Shorwarr Kelborn

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NAME: Shorwarr ("fierce hunter" in Shyriiwook) of the Kelborn clan
FACTION: Mandalorians
RANK: Marauder
SPECIES: Wookiee
AGE: 50
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 2,1 m (~7 ft)
WEIGHT: 125 kgs (~275 lbs)
FORCE SENSITIVE: Nope

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Shorwarr is 2.1 metres tall with long, thick yellowish-brown fur that covers him completely just like any other average Wookiee. His hands are large, each finger equipped with a very sharp retractable claw that aids him while climbing trees. He usually wears a bandage on his left eye as he lost it and he doesn't want to get it replaced by some cybernetics for a matter of honour.

ATTRIBUTES:
Extremely strong, being able to rip off the arms of a humanoid right out of their sockets, this Wookiee is a honorable warrior despite the pacifist traditions of his people, his extensive training in combat making him a formidable warrior in both melee and ranged combat. But he's prone to huge rage fits that make him even more dangerous

PERSONALITY:
Calm, friendly and talkative, he enjoys the company of others and also the occasional drink and game of pazaak or sabbacc. But better let him win if you don't want your arms ripped off, as he, like most if not ALL Wookiees, is a sore loser. Apart from that, he's easily enraged if someone insults him or threatens his friends or family, and we can say also his people in general, making him quite the patriot.

BIOGRAPHY:
Born on Kashyyyk, he was from a family that belonged to the guard of his tribe's chieftain of the planet, making it a rather prestigious one and so offering him the highest education possible. When he was 12, he did the traditional rite of passage to adulthood which consisted of going in the Shadowlands, which are the ground level of the planet, to gather fibers from the dangerous syren plant, achieving that with few difficulties. As he grew up, he learned to work wood and also mechanical skills that made him able to repair most kinds of ships and droids. As he turned 20, he enrolled in the chieftain's personal guard, keeping the family tradition.
At 25 he met his future wife, Ciiirbev ("wise daughter"), and just fell in love at the first date with her. A year later the two married, and also had a kid that they named Kerrian ("tree master"). Life proceeded calmly on the planet, but Shorwarr's adventurous and curious nature gave him some... pretty bad ideas. When he was 40, he had the 'brilliant' idea to bring a group of very adventurous visitors in the Shadowlands, which usually are forbidden to visit apart for the aforementioned rite of passage. Things went awry very quickly, as the group was attacked by a terentatek who killed them all. Shorwarr barely survived, returning to his village severely wounded and without an eye. While he recovered, the chieftain asked him about that 'expedition', and the truth came out. The chieftain, trusting Shorwarr as he's been his personal guard for 20 years, decided to politely send him offworld claiming that he deserved it for all his accomplishments, to avoid a scandal and humiliation towards the Wookiee's family. They secretly agreed that he wouldn't be able to return on Kashyyyk for 10 years, or else he'd be officially expelled and dishonored. Shorwarr accepted that, and so he did, leaving his homeworld and getting into working indipendently as a heavy arms enforcer. After a few years he decided to join the Mandalorians to try improving his reputation, knowing the prestige and the risks that it could have brought him, and he got accepted, becoming the first Wookiee to join their ranks in some time.
After five years of training, learning and so on, finally he's a true Mandalorian.


SKILLS:
He's a formidable warrior in both melee and ranged, with a specialization in heavy weaponry and explosives. He's a very skilled mechanic and woodworker like all of his kind, making him able to repair basically anything if he has the right materials.

GEAR:

ROLE-PLAYS:
N/A

RELATIONSHIPS:
N/A

SHIP:
The Jowtharr, a VT-1100 light freighter

DROIDS:
None

PETS:
None

KILLS:
N/A

COMBAT:
N/A
 
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So I don't think there was any royal family at this time, but Malon's character Greybok is the was attempting to become the current king. Also, the personal guards of the royal family of Kashyyyk would be pretty prestigious and well known, which is a bit much for a level 1. I'd be okay with him being a guard for one of the chieftans for some random city, but the royal family stuff will have to go. Also, could you add a bit of detail on why he just up and left his family and everything he knew to become a mandalorian? Seems pretty abrupt to just hear about them and leave.
 
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Did he not hear about the Mandalorians for 45 years of his life? Seems odd, especially if he was accompanying people off world. Also, the shadowlands were visited almost primarily for ceremonial purposes and never to take visitors. So why not change his background to have him illegally take visitors down just to get a thrill, and on one trip there he gets attacked, loses his eyes and maybe gets the visitors killed. He's exiled and goes off and joins the Mandalorians. That also clears up the issue of why a simple chieftain was being sent to arrange trade agreements with Alderaan.
 

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Small clarification, in case you wanted to use it in your backstory, but there is no current king of the Wookiees. That plot didn't finish so looks like Mando isn't done with becoming the king. So kingless right now.
 

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I see the point in your idea for the backstory and I like it, the issue that in the future was planning to make him build his own bowcaster, and welp, if he got exiled I doubt that would be possible without risks
 

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I see the point in your idea for the backstory and I like it, the issue that in the future was planning to make him build his own bowcaster, and welp, if he got exiled I doubt that would be possible without risks
Hmm, you could tweak the idea a little to incorporate that. Maybe because he served the chieftain so loyally that he allows him to walk away of his own accord instead of making it an official exile so as not to taint the family that has served him for so long. That would leave the possibility at some point under the right circumstances to still do things on the planet. Also, him returning when he's not supposed to would just add more drama and could result in even cooler stories!
 

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Well, at this point screw it and I'll make him a madclaw XD Just kidding, that's drastic lol
 

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Just remove the bit about the first wookiee mando in some time, I've personally written mando NPCs this TL who were wookiees, so there's definitely others, some who were mandos from birth!

On the assumption that the change will be made, Approved!
 

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Updated the form with Shor's new weapon. Should have done that long ago, I know lol
 
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