Lucius Artonin

Lucius Artonin was a who lived during the time of the, responsible for orchestrating murders and terrorist attacks. He had no discernible motives and no particular allegiance, seeming to be intent on sowing chaos in. Artonin had been raised in the as one of  's many dark side servants, having originally been in a program run by  to create perfect assassins. After the he went rogue and led a group of other former  agents who were like-minded and worked to undermine the New Republic as well as other organizations.

Origin
Lucius Artonin was a  who was speculated to have most likely been born on  by the  during the early years of the. His origins were largely unknown except for the fact that he was eventually captured by and taken to a special orphanage in the lower levels of the. It was the home of children who had been the sons of political dissidents, treasonous officers, and officials that fell out of favor with the. The orphanage, known officially as Preparatory School 811, was used by the ISB for psychological experimentation on children with the goal of raising them to be assassins. Among the methods they used on Artonin and others was brainwashing to completely erase every aspect of their former identity and make them even incapable of feeling certain emotions, giving each of them a new name, which was when "Lucius Artnonin" was really born.

From an early age it became clear to his instructors that the boy possessed an extraordinary intelligence that surpassed that of his peers. Artonin not only succeeded in the lessons on various subjects and skills they were teaching them but manipulated and exercised control over the other children. The cruelty and sadism displayed by the instructors did have some influence on him but they noted that Artonin seemed to be the way he was from the first days at Preparatory School 811. The ISB instructors encouraged the kids to form groups and brutally compete with each other, as part of the psychological conditioning. Artonin did not take part in their squabbles but enjoyed pitting them up against each other through manipulation. What the instructors were unaware of was that Artonin was and had unknowingly begun using the  to enhance his skills. Neither did they suspect that when the orphanage director was found murdered in his office that Artonin had anything to do with it.

Not long after the murder a power struggle broke out among the instructors as to who would succeed the director and take credit for the results of the experiment when it reached completion. A fight that broke out between some of the children ended up setting off a reaction that saw everyone in Preparatory School 811 massacre each other, both the orphans and their instructors. Artonin had taken part in manipulating them, which was done easier with usage the Force, to cause the massacre. An was sent to investigate as the Emperor felt an odd disturbance in the Force from the, finding the young boy standing alone in the central hall of the small orphanage. Sensing the dark side in him, the Inquisitor delivered him to the Palace.

In the Emperor's service
"How did you do it?" "All I had to do was stoke the flames of hatred that are born when people come together. It was easy."

- Sarcev Quest questioning Artonin

Upon arrival he was met by, one of Emperor Palpatine's more prominent dark siders, who was impressed by the events at Preparatory School 811. After a brief discussion about the events at Preparatory School 811 that left Quest satisfied with the boy's abilities and personality, he recommended to the Emperor that he be put to use. Artonin was taken in as one of the Emperor's many s and trained at the Palace in basic skills of the dark side by his other servants. Around the time of the he had completed training and was transferred to a elite branch of  known as. Artonin received some additional instruction before being put into active duty, posing as a member of the directorate on his assignments to other worlds.

Artonin had no true allegiance to the or anyone else. He worked for Imperial Intelligence as it suited his purposes at the time, although during his career in the organization he took actions that were not in the Empire's interest.