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The Child ~
Talus was one of the Twin Worlds located in the Corellian system that orbited Centerpoint Station, the other being Tralus, its sister planet. It was one of the five habitable planets in the system, and was a temperate world very similar to Corellia. It had a wide range of climates and terrain, including forests, grass plains and mud flats. Vernon Knox was born to a nomadic tribe that lived on the Great Plains. Somehow his people had gone the last century without constant contact with the outside world. It wasn't easy living out there, on scraps, barely getting by, but it was a solemn life, free from the rules of Talus and any other worlds beyond it. His people were known as the Huf Dun tamers. Huf Duns were large animals that roamed the twin worlds, normally peaceful beings that loved to live together. Vernons people were similar in that each of the tribesmen and women never killed. They obtained their protein from other sources, never harming life, animal or sentient.
The Lover ~
Vernon left his mother shortly after, not in spite, but in love. For he had fallen in love with one of the other survivors of that terrible night. Her name was Shay, and she was gorgeous. Long blonde curly hair, sparkly blue eyes, the sweetest smile, cutest dimples in her face. They were only 19 at the time, but they eloped and moved to Taanab, they even built a fair life for themselves there. However the past could not be forgotten about. They had been married only two months, a baby on the way, and a lovely home built on the plains so alike their own they felt almost back to normal. Yet somehow their dark luck followed them. Shay lost her baby shortly after, grief stricken she took up peaceful arms against a mechanical Galaxy. Vernon however felt contempt to stay back and farm, he wanted no part of the Galaxy, he wanted to be small in it's eyes so that nothing would ever happen to him again. He didn't blame the machines for his peoples destruction anyway... he blamed the people behind the machines.
A fateful evening would see to the end of their happy homestead. After a particularly heated riot, Shay returned home in a panic. She woke up Vernon and told him to get dressed and ready to leave, yet Vernon couldn't understand why. She tried to force him out of his house that he had built, a total time span of three years had passed since the construction. In the morning Vernon had come to his senses and realized he didn't want to lose Shay like he had lost his family. When he arrived in town, he searched for her, her friends, anyone that might have some information. She stole is money and his love in the night and went away with her protest group to Coruscant. He eventually gave up the search and stayed behind, heartbroken.
Two more years passed and not a single word from Shay, he assumed she left him for good, and there was nothing he could do about it. But one night a falling star crashed on his land. It was a star fighter, the smoldering ruins left his fields scorched and burned, but the pilot was still alive. It was a woman, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, she had short brown hair, tattoo covered arms, a smirk on her face even in the most dire situations that said 'try me' and the most beautiful green eyes, her name was Victoria. She opened the cockpit hatch, stepped out and looked Vernon square in the eye smiled, and then fainted. He nursed her back to health after several days, she recovered remarkably, but told him she couldn't leave because there were people after her. Vernon never asked any questions, he only accepted that he could, and that he would help her.
Seven years had passed since his date with destiny had ended quite fruitlessly. Instead of killing Vernon, the Slug cast him away into the Gladiator ring, where he was expected to die instantly, yet he grew in popularity very famously for being known as the Saintly Animal. He would harm and maim his enemies until they could no longer fight, yet he wouldn't kill them. He had never killed any opponent he faced in the arena, he told the great slug his first victory, that he would never kill, not for any man, not himself, and especially not for the Hutt. The people loved a rebel, especially one who could fight as well as Vernon could. Aside from the Saintly Animal, and a spattering of other nicknames, people began calling him Vex, a combination of his first and last name.
The Guardian ~
With much of his life dedicated to fighting for his life, he decided he should dedicate the rest of it to fighting for others. He left Hutt Space when he turned 34, ultimately failing his young mans mission, but leaving as a more developed adult. He joined up with a Sentry Crew. They patrolled various hotspots across the galaxy for criminal activity, traveling all over, with him trying to forget his past. His crew came to respect him, returning to his orignial name Vernon Knox, however his team called him Knox. Everyone went by last names. There was Kelli, Strife, Riker, Nordsman, Kojimo, Sloane, Fallon, and Gilspen. The team was tight knit, answering only to the Republic. They were the very first in, like a recon team. And they were also the last out. Knox had gone on 12 tours with these remarkable men and women over a total of 15 years. He had turned 49 on his 13th tour with them. He was the second oldest to Riker beating him by five years.
The Retiree ~
29 years passed while he remained in Carbonite. The Sith had risen in power, the Jedi and the Republic had finally joined the fight against evil, and yet they lost. While a raid had been conducted on Telos Knox was freed from his icy entrapment, no doubt he had been forgotten about while in Carbonite. He was surely thought of as long dead by the Republic, and too much scum to be even thought about by the Sith. But nonetheless he was freed. He did spend six weeks recovering from hibernation sickness in a Republic medical tent, but that was about the extent of his time with the older and weaker Republic. He was awarded the medal of Bravery and Honor and given a cozy homestead on a Republic Planet of his choosing. He chose Tattooine to get as far away from the war front as possible. He wanted a nice life filled with moisture farming and nightmares, thats what he thought he deserved anyway. He watched the Republic and the Jedi Fall, saw the take over of the Galaxy, and the Mandalorian Dominion rise to great strengths once again. He had no doubt that everyone he had ever known was long since dead. He was technically 83 years old, but had the mind, spirit and body of someone much younger than himself. Still old though, he could take care of anyone who dared mess with him.
STATS:
NAME: Vernon Knox (a.k.a Vex) (a.k.a. The Saintly Animal) (a.k.a. Knox)
FACTION: Mandalorian
RANK: N/A
SPECIES: Human
AGE: 83/40
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
Short graying hair, long white beard. Very well built, sun tanned. Several scars across his entire body including on his lip, eye brow and across his nose and cheek. He stands at 6'3".
ATTRIBUTES:
The man spent most of his life with a weapon in hand, he was even forced to be a gladiator for seven years before finally being freed, then spent another fifteen years on a recon team scouting the galaxy for the Republic. He's trained in almost every style of combat besides with a saber, and any heavy weaponry. Usually sticking to Assault Rifles and pistols, he is also adept at battling with an electro staff. Vernon has only ever killed one man in his life. Usually choosing to incapacitate his targets an enemies rather than go down a deadlier path. He very much so believes that life is sacred and anyone came come back from the brink, he chooses not to harm animals, nor eat them, and also has vowed time and time again never to kill another soul.
GEAR:
~ Linebreaker Assault Rifle
~ Scatter Gun
~ Blaster Pistol
~ Combat chest plating (no arms)
Talus was one of the Twin Worlds located in the Corellian system that orbited Centerpoint Station, the other being Tralus, its sister planet. It was one of the five habitable planets in the system, and was a temperate world very similar to Corellia. It had a wide range of climates and terrain, including forests, grass plains and mud flats. Vernon Knox was born to a nomadic tribe that lived on the Great Plains. Somehow his people had gone the last century without constant contact with the outside world. It wasn't easy living out there, on scraps, barely getting by, but it was a solemn life, free from the rules of Talus and any other worlds beyond it. His people were known as the Huf Dun tamers. Huf Duns were large animals that roamed the twin worlds, normally peaceful beings that loved to live together. Vernons people were similar in that each of the tribesmen and women never killed. They obtained their protein from other sources, never harming life, animal or sentient.
It wasn't until Vernon was 10 that he saw his first droid. His people stopped by a local trader at the capital named Dearic, for extra supplies, a rare occurrence as the Huf Dun tamers usually kept to themselves in the wilds of Talus. Vernons childhood was a peaceful one, he lived outside for many years, never complained, played with the animals and the other children, living his life just as his parents had before him, and his grandparents and their parents and so on. However the Huf Dun peoples numbers were dwindling, not enough people to keep the dream alive, it would've been with his generation that he would have seen his people flee from the tradition, however, it would be the current generation that would stand too close to the fire and scorch the people.
The Huf Dun Tamers began to protest against these corporations. However the owners behind the large scale operations of the Corporations cared little for whoever they stepped on, they fought back, hard, tearing down any sort of uprising before it began. Tents burned in the night, herds of the actual Huf Duns slaughtered, rivers poisoned. The land was lost to the tamers, and they couldn't do anything about it. Vernon was 15 at this time of his peoples discourse. He hatched an idea with several other young Tamers, they snuck into the factories, when they were closed, and sabotaged each piece of equipment, every droid, and every valuable resource plucked from the land. However all was in vain as the automated security measures that the young group had carelessly overlooked came online and turned on the young Tamers. An entire generation lost because of a feud and a pretty plan. Vernon had barely made it out with his life, with another young girl his age and a couple more kids, but too many had already been lost. They went back to his people in the night after their attempted raid, blood soaked clothes, horrors no child should have to see. The men of the tribe called to arms now with primitive technology, this time with violence and hate in their hearts, however with the security droids up and running, it was a massive slaughter. No man came home that day, not even Vernons father. Soon thereafter the corporations came for more land, and more blood. To escape the rampage and perversion of their land, the Huf Dun Tamers left Talus for good. Vernon left with his Mother and Aunt and never went back, he was only 17 at this time, but he felt anger over his peoples death, yet he couldn't do anything about it...
The Lover ~
Vernon left his mother shortly after, not in spite, but in love. For he had fallen in love with one of the other survivors of that terrible night. Her name was Shay, and she was gorgeous. Long blonde curly hair, sparkly blue eyes, the sweetest smile, cutest dimples in her face. They were only 19 at the time, but they eloped and moved to Taanab, they even built a fair life for themselves there. However the past could not be forgotten about. They had been married only two months, a baby on the way, and a lovely home built on the plains so alike their own they felt almost back to normal. Yet somehow their dark luck followed them. Shay lost her baby shortly after, grief stricken she took up peaceful arms against a mechanical Galaxy. Vernon however felt contempt to stay back and farm, he wanted no part of the Galaxy, he wanted to be small in it's eyes so that nothing would ever happen to him again. He didn't blame the machines for his peoples destruction anyway... he blamed the people behind the machines.
A fateful evening would see to the end of their happy homestead. After a particularly heated riot, Shay returned home in a panic. She woke up Vernon and told him to get dressed and ready to leave, yet Vernon couldn't understand why. She tried to force him out of his house that he had built, a total time span of three years had passed since the construction. In the morning Vernon had come to his senses and realized he didn't want to lose Shay like he had lost his family. When he arrived in town, he searched for her, her friends, anyone that might have some information. She stole is money and his love in the night and went away with her protest group to Coruscant. He eventually gave up the search and stayed behind, heartbroken.
The two ended up falling madly in love over the course of her stay, she taught him many things, extra languages, how to shoot a gun, she was very skilled in combat and flying. He taught her how to live a simple life, how to farm, and how to cherish living things. Yet with the new power of his weapon skills, he knew he couldn't take anothers life. They lived happily together for 8 months, in that span of time Vernon turned 25. Still a young man, but his life had involved so much already, he felt like he knew so much. But as the seasons change, so must life. The Cartels came for Victoria after the year ended. They burned the house and took her as a slave. Vernon was out at the markets, when he returned he thought she had been disintegrated, but quickly put the pieces together, vehicles landed, shots were fired, multiple foot prints. Victoria had told Vernon of her troubles, she was a bounty hunter, but she wanted a new life, stole a couple million credits from the Hutt Cartel and fled, her bad luck eventually caught up with her. Vernons home was burned, everything he had put into this place was now lost. He wasn't letting Victoria go as easily as he had let Shay go.
Chartering a ship into Hutt space was risky, but Vernon used everything he had left to get there, he bought weapons, he devised plans, and he had an intense fire burning in his heart. He found out through some sources that traitors to the Cartels were being thrown into the arena today, surely Victoria would be one of them, he made his way to the arena, but the trials had already started. One by one traitors, ex-bounty hunters and smugglers died against gnarly beasts. But Victoria was no where to be found. After the final traitors had been eaten and shredded the animals were put back into their cells to await the next feast. But six more traitors were brought up, all tied to large poles, all covered in gas. The main Hutt made his way to the balcony and gave a tremendous speech, "These are the traitors that have done more than fail, they stole from the cause, they stole from you! They stole from me! They stole from US! They shall not have the pleasure of dying in combat, they shall die as slaves. Burn them"
The six traitors deemed unworthy were cast alight in one tremendous move. Vernon had made it to the edge and yelled for Victoria, she saw him and blew him an air kiss, but he was too late, she died immediately, though he never left her sight. He watched as she turned to ash, and as her ash mixed with the sand. Anger swelled in him to unbelievable heights. And he swore vengeance on everyone involved. Late that night Vernon snuck into the Hutts quarters, he was of course surrounded by his sleeping posse. Vernon walked up to the great sleeping slug himself, pointed a blaster at the things head, but before he could shoot a Ray Shield activated, trapping him inside. Tormented, and unable to kill the thing that had killed his beloved.
The Animal ~
Seven years had passed since his date with destiny had ended quite fruitlessly. Instead of killing Vernon, the Slug cast him away into the Gladiator ring, where he was expected to die instantly, yet he grew in popularity very famously for being known as the Saintly Animal. He would harm and maim his enemies until they could no longer fight, yet he wouldn't kill them. He had never killed any opponent he faced in the arena, he told the great slug his first victory, that he would never kill, not for any man, not himself, and especially not for the Hutt. The people loved a rebel, especially one who could fight as well as Vernon could. Aside from the Saintly Animal, and a spattering of other nicknames, people began calling him Vex, a combination of his first and last name.
Vex fought tirelessly, for he still had a fire in his heart, and after seven years the flames had not been extinguished, in fact that had only proven to grow stronger and more fierce. He was 32 now, and had acquired such a reputation that his name rang out even past Hutt Space. People called for his release, his death, his ascendance from the battlefield to the Hutts Right Hand, but every time he was given an out, he refused. He wanted to die as his love had so he could be with her, but he wouldn't just let himself die. He needed honor to die, and he had lost his years ago. He began looking after a kid, 17 at the time, his name was Jor Kalan, he reminded Vex of himself when he was younger, and he tried to keep the kid safe. He wasn't a gladiator, but a slave assigned to look after the Gladiators. However one day Jor Kalan was chosen to fight against one of the meanest, most ruthless Gladiators there was, Dai Por, or Mad Dai, as some of the locals liked to call him. Jor Kalan died within the first two minutes of the match. Thus adding to the fire in Vex's heart. Finally though, a tournament versus the best two gladiators was set up. The one who made it to the end was granted freedom, and perhaps a job. Mad Dai versus the Saintly Animal.
Mad Dai was known for using two vibroblades in battle, Vex was known for his non-lethal shock staff. The fight was off to a grand start, Mad Dai slicing and stabbing, landing several hits on Vex, however Vex fought back with gusto, smacking and whacking Mad Dai back. Shattering bones, slicing skin, the match lasted an hour, and every minute was brutal. They had finally gotten to the point where all weapons were broken, and they were beating each other with their fists. Mad Dai was wining he was vicious in his attacks, ripping Vexs armor off, clawing and beating him to a pulp. But Mad Dai wasn't thorough enough. After he assumed Vex was dead he turned to the crowd and yelled his victory. Vex stood up, spat out blood pouring from his mouth and ran after the flaunting man, jumped and tackled Mad Dai into the wall, cracking his head open on the side of the gladiator ring. The Saintly Animal had finally killed, and he had finally been released after 7 years and 5 months of constant fighting... he was free. Vex rested in a bacta tank for three weeks after the battle he was so badly hurt. Not every scar could heal though, especially not his consciousness. After he killed Mad Dai, the fire that burned so intensely, had finally been put out. It wasn't a feeling he had ever wanted to experience again.
The Guardian ~
With much of his life dedicated to fighting for his life, he decided he should dedicate the rest of it to fighting for others. He left Hutt Space when he turned 34, ultimately failing his young mans mission, but leaving as a more developed adult. He joined up with a Sentry Crew. They patrolled various hotspots across the galaxy for criminal activity, traveling all over, with him trying to forget his past. His crew came to respect him, returning to his orignial name Vernon Knox, however his team called him Knox. Everyone went by last names. There was Kelli, Strife, Riker, Nordsman, Kojimo, Sloane, Fallon, and Gilspen. The team was tight knit, answering only to the Republic. They were the very first in, like a recon team. And they were also the last out. Knox had gone on 12 tours with these remarkable men and women over a total of 15 years. He had turned 49 on his 13th tour with them. He was the second oldest to Riker beating him by five years.
A faction popped up in the Tion Cluster, The Sith Brotherhood. It had been ages since any Sith had been seen, but the Republic and the Jedi felt that it was best that the Sentry Crew go in to investigate. A young Jedi Master joined the team briefly, Master Vor Yokomoto. The crew went into what is now Sith Space, they ventured in but quickly lost contact with any outside sources. Landing on Rhen Var, a cold ice planet, the team descended into the maddening depths of the ice caves. Lower and lower, yet nothing to be found. However the young Master could sense several disturbances in the Force, so they had to keep going. Finally reaching an endless drop into what seemed to be an abyss. They're hosts had finally revealed themselves. Igniting their lightsabers and attacking with full force, the Sentry Crew was dispatched with almost relative ease. Quickly killing Gilspen, Kelli and Fallon, the other crew members retreated further into the caverns, only to be met with by more death, Sloane went soon after, followed by Strife. Riker, Knox, Kojimo, Nordsman and Master Yokomoto had to find a way out, but they were so deep in the ice caves, they didn't know where to go. The group was surrounded, Riker was the next to go, the chain of command falling to Knox now. Finally finding the way they had entered they sprinted through the ice caves, followed closely by the Sith. Nordsman stayed behind and sacrificed himself to give the others time to escape. However only an extra 30 seconds were gained in the escape.
Every inch to escape was filled with Fighting. Knox never killing, only seriously wounding the Sith trying to kill them, While Kojimo had to make it out ahead of them because she was the Pilot, and Master Yokomoto had to escape because he was the contact for the Jedi. Finally making it to the surface they were greeted by more Sith with more Lightsabers. Yokomoto tried to hold them off while Kojimo started the ship. All three of them made it on board and took off, but before they could get out of the system entirely the ship was shot down. Knox put Yokomoto in the escape pod and launched him out, while Kojimo and Knox fell back to Rhen Var. Once salvaged by the Sith they thought it was surely the end. Kojimo was only 20 years old, she had a life to live, and the Sith knew it. They decapitated her first, letting Knox watch the whole thing, before setting him in Carbonite to sleep a cold, dreamless sleep.
The Retiree ~
29 years passed while he remained in Carbonite. The Sith had risen in power, the Jedi and the Republic had finally joined the fight against evil, and yet they lost. While a raid had been conducted on Telos Knox was freed from his icy entrapment, no doubt he had been forgotten about while in Carbonite. He was surely thought of as long dead by the Republic, and too much scum to be even thought about by the Sith. But nonetheless he was freed. He did spend six weeks recovering from hibernation sickness in a Republic medical tent, but that was about the extent of his time with the older and weaker Republic. He was awarded the medal of Bravery and Honor and given a cozy homestead on a Republic Planet of his choosing. He chose Tattooine to get as far away from the war front as possible. He wanted a nice life filled with moisture farming and nightmares, thats what he thought he deserved anyway. He watched the Republic and the Jedi Fall, saw the take over of the Galaxy, and the Mandalorian Dominion rise to great strengths once again. He had no doubt that everyone he had ever known was long since dead. He was technically 83 years old, but had the mind, spirit and body of someone much younger than himself. Still old though, he could take care of anyone who dared mess with him.
STATS:
NAME: Vernon Knox (a.k.a Vex) (a.k.a. The Saintly Animal) (a.k.a. Knox)
FACTION: Mandalorian
RANK: N/A
SPECIES: Human
AGE: 83/40
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
Short graying hair, long white beard. Very well built, sun tanned. Several scars across his entire body including on his lip, eye brow and across his nose and cheek. He stands at 6'3".
ATTRIBUTES:
The man spent most of his life with a weapon in hand, he was even forced to be a gladiator for seven years before finally being freed, then spent another fifteen years on a recon team scouting the galaxy for the Republic. He's trained in almost every style of combat besides with a saber, and any heavy weaponry. Usually sticking to Assault Rifles and pistols, he is also adept at battling with an electro staff. Vernon has only ever killed one man in his life. Usually choosing to incapacitate his targets an enemies rather than go down a deadlier path. He very much so believes that life is sacred and anyone came come back from the brink, he chooses not to harm animals, nor eat them, and also has vowed time and time again never to kill another soul.
GEAR:
~ Linebreaker Assault Rifle
~ Scatter Gun
~ Blaster Pistol
~ Combat chest plating (no arms)
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COMBAT:
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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.
RELATIONSHIPS:
List individuals the character is connected to and what sort of relationship they have, from romantic to familial to friendship to enemies, etc. Please put links to any PCs.
SHIP:
Does your character have a personal ship? If so, describe it in moderate detail (what does it look like, what can it do, what types of weapons and engines does it have, etc.). Generic ships do not require write-ups. If the ship is a Main Faction ship or a fanon ship in Technology Applications, link the ship there. Unapproved technology cannot be used until the application is approved.
DROIDS:
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PETS:
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KILLS:
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COMBAT:
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