Darth Nyx



Darth Nyx, who was born Marcellus Petreius was at different stages of his life, a pilot, a Death Watch member, and a "Sith". He at first worked in shipping for the Republic, but after becoming frustrated that the Seperatists weren't "being punished", he quit and joined Death Watch, which he worked with until the end of the war. Having discovered his own Force-sensitivity, he left Death Watch and traveled to Korriban where he encountered Krayt, who agreed to take him on as his apprentice.

Early Life (41-20 BBY)
''"Come on Herms! It'll be fun!" -Marcellus''

Marcellus Petreius was born in 41 BBY aboard the Tigerlily, to Marcus and Aurelia Petreius. He was the second child of the couple, whose daughter Herminia was born three years earlier. The Petrei were well known as being fair traders, who did not take advantage of less fortunate beings and always fulfilled their promises. Marcellus was identified as being Force sensitive, but his parents refused to turn him over to the Jedi for training. They also decided not to inform him of this fact, so he would not think on "what might have been". He and his sister were tutored by their parents in various subjects, including flight training. Marcellus showed particular efficiency with mechanics, sometimes tricking his parents' security system into shutting down.

When he was ten years old, Marcellus snuck into an escape pod with his sister and pretended to "sneak off" the ship in an escape pod. Fortunatly, the pod's release controls were malfunctioning, so they were unable to get off the ship.

Marcellus eventually began to work for Republic shipping, transporting food to various systems in the Republic. He was at one point a co-worker of Cora Braveheart.

Joining Death Watch (20-19 BBY)
''"Mom! Dad! Herminia!" - Marcellus''

In 20 BBY, the Tigerlily was shot out of the sky by Seperatists, while transporting pottery to Coruscant. This was a cover, the Tigerlily actually was smuggling plans for "an ultimate weapon" back to Republic leaders. However, Marcellus, who sensed their deaths through the Force, was unaware of this fact. He felt that the Republic had "let" his parents and sister die without any consequances. He left Republic shipping, joining up with Death Watch, a notorious Mandolorian group. He quickly became an important member, running covert missions against the Seperatists.

Becoming a Sith (19 BBY)
''"I sense much dark potential within you." -Darth Krayt''

After the war ended, Marcellus left Death Watch. He felt that he could gain more power, and wished to broaden his horizens. He ended up crashlanding on Korriban. While there, he encountered Krayt, a powerful dark side adept. Krayt, sensing the unharnessed power within Marcellus, offered to train him as his apprentice. With nothing left to lose, Marcellus willingly joined the Sith, taking the name of Nyx.

Personality
''"You are as heartless as the night." -Darth Krayt''

At first, Marcellus was a compassionate person, who got along quite well with his co-workers. However, he soon became bitter after losing both his parents and his sister, because of the Seperatists. Living with Death Watch taught him to show no mercy. By the time Krayt took him as his apprentice, Nyx was already "past the point of no return".

Powers and Abilities
Like Cora, Marcellus had the ability of precognition, or the ability to sense the future. He also felt the deaths of his parents and sister, despite being light years away from the incidents. As a member of Death Watch, he Force Choked several Seperatists, a sign of what he would become. Under Krayt's tutelage, he learned Force Insanity, Force Crush, Dominant Mind, Force Lightning, and Force Storm.

He was also a skilled pilot and mechanic having originally worked for Republic shipping. He spoke Basic and learned the Sith language from his master.