OoC
How long do you usually write?
Several paragraphs.
Do you enjoy writing collaborative posts for things like conversations, combat, etc.?
Yes.
Is grammar and depth of writing important to you?
Yes, to the point of understanding. I'm not a Nazi about it, but I want to be able to understand it without struggling.
Are there any writing subjects you particularly enjoy exploring?
Grey shade stories. I like showing different sides of a single coin and exploring character development.
Is there anything you really dislike and want to avoid like the plague?
Auto-killing and god-modding my character.
Is there something you are uncomfortable with happening to your character?
For this one, I'm pretty all right with most things. As long as you check with me first of course.
Do you have any short-term or long-term goals with this character?
Aim to use this character for interactions at the academy, but no really long terms for this character. She is an NPC that allows me to play in areas I otherwise might not be able to play in later.
Name: Overseer Mara Cessair
Species: Human
Pureblood percentage: 56%
Homeworld:
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Military Branch:
Rank: Titled Apprentice
Unit/designation:
Role/specialisation: Overseer
Current place of Service: Academy
Sphere of influence: Philosophy
Species: Human
Pureblood percentage: 56%
Homeworld:
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Military Branch:
Rank: Titled Apprentice
Unit/designation:
Role/specialisation: Overseer
Current place of Service: Academy
Sphere of influence: Philosophy
Short description of candidate.
Apprentice Mara Cassair is a human sith, born and bred in the Empire. Her body has a long and slender built raising to the height of 5’8’. Her eyes are brown and diamond in shape, giving her an intimidating appearance. Her nose curves into a hook while pointing downward. She has high cheekbones with a chiseled chin and well-defined angles. Her skin shows the high Red Sith percentage through a reddish hint in the dark tan skin. She often keeps her long black hair in a well-kept ponytail at the nape of her neck. Her nails are kept slightly longer than expected for a teacher, but not enough to hinder her ability to work.
Her casual wear is comfortable and mobile but holds an elegance to it. She enjoys the feel of silk or natural fibers compared to the artificial ones that are mass-produced. At the academy, she is garbed in the traditional black tunic, pants, and robes. Along with her neck is a small glass vial along a silver chain. When asked, she never reveals exactly what is inside of it. Based on the color, it seems to change weekly.
Simplified report on known skills and estimated levels.
Basic
Training
Force Speed
Force Sense
Precognition
Mind Trick
Force Jump
Force Fear
Breath Control
Tactical Strategy
Statecraft and Governing
Survival Skills
Martial Skills
The Sith Code and Conduct Etiquette
Force Speed
Force Sense
Precognition
Mind Trick
Force Jump
Force Fear
Breath Control
Tactical Strategy
Statecraft and Governing
Survival Skills
Martial Skills
The Sith Code and Conduct Etiquette
Intermediate
Training
Djem So
Niman
Telekinesis
Force Choke
Force Lightning
Torture and Interrogation
Medical Training
Talent
Sith Alchemy
Djem So
Niman
Telekinesis
Force Choke
Force Lightning
Torture and Interrogation
Medical Training
Talent
Sith Alchemy
Expert
Training
Telekinesis Defense
Botany Knowledge
Anatomy Knowledge
Toxins, Poisons and related things Knowledge (More specifically to plants than animals)
Toxin/Poison Resistance- Mara has worked hard to develop a resistance or immunity to most toxic substances in her early academy days. However, if they are something she isn't familiar with then she will have issues.
Talent
Plant Surge
Detoxify Poison
Telekinesis Defense
Botany Knowledge
Anatomy Knowledge
Toxins, Poisons and related things Knowledge (More specifically to plants than animals)
Toxin/Poison Resistance- Mara has worked hard to develop a resistance or immunity to most toxic substances in her early academy days. However, if they are something she isn't familiar with then she will have issues.
Talent
Plant Surge
Detoxify Poison
Brief report on role, specialization, and responsibilities pertaining to the subject’s military deployment.
Currently, Mara is an overseer at the Academy. She teaches a wide range of classes, primary subjects* she is well versed in. When certain Neophytes-usually the younger or newer students- require medical attention, a small team headed by herself will tend to them. This is not kindness because it's often a painful experience. It's only due to the fact it would be pointless to end their lives before they had a chance to prove themselves. Another addition to her duties is informing Darths and Lords of potential apprentices that fit their expectations.
* Includes but not limited to:
Toxins (Basics to Advanced classes)
Botany (Basics to Advanced classes)
Anatomy (Basics to Advanced classes)
Torture and Interrogation (Basic classes)
Sith Alchemy (Basics)
Telekinesis Defense (Basics to Advanced classes)
First Aid (Basics classes only)
Quick report on political influence, ownerships, associates and rivals.
As with all Overseers, her power lies primarily in the Academy. She is one of the few that decides which Darths or Lords are informed of suitable apprentices, including when. When it comes to selecting from her list, she has been rumored to put those that upset her at the bottom. Despite this, few of her students ever failed to serve their new master or have returned for re-education.
Outside of the Academy, she is merely another apprentice. One without the ability to hold or gain any ground due to her harsh demands as an Overseer. She still tries to rise despite her continual failure.
Notable items in her possession
Personal Quarters in the Academy
Various Plants from different places. All have been mutated or enhanced in some fashion to ensure their survival. Most are used in various antidotes or toxins, their effects vary based on the concoction.
A few changes of outfits based on her mood.
Psychological evaluation of candidate.
Passionate- Mara is passionate about proving herself in the eyes of her fellow sith. Be it by crawling her way out of her current postion to becoming a recognizable Overseer. For attempts to grab power outside the academy, her results have not been effective so far. Nowadays, she’s taken it upon herself to use her resources in the academy. With her favorites, she is known to be a valuable aid with subtle poisons or underhanded tactics. They are allowed to call on her expertise whenever she has time.
Serious- Few ever see Mara smile or laugh, her expression usually seeped in a serious nature. She is not voided of emotion, but has a deep control over them and uses them when necessary. Most of the time she seems sour in her mood as her face rarely changes from frowning.
When angered by her equals or inferiors, her tone will take on a sarcastic bite to it. This will often follow quick comments or snarky remarks. With those in higher ranks, she will forcibly bite her tongue and take the degrading insults.
Studious- She works long hours learning about her students, picking out the strong from the weak and directing her attention heavily on those stronger individuals. Those who fail to gain her attention, she leaves for other Overseers or signs off as dead weight. This simply means they need to earn it rather than automatically gain it. She is continually redesigning her curriculum to fit the chosen few’s progression, knowing the weaker ones will have to adapt or die to survive it. The world isn't fair so she feels her classroom should reflect that.
Necessarily Cruel- While most students view her to be a bitch, she is only necessarily cruel. The Sith world is a harsh one and will kill the weak if given the chance. Within the confines of the Academy, there's a very thin safety net in the form of the Overseer's responsibilities and lessons. She ensures they learn more than the core material she teaches, giving them a taste of what any carelessness could cost them. They will need it in order to become a good Sith or die in the process. These vary on a case by case basis. The most common of her methods are using the toxins from her classes, which if the student has been paying attention they could identify and cure it. Usually, she has the antidote on hand in case they fail, but she has been known not to use it right away. Those who have still yet to learn from past lessons might be lucky to get it at all. Everything she teaches is meant to be tools to survive or to learn from. She finds painful lessons stick in a student's memory longer and gives them the strength to draw from.
List and description of known and suspected flaws. To be put into the restricted database.
Superior Attitude- In the presence of students or Overseers at her level, she gives off an air of superiority. Merited or not, her voice is spoken through her nose and it feels like she’s talking down on an individual. Especially if the individual has earned her anger. With Lords and Darths, she will often take a more respectful and humble tone toward them. She knows pissing off higher powers will lead to only pain and suffering.
Depends on Low Tactics- While Mara isn’t helpless in a fight, she tends to avoid a fair conflict. Her combat skills fall below more physically trained Sith. She does lean heavily on untraceable toxins to cripple her opponents. If a foe has skills to purge the toxin in their arsenal, it can eliminate the effects and make her advantage vanish. The rate at which the toxins wears off varies. Deciding factors are the victim’s natural resistance, their force level of the detoxify skill, and the strength of the toxin itself.
Over Caution- Mara likes to know as much as possible about those she strikes against. This overcaution has stopped her from being aggressive in obtaining power and leaving the Academy. While it doesn’t cripple her ability to be an Overseer, she will think twice before trying to overpower someone higher on the Sith food chain.
Lacking Resources- Being bound to the Academy, Mara doesn't have much time or ability to dedicate to growing her power outside. Any attempts quickly fall short of success causing her frustration. While she makes an impression on most students she has, few ever keep in touch or help her gain power. Not a surprise since they rarely need her after they survive the Academy. It’s a price for all Overseers to pay.
Major achievements and failures on record.
Achievements
Korriban Sith Academy- While being assigned to the Academy, Mara has enriched the knowledge base of numerous sith. She has never turned away anyone that sought her out, no matter if they are a student or visiting Sith who wished to add more to their skills. There is obvious evidence that some students had to work harder than others to gain assistance in their endeavors. She wouldn't be surprised to learn some of her students find her methods excessive, but she does it to drive them forward. Deep down, she wants them to succeed where she had failed.
Budding Scientist- At the Academy, Mara is a well-known designer of poisons and toxic substances. She uses her knowledge of Botany and Sith Alchemy to assist in her creations, yielding both success and failure in this area. She rarely reports failures, but instead learns from them and move forward. While many of her successes are considered minor, the amount of them can be seen as a major one and makes her a reliable source for this field of study.
Failures
Site Location DXI-321- While looking for Archaeologist Maxir Braven, Apprentices Lerga and Cassair entered the tomb. The Archaeologist or his crew were never found and are suspected to be dead. Instead of returning, the Apprentices went deeper into the tomb itself. They set off a trap that sealed off the inner cave systems. Apprentice Lerga died during the aftermath and additional exploration was made seemingly impossible.
Korriban Sith Academy- Her assignment was involuntary and happened about a year of being an apprentice. During this time, her master appears to have withdrawn her favor.
Limited Influence outside the Academy- Mara has made a few attempts to gain power outside the Academy but failed to make much ground on it. When examined individually, they are considered minor and dismissable. However, when viewed as a whole it adds up to a major failure.
Personal biography, as detailed by the subject for use in imperial archives. Acquired shortly after the last achievement of note.
My name is Apprentice Mara Cassair.
My mother never hid the facts from me. From a young age, I was informed I was a product of a mutual benefit. A goal to increase the Red Sith in my lineage and ensure future generations were genetically superior. It was a deal struck between Apprentice Valro Cellian and herself, Lord Jynne Cassair. At the time of my conception, my mother was still an apprentice but an accomplished one. Her connections reached numerous resources, including the Spheres of Biotic, Technology and Imperial Intelligence.
This knowledge is what caused my father to approach her with an offer. He had heard that she desired children of higher Red Sith percentage and his own heritage would increase the odds she would accept his request. After a few blood samples, the DNA results were acceptable. I was never privy to the results of his endeavors since I saw little of him afterward. My mother didn’t want him apart of my life, but ‘fate’ seemed to have arranged encounters on the sparse occasion. These interactions were short and yielded no lasting impression on me. I believe he just wanted to remind me he was always watching.
Moving forward.
I spent most of my childhood on Dromund Kaas. My force sensitivity emerged before the age of three. While my mother could have taught me herself, she had found a budding rival attempting to usurp her power in certain areas. She had little time to train me when she needed to resolve it. So she sent me to the Academy like all young Neophytes were. I won’t go over my education in depth because all my records are accessible. I entered among the top students in areas I enjoyed and the required few I didn’t. More specifically anything connected with botany, anatomy and later alchemy. Later on, I edged into increasing my telekinesis defense after an enlightening lesson from one of the Overseers. I had been slacking in the area and much to my shame, he revealed it to everyone in the class. It was an effective push for me to increase my skill level in it rather quickly.
I found rivals and allies during my acolyte years, one specific individual followed me past the academy. His name was Valsi Lerga, a human who wasn’t born into the Empire. It is on record I barely tolerated him during our acolyte years purely because of easily he rose from a few years as a Neophyte. It was no surprise we became rivals and pushed each other to our fullest potential. We ended up catching the attention of Lord Sabe Zapal who monitored our progress then took us under her service. I was twenty-one at the time.
I was only an apprentice for a year before the incident occurred. Apprentice Lerga and I were tasked to check on the Archaeologist, Apprentice Maxir Braven. When we arrived, things appeared abandoned.
We entered the tomb in order to bring back information for our master. Within, we encountered traps, a droid or two, and wildlife in the darkness. The search was halted when we triggered a rather nasty trap. It brought rocks to rain down on us and resulted in blocking the tomb completely. It also took Lerga’s life. His speed was slowed down enough to become crushed underneath the larger rocks. I suspected was due to some unseen wound gained during an earlier encounter. It seems he wasn’t as strong as he believed himself to be.
When I returned to report to Lord Zapal, she was disappointed to hear this. The punishment for my foolishness was becoming an overseer at the Academy. I was assigned to teach or assist in several classes. The most notable ones are botany, anatomy, and toxins class. I also teach the basics of interrogation and torture techniques and finally basic first aid for the new arrivals.
For the following years, I passed my knowledge onto the students. My methods were designed to give both tools and a taste of the world they would find outside the Academy. Most of the students originally found my classes to be an excuse for cruelty, but those that managed to graduate realized it served them well. Some have caught subtle attempts to undermine their power and they crushed it early enough. Whenever I hear of this, I feel pride in it. I find painful lessons stick longer in a student's memory than mere repetition. So I ensure failure usually results in pain of some sort. Emotional, mental or even physical. It will be that pain they will learn to avoid leading them to become more self dependent and careful. There's been an occasion or two a student has approached me for certain assistance, which I provide in exchange for favors. Nothing is freely given without something in return. While I don't find much satisfaction in teaching, I never slouched on ensuring some proper and strong sith rose from my classes. The results show I have to be doing something right.
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