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Janiph Balguir
AGE
► 27
SPECIES ► Human
HEIGHT ► 175 cm
WEIGHT ► 186 lbs
EYE COLOR ► Light blue
HAIR COLOR ► Dark brown
HOMEWORLD ► Coruscant
GENDER ► Male
FACTION ► Imperial Republica
RANK ► Sith Acolyte
FORCE SENSITIVITY ► Yes
BIOGRAPHY
Born to a wealthy father and a mother he'd never know on Coruscant, Janiph's childhood was one of comfort and privilege. From the time he could walk Janiph was being groomed by his father to become a successful member of the imperial military, reciting the names of prominent sith lords and grand moffs at the age of 3, memorizing the history of the Sith Empire when he was 5, and being given his own vibroblade and instructor at 8. Janiph was taught how to carry himself proudly, as well as to value his own personal success above all else. As time went on Janiph proved to be a truly charismatic young boy, able to hold conversations with those far older than himself and gain new friendships with ease. This charisma combined with his father's influence allowed him to get away with things most children wouldn't such as cheating on exams, bullying less popular kids, and openly disrespecting teachers. For years his confidence grew alongside his cruelty, growing to see everyone as a tool or plaything for him to use or discard on a whim.
It was in his 13th year he was discovered to be force sensitive. During a dispute with one of his teachers the young Janiph accidentally flung them across the room and into a wall. At first Janiph was overjoyed at realizing his powers, having always fantasized about joining the ranks of the powerful sith he had spent years learning about, however his father had different ideas. Janiph's father had no desire for his son to come into his own, having raised him to become an imperial agent in hopes to have contacts in the military for his business. Were Janiph to join the sith how could he ever hope to controlee him? The outburst was covered up, the teacher bribed to deny it having ever occurred and Janiph was forbidden to use his abilities again. Despite his Father's wishes, the older Janiph grew the more and more his outbursts occurred, resulting in growing hostilities between the ever bolder Janiph and his father. Finally, at the age of 17 Janiph snapped, he told his father he could care less about him or his plans. The ensuing argument concluded with
Janiph force pushing his father off their estates balcony in a rage. While his father survived the incident he would forever be crippled below the waist and suffer from limited brain functions.
Janiph fled his home, both out of hatred for his father and not wanting to be sent to prison.
After finally being free of his father's shadow, Janiph came into his own. While he thought of attempting to go the sith for training, he yearned to exercise his newfound freedom, making efforts to enjoy his early adulthood in excess. Over the course of 4 years Janiph used his mastery of charisma and basic understanding of the force to con others into giving away their money to what he called ' business investments'. Many innocent men and women would find themselves creditless thanks to Janiph's latest schemes. With his ever growing fortune Janiph spent much of his time at parties, gambling, drinking, womanizing, and attempting to train himself to better use his powers whenever he found himself alone. All this monkey business however earned him quite the infamous reputation, and many willing to pay to see him brought to justice. An amateur bounty hunter called Vex seeking a chance to gain notoriety for herself began to hunt him, proving to be quite the thorn in his side. Over time Janiph's days were spent less on parties and more of keeping himself just barely ahead of his pursuer.
After many months, Janiph grew tired of running, seeing no path forward for his life of luxury. He finally decided he had to do something about the pest. All it took was but a few hours waiting in one of the more populated marketplaces of his home world, the bounty hunter who pursued him had been following him for some time, hoping to catch Janiph off guard, but Janiph knew all about true bounty hunters. They utilized state of the art weapons and armor, as well as technology to assit them in catching their prey. This Vex was no true bounty hunter, just a desperate woman in over her head. Janiph took her by complete surprise when he called her out in the market, even giving her polite wave. Before his purser could fire her first shot, Janiph threw her to the ground along with a few bystanders. Closing the distance between himself and the hunter, Janiph plunged his vibrosword into her chest with glee. Soon all of the marketplace was in a chaos, screams could be heard all around as Janiph was subdued by the guards.
While Janiph was threatened with being charged for murder, as well as the assault on his father, he never saw a court room. No, instead he was given a choice, execution or a chance at joining the sith order. Without skipping a beat, Janiph agreed to the later. And thus his new life began, a life of darkness, one where he would surely rise to his new station, after all who could possibly hinder him?
Personality
Janiph in many ways embodies arrogance. Born to a wealthy family on Coruscant, Janiph was raised to see him above common folk, and to care little for the opinions of others. While he did indeed become the confident and domineering adult his parents hoped, they had no idea just how over the top their son had become. At his core Janiph sees himself as the greatest being to ever walk the cosmos, and the most important person to ever exist. Pride and arrogance are his defining traits, along with his innate desire to better his position. At all times Janiph is asking himself what must be done to attain greater power, calculating in his mind the key to success, often using others to meet his goals.
Hiding his less desirable qualities is a thin veil of false politeness. Janiph speaks eloquently to others, using his large vocabulary and charisma, though he quite often sounds almost condescending in his tone. Furthermore, Janiph possesses a broad, eccentric, and often times dark sense of humor, always making a point to get a laugh or two out of any moment. His humor has gotten him into trouble many times as he often makes his jokes at improper moments. There are very few things that can separate him from his usual grin, constantly appearing jovial and jolly as if he just won a small fortune. Janiph often avoids showing when he is frustrated or angry as he often feels no one is worthy of getting such a reaction out of him.
When his pride is compromised and Janiph loses all composure he becomes a loud hot headed sadist, craving nothing more than the suffering of whatever had pushed him to this point. Very few things can anger him, however the easiest way to earn his hatred is to dismiss him, or to feel apathetic towards him. Janiph despises the idea of anyone writing him off, or seeing him as just another normal person. The very idea of it often makes him visibly irritated.
Despite his ever growing cruelty and arrogance, there is a longing to feel apart of something greater than himself. Having spent most of his life following his father's whims, Janiph has come to lack any real purpose. More than anything Janiph wants something to give his life meaning.
Appearance
Jamiph is a man in moderately good shape, having been taught the importance of exercise. His pale complexion is accompanied by dark brown hair and icy blue eyes. Despite his rather large personality, Janiph himself is slightly below average height wise, standing at only 175cm, a point that vexes him greatly, sending him into embarrassed tantrums when brought up by friends, and violent outbursts when brought up by anyone else.
A large scar can be found on his back, a lasting reminder of how skilled his sparring teacher was with a vibroblade, though if asked Janiph will say it was from a horrible battle with a trandoshin bounty hunter.
Skills
Janiph's greatest weapon is his silver tongue, being a master of charisma, however this is not all he has at his disposal. At a young age Janiph was taught the art of swordplay from his father, and while he is no where near a master, he can hold his own against most common swordsmen. While Janiph is capable of using basic force powers such as force push, he has little control over such things and is prone to causing copious amounts of collateral damage as he has yet to learn from anyone save for himself.
Gear
His father's vibroblade, rouge armor, a single silver ring with a krait dragon's skull edged into it.
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