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NET.GUIDE TO THE MISTRYL SHADOW GUARD
by Darth Moridin - See more by this author
Source: Hand of Thrawn Duology
Last updated on 3 August 2001.
Era
Era: New Republic
Alignment
Alignment: Independent

The Mistryl Player Character

To most, the Mistryl Shadow Guards are little more than a myth, a story created by con men to frighten their comrades. To others, though, and particularly players, the Mistryl are fascinating and dangerous. They are devoted servants of the people of Emberlene, and almost unquestioningly follow the orders of the Eleven Elders of the People. For some players, this character could represent the opportunity to play a character strong in various forms of combat. For others, it means a chance to play a bitter, vengeful character on the brink of the Dark Side, seeking to offer retribution for the destruction of her world. Even more, they may represent the chance to play a sad, but capable female warrior, seeking to better the condition of the poverty-stricken for her homeworld. And above all, it should satiate any desire to play a character with a dangerous secret which needs to be hidden.

The Mistryl are highly valued mercenaries for many reasons, but the chief cause of their fame is their skill in combat. Nowhere in the Galaxy will there be found a more skilled fighter, and their perceptiveness and skill with martial arts is legendary. Because of this, the Mistryl characters will often be found as mercenaries, pirates, smugglers, assasins, and bodyguards all over known space. Many Mistryl revel in this reputation, as well; most Mistryl find that their ability to intimidate their opponents through strength of reputation alone is a rewarding experience unto itself. They are fiercely proud of their combat skills, and will be dangerously offended by anyone who does not recognize their talent properly. Their wrath often falls upon those who underestimate them, and woe be to anyone who doesn't take a Mistryl seriously because she is a woman.

Most, if not all, Mistryl harbor an almost fanatic desire for revenge against those who brought ruin to their world. Few understand who is truly to blame, but the one thing that all Mistryl do understand is that when they venture forth into the rest of the Galaxy for employment, it means one more chance to find out who ruined their world, and one mor chance to seek revenge for it. Mistryl characters will often teeter on the edge of the Dark Side, as the bitterness and anger within them often give them a ruthless abandon when confronting an antagonist. Mistryl characters will be fierce and dangerous in combat, their savagery fueled by the fires of revenge that burn inside them.

However, despite their darker tendencies, a Mistryl character may still remain on the side of the Light. While some members of the order may have forgotten their true purpose, most Mistryl have a strict personal code to which they adhere. They are servants of the people of Emberlene first and foremost, and despite their martial skills, they are employed as they are for the betterment of the refugees on their homeworld. They send home their pay to their people, allowing them to buy clothes and food for the masses. Mistryl characters will often sympathize with the downtrodden, and understand the suffering of the poor. As such, they are, in their hearts, merely doing a job in order to benefit their planet's devastated population.

The Mistryl character will value her secrecy highly, no matter how she behaves outwardly. They almost never tell anyone of their affiliation with the Shadow Guards, and the name Emberlene is not allowed to cross their lips, lest they give away their secret. Few in the Galaxy know of the Mistryl or Emberlene, and even fewer know the truth about either, and the Mistryl character will strive to keep it that way. Many a Mistryl warrior has had to kill in order to silence someone who had potentially dangerous information about the infamous Shadow Guards, and a player character will often do the same.

Mistryl Shadow Guard Character Template
Type: Mistryl Trainee
DEXTERITY 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 3D+2
STRENGTH 3D+2
TECHNICAL 2D+1
Move: 10
Force Sensetive: No
Force Points: 1
Character Points: 5
Equipment: Hold-out blaster (3D), comlink, Mistryl ceremonial knife (STR+1D+2), zenji needles x2
Background: You were raised among the poverty-stricken peoples of Emberlene, living in squalor like the rest of the masses. All your life, you have known and felt the pain of the downtrodden, and when the agents of the Eleven Elders offered you the opportunity to help out your people, you accepted immediately. After years of training under other members of the Mistryl Shadow Guard, you are ready to go out into the Galaxy as a mercenary, and to send back whatever funds you can in order to better the lives of your people.
Personality: You are strong-willed and passionate about your goals, but secretive and mysterious in order to hide your true identity as a Mistryl. Others see you as introspective, even cold, but it is a necessity in your line of duty. You tend to hold grudges and respond with bitterness and sarcasm, but your sense of honor ensures that your ire is only directed at those who truly deserve it, as you would not willingly subject innocents to the pain you have felt.
Objectives: To offer what monetary aid you can to the people of Emberlene, to seek out information on those who destroyed your homeworld, to earn the title of Shadow Guard, and to secure the secrecy of the Mistryl Shadow Guards.
A Quote: "I'll pack what I know of suffering into a blaster bolt and send it your way first chance I get."


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