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Revision as of 14:43, 24 September 2021
Caspian Zavarai, also known by his Sith name Darth Zavarai, was a Human male Dark Lord of the Sith, the Empire's Wrath and, along with Liana Ascalia, Emperor of the Sith Empire and Supreme Leader of the Galactic Commonwealth.
Born on the Republic capital of Coruscant as the son of two affluent politicians, Zavarai was discovered to possess an extraordinarily strong connection to the Force and the Jedi Order requested he be trained in the ways of the Force. His parents rejected this, wanting their son to have a normal life. In 3653 BBY, during the Sith Empire's invasion of Coruscant, Caspian's home was destroyed during the bombardment of the planet, and his parents were killed by the Sith Lord Darth Zavakon, who abducted him and subjected him to weeks of torture, turning him to the Darks Side of the Force. After training for almost a year in the ways of the Sith, Zavakon was killed, leaving the young Caspian masterless.
For many years Caspian lived in the Sith Academy as a lowly acolyte. His hate for the Republic and the Jedi increased with the years due to feelings of abandonment. Growing into a colossal and hulking young man, Caspian was eventually picked by Tremel Gryton to be the apprentice of Darth Baras. After becoming the apprentice of Darth Baras, Caspian become the Dark Lord's chief enforcer and conduit of his will. After defeating Baras' rival Nomen Karr, Caspian took the Jedi Jaesa Willsaam as his apprentice, who proved to be a faithful servant. After Karr's death, Caspian ascended to the rank of Sith Lord. It was during this time that Caspian also met Liana Ascalia, who had recently killed her own master Darth Zash. The two Sith Lords formed an unlikely alliance and started a romantic relationship.
Under Baras' instructions of Plan Zero, Caspian helped orchestrate a new Galactic War with the Galactic Republic and killed Baras' master Darth Vengean, allowing Baras to ascend to the Dark Council. Caspian's plan to eventually betray his master and usurp his position was derailed when Baras instead betrayed him and left him for death on Quesh. Surviving miraculously, Caspian was recruited by the Emperor's Hand, and anointed as the Emperor's Wrath, the personal enforcer of the Sith Emperor himself. With the help of the Hand and Darth Vowrawn, Caspian successfully thwarted Baras' plans to declare himself the Emperor's Voice, disrupting many of Baras' plans for dominance of the Sith Empire. The conflict between Caspian and Baras culminated before the Dark Council, where the Caspian defeated Darth Baras in battle, ending his plot to usurp power from the Emperor.
Now recognized by the Dark Council as the enforcer of the Emperor's will, Caspian served and aided the Emperor and his Sith Empire in dozens of missions and battles. However, it became clear to Caspian his new master had no intention of ruling the Galaxy, but actually intended to kill all life inside of it. Disavowing his allegiance to the Emperor, Caspian instead pledged allegiance to the Dark Council and was rechristened as the Empire's Wrath.
Caspian fought bravely in the Eternal Empire's invasion of the Sith Empire, striking down dozens and dozens of the Knights of Zakuul, but was unable to prevent his empire from surrendering due to the Eternal Empire's superior navy. In the wake of the deaths of most Dark Council members, Darth Acina declared herself the new Empress of the Sith, and offered Caspian to continue his role as the Empire's Wrath. Caspian accepted, but after 2 more years of service he resigned his title of Empire's Wrath, instead embarking on a search for his lover Liana, who had disappeared from the Sith Empire in the wake of the Eternal Empire's conquests.
Caspian traced down his lover to the planet of Gree, where Liana was on a mission to ensure her eventual ascension to the throne of the Sith Empire. Liana revealed her plans to Caspian and why she had been disappeared for many months from public life. The two lovers reaffirmed their dedication to each other, and continued scheming against Acina in their plot to seize power over the Sith Empire.
In 3624 BBY, Caspian and Liana carried out their coup and ambushed the Dromund Kaas system with their forces, obliterating any resistance and quickly occupying the capital world of Dromund Kaas. While Caspian commanded their forces, Liana made her way into the Imperial Citadel and engaged Darth Acina in a deadly duel, and emerged victorious, ending Acina's life. Liana and Caspian declared themselves as joint Empress and Emperor of the Sith, and declared a new era was upon the Sith Empire, and the entire galaxy.
After their ascent to power, Caspian and Liana made huge reforms to the Sith Empire, including but not limited to, the abolition of slavery, the creation a democratically elected (though mostly ceremonial) legislature, the curtaining of Sith powers, and the abolition of the Dark Council. They were opposed by many within the empire, though civil war was averted by their significant support among the people and their large network of allies. After purging the empire of disloyal elements, Caspian and Liana cemented their rule over the empire, while also upgrading many ships of the Imperial Fleet with Silencers. In 3621 BBY, the Imperial Fleet ambushed both the Republic capital of Coruscant and the Republic Fleet near Shawken, bypassing the hyperlane network with a Gree hypergate generator. The simultaneous attacks on the Republic capital and fleet took the whole Republic by surprise, and with the Silencers, resulted in complete victory for the Sith Empire.
With Coruscant occupied by the Sith Empire, and their fleet almost completely destroyed, the Galactic Senate elected Liana Ascalia as Supreme Chancellor, effectively surrendering and thereby dissolving the Republic. Though many planets refused to accept Sith rule, the newly proclaimed Galactic Commonwealth obliterated most opposition and by 3619 BBY was in control of nearly the entire galaxy, marking the first time the entire galaxy was under Sith rule. With the virtual collapse of the Republic, the Jedi Order and most of its members retreated from Tython into the Unknown Regions.
Biography
Caspian was raised on the ecumenopolis of Coruscant
Early life
Caspian Zavarai was born in 3661 BBY in Galactic City, Coruscant to Mara Zavarai and Kay Iraseth. Caspian's mother, Mara Zavarai, was a member of the Congress of Coruscant, the legislature of the Republic capital, and served as Minister of Transport of the Government of Coruscant. Caspian's father, Kay Iraseth, was a reporter for the Coruscant News Network. Caspian's parents were quite wealthy, and could afford to live on Coruscant's highest level, Level 5127, where they owned a penthouse on a skyscraper. Due to his mother's status as a respected congresswoman, Mara and Kay decided he would be given the surname Zavarai.
Caspian demonstrated Force sensitivity from a very young age, being able to telekinetically move his toys from his crib. His parents alerted the Jedi Order about this, and Caspian was tested on his midi-chlorian count, which was extremely high, surpassing 18,000. The Jedi requested that Caspian be trained in the ways of the Force and be taken to the Jedi Temple. His parents considered the option, but ultimately refused to allow Caspian to be taken away. The Jedi respected their decision and left the Zavarai family alone.
As a young child, Caspian attended a private school with many other children of his age. He occasionally demonstrated Force sensitivity, sometimes deliberately. One day, when Caspian was 7 years old, he was being bullied by another boy, who called Caspian a freak, due to his Force sensitivity. Though Caspian tried to suppress his anger, and ignore the other boy, he eventually lost his temper, and Force pushed the other boy away, injuring him. Caspian felt very guilty about this, but the other children loved Caspian for it, for they also great disliked the boy.
By the age of 8, Caspian's Force powers allowed him to become an agile acrobat, being able to make somersaults, handsprings, backflips and many others, which impressed his peers. He also had a quick reaction time and was physically stronger than other children of his age.
Sacking of Coruscant
Shortly before the sacking of Coruscant, Caspian and his parents were dining at Manarai, a restaurant in Monument Plaza. While they were enjoying their meal, the Sith Empire invaded the Republic capital. Through the window, Caspian's parents quickly took notice of multiple Harrower-class dreadnoughts in the sky. Shortly after, the emergency siren alerted all people in the Monument Square that Coruscant had been invaded, prompting mass panic. Caspian and his parents quickly made their way outside. They hurried their way to their PL-90 luxury speeder, and set course for their penthouse. During the ride home, Caspian worryingly observed his homeworld of Coruscant being laid to waste by the Sith. Before the speeder could arrive at their penthouse, it was hit by gunfire from hostile Sith forces, and it descended towards the surface of the planet. Convinced they would die, Mara and Kay made use of what they believed to be their final moments to hug their son and tell him they loved him. However, during the descent down, Caspian stood up and told his parents they needed to jump out of the vehicle. Convinced they would die either way, they made no objection and jumped out of the crashing airspeeder.
Mara and Kay seemed ready to embrace death, however, milliseconds before they collided with the ground, Caspian instinctively used Force stasis to halt their descent, suspending the family in the air for a few seconds, before they hit the ground. Upon realizing their son had saved their lives, Mara and Kay hugged their son for a short time, before immediately seeking out shelter from the battle that was raging on around them.
While they were hurrying towards a building to seek shelter, Caspian noticed that dozens of meters away a Sith Lord was Force choking several Coruscanti citizens while laughing. Shocked by this cruelty, Caspian momentarily stood still to observe the event, before his parents urged him to continue their path to shelter. However, before they could continue their path, the Sith Lord noticed the family, and quickly choked his current victims to death.
As the Sith Lord walked closer to them, Mara and Kay grabbed Caspian and tried to run. The Sith Lord was amused, and used the Force to make the family stumble to the ground. As the Sith Lord approached them, Mara and Kay begged him to spare them, to which the Sith Lord laughed gleefully. Caspian, however, stood his ground and stated he was not afraid of him. This was a lie however, as Caspian was full of fear in that moment. The Sith Lord smiled, and proceeded to lift Caspian's parents in the air, before Force choking them to near-death.
Personality and traits
Appearance
Caspian was a towering, muscular and imposing man
Caspian was fair skinned, with jet black hair and blue eyes. Even as a child, Caspian was quite tall, but not exceedingly so. In his adolescence Caspian grew taller and taller, until he towered above nearly everyone. During his teenage years, Caspian rigorously trained in the Sith Academy's gym, and he developed a muscular physique, which only grew more impressive as he grew older.
By the time he reached the age of 18, Caspian was a hulking colossus who stood 2.18 meters tall and weighed 180 kilograms. He also was broad-shouldered and extremely muscular, with a physique rivaled by few.
Caspian's height was considered one of his most defining features, as it made him stand out, especially among Humans. Among Sith, he was usually the tallest in a given place, being slightly taller than the titanic Darth Malgus. When Caspian visited Kamino, the Kaminoan Prime Minister Andra Ka joked that he may have passed as a Kaminoan if he had a longer neck.
Caspian was considered very handsome by Human and Sith standards, unlike many Sith he was not affected by dark side corruption, as he wasn't constantly immersed in the dark side.
Personality
As a child, Caspian was a kind and caring individual, who held the Republic and Jedi in high esteem. He liked to joke around and had a playful an adventurous nature. However, after he was abducted by the Sith Empire and subjected to weeks of torture and psychic domination, his will was broken and he seemingly give in to rage, attacking his captor and master. Initially, Zavarai persisted he would kill his master and return to the Republic, but every time he said this, his master would subject him to torture with Force lightning. After months of torture, Caspian embraced the dark side and slowly developed feelings of hate and resentment for both the Republic and the Jedi.
Still, during his short-lived apprenticeship to Darth Zavakon, still displayed compassion and sympathy to others, much to the displease of his master, who tortured him again and again until those feelings went away. Eventually, Caspian fully embraced the ways of the Sith, while harboring intense hatred for his master. After less than a year of apprenticeship, Darth Zavakon was murdered by Darth Iratus, and Caspian was sent to the Sith Academy on Korriban, where he proved himself to be a ruthless and powerful warrior. After Caspian's personality was radically changed due to his fall to the dark side, Caspian became prone to anger outbursts, and often lost his temper. He often engaged in brutality or combat with others, though as the years went by, Caspian learned to contain his anger and only release it at certain moments.
Caspian was confident, boastful and self-assured, though he was not overconfident or overly haughty, as he admitted his mistakes when he made them or knew when to yield to a more powerful or cunning opponent. Caspian was very proud of his muscular body, and he usually did not wear a lot of armor, often wearing revealing garments which showed off his physique.
Compared to many other Sith, Caspian was a pragmatic individual, he did not hesitate to form alliances with others when he considered it beneficial, and did not engage in random cruelty like many other Sith.
As a Sith Lord, Caspian was quite serious and very rarely made jokes, and when he did, they were very dark jokes or they were in a dry tone. Though after he formed an alliance with Liana Ascalia, and the two become lovers, Caspian became more open to engaging in humor and jokes.
Though Caspian had fallen to the Dark side, it was notable that Caspian was not constantly immersed in the dark side, as his eyes remained their natural color of blue most of the time. When angered however, Caspian's rage was among the fiercest of the Sith, where he often lashed out in rage with either a Force choke, Force lightning, his lightsabers or even with his bare hands.
Though there very few beings he truly cared about, Caspian was very protective of those he did care about, such as his family. Caspian loved his lover and later wife Liana genuinely and greatly cared about his children. Despite training his children in the ways of the Sith, often quite strictly and harshly, Caspian never subjected his children to torture or never used Force lightning or Force choke on them as many Sith Masters did on their apprentices. Caspian also cared about the well-being of the Galaxy in general, as he was committed to building a better future for all beings, though he also believed this could only be achieved through a strong and authoritarian state with a strong leader.
Powers and abilities
Caspian was proficient in the use of Force choke
Force powers
Caspian Zavarai was one of the most powerful Force-sensitives in galactic history, having a midi-chlorian count of higher than 20,000. His power was of such strength that once he reached adulthood, he did not seem to age physically, keeping his youthful appearance even in his forties.
Caspian was strong in the Force from his early childhood. As a baby, Caspian was able to use the Force to telekinetically move his toys around, which alerted his parents to the fact he was unusually strong in the Force. As a toddler, Caspian used the Force many times to levitate himself out of his crib, much to the annoyance of his parents. His power grew stronger as Caspian become older. By the time of age 6, Caspian routinely used the Force grab or move objects with the Force. The Jedi insisted that Caspian would eventually become a danger to himself and to society should he not be trained, but his parents nevertheless continued to refuse his admission into the Jedi Order. By the age of 8, Caspian was able to use the Force to dominate the minds of children who bullied him at school, forcing them to stumble or embarrass himself, concerning his teachers. One day, when a strong-minded child who bullied him resisted Caspian's attempt to intrude upon his mind, he instead Force pushed him into a wall, injuring the child. Shortly after this event, Caspian and his parents were visited by the Jedi Grand Master Zym, who implored Caspian's parents to let the Jedi train him in the ways of the Force. Caspian's parents refused once again, even as they knew Caspian's power would only continue to increase.
During the Sacking of Coruscant, Caspian was able to, although reflexively, use the Force to protect himself and his parents with a Force barrier from falling debris. Later when threatened with death after falling from several kilometers out of the sky, Caspian used Force stasis to suspend himself and his parents centimeters above the ground for a few seconds. When Caspian's parents were killed by Darth Zavakon, consumed by anger, Caspian unknowingly tapped into the Dark side of the Force and blasted the Sith Lord away, much to his surprise. Caspian then used all his strength to transform his rage into a barrage of Force lightning, which the Sith Lord managed to deflect with considerable effort.
Caspian's short-lived apprenticeship to Darth Zavakon introduced him to new Force abilities, which he quickly mastered. One of them would become one of his signature abilities: Force choke. During his time as the apprentice of Zavakon, Caspian also learnt the abilities of Force Speed, Force Jump, Force Destruction, Force Crush and Force Wave. He also refined his abilities of Force lightning, Force Stasis and Telekinesis. After Zavakon's death, Caspian became masterless and had to continue his training alone. This slowed down his growing strength only scantily, however.
By the time he reached adulthood, Caspian reached his full potential and was almost unrivaled in his Force powers. With the use of the Force, along with his lightsaber skills, he was able to defeat even the mightiest Jedi or Sith, including, but not limited to Nomen Karr, Darth Vengean, Darth Baras, Revan, Jaric Kaedan, Darth Malgus, Satele Shan and his own lover, Liana Ascalia.
Caspian's most used ability was by far Force choke, which he often used to strangle his opponents or rivals, either to intimidate them, to make them cooperate or to kill them. His control of this power was so refined he could use it to choke dozens of people in the same room, utilize it even when not seeing prospective recipient, and being able to choke beings from thousands of light years away.
Caspian unleashes Force lightning
Though he used it sparingly, usually only utilizing in it in moments of intense anger, Caspian was extremely well-versed in the use of Force lightning. Being able to use it to kill beings in mere seconds. He could use Force lightning in numerous ways, including striking multiple enemies at once and the obscure ability of Ball lightning, which he could generate in his hands and then throw away.
Caspian was also adept in the use of Force crush, though he usually only used this ability in his most intense moments of rage, or when faced with defeat. He could also utilize it to torture individuals.
Caspian's greatest strength was perhaps his telekinetic potential. Even as a child, Caspian could almost effortlessly move small objects around with little difficulty, while he could also move larger objects like furniture with considerable effort. As he trained in the ways of the Sith, Caspian's telekinetic strength increased greatly, with him being able to effortlessly subdue others by holding them in place with telekinesis. As an adult, Caspian could use the Force to telekinetically grab starfighters mid-air and throw them in any direction. He could, with great effort, lift massive objects like a Defender-class light corvette. Caspian's most impressive display of telekinesis was perhaps one during the Korriban Incursion, where Caspian, with great difficulty, redirected the course of two Valor-class cruisers and made them collide with each other, causing them to explode.
An unusual side effect of Caspian's strength in the Force was that he gained and retained muscle more easily than others, which seems to have contributed to his imposing appearance.
Though Caspian was extremely strong in the Force, he was not without weaknesses. Although Caspian possessed a very strong will, for much of his lifetime he had trouble with telepathic and mind control abilities. Although he could use mind tricks on weak-minded persons, he initially had trouble imposing his will on stronger-minded persons, unlike his lover Liana, who had a natural talent for telepathy. After Liana instructed him in these abilities, he improved, though he never came close to approaching Liana's natural talent. Caspian also had trouble communicating with others telepathically, though he could communicate telepathically with those he had a close bond with, like his family. Caspian also struggled to read emotions and minds, though if he put great effort in it, he more often than not succeeded.
Caspian also had trouble mastering more esoteric Force abilities, like teleportation or Sith sorcery. Though he eventually learned to teleport, he could never use the ability across long distances, being restricted to a range of a couple meters. Caspian also usually required gestures of movements to realize his Force abilities, and only learned to use Force abilities psychically from Liana, continuing to struggle with this ability for several years.
Caspian dueling Jensen Hayledea
Lightsaber skills
Besides his enormous strength in the Force, Caspian was also extremely skilled in lightsaber dueling. Caspian was extremely skilled in Ataru, Juyo and Jar'Kai. While many thought Caspian relied mainly on brute strength when dueling due to his imposing build, this was far from true. Though Caspian sometimes relied on his strength in lightsaber combat, this was usually not a deciding factor. Despite his muscular build, Caspian made much use of acrobatic moves to defeat his opponent. His skill in lightsaber combat allowed him to defeat most Jedi and Sith with relative ease, and only the galaxy's most skilled duelists could hope to challenge him.
Caspian's fighting style was acrobatic, fast and extremely aggressive and unpredictable, allowing him to overwhelm even the most skilled duelists. On the battlefield, Caspian was a terrifying sight, deflecting all projectiles fired in his direction, and cutting down nearly all who opposed him. His ferocious style managed to triumph over even the galaxy's most experienced and accomplished duelists, such as Darth Baras, Satele Shan, Darth Malgus, Kuvira Laghima and the twin brothers Jensen and Jain Hayledea.
Though his dueling skills were impressive, Caspian was quite reliant on dueling with two lightsabers due to his preference for Jar'Kai. When dueling with Jensen Hayledea, Caspian managed to briefly push him on the defensive, but when Jensen managed to deprive him of his left lightsaber, Caspian was nearly defeated by the Jedi Battlemaster, before resorting to the use of his Force abilities.
Other skills
In addition to his skills in the Force and lightsaber combat, Caspian possessed many other abilities, skills and talents.
Caspian was a skilled pilot, though he disliked piloting a spaceship himself, finding the activity tedious and he did not engage in it unless it was necessary. Though skilled, he was far from being among the galaxy's best, as he was defeated by more skilled pilots like Jensen Hayledea.
Aside from his native language, Caspian was fluent in the Sith language, and he could also write in High Galactic.
Caspian was also extremely skilled in unarmed and hand-to-hand combat due to his extensive training in martial arts. One of the martial arts Caspian had mastered by adulthood was Teräs Käsi, which he occasionally used against non-Force-sensitive opponents. When abducted by the Sith Lord Darth Zavakon, Caspian almost effortlessly and rapidly defeated 10 security guards while wearing a shock collar.
Due to his build, Caspian was extremely strong, he could effortlessly lift humans like his lover Liana. He was strong enough to effortlessly lift humans and throw them dozens of meters away. Despite his muscular build, Caspian could perform acrobatic feats like backflips and somersaults.
Caspian was an excellent dancer, and in his private time often practiced dancing. He was also an excellent singer, though the only person who he was comfortable with singing for was his lover and later wife Liana Ascalia.