Tarakus Deadmerit

Captain Tarakus Deadmerit was a New Republic naval captain of unknown origins. His past was a mystery to those around him, although he was once a Jedi Master&mdash;a fact known only to Tarakus and his friend Deathdragon. In an encounter between TrueSith'ari Darkon and The Gatekeeper, Deadmerit tried to stay out of the battle. Later, when his Force powers were returned to him, he was forced to go on the run and took Deathdragon with him.

Biography
Captain Tarakus Deadmerit was born in 21 BBY, but where he came from is as much a mystery as his past. However, it is known that he fought for the Rebel Alliance and joined the New Republic as a naval captain shortly after the Rebellion won. What is known is that he was once a Jedi Master&mdash;This fact was only known to Tarakus and his long time friend and apprentice, Deathdragon. In an encounter between TrueSitn'ari Darkon and The Gatekeeper, Deadmerit tried to stay out of the epic battle. Unfortunately, several weeks after the encounter, Deadmerit's Force powers returned to him. He and Deathdragon were forced to go on the run. In 16 ABY, Tarakus revealed that he was the legendary apprentice of The Gatekeeper, and he forged an alliance with his old Master. He shared designs for the wormhole drive that he never released to anyone else.

Early Life
Tarakus was born in 21 BBY somewhere in the Mudara Galaxy, to Ne'feir and Darth Tacklefoot. His mother, a Fazabian Fa'neir Dragon, was part of an elite warrior family from Tristchana, known as the House of Bar, with Bar Shanassa, the main matriarch of the family. The family consisted of three elder sisters, Bar Shina, the Destroyer, Bar Kaiya, the Watcher, and Bar Re'Fieyre the Compassionate. Re'Fieyre had Ne'feir. It is known that The Gatekeeper is the great-grandfather of Tarakus.

Development
Tarakus Deadmerit was created by fan fiction user Deadmerit. The idea for the character came when two role-players on JK3Files started a battle on a poll. Because the POTD service had been done for some time, there was nothing else for them to do but watch the battle play out. The character came to Deadmerit while he was watching from the sidelines of the ships, but he did not know who to turn to for it.

Credits
Deadmerit credits a number of other individuals for helping him with the character: TrueSith'ari Darkon for providing a number of images for the battle in Dawnbreaker Episode I: Hard Contact; Ty294 for being involved in the battle and putting the character into the right era; Garyn Darkai for inspiring him to help with the series; and JA 394 for coming up with the Gatekeeper.

=Appearances=
 * Dawnbreaker Episode I: Hard Contact
 * Dawnbreaker Episode III