And so starts the new overhaul of Interloper lore! I’ll be making new drawings of the existing cast and potentially edits to their background stories but we start with it’s new protagonist, former Jedi turned darkside anthropologist Kanta Cym, backstory below~
Following the Battle of Belsavis during the final year of the Clone Wars, Kanta found herself distracted by the activation of the facilities prototype weapon amidst her duel with Separatist Acolyte Nyss Mir. Vengeful for the death of her close friend Master Umo, Nyss barely hesitated to cleave her saber across the Jedi’s back felling Kanta instantly. As Nyss began to evacuate the collapsing base the dying Kanta channeled her excruciating pain into a last ditch effort to survive and attempted a dark side technique of transferring ones essence in the force to another host, she only partially succeeded. Joining her spirit with her very killer Nyss Mir and revealing herself months after her death after multiple failed attempts to fully hijack the Jedi’s body. Little more than a voice in her head, Nyss was less than enthused to have her mentor’s murderer residing in her mind and after considerable debate she agreed to assist Cym in exiting her body. Directing her along the way, Kanta had Nyss collect multiple artifacts from her private keep selling them for a small fortune and scraping every possible inch of her home for viable DNA samples before they departed to the cloners of Kamino with a most difficult, if not impossible task: Create a force sensitive clone. It would be many years, the fall of the Republic and rise of the Empire, and numerous clones before the Kaminoans produced one with a slightly higher than average midichlorian count which both the aggravated Nyss and growingly frustrated Cym mutually agreed was good enough. And so Cym used Nyss’ body as a vessel to once more transfer herself this time into the familiar Feeorin form she hadn’t known for sometime and had to relearn much of her basic functions lost in the ethereal realm of the force.
Wanting to return to a peaceful life Nyss left almost as soon as Kanta’s spirit was removed from her person never wanting to see her again. From this point Kanta remained on Kamino for a period as she adapted to her new body yet whatever physical difficulties there were, they were grossly overshadowed by the hollowness of the force’s absence. For someone as infatuated and intrigued by the force and it’s traditions, to lose such a connection was deeply depressing and the most she could muster was meager heightened senses which even that she questioned whether or not was from the meager midichlorian count or simply her time during the Clone Wars and training. When she did finally return to the galaxy she found it foreign and oppressive and thus, she felt curiously free. Without the order to monitor her research Kanta was now free to pursue her fascination with the Sith species of old without limit and cared remarkably little for the new Empire ruling the galaxy. However, she had sold much of her artifacts and lost her lightsaber at Belsavis on top of pouring all of her funds into her new clone form. Destitute but unavailed she returned home and convened with her most prized artifact who she hoped would guide her forward: The holocron of Darth Nihilus. Originally but a proud piece of her historical collection, now largely absent of her connection to the force Kanta decided to commune with the holocron hoping the unusual and immensely powerful and leech like nature of Nihilus’ force abilities may hold the key to reestablishing her ties to the force...
The eldritch Sith and his unnatural tongue were less than caring in her endeavour yet seeking to regain his own legacy and the force tied to it, he sent her off into the galaxy to collect his most powerful artifact in his old red marked mask. Through treks through space and confrontations with pirates Kanta was able to procure the mask and has since spent her time under Nihilus’ instruction with his mask granting her the connection to the force she seeks albeit with detrimental side affects of draining her whenever she dons it. The remnants of the Lord of Hunger still strong in the artifact he once bound his very essence too, Kanta must tread carefully between her less than formal study under Nihilus and usage of his literally lethal mask on top of simply maneuvering a galaxy often hostile and ready to take advantage of the ordinary person she now is in this new era. It’s only in the Corporate Sector while attempting to find some modicum of income does the force inextricably bring her into contact with renegade Jedi survivors none too keen to let her darker presence in the force elude them, a sudden conflict that strains her survivalist abilities and is made even more complicated with the involvement of a Harch bounty hunter and the Empire itself.
Finally got around to drawing this lass, backstory below~
An eccentric Feeorin Jedi knight, Kanta Cym is an ever studious member of the order who specializes in archaeological expeditions and research of ancient force users. While not the strongest combatant, dependent largely on her long range lightsaber pike, she possesses a strong connection to the force and what time not spent researching ancient history is used to train her abilities and senses in the force. While Kanta’s fascination with the Jedi and Sith of old first started when she was a youngling, her studies became increasingly more focused on dark side history as she grew older and became more reclusive and absorbed in the archives rather than bond with her fellow learners or strive to become a padawan and continue her training. Her consistent and ceaseless search for knowledge on the Sith, both as a species and an order, along with their culture, customs, and practices with the force greatly disturbed many of the senior Jedi in the halls of the temple leading to the decision to bar her from a multitude files within the archives and madame Jocasta herself would often kick her out when the young woman would repeatedly request specific data.
Undeterred, Kanta began to refocus on more traditional Jedi training so that she could open the door to undertaking research expeditions. Under the guise of walking the path of the ancient Jedi the council approved and so she sought knowledge of the original Sith directly from those that fought them. Her meticulous collecting of information and relics from planets such as Ossus and Tython gave her some of the knowledge she desired. She studied these artifacts over countless times in her attempts to scrape up as much information on Korriban and it’s crimson skinned inhabitants as possible and as a precautionary measure she began storing her collection in her own private hideout on Taris. In her privacy Kanta began to practice the darker side of the force out of her own curiosity for the taboo the Jedi had put on it along with her deep obsession on the Sith force powers. Already highly proficient with, and even unbalanced in, the force she took to these dark side methods with ease and while the order remains ignorant of the extent of her fixation, rumours continue to swirl about the ominous aura oppressively present whenever she’s in the room.
With the outbreak of the Clone Wars Kanta has taken to observing her battle hardened compatriots using her enhanced senses to begin listing those she believes may fall to the dark side for her own continued studies. The conflict as a whole concerns her little and while she has participated in a few battles she finds her capacity best used for more espionage related endeavours. As the war rages into it’s third year and Jedi continue to fall, Kanta is assigned to deal specifically with the elimination of Jedi and force users who joined the CIS. When her hunt crosses path with fellow Jedi Eekal and Nuro’s ongoing conflict with Separatist captain Ourag, she becomes a new and extremely dangerous opponent for the young Separatist and her allies...
