Darth Valerius

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"When your darkness surrounds you, know that is when you fall" -

Darth Valerius to Master Jokuis Shas

Deron Vikil was a male Zabraki Sith Lord born during the Dark World crisis. He was born on the world of Juruun where he lived for several years before leaving to become a Jedi. When the Juruunian Civil Wars broke out he returned home to fight where he eventually fell to the dark side and united the warring armies against a common? goal : the Republic. In his height of power he took on the name Darth Valerius.

Early Life
In 359 BBY, Young Deron Vikil was born to a force sensitive mother and a poor farmer father on the lost world of Juruun, located in deep space. At a young age, he displayed a strong connection to the force and his mother taught him basic training on Juruun until he was ten where he was taken to the temple on Coruscant.

Juruunian Civil War
At age seventeen, he was apprentice to an unknown Kel Dor Jedi Master.? The Dark World Crisis, a small war between five worlds of warring self proclaimed Sith Lords that lasted seventeen years, was at a close when Deron and his Master were called to attend the party of a noble, Sherea Heru from Clan Heru, who had had a recent attempt on her life. While the guests lined up to be checked, Deron sinced an impending explosion seconds before it happened while his Master and Sherea were already inside. Ducking to avoid shrapnel, Deron yelled for everyone to run as the building exploded.

In the moments that followed, he felt his Master's death and was driven to anger. Upon seeing one of the crippled assassin's,who was bearing the mark of a local crime syndicate, Vikil ignited his purple lightsaber and killed the man. Believed to be another clan responsible this sparked the beggining of the Juruunian Civil War. Enraged he had only started down the path of the of the dark side.

Several weeks passed before Jedi Master Jokuis Shas came to investigate. Being a strong willed Jedi, Jokuis searched for reports of a Sith. When news reached Deron he quickly drove the Master insane and sent him back to Coruscant where Jokuis died a day later after going to Tantooine and trying to play tag with a Krayt dragon.

Five years he remained in hiding on Juruun to gather his own forces telling them that the war was a "waste of what will be my empire". Seeking to control a vast empire that would inevitably destroy the Republic that he blamed for meddling in the affairs of others that was the end if his Master and many others, though not in his lifetime, Deron assumed the mantle of Darth Valerius and took on the Twi'lek/Zabrak? apprentice known as Gero Que-Pik-Tol. He went on to convince the armies that they should serve him and him alone. Many heeded,but some still refused to give in to his persuading orders claiming to be loyal to their only one true masters.Valerius went to the two remaining clans' leaders? and killed them off to tighten the loose ends so that he would be the only one his empire would listen to.

United People of the Deep Space and Death
Valerius(after destroying many outraged rebel loyalists) built a fleet that was completed by the time he was 48 standard years and sent his armies to peacefully unite other civilizations in Deep Space under his banner. He succeeded in this endeavor and in 144 BBY (he had used Sith rituals to keep him alive) he had 7 children who were all force sensitive and controlled his Empire after he was too weak to do another ritual and died. Shortly befor that he had sent a message that his heir would be someone unlikely from his bloodline who had long been forgotten will return home to lead them in a succesful bid against the Republic. Indeed this was so when Jedi Master Khaliesh remembered distant memories and traced it back to the United People of Deep Space and his greatest? grandfather's legacy.

Personality and Traits
Darth Valerius was very skilled in Sith magic although he never used it. Valerius was also a peaceful,calm man at times when his cherished were okay. He was a man of words as he had, intentionally, 7 children with 7 unknown females. The few times he was in battle he was reported shouting into the? world where an army of his fallen comrades from Force? of a would appear. His preferred method of thinking during his later years was to have a peaceful life so that his empire would have smooth and confident bond to defeat his enemies with.