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Name: Mandalore
Nickname/Alias: Ravage (Nickname), Selcour (Family Name)
Race/Species: Zabrak
Place of Birth: Probably some unnamed planet along the Perlemian Trade Route.
Current Age: 19
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5 without armor (Armor adds 0'3)
Weight: 105 without armor
Appearance: In armor Ravage's helmet has two long horns that come down over her eyes. Another set of horns next to those and two sets in the back of her head. The visor is a T shape. Out of it she has black hair cut in a bowl shape. A few very small horns are hidden in her hair. Blue eyes. Orange-tan skin. No tattoos.
Clothing: Traditional Mandalorian armor painted jet black with gold and red chest pieces to bring attention to Mandalore on the battlefield. In addition to which she owns several red off the shoulder capes with hoods and gold markings of a Mythosaur skull. A second scout variant of her Mandalore armor is completely black with finger-less gloves. In private, but mostly only with her wife, Mandalore will wear black tight athletic clothing.
Force Specialty: None.
Lightsaber forms: None.
Equipment: Jetpack; short range repulsor boots designed to work similar to skates; HUD with most programming in a hardware and programming language incompatible with systems not developed by her father; advanced scanners; sonic scanners for seeing pathways through rock; belt mounted Energy Shield; and occasionally Andris starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Andris (The article doesn't go very in-depth on the skills Andris provides. "Her payments came in the form of doses of andris spice, which helped increase her senses and allow her to fight like a Jedi with her lightsaber." starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Anja_G… For those that haven't read the books, the drug in potent crystalline form acts like a stimulant giving a person hyperactive traits. It's most notable as an increase in speed and the senses. The boost is not a Jedi's precognition, but an Andris addict has been shown to use a Lightsaber because it amplifies the senses to an extreme degree. The largest side effect is that someone using it will have trouble standing still or not moving. Withdrawal can cause a feverish need for it and poses a serious health risk. Mandalore can use a strong dose in battles which is not safe for first time users, but has been trying to reduce reliance on it. However, her body is still completely dependent on the substance.)
Lightsabers: Lightclaw gauntlets. (Inherited, but not used. These weapons each have four orange-white blades which pop from the wrist. The blades are actually sharp like the darksaber and can cut as well as the earliest prototype Lightsabers. They were designed based on plans stolen during the raid on the Jedi Temple by Mandalorians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjhJcm… They are not as advanced as modern lightsabers with a shorter blade length and have limited power reserves, but the Beskar used in their construction makes the metal parts of the gloves highly resistant. Unlike a Lightsaber they are secured to the person's arms which greatly eases the inherent risk of cutting oneself open. Presumably they might not be as effective as a modern Lightsaber, but they are still interesting weapons. I based them on the Tekko-Kagi and Shredder.) Stolen Lightmasters from a slain Jedi Master and two young Sith traitors.
Other Weapons: Beskar plated Mandalorian heavy blasters; Mandalorian Crushgaunts; left gauntlet includes a combination Rocket and Grenade Launcher, the rockets are dump fire with a few special ones such as a sleeping poison, grenades are sticky and manually detonated, they are quite effective at traps and creating mid-air explosions on the unsuspecting; right gauntlet includes a Mandalorian Ripper; right knee is equipped with a flamethrower. (Ripper and Flamethrower absent from Scout variant armor.)
Occupation: Leader of the Mandalorians
Biography:  Ravage's early life is one of tragedy. As a seven year old child she watched her sister fall to her death. That same night her mother lashed out in anger against her for letting her sister die. The Zabrak's last memory of her family was her mother cursing the girl and hitting her. That's when the child ran away and refused her birth name to become a lonely street urchin.

The months after that were all a blur of stealing food and scraps until she found some circus people. It was in those years that she first learned how to fight, interact with people, and get high. But, it wasn't until she met an old man named Jones Selcour that she truly had a home. Jones took pity on the young girl and began to feed her, buy little things she needed, and defend her. Slowly, she started becoming his little Zabrak girl until he finally officially adopted her at about ten years old.

Jones Selcour was a tall human man with blond hair and a ragged charm. He was both a former agent and Bounty Hunter for various groups with little love for the Republic. Raised by the outskirts of the clans he was a rebellious and powerful man in his prime. He preferred fighting up close and personal with his prey as well as gathering whatever information he could. Over the years he grew older and more and more he retreated from his constant fighting to make a home for himself. That's when he found a Zabrak girl. Jones was always kind to her and in some ways spoiled her. More importantly, he decided to instill her with the same code of armor and history reaching back to the Taung which he was raised with.

Since being taken in she has been raised into the Mandalorian tradition. She has been taught honor, respect, battle, and given Mandalorian armor. Jones also insisted that she get a proper education. As such she attended high school. During the first few months a human bully called her a hornhead. In the resulting brawl she completely beat him up. However, she also destroyed a classroom and part of the hall to do it. The students started called the rooms, "Ravaged" and it was from that she earned the nickname "Ravage." Aside from her adoptive last name this is the only name she has accepted.

She then graduated and started her path as a Bounty Hunter.  Her father bought her a suit of armor which was much smaller than the one he used and did not have an army of devises for combat or hacking. She was almost never seen outside it. She does own part of her father's armor. Lightclaw Mandalorian gantlets which have been passed down for millennia and built with technology stolen during the raid of the Jedi Temple. They are too big for her hands, but her father insisted they were lucky. So she carried them in a pouch next to her spice.

While out as a Bounty Hunter, Ravage met a Mandalorian Zeltron named Zalia. Despite Ravage's normal interest solely in males, the Zeltron took an interest in Ravage that the Bounty Hunter found flattering. Their relationship quickly escalated in the pair marrying. Though, Ravage is still uncertain about the relationship she keeps quite her fears. It is possible that the Zeltron pheromones are affecting her judgement more than she would care to admit.

In recent times Ravage became an outspoken supporter of the Mandalorians going to war. At one such rally where they argued this point Ravage proved herself and gathered a small following. This following quickly grew with shouts of her becoming the new Mandalore. A title she was more than willing to fight for and earn. Now hailed officially as Mandalore she has redoubled her research on Mandalorian history and started studying hard in every tactical field she can imagine Mandalore would need to know.
Personality: Since having become Mandalore she has started to show much greater control over her anger than ever before. Though still a very fiery and fierce individual the weight of the Mandalorian people and realizing that she is married have dulled her somewhat to be less suicidal in anger.
Strengths: With the boost from Andris and her years of training in carnival tricks and Mandalorian ways Mandalore is an absolute terror with her blasters. She's far faster than the average gunslinger and with incredible aim. In addition to which she could not hold the title of "Mandalore" for long without being vastly skilled and experienced in combat.
Weaknesses: She's addicted to Andris and her body has needed more than a few trips to the hospital from other drugs. Mandalore's own armor and recent attempts to reduce ingestion of Andris have left her notably slower than once before, though she is still capable of those speeds. Her self-loathing, overconfidence, and Zabrak fury can make her bite off more than she can chew.
Ships: Privately owns a modified version of X-70B Phantom previously owned by Ifenn. The ship has been filled with minor upgrades by Selcour's father which make it unwise to fight her while on board. Otherwise commands the entire Mandalorian fleet.
She's changed a bit, but hey. Now everyone can see how wrong they were about what's under the helmet.

EDIT: Since I was asked I gave the longer version of some sections. I have like a million notes so I'm sure I can make everything way, way too long if you want. :P
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Biography is good. But I'd like to see a little more information on the light claw gauntlets (even if they aren't going to be used). According to Andris. It had many uses aside from it's crystalline form. And came at varying doses. A little more information regarding the quality of the drug would go a long way to help people determine just what type of drug she's addicted to and perhaps why she may have such an addiction to it. A little more information on Jones would help flesh out your character as well. :)