Line #211 Characters/PathOfRuin


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5	!!Aldrex Zare/Tesser
6	-> Species: Human
7	-> Homeworld: Earth
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9	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.
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11	* AchievementsInIgnorance: Aldrex accidentally created an actual [[EvilWeapon Sith sword]] without realizing it.
12	* AffablyEvil: While his internal narration often contains a great deal of snark about some of the more stupid actions of the Sith around him, Aldrex typically remains unfailingly polite in conversation. In his words, it's mostly from pragmatism.
13	--> "Being rude has too many downsides. I usually make it a point to be polite whenever possible. It costs me nothing and can gain me everything.”
14	* AnimalMotif: Spiders. Aldrex has cybernetics across his face which leads to him being called 'Spider'. His tendency to make connections to put himself in a more powerful position is likened to a spider catching things in its webs. [[spoiler:He later makes Dark Armor that can create webbings.]]
15	* BadassBookworm: Aldrex reads as many tomes as he can to increase his knowledge and power, referring to the academy archives as one of his greatest friends. This has not stopped him from tearing his way through his enemies in the slightest.
16	* TheBeastmaster: 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.]]
17	* BenevolentBoss: While not actually their boss, Aldrex is looked on favorably by members of the local troopers for actually giving a damn about their existence and helping out. This results in the former getting to call in favors with the latter occasionally, [[spoiler:one of which is smuggling Qiv offworld in a supply shipment]].
18	* TheBerserker: Though he tries to avoid it, Aldrex does occasionally fall into a blood rage when seriously injured or desperate. [[spoiler:When Castor melts half his face with a lightsaber, he literally tears the older acolyte to pieces with his bare hands, despite the power difference.]]
19	* BlackMagic: While he has extended his research to other subjects, much of Aldrex's time is spent studying Sith Alchemy and Sith Magic.
20	* BodyHorror: Even a grazing hit with a lightsaber does horrifying things to skin. After his fight with [[spoiler: Castor Vol]], the right side of Aldrex's face is a half-melted mess and his right ear is simply gone. Until he got it repaired with cybernetics and synthflesh, he couldn't close his mouth due to the muscles in his jaw being severed.
21	* CombatPragmatist: Instead of relying solely on his sword and the Force, Aldrex uses blasters, grenades, and anything nearby when applicable. He also assembles and augments a suit of armor to protect himself. If it helps him survive, he will use any tactic he can think of, no matter how dirty.
22	* DoubleJump: Aldrex uses well-times telekinetic pushes to accomplish this, allowing him to maneuver in mid-air to avoid incoming attacks.
23	* EvenEvilHasStandards: He dislikes slavery for both [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/danse-macabre-star-wars-si-sequel-to-path-of-ruin.983503/post-81224425 personal and pragmatic reasons]].
24	* EvilSorcerer: While he hasn't skimped on his physical training, Aldrex has spent the majority of his free time pursuing the more esoteric paths of the Sith.
25	* EvilWeapon: Due to a mistranslation of some alchemy notes, Aldrex's sword is alive. It would be a CoolSword...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.
26	* 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 anaesthetics during the operation to install his cybernetics.]]
27	* 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 led to Olia referring to him as "Spider".
28	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When not studying Sith Alchemy or Magic, Aldrex spent time accruing proficiency in several more utilitarian powers that are either not flashy or powerful, but have nevertheless proven essential.
29	** Force Sight allows him to not only see in the dark, but also perceive objects that are invisible to normal sight.
30	** Beast Control lets him force animals to follow his commands. On Korriban, almost every animal would be an apex predator on any other planet. [[spoiler:This power lets him counter Castor's zombie horde, by enthralling a colony of K'lor'slugs to fight them.]]
31	** Force Track allows him to follow targets by the impressions they leave in the Force, even in the absence of footprints.
32	* TheHeretic: As an adherent to the Code of Ruin, Aldrex is this by default as its tenets run in opposition to the standard Sith Code. As a result, it's not something he brings up in casual conversation.
33	* ImprovisedWeapon: Aldrex will use anything and everything as a weapon given the chance, usually by launching it at subsonic speeds with telekinesis.
34	* MetaphoricallyTrue: Aldrex never outright lies, preferring to make use of ExactWords and this trope. [[spoiler:It's what lets him go free after being questioned by Lord Thanaton on whether or not he "killed" Lord Renning.]]
35	* MindOverMatter: Telekinesis was the first power Aldrex discovered. Between then and when he was found out, he trained in only that power. While he has since started shifting to Sith lightning as his primary offensive power, he still uses telekinesis extensively for utility purposes.
36	* MundaneUtility: Aldrex will often use telekinesis to levitate objects to his hands from across the room rather than get up to go get them.
37	** He has also contemplated using Sith Alchemy to enhance his surgical tools so he doesn't have to keep replacing them.
38	* NeutralEvil: Aldrex fits pretty closely with a Type 1 (Neutral over Evil), someone who commits evil deeds for self-serving, but not inherently malicious, goals, though he sometimes edges into a Type 3 LawfulEvil.
39	* PerceptionFilter: Alrex's version of Force Stealth, inspired by Kreia. Using a variant of the Jedi Mind Trick, he convinces people to overlook his presence or to not consider him significant. He has tested it on other acolytes, but hasn't dared attempt it on anyone stronger.
40	* PragmaticVillainy: Aldrex prefers pragmatism over unnecessary cruelty. He also avoids many of the normal pitfalls of potential Sith, such as avoiding delving into Sith Alchemy and Magic until he has a teacher to show him how not to accidentally kill himself.
41	* RedBaron: Unknown to Aldrex, some people have been referring to him as the Spider, due to the weblike cybernetics on his face.
42	* RefugeInAudacity: Aldrex relies on the absurdity of a student killing a full blown Sith Lord to keep people from suspecting him.
43	* SanityHasAdvantages: Because Aldrex believes strongly in this trope, he is trying hard to avoid going DrunkOnTheDarkSide. That said, he does slip occasionally and he is beginning to show signs of Dark Side Corruption in the form of yellow eyes and pale skin.
44	* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: This [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/danse-macabre-star-wars-si-sequel-to-path-of-ruin.983503/post-81224650 is happening]] to Aldrex/Tesser.
45	* SquishyWizard: Aldrex puts most of his focus on learning alchemy and rituals or in improving his Force abilities. As such, his swordsmanship leaves something to be desired. He has noticed this weakness and is trying to overcome it.
46	* SurpassedTheTeacher: Aldrex shows remarkable promise when he kills Lord Renning while just a student, though he did have to resort to trickery over raw power to pull it off.
47	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Aldrex is [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/danse-macabre-star-wars-si-sequel-to-path-of-ruin.983503/post-81614191 absolutely exhausted]] after finishing his last trial due to lack of sleep and other factors.
48	* {{Technopath}}: Aldrex read Qiv's notes and is able to get a little knowledge on how to use technopathy. [[spoiler:He uses it to take control of sparring droids and make them fight for him.]]
49	* VillainProtagonist: As a Sith potential, Aldrex is this by default.
50	* VillainRespect: Aldrex gets Darth Thanaton's respect for [[spoiler:getting away with killing Lord Renning]].
51	** Aldrex also gets [[spoiler:"Darth Mindfuck's"]] respect for the way he's beaten the odds stacked against him.
52	* 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.
53	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: His reaction to learning that his final trial is to hunt a ''[[{{Kaiju}} Leviathan]]''.
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55	!!Gaarurra
56	->Species: Wookiee
57	->Homeworld: Kashyyyk
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59	A Wookiee slave turned Sith Acolyte.
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61	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Having been starved of any manner of kindness for nearly fifty years, Gaarurra seems to have formed UndyingLoyalty to Aldrex simply for the fact that the latter actually treated him with something approaching decency and respect.
62	* TheBerserker: Occasionally goes into blood rages in the middle of combat, which only makes him more dangerous.
63	* TheBigGuy: He is this both physically and literally. He stands nearly 8 feet tall, is physically stronger than the entire cast, and is extremely strong in the Force.
64	* TheBrute: Gaarurra relies purely on his immense physical strength in combat. [[spoiler:Actually averted as he can be a lot more subtle than his appearance suggests.]]
65	* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Gaarurra has the potential to be the strongest acolyte in the group in terms of raw power bar none and was said to have a Force presence that can be felt across the academy. However, WordOfGod says that he is held back by nearly two hundred years worth of muscle memory that tell him to reach for a weapon rather than the Force.
66	** [[spoiler:However, he can push past this if sufficiently motivated. When Aldrex went missing, he crushed the Force defenses of five other acolytes simultaneously to pin them against a wall with telekinesis while he interrogated the sixth.]]
67	* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:He knew Aldrex would kill him in the end. When the time came, he simply accepted the inevitable.]]
68	* OlderSidekick: Serves in this role to Aldrex.
69	* OlderThanTheyLook: As a Wookiee, Gaarurra is much older than most of the cast at somewhere around 200 years old.
70	* SmarterThanYouLook: People look at him, and think that he's just DumbMuscle. What they forget is that Wookiees are also skilled hunters, [[spoiler:something Gaarurra proves when he demonstrates his skill with Force Stealth]].
71	* UndyingLoyalty: Gaarurra regularly goes out of his way to defend Aldrex from threats he either doesn't notice or can't deal with. If Aldrex goes somewhere, the Wookiee isn't usually far behind, if not stuck to his side.
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73	!!Olia Fen
74	->Species: Human
75	->Homeworld: Corellia
76
77	A former Jedi Padawan turned Sith Acolyte.
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79	* AdventurerArchaeologist: Moreso than the other acolytes, she eagerly delves into the tombs to seek out power for herself.
80	* CombatParkour: In the scenes she is shown fighting, she makes extensive use of this.
81	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Olia uses an imitation Yoke of Seeming and Jedi training to make it look like she was killed in the fight against Caleb. After he leaves, she gets a corpse that looks similar to her which she prepared beforehand, which is then mistaken by Aldrex to be her. This lets her leave the Tomb of Naga Sadow alive.]]
82	* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Olia used to be a Jedi, fighting for the Republic in the war and helping refugees alongside her Master. However, the combination of her Master's death and the reveal of what he really did for the Jedi Order caused her to view the entire order as hypocrites. In emotional turmoil, she fled and buried herself on Nar Shaddaa, where she embraced the darker side of herself that she had been fighting against for years. Thanks to the Sack of Coruscant, she managed to avoid any potential pursuers. Mere months later, she was found by the Sith and brought to the Korriban Academy.]]
83	* FemmeFatale: Was this after leaving the Jedi, using her charms and powers to manipulate criminals on Nar Shaddaa.
84	* TheHeavy: As a former Jedi, she has the most training out of the other acolytes. WordOfGod has said that should she need to, she could easily take on any one or two of the others by herself.
85	* HeelFaceTurn: She went from faithful Jedi Padawan to Sith Acolyte.
86	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:While Olia Fenn portrays herself as the confident big dog to the other acolytes, her interlude reveals that she is a mess mentally. The cavalcade of events that lead to her fall almost makes one feel sorry for the poor girl.]]
87	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Seeing Aldrex progress so quickly has her scrambling to get more powerful before he can become her superior in Force power.
88	* {{Irony}}: For all that she hates her Jedi past and desires to gain power through the Dark Side, [[spoiler:her Jedi training is ultimately what saves her life in the Tomb of Naga Sadow]]. The irony is not lost upon her, [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/path-of-ruin-star-wars-si.541256/post-77918169 to her displeasure]].
89	* ProudBeauty: She's beautiful and she knows it.
90	* TheRival: Sees herself as this to Aldrex. At first, it was merely for her own amusement, but became more serious after Aldrex started to catch up with her.
91	* StalkerWithoutACrush: Towards Aldrex, though it's ambiguous whether it's this trope or StalkerWithACrush. Given she's a potential Sith, it could be both.
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93	!!Garsh
94	->Species: Quarren
95	->Homeworld: ???
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97	A Quarren acolyte that has attached himself to Aldrex's group after the First Trial.
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99	* AnArmAndALeg: He loses an arm [[spoiler:in his duel with Aldrex]].
100	* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: His species look like humanoid squids.
101	* CombatParkour: Is implied to be a practitioner of Form IV (Ataru) due to his focus on acrobatics.
102	* TheInfiltration: He's actually [[spoiler:a Jedi Shadow]].
103	* JediMindTrick: He's been using this on [[spoiler:Aldrex]] the whole time.
104	* TheQuietOne: Garsh doesn't speak all that much. The number of times he's actually spoken to Aldrex and Gaarurra can be counted on one hand. Because of that, not much is known about his past.
105	* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:He wasn't actually in danger when Aldrex and Gaarurra helped him out.]]
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107	!!Qiv Brellan
108	->Species: Nautolan
109	->Homeworld: Nal Hutta
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111	A Nautolan mechanic that got drafted into the academy.
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113	* DirtyCoward: Qiv spent most of his [[spoiler:brief]] career at the academy hiding from the other acolytes, only coming out for food and trials.
114	* FishPeople: Nautolans are an aquatic species that can breathe underwater and have thick tentacles for hair.
115	* GadgeteerGenius: Has a natural talent with machinery and Force powers relating to it. [[spoiler:He used it to construct or repair a small army of combat droids to defend himself with, as well as subvert a protocol droid to try and assassinate Aldrex.]]
116	* TheKlutz: Claims to have dropped his hydrospanner on his foot three times in one day. The same foot each time. He shudders to think what he'd do with a lightsaber.
117	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Qiv is a lot more devious than he lets on. While he is cowardly, he plays it up to make himself seem more harmless and bumbling.
118	* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Makes a deal with Aldrex to have the Second Platoon smuggle him off Korriban in exchange for information on his abilities.]]
119	* {{Technopath}}: Qiv's main talent.
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121	!!Terrak
122	->Species: Zabrak
123	->Homeworld: Dromund Kaas
124
125	A Zabrak slave forcibly drafted into the Korriban Academy. Twin brother of Ianna.
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127	* AnArmAndALeg: Lost his right arm during his first trial. It has since been replaced with a skeletal prosthetic.
128	* BareFistedMonk: After spending time with the Followers of Palawa, he has adopted this as his fighting style, taking advantage of the durable nature of his artificial arm to use as an improvised weapon.
129	* CombatClairvoyance: He seems to be skilled in this, as he was able to predict what a head on fight against [[TheBrute Gaarurra]] will be like, causing him to decide to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm retreat]].
130	* RedOniBlueOni: Is the Blue to Ianna's Red. He is usually much more calm than his twin and takes the time to think things through.
131	* TwinTelepathy: Terrak and Ianna have a form of this stemming from their Force bond. While they can usually only sense the emotions of the other, coherent thoughts and images can be passed between them when they need to. Because they've had the bond from birth, the twins are incredibly emotionally dependent on each other.
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133	!!Ianna
134	->Species: Zabrak
135	->Homeworld: Dromund Kaas
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137	A Zabrak slave forcibly drafted into the Korriban Academy. Twin sister of Terrak.
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139	* EmotionBomb: She has unlocked the ability to project and magnify her fear onto others, to the point of inducing heart attacks.
140	* LaughingMad: Indulges in this after killing a pack of Tu'kata by giving them terror-induced heart attacks with the Force.
141	* RedOniBlueOni: She is the Red to Terrak's Blue. Ianna is much more emotional and fearful than her brother, occasionally needing him to calm her before she has an emotional breakdown.
142	* 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. [[spoiler:It gets even worse when Aldrex injects her with a poison that will slowly drive her mad right before revealing that Garsh has been manipulating her and her brother.]]
143	* TwinTelepathy: Terrak and Ianna have a form of this stemming from their Force bond. While they can usually only sense the emotions of the other, coherent thoughts and images can be passed between them when they need to. Because they've had the bond from birth, the twins are incredibly emotionally dependent on each other.
144	* UnwittingPawn: Aldrex is manipulating Ianna in order to use her to get rid of [[spoiler:Garsh]].
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146	!!Kalista
147	->Species: Twi'lek
148	->Homeworld: Tatooine
149
150	A Twi'lek slave from Tatooine, captured from a Republic-aligned crime lord and drafted into the academy.
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152	* DefrostingIceQueen: Though still just as prickly around the members of her training group, she has started lowering her guard around [[spoiler:Caleb]].
153	* NeverLearnedToRead: This is thanks to being a slave since she was young. This means she can't use the libraries to get further knowledge and strength in the Force.
154	* NoBodyLeftBehind: Her body is reduced to dust after she is killed by [[spoiler:Aldrex]].
155	* PerpetualFrowner: Kalista hates everything and everyone around her and she's not afraid to show it. Her perpetual scowl is noted as the one marr on her flawless beauty.
156	* ProudBeauty: Averted. She knows she's beautiful and she hates it since it resulted in her spending most of her life as a pleasure slave. However, she's still willing to use her looks to her own ends if it means surviving the academy.
157	* RescueRomance: Has this with [[spoiler:Caleb]] after he rescued her from a trio of acolytes. It's mostly a physical relationship, but implied to slowly be becoming a LadyAndKnight relationship.
158	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: 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.
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161	[[folder:Overseers]]
162	!!Iren
163	A Sith Pureblood with tremendous power, he is the Overseer of Aldrex's class of Acolytes.
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165	* AlmightyJanitor: While he is an Overseer, Iren is far stronger than his low position would imply. Aldrex suspects he's deliberately staying as an Overseer to influence students that pass through the academy and duck the notice of greater powers.
166	* BaldOfEvil: He's a Sith and he doesn't have a hair on his head.
167	* TheChessmaster: Though he is a fair and impartial instructor, Aldrex suspects that Iren is using his students to carry out missions that serve his own ends.
168	* PragmaticVillainy: Unlike other Overseers, Iren is not deliberately trying to kill off most of the class, as he views it as a waste of resources given the rarity of Force Sensitives in the galaxy.
169	* 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. However, he is not against using them to advance his own agenda.
170	* TheStoic: It is incredibly difficult to determine what Iren is thinking or feeling most times. What expressions he does show are usually very restrained.
171	** Iren showing terrified shock tipped Aldrex off that [[spoiler:the scarred Sith that's been following him around is a lot more terrifying than first assumed]].
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173	!!Ragate
174	A Sith seer who administered the ritual of blood and bone.
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176	* AffablyEvil: She acts very politely when talking with Aldrex.
177	* CoolOldLady: Overseer Ragate comes across as this, though with more attempted murder, blood, and skulls than the normal examples. She also makes a mean cup of tea.
178	* ManipulativeBastard: She helps [[spoiler:Qiv avoid other acolytes]] and later points Aldrex at [[spoiler:Qiv's]] direction.
179	* NeverMessWithGranny: She is an elderly woman who survived for decades as a Sith. This speaks volumes about her power and cunning.
180	* {{Seers}}: She is a powerful precognitive.
181	[[/folder]]
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183	[[folder:Other Acolytes]]
184	!!Castor Vol
185	A third year acolyte who rebelled and escaped into the tombs, injuring other acolytes and even an overseer in the process. Killing him was Aldrex's Second Trial.
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187	* AnArmAndALeg: Aldrex [[spoiler:rips both of his arms off]] while in a Dark Side induced berserk state.
188	* EvilSorcerer: He specialized in using Sith Magic.
189
190	!!Caleb
191	A Sith Acolyte from another class, Caleb and Aldrex met in the medical ward after the latter was let out of solitary confinement.
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193	* BloodKnight: As a Sith Marauder, he's both this and TheBerserker. If he hasn't killed something recently, he considers it a slow day.
194	* CoveredInScars: As a side effect of his berserker rages, he often ignores injuries in the middle of battle, up to and including broken bones. This has resulted in his body being littered with scars, large and small.
195	* FriendlyRivalry: While not exactly rivals, Caleb has hinted that more than a few of the other Marauders are looking to fight Aldrex after he wrecked fifty training droids by himself. Caleb included. In the meantime, he cracks jokes and is friendly in general.
196	* PowerTattoo: Caleb's chest and face are covered with tribal tattoos. According to him, they were believed to increase a warrior's rage and power. While they don't actually grant any powers, they are popular among Sith warriors that keep to the old ways.
197	* RagsToRiches: Is implied to have been born a commoner in the Empire with the way he talks about the more aristocratic Sith. Because of that, becoming a Sith will vastly increase his social standing.
198	* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:Has this with Kalista after rescuing her from a trio of acolytes. It's mostly a physical relationship, but implied to slowly be becoming a LadyAndKnight relationship.]]
199	* ViolentGlaswegian: The first thing that Aldrex noticed about him was his heavy Scottish accent.
200	[[/folder]]
201
202	[[folder:Other Sith]]
203	!!Lord Renning
204	A Sith researcher staying on Korriban, he obsesses over the native Tu'kata.
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206	* BadBoss: Renning has very little regard for the soldiers assisting him, murdering them for things such as defending themselves against an escaped specimen. [[spoiler:It's why they're so eager to help Aldrex assassinate him.]]
207	* FatBastard: He's a portly fellow and a particularly callous Sith.
208	* HateSink: He's one in-universe. [[spoiler:Very few people shed a tear when he was killed.]]
209	* {{Irony}}: Spent years obsessing over the possibilities of Tu'kata and experimenting on them, [[spoiler:only to be killed by one]].
210	* SurpassedTheTeacher: [[spoiler:Using trickery, Aldrex assassinated Renning using his own tools and a live Tu'kata to make it look like an accident after learning what he needed from the Sith.]]
211
212	!!Tyrene
213	A Sith apprentice Aldrex met in the trial grounds for the Rite of Blood and Bone.
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215	* ArmorIsUseless: Averted. Her armor comes in handy several times, absorbing the impact from getting thrown into a wall [[spoiler:by Hakagram Graush]].
216	* BloodKnight: As a Sith Warrior, this is her default state of mind, though she is capable of reigning it in to stay alive.
217	* BookDumb: Comes across as this due to her lack of interest in subjects that don't involve stabbing. For example, she had no idea what a Terentatek was, only that it was a big, spiky monster.
218	** WordOfGod has stated this status is changing very quickly thanks to Aldrex's influence.
219	* CannonFodder: Her Master has very little regard for her life or those of her fellow apprentices. Aldrex met her during a mission to kill a Terentatek, a monster with a reputation for eating powerful Force Users.
220	* CripplingOverspecialization: Though her hyperfocus on combat training has made her into a dangerous combatant, it has also left her under-equipped to deal with more esoteric threats. [[spoiler:She is moving to correct this mistake after meeting Aldrex.]]
221	* HiddenDepths: Despite her BookDumb tendencies, she has shown to be able to quickly adapt in the face of new information. Once she sees a weakness in herself, she immediately moves to fix it.
222	* ShelteredAristocrat: She has lived a very privileged life, to the point where she was surprised enough by Aldrex (a former slave) talking back to her that he was able to get the upper hand in their conversation and weasel a favor out of her. However, her attitude on the matter changed drastically by the time they meet again, making it unlikely to work again.
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224	!!Darth Scriver
225	A mountain of a man, he is Tyrene's Master.
226	----
227	* AdventurerArchaeologist: While most Sith are this on some level, Scriver is a specialist in dealing with Sith Tombs.
228	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Once his apprentices and Aldrex were out of the way, he absolutely thrashed [[spoiler:the ghost of Hakagram Graush]], though it left him heavily injured in the process.
229	* TheDreaded: If the end of Chapter 48 is any indication, he's starting to become this for [[spoiler:Hakagram Graush]].
230	* EyeScream: Lost his left eye to [[spoiler:the Force Ghost of Hakagram Graush]].
231	* GeniusBruiser: Despite his brutish exterior, Scriver is both an accomplished Sith Sorcerer and Warrior capable of thrashing opponents with his lightsaber and his spells.
232	* ImplacableMan: Nothing [[spoiler:Hakagram Graush]] does to him puts him down, only momentarily slowing him.
233	* LargeAndInCharge: Scriver towers over the people he commands.
234	* MadeOfIron: After going one-on-one with [[spoiler:Hakagram Graush]], he lost an eye and a lot of blood. He immediately came charging back for seconds.
235
236	!!The Scarred Sith [[spoiler:/Darth Rictus]]
237	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. [[spoiler: Turns out to be Darth Rictus, a member of the Dark Council.]]
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239	* CoveredInScars: Gets his nickname of "Scarred Sith" from the absolutely ludicrous number of scars on his body. There are enough that hair doesn't even grow on most of his exposed skin. Simply smiling is a horrendous sight.
240	* TheDreaded: The Scarred Sith immediately became this when Aldrex finally noticed him after finding a work-around to the memory-wiping.
241	** The Scarred Sith is also the only one to get a reaction of visible fear out of Overseer Iren.
242	* TheSpook: The Scarred Sith has appeared several times, interfering with Aldrex's training before wiping his memory of each encounter. 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.
243	[[/folder]]
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245	[[folder:Sith Spirits (Spoilers)]]
246	!!Marka Ragnos
247	One of the greatest Dark Lord of the Sith to ever exist.
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249	* TheChessmaster: Using guile, he remained unchallenged for the entirety of his century-long rule of the Sith by playing his enemies against each other. Because of this, he managed the rare feat of dying of old age.
250	** It's implied that he's up to his old games again when Olia is show to have retrieved a pair of gauntlets from the ancient Sith Lord's tomb.
251	* TheChooserOfTheOne: Brands Aldrex with his mark, designating him as his agent to do his bidding in the galaxy. Having been a slave for a time, Aldrex was not happy with this.
252	* CuttingTheKnot: Heartily advocates this as opposed to relying on overly complicated plans. [[spoiler:This eventually leads to Aldrex simply assassinating Lord Renning.]]
253	* EvilOldFolks: Appears before Aldrex in the form of a withered old man.
254	* GeniusBruiser: In his prime, he was an unparalleled warrior and sorcerer.
255
256	!!Hakagram Graush
257	The last King of the Sith.
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259	* BestServedCold: He was killed well over two thousand years before the start of the story. He's still holding a grudge against the Dark Jedi Exiles and everything they built.
260	* {{BFS}}: Wields a massive Sith Sword and is able to use it with a grace a weapon that size should not be capable of.
261	* BlackMagic: As Sith King, Graush was among the strongest Sith Sorcerers of his era.
262	* DefeatAsBackstory: He is most well-known for his death at the hands of the Jedi Exiles, particularly Ajunta Pall, who decapitated Graush with his own weapon.
263	* GeniusBruiser: Like Darth Scriver, Graush was both a powerful sorcerer and a skilled warrior. He proves this by simultaneously defeating Scriver, Aldrex, Ortan, and Tyrene when they entered his tomb. However, Scriver manages to defeat him later.
264	* InTheBack: He turned his attention away from Aldrex to fight Darth Scriver, which ultimately cost him dearly.
265	* ItsPersonal: He took his execution at the hands of the Jedi Exiles and his second-in-command very poorly. He takes a particular interest in brutally murdering Aldrex due to his usage of Ajunta Pall's alchemical techniques.
266	* WrongAssumption: He assumed Aldrex was Ajunta Pall's Shadow Hand (apprentice) due to using Sith alchemy techniques derived from Ajunta's treatise.
267
268	!![=XoXaan=]
269	One of the original Dark Jedi.
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271	* ArtifactOfDoom: She uses her own holocron as the anchor for her spirit.
272	* ChildhoodFriends: Offhandedly mentions that she and some of the other Dark Jedi had been this, though it didn't stop any from turning on each other. She cites it as a possible reason why Sorzus Syn left her alive in her quest to seize the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith.
273	* EvilMentor: Serves as this to Olia after the acolyte is drawn to her tomb.
274	* EvilSorcerer: Was one of these, though she freely admits that she was surpassed at this within her lifetime.
275	* GoodPowersBadPeople: In opposition to the usual abilities of the Sith, she was renowned for her skill at Force healing. She's still just as evil as any other Sith.
276	* RenownedSelectiveMentor: Xoxaan is extremely picky when choosing her students, requiring them to fulfill three requirements:
277	** 1) They must be former Jedi that found the Light empty. 2) They must have found the galaxy lacking. 3) They must have known great anger, hate, and despair.
278	* SpiritAdvisor: Though she can be easily mistaken for a VirtualGhost due to using her holocron as her anchor, it is her actual ghost that is interacting with Olia.

Context Characters / PathOfRuin