural confidence bordering on arrogance. Though he is able to keep his own counsel, he occasionally lacks an older man's caution, allowing his passion for politics or people to overpower his otherwise calm and collected demeanour.
Highly educated, but sheltered, he has a somewhat narrow view of the galaxy and little life experience. A politically active secessionist on his homeworld, he is deeply distrustful of non-Human species and generally underestimates their intelligence and capabilities. These xenophobic tendencies, together with his cut glass accent, mark him out as a Core Worlder and risk conflict and animosity outside his own social circle.
Though sometimes strident and guarded in equal measure, Pietr can prove a firm friend, or fierce lover, if his respect can be won.
CAPABILITIES
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Pietr's understanding of and skill with the Force is broadly consistent with a practitioner of his age and experience. His foundation training as a Jedi has given him a firm grounding in the fundamental Force applications, in which he has shown considerable skill.
He has a natural aptitude for energy manipulation, in particular using the Force to change and influence physical processes in people or his surrounding environment. This talent was honed further during his time as an apprentice healer. Charged with triaging the sick and maintaining their base level of heath, he developed his senses and a noticeably tactile use of the Force, regulating a patient's body temperature through touch and concentration.
Now aligned with the Exiles, the former healer intends to strengthen his powers and use his talents for an entirely different end. His affinity for influencing temperature and the physical world has become a fascination with the ice and cold of his homeland, both for what he views as its offensive power and its ability to conserve Rhinnal against unwelcome change.
Cold is therefore a force of nature that Pietr seeks to harness and control. Already able to channel a freezing energy through his hands, he uses this power as a weapon against his enemies, blackening their skin and draining their resolve. Though most deadly when he is able to touch his foes, his ability to strike further afield is growing day by day. Passionate and determined, he dreams of mastering Winter itself, and returning Rhinnal to the ice age of the past.
MISCELLANEOUS
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Like many young men, family, friends and lovers play a significant role in Pietr's world. Significant figures include:
- Parents | Magnus Jas Zirfan & Deanna Zirfan
- Siblings | Jasper Zirfan, Freya Zirfan, William Zirfan
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Having left both the Jedi and his familial Clan under a cloud, Pietr has little to his name beyond his lightsaber and staple possessions. The few outfits he carries with him reflect traditional Rhinnalian dress, with fine silks, woven doublets and a high degree of detail and sophistication evident throughout.
ROLEPLAYS
I. [ASK] One | Ongoing
On route to seek out the Jedi Exiles, Pietr's transport is intercepted by slavers, bringing him face to face with a kindred spirit.
On route to seek out the Jedi Exiles, Pietr's transport is intercepted by slavers, bringing him face to face with a kindred spirit.
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