[b]Name:[/b] Lord Callidus [b]Alias:[/b] Jedi Master Olon [b]Species:[/b] Human [b]Age:[/b] 50 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Faction:[/b] Sith Empire [b]Rank:[/b] Sith Lord [b]Appearance:[/b] A slightly thickset man, standing about 5'10". He has been described by one Coruscant arisocrat as looking "more like a butcher than a Jedi." Callidus is shaved bald, with a trim black goatee and few wrinkles. His eyes are a startling shade of green. He generally wears simple, black-and-crimson robes, or the dark uniform of Imperial Intelligence, though without rank signifiers. [b]Flaws:[/b] Duelist: Callidus is trained as a lightsaber duelist in the Makashi style, and skilled in one on one sword combat. Fast and precise, he lacks much in the way of raw power, and is subpar at fighting groups of skilled opponents or deflecting large numbers of blaster shots. In short, he is not a front line soldier. Arrogance: Callidus is contemptuous of those the Sith Empire considers lesser or slave races, and consistently underestimates the capabilities of those whom ideology has taught him to despise. This includes lower ranking Jedi and Sith, though a healthy dose of paranoia keeps him wary of the latter. Cold Fish: Fear, ambition and curiosity are the ruling emotions of Callidus' life. He has little time for rage and hatred, and thus does not benefit from the fruits of the Dark Side that come from a full embrace of anger and hate. Courtier: While Callidus is capable of a charm and charisma in personal interactions, his place is behind the throne, not leading troops into battle. He lacks the common touch, and (accurately) comes across as aloof, cold and dismissive to many. He may inspire respect and fear, but very little loyalty, and his superiors tend to be wary of him as a duplicitous (if useful) snake. [b]Skills:[/b] Spy: Callidus' career has been in Imperial Intelligence. He served for many years in the Republic as a Cipher. He knows the ins and outs of Republic politics and is a skilled, experienced intelligence agent and officer. These skills have served him equally well in the cutthroat political world of the Sith Empire. Duelist: Callidus is formidable in one on one lightsaber duels, having been trained in Makashi. Dark Scholar: Callidus is highly educated in Sith philosophy and lore. Technology Expert: A career in Imperial Intelligence has given Callidus access to the very latest advances in imperial technology. [b]Force capabilities:[/b] - basic powers - Mechu Deru Droid Disable Telepathy Drain Knowledge Force Fear (Callidus is a master of fear and illusion techniques) Force Stealth [b]Biography:[/b] Imperial Intelligence Ministry Dossier #467900 Subject: Callidus, Lord Clearance Level: [REDACTED] Designation: Human, Force-Adept Born on the backwater planet [REDACTED] to minor Imperial administrators, the Subject, named [REDACTED] at birth, was quickly identified as Force Sensitive by Interior Ministry sweeps. High scores across the relevant aptitude tests designated the Subject as a promising Interrogator, and he was taken on as an apprentice to Lord [REDACTED] (deceased), from whom he learned Makashi dueling form and received extensive force training over a 15 year apprenticeship. Lord [REDACTED] was discovered by Intelligence to be a member of [WARNING: CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS INADEQUATE. INFORMATION RELATED TO ENTRY 'RED SUN, CULT OF THE' CLASSIFIED. TERMINATE QUERY IMMEDIATELY]. The Subject sided with Imperial Intelligence over his Master, feeding the Ministry intel vital to the identification and termination of several high ranking Sith conspirators. In exchange for his cooperation, the Subject was formally inducted into the Ministry of Intelligence and given the designation "Callidus." Within the Ministry, he served in the somewhat nontraditional role as a force-sensitive and trained Cipher Agent. Callidus has served in many long-and-short term infiltration missions across Republic and neutral space, masterfully assuming the identity [CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS MET: PROCEED] of Jedi Master Olon (deceased), who was poisoned by Callidus while on a mission in Nar Shaada for the Jedi Temple. After terminating Olon, Callidus was raised to the rank of Lord by the Sith religious authorities. He then underwent extensive surgical modification to match Olon's voice and appearance and has undergone innumerable subversion, infiltration and intelligence gathering missions utilizing his new identity. The cerebral, studious, slightly unconventional Jedi Master Olon was a perfect fit for Callidus' cover. Over many years, he has built an impressive network of spies, informants and assassins across the Republic, and his access to the Jedi Temple archives has vastly increased his knowledge of Jedi and Sith philosophy and history. It was under his guise as Olon that he was captured after brief a skirmish by Darth Nyiss on [REDACTED]. After Olon/Callidus identified himself as Imperial Intelligence, Nyiss was impressed with the operative's infiltration capabilities and invited him to join in the planning phases of [REDACTED]. The two have collaborated extensively in the years leading up to [REDACTED], and Callidus is believed to be one of Nyiss' favored subordinates. [b]Personality and/or Motivation:[/b] Callidus is a charming, cultured man with a taste for the finer things in life, in many ways similar to his cover identity of the long dead Jedi Master Olon. He often seems somewhat out of place in a purely military setting or among the more bloodthirsty warriors of the Sith. Beneath his polite, somewhat aloof veneer, however, lurks a chilly, calculating mind with considerable experience in the cutthroat political world of the Sith Empire and the organizational structures of the Republic and Jedi. Callidus is cautious, and his ambition is kept in check by a deep streak of fear. He does not seek the limelight for himself, but does attempt to make himself invaluable to the powers that be. He also is careful to stay on the winning side of any conflict. He prefers to let his potential enemies to underestimate him as soft or aloof. [b]Player’s long term goals:[/b] I think Callidus might serve as a useful and fairly loyal [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDragon]Dragon[/url] to Darth Nyiss' big bad, at least at the start of the RP. I'm not sure if he'll be involved in Nyiss' secret plans, but given his skill set he is more likely than most to find out what she is up to. If her plan is suitably apocalyptic/goes against the grain of his cautious, conservative, self interested outlook, there's room there for him to betray her. Likewise, his relative worldliness and scholarly inclinations leave some room for a conversion to the light side or at least cooperation with the Jedi if the Sith prove dangerous or reckless to him in some way. Otherwise, I see him as a fairly loyal henchman to Nyiss, lurking as a sort of power behind the throne and trying undermine other Sith who might displace him. Callidus' lack of existing apprentices means he will seek to convert one or more of the Jedi to the dark side and take them on as his disciples. [b]Relations:[/b] Darth Nyiss: Loyal spymaster and enforcer. Acolyte in Sith Alchemy and magic. All Other Sith: given Callidus' time undercover, few would likely know him very well, but potentially lots of resentment towards him showing up and his immediately close relationship with Nyiss. Xid Terrik: [@Fallenreaper] Lots of potential here, given that Callidus was posing as a Jedi Master and shares an interest/skill with Terrik at robotics & mechu deru. Could be a Mentor/Mentee relationship given an interesting twist once Callidus' duplicity is revealed. Tolun Fi: [@Dervish] Again, lots of potential here for 'Olon' and Fi to have been close collaborators on scholarly projects or w/e. All Jedi: They would all likely have known Master Olon as a wise, scholarly, somewhat distant and slightly worldly type and be shocked at his betrayal. Lot of room here for one of the Jedi to have suspected Olon all along.