Darth Machaon

   

"Death is my meat. Terror, my wine."

 is a Human Male Sith Inquisitor who became a prominent young member of the Dark Council during the Galactic Cold War.

Childhood
Machaon Corvus was born in Mos Eisly, Tatooine in the year 3,667 B.B.Y. His mother gave birth to him while working at a junk dealer's stall. As she had given birth four times previously while working, she crudely cut the umbilical cord with some sharp metal and left him to die between the broken robotic parts. However, unlike her previous births, Machaon began to cry out from inside the pile which notified the shop owner and local authorities. She was trailed for infanticide, found guilty and sentenced to death. The first words to escape Machaon's lips sent his own mother to the gallows. As a baby, Machaon was said to have dull eyes of an uncertain color, between oyster grey and creamy opal white that was “not very well adapted for sight”. As a child, Machaon lived in an orphanage and was passed along different wet nurses, who gave him away due to him being “too greedy”. He was eventually adopted by a family that returned to the orphanage a few days later, saying that the infant is possessed by a demon as he drinks her dry and has no scent, but the Matron didn’t believe her; saying that there's no way a child could be possessed by a demon. Curious, the Matron leaned in to take a smell. She expected to smell at least something, but didn’t. In return, Machaon woke up and started sniffing the air. The Matron felt as if the baby was sniffing her soul, looking at her deepest secrets. Recoiling in fear, she finds herself thinking of the baby just as the family did. He gave the baby to a wet nurse who ran outside of the orphanage and across town, abandoning the child at the outskirts of the city where he was found by a wandering slaver. He later left Machaon at the Moss Espa orphanage for the same reason his other caretakers abandoned him as well.

Teens
During his teens, Machaon became aware of his extraordinary power to discern the force in everything. Once, he navigated the orphanage using only the force and barely his vision. The other children did not hate him, but they did try to suffocate him several times simply because he was different and they couldn't tell why. Machaon grew up cold, without feeling; he was unafraid and took punishment easily. When the owner of the orphanage discovered that Machaon was force sensitive, she became afraid Sith might come to kill her, so she got rid of him by selling him to a slaver. Later, the orphanage owner died in the disgraceful way that she was afraid of. By this time, the news of the Sacking of Coruscant reached Tatooine. In his spare time, Machaon explored the city. Memorizing the force in everything, from the simplest pebble to a complex droid. He had no bias or preference, seeking out every variation of the force in every grain of sand. He sought out the force in all things only for the sake of knowing, and he had no purpose other than to satisfy his own greed for knowledge. One day, on a day when he had sensed and memorized nearly all the force in the city, he sensed something extraordinary. Entranced, he abandoned his work post and sought it out revealing it's source to be a young virginal Twi'lek just passing puberty. Machaon's heart started beating; it is the start of a passion, but Machaon, who had never felt anything like love or affection before, did not know what it was. Unnoticed, he got closer to her, to get a better feel of the force in her. The Twi'lek felt unease, knowing that something is not right and turns around to see Machaon. She gasps as Machaon freezes up, knowing he got cought. "Oh! Hey, you startled me... I'm Vette, by the way." She said smilingly while raising her shoulders. Terrified, Machaon fled back to his work post. The next day Vette was sold to another slaver and he never saw her again. From then on, he vowed that he would never again lose such sublime beauty.

Adulthood
By the age of 21, Machaon hated his life. He hated being a slave. Hated the slave pens. Hated his neck collar, how the flesh around it bulged. He hated how every time he turned his head it would cut deeper into his neck. How it shocked him every time he disobeyed It was not until Machaon knew of a way to redirect the shocks using the force that he was able to disable his own shock collar. This, in turn, caused a slave riot. During the riot, Machaon was able to kill many slavers and their entourage with the help of his force reflexes. It seemed as if the force came naturally to him. Alas, at the end, Machaon got overwhelmed and the riot quelled. Machaon was sentenced to the same death they gave his mother. Fortunately for Machaon his life was spared by a Sith Lord who observed the entire riot, Darth Malgus. Machaon was able to walk out of the slave riot and the resulting retaliation with barely a scratch on him. Arranging his travel to Korriban, Darth Malgus explained the situation about what was to await Machaon at his new home. He was to prove himself from other acolytes in order to become an apprentice and get taught in the ways of the force. Machaon proved to be a formidable young warrior. His powers over the force are extremely advanced for one so young. Headstrong and driven, his abilities are eclipsed only by his trickery in lightsaber combat...

Personality and traits
A solitary being, Machaon is narcissistic, wanting to be better than everyone else. He feels only contempt for all the other people, even though they adore him. His inodorosity scares other people, even though they don’t realize it directly. He feels no remorse for his murders, instead feels a twisted form of satisfaction. On the day he murdered his master, Darth Malgus, Machaon was so satisfied that he thanked himself for being the way he is.

The Force
His advanced proficiency in the force gives him the ability to propel his opponents in various directions; - Lifting them over his head to slam them back on the ground. - Propel them behind him. - Push them forward. - Ect… Machaon has the ability to create an imbalance in the force within his body. The resulting energy created by this imbalance he can shoot out of the palm of his hand as a continuous stream of lightning or, for more precise attacks, through the tips of his index and middle finger. By letting the force in his own body flow, he also has the ability to redirect lightning.

The Saberstaff
Machaon’s preferred weapon of choice. He wields “The Athiss”, a saberstaff he dubbed as a commemoration of his victory against the Prophet of Vodal. This Saberstaff is unique in the sense that it is able to be bisected if you rotate both handles in opposite directions, effectively creating 2 seperate lightsabers.

Lightsaber styles
Mastered Proficient Limited
 * Form II: Makashi
 * Form VI: Niman
 * Form VII: Juyo
 * Form I: Shii-cho
 * Form III: Soresu
 * Form IV: Ataru
 * Form V: (reverse) Shien/Djem so

The Machaonian Chronicles
"There is no such thing as innocence, only varying degrees of guilt."



Revanites
When the Sith apprentice Machaon Corvus set foot upon the outer edge of the Revanite shrine on Dromund Kaas, he could feel his greatest of victories vastly approaching. Already he had beaten the Revanites back to their very door and left them cowering in their own shrine. Emboldened by this turn of events, Machaon and Khem Val pressed on towards the shrine and there engaged in battle. If the revanites had not fought so well, Machaon would not so thoroughly have relished their defeat. His Dashade, with hunger coursing through his veins streaming great acts of barbarity, had countered the enemy at every turn until victory was won. Although the fallen Revanites were horribly eaten in the aftermath, it was those who somehow survived that were truly to be pitied. The dying sect leader Dzoun was forced to watch many of these unspeakable atrocities before the last trickle of life drained from his body. Afterwards, Machaon dedicated the land once owned by the Revanites to The Empire, renaming the land in Sith; "Sékrébli'ütte", but The Empire calls this place another thing entirely; "Revansblood", for all that he had shed that day...

The Foundry
In his last moments of life, the fallen Jedi Revan suddenly understood the full extent of his error. He had completely underestimated the threat of Sith Lord Machaon and his dark apprentices. With terrifying force they had poured across the borders of the foundry's lair. Slaughtering all in their path. As the last flicker of consciousness was dissipating from his clouded eyes, the great fallen Jedi reviewed all that had passed and realized that, by the time his ship had spied The Pillager through its long-range scanner, his defeat was already inevitable. "Machaon is too powerful to be ignored, the Republic must be warned!" And, with that single thought, Revan tried to rise, but the sharp nails of a hungry Dashade was suddenly pierced around his shoulder. His soul had not yet left his body and now it was destined for a more terrible fate then death…

The Esh-Kha Sanctuary
Even the elite among the Esh-Kha could not hold back the murderous advance of Darth Machaon and his dark apprentices. They answered the Esh-Kha's shouted benedictions with stoic silence and murderous bolts of electricity. Darth Machaon was uninterested in any Rakatan secrets that might have been hidden in the Belsavis's prison, utterly ignoring the scorched ruins of the Rakatan records there. His gruesome apprentices flensed the flesh from every Esh-Kha left on the planet, but left their battle armors and other relics to corrode in the harsh weather. tragically, amongst the records reduced to particulate ash, was the history of the fallen race, dealing a near fatal blow to the Esh-Kha. By taking their Sanctuary, Machaon defeated the Esh-Kha on Belsavis, but by purging all that Rakatan history... He may well have doomed their entire race into oblivion.

Conversations
"A plea of innocence is guilty of wasting my time!"



Such inspiring courage!
[Dromund Kaas -- After Machaon had pushed back the Revanites to their shrine the sect leader, Dzoun, inspires his followers as Machaon enters the chamber.] Dzoun: "... We fight to the last man, brothers! This shrine shall not fall!" Machaon: "Such inspiring courage! Perhaps we'll mount your corpse on to a golden chair and make an idol out of you as well..." Dzoun: "You pile heresy upon heresy, traitor! How could we, revanites, have ever trusted trash like you!" Machaon: "Wonder instead how you ever could have trusted one such as him… brother..."

Because it serves me!
[''Planet Taris -- Off into the distance, a Correlian Corvette is seen flying off into orbit at top speed. Lord Machaon and his apprentice, Thana Vesh, are seen on the reformed landscape of Taris, their feet in mud, between the lush jungle trees that are overgrowing on buildings that were destroyed during the Jedi Civil War. Thana is somewhat pleased for her master's failure and smiles at him.''] Thana Vesh: "You allowed them to escape, my lord? How will you explain this to the dark council?" Lord Machaon: "Because it serves me, Thana! If we kill them now, we waste the value of the traitor in their ranks." [Thana's smile makes way for confusion while she crosses her arms in dislike.] Thana Vesh: "You mean... The Cathar?..." Lord Machaon: "Your jealousy of my new apprentice can wait, Thana." [''Thana looks offended at her master as he turns his back to the Corvette and walks away. Thana reluctantly follows.''] Thana Vesh: "Off course, my lord... Off course..."

Obstinate Species...
[''Planet Voss -- Machaon and his apprentices, Thana and Anyala, are in a library. Trying to gain as much information on the Voss and Gormak as they can. Anyala is looking outside to where it seems a Voss is agruing with an imperial soldier.] Anyala: "My lord, Never have I encountered such an obstinate species... The Gormak are victims of their nature, but these Voss are willfully persistent and blind... How they survived--"  [Thana interupts.'']  Thana Vesh: "-- Is a joke this planet shares with no one, I'm afraid." Lord Machaon: "But we can trust the Voss to be loyal allies. That is why we must reach for their confidence first before the Republic does. Only then can we secure this planet for the Empire."

He cannot hear you...
[''Korriban -- Lord Machaon and Darth Thanaton stand opposite each other. Looking at one another with a seething hatred. Behind Thanaton stands the Dark Council. Anyala, Thana and Khem Val stand tall behind Machaon.''] Darth Thanaton: "Observe, brothers. Observe how slaves choose to die and how little choice they have in the matter." Lord Machaon: "Come, Thanaton! We have unfinished business!" Darth Thanaton: "Yes..." [With a satisfying smurk on his face.] [A lightsaber battle follows, it is abruptly paused when both Sith Lords shot lightning that collides in the middle of them.]  Darth Thanaton: "I will relish in your death, slave." Lord Machaon: "Death is but your beginning, Thanaton, as you will mark when your soul belongs to my Dashade!" [''The force lightning collisions end and the heated lightsaber battle continues. At the end, Machaon mortally wounds Darth Thanaton and he collapses on the ground in disbelieve that a mere slave beat him. Thanaton crawls to his Dark Council brethren, but gets intercepted by a drooling Dashade. Thanaton looks up to Khem with fear in his eyes.''] Darth Thanaton: "My Emperor... let none find me... Wanting..." [''Machaon smurks, looking at Thanaton being eaten alive by the Dashade. He lets out a soft, maniacal chuckle.''] Lord Machaon: "Thanaton, he cannot hear you...”

My Truimph
[''The Pillager - Fury Class Intercepter -- The jealousy of Thana became too great and she betrayed her former lover and master. When she drew her lightsaber, Anyala drew hers. After the fight, Anyala is sitting on her knees next to the Holo Communicator. Her hands dripping with blood, she is shaking for she has just killed Thana, a feat she thought she would never accomplish. Machaon walks up behind her. She stops shaking and closes her eyes smiling when Machaon places his hand on her schoulder.''] Anyala: "I hear the song of the celestial heavens, my lord... And the music is cacophonous. It's strange, but I find comfort in its dissonance." [''Anyala stand up. Her back to Machaon.] Anyala: "Righting the discord of this universe is what gave me purpose as a Jedi, my lord... Even when, by all rights, I should have turned to the Dark side by now.  [Anyala turns to face Machaon. She has a tear dropping across her left cheek, but still has a pleased smile on her.'']  Anyala: "Light or dark... This battle is already my victory... My triumph. It is now fate which decides whether I shall turn... Or not..."

Trivia

 * His name is pronounced Μαχάων (Mak-hay-On).
 * Machaon’s favorite lightsaber style is Tràkata.
 * He has a burn mark under his slave brand courtesy of Revan.
 * His slave brand is shaped like a crescent moon around his right eye.
 * Machaon is Ambidextrous, meaning he equally adept in the usage of both appendages.
 * Even though Thana Vesh was a brunette, Machaon often refers to her as his "pale, red-haired flower," when he's in a romantic mood.
 * Machaon can speak Galactic Basic and Sith (Ziost) fluently and understands Huttese, Jawaese, Bocce, Rodese and Ryl, but does not understand Ithorian, Geonosian, Wookiespeak nor the Tribal Tongue of the Ewoks.