Star Wars: The Old Republic Discussion

As my "good" Sith Warrior carving a bloody path of vengeance through to Baras before killing him as well

do you mean you don't turn her? Because I still think having a deluded Jedi follow you around makes zero sense, even if you're not full on "rawr i kill u dead" everywhere. So my warrior still turns her but is ultimately disgusted by her depravity.

But I know what you mean about the Warrior. The problem is you can't play him as fully and "properly" Sith because he's never not a tool. A tool of Tremel, despite his adulations, a tool of Baras, a tool of the Hand (and nominally, the Emperor) and finally a tool of the Empire as whole. That last is at least slightly more tolerable. A "proper" Sith should always seek to break his chains and gain power, but the Warrior never does. At best he reacts. I used to really hate that until I realized that the Warrior was not really based on a proper Sith like Palpatine, but more on Vader, who despite his fame and fearsomeness, is pretty much just an errand boy in the grand scheme of things.

So I latched on to the whole Empire's Wrath idea. I figure the Warrior has had about as much proper Sith-ing as he can stomach. The scheming, the betraying, the ultimately self-defeating madness, he's done with all that and he knows he can never master it himself. Individual Sith will rise and fall (usually being hoisted by their own petards) but the Empire as a whole can endure if it is absolutely without mercy or tolerance for shenangians. So he's ultimately a guardian of the system- any threat to the Empire dies, brutally. He's still immersed in the dark side, but his higher purpose of preserving the Empire and punishing transgressions against it keep him on the line. I also drew on the lore of the Sith species as my warrior is a pureblood. The Sith species were pretty bloodthirsty in the own right, but had a code of honor and a sense of duty that was pretty ironclad. The Dark Jedi that took them over pissed over all that, but some traditions remain, and some of that is part of my warrior's lineage and upbringing.

As for Vette, well... this is my warrior:



so there's an all-too well realized similarity to another prominent Sith that ended up being everything the Empire's Wrath fights against. They're both aware how that ended too, and they emphatically reject the same path. Vette's life will never be roses with this guy but anyone that seeks to use her against him will quickly learn the folly of that decision when their torso has a new red glowy bit sticking out of it.

And in case you're wondering, yes I definitely didn't pass up the Malgus armor last week. Though I actually prefer this chestpiece and wish I had a caped/hooded version of it instead.

The horns are easily hidden by the hood.

Hmm. I think Ashara spouts some of that "change the Empire from within" stuff too. Can't say I'm a fan. I don't think it fits the Sith, especially in the overly idealistic way it's expressed.

My agent is right there with yours though. She absolutely despises the Sith. At best she thinks they bumble up what should be routine operations. At worst they're psycopathic ego-maniacs whose very presence  will ultimately lead the Empire to ruin via their tantrums. Hers is an Empire of the people, where merit and skill rule, unlike the bloated and corrupt Republic. Intelligence, the Military, the Moffs, she's unfailingly loyal to them and is pragmatic to the core- what she does, what she is, is necessary and not very nice. But she'll avoid senseless killing and can be quite charming and friendly. She's utterly disillusioned by the end of Chapter 2 though and while the Minister of Intelligence was a mentor and a respected boss, now he's simply a dark glimpse into her own possible future. She envies the Star Cabal for what it's achieved and what it could be, and even agrees with their current goals. But she will not allow them to destroy her Empire. Taking over and becoming "the Ghost" was the best thing that could've happened to her, a surprise escape and as happy an ending as she could dream of, even though she would never have expected such a chance.