Darth Vesanus

Darth Vesanus, born Fey-an Nore in 3,673 BBY, was a Human male who was alive during the. He was trained in secret by Darth Malgus as a weapon that Malgus could use against the Sith Emperor or the Dark Council if the need were to arise. Several months prior to the Sacking of Coruscant, Fey-an Nore killed his first Jedi, Master Atok Mar. Mar had led a Republic strike force into an ambush where Darth Malgus' fleet destroyed his and he was killed by the Sith's apprentice. Fey-an Nore then participated in the Sacking of Coruscant and the destruction of the Jedi Temple, after which he received the title Darth and his Sith name. Vesanus spied on the Jedi and warned his master that they would rise again, but Malgus payed no heed. Soon after, the Jedi and Republic soldiers restarted the war and swept in, ending it almost as quickly as they had restarted it. Unfortunately for Vesanus and his master, the war ended before the two of them could put their plans for seizing power in motion. Worse for Vesanus, Malgus died in one of the battles at the end of the war. As he fled from Korriban he was attacked by four Jedi masters, managing to kill three of them. He fled with the fourth, Ne-Rei Dis, who became his first apprentice.

They trained for a short time before Vesanus sent her to find him a second apprentice. She brought him a man named Ximus. He trained both for years. Half a decade later, Ximus became Darth Ximus and was soon followed by Ne-Rei Dis' ascension to Darth Nereis. Darth Ximus soon took a man named Uzlagna as his apprentice but Vesanus kept them on Korriban to stop the Jedi from discovering them. Ximus disobeyed and he and Uzlagna massacred Wookiees and a Jedi on Kashyyyk. When they returned Vesanus beat them for their stupidity and declared that since they now had to speed up their plans, he was taking his third apprentice. He then sent them to recruit the while he went to Dromand Kaas. There he found a young man named Incultus who he took as his apprentice. When they returned to Korriban, they brought a small fleet of ships and a small army of Sith loyal men from Dromand Kaas. Though Uzlagna cautioned against it, Vesanus and Incultus attacked Coruscant in 3,618 BBY, where he was killed.

Training
"You are a weakling. You deserve nothing from me. Yet, if you will train under me, I can make you into a terror, a power, an unstoppable force of evil. Together we will be able to destroy the Dark Council, kill the Sith Emperor, and take the crumbling excuse of a Republic for ourselves. Will you be my apprentice?" "If you will be my master."

- Darth Malgus and Fey-an Nore when they first meet on Korriban.

Fey-an Nore was born in 3,673 BBY on Korriban. When he was a very young boy, he was taken from Korriban in secret by Darth Malgus. For the next fifteen years, he was trained by the Sith Lord, whose ultimate plan was to kill the Sith Emperor and the Dark Council. Fey-an Nore was overly confident and eager to kill the Sith Lords and take the title of Sith Emperor along with his master, but Malgus knew that they weren't ready. Even though it was rarely considered a Sith trait, Darth Malgus made sure to teach his apprentice the importance of patience. It was a hard lesson to learn, but Fey-an Nore eventually realized that he was far too weak to challenge the Dark Council and the Sith Emperor. For years Malgus trained him on Korriban, Dromand Kaas, and Yavin Four having Nore preform tasks such as lifting as many statues of ancient Sith as he could or fighting Rancors without a lightsaber. At first Fey-an Nore was ready to take on these tasks, but he soon found them tedious and felt they were worthless. Malgus only pushed him harder, making him survive for fortnights at a time alone in the wilderness and forcing him to fight against the spirits of Exar Kun and Naga Sadow. He spent several days in the heart of the Republic, Coruscant itself. This, as Malgus explained, was a way for him to practice concealing himself, for if he was found by the Jedi he would be killed. Fortunately, he proved powerful enough that he could hide himself. For fifteen years Fey-an Nore was trained in secret, but at last he was finally powerful enough for his first true test.

Killing a Jedi
"My spies have located a lone Jedi. Master Atok Mar. He is leading a strike force of Republic soldiers to Korriban.  You have yet to face a Jedi.  I hope you survive."

- Darth Malgus gives Fey-an Nore his latest mission before departing.

After fifteen years of training, Fey-an Nore was greatly pleased when his master gave him his newest assignment. Malgus' spies had provided the pair with the exact coordinates where a Jedi Master's, Atok Mar's, small fleet would come out of hyperspace. Nore was given a starfighter and prepared to leave at once. Malgus sent a small fleet to aid his apprentice and to destroy the rest of the Republic ships.

Atok Mar's forces blasted out of hyperspace right into an ambush, but Fey-an Nore managed to guide his ship into a hangar. There he killed the Republic troopers and made his way further into the ship. He was attacked for a second time by several dozen troopers but Malgus' training payed off and he dispatched them, continuing his search for the Jedi. Fey-an Nore finally caught sight of Master Atok Mar, but before he could reach him an explosion caved in the hallways between them. An angered Fey-an Nore mercilessly butchered more Republic soldiers and hurried on, attempting to cut off his prey. Unfortunately, his dark presence was felt and Mar altered his course to take out Imperial boarders in a different section of his ship. When the Sith apprentice came bursting into the corridor where they should have collided he was overcome with fury. Once there he was almost wounded by a skilled Republic officer, but Fey-an Nore to blow himself a passage right through the ship and strait to his quarry.



Finally Atok Mar had no where to run. Drawing a green lightsaber, the Jedi gave Fey-an Nore a chance to surrender. He responded by lashing out and beginning their duel. Mar deflected the red blade and swung his own attack, once more offering Fey-an Nore a change of surrender. Again, Fey-an Nore struck back, this time offering Mar a chance of surrender. Mar only laughed and said the Sith were no match for the Jedi. Fey-an Nore continued his assault, claiming that this thinking was why the Jedi were losing to the Sith. Mar him away, contemplating whether Fey-an Nore was indeed right. This was just the distraction that the Sith apprentice needed, and he leapt back at Mar, tapping into his hate once more. The Jedi was pushed back until he was up against the wall. He begged the boy to think about what he was doing and reconsider but Fey-an Nore was too far down the dark path. Laughing, he utilized, which knocked the Jedi's lightsaber away. Fey-an Nore then skewered the unarmed man, killing him.

Sacking of Coruscant
Only a few months after Fey-an Nore's fight with Mar, Malgus asked him if he would want another opportunity to kill a Jedi, which Nore eagerly accepted. Malgus then went on to explain the Sith Empire's plan to attack Coruscant while some of the Jedi and senators were at peace negotiations, claiming that no-on would expect it. Fey-an Nore then hurriedly prepared for his most challenging mission yet.

As the master and apprentice arrived on Coruscant, he was disappointed to learn that he had to ride in a hijacked shuttle and couldn't walk into the temple with his master, but Malgus reminded him that no one knew who he was. He would stand out much less in a small ship crowded with many Sith. Fey-an Nore accepted this and set off to help with the hijacking.

By the time Nore met up with the other Sith, they had already captured their ride to the Temple. He boarded with the last few Sith to come, and the shuttle took off. They soon crashed into the Jedi Temple and began to fight, Nore engaging a Jedi Knight, then another, then another. By the end of the battle he had bested at least twenty Jedi. He was so absorbed in his victories that he stayed, relishing in those victories as the Jedi Temple started falling apart around him. He only came back to himself when the the light was blocked as the doorway caved in before making his way out. Before he could get out, though, a new Jedi Knight burst into the room from another smashed wall. Nore tapped into his anger and started throwing huge pieces of hot rocks at the Jedi but the mysterious man deflected the pieces without even raising a hand. Angry, he launched himself at the Jedi, but the man deflected all of Fey-an Nore's attacks until he succeeded in knocking the Jedi's lightsaber away. The Sith apprentice then blasted Force lightning at the disarmed man, but he blocked it with his bare hands. Completely blind with anger, Nore lunged forward with his lightsaber and finally killed the man. As he turned to leave, the Jedi made his final act and used the Force to make his fallen saber reignited and slash off the lower half of Nore's right leg.

Becoming a Darth
"It is time for you to join the greatest of the Sith. From now on you shall be known as Darth... Vesanus."

- Malgus gives Fey-an Nore his Sith name.

Fey-an Nore struggled to escape from the ruined Jedi Temple, suffering from his wound, but He forced himself to keep crawling away. He used all of his rage and pain to keep himself functioning until he found a starfighter. When he arrived back at his secret training facility on Korriban, he was more dead than alive. Luckily for the dying apprentice, his master was there and set to fixing him right away. He awoke three days later, with a. His master then informed him that, having gone through all of that pain and suffering, not to mention the skills he proved he had, he was ready to change his name and become a Darth. After a short discussion they agreed to rename him Darth Vesanus.

Acts of Espionage
"The treaty holds us from interfering with the Republic. However, if you are not found, they will not know." "Yes, my master."

- Darth Malgus sends Darth Vesanus out to spy on the Republic.

With the in place, all conflicts between the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic were ceased. This was only appearance for both sides. All had spies, liars were everywhere. Darth Vesanus was just one among many. Darth Malgus even admitted that he had other spies. Vesanus felt, however, that he was the most valuable. He was tasked with the most dangerous of Malgus' missions. He needed to spy on the Jedi. This was easier sad than done. He had to find them on Tython. Then he had to disguise himself with the Force, protecting his dark presence. Not for the last time was Vesanus thankful for Malgus' teachings and opportunities given for practice. He made himself a Force cloak and was protected. He watched an listed for months, reporting back to Darth Malgus every few days. For a long time the reports were of success. They Jedi were too weak to attempt anything. But just as the Sith had come back, soon the Jedi began to strengthen. The padawans became knights, the knights became masters and they began to prepare for an second round against the Empire. The reports went from concerning to alarming, to bad then worse. Vesanus became uneasy. He feared that the Jedi might start another war. Malgus shared this thought, though he did not believe that the Jedi would have any easier chance this time than the last. Vesanus warned him, but it was not taken. After several weeks of this warning, Malgus told Vesanus that he was getting too lazy, and by getting lazy he was getting overly concerned about small things. Vesanus denied this, but Malgus had enough. The master withdrew his apprentice from Tython. He sent him instead back to Korriban. Furioius was amazed at the blindness of his master, saying that Malgus was a fool to make Vesanus sit around while the Jedi grew in strength and number. Once again, Malgus ignored his apprentice, but this would be the last time.

Restarting and Ending the War
"It seems that the Jedi were growing stronger..." "Just as I-" "They shall be crushed again. And you shall play a key role."

- Malgus and Vesanus discuss the Republic's declaration of War.

Vesanus was proven correct even sooner than he had thought. The Jedi and Republic soldiers swept into the Empire's territory and quickly overcame the Sith and Imperial warriors. Darth Vesanus lost contact with his master, and fled Korriban as the Jedi closed in. His ship did not go unnoticed. It was soon boarded by Republic soldiers and four Jedi Knights. Vesanus sent Imperial warriors to kill them, but they were as effective against the Jedi as the Republic's soldiers had been to him. Vesanus resigned himself to conflict, and await their arrival on the bridge. It was not long before the Jedi burst into the bridge, demanding Darth Vesanus' unconditional surrender. Vesanus back away slowing, laughing, and denying them. The human ignited a violet blade and the other three activated their lightsabers as well. Vesanus had little choice but to send his red blade into being. Vesanus if they were sure they warned to die for the Republic. They answered that if it meant killing him, they would. And so the duel began. Vesanus stayed on the defense for the first minute or two, deflecting each of the Jedi's attacks. Then he jumped to the offensive, taking them by suprise and bringing the Zabrak down. He was almost hit by the human, but he spun around the sliced off the man's head. The was far more skilled then the other two, and he and the female Nautolan stayed in the fight. Vesanus started to use his signature power, Force rage, and began pushing the pair back. He used the same trick that had helped him defeat Master Mar. The Iktotchi was pushed backwards by the power of Vesanus' Force repulse, and Vesanus ran his saber through the Jedi's chest. Only the Nautolan was left. As Vesanus turned to face her, she screamed that he had killed her master, and she knew it because she had his true right leg. Vesanus recalled the mysterious Jedi he had killed as the Jedi Temple fell, and acknowledged killing him. She leapt at him, but he swung aside. He urged her to "Give into your anger, your pain and your rage. Use it.  Strike me down." At first she tried to ignore him, and still attack him like a Jedi. After he continued dancing out of her way, she began to draw on her anger. Vesanus continued drawing her towards the Dark Side. Soon, she was wildly attacking him, completely given over to her hate of him. When he deemed her ready, he quickly engaged her and disarmed her. Tacking her lightsaber he offered her a chance to become his Sith apprentice, and escape the dying ship. She bowed before him, stating she would take his offer and the two fled in her boarding pod.

Training an Apprentice
The pair fled to the Hutt homeworld,. There Vesanus learned that her name was Ne-Rei Dis. She was only recently knighted, and she was full of fears. Vesanus also convinced her that the Jedi were responsible for the death of her master. He began to train her with tests similar to the ones Malgus had made him do. Once more, he was thankful that he had been forced to do the "useless" challenges. They soon left Nal Hutta, and set off for Yavin Four. There Vesanus had Nereis preform her first, life threatening task. She, like him, was forced to battle with the spirits of the ancient. Like her master, Ne-Rei Dis survived and the pair left the spirits to themselves. As they were traveling back to their ship off of Yavin Four, they were attacked by a raging. Vesanus quickly demanded that his apprentice prove herself against her latest foe. She ignited her green lightsaber and attacked the beast. During the duel she weakened the creature by brute force, but then she turned to Sith powers. She utilized Force lightning for the first time and blasted the creature until it died. Darth Vesanus laughed and told her she was far weaker than he had thought, but she was also learning quicker than he had anticipated. They traveled to Korriban and stayed there for a while. Vesanus dueled her on multiple occasions, each time taking her by surprise when he attacked. He taught her to be resilient to force lighting by blasting her with it until it didn't affect her. When Darth Vesanus finally deemed her ready he taught her, in his mind, the greatest of the Sith's abilities. He taught her to channel her rage, hate, pain, and fury at her opponents and using it. He told her how one could make lightning so strong it would burn someone to ashes if you had enough fury. She took this lesson and slowly began to understand it, starting with her first mission.

Beginnings of an Empire
Darth Vesanus summoned Ne-Rei Dis to him and told her that he would need another apprentice so he could start to rebuild a Sith empire for himself. She gladly took the mission, stating she would complete his task. As she left, Vesanus mused that she would completed all of his tasks or she would die. He meditated for hours on end, waiting for her to return. After about a month, Vesanus was meditating and he sensed two people nearing him. He recognized one as Ne-Rei Dis. The other was full of fear, but also hate. Vesanus called out to them that she had chosen well. He stepped into the light, and told the man to kneel before him. Igniting his lightsaber, he knighted the man as his second apprentice. He began training them both, Ne-Rei and the man, whose name was Ximus. They trained for six months, Ximus advancing rapidly with the Force, but slightly slower in lightsaber combat. Ximus impressed Vesanus when he battled the ancient Sith, and when he slew bounty hunters. As time went on, Ximus told Vesanus he wanted to kill a Jedi. Vesanus responded that he was not ready. The debate continued for a long while, but finally Vesanus knew his apprentice could handle it. He told Ximus to go to Tatooine and kill the Jedi there. Ximus eagerly took Vesanus' ship to Tatooine. Vesanus continued training Ne-Rei Dis while Ximus was away. The next day, Vesanus felt a disturbance in the Force. When Ximus returned to Korriban, he admitted to slaughtering Jedi on Ilum after killing the one on Tatooine. Vesanus was pleased with his apprentices performance, but he also feared that the Jedi would find them. He kept Ximus and Ne-Rei on Korriban for the next five years as they trained. Finally Vesanus told Ximus that he was Darth Ximus, and no longer his apprentice. He added that Ximus needed to find an apprentice, so as to continue their plans. His old apprentice soon found the man Uzlagna and took him as his apprentice. They trained for a long while, but Vesanus kept them on Korriban so as not to alert the Jedi to their presence. Ne-Rei Dis became Darth Nereis, and was still willing to obey Vesanus, but Ximus and his new apprentice had other plans. They went to Kashyyyk, massacred Wookiees, and killed another Jedi. Vesanus beat them upon their return, but was nevertheless forced to speed up his plan. He sent Ximus and Uzlagna to Yavin Four to recruit the, while he went to find a third apprentice.

Attack on Coruscant and death
He traveled to Dromand Kaas, where he found a young man, eighteen (18) years old, born in 3,626 BBY. The man's name was Incultus, and he agreed to be trained in the ways of the Sith, for his ancestors had been on the side of the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War. Before returning to Korriban, Vesanus also hired a small army of Sith allies, along with a small fleet. He was cautioned by Incultus that it would not be enough, but he paid his apprentice no heed. They returned to Korriban, and then gathered the Massassi from Yavin Four. He declared himself Lord of the Furian Empire, establishing his empire at last. His first act was to declare war, and prepare his assault on Coruscant. He was again cautioned, this time by Uzlagna, but Ximus enraged him by saying he was too old to lead an attack. Vesanus left Ximus and Uzlagna behind, but took Incultus and Nereis with him. His fleet arrived out of hyperspace, and began to attack the Republic's fleet. The Republic was not unguarded, contrary to Vesanus' belief, and almost immediately began inflicting casualties to the Furian Empire. Vesanus began to attempt but he had never practiced it, and it did not work. Instead, he watched as the bombers flew in, striking the bridge of his ship, and the ensuing chaos. He went into shock, and stood by, as his army was defeated, until his ship blew up around him.

Legacy
Darth Ximus would be overjoyed with the news of Vesanus' death. He would let the empire recuperate, and then launch his own crusade against the galaxy. His would end, little better than Vesanus', and the empire that had only begun to form would die, with the death of the first two leaders. Vesanus himself would not be well remembered by the Jedi Order, or the Galactic Republic. Not even the Sith counted him among the great ancient lords.

Personality and traits
Darth Vesanus was not a compassionate person. He never loved anyone, and he hated almost everyone he knew. He was considered greedy, for he wanted everything from Sith powers to the Galaxy itself, all for him alone. He could not stand those that did not appreciate his powers, and he loathed Malgus for seeming to do so.

He was angry when Malgus disagreed with his statements of caution, especially when he was proved right. This may have been considered hypocritical, for he ignored Incultus' and Uzlagna's warnings about attacking Coruscant.

Darth Malgus
Darth Vesanus did not like his master very much. He viewed Malgus as arrogant, stupid, cruel, and foolish for not listening to him. He did not like the tests the man gave him, and he hated doing the Sith Lords bidding. He would, however, regret the death of Malgus, because it left him without any help or back up. Later in life, he would realize that he had benefited from the, as he had viewed it, harsh training. He would begin to respect the Sith, and eventually believed that Malgus may have even had good interests for Vesanus at heart.

Darth Nereis
Darth Nereis was Vesanus' first apprentice. He did not like her, and would have killed her, if he hadn't needed an apprentice to help him. He saw her as weak, corruptible, and potentially helpful, so he killed the other Jedi with her, and brought her to the dark side. He never felt any thanks for the work she did, which may have been considered hypocritical when compared to how he felt about his own master's lack of thanks. He feared her slightly, because he was unsure if someday she might seek revenge for her dead Jedi Master. She never did, but he never let his guard down while around her.

Darth Ximus
Darth Ximus was Vesanus' second apprentice. He valued Ximus far more than Nereis, for he felt Ximus had the potential to be much greater. He became increasing annoyed with the man, for Ximus contently wanted to kill Jedi. Vesanus allowed him to kill a Wookiee Jedi, but that was all, for Vesanus feared the Jedi finding them. He was still pleased when he finished training the Sith, but became angry again when Ximus could not find an apprentice. His anger was stayed when the man returned with Uzlagna, who Vesanus believed could be worthy. His fury was hit again when the two deliberately disobeyed his orders and massacred Wookiees, and killed a Jedi. He beat the two as punishment, and as further punishment, left them behind when he attacked Coruscant, though they had wanted that all along, unbeknownst to him.

Powers and abilities
Darth Vesanus was considered more powerful than average. He utilized Force powers such as Force lightning, Force choke, and. He was able to enhance these powers, using, which he had been well taught to use.

He was not stupid, and yet he was not considered brilliant. He would not give tactics much thought, and he prefered the use of brute force over stealth. This did not, however, mean that he would never use stealth. He did use that course of action several times, including while spying on the recuperating Jedi.

Behind the Scenes
Darth Vesanus was created by SavageOpress1138 as his first article on Star Wars Fanon. He was originally named Darth Furious, but the name was changed to Vesanus after a prompting by Solus and Brandon Rhea. He was created as a test, to see how SWF worked. Savage choose the picture of the from  because it was one of his favorite images from.

Vesanus' death was based on the death of from.