History Characters / PathOfRuin

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He dislikes slaver for both [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/danse-macabre-star-wars-si-sequel-to-path-of-ruin.983503/post-81224425 personal and pragmatic reasons]].

* {{Beastmaster}}: Aldrex makes extensive use of Beast Control, often using it to force local wildlife to act as a distraction. [[spoiler:During his battle with Castor, he used it to drive a k'lor'slug nest into attacking the sorcerer's undead horde.]]

* FanNickname: Gaarurra has gotten the nickname Wookiebro due to being Aldrex's loyal sidekick.

* FanNickname: The Spacebattles story thread coined the name "Darth Mindfuck."

[[folder:Korriban Sith]]

* RealityEnsues: Spending most of her life as a pleasure slave has left her woefully unprepared to deal with the realities of life as a Sith. She never had the opportunity to learn to read or fight, forcing her to rely heavily on others for her own protection and not allowing her to have much agency of her own.

!!Aldrex Zare

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Aldrex accidentally created an actual Sith sword without realizing it.

* EvilWeapon: Due to a mistranslation of some alchemy notes, Aldrex's sword is alive. It would be a Cool Sword...except for the fact that it drinks blood a little too eagerly and really likes it when he kills people, putting it firmly into the evil category. Due to its origins, he has little idea of the full capabilities that he accidentally imbued in it. So far, it has resisted lightsabers (like his armor) and absorbed Sith Lightning.

* WeakButSkilled: Aldrex is nowhere near the strongest in just his acolyte group when it comes to raw Force potential. That's why he looks for any useful power he can get, takes advantage of what he can do as much as he can, and is willing to use anything, even weapons likes blasters or explosives, to defeat his enemies.

A Spacebattler formerly known as Rictus and the perspective character, he woke up as a slave in a cortosis mine on an unknown world. Once his Force Sensitivity came to light, he was shipped to the Sith Academy on Korriban for training.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: After taking a lightsaber strike to the face during the battle with Castor Vol, nearly half of the right side of Aldrex's face has been replaced by web-like cybernetics that enable him to move his jaw. It has lead to Olia referring to him as "Spider".

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Aldrex never outright lies, preferring to make use of Exact Words and truths from a certain point of view. [[spoiler:It's what lets him go free after being questioned by Darth Thanaton on whether or not he "killed" Lord Renning.]]

* TheHeavy: As a former Jedi, she has the most training out of the other acolytes. WordOfGod has said that should could easily take on any one or two of the others by herself.

* SanitySlippage: As of the interlude "Terror Etched In Stone," she's showing more than a few signs of this after being trapped and nearly killed by a pack of Tu'kata.
* TerrorHero: While not much of a hero, she has unlocked the ability to project and magnify her fear onto others, to the point of inducing heart attacks.

A Twi'lek former slave from Tatooine, captured from a Republic-aligned crime lord and drafted into the academy.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is completely fair in his treatment of the acolytes, neither helping nor hindering them in their trials. He will not give one an advantage over another that they have no earned themselves.

* TheSpook: Due to the Scarred Sith wiping his memory every time he appears, Aldrex didn't know he had been in the training hall until after he reviewed camera footage.

* EvilWeapon: Due to a mistranslation of some alchemy notes, Aldrex's sword is alive. It would be a Cool Sword...except for the fact that it drinks blood a little too eagerly and really likes it when he kills people, putting it firmly into the evil category. Due to its origins, he has little idea of the full capabilities that he accidentally imbued in it. So far, it has resisted lightsabers (like his armor) and absorbed Sith anesthetics
* FeelNoPain: One of the utility powers that Aldrex has developed is [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Crucitorn/ Crucitorn]], otherwise known as the ability to dull crippling pain in oneself. [[spoiler:He used it in place of anesthetics during the operation to install his cybernetics.]]

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When not studying Sith Alchemy or Magic, Aldrex spent time accruing proficiency in several more utilitarian powers, such as Beast Control and Force Sight. Both have proven to be instrumental on several occasions.

* TheSpook: Due to Darth Rictus wiping his memory every time he appears, Aldrex didn't know he had been in the training hall until after he reviewed camera footage.

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Spent years obsessing over the possibilities of Tu'kata and experimenting on them, only to be killed by one.]]

!!Xoxaan

A mysterious and malevolent Sith that started appearing after Aldrex killed Castor Vol, though he only realized he was there after the training hall incident. [[spoilers: Turns out to be Darth Rictus, a member of the Dark Council.]]