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Hawke purchased most of the artifacts across many years as he continued to gather more teachings of the Dark Side.  As Hawke was studying the sorcery of the Dark Side, he realized that he could use the sorcery during combat but he would never be an expert.  After realizing that he was not going to become an expert in sorcery, he maintained his knowledge for use when needed but it was time to switch to Lightsaber combat.
 
Hawke purchased most of the artifacts across many years as he continued to gather more teachings of the Dark Side.  As Hawke was studying the sorcery of the Dark Side, he realized that he could use the sorcery during combat but he would never be an expert.  After realizing that he was not going to become an expert in sorcery, he maintained his knowledge for use when needed but it was time to switch to Lightsaber combat.
  
During this time, he came in contact with a great blademaster, [[Sekou Tau]].  Sekou forged [[The Cardinal Swords of Tau]] of which Hawke received [[Ngomlilo]], around D297 of Y18.   
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During this time, he came in contact with a great blademaster, [[Sekou Tau]].  Sekou forged [[The Cardinal Swords of Tau]] of which Hawke received [[Ngomlilo]], around D297, Y18.   
  
 
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[[File:Cardinal_Sword_red_v2.png]] [[Ngomlilo]]

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Hawke Tanor
Hawke SIth lord.jpg
Biographical Information
Race Corellian
Homeworld Corellia
Father Ryim Alseir
Mother Tanya Alseir
Spouse None
Other Family None
Born Year -5 / Day 9
Languages Basic
Religion None
Motto None
Physical Description
Gender Male
Height 6' 3"
Weight 235 lbs
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Black
Galactic Status
Social Status Trader and Lone Wolf
Political Status Shady
Affiliation Neutral
Title Mailed Fist of Corellia

Hawke is a loner, still looking for the apprentice that craves the Dark Side as he does. His close friends are few, with many acquaintances and business partners while dabbling in various organizations.

Hawke Tanor was born the only child of middle class parents on Corellia. His formative years were spent on Corellian system, making occasional trips to various other worlds within the system with his mother. His life would be shaped by the events of his childhood.

Childhood

Hawke was born Hawke Alesir. His childhood was not a happy one. His father Ryim Alseir, was perpetually drunk. The few times he did have work, he immediately spent his money on more Corellian spiced ale, his favorite beverage. This forced Hawke's mother, Tanya, into work as well. Her usual work was as a stewardess on interstellar and in system flights. This allowed her to escape her physically abusive husband. On her systemal trips, she would take her son with her, fueling a love for the stars, and the independence space provided in the young Hawke.

Hawke's relationship with his father was strained from a young age. While Ryim never laid a hand on his son, due to perhaps as much fear as love, Hawke sympathized strongly with his mother's plight. His father rarely provided anything for the dinner table, other than explosive bouts of cursing at his mother. As Hawke grew, the insults to his mother and even himself weighed heavily on his mind. He vowed to himself that one day, his father would pay for the insults to his mother.

Out in the World

Early in year 6, Hawke returned home from school to find a note from his mother. The note informed Hawke that his mother was no longer able to take the abuse from his father. She had left the house, never to return. Hawke rightly blamed his father for her desertion. When Ryim got home that night, thoroughly drunk, he found Hawke sitting in the living room. The drunken man bellowed for his wife. When he read the note, he took out his frustrations on Hawke, slapping the teenager across the back of the head. That was a mistake. Hawke's pent up anger against his father found an outlet and he fought back. In Ryim's drunken state, he was no match for his enraged son. Hawke pounded his father into a pulp. Leaving his father bleeding and broken on the floor, Hawke gathered up what few credits were in the house, and left.

On His Own

Hawke was a mere 15 years old when he left home to make his own way in the galaxy. He had never excelled in school, and, upon leaving home, left school behind as well. Street life on Corellia was no joke. Though he was a class A citizen of the Galactic Empire, he was not part of Corellia's elite. In order to survive, allies and friends were required. Hawke was a bit of a loner. A scrap between him and a pair of thugs attempting a mugging would bring him into contact with one of his few early allies. As Hawke attempted to duck the two thugs, he received timely assistance from three Class C citizens: Looma Karwt , Pyrene Pellegrino and Lirik Chume. This began an on again, off again friendship with the trio, which would benefit Hawke immensely as he fought for his existence on Corellia's streets.

Shortly after this chance meeting, Hawke managed to meet up with a leader of the Crawlers. The Crawlers were a street gang. Their motto was "Take what you want and don't look back." Hawke was integrated into the gang, and taught the art of theft and stealth. He felt at home. The Crawlers were his family. While there were secrets that were kept from him, he did not mind as he was able to do as he chose, without limits.

However, the Crawlers run as a gang was coming to a close. They were making huge profits selling deathsticks and illegal weapons on world. They were sure of their position until one of their contacts sold them out to the Imperial government on Corellia. Hawke narrowly missed being at the headquarters when it was raided. The raid shocked and unsettled Hawke. For a time, it straightened him out. However, money was scarce and thus Hawke returned to his old habits. For a time, he worked at the same starport as Looma, a job Looma helped him acquire. This arrangement came to an abrupt end when his foreman falsely accused him of theft. He and Hawke scuffled over the accusation and both were discharged. Hawke was back on the streets.

Becoming a Man

Hawke.jpg Hawke alone in Corellia

However, the loss of the job would result in Hawke becoming a man. He lived on the streets, sleeping under buildings and on porches. One such porch was the porch of Tanor's Tavern, a low class bar, notorious for shady dealings. The owner of the bar, Tanor Crowwen, observed this and felt the boy could be of some use. One morning, Hawke was awakened by Tanor's boot prodding him in the ribs. At first, Hawke attempted to fight but the older man was far stronger and wilier than the half-starved teenager and Tanor easily laughed off the youth's combat. He would fill the role of father for Hawke for a time, so much so that Hawke legally altered his last name to Tanor out of respect for the older man.

Tanor was also slightly on the shady side. He tasked Hawke with making delivery runs all over the small town. However, he was not a selfish man. Tanor taught the teen how to fight, how to stay alive, and how to fly. He also paid Hawke for his work. For the first time in his life, Hawke accumulated money. He learned how to deal with sentients, when to fight, when to negotiate and when to flee. However, even this could not last. Someone caught up with Tanor. The tavern keeper was murdered in his own office. This caused Imperial police to begin an investigation of Tanor's dealings. Fearing being caught up in the investigation of his surrogate father, Hawke fled the world, headed to any place where the Imperials hand did not touch.

Nar Shadda

One of the few places even Imperial's feared to travel was Nar Shadda. The "Smugglers Moon" as it was known, was the hive of every illegal activity in the galaxy and was an ideal place to hide from anyone. Hawke found himself in there after escaping Corellia. However, even here he was not happy. The money he had earned on Corellia was not sufficient to live long on his own. However, during a visit to the local cantina, Hawke's luck was about to change. A mysterious stranger provided his way out by offering him a job, not just any job but what he'd always wanted. Flying amongst the stars as that stranger was a recruiter for a transport company. Seeing potential in Hawke, he hired the young Corellian to do transport work. For the first time, Hawke was making real money. The credits he made were enough for him to purchase a YT-1210 that he christened the Corellian Condor. It was the first thing Hawke had really owned. He was extremely grateful to his employer for the chance he had been given.

Corellian Condor.png

Hawke was working as a transporter and smuggler after purchasing the Corellian Condor while also buying/selling in all manner of goods. Buying ships, selling them with free delivery to clients; buying vehicles, selling at a higher price with delivery was working well for Hawke. He worked tirelessly to make credits; whatever, wherever, he didn't care. Easy jobs, hard jobs, getting into shielded planets, he did it all.

Hawke Condor.jpg Hawke in the cockpit

Transporting

Hawke spent many months aboard the Corellian Condor without setting foot on a planet surface. Working as a smuggler and carrying illegal weapons, he couldn't afford to land anywhere and be subject to searches of his ship. Living in the ship gave him time to work on his plan for life. As always, he would have visions while sleeping that led him to believe that there was much more coming in his life. But, he never could figure out why he had these dreams, what they meant or if it would come true.

Using his instincts in his daily dealings, he knew which transport jobs to take, which customers were trustworthy or not and used those instincts to keep him alive. He had 3 simple rules that he followed daily and with every job - 1.Negotiate the deal, never change the deal; 2.Cargo doesn't matter, never look at the cargo; 3.Complete the deal without fail. Living by these rules made life easy as Hawke worked through the day to day. Something always nagging at him, him knowing that more was to come but what was it, how did he find out what it was.....


Learning of the Force

While making a trip into the Kathol Sector, Hawke had a vision. The vision seemed to show him meeting with someone. The meeting seemed to have extreme importance. Hawke took time out of his trip to find this sentient. Upon finding him, the sage sentient informed Hawke that he was Force Sensitive. This discovery made many things fall into place for Hawke. He had always known he was slightly different, that things in his life were not the same as others around him. He immediately began to make preparations for a serious change in his life,

The Jedi Order

Upon his discovery, he reached out to the Jedi to see what they could do to help him train. His decision was to join the order and try to become a great Jedi. Shortly after joining, he met his new master wihtin the order, Dorian Tecto. Tecto was an odd Jedi himself and Hawke felt that they were matched together by the will of the Force. Tecto was a Sith previously and had turned away from that order to become a Jedi. As Tecto and Tanor became closer, Hawke started to recognize that his master was not completely convinced of his position. Hawke could feel the conflict within his master but dared not to reveal this to him.

As always, he followed his master and trained in the Force.


Jedi Hawke.jpg Hawke on assignment on Tatooine


Fall to Darkness

During the assignment on Tatooine, Hawke could feel the change within his master, something dark growing and his strength seemed to grow. As the strength grew in his master, Hawke could feel the burning desire for power; he felt the spark of the dark side and craved more power. Tecto began making decisions and comments which lead the Jedi Council to believe he was back on the path to darkness. Fearing for his apprentice, the Council ordered his arrest. However, their fears were more than justified. Tecto had already fallen to darkness and Hawke followed willingly as he craved the power of the dark side.


Fearing for his apprentice, the Jedi Council ordered the arrest of the now fallen Jedi, Tecto. Upon arrival to arrest Tecto and try to save Hawke from falling into darkness with his master, they realized that it was too late. However, their fears were more than justified. Tecto had already fallen to darkness and corrupted Hawke as well. As the Jedit approached, Tecto lighted his lightsaber in anticipation of the battle. A battle ensued, Jedi Masters and Knights versus the fallen Jedi. As the battle worn on, Tecto pushed Hawke from the battle which allowed the Jedi Master to arrest him but it ensured that Hawke would get away. In the confusion as the Jedi were arresting Tecto, Hawke slipped away unseen. He was trapped on Ossus with no way off the planet. Hawke, still in his Jedi Robes, headed to the Starport avoiding everyone he could not to get captured. Upon entering the Starport, Hawke made his way onto a HWK-290, sliced into the controls and took off leaving Ossus behind. Hawke was concerned about his master as he was captured by the Jedi but there was nothing he could do about it. He made his way back to the Corellian Condor to get as far away from the Jedi as possible.


Wanted for questioning by the Jedi, Hawke remained out of sight for a while. While in exile, Hawke continues to build his fortune, falling back on his trading background. Moving illegal weapons, helping to outfit small elite squads to sell on the market to help those in need of fighting off the bandits or creatures on their home world. Hawke is seeking to learn more, feels the need to reach out to the Empire to work his way into the Sith. After joining the Empire, they neglected to see the strength in Hawke and he was assigned to the Imperial Navy; working on monotonous tasks, scanning systems, flying TIE fighters preparing for battle. All the while craving the power of the Dark Side, wanting to join the Sith but the Empire kept him in the Navy not allowing him to reach his potential. After a few months, Hawke realizes this is a waste of time and leaves the Empire.

Following the Sith Path

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Hawke knew that belonging to a group, like the Empire or anyone else, wasn't important. The important aspect was following the teachings of those who came before him, those that were true to the Sith of old. The items he acquired were teachings of how to ensure the Sith would continue with the goal of destroying the Jedi.

Hawke continued to gain wealth through buying/selling legal and illegal weapons, ships, tech, information, anything that will bring in credits. He needed the credits to pursue the Sith artifacts that he needed to fulfill his destiny to become a Sith. He didn't need the Empire to become a Sith, he worked on finding Holocrons, Books, Tomes, Scrolls or anything imbued with Dark Side power.

Over time, Hawke gained several artifacts over the next few years:


Anguish Amulet.jpg Amulet of Anguish

Sith Holocron.jpg Sith Holocron

GauntletsOFXADONE100x100.jpg Kovarth Xadone's Fighting Gauntlets

Ancient scroll 2.png Sith Scroll of Sorcery

Ancient Sith Scroll.jpg Ancient Sith Scroll

Sith Spell Book.jpg Spell Book

Spell Book.jpg Spell Book

2718707-buffy sun spell book 02 zps49c6b158.jpeg Sorcery Tome


Hawke purchased most of the artifacts across many years as he continued to gather more teachings of the Dark Side. As Hawke was studying the sorcery of the Dark Side, he realized that he could use the sorcery during combat but he would never be an expert. After realizing that he was not going to become an expert in sorcery, he maintained his knowledge for use when needed but it was time to switch to Lightsaber combat.

During this time, he came in contact with a great blademaster, Sekou Tau. Sekou forged The Cardinal Swords of Tau of which Hawke received Ngomlilo, around D297, Y18.

Cardinal Sword red v2.png Ngomlilo

As Hawke stayed in touch with Sekou Tau, the master blademaster reached out to share with Hawke the new Vampiric Focal Pistols, "Thuzelo" and "Ithemba"; these pistols bonded to Hawke as a powerful Dark Side Master.

DL-56 SpecialPair v2.png Thuzelo / Ithemba

Lightsaber construction

First, he had to work on constructing his lightsaber. During his time with the Jedi, they wouldn't teach him how to construct his own lightsaber. As Hawke was gathering artifacts, he was also gathering the crystals for his saber, the parts needed for construction and working on the rituals needed to create his lightsaber. Hawke has to travel into caves to gather his crystals, had to defeat a Rancor without assistance and then getting back to his ship to start the ritual of construction.


Hawke's Lightsaber.jpg

Once all of the crystals were attuned, the ritual started. It was not easy and took many days to complete the ritual for constructing his lightsaber. On D253, Y19, Hawke's 'saber was in his hand, finally complete.