Darth Faust

"Just because you're raised in a family, doesn't mean you're part of one."

- Epin Lanmaw to Leia Organa

Darth Faust (born Epin Lanmaw), was part of Emperor Palpatine's secret order. He was brought into the Empire's service by his partner, Kryon Milan approximately 1 BBY. After Palpatine's death, the two carried on the Sith legacy.

Early Life
Epin Lanmaw was born into a working class family on Alderaan. He spent his days working the Nerf farm with his father, Sadvo Lanmaw. However, this was the extent of their relationship, as Epin was neglected by his father, who favored his daughter Rena, Epin's sister, and her son, Dakte. On the rare occasions he did converse with his father, it usually ended in violence. However, his father did teach him a form of sword fighting called Makashi. When he wasn't working, Epin spent his free time fighting in Alderaan's underground fight club, it was here he met a young woman by the name of Leia Organa. The two became friends, and formed a slight relationship. Epin was in it mostly to spite his father, who disliked "Nobles". Leia, perhaps was drawn to Epin's "dangerous" image. However, it was through this defiance that they became closer...

Decent into darkness
Kryon Milan would eventually be sent to "silence" young Leia, but Epin fiercely defended her, drawing on his fear of losing her, along with his anger toward the assassin. Through the power of the dark side, Epin was able to overcome his foe for a brief period, allowing Leia to escape, he however, wasn't as fortunate. Milan would contact Emperor Palpatine, and inform him of the young man's ability to use the Force efficently, despite his apparent lack of training. Palpatine had Milan bring Epin to Coruscant for, training.

Submission to the dark
As the final step in his training, Epin was sent back to Alderaan and it was here that he murdered his parents, and burnt their farm to the ground in the name of the Galactic Empire. Seeing the farm as a burden of his past, Epin went on a destructive rampage and destroyed every Nerf farm on Alderaan, killing the animals, and the families that ran them. Because of Alderaan's history of peace, these actions became known as "The Catastrophe". With the help of Leia, his sister and nephew would escape the assault. Despite this, Palpatine now had a new addition to his secret order.