Technical data
Name: Nimm Deenia
Species: Imperial Human
Age: Physical evidence implies 25. (true age = 56)
Gender: Female
Faction: Sith Empire
Rank: Apprentice (Archeologist)
Master: Darth Nyiss
Former master(s): Lord Arkanus
Height: 171 cm
Weight: 66.3 kg
Concerning you
You are a Sith, but not every sith looks the same. Describe what you look like.
Most people assume that I am a normal imperial human and that is what I want them to think. My physical traits like height, weight and so forth are all within the standard parameters for imperial humans. But the truth is quite different. Not only am I in flawless health, but I appear to be in the prime of my health at twenty five years of age. Exactly the same as I looked two decades ago. As I said, I am exceptional.
When it comes to clothing, I wear whatever I feel like. Had I wanted to, I would’ve gone about naked. It is not as if my body is something to be ashamed of. But of course, that is impractical. Thus I most often wear knee-length Sith robes with a wide belt and wide wristbands, all three of these made of fine, black leather and equipped with certain pieces of useful technology.
Though my body obviously has no physical degradation, It is not unchanging. My hair naturally grows, and I cut it to keep it practical. Right now, it is roughly shoulder length. Next year or the year after, it might be longer or shorter. My boots are long, designed for both combat and navigating whatever ruins my master, Darth Nyiss, might send me to investigate.
A Sith knows the ways of the Force. How do you prefer to use it?
I know everything I desire to know about the Force. Had there been anything else I wanted to know, I would have studied it. Whenever I use the force, it is methodically and with a purpose. I do not waste effort simply because I am angry at someone. When I set myself a goal, I put all my effort into achieving this goal. I naturally excel at using the Force for acrobatic feats.
Of course, I am not merely a master when it comes to using the force to move myself, I also excel at moving objects and the fine art of crushing the throats of Jedi. Not that I am completely above electrifying them with the raw power of the Dark Side. Despite its lack of refinement, I have always found its use to be rather… satisfying. While I can also use the Force in other ways, I prefer not to do so for reasons I see no reason at all to go into detail about here or in any other situation.
All obstacles have to be removed or overcome, so what skills do you possess to aid you?
Computers, starships, even certain land-based vehicles, they are all within my grasp to control. I have studied a significant number of languages and architectural styles, as well as the general designs of imperial and republic ships alike. Knowing how to disable or control any such vessel is essential for someone in my position.
Similarly, should a vessel, structure or even wilderness be equipped with traps, I excel at evading and disabling these. The ancient Sith were masters of the arts related to fabricating these, which in turn means that I have gained considerable skill at dealing with them. The hairline scars all over my hands and arms are testament to just how many times I have come close to the most intricate of traps yet not been adversely affected by any of them.
Finally, my Force-roasted Nexu is to die for. Literally.
Everyone has a past. What brought you here and what challenges did you have overcome to reach your current situation?
As I have in common with many of the less exceptional Sith, I was born on Dromund Kaas some twenty-eight years before we returned to repay the republic for what they did to Korriban all those years ago. It is simple fact that Imperial records show that I have ancestors who were Sith. None of these Sith were my parents or their parents. In fact, you have to go back several generations more before them to find any Sith who had any true power in my family tree. But that is quite irrelevant, for upon being tested at the age of five, I proved myself worthy of becoming a Sith, the ultimate honor for any child in the Empire. The future truly was within my grasp.
Where the vast majority of Sith for the past two and a half decades have almost all been trained on Korriban, our ancestral homeworld, all sith of my generation and before have been trained in the academy on Dromund Kaas. That is, after its construction following our last war with the Jedi. But where a Sith was trained matters little. If he or she is trained properly the way I was, he or she will have had plenty of conflict throughout the training. Anything else would mean a mediocre Sith at best.
I myself had to send quite a few fellow acolytes to the infirmaries with injuries of varying seriousness before they learned not to bother me. So far as it goes with proof, I have not killed any acolytes. I could’ve killed many, but chose to show pity upon them and send them to the infirmaries instead. Not one of them ever dared to strike against me after that, for they knew well that I was far superior to them, and so long as they stay out of my way, I will not bother hunting them down. Why should I bother, when they are not our true enemy, the Jedi?
The few times I did not win, I took bitter lessons from it. Sometimes, I got outmaneuvered politically, other times I found myself facing those who were superior warriors. Whatever the cause, I made certain the problem would not come up again by whatever means I deemed necessary. I leave it to you to imagine how I went about that.
As happens with all acolytes who survive the academies, I eventually rose to the rank of Apprentice and found a master I deemed worthy at the time. His name was Lord Arkanus. He was in the service of Darth Arctis, though of course not particularly highly ranked within the Sphere of Ancient Knowledge. I did not care, for in addition to teaching me far more about the Dark Side, he ensured that I learned exactly what I needed to access the edifices of the ancient Sith with relative safety.
Initially, I merely served in the Imperial Reclamation Service, but as I grew in power and knowledge, I took on more and more direct roles until I finally had command over a portion of it. For several years, I worked with and led these men, amassing a power base of sufficient size to eventually become a power of my own, rather than a mere minion. Lord Arkanus naturally demanded I hand over whatever artifacts I found within the uncovered ruins, and I naturally handed him just enough to not make him suspicious.
As my collection of artifacts grew, I grew more ambitious. Had things kept going that way, I would no doubt eventually have taken Lord Arkanus’ place. But of course this was not all glorious. More than a few times I found that the traps of the ancient Sith were quite a bit more ingenious than expected. Having to spend days submerged in Kolto to recover from broken bones and other injuries, I could not continue building my power base as quickly as I desired.
However, before I could dispose of my master in a way that would not cause any problems for me, the war with the Jedi broke out. I myself led one of the teams sent to retake the surface of Korriban from its unlawful occupiers. In fact, I was one of the first Sith to set foot upon a free Korriban in over a thousand years. The sight of the tombs of the ancient lords of the Sith were breathtaking. Even as we disposed of the republic forces there, I could barely wait to see what riches—and traps—they held.
Like most other Sith, I naturally had to aid the war effort. It was expected of me and I liked it. A day spent crushing the Jedi is not a day wasted. But however enjoyable that might be, my true passion lay in exploring the ruins of the ancient Sith. In discovering forgotten artifacts that might lead to the obliteration of the Jedi and the republic.
Though the forces I served with were not always victorious, I was no combat master or tactician. The blame for any such failures, though wrong in so many ways, was not mine to bear. Most members of the Sphere of Ancient Knowledge were more often than not deployed well behind the front lines, distant from most pitched battles. This, naturally, suited me just fine.
What did not suit me nearly as fine was Lord Arkanus. Where he had once supported my career properly, it now became clearer and clearer that he did not care about gaining more power. He cared more about history. About ‘preserving the past’ or some such nonsense. Sure, its nice to know the past, but what is the point to study it if you are not going to use it to become more powerful? It was quite simply, a shame to be his apprentice when he held these views.
I had not sufficient power to depose him yet, so I had to do the next best thing: Find a more suitable master to serve under until I could teach Lord Arkanus what it truly means to be Sith. Just before grinding his head into a pulp with my boots.
By this time, I had accumulated a decent amount of contacts throughout the Empire. Thus when I cast out my nets inquiring with subtlety about Lords and Darths of true worth, it took no time at all before I got plenty of feedback. But the vast majority of these were not even worth considering. Some were too ambitious, others didn’t even have the excuse of ambition, they were plain stupid. Then there were the Sith who were too public. I had no interest in attention of that sort. All that would do is attract assassins.
In the end, the choice fell on a young Sith Lord who went by the name of Nyiss. She, unlike all the others, was worthy. She had the proper respect for the past, stayed out of the public eye and had just the right amount of ambition. At only a few years older than myself, she had had time to gather the power to rise to the rank of Sith Lord. And she valued secrecy.
The fact that she had shown no compunction about using any means necessary to kill republic scum made her all the more attractive as a master. In my eyes, her use of chemical and biological weapons was quite simply artistic. I established contact with her and made it clear what I expected in return for joining her, and she in turn made her expectations of me clear. As these expectations did not clash, we made the necessary moves. I collected what I could bring of my power base and once safely away, I made my intentions abundantly clear to Lord Arkanus.
My service to Lord Nyiss naturally did not begin with proper trust from either of us. Trust takes time to build. At first my position was somewhat less than it had been under Lord Arkanus, but as time passed, this would change. She did not expect me to blindly hand over my collection, I did not offer. Any such offer would not spread mistrust. But even this was not the sole contents of my troubles these months. As foolish and complacent as he had grown, my former master did not take kindly to my absconding with what I considered my belongings and my servants. He sent a few assassins my way and tried to have several of my assets seized.
I dispatched his assassins with relative ease, as they all underestimated me. His attempts to seize my assets was easily blocked by my new master, who had quite a bit more political pull than he did. The simple fact that he had proven unable to retain them and me in the first place proved his inadequacy. For all I cared, he could chew on the carpets in anger at my choice.
Eventually, as Nyiss began to trust me, I rebuilt my power base and even made it grow larger, even as she grew more powerful even quicker with the aid of my own power. Some twenty years ago, after some truly deep digging, we recovered evidence of a particularly powerful artifact made by one of the most ancient of Sith Lords and departed to uncover it.
Exactly how we went about that is another tale, but suffice to say, we found it and put it to good use. That artifact is the object that has made me into the Sith I am today. Before our departure, Lord Nyiss dealt some particularly memorable defeats to the republic and the Jedi. These defeats are part of why she eventually rose to the rank of Darth, but far from all of it. I knew after we found the artifact that I truly had found a master worthy of service, a master under whom I could rise far in the Empire.
We all learn about lightsaber combat, so what form(s) and skills in fighting have you found reasonable to learn?
The ways to use the lightsaber are beyond counting. But of the defined forms of lightsaber combat, I personally favor the fifth form. I have learned enough of it to more than easily hold my own in a duel with a Jedi or against a large number of blaster-armed opponents. However, I do not use either pure version of form V, simply because it is not flawless. Sometimes, I mix in elements from other major forms, other times I use the terrain, the Force or lesser moves not officially part of any form, all depending on the circumstances I find myself in.
I will not deny that I have more often faced opponents armed with blasters than I have faced lightsabers. The reason for this is simple. There are far more non-jedi than there are Jedi. Fortunately. When I do find myself in combat, I shy no tricks if it means winning. There is no “honor” in a battle to the death. Either you win, or you lose. I always aim to win.
When it comes to my methods for fighting, I try not to be too predictable. Sometimes, I might let a fight draw out so that I can more easily spot my opponent’s flaws, other times I aim to finish the fight as quickly as possible. However, should I find myself facing a foe I cannot easily defeat, I see nothing wrong with departing. Should my foe choose to remain, I will gladly end him or her from orbit with a dreadnaught, should one be available. As I said, victory is what matters, not how you achieve it.
How do you relate to the other characters and how do you see them?
In general, it is quite simple. The Jedi are one of two things: Potential Sith, or prey. The former will be remade into proper sith, the latter will die. Painfully. Most Jedi will be quite predictable. They will try to escape and they will fail. If they embrace the Dark Side, as they obviously should, they will be treated much the same as any other Sith.
The other Sith is a more complex problem. On one hand, they are allies. On the other, they can be both capricious, violent and unreliable. Though not enemies, I will never completely trust any other Sith, not even my master, Darth Nyiss. Though I am loyal to her, I can never be entirely certain if she eventually will want me dead. Even more so with the other Sith, like my master’s pet warlord, Lord Sish. He is a vicious brute, but he is also highly effective. When it comes to dismembering Jedi, there is no other Sith I would want at my side. I know what he is capable of, and he enjoys crushing Jedi as much as I do.
The Sith lords Jewel and Vivithe are much harder to read. Lady Vivithe, for example, is an expert player of the great game. There is no telling exactly what she is capable of or what her next moves might be. Thus, I try to keep both of them somewhat at a distance, but not so distant as to be hard to keep a vague track of.
Lady Jewel is even less known to me. I know of her, but I have not really paid much attention to her. Her interests only marginally intersect with my own, so far as I have determined. If she proves reliable, I might interact more with her in the future. If not… then time will tell.
Out of Character
How powerful is (s)he in the Force?
This is a bit of a point of discussion. While still in the service of Lord Arkanus, she was a force to be reckoned with. After entering Nyiss’ service, that power only grew. But after the event wherein her age got “frozen” she has never been quite the same she was. Some aspects of the Force are at least as powerful as before, others are weakened in a manner that could practically mean that they’re non-existent. But even with that in mind, she is more powerful than most would expect of someone looking the age she looks. What she now lacks in brute strength she makes up for in experience. She has had over twenty years to adjust to her new situation, and that is more than sufficient for her.
Has your character encountered members of the other factions before?
If she has encountered any of the members of the other factions in the past, she does not yet know about it. If at all feasible, she hasn’t left a Jedi she encountered alive.
What is your character’s personality like? What motivates him/her?
Nimm Deenia is not one to give up easily, but she is not so stubborn as to put herself at too great a risk simply to potentially win. In her mind, it is better to draw back and return another day. Or to draw back and bomb the site from orbit, if that is what it takes. Finding a problem that is particularly difficult only encourages her. She likes such challenges, as if she succeeds, she has proven herself better. If a particularly ingenious trap should leave her with one or more broken bones, she will only see that as added challenges, rather than a reason to give up.
Her hatred of Jedi is second to none. She utterly believes anything she has been told about them and view their ways with utter scorn. The only reason she will not want to simply kill the captive jedi is that it will hurt the rest even more if they fall, one by one. Turning the Jedi against their own has a delicious sort of irony to it.
She is methodical and does not rush if it is not necessary. More than one ancient Sith tomb has had traps that work slowly and have to be dismantled with great care. Unlike many other Sith, she knows the value of patience. Her greatest source of motivation is two-fold. One one hand, it is gaining more personal power, on the other it is doing anything and everything she can to hurt the Jedi Order.
Nobody with any sort of wisdom wants to speak of their flaws. Especially not to their enemies, so what are your character’s flaws?
Nimm’s connection to the Force is weaker than it used to be. Given the opportunity, she would go far to restore it to its former glory.
Though she dislikes planning far ahead, she is not above planning some. She knows that planning too far ahead means taking into account factors that cannot fully be taken into account because they are not in her control. To many, this can make her seem rather impulsive, but she doesn’t care about their opinions.
As is common with many Sith, she hates Jedi. Where other Sith might treat Jedi fairly, if harshly, Nimm is less wise about it. Hurting them is more important for her than it should be.
Following a series of particularly bad fractures in her right arm, it is not nearly as flexible or limber as it used to be. She’s also broken other bones in her adventures, but those breaks have not had the same unfortunate effects upon her. Or at least not to the same degree.
Her weakened right arm has necessitated learning how to use her left arm primarily for lightsaber combat. Unfortunately, she is still right-handed, so her finer motor skills are not quite up to par.
She is terrible when it comes to dueling skilled lightsaber wielders. While she can hold her own for a while, she prefers to kill them in ways that do not put her at such great risk. Most foes she has faced have wielded blasters or been automatons, not intelligent foes. As such, a prolonged duel with a truly skilled opponent would likely end quite badly for her.
People with cybernetic limbs are weak. Nimm pulled through the bad break for her arm and got it working again. Those who instead replaced it clearly were not as strong as her.
Nimm would prefer to work alone and would rather have the Jedi dying. Unfortunately, Nyiss was very specific in her orders. Because of her personal bias, she knows she will benefit from working with the others. A clear plan with each prisoner will be more effective, even if it means relinquishing some of the control over the situation.
Restrain does not come naturally to her in cases with Jedi. She might easily go too far, simply because of thinking that a prisoner can handle “just a bit more”.
Sith tend to be loners who don’t seek to interact with other Sith except when it is business. What will cause your character to initiate interactions with the other Sith?
To a person like Nimm, everything revolves around gaining power. Nothing is beyond her in this mission. If she has to sleep with someone and make them believe she cares about them to acquire something, then she will. The value of those who are weaker than her is severely limited. Either they prove useful, or they are discarded. To be of value to her, they have to show it. She will work with others if it means a greater chance of her gaining power in the slightly longer run, insofar as she plans that far ahead, which as mentioned she dislikes. Immediate advantages of cooperation more easily draw her in than the long-term advantages. She is not aware of this particular weakness in herself.
Do you have any limits as to what is “ok” to happen to your character?
While Nimm is not slated to die by design, she does not have any sort of plot armor. As such, yes she can die. She can naturally also end up being severely injured if the situation calls for it.
What are her quarters like?
Nimm’s quarters favor function over form. What decorations there are, are few in number. She keeps a secure storage for her small stash of useful Sith artifacts, a number of sets of clothes for various images she might wish to project to others, a computer terminal and a bed. She has little need for anything else.
How would your character go about trying to turn Jedi?
It will be painful. It will be persistent. It will not be lenient.
The Jedi can take prisoners too. Is your character eligible for captivity?
Yes. Catch her if you can.
What ideas would you like to try or accomplish with your PC in the IC?
She will work to turn the Jedi, mostly because Darth Nyiss has demanded it, not because she trusts any of them or would trust them even if they did join the Empire. She also has a few other plans in mind, but not all of them will pan out. Who knows, maybe none of them will?
Does your character have any secrets useful for the GMs’ plots?
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A character that delves into imperial records searching for details about Nimm will find that some pieces are missing, others are hidden, but there are always remains indicating that she should be considerably older than twenty-five years.
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