Independent Rune Zaalo

[Nor'baal]

Archbishop Rune Zaalo was a male Nemoidian, Archbishop of Pius Dea, an anti-Force religious cult and conspiracy, during what was known as the Force Eternal era.

Biography

Born into a wealthy shipping family, Rune fell in with the Pius Dea, after studying philosophy and theology at University. Contacting one of the cults operating near his campus, Rune was recruited as a missionary shortly after the completion of his degree and dedicated his life to the faith from that day onward.

Whilst the specific details of his time with the Pius Dea are not public knowledge, Rune went up through the ranks of the organisation with considerable haste, and was appointed by Patriarch Zor to serve as a member of the high council, afforded the rank of Archbishop in the process.

Impressed by the Patriarch's zeal, Rune was tasked with establishing the theological basis for the organisation's shift toward a more militant approach to their faith. Believing firmly that the Jedi and Sith were a 'rot' at the heart of the goddess's divine plan, Rune penned his magnum opus, 'Pu Reuxu', which brought together various theological teachings on a moral way of living.

Personality and traits

A thoughtful and zealous man, Rune exhibits stoic characteristics, as is to be expected of a man to whom religiosity is a pillar of his being. Excluding confidence when in public, Rune is motivated by his passionate hatred of the force-sensitive population of the galaxy, and, whilst he masks this behind a well-maintained venere of theological 'wisdom', he is a spiteful and nasty individual.

Willing to do whatever it takes to advance the cause to which he has dedicated his life, he kills without remorse, seeing those who fall to the Pius Dea as a necessary sacrifice in the advancement of their 'divine mission'.

A fanatic through and through, Rune will do anything to advance his cause, and will never stop in the execution of his goals. Whilst he has admitted it, Rune suffers from powerful visions of destruction and death and is prone to going days without sleep, seeking to avoid the visions that he believes are sent by the goddess as a warning of what is to come.