Gareth Sode

 was a Human male Force-sensitive from and an Acolyte in the Dark Jedi of the Bogan during the Hutt War. He was born the son of a small time space pirate and his mistress on Odacer-Faustin, a small outpost of the Dark Jedi. His Force sensitivity was not discovered until he reached the age of eighteen, at which time, he was recruited as a student and sent to the Dark Jedi's base world of to undergo training.

Early life
Gareth Sode was born on the snow-covered, scarely populated, world of to a small time space pirate and his mistress. Growing up on the harsh world, for Gareth, was unbearable. His parents were abusive, and cared very little for him, using him mostly to do the labor around their home that they didn't want to do. This led Gareth to loath life, though he loathed his parents more. He longed for a life of adventure and fame. His Force-sensitivity, for the most part, remained dormant throughout his teenage years, until a few months after he turned eighteen. After another verbal and physical beating from his father, Gareth returned to his room in a fit of physical and emotional pain. One emotion stood out to him, however; anger. His anger only intesified as the night went on, and seemed to awaken his hidden Force powers; causing several objects in the room to float or shake violently. He was initally shocked by this, and hid his discovery from his parents at all costs.

One night, after his parents came in from visiting the local cantina, he overheard them talking about recruiters having arrived in the settlement from the Dark Jedi enclave not far from the settlement and made plans to check it out the very next time he went into town. His chance came the following week, when his parents forced him into town to pick up suppiles for thier homestead. Gareth went into town, but instead of gathering the supplies he was told to get, he went in search of the Dark Jedi recruiters. He found them on the edge of the snow-covered town and asked to join their cause. He explained to them the strange occurance that had happened in his anger several days prior, and the two Dark Jedi immediately took up his offer, puting him on a ship bound for where he could be trained by a Crusader or a Master.

Personality and traits
Gareth's broken childhood and abusive parents traumatized him froma young age. His childhood was grueling not just in his parent's behavior, but also in the evironment in which he lived. Odacer-Faustin was a cold and harsh planet, especially in the winter. All of these factors led to Gareth on his first steps towards the dark side, even though he did not discover his Force affinity until later in his life. He often desired for vengence against his abusive parents and escape from the prison of Odacer-Faustin.

Unlike most Acolytes in the Dark Jedi of the Bogan, he initially did not have a hatred for the Jedi, as their existance had no relevance for him. He sought the Dark Jedi out because of his hunger for escape, vengence, glory, and ultimately, power. As an Acolyte, Gareth found his fellow students irrelevant, caring very little to interact with them. He was more focused on studying and practicing his techniques. He was also a very serious individual, and was not one known for joking or even smiling after his joining the Dark Jedi. During his combat training, and in the few sparring sessions he competed in with other Acolytes, he was rutheless, brutal, and unforgiving.

Powers and abilities
Gareth was a Force-sensitive human, though the full extent of his capablities are not currently known.

Behind the scenes
Gareth is inspired by the canon characters and, and his name was partially derived from their first name and surname respectively. His birth on Odacer-Faustin was inspired by the Star Wars novel, , which found its main settting on the snow covered world. His style of fighting was very losely drawn from a Sith Acolyte in the novel named.