"Hear this loud and well, Ganton! No longer will I be bound to the deceitful Empire! It shall fall!"
- Zarick to Admiral Ganton, defecting from the Imperial Navy.
Zarick Adar is an Arkanian-Miraluka male hybrid born on Arkania and raised on Onderon. He is a citizen of the People's Galactic Alliance and assists the Republic against well-known threats across the galaxy. He is also a former Knight of the Potentium Followers on Zonama Sekot and lived there for two years until he left to participate in Republic affairs.
Appearance
Zarick stands at six feet and two inches. He is muscular due to years of exercise and training in various military services. His black hair is faded with white sheens over the top and back, taking on traits of his Arkanian father. His complexion is dark with little facial hair around the jaw. The most unusual trait are his silver eyes, which have allowed him to see through the Force when blinded, a trait inherited from his Miraluka mother. His attire varies; tunics, jumpsuits, armor, and so on.
(Note: Some photos on this page are an inaccurate portrayal of this character.)
Personality
Zarick standing on his vessel in meditation.
Zarick is a serene individual who keeps to himself but does not lack social grace. He is a good listener and speaks little during idle conversation, though he says what he needs to say at the right moments. His usual hobbies are crafting, exercising, and reading. He has a petty prejudice toward Mandalorians; Mandalorian hit-men gunned down his Jedi mother in deep space. Regardless of the past, he is still quick to criticize Mandalorians on numerous reasons. In unfavorable situations, he keeps his composure and uses whatever means necessary to resolve the issue, rational or not.
Other
Zarick has a basic proficiency at repairing AI technology and standard vehicles. He is a natural fighter on account of his military services. He has deployed life-saving survival methods in the cruelest of trials, especially during bouts as an Imperial Stormtrooper and a PGAF Marine. As a previous disciple of the Potentium Followers, he has gained a substantial amount of potency in the Force while training under powerful masters known as Toad Freck, Salene Lusch, Flint Mokeev, Han the Amaran, and Christopher Beck.
Weapons and Items: Custom single-hilted lightsaber, Velmoran energy sword, MB2-A2 blaster rifle, DL-2000 blaster pistol, HARP-51 grav-pack, two ammo pouches, comlink bracer, key card, viridian crystal, dark-blue crystal, canteen, three pouches, datapad
Force Powers: Force Push, Force Wave, Force Repulse, Force-lightning, Jedi Mind Trick, Battlemind, Combustion, Force Sooth, Force Sight (when blinded, Miraluka trait), Infrared vision (Arkanian trait)
Weaknesses:
- Eyes are extremely sensitive to intense light; may need to wear a blinder
- Allergic to spice and Sagebrush
- Injured left arm; affects swimming and other physical capabilities
A casual spar between Zarick and his former Master, Christopher Beck.
Awakening
An unstable environment affected many families on Arkania and forced some to leave it behind. Zarick's parents, Ghomjah and Haiye Adar, left the planet after a short time to find a suitable home to raise their child. They came across Onderon. While living on Onderon, the young Near-Human became well-acquainted with violence, death, and the law. As an escape, Zarick and his local delinquent friends formed a gang they called the "Bomb Star Clan." As a group, the children fought against criminals in the city as a means of escaping mediocrity. The Bomb Star Clan even adopted a code to keep its members organized. The virtuous gang carried out deeds that led them into trouble with the authorities. The Onderonian Guard depised the gang's brutal methods of stopping lawbreakers, so they made efforts to stop the gang. Zarick and his peers were arrested and sent to a juvenile detention for their careless actions against criminals. He and his friends spent two years at the detention grounds where they would learn from their decisions over time. When he was released for good behavior, Zarick started to gain a reputation as a thug to general the public, and, in reaction, he changed for the better whilst encouraging his friends to do the same. They vowed to pursue knowledge and put their time to good use with study and personal development. Zarick and his Arkanian father, Ghomjah Senbuo Adar, ventured across the galaxy to several planets, becoming accustomed to unique environments and cultures. Kashykkk was a spot of interest; it was a routine where Zarick and his father spent their time hunting large beasts and collecting raw components with which they later conducted beneficial experiments. Yavin IV was another zone of interest. At times, the father and son encountered peril, embarking on dangerous journeys, ones in which they engaged in combat, established alliances, and made uncommon discoveries.
Young Zarick and his mother, Jedi Knight Haiye Kuria Adar.
As time progressed, Zarick became more versatile and even discovered his Force sensitivity. His mother had asked him if he was interested in training as a Padawan in the Order on Yavin IV. The child declined because of his indifference toward the Jedi doctrine, though he read a plethora of Jedi-oriented tomes. On one fateful night, Haiye Adar was summoned by the KOJ Council to accept a dangerous mission, aided by a team of Knights, against Sith starfighters hovering over the planet. Haiye proved to be a keen pilot against tactical starfighters; her Miraluka perception in the Force ensured her team's survival. Young Zarick received word of his mother's mission from an anonymous source and traveled in one of his father's ships to track her down. The Sith starfighters were only a minor threat to Haiye and her strike force. However, the Sith were assisted by Mandalorian mercenaries, cloaked, and packing ion weaponry. Their ion cannons disabled Haiye and her strike force. Helpless, they could do nothing more than watch the Sith bombard them with blaster fire, eradicating them in a fiery blaze. Just arriving to witness this, Zarick became enraged and fired on every enemy vessel in sight, accompanied by his father. The ship he stole from his father was equiped with a powerful offense. Eleven of the fifteen mercenary starfighters were destroyed while the other four fled. Zarick completed his mother's mission from the Council and stopped the orbital threat over Yavin IV.
A few months passed after the incident on Yavin IV. Zarick carried on his father's role as a hunter and scientist for a short time, traveling solo. At other times, he tried to pursue a career to his liking, but his deep-seated thoughts kept him from doing so. One day on Onderon, he walked around town and came across an Imperial Navy placard attached to the side of a market building. The poster portrayed the valiance of Imperial troops and a motto interpreting justice that the Empire promised to offer. Zarick was very oblivious of the Empire's notoriety because of his lack of interest in galactic politics and happenings. Even so, to the nearest recruitment center in his neighborhood and was screened. He then attended the Imperial Naval Academy to gain the basis on military discipline and furthered his education through the Imperial Naval College. He was trained on the rudiments of combat, naval operations, and drilling.
The Imperial military instituted high-risk tasks to all of its subordinates. The only worthwhile highlight for Zarick was aerial confrontation, with which the stern Admiral Adrian Ganton occasionally applauded him for. Admiral Ganton was a battle-hardened workaholic who lead his squadron on meticulous operations, forty light starships or so, against pirate hoards lingering near Imperial-protected worlds. Over the year and a half of service, the battles intensified each time the pirates doubled in number. Zarick and his starfleet were bombarded by rains of blaster fire on one fateful operation. Black Sun pirates gathered in aggressive packs and ejected Imperial fighters from the battle. Zarick was fortunate enough to survive. Explosions and blaster fire lit up the dark void of space. As the battle continued from afar, Zarick drifted whilst attempting to repair his TIE Oppressor's engine before the pirates could locate and finish him. Repairs were a minor success, and he drifted away from the battle, regarding his own life, to the closest planet nearby - Yavin IV. Residents from below watched the TIE Fighter dock by the river. The local authorities approached Zarick as he jumped out of the cockpit. They recognized his Stormtrooper armor and escorted him to a detention center for questioning. He was released after a thorough explanation. The Jedi sensed a deep aversion growing in Zarick, questioning whether he was completely devout to the Empire. They elaborated on the Empire's reputation, its predominant origin, and its goal of bringing Sith rule to the galaxy. His reply to this was, "I pledge no allegiance to a such authority," and he discarded his badge. All residents in the hall smiled upon his choice. The Jedi showed the warmest hospitality and provided him food, bath, and new sets of clothes. After, he and a team investigated the battered TIE Fighter. They received an incoming transmission from Admiral Ganton. Ganton addressed the disloyalty he heard from Zarick over the active transmitter not confiscated by the Jedi. He was labeled an outlaw of the Galactic Empire. Zarick remarked into the vessel's transmission network, "Hear this loud and well, Ganton! No longer will I be bound to the deceitful Empire! It shall fall!" Afterward, he reached under the cockpit and grabbed a lightfoil, with which he ignited and proceeded to violently slash at the craft until it was reduced to large fragments.
"The Savages"
Zarick Adar as a member of "The Savages" on Yavin IV.
One day, Zarick decided to visit the old temple where his mother's Order resided across the river. Instead, six rogue Force-users occupied the old, ruined temple as their territory. They originally intended to mug the young Near-Human and dump his body in the river, but they failed to do so when Zarick fought back. The gang's leader realized his potential. The gang's boss was more spiritually keen than his associates and did not believe their encounter with Zarick was a coincidence. In time, this band of rogue Force-users befriended him and initiated him as their seventh member. They called him "Dusk" because of his cerulean tunic and dark complexion. Each of them referred to one another with an alias. As a group, they were nicknamed "The Savages" by local Jedi because of their rampant manner. Their leader was a tall, clever Human male called "Neeso," age thirty-four, a reputed master of the Force. He helped Zarick establish a connection to the Force when evidence of the boy's Force-sensitivity arose at their first encounter. They allowed Zarick time to master basic techniques of the Force and set up the "Seven Trials of Courage" as his final test. All together, these seven rogues of the Force fought intense battles with the Sith who constantly invaded their territory. Neeso's group was eventually wiped out after a widespread battle commenced between the Jedi and Sith invaders. Neeso and Zarick evaded the Sith and set elaborate traps during their escape. Though they easily dusted off the unsuspecting minions hunting them, they found themselves on the run from a Sith Master. The two survivors used their wits to lure their pursuers to mines they planted beforehand, killing them instantly. The masked Sith Master stood as the last threat. She called out to them with the proposition of joining her, aware of their strong connection to the Force. Neeso and Zarick boldly refused her offer, with which she replied, "Fine. You will suffer the consequences for refusing me!" They stood completely confident that they could handle one foe. All three removed their cloaks, activated their lightsabers, and battled almost to no end. At the outcome of the three-way duel, Neeso was caught off-guard, impaled from a quick thrust of the lightsaber, and tossed aside.
Zarick yelled to his wounded in shock but received no reply. Then, his shock transitioned to rage. He retrieved his slain friend's weapon, an illuminative deep blue, and charged at the Sith Master. The strength and speed of the first three strikes caught the Sith off balance while the last strikes successfully hacked off her left leg and arm. Zarick approached the injured Sith Master with intentions on avenging his fallen comrade. However, in retaliation, she fired a wave of lightning while tossing him over the precipice. Zarick fell into the depths of the forest below. In a stroke of luck, a large tree stopped his long descent. After four minutes, he slipped out of the tree and landed to the ground unconscious.
The Potentium
Five hours passed since Zarick lied unconcious, burned and broken, under the trees until a mysterious stranger discovered him. It was very auspicious for a common stranger to come along and help someone in the deep forests of Yavin. Nevertheless, he took Zarick aboard a ship and set course into the Unknown Regions. The ship touched down on a mysterious planet. No one was to be found in sight, even from the view of the landing pad to the buildings nearby. The stranger left a short while and came back with a metal tray with which he placed the battered Zarick into, rushing him to a medical facility. Even the medical center was empty. The stranger examined the his injuries and popped the dislocated leg and wrist bones back into place before setting him in a healing tank. Two hours passed while submerged in the Bacta tank and Zarick recuperated from the burns. The mysterious rescuer drained the tank, helped him out, and claimed to be a Knight of the Potentium Order of Zonama Sekot. The Potentium Knight was revealed as Christopher Beck. Beck escorted Zarick to a meditation spot atop a large hill and approached other residents there. They introduced themselves to one another. He met Master Flint Mokeev, Magister Salene Lusch, and Potentium Knight Toad Freck for the first time.
Life on the lush planet Zonama Sekot, though temporary, was an opportunity for Zarick to continue his training and increase his latent potential in the Force. Toad Freck selected Zarick as an apprentice and taught him disciplines of the Potentium Code. Zarick was put on a strict training regimen and faced a series . A year later, the apprentice was tested by the Council and became a Knight. After receiving the title, he left the planet of Zonama and sought his childhood home on Onderon. It was afterward that the Knight was contacted by his father, Ghomjah Adar, who discovered his son's whereabouts from a reliable source. The two agreed to meet at the postern of a large government building. While Zarick made his way to the building, he encountered his younger brother, Gourah Adar. Gourah was gladdened to see his long lost sibling and accompanied him to where their father waited. The three reunited.
Experiences
Zarick departing Coruscant.
Before Zarick became a disciple of the Force and a member of the PGA, he was an ace pilot. Piloting has offered him countless experiences through his exploration of space and aerial combat. He was a member of the Imperial Navy stationed on Bastion, where he gained reputable piloting ability. As a Potentium Knight, he experienced his full share of when he was assigned missions alongside powerful allies such as Ford Potez, Cobalt Ra'ann, Han the Amaran, Nina the amaran healer, 501st Clone Officer Marcel Dowding, 333rd Clone Lieutenant "Green," and others.
Foes
Crimson Blade acolyte Allen Stonesoul.
Zarick and his fallen cousin duel for the first time.
Zarick made common enemies throughout his youth, which includes the Onderonian Royal Guard and the most notorious of organizations known to the galaxy. The Empire became his first prominent foe after he discarded his armor and destroyed his TIE Oppressor on Yavin IV, denouncing his allegiance. He has had a fair amount of encounters with the Crimson Blade Sith as a Potentium Knight. They were a unity of Dark-Jedi who broke all ties with the Empire some time ago. Crimson Blade ensnared Zarick's cousin, Allen Stonesoul, and pitted the two against one another. Allen unmercifully defeated Zarick upon their first and second duel. The third time, however, Allen displayed compassion. He tried to convert Zarick to the Sith ideology via a dark mind controlling technique after a brief pause in swordplay. It did not phase Zarick; he spent two months after the second duel fortifying every defense he possessed. Allen lost his composure over this and shot waves of lightning at him, blinded by rage. Zarick redirected the waves with little effort and struck down the arrogant Sith at last. Zarick approached the injured Sith not to deliver the death blow, but to save him. Unbeknown to both fighters, Allen's master watched the duel undetected from beginning to end. The grim man applauded Zarick's performance, kneeling down to retrieve his beaten apprentice. He stated, "I will take him back to the temple and execute him myself." Zarick objected and chased the Sith all the way back to Jaratenge. He arrived to a temple occupied by a dozen robed figures. The promise was fulfilled and Allen Stonesoul was ceremonially excuted much to Zarick's displeasure. The temple master spotted him and ordered his death. Zarick made a hasty withdraw back to Zonama Sekot with a heavy heart.
The People's Galactic Alliance
The Revenant Armada, whom operated under several Sith influences, made swift progress with their influence over cities throughout the Galactic Core. The People's Galactic Alliance, formerly the Republic Liberation Forces, vowed to defend all peoples in the face of this looming threat. The Revenant Armada became a prominent enemy of the PGA in addition to the Galactic Empire and the Imperial Remnant. Promising volunteers, one after another, stepped forth to fight for the Republic. One of these hopefuls was Zarick Adar. In his knighthood on Zonama, Zarick overheard the countless exploits of the PGA and its forefather, Selkisto Horten. The tales piqued Zarick's interest on mainstream happenings in the galaxy. One day, while on a visit to see his father on Bakura, the stories he heard were confirmed. A violent skirmish between several Revenant troops and five PGAF Marines erupted on the street. Zarick and Ghomjah, former Commander of the Bakuran Royal Guard, took part in the conflict. They witnessed the valiance in the Marines' offense against Revenant troops attempting to infiltrate the Royal Palace. The five Marines, with rifles in hand and armor fully adorned, executed adroit measures with great correspondence to one another and brought down the enemy without casualty. Zarick was inspired by what he witnessed and all he learned, ultimately seeking involvement in the Republic's struggle against aggressive forces. He resigned from the Potentium Order and headed off, armed with knowledge from his past services. Within time, he was interviewed by PGAF Recruiter Gene Vaniva and underwent basic training for two months. It is unknown as to whether he became a full-fledged Marine, though he is now a veteran of the Republic for vigilant duty. As a sentinel of Nova Squad, he partook in risky operations routinely whilst learning to eliminate fear and doubt on the battlefield.
Ghomjah Senbuo Adar, father of Zarick and former Commander of the Bakuran Royal Guard.
PGAF Nova Squad Sentinel Zarick Adar, holding his MB-2 A1.