Rin Sakaros

Katherine "Rin" Sakaros was a Sith witch of incredible and terrifying power, the illegitimate daughter of Sith Lord Tak Sakaros and fallen Jedi Ye`keb Millennium. Due to the unusual longevity of both her parents' species, Rin's physiological (and correspondingly mental) development was noticeably slowed; at age 6 she was still a toddler, and by age 23 she still had only the physique and temperament of a teenager. Though this was a constant source of irritation to her in the early decades of her life, it eventually became one of her greatest assets; her extensive natural life and the regenerative properties of Qua blood which she had inherited protected her from the bodily ravages similarly powerful dark siders often endured.

Early Life
Rin, as she was almost always called by everyone other than her mother, was born into terrible danger. Her father was feuding with fellow Sith Lord and warlord Gav Daragon, and the Sakaros clan and its allies had been forced into hiding. Rin was born after an excruciating thirteen-month pregnancy on Nar Shaddaa. She was raised initially by her mother and Jade Star, and protected by her brother, his lover Lorelai, and a team of Massassi bodyguards. The fugitives traveled among a series of safehouses on the Smuggler's Moon, most in the very underlevels while the those closest to the sun were being rebuilt after the Vongforming the system had undergone.

Following a close call with Rogue Imperial assassins, prevented only by the timely and ferocious attacks of both Millennium and Star, Tak had his daughter relocated to a private apartment on Borgo Prime, under the subtle protection of Arba the Hutt. Rin rarely saw her father in person, but the two communicated often with holovids. She was close not only with her mother and Jade, but also with her Massassi guards, of whom she was utterly unafraid. In fact, singular lack of fear was a distinguishing characteristic of Rin at even this early age.

After Jade was spotted on Borgo Prime and the secret again compromised, the three women and their guards returned to Naboo, the planet they had originally occupied when Tak and Gav had gone to war, and the site of Rin's conception. They were met there by Tak himself, who had come to the same idea of hiding in plain sight. Before long, however, Gav returned to Naboo in pursuit of his wayward apprentice Syrth Akai, and Tak challenged him to a duel. The two Sith clashed in the jungles, trading vicious assaults of both blade and Force powers. Though both were wounded, Tak struck Gav a debilitating blow on his collarbone, forcing his enemy to withdraw under cover of turbolaser fire. The loss of prestige which accompanied this defeat drove the Rogue Imperials to the far corners of the galaxy, leaving Rin finally safe from assassins.

Burgeoning Powers
Though still only a toddler at six years old due to her genetic heritage, Rin's instinctive use of the Force was stunning to most observers. She could manipulate her surroundings to a degree, and her mother commonly lamented the ease with which Rin could toss around her nanny droid. Famously, while her parents were distracted, Rin managed to get hold of her father's lightsaber and activate the blade. It took Sakaros only a tense few seconds to disarm his daughter, but in that time she swung the weapon several times without injuring herself, displaying remarkable precognition for the weightless blade.

As she finally began to mentally develop into early childhood, Rin got her first exposure to real Force training with her brother, Tariun. Her father had ordered Rin kept aboard the Sith Star away from her mother, and he himself had taken on many duties as the emissary of the Queen of Naboo. Initially Rin was upset at being taken away from her mother, and her Force-powered tantrums resulted in cosmetic damage to several pieces of machinery, doors, and droids. In time, though, she forged a close relationship with her brother, who along with Lorelai served as her first teacher of the Force and the lightsaber.

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Powers and Abilities
Not long after infancy, Rin Sakaros began to display an oddly keen perception and control of her surroundings, even more so than the "sixth sense" normally displayed by young Force adepts. Her ability to manipulate her environment with no formal training in particular was markedly greater than the average. By the time she reached physical and mental maturity, her instinctive power had blossomed into a fearsome and extensive command of the Force.