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Come On, Man
Come on, man. We're with the Alliance, now. You can't pass out after one lousy bottle of Merenzane Gold! Emperor's bones, the PUBS are watching! Don't embarrass us.
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Arcann, what we could’ve had.
So, yesterday, I came across this discussion right here detailing on how a relationship between Arcann and the Outlander could potentially be toxic (great discussion BTW, go check it out), and it made me wonder what if Arcann was written a bit better?
Strap in, this one’s gonna be a long one.
Now, I don’t HATE Arcann. I think he’s a fairly serviceable antagonist who does his job well and possess a threat to the main protagonists. He does have his sympathetic qualities, like his backstory being neglected by his own father, and the time on the Asylum where he was willing to let your companions go as long as you’re willing to surrender to him.
However...that’s all he really has.
The whole rest of the time, he’s just a generic, raging warmonger with daddy issues. Then he’s taken to the Voss and either instantly cured of all of his negative qualities, or just eventually killed.
Now, I do like post-Voss Arcann quite a bit, but I feel like there could’ve been a bit better buildup to his eventual redemption.
My suggestion? Make his sympathetic qualities more prominent.
Instead of just being a tyrant for the sake of it, perhaps he was aware of his father’s plan to consume the whole galaxy, and dreads being just another pawn in his game. However, since his father’s one of the most powerful force users in the galaxy, all he could do was play along for now.
But with Valkorion out of the way, he can focus now on ‘uniting the galaxy’, from a certain point of view. Essentially, he wants to turn Zakuul into a thriving civilization that can oppose any apocalyptic threat to the galaxy, wether that be Valkorion or something else.
That would help make him to a foil to the Outlander. Both of you want to unite your respective factions against a common foe, but while you’re doing it through unity and inspiration, he’s doing it through control and oppression.
On top of that, we could also have a foil WITHIN the Eternal Empire. Enter Vaylin.
Perhaps instead of Arcann being the one who’s glassing planets and torturing people, Vaylin’s the one who takes that role. She’d be the one who’s responsible for the Eternal Empire’s more heinous actions, constantly going behind her brother’s back to achieve these actions. Meanwhile, Arcann can only really tell her off, because if he does anything about it, he’ll appear weak in the eyes of Zakuulan society.
So instead of two batshit insane siblings, we have an orderly and focused brother, and his unhinged sister.
We can still have things like that chat on Asylum, but let’s take that up a notch. Perhaps he shows that he genuinely admires and respects the Outlander and wants them to join him against Valkorion, rather than just trying to stab them whenever he can. This could pave the way for philosophical debates between the Outlander and Arcann, discussing their methods and ideals and such. We could even have times where Arcann lowers his guard, showing he might genuinely believe the Outlander to a degree and gradually understanding them more and more.
So, instead of just being Deus Ex Machina’d into being a good guy, he gradually goes from being your biggest obstacle to being your ally, in an organic way. This could make his friendship, and yes even his romance arc, seem a lot healthier and more heartfelt.
But that’s my two cents. What do you guys think?
#swtor#swtor talks#swtor discussion#knights of the fallen empire#arcann#arcann tirall#zakuul#valkorion
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Behold! The newest members of the Shir Legacy!
Since I finally got Legendary Status this past week I figured it was time to update the OC list for the Shir Legacy with some of the newest OCs to come out of my grind of getting all the class stories done.
First up we have Orla Cevrus.
She was/is the character I made for my trooper run but quickly ran with the concept for her as a whole.
She is Isadola & Lana’s second child but their oldest. As a force-sensitive Chiss Orla was orphaned and shunned at a young age. She was a runaway stowing away on ships until she eventually ended up on Odessen before she was even 5 years old. She was formally adopted by Issie & Lana before their own firstborn daughter could even sleep through the night.
Despite being the oldest of Isadola & Lana’s daughters she is also the tallest, and doesn’t let her younger sisters forget it. Not as graceful on her feet as the rest of her sisters, but can still hold her own when a fight amongst them eventually breaks out.
Orla or Ori as her sisters call her, was trained just like the rest of her sisters to at least control their force abilities and trained with lightsabers. But was given the freedom to choose her own path in that regard by her mothers. Given the choice they didn’t get when in regards to using her force talents. Now she chooses to fight using assault cannons and lots and lots of plasma cell caused fires.
Orla eventually went on to command Havoc Squad later down the line under the command of General Elara Dorne. It took Orla a good bit of time to earn Elara’s trust after she learned who her parents were. Elara certainly didn’t forget what happened on Iokath after Isadola sided with the empire during that moment in time.
Next up we have Kelsa Tilera.
The character I made for my Smuggler class story, Which I also decided to run with for her own story.
She is Isadola & Lana’s firstborn daughter and their second oldest child. Half-human/half-Miraluka. Named after both of her grandmothers.
She has pale green eyes (if the game let me have that option) but is physically blind; bright side though she inherited Isadola’s miraluka ability to see with the force.
Strong with the force like her mothers, but chose to use her abilities differently than her sisters. Kelsa had a talent for disappearing at a young age which she managed to turn into a career down the line thanks to the encouragement of her Uncle Taskar, who later took her under his wing as a protege. Under his guidance she managed to make a decent name for herself as a smuggler.
Unlike her younger sisters, Kelsa wasn’t born on Odessen, but was raised there for most of her life along with her 3 sisters. Chances are if some trouble went down when they were younger, Kelsa was the mastermind of it all between the 4 Beniko children.
And (for now) finally we have Anira Candora.
The character I made for my Bounty Hunter playthrough but decided to run with that story for as well.
Anira is the youngest of Isadola & Lana’s 3 biological children. You wouldn’t know it by looking at her but like her 2 older sisters she is also half-human/half-miraluka. Anira was a tad luckier than Kelsa as she wasn’t born physically blind, but still inherited Isadola’s Miraluka ability to also see with the force if she focuses enough or is briefly blinded. Anira like her one older sister (sadly not in this bunch as I still yet to make her) doesn’t need to rely on that ability to see. Anira got her red hair from her grandmother Tilera, and like the rest of her sisters got her green eyes from Lana.
Anira fell into the bounty hunter profession after she learned to apply her own force talents in her own way. Deadly with a blaster and lightsaber, but also armed with enough fire to set a planet a blaze. Anira was mentored for a time by Shae Vizla at Isadola’s request when Anira became set on becoming a Bounty Hunter.
Anira may be the youngest of Isadola & Lana’s 4 children, but is easily the fiercest, and the one to start most of the physical fights between the 4 sisters. Underneath the surface though she is also the most empathetic, a trait she got from Isadola.
Lana would never outright admit it, as she loves all her daughters equally, but Anira is her favorite.
I have so many ideas for the 4 Beniko children. Yes despite the legacy name, they were all given Lana’s last name to avoid the stigma that still follows the Shir name around.
The 4 girls were the rowdiest bunch of kids on Odessen, but also ironically the most disciplined. The girls could go from causing utter chaos to “Yes Ma’am” standing properly at attention and working like a well oiled machine with one one word or stern glance from Lana. Theron still isn’t sure how Lana & Isadola managed that.
I could go on about them, even the missing sister not pictured here yet. But I still have so much to write about before even any of them came into the picture (so to speak). I love them all your honor.
#swtor#swtor talks#swtor ocs#swtor ocs mention#The shir legacy#oc: Isadola Ardeen#Oc: Orla Cevrus#Oc: Kelsa Tilera#OC: Anira Candora#whaat? I'm actually posting more about the shir legacy? has mustafar frozen over?#jokes aside I love them all and they are the only reasons I manged to drag myself through the class stories I used them for.#Tech characters was a strong term for them when you consider their actual backgrounds that I barely scratched the surface of here#Taskar still belongs to my buddy but I will forever be grateful he lets me use him in my story surrounding Isadola.#lana beniko#tagging lana just because of the story behind the 3 of them.#more tags later as I think of them
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i hope more people get into or back into swtor. i absolutely love it and get to live out my lil star wars Ocs :)
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oh my god wait. a much better option than leaving Theron to die in the traitor arc would be to put him in Alliance Jail next to Senator Saresh
#swtor#ooc#theron shan#I'M SORRY TO PUT THIS IN THE TAG#but ik he's blacklisted for some so i have to.#but can you IMAGINE#do the crime do the time#'I see your actions finally caught up to you' ' don't talk to me Saresh'#like. he would probably accept it. bc he punishes himself enough as it is. but howling
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warm down sketch inspired by this post
#swtor#jonas balker#aric jorgan#trooper#cathar#god i did so good with jorgan#i miss him#hes gonna bite balkers face off everytime they talk
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incorrect quotes but they're Super Normal Discord Convos (ft. @grandninjamasterren's Ivanye and @reconstructionlegacy's Brider)
#this is probs what ppl talk about in jedi council meetings right#jedi knight#jedi consular#swtor#others' ocs#oc: ántonia aniteon#undescribed
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Famous last words, I’m telling you
cipher and i went to go record and replay some kotfe (in jed’s actual canon outfit now) but i couldn’t help myself to making it ridiculous as possible
#the thing is this scene actually has a lot of serious stuff for jed and maybe i will talk about that#cause yknow kaliyo is the longest agent comp and bro didn’t hesitate#it’s a very monumental shift in his character i could post about it if anyone is intrigued#for the record i think she’s a great character jed just ain’t rocking w her LOL#swtor#swtor meme#jed solaris#oc: jed solaris#kaliyo djannis
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I had the chance to commission Kahl'ryn from @psychededoodle. I have no words for how much I love this. Everything, all the details, the expression, the scar, the cybernetics, everything is so well done!!
And with this amazing portrait - I'm gonna talk a bit about Kahl and what he is up to in my Arclight AU. So... some rambling thoughts under the cut. :)
For reference: The Arclight AU is a melting pot of various sci-fi franchises. Star Wars, Farscape, WildStar, Star Trek, to just name a few. However, the core of it is Star Wars. A lot of the universe rules are Star Wars rules - such as how space travel works and the Force.
The major players from Star Wars include: the Galactic Empire, the Mandalorians, the Sith Empire, the Chiss Ascendancy, the High Republic, and the Grysk Hegemony.
Much like swtor!Kahl, arclight!Kahl was born in the Sith Empire. His father is the (now former) Sith Lord Xhai'tan. He was trapped in a burning building when he was a child, which is how he got the burn scars. He joined the Imperial Academy and joined Imperial Intelligence upon graduating. Some of his first missions included hunting down terrorists and stopping Darth Jadus. For his double agent arc however, he didn't infiltrate the SIS.
In Arclight the Sith Empire is mostly at odds with the Dominion from WildStar. So, Kahl is tasked with infiltrating the Dominion and carrying out his mission there. The Star Cabal is still a threat and Kahl eventually dismantles it.
Now things really start to diverge. You see, most everything from Shadow of Revan onward doesn't happen. So how does my boy meet Theron?
I made the executive decision that since the Republic isn't the same Republic as in swtor and isn't the power in direct conflict with the Sith Empire, that Theron would instead be from the Dominion. ((I know, I know, not the best allegory if you know anything about the Dominion - like they live up to their name. Does make it way easier for Theron to defect though.))
Then I needed the catalyzing event. Enter the Dread Masters. They were imprisoned by the Dominion, but they escape but with Emperor Vitiate dead (did I mention that? no? So, yeah Emperor Vitiate does die, and after a short war between the Sith, Acina comes out on top and takes the Throne - this is also the time of Malgus's first betrayal,) they go rogue.
Kahl is called in to help with the situation by Lana and she eventually wrangles the help of Theron in tracking and defeating the Dread Masters. Much like in Shadow of Revan, Kahl and Theron grow close.
Then the tradegy of Grismara happens. For those unfamiliar with WildStar. Grismara was home to the Mordesh. A elf-like species who were masters of science, alchemy, and art. They were arrogant and proud, sure of their own superiority. That was until the Everlife Elixir, developed by their most lauded scientist became their curse. The Everlife was meant to give immortality, and they trusted Dr. Lazarin so much that it was distributed worldwide. Then the Everlife became the Contagion. Everyone (and the lore implies everyone) slowly turned into super aggressive mindless cannibals (basically zombies).
Grismara was a neutral world on the edge of Sith and Dominion borders. Both sides were trying to ally with them, but when the Contagion broke out - the Sith turned their back on the world and the Dominion set up a blockade and quarantined it.
Kahl and Theron disobeyed orders to try and help the Mordesh. During that terrible year long attempt at saving the Mordesh, Dr. Lazarin made a small break through. He created the Vitalis Serum, which delayed the effects of the Contagion, but also required frequent injections. The remaining Mordesh were trapped in a half-life. They no longer age (they got their immortality) but they also are unable to have children unless a cure can be found.
Kahl and Theron organized for the last of the Mordesh, to escape. Taking them to the Odessen Coalition. A small and new coalition of planets that came together with the help of Xhai'tan (Kahl's father) and Thrass (who is alive and rescued by Xhai'tan - That is another books of thoughts so if you are curious about how Thrass fits in here feel free to ask.)
With the fall of Grismara, Kahl and Theron defect and join the Coalition. Kahl eventually commanding a heavy cruiser as part of the Maarasu Nighthunters - the Odessen Defense Force division in charge of covert operations and missions that take place beyond the borders of the Coalition. It is Kahl who finds Thrawn and Ezra where they have been stranded for 7 years (again another book of thoughts that I can talk about later). Kahl then goes on to support Thrawn, Thrass, Eli, and the others Chiss fighting to save the Ascendancy.
I'll stop there but....yeah so lots of thoughts.....enjoy!
#arclight: kahl'ryn#my oc#imperial agent#twi'lek#swtor#star wars#star wars au#psychededoodle art#not my art#commissioned art#arclight au#so many thoughts#so much to write#and only the first prologue done#yep think there might be more then one before I am finished#I can and will talk for day to anyone interested about all this
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first round of sacrifices for the Imperial Intelligence Diversity Campaign, go!
in order: @sealeneee‘s Schixar, @zhakyria‘s Kahl’ryn, @eorzeashan‘s Orradiz/Cipher Eight (ft. Cool Sword), and @tinynaught 's Paldaem.
thank you for letting me draw your OCs!
if you reached out and you do not see your agent, don’t worry - they’ll be coming in the next batch <3
#swtor#star wars the old republic#imperial agent#the old republic#chiss#twi'lek#echani#THAT'S RIGHT EIGHT IS AN ECHANI -NOT- A HUMAN THEREFORE HE COUNTS AS AN ALIEN <3#star wars#oh also that's my sith Pal is talking too teehee cameos#can you tell i thought i was gonna make these much larger than i wound up making yhem#just squirrelly things
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my completionist ass on Palia: o noooo this is too much funnnn
my social anxiety on Palia: PEOPLE TALK TO ME???
#Palia#palia closed beta#palia game#the only mmo i ever play is swtor & YES I NEVER STOP TO TALK OR SAY HI TO ANYONE#i dont know what came to me but i saw someone ask for help on how to mine copper so i offer some help#then i saw the same person in town & they say hi#went into panic mode struggling to find the emotes to hi back & ran away to log off 😭#anxiety is not helping but i won't stop playing though#found some smoll bug here & there but mostly the gameplay was fun!!#random ramblings#myself
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Okay, but have you considered... Lana Beniko as a Victorian-era detective?
She gets called in to help by the police and she pursues the case with her normal ruthless efficiency... accompanied by her talented but bungling companion, Theron?
Tell me this idea isn't money? Tell me this isn't Miss Fisher vibes?
#swtorpadawan talks#swtor#lana beniko#theron shan#swtor au#miss fisher's murder mysteries#swtor talks
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Something I gotta get off my chest...again.
So, we all know our Apprentice companions in SWTOR. They’re great characters, no one’s denying that.
But their romances? Kinda creepy.
Ok, maybe it’s my bias talking, but I just do not like Master x Apprentice ships in any way or form. I don’t like them in Anime, and I certainly don’t like them here. I’ll give Kira a pass, since she’s more like your partner than your padawan. As far as I’m concerned, Master Kiwiks is her master.
But for the rest, they are pretty much your padawans. Also, why does every male force user class have to bang their apprentice, if they’re looking for romance options? Aside from the Sith Warrior, who has Vette as an alternative (yes, I’m well aware there’s unfortunate implications in that department, but you can only romance her if you give her freedom), you’re pretty much stuck with your own apprentice unless you hold out ‘til SoR to romance Lana Beniko.
And it cam come off as doubly so when there’s a noticeable age gap. Yes, if they’re both 18+, it isn’t that big of an issue, but still, it can make these seem very uncomfortable. Especially Nadia, who’s probably the youngest, and can start romancing RIGHT after her father dies.
Look, I’m not trying to shit on anyone who likes these characters or their romance arcs. I’m well aware they all have their moments, and if you like that, no one can take that away from you.
Personally? I just thing they’re better off as younger sibling-esque characters than romance options.
#swtor#swtor talks#swtor discussion#kira carsen#nadia grell#jaesa willsaam#ashara zavros#better romance than doc lmao
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Finally completed all of the Macrobinocular quests on Jedi Issie with mostly just my smuggler buddy Taskar.
NEVER. AGAIN.
At least if we try to get the imp version done we have Mama Tilera (Issie's mom in her toon form anyway) to help us weasel our way around our 1 stumbling block that took us 3 hours and a 1 billion credit bounty to finish.
Remind me why Bioware decided to put up invisible walls rather than balance/fix the mission??
#swtor talks#swtor#swtor ocs mention#oc: isadola ardeen#oc: tilera colet#friend's oc#oc: taskar tendoora#macrobinocular missions#bioware critical#small vent post#but to anyone that has done/finished this quest chain they know why#might post Issie's version of how it all ended when turning in the quest#not sure yet- if anything the drama in cutscene was so worth it... kinda
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when i found out you couldn't romance Senya i was so mad >:(
so i drew this instead
also i realized i was spending too much time on a meme so here you go
#swtor#swtor oc#smuggler oc#senya tirall#valkorion#when will swtor let me romance milfs#i was talking with my sister ab this perdiciment and we agreed a smuggler romancing the emperors wife was the funniest#*predicament#just some guy#Cap'in oc#yes their name is cap'in#dw ab it#also i cant play swtor rn bc my computer doesnt have space for any updates :(#me while drawing valkorion: i've had enough of this dude#why are all his references different :'(
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2023 art summary. I finished more stuff than I thought I did! I also participated in a few fandom events this year, and those were all great experiences for me so yay.
#mass effect#the dark crystal#This Life Escapes Me#swtor#onedismay art#I don't wanna talk about how skekShod and skekNa's poses are almost EXACTLY THE SAME#i didn't notice until just now lmao#whatever i love both#and actually maybe i DO wanna talk about it#it's not my fault everybody with a beak looks good from that specific angle
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