Why did she have to get a kriffin' penthouse, with just a ladder as access to it?
—Mirandall Korbescht, regarding an alternate entryway to Lumiya's safehouse on Coruscant
Mirandall Korbescht was Piastall Faulds's trusted and only apprentice, sticking to his master's side on espionage missions and then on his own until his death in 136 ABY. During this time, Mirandall participated in a very tricky, covert sabotage mission that destroyed part of Darth Draco Minoris's Tiklohen Tower on Garnakai, and was one of only six known Human Ekatra, before the knowledge of Ekatra enlightenment spread.
Bio[]
Early Life[]
Mirandall was born on Kothlis in 4 ABY, just as the Galactic Civil War was occurring. His father, a well-known smuggler kingpin, was not home much, during Mirandall's childhood. His mother, a powerful Jedi Knight, raised her son, and started teaching him the ways of the Force, but unfortunately, she was killed by a vicious crime lord, competing with his father, and her death was retaliation for what his father had done to the crime lord's business.
He was taken in by his grandfather on his mother's side, who was a Jedi Master in hiding. After being raised by his grandfather for years, and continuing his Force training, Mirandall went to a small military camp, and enlisted in the Intelligence division of the New Republic, which was struggling to deal with the Imperial Remnant when he came in. It wasn't long after that, while he was on one of his missions, he ran into his future master, Piastall Faulds.
Training under Piastall Faulds[]
When Piastall took Mirandall in, in 22 ABY, Piastall was amazed by the talents that Mirandall displayed. The young boy was gifted, and extremely strong in the Force, for some unexplained reason, much more so than his mother and grandfather. So, Piastall took it upon himself to train the young Jedi Knight, the ways of the Neutral Side of the Force, allowing Mirandall to take in every aspect of the Force, and receive training in the Humanaparievan Force Arts. After several years, Mirandall became one of only six known Human Lords Ekatra. Piastall, reluctant to follow with the title tradition, gave Mirandall the title Stenthis Viatruso, which Mirandall rarely went by.
Sabatoging the Tiklohen Tower[]
Shortly after Mirandall gained his Ekatra title, he and Piastall were sent to Garnakai on an espionage mission into Darth Draco Minoris's base, and keep an eye on the Main Tower. The Main Tower was the base for the Draco Minoris Militia, a former member of the Tripartite Terror that had caused so much trouble for Piastall's and Mirandall's galaxies. Mirandall, in a split-second decision, made for the tower, and rigged several explosives to the tower's durasteel components, and set them off, revealing what was really a Tiklohen tower, inspired by one that was completed on Junepra, the Ordinance capital planet. After the sabatoge, Darth Draco Minoris, chased after the two spies, with several Force enhanced troops supplied by the Warbird Separatist Imperial Remnant.
After a couple days of fighting, and all of Minoris's troops killed, or severely injured, Piastall and Mirandall returned to their home base in Coruscant.
The Galactic Alliance Dilemma[]
With the Galactic Collision imminent in 43 ABY, Piastall, and Mirandall witnessed the Galactic Alliance slowly fall apart, when Tarakus Deadmerit indirectly assisted in removing Natasi Daala from the office of Chief of State. As soon as the galaxies merged, there was widespread panic throughout the newly created galaxy, as no one was familiar with any of their new neighbors, and often feared them, not knowing what they were capable of. It took around twelve years for everything to settle down, with Mirandall and Piastall helping calm and inform the people of who their new neighbors were.
The Gatekeeper and Darth Draco Minoris[]
When the Warbird Family feud was ended by the treaty in 62 ABY, Darth Draco Minoris tried desperately to break the Tristchanian Empire and the WSIR apart, but failed numerous times. In a last-ditch effort, Draco Minoris resurrected Ludamigus, and the two initiated an invasion of Hapes. Ludamigus attacked first, going after Hapes's Queen Mother. Unfortunately, when he arrived, he was attacked by Piastall, Mirandall, and Tarakus Prime, whom had defected about 50 years beforehand. He was forced to a paralyzed state by Prime and Mirandall, by the time that Draco Minoris had come to drive the planned attack home. By the time the battle was over, Ludamigus and Draco Minoris were both sent packing.
The Kothlis Showdown[]
When an older Mirandall returned to his homeworld of Kothlis, in 75 ABY, the planet had become a safe haven for smugglers and crime lords, while the Tristchanian Empire was threatening to take down the criminal underworld. A new criminal organization, made primarily of Necaidian Clodstinian Lizards, had come to the planet and set up its 'temporary' safe haven here. In a nasty showdown with the leader of the organization, Mirandall managed to grab control of the organization, and moved it and the rest of the criminal underworld off Kothlis.
The Smuggler King[]
It had been known for years that his father was a well known smuggler. Although Mirandall had been trying to avoid his father's path, once he had taken control of the Clodstinian Liberal Trade Organization, he fell right into place as Smuggler King, spreading the organization all over the galaxy, sometimes becoming one of the most reliable contractors for the Ordinance and the Tristchanian Empire. It worked out to his advantage, making him one of the most profitable men in the galaxy. But, because of his training as an Ekatra, Mirandall gave most of that money to charity, making sure that he had enough to allow for the organization to survive, and thrive on a budget.
In 95 ABY, Mirandall was set up by Darth Gualtullo for a crime that he never committed, and was brought in by DMC Intelligence for questioning, on an incident that had happened thirty years ago, which really allowed Gualtullo to reset his trading connection with Darth Draco Minoris, without anyone noticing. Shortly after Mirandall was cleared of the allegations, he noticed that Draco Minoris and Gualtullo were trading material again, and shut it down immediately. He left the post at the CLTO in 110 ABY, and retired to Coruscant, living in retirement.
The Old Man[]
When Mirandall was discovered by Tarakus Deadmerit in 127 ABY, he was peacefully enjoying retirement on Coruscant, but was really starting to show his age. At 123 years old, Mirandall revealed to Tarakus that his mother came from a family of humans with very long lifespans. He earned the nickname 'The Old Man'. He was still a very active and very fast old man, having only slowed down just a little. He continued to live on in retirement in his apartment on Coruscant, and watched his great-great-grandchildren grow up before his eyes. He died in 136 ABY, of natural causes.
Personality and traits[]
I don't have any secrets to share. I really don't. That's unusual for a spy, isn't it?
—-Mirandall Korbescht to his wife, Telavena
Mirandall was more outgoing, and engaging with everyone he met. Though Mirandall was social and friendly, it was his dark side that tended to frighten people. Whenever he fell into depressive bouts, he was violent, and very testy with people, annoying them if he was ignored for several minutes. He was also quite paranoid, under the impression that someone was talking about him if he saw them talking exclusively to each other. Physically, Mirandall was a fairly attractive man, in his younger days, often able to win the hearts of women, wherever he went.
Behind the Scenes[]
Development[]
Mirandall was developed by Deadmerit, as Piastall Faulds's apprentice, to accompany him wherever he went. Because Mirandall didn't make an appearance in Dawnbreaker Episode III, it was best to introduce him in Takanagamo Advent I, and continue with him in the Tarakus Deadmerit Series. His physical appearance can be said to look like Finn Galfridian.
Credit[]
Deadmerit wants to thank George Lucas for inspiration, and Tom Taylor for Mirandall's appearance.
Appearances[]
- Takanagamo Advent I (First appearance)
- Tarakus Deadmerit: Time Frame
- Tarakus Deadmerit: Holding the Right Cards
- Tarakus Deadmerit: Outlandish Judgment
- Tarakus Deadmerit: Prime Time
- Tarakus Deadmerit: Escape