Marnica Berlo

Marnica Berlo was, during different times in her life, an Anti-Republic, , and later a  within the. She was raised by a group of mechanics who had found her as a child. At the age of four she was discovered by Pablo-Jill who restored order to the lawless world of Ord Mantell. Found to be force-sensitive Berlo was taken to to under go  at the famed Jedi Temple. But as the years continued she was no selected by a Master to continue her training and feeling the didn't suit her she left the Order and retured to Ord Mantell. With the outbreak of the lawlessness returned to Ord Mantell and without Pablo-Jill to reinstate peace chaos and anarchy ensued.

It took the deaths of her adoptive parents to spark Marn into action by enlisting into a terrorist cell. While she didn't plant the bombs and other explosives the group used to get their message out, she took to smuggling weapons, droids and intel to the. On one of her runs her ship was ambushed and destroyed by a Republic cruiser. Having made it to the escape pod she drifted through the black void until she was rescued by a Seperatist cruiser, captained by. Once aboard Darc sensing Marn's potential as a Force-user offered her a chance at avenging her ship and crew.

Marnica took her saviors offer and was shuttled to a owned and controlled exclusively by Count Dooku. Under the fallen Jedi's guidance she learned to tap into the, becoming one of Dooku's most prominent undercover force-wielding agents during the Clone Wars.

Marnica Berlo would go on to survive the Clone Wars, having been captured on her last assignment for Count Dooku and imprisoned on Coruscant. She would be approached by Palpatin now Emperor who ould recruit her as one of her agents, making Berlo the first Emperor's Hand in galactic history.

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Yoda
"Whenver I was feeling sad or lonely Master Yoda always made time for me."

- Berlo

Powers and abilities
Marnica Berlo was said to have possessed a strong connection to the Force, enough so to be considered for Jedi training. Considered to have the potential to be trained as a she focused her energies into the studies of diplomacy and. After failing to attract the attention of a Jedi Master Marnica, unwilling to become anything less than a Jedi, left the Order and returned to Ord Mantell, eventually joining up with an Anti-Republic terrorist cell made up of former Republic officers and ex-mercenaries. Among the band of "freedom fighters" she developed leadership skills and traits for use on the battlefield as well as became familiar with battlefield strategies and tatics. After joining the Separatist movement and becoming one of Count Dooku's Dark Acolytes Marnica returned to her studies of the Force. Trained personally by the Count on and off for months she learned how to harness the dark side.

While in the presence of the Count she learned how to the minds of other sentients and  animals to her will. Her level of skill in was vast, able to utilize various incarnations of TK such as Force Push, Force Repulse and Force Choke.

She also developed a direct connection to Dooku which she utilized throughout the Clone Wars, relaying information and updating her Master. The link would later be utilized by her second master, Emperor Palpatine, during her time as an.

As an undercover agent for Dooku and his Separatists Marnica learned to  her presence, hiding her dark alignment and ability to use the Force from others. She could also locate her enemies based on their effects on the environment to varying degrees, She also had considerable working knowledge of espionage and counter-intelligence during her time as Dooku's and Palpatine's agent.

Her ability to ripples created in the Force, was Marnica's most prominent abilities. So much so she felt the of Count Dooku aboard the  in  while locked in a Republic prison on Coruscant. She also heard the when the first Death Star destroyed Alderaan and the death of Emperor Palpatine aboard the second Death Star in.