Tagged by @raven-of-domain-kwaad, thank you! I'll be keeping it within SWTOR characters since I just focus on them here.
No pressure tag (if you feel like it): @vespertine-legacy, @astrifer-bound, @mmigrainee, @chaoticspacefam, @spitzobsessed
Favorite OC - Jett
Not surprising. As much as I love my other characters (Auletta don't kill me), Jett just gotta be my favorite. Bounty hunter storyline being one of my favorites definitely affects this, but there is much more to this. She is this 'tough on the outside, softie on the inside' type of character that I just adore, I love her personal arcs about trauma, meaningful connections and leadership. And of course strong badass Mando women are just cool and get an instant liking from me :) I can go on for hours on this, but let's move on.
More under the cut.
Newest OC - Beirya and Zin
I had more ideas for new characters after I made Rya and Zin, but they are not yet actual characters that I plan to develop. So these two are my newest at the moment.
Oldest OC - Auletta
Technically, the first character I ever rolled in SWTOR was smuggler, but I didn't keep her in any way, so it's Auletta. Although she looked slightly different and was assassin instead of sorcerer in the game (which doesn't fit her background), the core of her character remained the same.
Meanest OC - Jaria
It's a tough spot between some of my characters, but when others can be polite or maybe it's not their nature to be rude (they just do it for others reasons), Jaria is unapologetically mean to people almost all the time (only shutting up if it saves her skin or gives an advantage).
Softest OC - Shailla and Lorri
(there are actually two more but I wanted to keep it short)
They are just so kind and gentle, striving to do more good in this imperfect galaxy. I mean, there is a reason why Lorri is often considered the heart of her little found family.
Most aloof/standoffish OC - Xaele and Jaria
Xaele in general is pretty distant from the world and even her own actions, which fit well for agent's life. And Jaria is, honestly, pretty mistrusting, and after being separated from her sister, probably the only person she gave a Hutt about, Jaria couldn't form meaningful connections with other people, so she's a loner. Plus she's mostly interested in self-gain and money, and she doesn't care how she gets it.
Dumbest (affectionate) OC - Vintu
Well, there may be others, but no one radiates chaotic dumbass energy like Vintu (yeah, not even smugglers, though they are close). Just look at his dumb face.
Smartest OC - Auletta and Elixess
I would betray Auletta by not including her here. She is a quick learner, a schemer, always hungry for knowledge and information. She's very good at using all available knowledge and information to get the best out of her situation, whatever it might be (back in slavery, in Sith Academy, Dark Council, you name it). The only period when Auletta made kinda dumb decisions was around chapters 1 and 2 of Inquisitor storyline, mostly bc she was drunk on power and freedom, testing how far she can go. But when she failed to kill Thanaton for the second time, Auletta adapted and got the best out of it.
Elixess is similar in many ways, except she doesn't have the same malicious intent as Auletta and maybe not as nerdy. She is a quick thinker, which helps her talk her way out of most trouble and see possibilities for profit. Also, I just thought having a smuggler as one of the smartest characters is funny.
(actually, there are more characters who are on the same level, but I wanted to mention these two)
Horniest OC - Vintu and Jaria
Jaria just likes to flirt around and have one-night stands almost every time she visits a new place (Mako got tired of it real quick). Shame that bounty hunters don't have a lot of flirt options with NPCs other than companions. And Vintu... well, for my own sanity we have an agreement - he doesn't tell much about his private life, and I don't get to know much about it. Let's just say that when he's with Jaesa they are very active, and even after he's done with her, Vintu still hits on a lot of people.
OC you'd bang - none
I'm way too asexual for that.
OC you'd be best friends with - Raen and Alaine
Both of them are great friend material. Raen shares some of my interests (that weren't a bit of self-insert to begin with, no no), so she can tolerate a bit of infodumping about special interests from me. She's generally fun to be around, except for maybe when she's being chased by law enforcement or when she's sleeping. Plus we might have 'introvert adopted by an extrovert' dynamiс in a good way.
Alaine is someone I could trust to discuss a lot of complicated topics without being judged harshly. And she's a good person and a reliable friend in general, so great to have her as a friend. Alaine is more of "calls me out on my shit" friend, and Raen is more of "tags along with my shit" friend, and I definitely need both these types of friends.
Hey look, a whole bunch of side OCs that I’m never going to talk about again but I love them with every bit of my soul.
I mentioned them in previous post (not about songs, of course), so I decided to introduce them properly. Kinda. Thank @itstheelvenjedi for that.
Also, I thought giving a kind of timeline (and their ages) would be good. Most, if not all events, described below, happened between the Treaty of Coruscant and first year of class stories (10 years after the Treaty of Coruscant).
In order of meeting each other:
Lorrena, or just Lorri (born 31 BTC) - a sort of mom figure in this found family, the soul and heart of “Silver Claw”’s (their ship’s name) crew. Was born in slavery, but her parents did what they could to get her off-world and find a better place for her. Lorri grew up on the streets of Coruscant, having an interest in first aid and basic medicine. She also had a dream of owning a cantina, a dream she followed and made real (with the help of her crew). Despite having to deal with criminal elements, Lorri is kind, forgiving, hopeful, optimistic and always ready to help people (but won’t turn a reward, because altruism is great but you gotta eat something).
Vortunon (born 32 BTC), Vort was born on Coruscant in a problematic family. His parents argued and fought each other a lot, his father has gotten himself in gambling and owed a huge debt, but with a few tricks he passed those debts to his wife and left the family. Vort had to work from the young age to help his mother, and at he had to leave the academy (was going to become a pilot) to do more work and gain more money. Met Lorri around 6-7 years BTC, and she was trying to help him and his mother as she could. Unfortunately, Vort’s mother died of being overworked and serious illnesses. After some time, the debt were paid and Vort was even able to buy the ship he was provided before (the one that will become home for everyone else). Having to deal with all kinds of people, Vort learned how to make deals with just about anybody without blaster. Cool head, practical, not without compassion, but not as altruistic as his friend.
Thassan (born 46 BTC) fought in the Great Galactic War, but was becoming more and more disappointed in Republic’s army towards the end of the war. After the Treaty of Coruscant they had to deal with lack of military operations against the Sith Empire, which led to disobeying a strict order and getting an assignment as security officer at one of training facilities on Coruscant as punishment. Near the end of first year ATC has caught two individuals trying to steal explosives from the base. Realising that they aren’t exactly thieves, Thassan learned about their motivation (which was to get help in getting back their money) and because of getting tired of doing nothing during last year agreed to help, ending up joining the “Silver Claw”’s crew with Lorri and Vort. Thassan was always known for having a rebellious personality, always craving for action and not being good at following orders.
Elliadra (born 16 BTC), or just Ell was training as a padawan, though never reached the rank of knight. Always looking for action instead of meditating, breaking the rules, craving adventures, she was judged by her master a lot. Having some major disagreements with the Jedi Order and her master in particular, Elliadra decided to follow her own path and left the Order near the end of first year ATC. Tried to explore the galaxy and help people along the way, but not everything went as smooth as she was expecting. At some point she found herself in a problematic situation and was reluctant to accept the help from Lorri, Vort and Thassan, but not having any other options had to work with them. They got along with time and Ell decided to join the crew as well. While not being a perfect Jedi, Elliadra had the best intentions and never showed signs of the dark side.
Haizha (born 37 BTC) has rather mysterious past - place of birth, family, allies, rivals were unknown. What is known about her is her professionalism and pragmatism, which helped Haizha to be on her own in the underworld as long as she remembers herself. Somewhere in the middle of 2 ATC was hired to kill Thassan, but failed to do so. Even more, she helped the target and his associates to find the client and deal with him. Having a need for protection and a place, she temporarily joined the crew, but later on decided to stay.
Rykeer (born 35 BTC) was a simple worker as a ship mechanic on Nar Shadaa. Had a quiet life until the shop he was working in got bankrupt. A few weeks after that Rykeer got robbed by the crew. That was a mistake, of course, and after an apology he was offered to join the “Silver Claw” crew, to which he agreed.
Cescanun (born 12 BTC), or just Ces was only 9 years old when their aunt abandoned her and her elder brother alone. Her brother quickly found a way to survive by being a part of a criminal gang. Despite that fact, the gang actually protected these two, plus they had talents: Ces’ brother was good at podracing, which let them win a good amount of money, when Ces was a gifted slicer. Their first encounter with the “Silver Claw’s crew was even before Rykeer joined them. They acted as informant from her gang to Lorri and the rest. Her brother, who was always looking after her and the only reason Ces stayed in her gang, died in a race, and Ces asked if the “Silver Claw” could use a slicer and got a place on the ship. Despite their rough childhood, Ces is full of energy, cheerful, confident, likes to do things for fun. Competitor for the title “The Biggest Dumbass”.
Drechard (born 17 BTC) was a pilot from a proud Imperial family. Just as every other member of his family, he was going to serve the Sith Empire, but unlike everyone else, Drechard acknowledged the monstrosities of the regime he was serving. He couldn’t stand that and left the Empire, but not to join the Republic, but to help those who suffered from Sith. But with anxiety and no experience he quickly got into more troubles than he could handle. Trying to just survive, Drechard was hired to steal and transport the same cargo “Silver Claw” needed. His attempt to steal the cargo has failed, and the crew needed to take him to learn about his client. Eventually, he stayed on the ship, hiding his Imperial past. He is not what you think of when you hear “imperial”. Soft, anxious, having best intentions, talent for piloting and screwing things up. Competitor for the title “The Biggest Dumbass”.
I actually introduced Miatra once, just never mentioned her being a part of this story. She is Drechard’s elder sister (born 20 BTC), and after his betrayal was ordered by her master to kill her parents as a show of her utter loyalty to the Sith. She also started a hunt for her brother, but after several attempts was unable to capture him. Is she going to join this crew or not is still unclear.
Tagged by @palepinkycat, and who am I to refuse an opportunity to make more OC memes?
Pretty sure everyone has already done this, so if you see this and would like to do this, consider yourself tagged :)
Buys deep and thoughtful presents: Ollin (she spends a huge amount of time finding a perfect gift for everyone and gets very upset if she got it wrong (since she has a ‘people-pleaser’ trait)), Shailla (she takes seriously everything she’s doing, including choosing gifts), Lorri (she’s just a sweet person who wants to bring joy to people around her and gifts tend to make people happy), Nevanor (kinda same - he’s a decent person who thinks that a present should be thoughtful because you care about the person you’re giving it to. Btw, he’s that friend of Imely, so I’ll give a bit of info about him later).
Buys presents the night before: Raen (now she actually cares about gifts but simply forgets to buy them beforehand and panic buys them the night before), Imely (she’s just not used to giving gifts, but she tries).
Goes overboard on decorations: Xaetel (because Sith are boring and a lot of them don’t like to celebrate Life Day so he goes too far with all the decorations. People sometimes wonder how is it the same person as the intimidating Empire’s Wrath), Raen (does this even need any elaboration? Raen is always up to any fun), Jett (she actually likes holidays like the Life Day and want to create as much of festive atmosphere as she can. Yes, that includes putting lights on Blizz), Lorri (again, she wants to create festive atmosphere and may have gone a bit too far when they lost their droid under all the decorations).
Is banned from helping with food: Raen (no. Just no), Maureen (because one time she pretended she couldn’t pick sugar instead of salt and spoiled the meal, but she was just messing with people. Yes, it’s that Miraluka sniper I named Deadeye, but I thought of some traits and things for her so I gave her an actual name and am planning on including her somewhere), Nevanor (he tried and it did not go well).
Wears a novelty jumper: Ollin (she likes sweaters!), Airistan (she ordered everyone in the Alliance to wear a jumper during the Life Day. You didn’t think Vintu was the only one to have a (insert clothes) Uniform Day?), Jett (yes, she wears it over the armor. No, she won’t do it any other way), Imely (because it’s so cozy).
Goes overly competitive playing dejarik: Vintu (because he’s always overly competitive), Reena (but, like, friendly overly competitive), Bal’sara (she just gotta be the best, but, again, in a friendly manner), Auletta (because she doesn’t understand the concept of a holiday or games being played for fun and tries to win no matter what, as usual though).
Refuses to leave their quarters until it’s all over: Xaele (she’s too tired for all the noise and chaos. Let her rest), Jaria (unless there is a party and alcohol).
What is this, another excuse to make an OC meme? It sure is, all thanks to @raven-of-domain-kwaad and @chaoticspacelesbians for tagging me :)
Not sure who hasn’t done this already, and it’s maybe a bit late, so I’ll leave the tag open and say Happy Halloween 🎃
There are too many characters (not even half of all my children but ok) so I’ll try to give short comments on them.
“Dresses up”: Shailla (usually she’d do nothing, but when she gets to spend more time with her sister, Raen talks her into dressing up; probably dresses up as scary Sith or creatures that make loud noises), Raen (what doesn’t she do on Halloween? Every year makes a new costume), Lorri (supportive mom friend supports her crew in making a scary costume).
“Goes to Halloween party“: Xaetel (at first he doesn’t consider going to a party as something worthy of Emperor’s Wrath, but Vette convinces him otherwise, and he starts to enjoy it), Jaria (just here for drinks), Ces (is here for fun and sweeties)
“Eats candy till they pass out“: Raen (my poor sweet tooth will eat all the candies she got from trick or treating), Vestium (the only reason he came to trick or treating), Ces (only after doing everything else to call it a day), Ollin (sweet candies for a sweet person), Vintu (he may be this scary Emperor’s Wrath, but he also has a sweet tooth)
“Goes trick or treating no matter how old they are“: Vestium (only for candies, but it also reminds him of his little sis), Jett (only if Raen or Blizz talk her into this, though she does have fun with it), Raen (because she’s a child), Drechard, Ces, Elliadra (these three go together to have some quality friendly time because they are basically children)
“Binge watches horror movies“: Airistan (doesn’t care that much about all that Halloween stuff, but wants to have fun, so horror movies it is. Can’t be any more scary than her real life), Xaele (she’s just tired of pretending to be someone you are not, and she’s not going to do it for a Halloween as well), Jett (when isn’t talked into trick or treating)
“Scares the shit out of children“: on purpose: Vintu (to take their candies and eat them until he passes out), Reena (why to pretend to be someone scary when you can be someone scary?); on accident: Raen, Drechard (they screw a lot of things up, so no wonder if something went wrong and children got scared)
“Tries to summon a demon“: on purpose: Auletta (she’s not having fun so why not to spoil the night for everyone else and make fun of them?); on accident: Bal’sara (she may be the incredible Barsen’thor, but should not be allowed near any Jedi or Sith artifacts)
Lorri: Uh... what are you guys doing? What’s going on?
Got one pretty funny screenshot from yesterday’s (or should I say today’s? technically it was today for me) misadventure with @vespertine-legacy‘s Zuvi and @astrifer-bound‘s Tak. Before we started Taral V, we picked the story quest (thinking it would give the veteran version of flashpoint, but it didn’t, yet still we finished the veteran mode and it actually progressed the story quest), and it was hilarious now that I think about it. A dark sided consular, saboteur smuggler and a smuggler who isn’t even supposed to be here - seems like a perfect team for rescuing Revan! I like master Oteg, but his decision is questionable at best.
(also i wasn’t bad as scoundrel healer as i was afraid i’d be. wow. now i only have sorc/sage healer to practice)
