Who and what are you? From where do you come, to where are you going? Tell us about yourself.
- A Human Padawan named Tsu-Kaido. He is an orphan whose family and homeworld was lost to the war (I'll need help with a specific homeworld if you need that). Taking in as a Jedi Padawan after showing a connection to the force, Tsu-Kaido was content on Coruscant learning the ways of the Jedi before the betrayel. As for where he is going he simply wishes to be free from the Sith for the time being. At such a young age is has become aimless as to to where he'll go next. His home world was aligned to the Galactic Republic and was under their protection at the time, though the Republic utterly failed to save all major populations on the planet from becoming refugees of their war torn world.
Few men truly serve more than one cause. Sure, you might pay lip service to many and support others, but which cause do you serve most? The Galactic Republic and the Jedi order, or the glorious Sith Empire?
-The Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order. Up until the point of the Sith's betrayal Tsu had served under the Jedi (above the republic though this is a minor issue) owing his allegiance to the academy where he was being trained. (Is it possible to create a secondary Jedi Master for him to look up to? This master would have been killed during the betrayal before Tsu.)
Eyes grow weak with age. They cannot see you clearly. Would you kindly describe what you look like and the sort of clothes you wear?
- A young black man aged 18. He has a thin build, short cropped brown hair with a padawan braid. After suffering severe burns on his arms as a child he wears bandages around his forearms and shins long after the medical droids have heeled those wounds. The bandages have an odd style to them which fits with the monk-like wizard clothing. It was part of his self image and what he was known for when around the other padawans. The bandages are of sentimental value only.
Now you have described somewhat about yourself, but you have not covered why you fight. Is it out of idealistic belief, or is it something else?
- Tsu-Kaido fights for the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic. At least that was his ideal before being caught and imprisoned at the hands of the Sith's treachery. For now Tsu fights to survive, but beyond that he's trying to reconcile his disillusionment with the Jedi way.
Surely you are not like everyone else. What sort of skills make you stand out from the rest?
-Swordsmanship. Though still a Padawan his skill with a single blue lightsaber is near unmatched by his peers by his constant honing of his skills.
-A form of street running where he can duck and dive through busy streets at a Jedi pace using the force to avoid oncoming obstacles.
-A strong tolerance for pain. EXCEPT burning metal. That doesn't fly with him. This is part of the reason why he is so good with form III.
You have not been in touch with the rest so far. How do you relate to them? Are there any friends of yours among them? any enemies? Or perhaps you even have family therein?
- I may have heard of one or two of them. But I know none personally.
The past makes you who you are. What sort of events made you the one you are?
- The current Sith betrayal is the most important part of Tsu's origin, he now sees the Jedi Way as flawed whereas before he held it in the highest regard. He is having a crisis of face. What's more he fears The Force for the way it manipulates and blinds those who use it, on either side of the battlefield. The death of Tsu's master broke the naive wonder Tsu had over the Jedi Order. Behind the wise words and vision for good, Tsu sees the Jedi order as misguided in its attempts to bring peace to the Galaxy. He believes that all force users, both Sith and Jedi, who are dependant on the force to navigate their path through the Universe are destined to lose their way at some point.
-Before that he was a refugee from an unimportant planet that was ravaged by war. He had shown a bond to the force before a Jedi who had taken him in to be his Padawan, Tsu often wonders what would have happened to him if he were found by a Sith instead.
No good character is without his or her flaws. Nobody’s perfect. The heroes, be they good or evil, tend to have more blatant flaws than the tagalongs. What be thine flaws?
- A hatred for authority. This means that he'll never suck up to a guard or captain of the Sith. Likewise he will not respect someone for their status among their peers. Instead he must see first hand the wisdom others have to offer for him to accept it.
- A reluctance to use The Force beyond simple tasks (what he makes up for in Swordplay he severly lacks in Force Use)
- He has a fear of burning metal (ironic as a lightsaber wielder) which he can control most of the time.
- A mystical side to the Force that isn't tied with his immediate situation is unknown/unused by him.
No matter if you are a Jedi or a Sith, you probably made a lightsaber once upon a time. WHat does it look like?
- A simple blue lightsaber. Nothing special about it. He wishes to construct a new one when possible.
If you wield a Lightsaber, which of the Seven combat forms has your order trained you in?
-Soresu (Form III)
What sort of person are you? Do you use the Force for combat, or do you prefer to wield its more mystical branches? Is there something you excel at above all other things? Is there something you are hopelessly bad at? What limitations do you have?
- Tsu uses the force for its practical uses; perfecting his swordplay, moving objects, sensing enemies. However he does not involve himself to the mystical side of the Force because he fears it's corrupting nature.
b) You are Jedi. Yet you have not been held with the other prisoners. Why not? Were you captured elsewhere? Did you just get captured? Or have you simply been isolated till now?
-- As a form of torture I have been forced to duel the Sith apprentices non-stop for days. When I collapse from exhaustion I'm giving a few hours and a small meal before being brought back to do it all over again. A Sith thought it would be entertaining to do this to me after reading through my thoughts. He plans to break my will by using the one discipline I love against me. Knowing my fear of Burning Iron the Sith Captain gave his apprentices just that to use against me. Giving me just a wooden block to defend myself. By the time I'm brought to the other prisoners I have severe burns all over my body and I'm close to dying from exhaustion. The only reason I'm still alive is my connection to the force keeping my body operational.
Is there anything else you would like to mention about yourself?
- I imagine Tsu-Kaido to be more of a Grey Jedi. He does what he thinks is best (sometimes rashly) and prefers to act alone instead of part of a group. Because of his wavering belief in the Jedi, Tsu could be drawn into the hatred of the Sith, or likewise convinced of the Force's nature for good by older Jedi prepared to teach him what they know.