Name: Silas Va'aan
Rank: Master
Personality: A generally happy man, Silas seems to have adopted a combination of both the jedi's teachings and those touted by his Echani heritage. The result being a jedi who is light handed in terms of combat and in his personal life, and as at home in the battlefield as in the temple. A capable general, Silas has been known to defer military judgment to his commander at various times, and is all around very respectful of the clones under his command (often even being seen eating among them and joining in various down time games of chance). His thoughts as to why he dose this, is that "If one gets to know their soldiers, and becomes one of them in both mind and in spirit. Then they will give you 210% when the need arises."
Master (If Padawan): None currently
Legion Commanding: 419th Incursion Corps
Clone Commanding Officer: CC-4461 "Krayt"
Commanders personality: Off the wall, would be a good way to begin to describe Krayt. Being a veteran of many battles and one of the most senior members of the 419th, Krayt holds high regard among his contemporaries and subordinates for his tactical mind, as well as his honed combat abilities. However this is offset by his ferocity, which can get the best of him (and what earned him his nickname), but is right at home in the 419th. He prefers heavy weapons over normal clone armaments, and often has a rocket launcher as his backup weapon if conventional tactics fail.
Lightsaber (Silas's blade langth is slightly longer than a normal saberstaff, imaprting the look and feeling of an Echani dual blade weapon)
Lightsaber forms known/mastered: Form VI Niman (primary), Form IV Ataru (secondary), form VII Juyo (secondary), Echani martial arts (a supplementary to his primary form).
Background info: The son of Seras Va'aan, an Echani, and Nor Va'aan, a human, the child who would come to be named Silas was adopted into the order at a relatively young age even for younglings. His training in form I progressed quickly, the young half-breed showing the natural talent of his mothers species with a blade, tempered by the sheer determination of his human side to get it right the first time.
When the time came for him to take on the role of a padawan, Silas found himself in the tutelage of master Ferres Undai, an older human. Her teachings were long and broad, with lessons coming from facets found in life, not just from books. One could say that Ferres could write a book on the living force and how it relates to heating broth for a soup, and in fact she probably could. But, as Silas realized, her teachings all made sense and helped the young padawan develop a deep connection with the force, both as a tool and as a living entity, even if soup was used to show it.
Master Ferres was also instrumental in Silas's development of his lightsaber style, not only by answering his questions about different styles and even teaching him in them, but by encouraging him to immerse himself in the culture and practices of his mother's people. This study allowed Silas to develop the "language" the the Echani "speak" in the action of battle, as well as shaping his lightsaber combat form into a fluid an cohesive extension of his personality and heritage.
Silas became a knight a the age of 17, his master presenting him with a gift after his ceremony. A small shaped metal pendent engraved with a single word
Remember, and hung from a silken chord. After presenting the gift Ferres hung it around Silas's neck and without a single word tapped him on the side of the head, a gesture she would use to enforce lessons in his youth, and left the young Knight. Silas still wears the pendent to this day, few know of it's existence and Silas prefers it that way.
Truly mastering his fighting style in his early twenties, Silas would continue as a knight in service of the republic and order, durning this time he rose to be the general of the 419th, fighting alongside them in many battles and distinguishing himself as both a leader and a jedi. His ascension to Master rank came around his 30th-31st year of life.
Now 39, Silas still leads the 419th much in the same way he did as a Knight, refusing to allow his position to weigh him down more than it needs to.
Info on the 419th Incursion Corps: Nicknamed the
"Warhammer of the Republic", the 419th Incursion Corps is characterized by an above average number of AT-PT's, AT-TE's, AT-RT's and A6 Juggernauts. Heavily armored and ferocious, the 419th is deployed to quite literally smash enemy positions or to enact drawn out sieges on entrenched worlds. Another characterization of the 419th is their tendency to 'decorate' their vehicles and walkers, with many being painted with stylized beasts renown for their great ferocity (an example being CC-4461's personal AT-TE being painted with a stylized Krayt dragon that runs down both sides). All paintings however are done in a burnt amber color, an allusion to the generals lightsaber color.
The backbone of the 419th in space is several Venator-class Star Destroyers, with the Venator
Relentless Intent, serving as both their main command vessel and Silas's personal flagship. Each Venator is supplemented by several Acclamator-class assault ships, that also double as the 419th's planetary landing vehicles.