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_N A M E
DARTH MALEVA (born ZANNAH)_F A C T I O N
SITH EMPIRE_S U B - F A C T I O N
SITH ORDER_R A N K
SITH LORD_H O M E W O R L D
KORRIBAN_S P E C I E S
SITH PUREBLOOD_A G E
27 STANDARD YEARS_H E I G H T
1.91 METERS_W E I G H T
84 KILOGRAMS_G E N D E R
FEMALE_V O I C E_ S A M P L E
GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE_F O R C E_ S E N S I T I V I T Y
YESBut it quickly became apparent that a lack of strength was not the only cancer spreading through the Sith Order. As Zannah fought in the Sith Civil War, it was revealed that the Jedi had survived their apparent extinction some five centuries prior and had returned at the head of a rebellion against the Empire. Zannah was infuriated at her Order's short-sightedness. Their petty bickering, and the lavishness of the Core systems, had prevented them for completing their most important mandate: the extermination of the Jedi Order. The straw that broke the camel's back came when Darth Vrael, the self-proclaimed emperor of the Old Empire, defeated Lyanna Drast, head of the Imperial Republica, in a duel over the fate of the Empire. Despite talks of "strength," another Drast had taken the mantle of ruler in a pitiful duel barely worthy of the name kaggath.
The armor became a prison and, all the while, Zannah's hatred for the Sith, the Jedi, and the Mandalorians grew. She was no longer content to just remain an acolyte spurned to remain in the shadows of a crumbling Order. Instead, she emerged from the shadows—a dark warrior clad in black armor—to take action, determined to seize power, grow stronger, and do whatever she could to seek revenge against her enemies, and the enemies of the Sith Order, while she still drew breath. She treated this as her mandate, even if it was self-inflicted, and resolved never to rest in that charge until the work was done or she had joined her ancestors in the Netherworld of the Force.
PERSONALITY & TRAITS
Her face was horribly scarred by a Mandalorian attack during the fragmentation of the Sith Empire. This deepened her connection to the dark side, turning her eyes scarlet. She hid these injuries behind an imposing suit of functionless Sith Marauder armor, which she rarely removed. The armor's helmet distorted her voice, giving it an almost robotic edge. The damage done to her face and throat also caused her to wheeze and rasp, which, when enhanced by the helmet's audio functions, made a deep and unsettling sound.
Before her injuries, Zannah was fanatically loyal to the Sith Empire and the Drast dynasty. The Sith species had legends about Andraste, the dynasty's founder, and her Dark Jedi who acted as Dark Lords and gods to the ancient Sith. In many ways, Zannah idolized Andraste's strength and ferocity, as well as her capabilities as a military and political figure. However, she was less than perfect in the imitation of her childhood heroes and tended to be arrogant, haughty, and impulsive. Over time, she came to value the strength she saw embodied in Darth Vrael and sided with the Old Empire, believing that it was the old Sith worlds that the original Sith Lords would have sided with. However, the reigns of Vrael, Lyanna Drast in the Core, and Varyn Rask damaged her heroic view of the dynasty and the Sith. She came to believe that the comfort and lavish lifestyles that royalty had granted the Drasts weakened the Sith Empire overall, which allowed the Mandalorians to overpower and defeat them.
Though she despised the Mandalorians, Zannah gained a grudging respect for their willingness to charge headfirst into battle regardless of the dangers. She reviled what she saw as a weakness in the Sith Order—and unwillingness to enter battle when the need was there—and so she set herself apart from these weaker Sith by being willing to lead from the frontlines. She shrugged off the manipulative and political nature of the Imperial Republica in favor of a direct, forceful approach, believing that the weakened Sith Order was in sore need of a "fist," not a "voice." That said, she did not forsake deep meditations or reflections on the lore of the Sith Order, believing that both were vital for preserving the Order that Andraste first set into motion centuries prior. Though her hero worship had been tempered by her injuries, Zannah still held respect for the ancient Dark Lady of the Sith and sought to embody the teachings she first set down five centuries ago.
She also has limited skills in mental manipulation. She prefers the use of the mind probe Force power because of its ability to inflict sharp mental pain on her victims. However, as a Sith warrior who is presently at the Knight-level, her effectiveness with this ability is currently limited to those beings with no training in protecting their mind from Force attacks. When interrogating enemies, Zannah also replies upon her fearsome appearance to frighten her victims into giving her the information she wants.
In combat, Zannah prefers the use of her lightsaber and she is trained in Form V combat. The lightsaber form makes use of her abnormal height and physical strength to turn a powerful defense into an equally powerful offense. Form V suits her to deflecting blaster bolts and overwhelming her enemies with bruit strength.
Outside of her Sith abilities, Zannah is a reasonable pilot and can get herself around the galaxy without the need of a pilot droid or an escort. She also has baseline mechanic skills, able to repair most basic damage to her belongings or her ship without the need of more specialized help. However, she lacks the mechanical abilities needed to make complex modifications to her equipment. She is fluent in both Galactic Basic Standard and the ancient Sith language, and can at least understand most of the common trade languages spoken in the Outer Rim Territories.
EQUIPMENT
➳ Sith Marauder armor (cosmetic changes can be seen in the profile)
➳ Double-bladed lightsaber (red blade)
➳ Standard issue Sith Order comlink
➳ Standard issue Sith Order datapad
Ships & Misc.
➳ Vector-class shuttle
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