Mange

Character Information

Written by		Christopher
Other Names		"The Albino", "Madclaw", "Lord Mange", Zaalbacca (Birth Name)
Gender		Male
Species		Wookiee
Age		250
Class/Occupation		Dark Jedi/Wookiee Warrior
Affiliation		Cult of Axion Outer Rim Alliance (formerly)
Alignment		-30
Born		968 ABY, Kashyyyk
Homeworld		Kashyyyk
Weapon(s) of Choice		Two Single-Bladed Lightsabers (Crimson)

Physical Appearance

Height		7ft 4in
Skin Colour		White (albino)
Weight		30 stone
Hair Color		White (Albino)
Eye Color		Red
Physical Description		Mange is an imposing figure, even for a Wookiee. His most remarkable physical characteristic, however, is his brilliant white coat of fur. An albino, Mange's ravenous, mad eyes glow red with both his condition and his immersion within the dark side. Often, his white coat is stained by the dried blood of his victims, especially around his cracked lips. Mange also takes great care to sharpen his claws, even if taboo for his species.
Form of Dress		Mange wears a traditional wooden Wookiee bandolier atop a tattered red sash that is tied around his waist and shoulder.
Prosthetics/Cybernetics		Cybernetic left arm and hand.

Important Figures

Mentor(s)		Axion, Cult Leader and Dark Jedi Master Nala Sao, Fellow cultist and teacher
Lover(s)/Partner(s)		Kiriraww (wife), deceased
Children		Kaalbarra (daughter) Chundaaw (son), deceased Shyribacca(grandson), Chieftain Thryrrr (grandson)
Father		Mawbruvvic (deceased)
Mother		Kaalbarra
Brother(s)		Kluundarr (deceased) - killed by Mange
Other		Several other members of his tribe are related to Mange

Other

Personality & Traits

General Overview		Mange is, for all intents and purposes, a deranged killing machine, and that is usually the first (and only) impression his victims will ever have of him. In truth, whilst Mange is barbaric and a slave to his hatred, he is a very complex creature, entirely dominated by his loathing for the world around him but his own peculiar sense of honour and pride. Mange will be fiercely loyal insofar as it suits him or his honour demands it, and it is his belief that killing something is the ultimate mercy that can be shown, lest the survivor become a slave to a life debt, as he has been. He lives for the thrill of the hunt, which for Mange never ends. He never rests, he never calms. The day he stops hating and stops hunting is the day he will end it, and that day has yet to come. Mange believes it is the spirit of true Wookiees to be feral and barbaric, to become one with their animal nature. His entire philosophy is born of this; he views the Shadowlands as the ultimate embodiment of Kashyyyk and the Wookiee soul, and seeks to spread that belief across every jungle of his motherland.
Strengths & Weaknesses		Insane and fierce, these are both strengths and weaknesses to Mange. Having discovered his Force sensitivity late in life, he is a ruthless killing machine who marauds through his foes, tearing at them with a deep ferocity born of his hatred for himself and all of those around him. This hatred can blind him, but when he is lucid, Mange can be a cunning hunter, but it is easy to rile his ire. He cares little for the machinations of people and the galaxy, but his twisted Wookiee honour stops him from devolving into an entirely mindless beast.
Ambitions		To return to his homeworld and destroy what is there. Mange desires to reshape Kashyyyk in his own image; to make it feral, barbaric and every bit as animalistic as he is - as he believes is the true nature of Wookiees. He finds the Wookiee Code as it exists paradoxical, and a betrayal of what it means to be Wookiee. To this end, he hunts and hones his techniques and powers, seeking to become all-powerful for that day he can finally wrest his world from the claws of the weak and conniving, and install himself as master of his new, dark domain, where the Shadowlands will engulf Kashyyyk to be ruled by its new dread lord. Whilst he remains loyal for now, Mange also seeks to be rid of his life debt to Axion - but not until he has learned all he can from the dark Jedi Master and he is truly the more powerful warrior.
Interests and Hobbies		Mange is obsessed with Wookiee philosophy and how much hates both it and what it has turned his people into. Beyond that, he lives to hunt and kill. Little more than this interests him.
Languages		Can speak: Shyriiwook Can understand: Galactic Basic, Huttese, and a smattering of others (he isn't usually interested)

Skills/Abilities

Fighting Style		Mange learned to hunt in the Shadowlands of Kashyyyk and learned the ways of war during the First Outer Rim Conflict. Since then, he has adapted his feral ways of fighting from using Wookiee ceremonial swords to that of two single-bladed lightsabers. Fast and ferocious, Mange has no true recognisable form of combat, instead relying on his brute force, speed and dark side energy to overwhelm and destroy his foes. Since his tutelage within the Cult of Axion, Mange has learned to utilising the Force in his battles, calling upon it to enhance his strength and to ravage his foes with Force-imbued blows and telekinesis. As is why he earned the moniker of 'Madclaw' on his homeworld, Mange is fond of using his sharpened claws and fangs to assault his victims, believing this the purest form of combat.
Notable Abilities		As a large animalistic warrior, Mange has naturally developed the ability to use Force Bellow and other dark Force techniques that channel his deep-set inner rage. With weapons themselves, Mange is well-versed in most articles of war, having fought in wars with bowcasters, swords and his own claws and teeth. Although he is strong with the Force, Mange has yet to have the patience to truly connect with some of his more arcane talents, and so has not mastered some refined techniques such as Force lightning. However, he has become proficient with telekinesis and ably uses it in battle, just as he has grown competent at throwing both of lightsabers to catch his opponents off-guard. Since he was a youth, Mange has had a talent with controlling the minds of beasts and bending them to his will.
Melee		Excellent
Marksmanship		Good
Lightsaber		Very Good
Force Sensitivity		Excellent
Force Ability		Good
Engineering		Good
Computers		Very Poor
Piloting		Average
Medical		Very Poor
Charisma		Unknown/None
Stealth		Good
Specific Skills/Abilities		Force Bellow: Very Good Dark Rage: Excellent Force Telekinesis: Good Saber Throw: Average Control Beast: Average

History

Lord Mange, the Albino Madclaw of Vvarraclarr, was not always known as such. Born over two centuries ago as the grandson of a chieftain on Kashyyyk, he was Zaalbacca, son of Mawbruvvic. As an albino, Zaalbacca was reviled by many and considered a bad omen for his village of Vvarraclarr. Although his family did not so much as spurn him, he was often treated with mistrust by his fellow Wookiees and was overlooked as a potential successor as chieftain in favour of his younger brother, Kluundaar. Although they are a long-lived species, Zaalbacca was quick to start a family, taking a wife and fathering children at a young age. Always impulsive, Zaalbacca lived for life's thrills, whether that be hunting or claiming women, always railing against his traditionalist upbringing and family. Against his family's wishes and much to their shame, he would spend many weeks at a time hunting in the Shadowlands. Despite his apparent handicap of having white fur and blazing red eyes, Zaalbacca always found himself fortunate; he could always tell when he was being hunted and was always able to mask himself when pursuing prey. In truth, he felt more comfortable in the darkness of his world's lowest levels than he ever did amongst the trees, where he felt the Wookiees pretended to be something they were not. When the First Outer Rim Conflict began, Kashyyyk was one of those who fell on the side of the Outer Rim Alliance (ORA). Having been exploited and assaulted by the megacorporation GalactaWerks, the Wookiees were quick to take the fight to the would-be slavers and their cruel, misguided Militia. Serving as a flashpoint of the conflict due to their strong background, the Wookiees fought hard against the Third Republic and GalactaWerks, and Zaalbacca did not skip on the chance to indulge his ferocity and defend his people. Fighting with distinction, Zaalbacca was a marauder in the field, slaying many of the Militia during the conflict. However, although he fought hard and learned to hate the outsiders, the war eventually ended with the defeat of the ORA and an even greater GalactaWerks presence. Zaalbacca withdrew to his beloved Shadowlands and he swore sweet revenge on both GalactaWerks and the weakness of his fellow people. During this time, many became slaves in everything but name. Zaalbacca would strike viciously at Wookiees he felt too weak to deserve freedom and would kill as many Militiamen and offworlders as he could find. He became a fearful legend amongst the slavers. Eventually, he discovered his father had been killed by the Militia during the occupation after the war and his brother installed as chieftain. When finally returning to his village, Zaalbacca was enraged and attacked his brother with his claws in public, earning him derision from his peers for his breach of taboo. Thinking them weak, he in his rage deepened and he even killed his wife and eldest son when they dared to oppose him. After slaying more than half of his village, the others, with GalactaWerks Militia support, finally managed to overwhelm him, and the Militia put him in shackles to be shipped offworld. Once again, Zaalbacca, now declared a Madclaw, swore revenge on his people for their weakness, declaring they deserved to be enslaved by GalactaWerks. It would take an animal to kill the hairless ones - not an animal pretending to be like them. This madness only grew in the years that followed. Never returning to his homeworld, Zaalbacca spent the coming decades hunting, killing and marauding his way through the galaxy, taking every chance to hurt GalactaWerks and other Wookiees. Eventually, he came into contact with Axion, who, sensing his innate Force connection, saved him from captivity. This forced Zaalbacca into a life-debt with the Dark Jedi, but seeing the power of Axion was enough for him to pledge it somewhat willingly, declaring he would remain loyal to learn all he could. Having long-forgotten his name, he was named "Mange" by Axion, as the evil Human pledged to make him powerful enough to claim Kashyyyk for his own.