Konan Ank'hu was a Twi'lek Sith Knight and previous Jedi Padawan of the Jedi Order. She was apprentice to Thrayn Kariff who lead the rebellion against the Jedi in order to accomplish the ultimate peace. Since then she has remained loyal to the dark side.
Background[]
Early life[]
Kon'aneska was born on the bright lands of Ryloth under Senator Kwi'teksa and swordsman Liu'aneska in an expensive home. In her early years, it was rare to have freedom out-side of her home; her parents wanted to protect her from the crime that occurred on Ryloth and keep her in secrecy to prevent the tradition of slavery, that clans must give their first born into the slavery trade to secure their safety. Kon'aneska found a new interest in swordsmanship when she observed her father while he was training. Wanting to get involved, her father quickly refused to show her as he believed that she should stick to her original goals in becoming a politician.
Soon after an attack on her home was made due to a poor decision made by the Senator against the legalization of spices, rumors emerged that the family had kept their daughter in secret. Kon'aneskas mother and father were worried, so sent her to stay with her uncle in the dark lands—her uncle was a war veteran with schizophrenia and chronic depression and was unfit to care for her. One night she took a leave from her home in hopes to return to her parents. During her return, she was ambushed by slavers who had the intentions of kidnapping her and taking her back to a crime syndicate for money. Fortunately for her, Jedi had recognized her force connection and were able to get her to safety, taking her to the Jedi order to learn their ways.
The Jedi Order[]
Since the first sight of the beautiful Jedi Order she was attached to the place; the temple on Corellia nearly matching the beauty of the gardens upon Naboo. Kon'aneska was shown around the Jedi Order on her first day by Tiberius Kaan. Instantly she wanted to get involved in the combat side of things so began to learn Form I: Shii-Cho. To her surprise, it was very difficult to handle the form correctly, but she didn't give up. Later than evening she visited the massive Jedi Archives and read up on the form, and also found an interest in another form called Form III: Soresu. A few weeks later, her ability was recognized and she was taken on as a Padawan by Thrayn Kariff.
Kon'aneska continued to learn more about Soresu and became a defensive fighter. She spent weeks of training on her defense but soon realized that it wasn't making any more progression and she was being defeated; this is when she took up interest in the form Form V: Djem So. Kon'aneska continued to use Soresu for her defensive style and Djem So for offensive, creating her own combinations and tricking her opponents with her defense into dropping their guard and aggravating them. As well as her saber skills, her force abilities were progressing rapidly and she was becoming more of the sentinel type; this is when she made the decision that was the sub-group she was going to pursue.
Becoming the Exile[]
A couple of years into her studies at the Jedi Temple her mind was flooded with different viewpoints on the force. When she wanted to believe the Jedi were creators of peace, her mind was telling her otherwise. Kon'aneska started to think of the possibilities that if the two factions were gone, there would be no war or chaos. She believed that in order to bring true peace and balance to the force was that the end of both factions must be recognized. Various months of studying furthered her belief and a few shared her beliefs, and eventually the Jedi made the final decision for her.
Her Master, Thrayn Karrif, went on an important mission with a Jedi strike team to investigate an emergence in the Sith. During the strike, a large battle emerged and the outcome was positive. The strike team were successful, not only in defeating the Sith and believably destroying the Sith for good, they also recovered a Sith scepter which would ultimately be extremely dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands. This was kept as a secret to the rest of the Jedi Order and Jedi Knight Tiberius Kaan kept a hold of it until it was in the safe hands of the Jedi Council. An event occurred during the Council Meeting which involved Thrayn standing out against the other Councilors, saying the Jedi should use the scepter to fight other darksided artifacts and destroy them, putting an end to the Sith for good. These claims ended up in an attempt at arresting Thrayn, however, he resisted and the Grandmaster was thrown from the Council Chambers through the window to the surface below in an attempt to take him into custody. This caused panic in the Jedi Temple and the initiates were evacuated.
The other Councilors followed and attempted the arrest, but it was no use. Others had made a stand against the Council, Kon'aneska being one of them, which resulted in a small temple for the followers freedom. Injuries occurred against the Grandmaster as a young Jedi Padawan, Ta'lia Lunn, had the possession of an ancient Darkside Holocron, fueling her abilities in a raging battle. The Grandmaster was recovered and many Jedi injured—the now exiled Jedi escaped as soon as they could, making sure the believers were safe. They made their way for space, where they entered hyperdrive to a new safe and secure location where they could not be traced. On the ship, things were discussed and they were no longer under the temples limitations; they started practicing forms such as Juyo which was frowned upon in the Jedi Order, and slowly but surely, being changed by the influence of the scepter and the holocron, which they had secured on their escape to further their goals.
Mos Espa[]
The group had traveled in secrecy to Mos Espa, where they blended in with the civilians for a short while of time before their cover was given away. During their time in here, the group discussed and planned the capture of other holocrons and various darksided artifacts. A few times in the villages, they were confronted from both republic soldiers and Jedi who had received reports that they were in the area. It was here that a problem rose for Kon'aneska - a woman within their squad named Alima took it upon herself to give the others orders when Thrayn wasn't around. Kon'aneska, upset by this, challenged her to a fight and created their own terms. If Kon'aneska was to win, Alima was to honor every command given from her without question and if Alima were to win, Kon'aneska was to be bound by the chains of slavery, something all Twi'leks despise. Both agreed to the duel and Kon'aneska was defeated, leaving her wounded and now bound to Alima's wishes until she was set free, or Alimas death.
Soon after, the Jedi made a final daring strike against the group, sending in a few of their best to take them down; with the help of Wrayth, a brave and trusted Mandalorian, they managed to combat against the group of Jedi and make them retreat. The battle between Commander Thrayn and the Battlemistress Jaetala Kophiss raged on for hours, even when the others had finished. Everyone left the scene alive, but this meant the sudden movement of the Jedi Exiles again, as they were at more of a risk if they remained anywhere near that area. It was then they decided to make a move to another area of the planet, the Jundland Wastes. They quickly took control of an old imperial base, which came with armory and vehicles, transport and weapons for them to use if it were deemed necessary. It was a more open area, but it would be unexpected from the republic to find the group of exile's there, so it was a good decision.
Korriban Temple[]
Just as Konan and a few others began to get worried about the constant disappearances of Commander Thrayn, Ta'lia and Tiberius, the Sith were called to a certain location on Korriban. The area was filled with a darksided aura with a large temple and a rancor locked near the doorway. The bogan was almost overpowering, but there was an apparent important artifact within the temple so the mission had to go ahead. They visited a tomb deep into the temple, the room was black besides the glows of the flames surrounding the them and the slight cracks in the tomb that were lit up with a luminescent red. Only Ta'lia and Thrayn approached it, and they seemed to know what to do. As they turned to face the others, it was clear that their faces were different; eyes yellow and expressions filled with emotion. They looked strong, stronger than anybody Konan had set eyes on. Little did she know, the very same power would soon become hers.
She was thrown to her knees involuntarily with the rest of the Sith, all worshiping what seemed to be a deceased Dark Lord of the Sith. Ta'lia and Thrayn made prayers in a language unspoken by Kon'anska, she did not understand, but when they had stopped speaking she felt a sudden pulse through her body. She felt something she had been taught not to feel; emotion. Rage against the republic was filling everywhere in her body, the pain from her childhood memories, the disparity to have freedom. Kon'aneska could now understand this language that was being spoken. "Tegu tave' patamsis vesti J'us" it was saying. "Let the darkness guide you". Kon'aneska understood now, why she was brought here, why everything seemed so important to the others. She was a Sith.
Kon'aneska had little time to think. She was on her feet at the emergence of a Jedi strike team in the opening behind them. Prepared this time with the effects of the darkside, she was quick to ignite, recognizing her true leaders. The fights raged on as she fought with a Jedi Knight, trying to protect others around her too. They could not let the Jedi defeat them or else they'd loose the artifacts and everything they worked for would have been ruined, so Kon'aneska and Ta'lia made an imminent escape, fleeing from the planet back to their ship, however they heard word that rebel republican troopers had arrived at the scene, spraying fire everywhere in ignorance to who died. All Sith managed to leave alive and mostly unharmed, and they moved back to their base with the artifacts safe for further planning. This event resulted in Kon'aneska leaving her Twi'lek cultured name behind and being known from there on as 'Konan'.
Jundlands[]
A series of events happened whilst at the Jundlands, including the capture of a certain Jedi Padawan called Jaktan. The Dark Lady Ta'lia wanted him for unknown reasons, presumably going to be used for the creation of the next Sith Empire. Alima had other plans; she wanted to skin the Padawan alive and take his cortosis arm, which was somewhat valuable in her eyes. Before she had the chance recent news had emerged that the Mandalorians were planning an attack on the Sith in betrayal, regardless of their permanent contract. Soon after the rumors were disregarded and things went according to plan. Konan met up with Miri Alateen, an old friend from the Jedi Order who had agreed to exchange some crucial information. Upon her visit nearby in a cave, she requested to join the Sith in a quest for power and influence over the Galaxy under Konans tutelage and believed the force had guided her there. Konan quickly agreed, and Miri made it clear her plans were to murder a certain Jedi called Shanna.
Not much else happened during their stay at the Jundlands besides a few more followers and encounters with FS who had yet to be discovered by the Jedi that they manipulated and took as their own. Soon after, Thrayn vanished without giving explanation to any of the others and from then on, Ta'lia was known as Dark Lady Lunn and Tiberius as Dark Lord Mortuus. They were the leaders, those who would be followed for the rest of the Sith reign. Konan was then giving the Knight title of Sith Assassin and Alima with Sith Inquisitor - Alima agreed to break the slavery chains between her and Konan as they were now recognized as equals, and Konan was soon to discuss Alimas death to others, but it was never carried out. Weeks after, they were planning a new mission.
Shortly before they group went on the mission, Konan was confronted by Shanna, a Jedi Knight. They engaged in batter although Konan originally tried to avoid it in preparation for the upcoming mission, but was forced to fight back. The battle involved Konan loosing an arm and Shanna loosing one in return, when finally the duel came to a halt and Shanna fled the area before the Dark Lady arrived. Konan was dissatisfied with herself which led her to strike a nearby hut which housed a family of three. Murdering the female and male occupants, she came into possession of their son and manipulated him to follow the ways of the darkside and help with the upcoming mission.
Return to Korriban[]
The Sith had found another location on Korriban flooded with the Dark Side, where there were believed to be ancient artifacts. Konan traveled there with four other Sith and two Mandalorians who had agreed to aid the Sith with this mission. The temple was massive and was surrounded by dark clouds and a mysterious aura. Every system within the temple still worked yet it had not been occupied for centuries. Ta'lia traveled to the archives and Konan followed, Alima remaining behind with the other Sith and Mandalorians. A Jedi presence was felt on the planet and Konan was asked to guard the scepter while Ta'lia went to find others. Alima and the other Sith battled against the Jedi and Konan began to panic in case the Dark Lady did not return, but her worries were cut short when Ta'lia returned and they left the old archives. In the hallway, Dark Lady Lunn engaged the Grandmistress in battle while Konan engaged Jedi Knight Zu Ko'Bass and Alima engaged a Jedi Padawan. During Konans battle, two of the Sith she arrived with pulled their sabers on her and helped the Sith surround her to make the arrest. Enraged by their betrayal, she vowed that she would kill them both at her first chance.
As she was escorted towards the ship by the three, the Mandalorians pulled their blasters out on the Jedi and started to fire. One of the Sith, Kaseem Forta, had come to their senses and let Konan out of the cuffs, allowing her to escape and engaged the other in a duel. The Mandalorians had got away safely, unharmed, and Alima was arrested by the Padawan. Konan fled to the ship they arrived on in a desperate attempt to escape and Kaseem followed, only to receive the same treatment and get thrown off the ship and onto the platform as it flew into the air. Dark Lady Lunn was defeated by the Battlemistress and took the roof down with her, but unfortunately her death came in the process. Konan, refusing to believe Ta'lia had died, continued to escape the planet to a planet they had arranged to meet at beforehand, Nar Shaddaa—the run down planet that resembled Coruscant.
Personality and traits[]
Konan has always kept a warm feeling about her, like she is welcoming and friendly, however this isn't the case. Her warm nature is limited and she is easily upset. If she hears something she does not like her temper goes off like a volcano and she seems incapable of stopping herself. Konan enjoys to duel, which is why she is a practitioner of Juyo. She also enjoys to see pain and other emotions in others, as she believes the more they feel the more sane they become. Konan will easily turn on those she associates with to further her and the Sith's goals. Konan respects very few and recognises herself as superior to most, but her unquestionable loyalty to those she does respect is one of a kind. She can be very childish at times around people, which could also be an explanation to her short temper and her "tantrums". She enjoys torture and interrogation so much that she considers it a hobby of hers. Konan thinks she is one of the most beautiful people in the world and her beauty is almost unchallengeable. What gets to her most is her appearance being insulted or Dark Lady Ta'lia.
Relationships[]
Thrayn Kariff—Thrayn was Konan's Master in the Jedi and her overall influence. Through the early days of the emergence, he was always there to teach her in both ethics and and combat; he influenced Konan to learn offense combat rather than remain a constant defensive fighter which has resulted in her becoming stronger until this day. Konan was very upset at Thrayn's disappearance which resulted in her thinking he was ashamed of the way she had turned out. Konan has managed to stop certain thoughts of Thrayn so it does not hold her back from her goals, although she finds it difficult to forget him completely.
Ta'lia Lunn—After Thrayn's disappearance, Konan turned to Ta'lia for comfort as somebody to address and show her loyalty towards. Ta'lia quickly grew on Konan and without demand, Konan would soon show her the ultimate loyalty that she deserved. Over the months, Konan would be there to defend Talia's honor even when the rest believed she was deceased and got into battle over those who went against her word. When Ta'lia is insulted, Konan would show great dislike towards that certain person until they were punished. She was also there for Konan when she was in danger, unlike a Dark Lady to show such liking towards one of her disciples. It was proven to Konan that she was worthy, as Ta'lia made a risky attempt with a group of Sith to rescue her from the Jedi Temple after she was arrested and managed to break her out.
Behind the scenes[]
This character was created for an online roleplaying community called JKARPG based on the game Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy multiplayer. If you want to use any of my ideas, feel free to contact me and let me know.
Konan was originally going to remain a Jedi Padawan in the Jedi Order, hoping to one day become a Jedi Shadow (ideally what it would look like in character image) but her hopes were cut short as development happened differently.
The full history is still not done and the story is in progress, so I'll keep this updated as it goes along—feel free to use the talk section to ask me any questions about Konan.
I will hopefully be able to get some of the other roleplayers to create their character biographies and maybe even a page for the temples themselves/storyline, so you can have even more information.