CourtneyWoods Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hey everyone! This week our daily lore posts will focus on Imperial NPCs that you either encounter or hear about in SWTOR. Hope you enjoy! Tulak Hord accepted Aloysius Kallig as his right hand man only after he defeated Hord’s top general in combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Nice to see your keeping this up! Now I challenge you tell me something I don't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurbere Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Nice to see your keeping this up! Now I challenge you tell me something I don't know! I could probably do that, but it wouldn't have anything to do with the Sith Empire. Edited February 10, 2014 by Aurbere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I could probably do that, but it wouldn't have anything to do with the Sith Empire. I'm sure you could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Cool. Glad to see this is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyWoods Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Happy Tuesday! Today we learn about the Mandalorian everyone loves to hate: Tarro Blood was born into a noble family on Alderaan, but chose to walk the life of a bounty hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paokzu Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 This info make me respect him a little bit. If I grew up around a bunch of people like that I'd be a murderer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 This info make me respect him a little bit. If I grew up around a bunch of people like that I'd be a murderer too.My thoughts exactly. ...oh wait, I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyWoods Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hello! Hope everyone is having a fine Wednesday. Today's lore fact involves one of my favorite characters in SWTOR. It’s suspected that Keeper carried out missions for the Imperial Navy in the Great War, but all evidence has been redacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyWoods Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Here is Thursday's Lore Fact of the Day! Enjoy! During the sacking of Coruscant, Darth Angral seized the Senate Tower and decapitated the Republic Supreme Chancellor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyWoods Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I have your usual Lore Fact of the Day, but I also wanted to direct you to our Facebook page to check out short messages from the Companions of SWTOR. The messages from the Bounty Hunter, Consular, Inquisitor, and Trooper Companions are up now, but we will be updating this album with the rest of the Companions today and Monday. Hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful Friday! One of the few high ranking Sith not seeking immortality, Darth Marr lives by the code: “Life is the enemy. Death is our solace.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damask_Rose Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Very sweet <3 I"m looking forward to the rest! (The companion Valentine's, not the Darth Marr quote) Edited February 14, 2014 by Damask_Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ha ha, I love those companion quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRN_Hawk Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Nice companion quotes. ^^ Also Darth Marr ftw! My sixth favorite Darth, after my four Siths and Malgus. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 One of the few high ranking Sith not seeking immortality, Darth Marr lives by the code: “Life is the enemy. Death is our solace.” That's actually really interesting - wonder if it means Marr may come down on the side of supporting The Emperor when he returns and attempts to complete his ritual to wipe out all life in the galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osetto Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) That's actually really interesting - wonder if it means Marr may come down on the side of supporting The Emperor when he returns and attempts to complete his ritual to wipe out all life in the galaxy. I'd say it would be the opposite. The Emperor and his ritual stands against everything Marr believes. Because as much as it would mean death, it would also mean eternal life for the Emperor whilst simultaneously destroying the Sith Order and the Empire, neither of which Marr would support. For him, "death is inevitable and necessary, a fate that only cowards waste energy avoiding" (SWTOR Encyclopedia). Plus, his sphere of influence being that of the Defense of the Empire, I'd say his goals rest firmly in ensuring the Empire as a whole's survival. Stripped of emotions and most of his humanity, Darth Marr recognizes that his death is approaching. As his final legacy, Marr vows to ensure that the Empire is strong enough to survive long into the future. If anything, Marr might wind up being the Emperor's greatest enemy should he return. Edited February 15, 2014 by Osetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnusheart Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Could we have an educational list of all the living Dark Council members? post Makeb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Could we have an educational list of all the living Dark Council members? post Makeb?Allow me to stand in. Currently we have: Darth Marr - Defense of the Empire Darth Zhorrid* - Imperial Intelligence Darth Nox - Ancient Knowledge Darth Vowrawn - Production and Logistics Darth Ravage - Expansion and Diplomacy Darth Mortis - Laws and Justice Darth Acina - Technology Darth Aruk - Sith Philosophy Darth Rictus - Keeper of Mysteries/Assassins *Possibly dead, replaced or ousted - we can't be sure at this point. Currently vacant seats or one's we just don't know about yet include Military Strategy, Military Offense and Biotic Science. The former two are pretty damn important so I assume we are going to hear about them soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I'd say it would be the opposite. The Emperor and his ritual stands against everything Marr believes. Because as much as it would mean death, it would also mean eternal life for the Emperor whilst simultaneously destroying the Sith Order and the Empire, neither of which Marr would support. For him, "death is inevitable and necessary, a fate that only cowards waste energy avoiding" (SWTOR Encyclopedia). Plus, his sphere of influence being that of the Defense of the Empire, I'd say his goals rest firmly in ensuring the Empire as a whole's survival. If anything, Marr might wind up being the Emperor's greatest enemy should he return.I agree. On top of that Marr doesn't seem to be particularly faithful at all to the Emperor in the Makeb arc: The Emperor is gone, dying if not dead, no matter what our propagandists say. He will not be mourned. ... Now is our chance to reforge in the flames of battle--to reshape the into a image of unity and strength. Marr doesn't seem all too concerned that the Emperor is dead, perhaps even relieved. He sees it as a chance to take control and reassign the Empire's priorities, and do away with this mindless worship to an "apathetic Emperor." Very Malgus-esque. They would have liked eachother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathemagica Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Very Malgus-esque. They would have liked eachother. Would have? I'm pretty sure they heard about each other before Ilum, maybe even met each other on occasion. If they ever spoke, Marr probably called Malgus rash and Malgus accused Marr of being a coward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Would have? I'm pretty sure they heard about each other before Ilum, maybe even met each other on occasion. If they ever spoke, Marr probably called Malgus rash and Malgus accused Marr of being a coward.Post-Ilum perhaps, but I'm not sure before that. I mean more in the sense that if Malgus had decided to reform the Empire from the inside as opposed to declaring a new one. Malgus is one of few Sith who shares Marr's ideals. That said, what Marr has said about Malgus (if anything I can't recall) it hasn't been very revealing. I don't expect Marr was among the Sith denouncing Malgus for his beliefs and his actions, I expect he agreed with him to an extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I agree. On top of that Marr doesn't seem to be particularly faithful at all to the Emperor in the Makeb arc: The Emperor is gone, dying if not dead, no matter what our propagandists say. He will not be mourned. ... Now is our chance to reforge in the flames of battle--to reshape the into a image of unity and strength. Marr doesn't seem all too concerned that the Emperor is dead, perhaps even relieved. He sees it as a chance to take control and reassign the Empire's priorities, and do away with this mindless worship to an "apathetic Emperor." Very Malgus-esque. They would have liked eachother. Oh I fully agree that he is far from an Emperor-sycophant as it stands in the "present" of the game's storyline, but I also think he is still completely unaware of the Emperor's endgame. That's why I raise the question: Right now Marr is absolutely a Malgus-lite (the diet coke of Malgus, if you will). He is still a nasty piece of work, but he's only evil in the "it's ok to murder people by the millions if it achieves my goals" way; which in fiction, for some reason, isn't a barrier at all to being a sympathetic character. He opposes the Empire's xenophobia and in-fighting so he's not the "bad" kind of evil, he's just the "cool" kind of evil; he's meant to be a popular character who Imperial players can look at as "our guy", the face of the Empire we can support. That's why it would be interesting if his death-seeking nature actually puts him in the Emperor's camp when the time comes and Marr finally learns of it. Since it's obvious that both the Empire and Republic are going to have the Emperor as one of the major "Big Bad" threats down the line - possibly even being held back specifically to be the last major boss of the whole game's lifecycle, having "our guy" Marr side against the team we'd all assume he'd be leading would be an interesting twist. I think Osetto might be onto something with the quote he had about Marr wanting to leave a strong Empire as his Legacy, that's a very convincing reason for why Marr would still oppose the Emperor after learning the truth. But if he came to believe that creating a God-Emperor would be the ultimate legacy for the Empire itself, I think he might still side against the Galaxy. Edited February 17, 2014 by DarthDymond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Oh I fully agree that he is far from an Emperor-sycophant as it stands in the "present" of the game's storyline, but I also think he is still completely unaware of the Emperor's endgame. That's why I raise the question: Right now Marr is absolutely a Malgus-lite (the diet coke of Malgus, if you will). He is still a nasty piece of work, but he's only evil in the "it's ok to murder people by the millions if it achieves my goals" way; which in fiction, for some reason, isn't a barrier at all to being a sympathetic character. He opposes the Empire's xenophobia and in-fighting so he's not the "bad" kind of evil, he's just the "cool" kind of evil; he's meant to be a popular character who Imperial players can look at as "our guy", the face of the Empire we can support. That's why it would be interesting if his death-seeking nature actually puts him in the Emperor's camp when the time comes and Marr finally learns of it. Since it's obvious that both the Empire and Republic are going to have the Emperor as one of the major "Big Bad" threats down the line - possibly even being held back specifically to be the last major boss of the whole game's lifecycle, having "our guy" Marr side against the team we'd all assume he'd be leading would be an interesting twist. I think Osetto might be onto something with the quote he had about Marr wanting to leave a strong Empire as his Legacy, that's a very convincing reason for why Marr would still oppose the Emperor after learning the truth. But if he came to believe that creating a God-Emperor would be the ultimate legacy for the Empire itself, I think he might still side against the Galaxy.I think if Marr defected it would be yet another slap in the face for Empire players who have their favourite NPCs constantly killed off. In all honesty I think Marr has been firmly established as the de-facto leader of the Empire now, not just the Dark Council. He's the chief quest giver, THE guy, and is in the perfect position to have the Emperor rolled out as the Big Bad and have both factions defeat him. If Marr were to defect however, we would be left with nothing. He's also got guts, I mean Marr is the only one would could say "the Emperor must be stopped" with a believable conviction, and I bet you that's what he'll say. Concerning the "death is our solace" quote - I think its important to know the context: Darth Marr's creed is "Life is the enemy. Death is our solace." Fueled by a zealous dedication to battle, he believes that personal strength and evolution are won only through conflict. To Marr, death is inevitable and necessary, a fate that only cowards waste energy avoiding. ... Stripped of his emotions and most of his humanity, Darth Marr recognizes his death is approaching. As his final legacy, Marr vows to ensure that the Empire is strong enough to survive long into the future. In a similar way to Malgus, he believes that only through conflict can one achieve true power. To test oneself in battle and either find oneself lacking, or become stronger. In such a way "Life is the enemy." because life is about embracing conflict, battling against ones enemies, and becoming stronger because of it. So Marr isn't really a nihilistic or something, he just doesn't fear death, and sees it as pointless as dedicating energies into preventing it, as many Sith - including the Emperor himself do - and that instead that energy should be directed towards the battle that is life. He embraces the edict of the Sith Code "peace is a lie" completely and utterly. Creating a God-Emperor, in that way, would be in opposition to his principles. Its the ultimate attempt to avoid death by eradicating conflict, and a failure to embrace death's inevitability and the the conflict of life. P.S. Its interesting what you say about Marr being a sympathetic character. I think we have to remember that Marr hasn't really done anything "evil" yet, you can't even accuse his of being a douche dumb@ss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I love the Valentine's Day message by Nadia Grell. It should read "And you and I", though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorei Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I have your usual Lore Fact of the Day, but I also wanted to direct you to our Facebook page to check out short messages from the Companions of SWTOR. The messages from the Bounty Hunter, Consular, Inquisitor, and Trooper Companions are up now, but we will be updating this album with the rest of the Companions today and Monday. Hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful Friday! Is it just me or are some still missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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