Adrienne Keane

Adrienne Keane was a female and -, the daughter of Khrado Ragnos and a female. A scientist and alchemist in addition to her dark side studies, she was rendered comatose by a lab accident and placed in stasis for over a century.

Daughter of darkness
Adrienne was born in the decades before the. Her father, having recently reconnected with his sisters Valadyn and Razielle, had become convicing of the importance of family, and so he courted a female Human Dark Jedi; her given name was lost to historical records, but her surname was Keane. As she grew, Adrienne found herself torn between her parents; while both loved her, their natural dark side tendency toward competition and domination made their relationship functionally untenable. The two often fought—both verbally and physically—over Adrienne, including which of them would keep her.

Ragnos and Keane agreed, however, to train their child in the dark side, and Adrienne grew up deeply in touch with her Sith heritage. She loved her parents, but found their constant strife hurtful and aggravating, which gave her a base from which to connect with the dark side of the Force. Both her parents were aggressive fighters, and Adrienne too ultimately adopted as her lightsaber style.

Even as a girl, Adrienne also exhibited an interest in science. Her father practiced, and Adrienne was fascinated by the fusion of the Force and science. She became close with her aunt Valadyn, who lacked Khrado's martial abilities but rivaled his scientific knowledge.

Wanderlust
Eventually Khrado kidnapped Adrienne and fled with her from her mother. At age nineteen, Adrienne had finally had enough and set out on her own. Khrado was unable to dissuade his daughter, so he instead gave her his and his, Tyrant and Terror, to keep her safe.

Adrienne wandered the galaxy, studying science and honing her knowledge of the dark side. She was unable to locate her mother, and in 18 BBY, she sensed her father's death at the hands of. Adrift in the galaxy, she thought of returning to claim her father's fleet and his legion of Massassi minions, but ultimately decided to pursue her own agenda, reasoning that her father's forces would be incapable of presenting anything more than a nuisance to the nascent.

Adrienne visited numerous Sith worlds, including, , and , where her father's forces had been defeated decades before. Though she hoped to test herself against some of the who had hidden throughout the galaxy in the wake of the, she was unable to find any. She did, however, wind up tangling with the more than once, including two duels with the  Andyc Masaryn.

The inquisition
Masaryn would become Adrienne's nemesis for over a decade, hounding her through the galaxy as she sought Sith relics and alchemical knowledge. Their first duel on in the  was indecisive, ending with both fleeing from the malevolent Sith spirits that haunted the planet. They fought again years later; Adrienne survived only when Tyrant intervened in the duel and tore off Masaryn's arm.

Adrienne connected periodically with her aunts, studying alchemy with Valadyn and training in combat with Razielle. When Razielle was captured by the Inquisitorius in 4 BBY, Adrienne captured the Inquisitor Ento Hasmarzen, who was tailing her, and tortured him for information. Armed with his knowledge, Adrienne managed to infiltrate the on  and rescue Razielle, fending off the now- Masaryn and two of his Inquisitors. In captivity, Razielle had learned that she shared only a mother with Khrado and Valadyn; her father was none other than.

Obsessed with capturing Adrienne and Razielle, Masaryn devoted many of his dwindling resources and subordinates to the task. Baited into a trap on, Adrienne managed to turn the tables and finally kill Masaryn in a duel in 3 BBY. She took Masaryn's robe for herself as a trophy.

Family matters
After the, the slow decline of the Empire began, and Adrienne was relatively free of the Inquisitorius. She considered throwing in with one of the warlords vying for control of the shreds of the Empire and positioning herself to ultimately take over, but opted not to after meeting her father's blood-brother, Tak Sakaros. She had heard a great deal about Tak from Khrado, though he reminded her more of Razielle than her father. She was touched by his protectiveness and fond of her cousins Khrado, Marquand, and Tariun, but too restless in spirit to settle in one place for long, and so she maintained only sporadic contact with her "uncle".

When Tak found Valadyn, he gave her the Vengeance as a mobile laboratory. Adrienne occasionally traveled with her aunt, performing alchemical experiments and scientific research.

After the was signed in 19 ABY, Adrienne became covertly involved with a  captain. Their union produced a daughter, Andromeda. Andromeda's father was killed within a few years of her birth as the Empire fought the, leaving Adrienne to raise the girl alone.

The accident
Adrienne continued her studies and research as she raised Andromeda, teaching her daughter to control her Force powers. Though a Sith herself, Adrienne found it difficult to summon the necessary coldness and mercilessness when training her daughter; she had been so bothered by the strife between her own parents that she was determined to be a better mother to her child. They spent time with Valadyn, which did not help; though detached and clinical in her alchemical studies, Valadyn was relatively warm and kind for a Sith, and Andromeda grew up affectionate with both of them.

In 33 ABY, Adrienne was working on an alchemical study when the chemicals she was manipulating reacted badly, destroying part of the lab and poisoning her. Unable to fend off the infection, she put herself into a instead. Valadyn did what she could to contain the alchemical malignancies, but opted to deepen Adrienne's hibernation into a Force-induced coma until she could find a solution to Adrienne's condition.

Andromeda was distraught and tried to assist her aunt in helping her mother, and in the process the two became closer. In 34 ABY, Valadyn took Andromeda and Adrienne to, seeking Tak's help. Though embroiled in a scheme with his ally Gav Daragon, Tak took the three under his protection; Tak's surviving son Tariun and his apprentice Lorelai Whitesun also helped care for Andromeda. When Valadyn died shortly thereafter, Tak effectively adopted Andromeda, but he recognized that Adrienne's condition was far beyond his ability to heal or treat. Intending to help her when he had the resources and experts at his disposal, he froze her in cryostasis and deposited her body on a planet in.

Powers and abilities
Adrienne was trained in the dark side from youth, and was proficient in numerous dark side Force powers, including and. Her aunt Valadyn, a master alchemist, considered Adrienne a proficient adept of the art.

Adrienne was a sufficiently skillful lightsaber duelist to kill several Inquisitors, including a. She used an aggressive style which most nearly resembled, although she improvised often; her aunt Razielle and her uncle Tak both considered her style inelegant and unusual, but effective.

Tak, Khrado, and Razielle all taught Adrienne Var Shek, and she was an able enough hand fighter to bring down numerous enemies unaided. She could speak and  fluently, as well as conversational.

Appearance and personality
Due to her Sith heritage, Adrienne had a deep olive complexion. Her black hair, which she wore to the middle of her back, was thick and a little unruly; she often tied it into a ponytail when working or fighting. Her eyes were blue-gray. She lacked the facial tendrils of a female Sith pureblood, but had hard features, sharp cheekbones, and deep-set eyes. After killing Andyc Marasyn, Adrienne often wore his dark maroon robe.

During the first part of her life, Adrienne took most of her pleasure from traveling the galaxy. She loved her family and was largely indifferent to everyone else; she would brave great personal peril for her loved ones, such as rescuing Razielle from the Inquisitorius, but showed no concern for the sufferings of others, and indeed caused a moderate amount of suffering herself. Having grown up without a stable home, she was committed to providing one for her daughter, and was both loving toward and protective of Andromeda.