Nikora Rhan

Every group needs builders as much as it does destroyers, and Nikora has constantly served both roles. Gifted in the ways of mechanical repairs even with ill-suited materials and facilities, she was responsible among the Jensaarai for repairing their equipment as much as she was enforcing their laws. This has not changed since joining the Brotherhood. Between her talent with Explosives, knowledge as a Mechanic and Crafting skills, Nikora can be relied upon to perform any task from upgrading rifles to identifying enemy weaknesses in siege warfare. This has unfortunately led to Nikora regarding the world through the eyes of a builder, and she constantly judges items, weapons, and locations for inefficient designs or security failings. Even when using their shortcomings as lessons on how to improve her own creations, she is frequently infuriated when denied the opportunity to fix what she sees as critical failings.

Defender. Teacher. Warsmith. Rhan has known many roles in her life, always operating on an individual level while in the service to greater powers. She would carry out their will, help others when possible during her missions, and move on. Yet between the formation of the Templar Jensaarai and the assault on Cor'neria, Rhan's view on what she could accomplish with just a few more people at her side subtly shifted. With the Hyperion, its crew, and a growing force of droids now bound to her service, Rhan frequently travels to wherever she feels they are needed most. Between hunting pirates, humanitarian aid, or seeking lost treasures, these voyages can see them disappearing for months at a time from Brotherhood space.

Constant overspecialisation leads to predictability. Because of this, Nikora has continually sought to broaden her skillset and never rely upon one single approach to a task. Even with her talent in engineering, she has continually sought to explore new means to approach problems from new directions or tweak previous techniques. Nikora has applied this mindset to everything in her life from the maintenance of machines to using the Force, seeking to both improve herself and avoid being predicted by possible enemies. This has come at the cost of Nikora occasionally attempting to reinvent the wheel when it comes to basic methods, often to her own cost, and even revisiting previously failed methods long after they have proven ineffective. Even if it does mean that she will rarely fall back on one single solution to a problem.

What worth is power, if it is not used to make the world a better place. Rhan's way of life has always been simple in that regard. Whereas some orthodox Jensaarai find purpose in the challenge of combat, Rhan's personal tests are of a far broader nature. Restoring homes destroyed in war means as much to her as annihilating armies, and she understands there is no point in defending a land which isn't worth living on. Even in battle Rhan will attempt to preserve lives on both sides when possible, but such mercy is not without limits. When facing a powerful or numerous enough of a foe, Rhan will fight with a level of destruction and brutal savagery worthy of a Sith, and will not halt until the threat is dead and buried. The sight of this has all too often alienated her from those she sought to defend.

The ultimate goal in any fight is to win, nothing more and nothing else. Nikora takes a different approach: The ultimate goal of her battles is to cripple an enemy’s desire or capability to fight at all. Part of this is reflected in her choice of Niman as a fighting style and her ability to emphasise its intimidation and trickery to rapidly end fights, but it is far more evident when used in unison with her other skills. Along with employing her Crafting and Mechanical knowledge to identify and exploit flaws in enemy equipment mid-battle, Nikora utilises her skill with Explosives to disorientate and overwhelm her enemies. Due to this emphasis on neutralisation, killing is a measure reserved only for the direst of situations. This means that Nikora will often forgo early advantages which could kill an opponent if she believes they can be captured or driven away.

Even as a smith of considerable skill, Rhan has long since learned that the greatest weapon is not the blade in one's hand. Rhan instead focuses her abilities on controlling the battle's pace and direction through her Force powers and understanding of the local environment. Rhan's mastery of Sokan and heightened Perception gives her the ability to leverage the local battlefield to her benefit, and Telepathy to assail the focus of enemy combatants. Yet it is her Telekinetic and Gravitation abilities which are Rhan's greatest strength. Capable of turning even the smallest debris into potent missiles, those opposing Rhan soon find themselves fighting a storm of airborne shrapnel - Provided that Rhan can find or create enough of it to turn into a worthwhile weapon at any rate. In places where she needs to actively limit any collateral damage, this often leaves her at a distinct disadvantage.