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KHARNIS
AGE
► 27
SPECIES ► Nagai
HEIGHT ► 5’ 9”
WEIGHT ► 165 lbs.
EYE COLOR ► Yellow
HAIR COLOR ► Black
HOMEWORLD ► Nagi
GENDER ► Male
FACTION ► Exiles | Sorcerer
RANK ► Apprentice
FORCE SENSITIVITY ► Yes | Trained
BIOGRAPHY
Kharnis’ true name is unknown. The name was given to him when his mother presented her force sensitive son to a seemingly peaceful exile to learn the ways of the force. Even though Kharnis’ mother was a telepath, she was fooled. The female Nautalon was one of the exiles that had been intoxicated by the powers of the dark side and wanted to see how a child, if trained at the same pace as Jedi initiates yet with the dark side, could turn out to be stronger. She was slightly disappointed by his lack of telepathy like his mother, but she would make do with the other abilities that the Nagai race possessed.
Kharnis’ master wanted to groom an excellent warrior, but perhaps out of spite or seeking the greater power that came from knowledge of the force, he focused more on his studies. This lead to Kharnis being blasted by force lightning and enduring other forms of daily torture since he was a child and up until he was a young adult. This perhaps is what groomed him into the nihilistic and sadistic man he is today. Despite him constantly doing things his way instead of per his master’s instructions, she was please with his progress as a duelist and force user. She watched as her apprentice seemed to easily manipulate those around them, which came naturally for Nagai, yet by applying the force to his manipulations, Kharnis could influence others even further. It was remarkable. But She had to make sure he was fully devoted.
Returning to Nagi, Kharnis’ master took him to visit his mother. Feeling nothing but a void emanating from her son, the telepath didn’t need to read any minds to know what kind of mistake she had made. Giving her son a final embrace, she told him that she was sorry for what she had unknowingly put him through. Instantly igniting his lightsaber to impale her while they embraced, he smiled and told her there was nothing to be forgiven and that he was in fact grateful. A look of terror washed upon her face as the last thing she saw was her son’s yellow eyes and a large grin on his face.
Pleased with her apprentice, the Nautalon walked over to congratulate her pupil, when Kharnis turned and seized his master by the throat. As her hands sparked to prepare to unleash a barrage of lightning at him, Kharnis smiled as his eyes directed his master’s attention to his grip. Amazed, she saw the sparks begin to form in his hand before he unleashed a powerful force shock directly towards her throat. As she fell to the floor, Kharnis explained that it was time for him to forge his own path and ignited his lightsaber and proceeded to cut his master apart, piece by piece, apply shocks every once and awhile to make sure she was alive experience it all.
Taking her ship, donning his recognizable mask, and taking the studies his master had gathered of the dark side, Kharnis began a pilgrimage to further study what she had begun. He has visited ancient abandoned Jedi and Dark Jedi temples, visited force nexuses strong in the dark side, and even fought the occasional Jedi and Exile from time to time.
Kharnis’ master wanted to groom an excellent warrior, but perhaps out of spite or seeking the greater power that came from knowledge of the force, he focused more on his studies. This lead to Kharnis being blasted by force lightning and enduring other forms of daily torture since he was a child and up until he was a young adult. This perhaps is what groomed him into the nihilistic and sadistic man he is today. Despite him constantly doing things his way instead of per his master’s instructions, she was please with his progress as a duelist and force user. She watched as her apprentice seemed to easily manipulate those around them, which came naturally for Nagai, yet by applying the force to his manipulations, Kharnis could influence others even further. It was remarkable. But She had to make sure he was fully devoted.
Pleased with her apprentice, the Nautalon walked over to congratulate her pupil, when Kharnis turned and seized his master by the throat. As her hands sparked to prepare to unleash a barrage of lightning at him, Kharnis smiled as his eyes directed his master’s attention to his grip. Amazed, she saw the sparks begin to form in his hand before he unleashed a powerful force shock directly towards her throat. As she fell to the floor, Kharnis explained that it was time for him to forge his own path and ignited his lightsaber and proceeded to cut his master apart, piece by piece, apply shocks every once and awhile to make sure she was alive experience it all.
Taking her ship, donning his recognizable mask, and taking the studies his master had gathered of the dark side, Kharnis began a pilgrimage to further study what she had begun. He has visited ancient abandoned Jedi and Dark Jedi temples, visited force nexuses strong in the dark side, and even fought the occasional Jedi and Exile from time to time.
APPEARANCE
Kharnis has the Nagai distinct pale white skin and black hair, which is medium length and unkept under his mask. He also bears the distinct sharp tipped ears that Nagai seem to share. Physically, Kharnis isn’t that impressive. Fit for a Nagai, he still retains their slender frame which makes him look weaker than he appears. Kharnis exercises regularly and maintains himself in good health. What he doesn’t have in physique however, he makes up with presentation. He wears a dark mask that fully covers his face, keeping everything about him a mystery. The mask is designed to look like a furnace and Kharnis made sure to not have his mask muffle the sound of his voice. Instead, it amplifies it and adds a slight scratch to his voice. He often has his robe’s hood up, making a shadow over the details of his mask so all that can be seen are the four ‘eyes’ and furnace mouth through the darkness. Covered in all black, he sports a dueling robe he put together. It combines the dark robes of the exiles with the common light electromesh armor of the Nagai.
PERSONALITY
Kharnis is nihilistic and sadistic. He sees everyone and everything in the galaxy as meat to be grinded in the service of learning from the dark side. He enjoys putting others through pain, for it is proof that his powers in the dark side are growing. Even with his evil qualities, Kharnis can be quite charismatic, often having a bit of a playful attitude at times, which makes his presence even more terrifying. He can easily have a conversation of ideology and walk away or light his saber down someone’s throat. His ability to be able to control his lust for causing pain maybe what separates him from being one of the exile Arcanists. The fact that his sadistic and nihilism stems from his own being, rather than any influence of the dark side is his saving grace from being consumed. For Kharnis, what good is power if it controls you instead of the other way around? If he is aligned with others, he is willing to ‘play nice’, until their goals no longer coincide with his own.
Despite his chaotic attitude, Kharnis is intelligent and cunning. He can mask his psychotic tendencies and seem calm and collected, with slight quirks. Always searching for new avenues of exploring his dark gifts. He enjoys studying ancient dark side ruins and translating their texts. He is also a master manipulator, using others to achieve his never-ending goal of obtaining power. Due to being a Nagai, he can easily influence others just by the sound of his voice, like all Nagai can. This feat is only heightened by the use of the force. Even when a person thinks they are acting of their own free will, they unknowingly could be doing Kharnis’ bidding. He also enjoys toying with the Jedi. He sees their code broken and loves to tempt and goad them into losing their Zen-like restraint.
LIGHTSABER COMBAT
Kharnis is a deadly duelist, despite his skills with the blade being only slightly above average of most Jedi or Exiles. Kharnis primarily uses Form II, Makashi, yet also is adept with Form VI Niman and Form IV Ataru. Since Nagai are know for their lightning fast reflexes and agility in combat, the swift and precise movements of Makashi are greatly enhanced without need of force amplification. With Makashi and his natural agility, Kharnis can easy conserve his energies in case he needs to use it in other was in a fight. To make up for the forms weakness against blaster fire and to know the basis of all forms of combat, Kharnis learned Niman.
Though Makashi seems outdated, and until mastered can the style be used to deadly affect, Kharnis has used his natural and force abilities to increase its effectiveness. Nagai are known to have very soothing voices, often able to influence those that can hear them. For this reason, Kharnis’ made sure his mask didn’t muffle his voice. The amplification his mask provides helps so he can be heard during battle and the added raspiness seeds more frustration in combat and fear in other scenarios. Also applying the traditional Nagai way of taunting opponents to off-balance them, Kharnis applies Dun Moch in his technique. Dun Moch is a method of using distraction and doubt through taunts to seed doubt into the minds of one’s opponents. This helps make his opponents weak against mental attacks, which then can lead to their opponents losing their concentration with the force and in turn, make them less precise and effective in combat.
Another way Kharnis uses his racial abilities to make up for his skill in lightsaber combat is by applying Sokan techniques. Sokan is using one’s surrounding in conjecture to lightsaber combat to position the opponent in tactically advantageous positions for the Sokan practitioner. Often applying quick tumbles and jumps, again, the Nagai’s natural fast reflexes and dexterity is promoted. For the extra push, Kharnis applies Ataru techniques to enhance its effectiveness, even furthering the frustration of his opponents or helping him with an escape rout if it is needed. By using his natural Nagai features to apply Dun Moch and Sokan to his lightsaber forms, Kharnis can make up for his slightly above average abilities with the blade.
FORCE ABILITIES
The reason why Kharnis is trailing in his lightsaber skills is because he has concentrated on his study of the force. He is affective with using the standard uses of the force that all known force sensitives know like push, pull, and increase speed. Though, he doesn’t use them much in combat, relying on his natural abilities and Makashi to conserve his energy. He is adept at force manipulation, being able to get in other’s heads to have them react the way he wishes. At this level, he is only able to influence them, not completely dominate them. He also uses powers such as instilling fear, force choke (if he focuses only on one individual), and has the beginning of force lighting, only being able to shock someone that is direct contact in spurts.
Kharnis is fueled by learning and mastering the teachings of the dark side and seeing what heights can be achieved with them.
OTHER SKILLS
Kharnis is a decent pilot. He is also very handy with blades, since it is the Nagai’s culture to view combat as a form of meditation. Despite his off-putting appearance, Kharnis is great at negotiating, often getting what he wants in the end. He often conceals his psychotic nature to put others at ease, so he can more easily manipulate them. He is also good at games like Pazaak and Dejarik. He is an avid researcher, often on the hunt for Jedi and Dark Jedi texts of old. He knows binary, along with most of the sentient species languages. For other matters, he usually uses his skill in influencing others to have them do the things he can’t or his two droids.
GEAR
- Nerf Herder Light Freighter ― An old ship that belonged to Kharnis’ former Master.
- MR-Series Utility Droid ― Named “REM”, the Astromech droid helps fly the ship with Kharnis. Sports a black coat with red trim. Has developed a pushy and aggressive attitude. Along with “Jaster”, the droid provide Kharnis some entertaining company. Both belonged to his former master.
- PB-Series Protocol Droid ― Named “JASTER”, the old protocol droid helps Kharnis since his limited programing houses tribal languages, not common to the galaxy where ruins are usually found. Sports a dark gray coat with red trim. Has developed a sarcastic personality with a bit of Kharnis’ love for killing things as a solution.
- Kharnis’ Lightsaber ― (Pictured Above) Curved hilt light saber made of Durasteel and humanoid bone. Contains red synthetic crystal and a dual-phase blade.
- Kharnis’ Exile Robe ― (Pictured Above) Kharnis’ own personalized exile robes that add electromesh plating to protect key points from blasters.
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