Skhai Rolan- Baatch

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Beliefs


Skhai's belief system is complex to most. Based heavily on an ancient more traditional concept of the eight fold path, and empty self as opposed to the more modern-simplified variant currently observed by others such as the New Jedi Order. Her Views on the force are one that echo her other views, seeing no difference between space time, matter, and other forces of the universe. This " whole" is not to be mistaken with a unified theory or one of light and dark balance but easier to summarize as " is and is not ".
Her Personal view on galactic affairs is akin to a Mother watching immature children throwing fits over petty matters, while being overshadowed by individuals and situations which serve as key points of distabilisation, misinformation and contamination, leading to the continued cycle of war and suffering that has engrossed the galaxy for eons. It's her over all aim to purge these points of contamination once and for all.


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Biography



My people hale from the same small collection of systems in the dwarf cluster we call Tynnan as the Danthiri. Both were created by what legend calls " the creators, or ancient masters" For eons after the creators vanished into lore my people battled the dark and agile Danthiri for limited territory. We are a proud people, however live in small nomadic clans and rarely interact with others of our own kind except to breed, or to answer the call to war. Being so scattered we were often easy prey for the almost hive minded focus of the Danthiri houses.

Thousands of years ago my people were suffering, losing planets with each breath. The Danthiri had made an ally in a Human woman who wielded command of what the Danthiri called " Drough Fashkah", or " life energy" With the powers this odd human carried, my people were facing an enemy we could do nothing against. That was until the fates aligned and the woman fell away from her dark ties.
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Legend states the woman roamed our cluster looking for atonement after seeing the devastation brought upon by her hand. It was a chance meeting with a Crystavian War Chief named Korona of clan Anga-rah'mathat started a whirlwind of change for the lives of all Crystavian kind, and a deep love between the two.

Though they battled and won many great victories, the Human vanished over time, away in the night she fled to her homewolrd, only to return decades later. She was different than before she left. She had seen dark days in her past and carried many new wounds.

Healing the Human heart only aided to rekindle the passion she shared with Korona, and soon the pair produced a child of mixed blood. The Child was powerful in the use of the Fashkah, a gift form both parents. However she was too different for others to accept. Mixed blood to a species that values a uniform perfection was seen as a vile taint.

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The child, named Tanxa for her pale blue eyes quickly grew, and learned well her mothers craft, and the strict philosophies behind least she suffer the same fate her mother had only survived with luck. Tanxa mastered the arts, and brandished the glowing weapon seen only wielded by her Fashkah summoning parents and occasional Danthiri.

Others of our people from other clans began hearing of this tainted individual, and curiosity perked. Stories had spread that she had been seen encountering waves of Danthiri alongside her parents, defending worlds that they were not even considered residents of.

Younger Warriors began to join the trio, and soon their ranks swelled as Crystavians from all clans flocked behind the tainted half breed. Tanxa became seen as a point to rally behind, and soon the army of the Azurite began to sweep the boarder of Crystavian and Danthiri space, a place we called the Rift systems, as they marked the boundary of the clusters center line.

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The Campaign was long, and bloody. Both Crystavian, and Danthiri dead littered the sod on both sides of the line. However, despite the intensity of battle, Tanxa remained calm, and compassionate to her enemies. This angered some within her ranks, and inspired others. Those angered continued to battle and remain loyal so long as the advantage was in their favor, others, though much fewer in number began living by the half-breed's example, and adopting many of her philosophies, despite their weak, or utter lack of ability to touch the Fashkah.

Decades passed, and the halfbreed was now a full feathered adult, and in the eyes of her own people a general or merit.Tanxa had even taken several Crystavian mates, and fathered several children, all bore the same taint she carried. In time an entire cast of force able Crystavians had been bred into being, periodically Human, or Danthiri showing these same skills were chosen as mates simply to keep the taint that had seen my people rallied and less in danger from the ebon skinned demons strong.

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The Fashka Cast was officially established and recognized nearly a thousand years after the first born had set her mind to the side. Though respected they were feared. The cast rarely had it's members fall prey to the black taint, and sought only to ease the suffering of our kind, and extended that protection to even the Danthiri and other less advanced races.

Their deeds of great kindness won them too few endearments. Stories of cannibalism, abducting fledglings from their homes to feast under the jeweled moons to gain power for their dark arts ran wild. The old prejudice of my kind began to once more show itself. The Fashkah users were no longer of value, balance had been created in the cluster and they could no longer tolerate the intentional tarnishing of their bloodlines. It was now that Crystavian shards met lightsaber in a new series of battles. This battle for the very lives of the tainted ones.

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For all their gifts, and training, the Fashkah followers were too few, and too scattered to mount proper defenses. Their unwillingness to breach ethical lines in war cost them dearly. Entire clans vanished as they were hunted and systematically removed from history. Those who survived scattered far, and in increasingly smaller and smaller groups. Fewer children were born into the taint, and so the numbers grew smaller still.

Finally, as the number of tainted rested on a mere handful, many so far removed from the first born and her mixed parentage that their own powers were minimal, and unable to help protect them from attack. So it was they decided to retrace the steps of the ancient Human of legend, and Danthiri lore speaking of trillions of others like them living freely in the parent Galaxy.

I was but a small child when we arrived here. Born the first, and only child of the bloodline Baatch. A bloodline protected and maintained all this time by those who followed the way in honour of our ancestors. I do not remember how the the choice came to be, but it was not long before I was given to the Jedi order. I could question that choice, to send me away from what remained of my kind. Wonder what happened to my parents, those I once learned to fly with...yet such thoughts are simply that. They are to my reality " now" as the reality of ice forming in flame. A matter of personal belief, and perspective. It's something I must take to heart and understand, but in the same breath let it fall to the side and carry on.

I am a Jedi, My tattoos, and wings, my great height, these things are nothing more than what one wills of them. I am like all others, I am one and the same. I fly in the same place as my kin, and peers though they may be scattered by light years... I walk a middle path, and though I stop to observe the other roads, I continue forwards.



Skhai's life began on Azurin nearly a century ago, born the ninth daughter of seven parents- yet is the only of her siblings to be born " tainted" Skhai's birth mother, Laurannah (whom's name she would later borrow) Was an outcast tainted member living in a group near her clans lands. Her " paternal" parent was a famed general who was tasked with purging the area of the outcasts, however in the midst of battle the two faced off in a brawl that lasted over a day. Broken, bloody, and both at their limits their aggression turned to passion and ancient- powerful bloodlines merged with new to reawaken a long dormant gift.

Knowing well the legacy of the Baatch blood line, Skhai's mother, now married into the Baatch brood did all she could to hide her daughter from the roving bands of purgers, and the attention of chained ones, tasked with seeking out fellow force users in the name of their xenophobic society. Long hours spent shoved into confined spaced led the young crystavian to develop a acute form of claustrophobia, on top of the typical OCD's of the species. Eventually however young skhai slipped and showed her ability publicly in the defense of her second youngest sister. This was noticed and Skhai was marked then and there as a Tainted one, her face forever brandishing the patterns of her contaminated blood. Exile or execution was avoided when one of Skhai's brood mothers intervened and offered to give the girl up to the chained ones for conditioning Before she could be collected that evening however Skhai's family hatched a daring plot to escape azurin and make the year long trip to the main galaxy, feeding on tales and myths of a galaxy that did not see people like Skhai as vile beasts to be purged, but as something else, as Force users.


It was during this trip that Laurannah taught her daughter the truth about her ability, and her bloodlines. A decedent of the ancient Noble Alderaanian House Baatch whom had given rise to legendary members such as Calid and Mira, the powerful and enigmatic Empress Viea( also known as the golden mother Amara Baatch in crystavian mythology), and cousins with the equally powerful and iconic Bac line, including Pethar the historian, and Ussej Padric Bac, whom laurannah referred to as " the path maker"


Time with the Jedi:



After arriving on Coruscant Skhai was sent into the Jedi order at her mothers insistence. While her Jedi studies progressed Laurannah remained with special blessing of the council to continue teaching her daughter the lore of her own people, and that of a secret Sect known as the Wardens. Though never officially one herself, Laurannah searched over lore looking for clues of the group until she caught the attention of a Jedi librarian- The last known Warden whom took it upon herself to pass on the knowledge of their secret order to Skhai.

Faced with being seen as something different the young Crystavian began showing signs or rebelliousness early on, sneaking out and defying teachers. It was in one such misadventure several years into her training that Skhai managed to land a date with a attractive intern from a coruscant news agency. In an attempt to impress the human woman took her to a forbidden archive to flaunt her knowledge. The couple were caught by a young padawan visiting with his parents from the tython and ratted her out.this young padawan was Jhon Cordatus

After transferring to Tython Skhai continued to separate herself from other jedi, adopting more neutral outlooks, and burring herself in lore and philosophy of not just
the jedi, but of sith, and any other force cult she could find records of. She continued her training with her parents as well in Crystavian lore, this however came abruptly to an end as her brood vanished, leaving for parts unknown and for the first time Skhai felt truly alone. That is until she stumbled upon a young boy crying outside a rocky cave deep in the Tython forests, injured and frightened Skhai did her best to sooth the boy and quickly created an almost sibling like bond that would transcend youth into adult hood. That boy was once again, Jhon Cordatus.


As the pair grew and developed through their padawan, and knight phases the two shared countless adventures, often ones considered reckless and suicidal by most of the order. this was- however just as they liked it. Their odd chemistry meshed well, and the constant bouts of mockery and playful insults led many to speculate that the pair may have had a more intimate connection. This was however untrue, though neither denied it finding humor in keeping their peers in the dark. As time marched on Both became Masters of the order, and while John moved on to become an eventual sage master Skhai left on a quest of self discovery into the far outer rim. It was here the spirit of Mira Baatch, her direct ancestor, and guardian of the infamous darkshpere bound herself to the crystavian, pleading for help in recovering the artifact and removing the dangers it posed in a galaxy growing turbulent.

Skhai returned to share this with Jhon, however found her courage to do so lacking- instead she remained at his side and aided in teaching philosophy and history until Jhon ascended the ranks to become Grand Master. Rather than stay and aid Ebburla Daw, the new Sage master Skhai sought refuge from others on an isolated portion of Balmorra, here she spent most of her time in deep meditative states bonding with her ancient grandmother Mira. News that Jhon had confronted the emperor and believed dead took it's toll on the Crystavian, and further pushed her self exile, that was until Jhon returned to find her and with him a small infant girl named Lana.

With the story of his adventures, and plead for help in what Jhon knew was a much much bigger story Skhai could not help but admit to her friend that there were more secrets in the galaxy than one would believe, and she knew several of them- ones protected by the Wardens for eons, and ones that held great relevance to Jhons unique situation. With this she offered to show him one piece of the mystery, and smuggled him to Coruscant - before she could make good on her promise however Skhai was hit with the shock of finding the Coruscant temple in ruins and in repair and news that Ebb had gone missing- Grand Master Apollo calling her to duty as the new Sage master of the order.

Not forgetting her promis, Skhai took jhon deep into the bowls of a forgotten portion of the temple- using the construction as a cover for her act. Little did the pair know that they would soon run into the apprentice of the Grand Master- Kiro Haas herself sneaking off into the forbidden archives. Faced with few options Skhai had to come clean to the young jedi and force her secrecy. Introducing Kiro and Jhon to a long hidden Noetikon, the primary gatekeeper being a essance bound projection of the Ancient Danthiri Jedi, and Warden Dalharil Baatch- who also was the daughter of Empress Viea.

Skhai persuaded her ancient aunt to allow them into a secret cache' hidden deep on coruscants natural surface. Here the pair were treated to a wealth of artifacts and documents hidden from the galaxy as well as an ancient Rakata Mind trap holding a boarder-lined insane rakata named Bhikkhu Bo whom taught them a small piece of knowledge regarding the force, and bloodlines as well as the origin of such uniquely strong individuals, such as Viea, and Ussej Bac.

As the trio listened to the Rakata, Dalharil chimed in and alerted them that a power surge in the archives had alerted Jedi security teams to their activity, and could do little to keep them from investigating- in a rush the three escaped as Skhai managed to fly them out of the depths through an old gree ventilation shaft. Bringing Jhon to her loft penthouse, and kiro back to the temples barracks before returning and attempting to " help" the investigation- her motive however was to hide away key artifacts and destroy as much evidence as possible before forces arived. when they did so the Crystavian gave many of the artifacts to the order, and returned later to claim what she aimed to keep.


Skhai eventually took on Kiro as her own as Apollo stepped down and left the order and sigur became the new Grand Master. Jhon having learned the fate of Andraste began a downward spiral that drove him to a depression that Skhai could no longer take. In a desperate act she lured him onto the balcony and pushed him over hoping the fall would trigger his will to live. When it didnt she swooped in and saved him, though heart broken the pair had a fall out which drove Jhon to storm out, leaving Skhai to serve as surrogate parent to Lana - alone

Moving to The sage halls of Empress teta Skhai continued to serve as Sage master, while training Kiro and grooming her as a Warden. Living off site afforded her the ability to hide Lana from prying eyes and maintain a protective shield around the child as to keep her hidden from Andraste's attention. Classes came and went, Skhai found herself contending with many factors such as a mysterious Danthiri agent, and her first true relationship with a Sephi pilot named Yala. Another feat was restoring Ebb to her connection to the force- having it been severed and memory wiped by Andraste. The technique was a dangerous one calling for a semi death of the former sage master. The price for her favor came under the stipulation that should Ebb survive the ordeal she would become a member of the Wardens.

However her calling was coming less and less one bound by the Jedi. She needed to find the sphere as she promised Mira she would. She quickly abused her position to gather a task force comprised of Jedi and Imperial knights to travel with her to the back water world of Rannon. There the group was confronted by a a nest of killix who had knowledge of a cult in the area tormenting their hives. Though most of the group refused to trust the insects Skhai made it clear they were their best hope. Under instructions from Mira Skhai led them into an ancient cave where they found the calcified remains of Pethar Bac and his records of the sphere. While looking them over however the group was attacked by Sphere cult members, and skie gravely wounded when a concussion grenade went off inside the chamber, the force of the sound shattering her crystalline bones and other internal trauma. She fell into a coma, hanging onto life by but a thread.

With the recovery of the sphere successful, and in the possession of her padawan, Skhai was transported to Tython for care. She was released at first, but while training with her padawan, in one final test Skhai's injuries came to light again, and she collapsed shortly after Knighting Kiro, and slipped into an even deeper coma than before. Months she spent in a comatose state, in and out of bacta treatments and surgeries to try and undo the damage- yet Skhai didnt recover at first, rather finding herself in a twisted dream scape that threatened to tantalize her and call her to let go and give up. It was when she was confronted by a visualization of Jhon whom proceeded to chastise her and turn her own words against her until Skhai's will returned, in that she saw visions as well namely that her path led her to continue
restoring her secret order, and seek the guidance of another noetikon shard. It was during this that Skhai also found herself greating a deep force bond with Kiro Haas, a rare one that allowed the two to share memories, flashes of joint perception and emotions. Seeing her own past dating back eons, Kiro became distraught and fled from her master Skhai eventually consoled the Knight and the pair began working to maintain their lives within the jedi and as Wardens.

Terris Rolan, an Echani padawan Soon came to the council to report the death of her master and the slaughter of the Alliance diplomatic cruiser " the catchhawk" Smitten by the young woman's spunk in the face of such anguish Skhai offered her aid, and took the padawan as her own, transporting her to Empress Teta with her. Promising to teach her, and train her and aid in the investigation of her masters death. This however was more complicated that Skhai expected, she soon began developing feelings for the young warrior, Late nights in conversation, and sparring- an act with deep meaning in both species did little to help this. To clear her head Skhai left Terris in the care of Kiro and with Lana in tow took what many would call was a suicidal mission. The Sage master would travel deep into enemey territory of mandalorian space to offer a gift to Carien Bralor,the sitting mandlore at the time.

Despite the call of war, and the proximity to Sith space Skhai managed to keep her, and Lana's presence hidden, and though well known by the mandalorians, found they saw the child as nothing more than any other child, perhaps orphaned by conflict and taken in. During her meeting Skhai gave Carien an ancient broadsword that belonged to the seated Mandalore from the territorial wars eons ago in respect for the Jedi's respect, and courtesy of mandalorian traditions and practices carien allowed Skhai to remain on world for a time to feed and rest before providing an escort to the boarder of alliance space.

The Sage master returned to drama as Ebberla Daws secret romance with a Sith Lord had found its way to the heart of the Jedi. In a confrontation that sent fer through the order, Thade, showed himself on Empress teta to visit Ebb and force her hand in making their relationship prublic to the order. Skhai's padawan Terris was one of the students who became wrapped up in the confrontation. Worse yet this showed weaknesses in the orders defenses, and with a larger war brewing Skhai knew she had to escape and keep Lana safe above all else. It was decided that she would travel to the remote world of Ando prime, and find haven in a long lost Dai-Bendu temple deep under the ice. It Was Dalharil whom found the ancient record of it burried away by Grand Master Talzea Kheldrommas during the Hutt wars.
refusing to leave her master to face this alone Terris demanded to go along. and throw away what she had in honour of all Skhai had done before. Skhai agreed and made Terris a Warden as well. The pair then set off on a scheduled trip to Tython- os so many believed, in rality they staged a clever plot to stage their own deaths in a very prominent, and very publicly covered hyperspace accident.

While on the trip to prime, hidden away in Kiro's craft Skhai began a physical change known as a crystal sleep, in which her pigment changed. Awaking she found herself in deep conversations wiith Terris sharing her past and eventually admitting her feelings for her padawan- Terris's reply- " I know" Despite being unaware of the Echani's feelings skhai continued planning their new life, and adopting the name " Lau' Rannah " a play of her birth mother's first name.


Lau' Rannah was the alias and secondary persona of the Jedi Master Skhai Baatch. It was adopted after several events led up to her
playing a major role in galactic affairs- one being the current caretaker for a small girl; Lana, daughter of Sith Empress Andraste.
While keeping the Child hidden and carrying out an ever growing drive to follow the Warden path it became evident that no place would be truly safe. Remaining on the Jedi council would do nothing more than endanger more lives.

After staging an " accident" Skhai, and her apprentice - the Echani named Terris are believed dead to the galaxy- Following in the foot steps of her dear Friend and companion Jhon, whom also played dead for this very same reason. With a potential new home on Ando Prime, Skhai can shift her full time attention to rebuilding, and securing the Wardens, a clandestine and ancient organization who's hand in galactic affairs has been heavy, though utterly unseen.

As Lau' Skhai finds herself better able to move about the galaxy and do what she needs to- hiding herself in both the force and 'character' as a different individual. Those who know the truth are few.

Skhai continued her work to rebuild her order and raise Lana the best she could. Taking a mission early on to keep her promise to Terris to investigate the Catchhawk . The pair adopted the persona of bounty hunters as they tracked down the craft. Their time spent between investigations however spend consummating their newly established relationship with each-other. Under the stress of situations ongoing, and her ability to connect to the force self muted Skhai failed to notice that it was during this time Terris became pregnant with the Crystavian's child. After the investigation ended Skhai risked a communication to Fellow Warden and friend Ebb, letting the first outsider to know she was indeed alive, and requested Ebb pull strings and have the craft recovered by the Alliance.

Other exploits say the pair in desperate for credits, leading them on a short trip as exotic dancers. It was a particularly infamous performance on the DSC that Skhai nearly blew her cover when to her shock she encountered the Jedi Della exploring the ins and outs of the galaxy and posing as a male musician. Thankfully Della's own naiveness played to skhai's advantage and she was able to convince the Jedi that she was someone different all together. This trip also saw the ( romantic definition) eloping of Skhai and Terris.

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Eventually Skhai's work had to continue, and months later she found herself traveling alone deep into Sith space while Terris saw to the care of Lana, and their own daughter Reina. It was on Dromond Kaas that Skhai landed, her aim was a second Warden Cache' much like on Coruscant -disguised as a tomb for the Sith Empress Viea. To her shock however she was confronted by Darth Veroer, the Darklord himself. With some luck and a quick tongue she managed to convince the Darklord to aid her, promising him all the tomb had, in exchange she requested a single " data crystal" for an employer. The reptilian Sith Agreed.

During their adventure however Skhai grew fond of the Sith, even flattered when he offered up one of his own shirts for her when her cloathing was damaged in a fight with native beasts. Their trip took them into a cave with a hidden passage, which Skhai, still posing as Lau managed to open, though triggered suspicion as to her nature when Veroer noticed it was a genetic lock she opened with her own blood. This was set to the side however as they entered the tomb, yet more trouble rose when the Dark Lord triggered a ancient device created by Viea based on rakata void technology she learned from the darksphere.

The consciousness of the pair sucked into a mind trap to compete in tests- In this state Skhai could not hide her true self, or mute her presence in the force. her only hope was that the Dark Lord believed that- the reason this " average being" suddenly was shrouded in one of the most powerful force auras currently living- was a projection of his own mind and imagination the trap was replicating.

Eventually the pair parted way, Empress Viea serving as a " aid" to the dark lord while retaining contact with her Warden kin. With the final two Noetikon gatekeepers restored Skhai returned to her hidden temple and continued her quiet life of raising Lana and her blood daughter Reina while reassessing her place in the greater scheme of the galaxy.


While the galaxy continued down its path of War Skhai lost herself in her role of Mother to both girls as well as student to her ancient ancestors and their lessons and observations on the greater nature of things. Her drive to gain a different perspective became even more important following the death of her former student and bonded friend Kiro Haas. The death left Skhai feeling a void in her mind, much like a " blind spot" and lonely- she had grown accustomed to the slight presence of the young imperial jedi.
Making this worse was the rapidly degrading state of her ancient grandparent Mira, whose essence that latched onto skhai decades before. Mira becoming weaker and less able to share thoughts with the Crystavian led her to realize that some cards needed to be played to set key individuals on their proper paths with a fuller set of tools on hand- and allow Mira to go, and find the solace she so needed.

It wasnt long after this that John managed to track down Skhai. While the human seemed slightly unsettled by skhai's new icy appearance and misadventures with the dark lord his primary concern was recovering Lana. Upon seeing the young girl whom was but an infant last he'd seen her playing with Skhai's own daughter seemed to ease him and confirm that he had done well to entrust her care to the winged warrior. Skhai played the caring friend and said nothing, however internally this moment, as touching as it was broke her heart. Shed grown attached to the human child as one of her own. During this Visit Skhai informed John of her intentions to have him meet her in several months outside the historical alderaanian debris field known as " the grave yard" where she intended to set Mira free as part of the " homecoming" ceremony often performed at the location.



Time passed and Skhai once more pushed herself into focusing on raising her Daughter and supporting her wife's covert operation of posing as a high influence executive, but once more the feeling of loneliness had taken hold. With her mind fully hers and hers alone for the first time in decades- Skhai had to face her questions, and doubts on her own without feedback or reassurance. The council of her ancestral relatives was of some aid, but Skhai felt empty, and disconnected.

This became more evident when Ebburla Daw returned to the hidden Bendu temple, and though a Warden herself- the Corellian Jedi had come to Skhai seeking her support in a bid for the open role of Jedi Grand master. Reluctantly Skhai agreed, and as the situation came to pass Skhai once again found herself seated in the Jedi council as sage master - effectively ending her exile. her heart however was more distant than it had ever been while pretending to be dead.

Upon returning to her seat on the Jedi Council Skhai felt disconnected. The faces, the moods, and general atmosphere felt alien to her, and she found herself increasingly withdrawing and finding reasons to be away. One such errand was the release of the spirit of Mira in the remains of old Alderaan. The homecoming ceremony was small, witnessed by only Skhai, her daughter Reina and John. The presence of Dalharil, Aathean and Empress Viea, the three gatekeepers of the noetikon of paths - also attended, Viea being the daughter of Mira, Dalharil Mira's granddaughter, and Aathean her granddaughter-in law- all also shared the bond of calling Aalderaan home.

With Mira, and Kiro both lacking a presence in skhai's mind she began for the first time in decades thinking, debating, and questioning nature of the myriad things free of influence, observing how things are, how they were and beginning to adopt opinions and views that many would find troubling. With the new concepts and an increased sensation of detachment Skhai found herself quietly slipping away from the Jedi order once more, this time for good .


Before returning to the ancient temple on Ando prime, the Crystavian took a subtle deour to a lightly staffed imperial relay station , accompanied by the projection of Darth Aya ( aka Aathean) Skhai attempted to talk her way into the facility, when this failed though her tactics became one of aggression. upon dispatching the guards Skhai interfaced Aathean's container to the prime database and used her abilities as a force essence / AI echo to isolate a direct com line to the Reptilian dark lord. The message Skhai chose to send however was little more than a friendly message wishing her companion well- as well as a short dance number for her own amusement.


Rather than staying in place the Crystavian found herself roaming once more, but now in the deepest underbellies of Nar-Shaddah - firmly involved in the illigal death bout arenas that even the Hutt lords found too classless or profitable to fully endorse or sponsor. Here she found herself pushing away and neglecting her connection tot he force and relying purely on her own nature to fight. It was a bloody, and painful experience- however in its own way provided her with an insight on herself, as well as the very nature of others in ways she believed jedi, nor sith or any other force cult really seemed to focus on. One such realization being that life, nor death are any different. one as far as the force concerned still existed. drawing breath or cremated didn't matter to the force, it in itself would be no different. the essence of it all being that these individuals " were" regardless of their state of being, even if timelines differed and they chose different paths, they still were. had they not existed in any reality, then they simply wouldn't be- it was a convoluted and seemingly simplistic conclusion but one of merit that she felt was rarely focused on by others whom increasingly in her opinion were too focused on themselves and how the force reacts with them or by them, not how they affect it, or how the countless individuals abusing and warping it into their ideas of right and wrong over the eons before.

the force, in her eyes was contaminated, tainted, warped and perverted from how it simply was, and shoe horned into these " concepts" created by people - this warping being a major reason war and suffering became so common since even before the fall of the infinite empire. The only way to break this ever worsening cycle was to first deal with those who abused and perverted it the most.

Skhai slept on this idea and found herself awakened days later - now coloured in dark - like a Corellian Plains Raven in hue and a burning drive to set right what was twisted, and purge those things that worsened this trend. However....she wouldn't be able to do this alone....



Image Gallery
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Skhai clad in the Dark Lords " borrowed" shirt
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Skhai posing as Lau'Rannah

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Skhai's Music Box
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Rebirth of the Wardens
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Skhai Rolan Baatch

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Warden
Rank : Keeper/Inquisitor

Home WorldAzurin
Species:Crystavian
Age:early 90s
Gender:NA
Height:2.2 m
Weight:173.7 kg
Eyes:silver
Hair:black
Skin:Dark / light tattoos
Force Sensitive:Yes

Attributes
Affiliations Wardens
Jedi Order ( formerly) (Ex-sagemaster)
Relations:Terris Baatch (Spouse)
Reina Baatch (Daughter)
Empress Viea (Ancestor)
Korona (Ancestor)
Dalharil Baatch (Ancestor)
Aathean Baatch
(Ancestor)
Masters:Unknown Jedi
Dalharil Baatch
Aathean Baatch
Former StudentsKiro Haas
Terris Rolan Baatch

(unknown students)
Known friendsEbberla Daw
Jhon Cordatus
Darth Vereor (Teryn Kord)
HK-53
Yala ( ex- girlfriend - MIA- )
Athos

MISC INFO:
Typical Combat Style:Grapple/striker
Crystavian Wing use
Typical Force combat:At range:
Kenetic/Psionic

Melee range: Kenetic/Psionic
Passive: Stealth/supression
Trademark Abilities:Kenetic bursts
Mind crush
Lightning
Force quake
Specialized knowledge:Philosophy ( including most force cults come and gone )
History and mythology
Force based abilities ( both combative and passive)
Specialized hand to hand/close range melee
Typical WeaponsNagi-saber
Crystavian Dona duilleag
Wings
Known Saber Colours:Green/black
Violet/Black
Magenta/White




 
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Malon

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Flipping epic, Adena. Amazing job!
 

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Love it. I finally get to read more about the Crystavians you always talk about.

And I see you used that fire brush. I really should get around to trying it out myself. >>
 

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Thanks guys!

Yeah the whole Danthiri/Crystavian/Viea lore goes back decades now, and so there is alot to build on, and alot that has bled onto SWRP off and on and in a few different forms, and because Im more or less closing the book on that saga I wanted to get a chance to explore things from the Crystavian side, and try to be alittle more creative with how I told their history in a way that would atleast keep someones attention for a few moments.


AND YAY FOR JEDI, I can start to apply my philosophy in a way that it's intended for better ^_^
 

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Lovely profile, Adena! o:
 

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now with less skin breakage
 

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Very nice bio, I loved reading it. Are the Crystavians and Danthiri fan made races? Can they both fly, or just the Crystavians?
 

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danthriri cant fly, if you remember Sreeya's grandmaster, she was a Danthiri.
 

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Aww =) I like the writeup dear. Glad to see my crystavians are well received too.
 

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Impressive work m'lady. You did the art and the writing so all the more impressive.
 

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Genkaku there is the Mother of the Crystavians " and Korona" and earns far more credit than I need, Without her constant feedback I would have had little to nothing to work on, and those who have read her massive write up's know this is a really complex species to deal with ^_^
 

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As usual, your profiles never cease to entertain me. This was once more a great read, I do say.
 

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^_^ thankee.

Im working out some small details but should open her coupe soon and let her give some Padawans a pretty interesting teacher to deal with.
 

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Tempts me to try to get back into things. *shakes fist*
 

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hehe, you know a main faction like.....ooooooh I don't know, Jedi...may keep you busy enough ^_^
 

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Very nice profile. For some reason, whenever I read the name, I'm always mentally pronouncing it "Sky B****" for some reason. What's the real pronounciation?
 

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Batch, but lengthen out the 'a'.

As far as I know the name is an alteration of the 'Bac' family name. I can't remember if they're somehow related or not, though.
 

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Read the name as Sky Biatch. :CRawr
 

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Read the name as Sky Biatch. :CRawr

Same here.

That makes you wonder. Does that mean Skhai is the Biatch, or she's gonna make others her Biatch(es)?
 
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