Chir'daki

Darth Venator

Name

Chir'daki

Aliases

Darth Venator
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Human

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Rank

Sith Apprentice

Master

Darth Callidus

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Affiliation

Black Sun (Kuklos Ataxia)

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Location

Onderon

A ruthless bounty hunter, the man known as Chir'daki is extremely secretive about his past; his origins are surrounded with mystery and rumour, though the prevailing theories tie him with Mandalore and Ryloth in some way. His chosen alias is a Twi'leki word which translates as Death Seed: the name of a virulent parasitic disease. Keeping with that theme, his ship is named Blue Shadow, after another deadly plague.

Over the years, Chir'daki has found himself in the employ of the Bounty Hunters' Guild and Black Sun, earning himself a reputation as a highly effective hunter and assassin. More recently, he has been recognised as Force sensitive, and has become an apprentice to the Dark Jedi Darth Callidus, being given the name Darth Venator, meaning hunter.

History

"This is Chir'daki. You have a job for me."

―Chir'daki, to Atton Kira

Details about Chir'daki's past are sketchy, and he keeps the truth a closely guarded secret, cultivating the many myths and rumours that surround him to add to his air of menace. A few of those so-called facts are known to be true, however.

Chir'daki was born on the same day that Darth Maul died: the same day that hundreds of Gungans and humans on Naboo were killed by the Trade Federation. Though no one was aware of it at the time, while only a few hours old Chir'daki felt those deaths through the Force, and it left a mark on him. Years later, while in the service of the Galactic Empire, his duties exposed him to death on a large scale: he snapped, slipped into a Force-fuelled rage, and killed dozens of his fellow Imperials. To escape punishment, he fled, and changed his name; he called himself Romo Mantana, after one of the men he had killed.

Eventually he found his way to Ryloth, where he was briefly trained by a man calling himself Master Deathseed. Deathseed was a former Jedi, who planned to turn himself into a symbol to help undermine the Galactic Empire. He saw the potential in Chir'daki, and hoped to style the young man into his successor, but was killed before he had the opportunity to do so. He still managed to make a mark on him however, and so Chir'daki took his current name - the Twi'leki name for the Death Seed plague - in his honour.

Chir'daki learned to fight from the Mandalorians on Onderon. He proved his worth to the leader of one of the tribes, and was trained as one of them for a time. Having grown up outside the isolation of the Savage Lands of Onderon however, he grew restless, and ultimately left to pursue a career as a mercenary; his ruthlessness and flair for killing quickly saw him evolve into a bounty hunter.

Early in his career, Chir'daki worked with Atton Kira: Kira served as a middle man, passing off-the-books bounties to Chir'daki to help protect the anonymity of his clients. Chir'daki eventually attracted the attention of Black Sun however and, after the dissolution of the old Bounty Hunters' Guild, he was employed by them as an enforcer and assassin.

For years, Chir'daki had been recieving secret orders from a mysterious individual - mostly illegal bounties and assassinations. That individual was ultimately revealed to be Darth Callidus, and eventually the Dark Jedi approached Chir'daki to become his newest apprentice. The prospect of using the Force to make himself an even more potent killer was too tempting for Chir'daki to ignore, and so he accepted, becoming Darth Venator.

Personality / Relationships

"Palpatine and his Empire are a plague on this galaxy. We shall make ourselves a plague unto them."

―Master Deathseed, to Chir'daki

On the surface, Chir'daki appears to be cool, emotionally detatched, and ruthless. Killing has become such second nature to him that he seems to view it with complete indifference; that said, he does seem to take some enjoyment - or at least satisfaction - from the act of killing, and prefers to bring in bounties dead rather than alive if the bounty permits, even if that will reduce his payment. His attitude towards assassination is reflected in his choice of weapon: he tends to use blasters and rifles to injure and disable his target, before killing them by hand to make the experience more personal.

Below the surface however, Chir'daki is a seething couldron of barely-contained rage and hate. When he uses the Force and taps into those emotions, he becomes vicious and animalistic. Victims of an enraged Chir'daki can often be literally torn apart. When fighting in this manner, Chir'daki ignores all of his detatchment, and will attack his prey with swords, knives, and even with his bare hands. To allow him to effectively combat opponents armed with lightsabers, he has taken to wearing clawed gauntlets laced with cortosis, allowing him to short out their blade and leave them completely exposed.

Darth Callidus
Though Chir'daki is not aware that they are the same individual, he first met Salem Ave on Ryloth. Since then, Ave has kept an eye on Chir'daki's exploits and, as Darth Callidus, ultimately realised that he could make use of his deadly acquaintance. Chir'daki finds the Dark Jedi's affinity for acting mysterious and providing ellusive answers to be incredibly frustrating, but has grudgingly come to tolerate them in the interests of obtaining more power.

Atton Kira
It has been years since the two worked together, and Chir'daki always found Atton Kira to be frustratingly arrogant. Kira was an expert on reading and analysing people; as someone who closely guarded their identity and past, Chir'daki found Kira's insights to be invasive and unsettling. Since Chir'daki began to work for Black Sun, the two have neither met nor spoken.

Hugo Montegue
A fellow bounty hunter, several years ago Chir'daki completed a bounty against Hugo Montegue, which ultimately led him to spend years in Imperial captivity. Hugo holds Chir'daki personally responsible for the torture - and, as Hugo discovered later, brainwashing - that he endured, and has vowed to kill Chir'daki if the two ever meet again.

Roleplay Synopsis

"You have served me well thus far, Chir'daki, but your skill-set lacks a certain... refinement I believe essential to those in my employ."

―Darth Callidus

Montegue: Origins - Acts (Link)
Working on a contract provided by Atton Kira, Chir'daki was responsible for the pursuit and capture of Hugo Montegue, ultimately helping to deliver him into the hands of R.S. Esalis.

And the beat goes on... (Link)
Chir'daki meets with Kal Olorin, a Black Sun Vigo, about the hunt for the terrorist Lilaena De'Ville.

Recalling the Guild: Chir'daki (Link)
The bounty hunter Darven meets with Chir'daki, hoping to enlist his aid in reforming the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

Recalling the Guild: Grim Kandle (Link)
Hoping to rally Black Sun support for the new Guild, Chir'daki meets with another Vigo, Grim Kandle.

Recalling the Guild (Link)
At the first meeting of the Bounty Hunters' Guild, Chir'daki finds himself in an "altercation" with Hugo Montegue.

Encounter on Onderon (Link)
Chir'daki is summoned to Onderon, and meets Darth Callidus for the first time: a mysterious contact for whom he has been working for years.

The Alchemist's Workshop (Link)
As part of his training in the ways of the Force, Chir'daki travels with Callidus to Ambria, where he does battle with a Hssiss.

Out of Character

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