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Description Birth Name - Shagora Null

Darth Title - Mortua

Height - 1.80 meters (5'11'')

Weight - 92.98 kg (205 lbs)

Born - 2 BTC (3655 BBY)

In 3646 BBY the newly anointed Darth Mausolus [link] was shaken from his sleep by a disturbance in the force. Everything about the experience urged him to seek out the source of this unknown power. To his surprise he discovered it to be a 9 year old Pureblood slave. Her name: Shagora Null. Mausolus was amazed that no other Sith had sensed the great outburst of power the young one had demonstrated. He could only surmise that it had been their destiny to be brought together through the force.

Mausolus knew that he had to claim this child as his apprentice. He also knew that he needed to safeguard her from his potential adversaries. As a reasonable man of ample means he proposed a simple choice to Shagora's parents: He would finance their transport offworld and the start of a new life for them far from the reaches of the Empire. In exchange Shagora was his to raise and train. Their alternative was death. Knowing there was only one logical conclusion, Shagora's parents agreed to be sent away, though it killed them to do so.

Shagora was devastated and hated her new master at first, though he assured her that she would come to appreciate what he had done for her. And he was right. Hidden away at her master's private stronghold on Nar Shaddaa, Shagora lived a lavish life and trained diligently to show her appreciation to the man she came to love and respect like a father.

Mausolus taught his apprentice to be strong. He taught that one should strive be strong in both body and mind for the force was a gift not to be taken for granted. "It is also a gift that can be inhibited or taken away," he told her, showing her in to his personal training facility for the first time. Mausolus had employed technologies that cut one off from the force to eliminate its use as a crutch during physical workouts. Inspired by his words and his own impressive physique the young apprentice vowed to become as powerful as she possibly could. Mausolus was taken aback by how literally she had interpreted his words. Over the years Shagora became both physically and intellectually imposing.

Though Mausolus had affectionately nicknamed her "Sugar", Shagora was anything but sweet. She was easily as fierce and morbid as her master and chose the title Mortua in honor of him.

Though it was traditional in Sith culture for the apprentice to betray and kill the master, Shagora never sought to do so. She was forever grateful and dedicated to her master, even falling in love with him when she had physically and emotionally matured. Reluctantly Mausolus admitted to sharing her feelings and took her as his lover. Though the two never married they lived and fought at each other's side for decades to come...
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Comments: 28

reddobastard [2013-06-24 21:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Well, I HAVE some issues with it because there are some logical mistakes in it...buuut I really like her anyway !

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-24 21:45:03 +0000 UTC]

At any rate I'm glad you like my "Sugar".

You wouldn't think so from this picture, but she's actually a sorcerer ingame. It doesn't suit her character, I know. I actually only did it to try something different. I have leveled 2 warriors already, but if we could change classes I'd make her a juggernaut anyway.

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-24 21:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Such as...? I'm curious as to what bothers you about it.

I pride myself on her bio in fact. I even went to the bother of figuring out the proper year of birth to ensure a logical age difference between Mortua and Mausolus... I doubt anyone would be likely to check the math and the dates on something like that, but that's how much I personally cared about their story
continuity.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-25 04:44:11 +0000 UTC]

Well,she is a very neat sorcerer...maybe you can use it as a different aspect of her character.
Jeah,date of birth is always a little tricky...but actually theres a trick. The developer made it quite easy to find out the year. Ingame it's 13 after the Corruscant contract....and in RL it's 2013...So my character Airas is 25, therefore he is born 12 BCC ...easy,right ?

Now back to my issues.
First of all you describe it as destiny that your two adorable Sirh purebloods met. Nice and all,but that gives the force another mysterious aspect...wich it hasn't. You can imagine the Force as something like...heat. It's not exclusive for anyone alone. The only way he could have felt her whilst other couldn't was if she was exeptionally weak, so others couldn't sense ir...butbthis would make her adoptation quite meaningless. Next up there rarely where pureblood-sith slaves. The only way a sith who's force-sensitive would get into slavery is...when he was a former Darth. But normally then her father or mother would have been killed and the rest of the family would be sold itno slavery,most likely to a Hutt-Kartel. So maybe only her mother is still alive or something like that.And there comes the next problem. A slave has absolitely no right.So if your sith want's to have her, he has to buy her free from her master,not from the parents. Also fleeing from your master is impossible. Their necks are connected to an emitter that explodes when you are too far away from the areas you are allowed to go as a slave..
Nwxt problem. There is absolutely no technology that can cut you away from the force. There is a poison that can seperate you for a small while,but that's nothing new. Again,the force is something that is a completely stable source of energy like heat is....or water...
And last one...it is NOT usual to kill your master at this time. If you do,you
will be executed as well.
Wow...thats a hell of a lot of words....and sorry,this is no criticism....I really like her...I just wanted to tell you all this...

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-26 23:26:33 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the length, but I felt compelled to reply point by point. You bring up some valid arguments, but I feel they are all pretty easily addressed and dispelled.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-27 04:45:20 +0000 UTC]

That's no problem <3
I won't talk back to you on any of them. You did some valid research. I guess the difference is formed by the differences of the way we play. You have your two characters and I have 4-6 in a guild. A very structured guild. Maybe I can use my time to explain it to your now:
-My main Character is Lord Airas Desco,a human who was sold into Slavery due to the fact that his father betrayed the empire. He then later was purchased and trained by a Darth. After 12 years of a little bit of sucess,but more torture then anyone else, Airas breaks free and hides at the side of another Lord and now my guild, House Eldis. But because he was srill labeled his slave,he almost got killed. First he had to prove House Eldis,he was nought free from his former Master. As he did, his former Master was killed for treason by killing a Lord. So inside House Eldis,harming and killing a warrior of the empore is strictly prohibited and is a reason to kill you. Maybe it is still common among master and apprentice,but not when you have an organisation of 60 people crampt into one Fort. Because everyone would notice.
- There is only ONE Person that can do this. And this ist the master of two of my other Characters. His name is Sidenare and he teaches the force differently,simply because he IS the force. 500 years ago he was part of a forbidden ritual. As a result, 24 young sith died and he lost his body. But now' he's surpressed force-energy. His knowledge knows no bounds. And he's simply not the emperor because he is too bored to do anyrhing. But he's a marvelous teacher. And he only teaches the physik-aapects of the force...
That's why we see a lof of fhings different in our guild...for example holding back the force via Technology
..etc....


But of cource I didn't want and won't force my visions on you.
I like that you could strike down every of my arguments. It means that youd did a lot of research <3

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-27 08:21:33 +0000 UTC]

By the way, I only just realized you were a girl, so just disregard any masculine identifiers I may have used in reference to you.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-27 10:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Naaah xD
Really ? No, I have not noticed any of that. And don't worry...

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-27 08:19:32 +0000 UTC]

As I said, I don't mean any offense. I appreciate someone who gets into Star Wars as much as I do, but just I think you should try to interact with other fans in a more normal every day fashion without placing so much emphasis on your roleplay.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-27 10:11:49 +0000 UTC]

I never do D:
At least I don't try to...I enjoy critisism and all that...really !
As mentioned, I guess we misunderstood each other.
I totally respect others opinion !

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-27 08:03:22 +0000 UTC]

It's not a matter of research. I've been reading Star Wars novels and playing the games for years. Everything I told you is a matter of trivia memory and rationale.

I do find your guild story entertaining, but it seems to me that you're applying concepts that you and your guild-mates came up with in roleplay to actual Star Wars Lore. That's all well and good for your own enjoyment, but you really can't expect outsiders to accept your ideas as fact when they conflict with the official story. I don't mean any offense. I'm simply saying that it doesn't really make sense for you to say that another person's story has issues or "logical mistakes" based solely on your roleplay. For example, to say that because your guild doesn't believe in force inhibiting technology it doesn't exist simply wouldn't be accepted by the Star Wars community.

I will always love Star Wars, and I have enjoyed our talks, but I have to admit that you have me a bit concerned, my friend. In all honestly I think you need work on separating your roleplay world from your real world interactions a bit more. When our conversation began two or three days ago you spoke of you and your friends characters as though they were your actual family members... Talking to someone who seems to believe his fantasy creations have real life significance is a bit off-putting, even for a fan as open-minded as me.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-27 08:18:27 +0000 UTC]

No,no,no you get me all wrong here xD
I guess it's the language barrir here.
We don't just skim over the novels and the actual cannon like this. I treid to compare and reflect what I learned. Believe me, I would never label somebody as wrong or something,especially when It comes to this fandom. I tried to compare and question the parts of your characters due to the fact,what I thought was...not explained to well...I just wanted to see if you know all this and can apply it to your storyline. And you can,so I enjoy it even more. My guild is only keen on explaining the obvious mistakes that the Star Wars Cannon has....but this doesn't mean I consider you dumb,just because I see rhings in another way....damn....I could easily desribe to you in german, what I mean...

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-27 08:31:34 +0000 UTC]

I just saw this reply just now.

Yes I do think the language barrier is getting in our way as well. I had thought of that a while ago.

Please don't take anything I said as an insult either.

If you were looking for an explanation on parts of my story that you thought needed clarification then I understand what you meant. It's just that when you wrote to me about your guild it seemed as though you were trying to say that the Star Wars canon was wrong because just because you disagree with it.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-06-27 10:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, now you get it xD
I wanted clarification, not to disagree with you ;A;
Sorry ;A;


I really like you...I like the way you say things. Me dumb, me no can write good xD
And I like your Chars :3

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-29 20:02:32 +0000 UTC]

Forget what I said. I took you the wrong way. I felt like I was talking to a small child about make believe for a moment. It's difficult to understand people in text though, even without a language barrier.

I like you too. I like that we can have this kind of discussion. I don't usually have anybody to talk about my characters and ideas with.

No you're not dumb, I'm sure I'd have some trouble writing in a non-native language too. Unfortunately I can only speak English. I once knew a bit of Spanish, but it's long forgotten.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-07-01 06:00:11 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree on that one.
But we'll get it somehow...

I looove talking about my charakters. They all have so much background story and flaws and weird characteristics....and...awwwh...

Oh my god, I only have this lousy bit of English,German and just the tiniest bit of french....like... J'aim le wash (I like cows)

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-07-01 07:03:06 +0000 UTC]

xD I used to look up obscene words in the index of my high school spanish book so I could make dirty sentences in Spanish. Can't remember any now.. I remember mierda=shit. That's about it, lol.

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reddobastard In reply to Aeruhl [2013-07-01 11:05:59 +0000 UTC]

Well, shit is a good base for some cultured spanish, I guess xD ....kinda...
But it's same with me in french, don't worry.

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Aeruhl In reply to reddobastard [2013-06-26 23:18:29 +0000 UTC]

-As to the age issue, I was referring to coordinating age with Mausolus so that he would be believable as both her guardian during youth and her lover when of age. I figured 13 years was a pretty appropriate age difference to accomodate both roles. Then I had to convert BTC years to BBY, because I prefer BBY/ABY as it is more commonly used in reference to the timeline.

-Mausolus is human.

-As to your first point concerning the force, I partly took artistic license in stating that her exceptional powers we detected by only one entity. I think a certain amount of artistic license is a good thing when one is subtle and judicious. Also, you speak from a very atheistic-like perspective concerning the force. I believe differently. The Sith believe in destiny, and the Jedi believe the force has it's own will. I believe these two concepts converge nicely to validate the scenario I described. The concept is open to interpretation. You and I simply see it from different perspectives.

-The slave issue: Problems with your argument are as follows...
1 You failed to consider the possibility that she may be descended from a long dead lord, and as such born into slavery by two slave parents.
2 You've also forgotten that force sensitivity is subject to the randomness of genetics. A being may be born strong in the force even from a family with no history of force sensitivity at all.
3 You've forgotten the very structure of ToR Sith intros, in which groups of slaves have been chosen to compete for apprenticeship to a master. No mention is made of slave purchase at any point in the game.
4 Again, slave masters and purchase of slaves are not mentioned in ToR. Let's say that you're right though. Mausolus is a prodigy. He is powerful and crafty enough to obtain that which he desires by force or subterfuge. He doesn't play by the rules. He is also known to be just and merciful compared to common Sith. He chose to grant life to the parents he could have killed at his own personal expense.
5 The explosive. Mausolus was able to deactivate it. Just go with me on this one. There are always ways to circumvent technology and a great story with great heroes should defy the odds. Make no mistake, as evil as they may appear, my Sith are designed to be heroes.

-Force inhibiting technology: I'm afraid you're simply wrong about this. If no such technology existed it would not be possible capture or hold a force user by any of the means commonly written about or those seen in the Old Republic games. In many books it is mentioned that there are special binders that inhibit force ability. If such things didn't exist fitting binders on a force user would be pointless.

-Lastly, it IS the common practice to kill one's master (or rival Sith) in this time period. Darkside Jaesa Willsaam even mentions it verbatim in conversation with the Sith Warrior. You are right that it IS prohibited by Sith Imperial law and social structure, barring certain circumstances, but it is still unofficially understood as common practice.

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DarthWill3 [2013-03-20 13:43:46 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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Aeruhl In reply to DarthWill3 [2013-03-20 22:26:06 +0000 UTC]

Thx for another fav man. It's been almost a year since I uploaded anything fresh, lol.

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DarthWill3 In reply to Aeruhl [2013-03-20 23:56:17 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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RichiHart [2013-03-20 10:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Dat badass sith is going to kick some asses.

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Aeruhl In reply to RichiHart [2013-03-20 10:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Hehe. If only she could look like this in SWTOR. She's as close as I could get her. In game she is a Sith sorcerer. It really doesn't suit her. I should have made her a marauder or juggernaut.

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RichiHart In reply to Aeruhl [2013-03-20 10:28:14 +0000 UTC]

Yea, I know that feel bro.
My main SW character is a rattataki sith warrior, but its not avaliable to make a rattataki warrior in the game. It makes me sad. :C

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Aeruhl In reply to RichiHart [2013-03-20 11:02:03 +0000 UTC]

Well, it IS available, but you have to pay for it or "earn" it by rolling a Rattataki as a default class. Which I'm sure you well know. It's a bunch of crap. In SWG all species were available for any class. It's just a means for bioware to milk existing content and/or milk our wallets for a few extra bucks.

In my case though I could have made her warrior, but I already had a juggernaut. I wanted to try something different but I gotta say I'm not a big fan of sorcerer class.

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RichiHart In reply to Aeruhl [2013-03-20 16:33:47 +0000 UTC]

Nope, Rattataki specie is not avaliable to play as sith warrior (inqusitor only).. or maybe they have changed it. I didn't play SWTOR for ages, I was in beta test + I played it when the game was fully pay-to-play. That is sad what they have done with SWTOR on the free stage. I hate free games with donate like this.

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Aeruhl In reply to RichiHart [2013-03-20 22:23:13 +0000 UTC]

It changed in early summer last year with the introduction of the Legacy system. Legacy allowed players to unlock a restricted species for all classes by reaching cl 50 with that species. The problem with that is a lot people aren't going to want to roll the same species twice. The other option was to purchase the unlock for 5 million credits, (which is beyond excessive). A third option, introduced with the Cartel market (circa free-play intro) provides the ability to purchase a species unlock through cartel coins (a micro transaction currency). Or through a random species unlock item obtained from Cartel Packs (a random draw item pack)....

In other words there are many ways to unlock your preferred race for a previously restricted class. The problem is they're all costly/pains in the ass.

It doesn't matter that much to me though, as I personally am pretty comfortable with the default species/class relationships.

I still play, and I still subscribe.

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