Apollosarcher

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

The green blaster fire from a TIE fighter just barely skirted by Airus's ship he groaned. "Yes of course non-combat role! How is this non-combat!" He yelled as he cut in tight flipping around taking shots at the TIE's behind him destroying them both in a blaze of shots. "Roseland please tell you got the lead because if more are coming I'm going to shoot you next!"

At the moment the rebel Ace was dogfighting with a TIE interceptor, Painter groaned. "Goldie angle deflectors forward I got a bad idea of how we're going to get this guy." He said locking his S-foils hitting max speed as they began moving through the wreckage of an old clones wars ships.

"Roseland I told you there were mines out that way!" Shouted the Jedi as his A-wing came across the outside of the debris field.

"Shut up your Jediness and let me worry about the mines. I can't get a lock on him." Painter answered as he brought barely dodged through the wreckage of a droid capital ship. "I'm going to skirt the minefield, launch a missile on my mark to detonate the mines." The rebel answered as they arrived near the wreck of an Acclamator frigate. "Goldie rear deflectors, watch the angle and don't let them damage the hyperdrive."

Airus groaned. "Again, non-combat how did you convince me that scouring this graveyard was a good idea." He grumbled moving out he primed a missile and locked it on to a mine. Not far from the two's exit.

"Now Airus!" Yelled Painter as he turned hard diving along the edge of the minefield, the TIE moving further in to shoot get an angle. Laughing as the missile failed to even lock on before debris from an explosion smashed the TIE and rocketed it into another mine. Painter shot out from the graveyard of ships as it exploded.

Airus sighed and rocked his shoulders. "Can we go to Jedha now? Your pit stops to see about finding more Y-wings worked out well." He sighed.

"Yeah, come on let us get to Jedha. Maybe the temple there will help me meditate and find some peace." He grumbled.

"I thought Jedi knights were supposed to protect others." Teased the pilot.

"I am not a knight! How many times must I tell you this I am a Lorekeeper!" Shouted the Jedi as they made the jump to lightspeed.

Sometime later...

"Stay with the ships Painter." Airus spoke pulling up his hood and drawing out his staff to use as a walking stick. Focusing on masking his force presence.

"Why? I'm your escort you know, I should-" Airus didn't turn but cut him off.

"You're a rebel, you run your mouth a lot, and I know how to avoid Imperials... Now, Goldie zap him if he gets out of line or tries to leave. The Jedi here will go look for things and see if the guardians know anything, while you make my ship look pretty again... Those blast marks do not look good, buff them out for me." He grinned and set off into the city Painter grumbling.

"Stupid Jedi." He sighed and helped Goldie out of his X-wing.

Airus Vel Aath made his way into Jedi city slowly nearing the old temple, he played the blind man moving his staff back and forth slowly as walked carefully to avoid others. The Jedi was soon nearing the old Temple sighing he could feel the Empire around it, so carefully he searched around finding an older man and a Mandalorian nearby he thought it best to ask them questions about the temple.

Airus moving his cane back and forth approaching stopping beside Talen-Jei, his hands folded over the top of his Beskar staff. "Before me, I see Hunter, a lost Hunter, and someone has been waiting... His wait is done, one those lost has come home." He spoke with a small smile. "The Force guides us still..." He answered slowly undoing the wrappings around his eyes, revealing his eyeless sockets. Putting them back on as he spoke he asked the question that burned into his mind. "Tell me... They take Kyber but... Did they take the knowledge you guarded as well?" Asked the Miraluka, he barely looked out of his twenties but with force sensetives one could never know the truth.

Star Wars: Alt History

Dropping out of Hyperspace, silver leader had just arrived from Naboo where he'd been told to hold until Scarif was confirmed a success. Sorus had arrived at the Tantive IV's location with no issue. "Come in Tantive IV, this is Sorus Faihe. If your receiving I'll be coming alongside shortly, I'll be escorting our diplomate down to the planet and then your vessel to its destination." The pilot spoke as moved to fly beside the Corvette, checking his systems.

"Should be fun a day..." The force sensitive pilot laughed and stopped transmitting as he waited for the princess's orders. He kept his S-foils locked and keeping a steady speed. "Buzz you ready to get sand in your wheels?" The droid whirred an answered and he laughed. "Yeah, I figured."

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Rebel Ace

Name: Sorus Faihe
Species: Miraluka
Age: 27
Force Sensitive: Yes

Skills:

Ace Pilot- Sorus is a rebel ace, putting his natural Force sense to use for the Alliance, he is formerly a pilot from Silver Squadron, a group of A-wings. Transfer to rebel command he began flying solo scouting missions in an X-wing.

Crack shot- No slouch with a blaster, Sorus can pick off targets and make seeing impossible shots with his gift of Farsight.

Force Trained- Naturally gifted with the force and having learned how to understand his senses and depend on them, Sorus can anticipate and react much faster and often times before trouble starts.

Improvisational Tactician- In the field Sorus is a capable commander, prefer impossible daring plans that made rebel victories even more outstanding.

Artist- Unable to see color Sorus likes to paint and draw, creating images that will inspire the rebellion. Almost everything he flies is painted as one his original art pieces.

Equipment: T-65B X-wing fighter, DT-12 heavy blaster pistol, DLT-19 Rifle, Plasteel staff, and Astomech droid R3-F2

Bio: Born during the clone wars, Sorus Faihe was the son of the Miraluka Senator. Born on Coruscant the young man spent much of his life on the planet during the clone wars. His mother and himself were off-world, traveling to Alpheridies to meet his grandparents. Sorus watched heard the news when the Jedi were declared traitors and heard the news that the Jedi were to be killed... Sorus and his mother fled the planet, along with other Miraluka who held ties to the Jedi and the Republic.

They spent years living as spacers on the outer rim selling everything they had to maintain themselves. Miraluka were considered allies to the Jedi, criminals to wider galaxy even without real proof. The only thing they had is that unlike Jedi they were not actively hunted or carried a bounty on their heads. Sorus's mother became a rebel out of hope to see her people made equal in the eyes of the Republic and Sorus himself began to train as a pilot obsessed with space even since his childhood. He loved traveling and the feeling the thrum of a hyperdrive, the rebel pilots took to training the boy happily.

Sorus grew and began to fly more and more missions, his mother moved from activist to rebel commander, co-ordinate the rescue and recruitment of other Miraluka. They assisted in helping orphaned Miraluka learn about their people and older ones spoke of the Jedi and the Force the blind race being very in tune and understanding of the Force. Sorus found himself flying with silver squadron as silver ten he proved himself a capable pilot and eventually became silver squads leader. He proudly accepts the post and in the months after was asked for by name by rebel command for a mission shortly after the theft of the Deathstar plans.

Sorus was selected to fly a mission to escort Princess Leia and return her to rebel command along with the information she is carrying. He was also trained by commandos and other soldiers of the rebellion to fight and shoot. With a few rough extraction letting him get hands-on experiencing taking down stormtroopers.

Star Wars: Alt History

Sorus Faihe, Rebel Ace

Name: Sorus Faihe
Species: Miraluka
Age: 27
Force Sensitive: Yes

Skills:

Ace Pilot- Sorus is a rebel ace, putting his natural Force sense to use for the Alliance, he is formerly a pilot from Silver Squadron, a group of A-wings. Transfer to rebel command he began flying solo scouting missions in an X-wing.

Crack shot- No slouch with a blaster, Sorus can pick off targets and make seeing impossible shots with his gift of Farsight.

Force Trained- Naturally gifted with the force and having learned how to understand his senses and depend on them, Sorus can anticipate and react much faster and often times before trouble starts.

Improvisational Tactician- In the field Sorus is a capable commander, prefer impossible daring plans that made rebel victories even more outstanding.

Artist- Unable to see color Sorus likes to paint and draw, creating images that will inspire the rebellion. Almost everything he flies is painted as one his original art pieces.

Equipment: T-65B X-wing fighter, DT-12 heavy blaster pistol, DLT-19 Rifle, Plasteel staff, and Astomech droid R3-F2

Bio: Born during the clone wars, Sorus Faihe was the son of the Miraluka Senator. Born on Coruscant the young man spent much of his life on the planet during the clone wars. His mother and himself were off-world, traveling to Alpheridies to meet his grandparents. Sorus watched heard the news when the Jedi were declared traitors and heard the news that the Jedi were to be killed... Sorus and his mother fled the planet, along with other Miraluka who held ties to the Jedi and the Republic.

They spent years living as spacers on the outer rim selling everything they had to maintain themselves. Miraluka were considered allies to the Jedi, criminals to wider galaxy even without real proof. The only thing they had is that unlike Jedi they were not actively hunted or carried a bounty on their heads. Sorus's mother became a rebel out of hope to see her people made equal in the eyes of the Republic and Sorus himself began to train as a pilot obsessed with space even since his childhood. He loved traveling and the feeling the thrum of a hyperdrive, the rebel pilots took to training the boy happily.

Sorus grew and began to fly more and more missions, his mother moved from activist to rebel commander, co-ordinate the rescue and recruitment of other Miraluka. They assisted in helping orphaned Miraluka learn about their people and older ones spoke of the Jedi and the Force the blind race being very in tune and understanding of the Force. Sorus found himself flying with silver squadron as silver ten he proved himself a capable pilot and eventually became silver squads leader. He proudly accepts the post and in the months after was asked for by name by rebel command for a mission shortly after the theft of the Deathstar plans.

Sorus was selected to fly a mission to escort Princess Leia and return her to rebel command along with the information she is carrying. He was also trained by commandos and other soldiers of the rebellion to fight and shoot. With a few rough extraction letting him get hands-on experiencing taking down stormtroopers.

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

Captain Jonas "Painter" Roseland

Name: Jonas "Painter" Roseland
Species - Human - Alderaanian
Age-27
System of Origin - Alderaan
Planet of Origin - Alderaan
Current planet - Jedha

Growing up in a noble house of Alderaan one would expect a pacifist possibly a singer or artist. However being the ninth son of his family and a bastard to boot made him rather an outcast among his brothers. Save however for his two older sisters the three got along wonderfully all of them sharing a love painting specifically.

In his youth, the Roseland family expected much of the black sheep, unlike his siblings who were groomed for arts, sciences, and politics on Alderaan Jonas was treated differently. His families Echani bodyguard trained him in combat with a blade as they both accompanied his father on trips off planet Roselands being one of the few Imperial lap dog families on Alderaan. Jonas learned to shoot as well, even getting his first pilot experience shuttling his father from his personal ship to stations he visited.

Jonas's sisters moved up in the world, become designers at Incom working on the X-wing project, after rebels stole the designs and prototype X-wings Jonas offered his father an idea, have him go into Empire as a pilot to help rescue the family name. Slightly proud of his son for offering to serve the Empire rather than being forced he accepted his sons after and paid his way into the flight academy. During his time there he improved and matured into a fine young man.

He graduated top of his class, then promptly vanished during the graduation ceremony. He resurfaced with the rebel's flying with a squadron in the Corellian sector. Painter earned his nickname for the fact his squadron flew custom painted X-wings rather than standard Republic red. Painter proved himself an impressive and daring pilot mastering command of several types of rebel ship, however, his love is the X-wing and he rarely ever travels without it or his astromech droid Goldie.

Transferred to rebel fleet command for a mission to Jedha he was paired with an individual he was excited to meet at first and quickly was bored by. A Jedi named Airus Vel Aath, assigned to travel with Airus to the investigate Jedha look for other leads on Jedi, relics, and artifacts that could prove deadly in the Emperors hands. Jedha is just one of many places the two are supposed to search.

Equipment: Goldie; R3 Astromech Droid, kitbag, A280 Blaster rifle, and a Vibroblade

Jedi Airus Vel Aath

Name: Airus Vel Aath
Species - Miraluka
Age-32
System of Origin - Coruscant
Planet of Origin - Coruscant
Current planet - Jedha

Force Abilities:
Force Sight/Farsight
Mind Trick
Revitalize
Force heal
Telekinesis
Force Stealth
Force Empathy
Detoxify poison
Comprehend Speech
Force speed
Tutaminis
Force Suppression
Shatterpoint

Airus Vel Aath was never supposed to be a knight, he was a Padawan apprenticed to a Jedi Archivist while he had passed the initial trials and attended the Academy Airus ability to use more advanced force techniques was limited. While his saber skills were impressive and could have allowed him to continue on to become a knight his passion for knowledge and a love of history especially of the Republic and Jedi Order made him a choice pick to become a Lorekeeper.

During his time training, he practiced in the path of Sentinel before becoming a Lorekeeper. He trained in investigation and practical use of the force. His other training came in how to deal with people with depending on the force and learning about how to negotiate whether discussing money with a Hutt or dealing with Alderaanian nobility. These skills served him well as his older master could give him field assignments or recovery missions alongside Knights where he could hold his own and retrieve valuable history for the Order. Especially about the recently returned Sith who the Council wished to gain as much insight about as possible.

His time as a Padawan under a current Lorekeeper began during the final years of the clone wars. Due to the war, few initiates became Lorekeepers with so many Jedi needed to fight alongside the clones. Airus had been dispatched with a few Jedi service corps from medical corps to Mandalore after Maul was removed from power. His duty at the time had been to search for items Maul might have left and to record the events that had transpired on Mandalore. His host family even offered him a gift a walking stick made of Mandalorian Iron, a gift for his efforts in chronicling the life of Duchess Satine Kryze so her deeds would be remembered by all of the Republic not just Mandalore.

Airus was given shelter and a place to stay in Sundari, he was welcomed and shared many long debates of Mandalorian history with the family that gave him a place to stay. He finished his records and discovered nothing pertaining to Maul, nothing even about the Dark Saber that the Mandalorians so revered. Yet all was not well, Airus was on Mandalore that day when the Order fell. Those who had sheltered him told him to run yet, that the clones would kill him but he couldn't leave the medical service corps Jedi. He wasn't sure all of them even had a lightsaber, Airus arrived too late he saw Mandalorian's being dragged away for trying to help the Jedi. The enter medical service corps dead save for one shivering young initiate cradling her wound.

Airus moved to her side, he could do nothing there to care for her. He could not save her life, but he could be with her and offer her some comfort before she returned to the force. He held her talking with about Coruscant a few moments, offering a distraction. Finally, she pushed her holocron she'd been hiding to his chest and told him to carry on the legacy of the order... That people like the medical corps and the Lorekeepers would need to survive just as much as the Knights would. She passed away after that, taking her lightsaber to honor her commitment he made a vow he would survive to give his knowledge to the next generation of Jedi.

Airus nodded, placing her back near the others he gave them one last honor burning the bodies as he made his escape. He escaped that night on a freighter the teenage boy crying as he realized his life was over as he knew it. Airus rebranded himself as a pilgrim, a blind one simply wandering from place to place collecting knowledge in the outer rim. He trained himself through his personal archives of data on Jedi healing skills, he'd hoped to learn something while on assignment with the medical corps. He became a wandering healer performing little miracles where he could in exchange for food and a place to sleep.

Until the Alliance found him, they followed records of his little miracles hauling him in they wanted him to join them. He agreed but only as an advisor and historian, of course, that didn't last long quickly finding a pilot to accompany the Jedi they decided to set him a job of recovering artifacts rather than any frontline combat. Of course in Airus's opinion, he should be back with rebel command offering advice and ideas rather than with some hotshot pilot searching Jedha.

Equipment: Two dual phase lightsabers one in yellow and the other in blue, Beskar walking sticking, Dl-44 blaster, Datapad with Jedi archives information, medical Jedi Holocron, Jedi combat Holocron, Mandalorian War Holocron.

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

@Alfhedil He could probably match her at least, his force talents took him a lot of dedicated practice and commitment to learn. Most of his force talent comes from years traveling review force training while he was in hiding.

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

@Alfhedil Perhaps they would have also known him because he was one of the few to get taken off the path of a Knight to become something else.

Of course, they also have been younglings together and known each other, probably be amazed he's alive if they can sense him out.

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

Captain Jonas "Painter" Roseland

Name: Jonas "Painter" Roseland
Species - Human - Alderaanian
Age-27
System of Origin - Alderaan
Planet of Origin - Alderaan
Current planet - Jedha

Growing up in a noble house of Alderaan one would expect a pacifist possibly a singer or artist. However being the ninth son of his family and a bastard to boot made him rather an outcast among his brothers. Save however for his two older sisters the three got along wonderfully all of them sharing a love painting specifically.

In his youth, the Roseland family expected much of the black sheep, unlike his siblings who were groomed for arts, sciences, and politics on Alderaan Jonas was treated differently. His families Echani bodyguard trained him in combat with a blade as they both accompanied his father on trips off planet Roselands being one of the few Imperial lap dog families on Alderaan. Jonas learned to shoot as well, even getting his first pilot experience shuttling his father from his personal ship to stations he visited.

Jonas's sisters moved up in the world, become designers at Incom working on the X-wing project, after rebels stole the designs and prototype X-wings Jonas offered his father an idea, have him go into Empire as a pilot to help rescue the family name. Slightly proud of his son for offering to serve the Empire rather than being forced he accepted his sons after and paid his way into the flight academy. During his time there he improved and matured into a fine young man.

He graduated top of his class, then promptly vanished during the graduation ceremony. He resurfaced with the rebel's flying with a squadron in the Corellian sector. Painter earned his nickname for the fact his squadron flew custom painted X-wings rather than standard Republic red. Painter proved himself an impressive and daring pilot mastering command of several types of rebel ship, however, his love is the X-wing and he rarely ever travels without it or his astromech droid Goldie.

Transferred to rebel fleet command for a mission to Jedha he was paired with an individual he was excited to meet at first and quickly was bored by. A Jedi named Airus Vel Aath, assigned to travel with Airus to the investigate Jedha look for other leads on Jedi, relics, and artifacts that could prove deadly in the Emperors hands. Jedha is just one of many places the two are supposed to search.

Equipment: Goldie; R3 Astromech Droid, kitbag, A280 Blaster rifle, and a Vibroblade

Jedi Airus Vel Aath

Name: Airus Vel Aath
Species - Miraluka
Age-32
System of Origin - Coruscant
Planet of Origin - Coruscant
Current planet - Jedha

Force Abilities:
Force Sight/Farsight
Mind Trick
Revitalize
Force heal
Telekinesis
Force Stealth
Force Empathy
Detoxify poison
Comprehend Speech
Force speed
Tutaminis
Force Suppression
Shatterpoint

Airus Vel Aath was never supposed to be a knight, he was a Padawan apprenticed to a Jedi Archivist while he had passed the initial trials and attended the Academy Airus ability to use more advanced force techniques was limited. While his saber skills were impressive and could have allowed him to continue on to become a knight his passion for knowledge and a love of history especially of the Republic and Jedi Order made him a choice pick to become a Lorekeeper.

During his time training, he practiced in the path of Sentinel before becoming a Lorekeeper. He trained in investigation and practical use of the force. His other training came in how to deal with people with depending on the force and learning about how to negotiate whether discussing money with a Hutt or dealing with Alderaanian nobility. These skills served him well as his older master could give him field assignments or recovery missions alongside Knights where he could hold his own and retrieve valuable history for the Order. Especially about the recently returned Sith who the Council wished to gain as much insight about as possible.

His time as a Padawan under a current Lorekeeper began during the final years of the clone wars. Due to the war, few initiates became Lorekeepers with so many Jedi needed to fight alongside the clones. Airus had been dispatched with a few Jedi service corps from medical corps to Mandalore after Maul was removed from power. His duty at the time had been to search for items Maul might have left and to record the events that had transpired on Mandalore. His host family even offered him a gift a walking stick made of Mandalorian Iron, a gift for his efforts in chronicling the life of Duchess Satine Kryze so her deeds would be remembered by all of the Republic not just Mandalore.

Airus was given shelter and a place to stay in Sundari, he was welcomed and shared many long debates of Mandalorian history with the family that gave him a place to stay. He finished his records and discovered nothing pertaining to Maul, nothing even about the Dark Saber that the Mandalorians so revered. Yet all was not well, Airus was on Mandalore that day when the Order fell. Those who had sheltered him told him to run yet, that the clones would kill him but he couldn't leave the medical service corps Jedi. He wasn't sure all of them even had a lightsaber, Airus arrived too late he saw Mandalorian's being dragged away for trying to help the Jedi. The enter medical service corps dead save for one shivering young initiate cradling her wound.

Airus moved to her side, he could do nothing there to care for her. He could not save her life, but he could be with her and offer her some comfort before she returned to the force. He held her talking with about Coruscant a few moments, offering a distraction. Finally, she pushed her holocron she'd been hiding to his chest and told him to carry on the legacy of the order... That people like the medical corps and the Lorekeepers would need to survive just as much as the Knights would. She passed away after that, taking her lightsaber to honor her commitment he made a vow he would survive to give his knowledge to the next generation of Jedi.

Airus nodded, placing her back near the others he gave them one last honor burning the bodies as he made his escape. He escaped that night on a freighter the teenage boy crying as he realized his life was over as he knew it. Airus rebranded himself as a pilgrim, a blind one simply wandering from place to place collecting knowledge in the outer rim. He trained himself through his personal archives of data on Jedi healing skills, he'd hoped to learn something while on assignment with the medical corps. He became a wandering healer performing little miracles where he could in exchange for food and a place to sleep.

Until the Alliance found him, they followed records of his little miracles hauling him in they wanted him to join them. He agreed but only as an advisor and historian, of course, that didn't last long quickly finding a pilot to accompany the Jedi they decided to set him a job of recovering artifacts rather than any frontline combat. Of course in Airus's opinion, he should be back with rebel command offering advice and ideas rather than with some hotshot pilot searching Jedha.

Equipment: Two dual phase lightsabers one in yellow and the other in blue, Beskar walking sticking, Dl-44 blaster, Datapad with Jedi archives information, medical Jedi holocron, Jedi saber combat Holocron, Mandalorian War Holocron.

Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

@AnnaBeth If this is still open I have a couple characters I'd like to throw up.

Star Wars: Alt History

@TheUnknowable Mind if I toss in my interest, thinking possibly a rebel fighter ace sent to escort the Tantive IV back to Yavin 4 after it collects Obi-wan. Might have him be force sensitive but nothing more than a six sense, as in the Legends novels most of Rogue Squadron were force sensitive to some degree it's how they became Aces.