Damask Hul

Character Information

Written by		Joseph
Title(s)		Speaker, Vice Chair/Chancellor
Gender		Male
Species		Duros
Age		56
Class/Occupation		Politician Special Ops Agent
Affiliation		Third Galactic Republic • The Centrality (Political Faction) • Third Republic Intelligence Office • Judicial Forces (during Second Outer Rim Conflict)
Alignment		-5
Born		1,162 ABY, Duro
Homeworld		Duro
Weapon(s) of Choice		Holdout Palmgun

Physical Appearance

Height		5ft 10in
Skin Colour		Green-grey
Weight		11st
Hair Color		N/A
Eye Color		Red
Physical Description		Damask Hul is tall by Duros standards, with a rangy appearance and brilliant red eyes that betray the cunning and resourceful nature of the mind behind them. His green skin is smooth, giving Hul the appearance of a man younger than his fifty-five years of age, although he has a heavy, thoughtful brow that scowls with contempt and easy cynicism.
Form of Dress		Despite his high position within the Third Republic and the Senate, Damask Hul has never been fond of elegant robes or stately attire. Instead, he opts for outfits both minimalist and militaristic in their appearance. He often favours the red colour that has come to symbolise the Centrality political faction he represents within the Republic.
Prosthetics/Cybernetics		None

Important Figures

Lover(s)/Partner(s)		Senator Dayla Vana - Senator for Eriadu (secret lover)
Children		None
Father		Colonel Luto Hul (deceased) - Judicial Forces
Mother		Kimma Hul-Stazi (deceased) (descendant of Gar Stazi)
Brother(s)		Gror Hul (deceased)
Sister(s)		None

Other

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Personality & Traits

General Overview		Damask is a skilled manipulator but prefers to appeal to reason, rather than being underhanded. While he has made a career of working behind the scenes, his interest in removing corrupt corporate influence from within the Republic has spurred him on to take a more direct approach to making change.
Strengths & Weaknesses		+ Strong, albeit reluctant, speaker + Eye for detail + Shrewd intelligence + Strong judge of character + Skilled in subterfuge - Closed-off - Untrustworthy - Stern temperament
Ambitions		• See the Centrality gain majority control in the Senate • Impose harsh restrictions on corporate activity within the Republic
Languages		Basic, Durese, Huttese, Twi'leki

Skills/Abilities

Fighting Style		Intelligence trained in hand-to-hand combat and light weapons use. Aims to minimise time spent fighting, usually quickly firing a disarming or killing blow.
Notable Abilities		• Reconnaissance • Slicing • Subterfuge
Melee		Excellent
Marksmanship		Excellent
Lightsaber		Very Poor
Force Sensitivity		None
Force Ability		Unknown/None
Engineering		Average
Computers		Very Good
Piloting		Very Good
Medical		Average
Charisma		Average
Stealth		Excellent

History

Damask Hul spent his younger years in the Duros Military programme where he received weapons and tactical training. When he came of age, Damask moved to Coruscant where he served in the Judicial Forces and received specialist training as a scout and then as a tactical officer. When the Second Outer Rim Conflict broke out, Damask was part of one of only a small number of non-GalactaWerks marine brigades. Eventually, he was promoted to an elite task-force named Twilight Company, who ran small covert missions onto ORA-aligned worlds. Despite his stern nature, Hul developed close friendships with the other members of Twilight Company, including a Cathar Jedi named Rynseh Lahan, whose status as a member of the Reborn Jedi Order was known only to a few (including those of Twilight Company). Twilight company was responsible for laying the groundwork for several successful military defeats and, on several occasions, prevented all out warfare on a number of planets by eliminating dangerous targets. After the war, many of the team separated and Damask was headhunted by the Third Republic Intelligence Office, initially to serve as an agent and then later as an operator. During his time in TRIO, Hul encountered a number of unusual plots involving GalactaWerks that suggested they were interfering with Republic affairs but the trails died out before he ever proved anything. Already wary of GalactaWerks after his experiences with their Marines during his time with the Judicial Forces, he became obsessed with the creeping corporate presence within the Republic’s diplomatic affairs. Eventually, Hul encountered his former brother-in-arms, Rynseh who was now working in coordination with TRIO as part of a secretive Jedi Shadow team, which was not officially recognised within the Republic. Damask was assigned as lead operator for the group and fed them information on several anti-Republic terrorist cells that had formed. The team was particularly focused on targets that identified with the Dark Side or relics of the Sith. While he had fond memories of serving with Rynseh, Hul resented this secretive Jedi involvement in intelligence and political matters. He did not agree that a few powerful Force users should overrule policy. Damask’s final mission with this group involved identifying a cell on Balmorra that were reported to have found an ancient Sith artefact, which they planned to use against the Republic. Tracking them to a weapons plant on the planet, Hul soon discovered evidence that the information leak was intentional and that the team were walking into a trap. However, knowing that calling it off at this point might mean losing this lead on the terrorist cell, he ordered them to proceed. The mission ended in terrible failure, with the entire weapons plant detonated, killing most of the team along with most of the target cell. However, the artefact mentioned was never recovered and so it was presumed that someone managed to escape from the inferno with it. Rynseh was declared dead and this led Hul to resign his post with TRIO. After a period of absence from intelligence, Damask turned his eye towards the Senate. He had a number of connections in the political sphere and his reputation for his keen planning and eye for detail had him appointed as aide to several successful political campaigns, including the Supreme Chancellery election campaign for New Alderaan Senator Paralles. Becoming fast friends with the soon-to-be Supreme Chancellor, Damask was given the position of Speaker when Paralles took office. Very quickly, however, Damask became friendly with the anti-capitalist senators under the banner of the Centrality and began to rally others together to the same cause using some of his skills from his time in Intelligence. He now is recognised as leader of the Centrality opposing Paralles’ own party: The Coalition. Under his leadership, the entire senate has become more united through Paralles and Hul’s own close partnership, but he has also been able to block a number of pro-corporate bills from passing during his time in office.