Merrik Ban (DotR timeline)

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NAME: Merrik Ban (prefers just to be called Merrik)
FACTION: As a grey Jedi, Merrik works with whatever faction currently serving his interest whether they be Sith, Jedi, or grey Jedi like the Fulcrum. If given the option however, he prefers to work with those that share his ideals, leading him towards the Fulcrum as his long-term faction.
RANK: Jedi guardian
SPECIES: Human
AGE: 23 years old
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 160lbs
EYES: Dark brown. Almost black
HAIR: Black; very curly
SKIN: Caramel brown
CREDITS: 1000
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: He has a permanent tattoo that spans his left arm. It is a compilation of the various animals he hunts in his free time.
FORCE SENSITIVE: YES!

STRENGTH: Merrik is moderately strong. He's no body builder, but he's no wimp either. He is simply average.
DEXTERITY: Merrik is quick and nimble. He prefers to run, jump, and slide his way across the battlefield to get from A to B. His former master would often say he "fights like lightning." He also has finely tuned reflexes that serve him well in his intense combat style.
CONSTITUTION: Very healthy. Doesn't get sick often, and when he does the illness only lasts for a few days at most. (unless of course, this is some kind of Space AIDS or something the immune system can't naturally fight off.) He also tends to heal quickly from combat wounds.
INTELLIGENCE: Very intelligent though he may not show it. He picks up new skills and concepts quickly and is always lookling to learn more.
WISDOM: Moderate. As he is still young, he hasn't been around long enough to gain extensive wisdom.
CHARISMA: low-moderate. Merrik's lax and kind nature gains him some persuasive ability over nice and trusting people. Mean, paranoid, and evil people generally don't get along with him though.

PERSONALITY:
Merrik is a kind soul that likes to keep a relaxed attitude most of the time. He is usually happy to help people and is always looking for tyrants to take down. He believes in freedom of the mind and body and so he is against the Jedi's restrictions on emotions, knowledge and force powers and only sides with them to serve a just cause (saving people, defending innocents, killing Sith, etc.). He is also against the Sith as they force people into servitude and abuse them for their own amusement, stress relief, etc. Merrik also believes that life is a gamble, and if you hold out things may go your way. As such, he thinks there are no lost causes and that even the Sith can be redeemed if given the opportunity. He utilizes both sides of the force and tries to develop new abilities as he comes up with them. In combat, Merrik keeps a level head no matter how dangerous things get. He doesn't fear death and will happily charge into battle for anyone that needs help. Finally, He is always looking for some friends to help him on his quest of heroism and he tends not to judge folks until he feels he's gotten to know them well enough.

Merrik isn't a perfect guy though. He is somewhat lazy and will put important things off until the last minute. He loves to fight and sometimes openly shows it, though he usually keeps calm in battle. Merrik also often disregards "small" rules if he doesn't feel like listening, reading whatever. He sometimes refuses to think about his actions altogether and will go on his intuition alone which has gotten him in trouble throughout his short life. He is also a bit of a romantic: easily swayed by epic tales to seek his own adventures, passions, love interests....which often gets him into uncomfortable situations with the Twi'Lek dancers...

BIOGRAPHY:
Merrik was born on Concord Dawn, a Mandalorian-controlled planet, to a Corellian smuggler and Mandalorian woman after a one-night stand9 months prior. The smuggler refused to accept Merrik as his son, and soon after left the planet. The woman decided she would raise the child on her own and make him into the greatest warrior her clan had ever seen. For the next 13 years, she alone trained the half-breed boy to be a great warrior, focusing on his speed, dexterity, and strength. While she trained his body, the other mandalorian kids trained his mind. Every day, Merrik was ridiculed. He was the bastard half-breed, the mistake. Merrik was bullied often and treated like a runt, which he was. Merrik knew this, that he was worthless, and so, he trained even harder than his mother forced him to. From suns up to suns down, he worked and worked until finally, when he was 13, he was strong enough. That day, Merrik approached his opressors and confronted them. Rage filled his mind and the boy snapped. He brutally beat the others into submission, breaking arms, legs, necks, and egos left and right. And when the dust settled Merrik looked around and smirked. He was the runt no more! From that day forward, Merrik was the pack alpha. The other mandalorian kids followed his orders and would not dare to so much as fart in his presence. (sorry its 3 am and im just goin with it) Merric was happy, seeing the tyrants put in their place... but he didn't enjoy the way they treated him now. He feared he was becoming the very type of person he despised so much for so long and he hated it. So, he adopted a forgive and forget policy. He opted to befriend the other kids rather than be their boss, and he decided that was the best way to go about life. He thought being calm and forgiving rather than allowing his hatred to grow any further was the superior option, and it was. Things went well after that. He and his friends got along, and he was still training to be the best...until an unfamiliar space ship docked in town.

The ship was full of mandalorian bounty hunters looking for apprentices to take on their interplanetary escapades. The hunters looked through all the kids in the small town and decided they would only be taking one: Merrik. Merrik didn't argue, as they wouldn't have listened anyway (especially since his mother was on board with it) and was taken to the dark void above. For about 5 months, Merrik traveled the galaxy hunting criminals and rare animals and listening to old war stories from the mandalorian warriors. All was well...until pirates showed up. The squad of raiders destroyed the ship in minutes. Merrik knew he would die if he tried to fight, so he opted to take the only escape pod and......well.....escape. The bounty hunters cursed his name as he left, but he could only laugh, as they were tyrants just like the guys back home, but meaner. The raiders were so focused on combat, they didn't notice the departing escape pod. Merrik was alone. Floating through space with no destination, no food, no water, and no hope. Days went by. Then right before Merrik decided to end his suffering, a mysterious ship appeared and grabbed the pod. Inside the ship was Merrik's soon to be jedi master: Koba Ban.

Koba saw the dying boy and nursed him back to health. After some time Koba realized Merrik was force sensitive. He knew the Council would refuse to train the boy, so he decided to train the kid himself. And so Merrik's Jedi training began. Koba was a grey Jedi under the jedi order, and as such, he greatly influenced Merrik's philosophy towards the force and galactic affairs. Over the course of 10 years, Merrik mastered padawan level force skills, numerous languages, and finally dual wield light saber skills. When he was ready, Merrik was then taken to make his own light saber and was given the title of Jedi Guardian by his master. With the blue sabers in hand, Koba took his secret apprentice to the council to initiate him officially into the order. The council of course didn't want to accept the recruit, but after Koba insisted, they devised a trial to prove the boy was jedi material. Merrik was tasked with defeating a Sith. Long story short, Koba tried to help and got himself killed. Merrik picked up his master's silver bladed light sabers (which better represents his personality) and confronted the Sith. Merrik's speed overwhelmed the villain and forced him to surrender. Merrik, still angry about his fallen master, executes the Sith and returns to the council with news of his success. He is accepted into the Order, and he fills the role of his master. (grey jedi under the Order) He is given the rank Jedi Knight.


FORCE POWERS:
Force lightning, force choke, force push, light saber throw, force speed, force jump, mind tricks, and telekenisis

SKILLS:
Tracking/hunting, hand to hand, expert with a blaster, force adept, excellent at stealth, not easily angered.

LIGHTSABER/SWORD FORMS:
Mastery: Dual Wield (is there a special name for these?)
Decent skill: single blade

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES:
Strengths
: kind personality, great speed, uncommon endurance, force adept, great light saber dual wielder, independent thinker, usually makes friends easily.
Weaknesses: easily wowed by good stories, romantic, lazy, moderate skill in single light saber dueling. Occasionally instinctive, average physical strength,

GEAR:
two silver (crystal color) light sabers, mandalorian armor (no helmet), jedi robes, a blaster pistol, 1000 credits


-- The Content Below is Optional, but Encouraged!--

SHIP:
The Gallium Sparrow. Inherited from Merrik's master Koba. It's got a similar internal layout and design to the Ebon Hawk from KOTOR. On the outside, its a disk shape with a protruding body in the center where the cockpit is. (imagine the Rebel Alliance symbol from the movies. its shaped like that.) its got full auto cannons on the front of the ship and two manual turrets on the top and bottom of the ship. it also has heated seats.

DROIDS:
I have a defective HK protocol droid, but it doesn't turn on. I keep it around for decoration.

PETS:
Nope gizka are too much trouble

KILLS:
none so far...

BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
workin' on 'em

DUELING RING MATCHES:
There's a dueling ring?!

GRAND TOURNAMENT MATCHES:
AND A GRAND TOURNAMENT?!

ROLE-PLAYS:
Post the links and the titles to all of your characters Role-Plays. To make things easier, post the link and name here as soon as you enter the Role-Play thread.

ERA: Dawn of the Republic (upcoming timeline)
 
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Oh if this guy for the new timeline then you need to make him here or it gets put into the archive as this still for the current timeline which will be finish soon
 

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Oh if this guy for the new timeline then you need to make him here or it gets put into the archive as this still for the current timeline which will be finish soon

Ok Thanks! I'll move him over. So do I need to delete this thread? CAN I delete this thread? I'm new to the whole forums thing.
 
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I do not think you can delete it but I ask padme first to double check that
 
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