#oc:ratoa

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Accomplishment

Prompt: Accomplishment  Rating: G Characters: Ratoa Sey (Hero of Tython)

Becoming a Jedi Knight was a great accomplishment. It was also an honour and promise of duty. A great responsibility and a burden. All of that symbolised by a lightsaber and a cut braid. Ratoa still had his. Even after all these years he carried it with him in a small wooden box. 

These days it felt more of a mockery than anything else. He shouldn’t call himself a Jedi anymore. He had fallen. Left the Order. Snuck out in middle of the night. Sought out his sworn enemies. All of that just in hopes of destroying Vitiate. He had taken everything from him. 

Ratoa picks the braid from the box. The burned edge reminding him of where Master Shan had cut it several years back. It seemed like a lifetime ago. Perhaps it was. The slippery braid falls from between his fingers. He buries his head in his hands, the box clattering on the floor.

Saving Tython, killing Vitiate. It all felt like it had been for nothing. Vititate was still alive. He had destroyed Ziost. It was only a matter of time before he did it again. Who knew what planet could be next. He hadn’t been able to stop Ziost. He didn’t how to stop whatever would happen next. 

The Sith seemed almost as clueless as he was. Or they didn’t trust him with the information. He had thrown everything he had achieved away and they couldn’t even trust him with what little they knew. 

He was so tired and exhausted. All he wanted was to sleep.

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If your Jedis had to disguise themselves as a Sith, how convincing of a job would they do?

Honestly it would depend on the Jedi, so let’s get the surprisingly long list of them.

Ratoa: He might be able to do so for some time minutes. He does have a certain arrogance and confidence to him that he could pull it off. After being captured by Vitiate, he would be able to do so lot easier as the rage and anger is there as well.

Kikia: So not convincing at all. She’s just a very archetypical Jedi who thinks Sith as so corrupt that she’d overdo it. If she was even able to say the things she thinks Sith say, which she might not be able to.

Aleena: Yeah, no, nobody would believe it. They barely believe her being a Sith when she actually becomes one, so… She’s too sweet, kind, and uncertain of herself to be able to pull it off.

Helmi: As long as she doesn’t say anything, 10/10, would pass completely. Being Sith pureblood does give her an advantage that would probably let her pass even when speaking even if coming off as a bit unorthodoxic. 

Dana: She could, she can carry the 'don’t bother me, I’m above you' attitude if need be. Enough life experience to do whatever she needed to get done and out.

Koria: Well she’s not sure if she’s a Jedi pretending to be a Sith or a Sith pretending to be a Jedi, so she could do it.

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Fictober 15 - Garden

Prompt: Garden

Summary: Aleena is asked to spend the day with the Hero of Tython, not that his sister is worried about him at all or anything. Early 18 ATC.

Rating: Gen

Tags: Angst, gardening, reference to Vitiate caused trauma

The soil is cool and wet between Aleena’s fingers as she makes a small hole for the tomato sapling. This took her back to Lothal, helping at the farms, even if on a much smaller scale.

“You didn’t need to come,” Ratoa says as he brings a box full of different saplings.

“Your sister invited me. And even I know better than to say no to a “request” by a Councillor.”

“She shouldn’t have.”

“She’s worried. Honestly, I don’t mind, this is a rather nice way to spend the afternoon.” Gardening with the Hero of Tython might have been her dream years ago. Spending time with the Hero of Tython? Her? A nobody as far as her being a Jedi went?

“Is this how Sith show worry?” The flash of lightning darkens Ratoa’s frowning features.

She smiles, hoping to reassure him. “They do have a special way of doing that. Not that I blame her in this case. You’ve been stuck inside for months.”

“Apparently it’s dangerous for me to go outside.” The wry smile Ratoa had become known for during the war is back. 

Aleena takes the sapling handed to her, burying the roots in the soil as Ratoa gets on the floor as well. “I doubt you’d be a welcome guest.”

“I don’t care about that, I just want him dead.” The Force deepens and twirls around the terrace, reminding her that Ratoa was hardly the perfect Jedi anymore. Vitiate had done his damage. 

“Think we all do.”

He doesn’t respond, shovelling soil into the plant pots more forcefully than necessary. She was supposed to keep an eye on him, not cause more worries. Especially during the one thing that seemed to bring him any joy.

It takes them a few hours, but soon the terrace is filled with plants. It looked like a small green paradise in the middle of rain and thunder. She watches as Ratoa runs his fingers along the leaves, deep in thought. She wished she knew how to help him.

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@bunny-loverxiv

I haven’t really thought about the exact details of what happens with the team up, but I can say it was awkward. All three of them have widely different approaches and reaching compromises isn’t easy. But all really want Vitiate dead and they do make it work. Also considering they had to work together during the whole Revan thing, they know they can do that.

During the whole Vitiate hunt Ratoa starts to relax and become more like himself. It’s partly thanks to Orgus showing him what happened while being Vitiate’s puppet and him coming to terms with that, but also the fact that nobody is expecting him to be the perfect Jedi. And T7 being friend-shaped cheerleading squad. 

There was no family reunion. Gesad decided it was probably better not to drop that whole “while the Jedi took you in, I got captured in a slave raid several years later and sold to Hutts. But in any case, you are my brother, isn’t life fun” bomb. The truth is that the idea of family is one of the things that actually makes Gesad nervous and she doesn't know how to tell Ratoa.

Ratoa doesn't really have a home home. He spends most of his time travelling the Galaxy, looking into leads into Vitiate. He did try to settle down on Dromund Kaas at one point of the search as both Gesad and Zâkas live there, but he felt really self-conscious about it. Also the planet kind of feels wrong to him, despite him not being as light sided as he used to be.

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can you tell me more about Ratoa? Ex Jedi fucked up by Emperor V sounds like an interesting character.

Well Ratoa is my canon Jedi Knight, so his story mostly follows the canon for that. He started as a young, eager, and idealistic Padawan who was friends with about everyone. But after being Vitiate’s puppet, he wasn’t able to get back to the serene Jedi thing and became more emotional and aggressive, isolating himself from rest of the Jedi.  

Despite everything he did for the Republic, he wasn’t granted the title of a Jedi Master, further pushing him away from the Jedi. After Ziost the Council ordered him on “meditative leave” on Tython, effectively locking him up. Being frustrated  by that and feeling he couldn’t stop Vitiate while being stuck on Tython, as well as fearing them trying to “cleanse him from the darkness”, Ratoa left Tython in the death of the night.

Some time later he ended up getting in touch with Zâkas Dâtwoi, the Empire’s Wrath, to team up in taking Vitiate down. Zâkas also brings Gesad (Darth Nox and Ratoa’s younger sister, though he isn’t aware of the latter) to the meeting. 

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1-5? :)

Haven’t done anything for Ratoa in ages, so why not.

1. Would they be recruitable?Yes, at least in expansions. Though only in certain cases.

2. Would they be a class specific character? (ie. Imperial Agent only. Republic character only)No. He’d be recruitable by anyone willing to go after Vitiate and not try to make him go back to the Jedi.

3. When would you recruit them? Vanilla story? an Expac? Post KOTET?He’d become recruitable after Ziost. You could either go and get him before starting the expansion or after being unfrozen from carbonate.

4. Where would you recruit them from?For post-Ziost, you’d find him on Nar Shaddaa and during KOTFE and KOTET you’d find him wandering around the Galaxy, location changing every few days.

5. What would their recruitment mission be?For post-Ziost one, you’d find Ratoa in a cantina. He’s clearly waiting for someone and seems disappointed. Noticing you, he’d walk over and say he’s noticed your efforts to fight against Vitiate. As the people he was expecting didn’t show up, he’d like to offer his services in killing Vitiate. If the PC says Vitiate is going down, Ratoa would mention his past with the Jedi. If the PC is Force sensitive, he’d say he’s not interested in being recruited to either the Jedi or the Sith.

For the KOTFE/KOTET recruitment Ratoa would end up approaching the PC, saying they want to know what happened to Vitiate. If told that Vitiate is now living in their head, Ratoa would ask to come along because he wants to make sure that Vitiate is eventually killed. If lying about it and he’d find out later, he’d become outright hostile but the PC could reassure him they wanted him dead. If Vitiate is already dead, Ratoa would want to help the Galaxy to rebuild from what Vitiate had done and asked to join. In all cases, the PC could either accept or refuse.

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2 for Aleena, 11 for Gesad, 16 for Ratoa

2. A letter written by your OC’s family member for Aleena

Aruk,

I wish to inform you that your concerns are unfounded. Frankly, I’m slightly insulted that you thought I’d be unable to take care of my ‘little Jedi problem’ as you so elegantly put it. My daughter was never a threat, and you know that as well as I do. Not that it matters anymore as she has agreed to be trained and I’ll oversee it personally. Perhaps next time you should trust that I am capable of dealing with my family in the appropriate manner before throwing baseless accusations around.

- Mortis

11. Your OC’s description of their game’s events for Gesad

Nobody could have seen the greatness the former slave would rise when she entered Korriban. Doing the impossible, Gesad freed a Dashade (he’s actually really charming) from his chains, gaining herself a master in Lord Zash. As per usual, her master hadn’t wanted Gesad for her bright personality but rather for her body, something that Gesad had stopped being surprised by a long time ago. She had hoped this time to be different, especially when she found the artefact of Tulak Hord, proving herself capable. Unfortunately, Gesad’s master had other plans, that bit the human Sith in the back, and Gesad was forced to kill her.

For a second Gesad thought that her luck had changed when Darth Thanaton offered to take her as an apprentice, but he turned out to be an ass. Thanks to the help of a somewhat helpful ancestor, Gesad mastered the rare Force-walking technique. Gathering an army of ghosts, gaining an apprentice, and losing several apprentices, Gesad was finally ready to take on Thanaton. Unfortunately, the immense power Gesad has been able to amass, proofed mightier than the powerful Sith. Exploding in Thanaton’s face, Gesad found that the power she had gathered had a price. Not willing to surrender to the mortality of others, Gesad decided to find a solution.

With the help of her loyal bunch of misfits, Gesad, who has delved deeper into Force-walking than any before, started her search to heal her body and mind. Gesad succeeded where others had failed before and Thanaton realised that Gesad has become too big of a threat. In his overly grandiose manner, Thanaton called a Kaggath, catching the attention of the whole Empire, and paving the way for Gesad’s ascension. The whole drama culminated in an epic duel, ending with Gesad kicking Thanaton’s ass. As a reward, the Council recognizes her as their peer. The newly elevated Darth Nox humbly took the seat on the Council offered to her, overwhelmed by the unexpected honour bestowed upon her.

16. A conversation between your OC and their best friend for Ratoa

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“Yes. It’s the only way to get to Vititate.”

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“I know. But I don’t really have a choice here. Besides, the Wrath wants this as much as I do”

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“Maybe after this is done with. Now I need you to watch my back.”

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“Thanks, I couldn’t do this without you.”

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What would Aleena think if she knew of the reason as to why Rakhan'aan fell - out of his sense of duty and utter abnegation? How might that affect her view of the teachings of the Lothal temple? Would that have any affect on Kikia, or would she be too devoted to the code to care? How might Ratoa relate - if at all?

Aleena would understand his reasons, even relate to them.She made a deal with Mortis to study few dark side techniques in exchange forhim listening to the arguments for emancipation of slaves and giving aliensequal rights as citizens (and eventually pushing for such policies). So she’dfind Rakh’s story tragic, and would dread if she was heading down a similarpath.

And as Aleena has been having to think about her trainingback on Lothal, it would be just one more thing that makes her think that thatview on the Jedi teachings isn’t working. Putting too much weight on duty,while ignoring other aspects, such as compassion, doesn’t lead to anything goodin the long run. 

As for Kikia, she wouldn’t care for his reasons, in fact,she’d have viewed that his duty was to the Jedi Order and the Council, so hewas in fact breaking it. Meaning she wouldn’t truly get his reasoning at all. 

Ratoa would relate to what happened to Rakh with Vitiate, he’sbeen through it as well. Though how they came out of it is rather different. Ratoa can understand Rakh wanting to help the Republic, but not the ways hechoice to do so.