revanant*

[ to be a prophet is to be a mouthpiece. a hollowed-out vessel. to be a prophet is to be a sacrifice. ]

god of ✦ causality

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a non-canon interpretation of REVAN from lucasarts and bioware's star wars: knights of the old republic, as crafted by  meatbag  since 2013.

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\\ god of
casualties

*What would you do to ensure justice? You know full well i don’t speak of lofty ideals. What would you do to those that hurt you? What kind of pain could you possibly inflict on them? [ You are right to do so. ] [ You are right to want to do so. ] Ignore the screaming, dearest. Yours are the hands of justice now. You are within your rights. You spell out your own rights now.

\\ iconaclysm

  • My Revan is not “canon” even in a Legends/EU context; Revan was originally a custom player character. If you mistake my Revan for 'canon' SWTOR Revan, such as misgendering them, I will end interactions. Read my pages. I'm only complaint to the end of KOTOR 2, and I'm highly critical of everything that followed. For more information, check out the portrayal notes.

  • I do not interact with non-mutuals. I am highly selective and slow to follow back. Whoever follow first, interacts first. Prompts or plotting is the best way to reach out, but you're free to just hit me up via DMs whenever. There's also an optional interest tracker form. If no interaction has occurred after the first couple months of activity, I will softblock. You are free to refollow after a softblock at any time.

  • I am primarily plot-driven. Threads won't go beyond a few replies without at least some plotting; I operate best with at least a rough framework. I'm also a yapper. If you're not interested in talking about our characters at some point, we're not well-suited to write together, and I will lose interest if I seem to carry the weight of conversations.

  • I've been working on my Revan and their associated lore for over a decade. Mucking around with canon and building out niche details is a huge part of that. AUs especially will alter and expand on canon worldbuilding. While information I deem pertinent will be posted and tagged with the au info tags, there is a larger gdoc of most major aus available on request.

  • Obligatory disclaimer that I write a dangerous & powerful character who can and will be violent and manipulative. Don't try to godmod/metagame, mun ≠ muse, etc.

  • Mature and triggering content will be featured, including: gore, cult dynamics, brainwashing, toxic relationships, and mentions of abuse and torture. There may also be mention of bsdm / kink subcultures and some sexual content. Please tag all real-life/photorealistic images of spiders and spider-like arachnids.

  • Revan is an intense and obsessive person and all dynamics with them have the potential to be messy or unhealthy. Romantic shipping is not a high priority and will only be considered after some rapport has been built ooc.

  • I have a personal dni list. You are free to ask about it at any time, but not obligated to. If you interact with my dni and we've yet to interact ourselves, I will softblock, but if we have some kind of rapport I will privately reach out to you beforehand.

  • I'm slow as hell with sporadic social activity. I also have less-than-great memory due to a variety of reasons, and offline obligations, my mental illnesses, and physical ailments can make me reclusive. If I drop off the face of the earth for a month or more don't worry about it. Feel free to give me a poke whenever to say hi.

  • I curate my space extensively according to my own preferences, including blocking some fandoms and content altogether. Most relevant here is that I block master/padawan (i.e obikin) and cloneshipping content; if you write these and I follow you, I simply didn't notice and request you block me.

  • Bigotry will not be tolerated. I’m just here for pew pew laser swords and I don't need messy or immature bullshit in my life. If I catch you on some shit or being mean or passive-aggressive I'll just block and move on.

  • All icons, edits, and graphics seen on this carrd and the blog are made by myself, with the following exceptions: some base icons were commissioned from asteriarph, and my current psd is an edited version of SABRINA by somresources. The pinned music is "The Alpha, The Omega" by Blood Cultures.

  • Everything posted on here is written or drawn by me unless otherwise stated. Do not lift my work like timelines and lore, do not repost my art. I am not here to be a springboard or a template, I am here to have fun yapping and writing and I am not interested in sharing my work with people who do not engage with me. If you use gen AI, fuck off.

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\\ portrayal notes.

Revan was originally a player character with customizable appearance and gender (i.e. Commander Shepard in Mass Effect) and was later "canonized" within the Expanded Universe in the novel Revan released in 2011. This 'canon' Revan went on to appear in the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO and is what many people refer to when talking about the character in contemporary fandom spaces. That is not my Revan. I take the old custom player character concept and stick with it.With that in mind, this page serves to:
    1. Lay out some basics about Revan's role in canon for people unfamiliar with them;
    2. Outline the more crucial divergences from swtor Revan and his lore vs my Revan,
    3. Explain relevant aspects of Expanded Universe lore that may contradict the newer Disney canon.

canon.

  • I pull from Knights of the Old Republic (2003) and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2005), with some elements taken from the KOTOR comic run and the TTRPG campaign guide for the era. I do not acknowledge the book Revan (2011) or SWTOR's story elements featuring Revan (Foundry, Shadow of Revan) except for a relevant verse/au, and even then I apply things selectively. My Revan did not have kids with Bastila, and is not related to Satele or Theron Shan. I have a lot of contempt for the Revan novel and the version of Revan it created.

  • This blog loosely follows a standard light-side playthrough of Knights of the Old Republic. The reveal of Revan's identity to on Leviathan was mostly a surprise and they do not fully recover or reclaim their identity until well after the game's conclusion. In the final arc of the game's storyline, they convert Bastila back to the light, slay their former friend/apprentice Darth Malak in a duel, and help destroy the Star Forge and cripple their former empire.

  • In regards to the Revan novel, Darth Vitiate/Tenebrae had no direct influence over Revan and Malak during the course of the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War. Revan's fall to the dark side had nothing to do with any exertion of his power over them, and they never found Dormund Kaas nor encountered Vitiate face-to-face until after the end of Knights of the Old Republic.

  • Revan is a Firrerreo, a legends-based species with very limited lore for them. I've taken liberties to do my own world-building based off of that limited lore, and as Revan was taken to the Jedi as a child, not an infant (which was not uncommon at the time), they are partially shaped by their developmental years on their homeworld. Almost all lore regarding Firrerre and the Firrerreo on this blog is my own work.

worldbuilding.

  • Adhering to the prequel-era belief that one can't return from the dark side, Revan's 'return to the light' never makes it into the annals of history. The information was kept under wraps even in their own time, and many details of Old Sith Wars era are simply lost with the passage of time. Unless otherwise discussed, I maintain that it is believed by the Jedi Order through the High Republic and into the Golden Age/Clone Wars that Revan was killed by the jedi strike team that brainwashed them, and it was Bastila Shan who battled and defeated Malak at the star forge above Lehon.

  • I've shifted the timeline of the Great Sith War ahead by a decade or so, starting with the Beast Wars ending in 3989 BBY instead of 4000, and the ending with the Exis Convocations only being five years after the end of the Great Sith War rather than ten. This is ultimately changes nothing regarding progression of events, as my decision was motivated by a huge gap of lore & media between Exar Kun's stuff and the events around KOTOR, but I'm still making a note of it for the small minority of people here who read Tales of the Jedi.

  • Revan plays a central role in the origin of the conflict between jedi and mandalorians; they are the first in the order to lead a war against the mandalorians, and their decision to do so and the result of that conflict shaped their fall to the dark side. They are credited with turning the tide of the Mandalorian Wars and leading the Republic to victory. Their war also lead to the extinction of the Taung, the progenitor mandalorian species.

  • The Malachor that exists in current canon, as depicted in the season two finale of Star Wars: Rebels and other Disney-era media, is Malachor III. The 'Scourge of Malachor' occurred several centuries after the Battle of Malachor IV; it was Malachor III's close proximity to the ruined Malachor IV, brought about by orbit instabilities after the two separate activations of the Mass Shadow Generator, that made it an ideal location for a Sith temple, much like the one originally found on Malachor IV.

  • This is just on here because Lucas decided to retcon it, but Sith Lords can become ghosts. They're not true "Force ghosts" like Obi-Wan in the original trilogy, but many Sith used techniques to exist as some kind of spirit and exert influence on the world of the living. It does a lot to shape the Old Sith Wars era (thanks Freedon Nadd) so it's worth mentioning.

\\the revanchist.

[ the bastard resplendent. the mouthpiece of the damned. ]

name.      Ryllind'r*  
aka.    Revan,  Darth Revan,  The Revanchist,  Rye,  Lyndris "Lyn" Artin,  The Mysterious Stranger,  The Butcher of Malachor
ranks & occupations.    Knight of the Jedi Order (3972–3960, 3956–3954 BBY),  Leader of the Revanchist Movement (3966–3957 BBY),  Supreme Commander of the Republic Armada (3962–3958 BBY),  Dark Lord of the Sith (3960–3957 BBY),  Dark Jedi (3954–)
species.    Firrerreo
age.    [ verse-dependent. ] appears mid-thirties
sex & gender.    intersex & genderqueer (they/them)
birthplace.    Firrerre, Outer Rim
birthdate.    c. 3994 BBY

height.    5' 8"  ∕  174cm
weight.    238 lbs  ∕  108 kg
build.    Athletic. Toned thighs and arms from a lifetime of physical conditioning, hard muscle giving way to softer curves around the hips and shoulders. Narrow shoulders and wider hips.
   + Hailing from a planet with higher gravity, Revan's muscles and bones are denser than a human's and they are notably heavier than they appear.complexion.    Deep gold skin; tanning in the sun can give them bronze hues and occasional freckles. When experiencing strong emotions, their skin will lose vibrancy and turn grey/silver, and blemishes/scars are more visible.eyes.    Large and round, green-ish hazel irises as their natural hue. Nictitating membranes appear greyish and opaque, and their eyes turn gold/yellow during their time on the dark side.
   + Following severe head trauma in 3957 BBY, their right eye has a permanently gold iris and discoloration in the white from subconjunctival hemorrhaging.hair.    Thick and lightly curly (between 2B-2C), naturally two-toned with a primary color of cherry red and streaks of deeper bronze. At various points in life they dye their hair black. In terms of style, after adulthood it's typically kept cut short with a left part, but when grown beyond chin length, it's worn in a topknot with various beads and clasps.scars.    Numerous. Shrapnel scars on the face, a major scar on left jawline starting at the lip, thin surgical scar on the back of the head, hairline scar on right brow, fist-sized burn on right clavicle, large surgical scars on abdomen and left leg.piercings.    Midline tongue piercing. Helix, industrial, and lobe piercings on both ears. Wears earrings often.other features.    Sharp teeth (particularly the canines), Fist-sized port-wine stain birthmark on the left hip.
faceclaim.    Morena Baccarin

moral alignment.    lawful neutral
force alignment.    neutral, dark-leaning.
conditions.    other specificed dissociative disorder;    depersonalization-derealization disorder;    post-traumatic stress disorder;    somnambulism (sleep-walking);    night terrors;     moderate thalassophobia;   
strengths.    ambitious  •  courageous  •  determined  •  compassionate  •  charismatic  •  intelligent  •  patient
flaws.    obsessive  •  merciless  •  vindictive  •  arrogant  •  stubborn  •  temperamental  •  manipulative  •  nosy  •  amoral
tropes.    The Unfettered  +  The Social Expert  +  Pragmatic Villainy  +  Chessmaster  +  Well-Intentioned Extremist  +  Tomato In The Mirror  +  Detrimental Determination  +  Deadpan Snarker  +  Heel-Face Brainwashing  +  Slowly Slipping Into Evil  +  Worthy Opponent
orientation.    panromantic grey ace [ demisexual-leaning ]

meyer-briggs.
 +  [ entj-a. the commander. ]   A natural born leader. They live in a world of possibilities where they see all sorts challenges to be surmounted, and they want to be the one responsible for surmounting them. They have a drive for leadership, which is well-served by their quickness to grasp complexities, their ability to absorb a large amount of impersonal information, and their quick and decisive judgment. A 'take charge' person.temperament.
 +  [ choleric ]   individuals tend to extroverted. They are described as independent, decisive, goal-oriented, and ambitious. These combined with their dominant, result-oriented outlook make them natural leaders, though they can be violent, vengeful, and short-tempered.enneagram.     
 +  [ type v. the investigator. ]   Fives are alert, insightful, and curious. They are able to concentrate and focus on developing complex ideas and skills. Independent, innovative, and inventive, they can also become preoccupied with their thoughts and imaginary constructs. They become detached, yet high-strung and intense. They typically have problems with eccentricity, nihilism, and isolation
 +  [ type i. the reformer. ]   Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are teachers, crusaders, and advocates for change: always striving to improve things, but afraid of making a mistake. Well-organized, orderly, and fastidious, they try to maintain high standards, but can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. They typically have problems with resentment and impatience.

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intellect.      Extremely high. Regarded as the greatest tactical mind of their era, they were promoted to Supreme Commander of the Republic Army after only two years despite no prior experience in warfare.education.      Formally educated as a member of the Jedi Order since early childhood under numerous Jedi Masters, with focuses in agricultural studies, historical conservation, socio-economics, linguistics, galactic politics, and philosophy. Also a skilled duelist and a self-taught but skilled mechanic (with a focus on droids.)
   + Early background in digitization and conservation of documents recovered from the Great Jedi Library on Ossus, which was destroyed during the Great Sith War.
   + Spent over a decade [ covering padawan & knighthood years ] involved in post-war restoration efforts across the republic. Particularly involved with ecological restoration, agriculture and logistics.
   + Studied, collected and archived dark-side artifacts, documents, and knowledge during their tenure as a Sith Lord.languages.      firrerre [two dialects, native speaker]. fluent in huttese, galactic basic, galactic sign, high galactic, mando'a, sith, high sith, binary, shyriiwook, bocce, rataka, carthese, twi'leki, etc.expertise.      large-scale military tactics;    agronomy;    agricultural economics;    logistics;    military science;    strategy;    heritage conservation;    cultural heritage management;    restoration;    museology;    philosophy;    linguistics;    robotics;    artificial intelligence;interests.      horticulture;    distillation;     archaeology:    art history;    weaving;    embroidery;    knitting;    crochet;    metalworking;    robotics;    sith alchemy.

special abilities.     
 +  regeneration.  Firrerreo have a rate of healing that greatly exceeds baseline humans. While not immortal, they are able to heal from most injuries within minutes or hours so long as vital areas remain mostly intact. Wounds can heal at a rate visible to the naked eye.
 +  additional species traits.  Revan's subtype of firrerreo possess enhanced speed, strength + stamina, ultraviolet vision, high hearing range, and low light vision.
 +  force mastery.  Distinct from many of their peers throughout history, Revan has the ability to channel and use both the light and dark aspects of the force.
 +  drain knowledge.  Though the use of the Force, Revan is able to access the minds of others to view, edit, or even take knowledge/memories. A master in this art, they are even able to seamlessly rip a language out of the mind of another to acquire it for themself.

force powers.
 + control:    tutaminis  •  thought shield  •  concealment  •  force speed  •  force jump   •   detoxify poison   •   control pain   •   altus sopor   •   curato salva   •   hibernation trance
 + sense:      psychometry  •  force empathy  •  precognition  •  farsight  •  force sense  •  prima vitae  •  force sight  •  shatterpoint  •  telepathy  •  comprehend speech  •  force meld
 + alter:     telekinesis  •  affect mind/dominate mind  •  ionize  •  drain knowledge  •  fear/insanity  •  stasis/stun  •  consitor sato  •  wound (choke/crush/rend)  •  battle meditation  •  conceal other  •  drain life  •  levitation   •   heal  •  force storm (lightning)  •  maelstrom  •  affliction   •   repulse  •  shockwave  •  thought bomb  • 

lightsaber.      telescopic dual-phase lightsaber pike, orange crystals. The hilt is made of primarily of cortosis with some beskar inlay, and can shift between a full-size pike and the size of a standard lightsaber. In its pike form, the blade is slightly shorter.
   +  secondaries:     double-bladed purple lightsaber (as Lyndris Artin), red lightsaber with crossguard (formerly Darth Malak's, now used for telekinetic lightsaber combat).lightsaber forms.      primarily Djem So, but also favors Ataru, Niman, and Soresu. Additionally, they're an expert practitioner of trakata and telekinetic lightsaber combat techniques.weapons.     
   + lightsaber (as mentioned above)
   + dagger — 6" / 15.25cm blade with decorative carvings, set in a worn but well-cared for hilt with a woven grip. A memento from Firrerre that they've kept since childhood, it was kept in storage by the Jedi Order from 3957–3955 BBY, and returned after the Battle of the Star Forge.
   + blaster pistol — Bendak Starkiller's custom blaster pistol, won after Lyn killed him in 3956 BBY and further modified in the following years.
   + slugthrower — initally picked up off of a dead mandalorian in 3961 BBY; lost after revan's capture in 3957 BBY, and replaced in early 3954 BBY.other gear.      arkanian energy shield [×2], stealth field generator, implantstypical attire.     
   +  revan's armor:     mandalorian beskar'gam, originally owned and worn by Mandalore the Ultimate and reforged into Revan's custom set in 3960 BBY and enhanced with sith alchemy. mandalorian beksar helm from an unknown mandalorian who was killed by Cassus Fett during the Massacre of Cathar, acquired 3964 BBY.
   +  other:     light & sparse armor protecting vital organs, typically with little skin showing. As Lyn, they most frequently wore a heavy, medium blue jacket with a hood with plates of armor covering vital organs, work boots, and pants with plenty of pockets. Alternatively, jedi robes.

some additional notes.

  •  re: revan's name.  Revan goes by different names at different points of their life, but for (almost) all verses goes by Revan. Firrerreo don't traditionally use names except with those they are closest to — Ryllind'r is a cultural 'warding name' given to Revan when they left home and they live most of their life up to the Mandalorian Wars going by Rye, a nickname derived from a mispronunciation of their warding name. During the lead-up to the Mandalorian Wars, they are known as The Revanchist, and later, Revan, which is the name they keep after the become a sith and proclaim themself Darth Revan. During their brainwashed/amnesiac arc, they are known as Lyndris Artin, and prefer going by Lyn.

\\TIMELINE.

BBY = Before the Battle of Yavin (aka before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)

  ✦ prologue.    

~3994 BBYA child is born on the planet Firrerre in the Outer Rim. Like many children of their kind, they are raised in a creche, hidden away from the eyes of outsiders until they can be deemed strong enough to protect themself.
~3989 BBYA Jedi Seeker arrives on Firrerre. Though he sees none of them directly, he speaks of several force-sensitive children among their ranks who may be brought to the Jedi Order for training if their family so chooses. A young firrerreo spies upon him and dreams of a life among the stars.
~3987 BBYIn a customary rite-of-passage, a young firrerreo scales a sacred mountain and is bestowed with their name, and with it, becomes whole.

  ✦ act i. [ ascension. ]    

3986 BBY.The Exis Convocations are held on Exis Station. Jedi across the galaxy attend the summit to reflect on the devastating impact of the War of Exar Kun and shape the direction of the Jedi in the new post-war era.

On their return from the Exis Convocations, a Jedi Seeker once again stops at Firrerre. A would-be Revan is given the name Ryllind'r by their people and is brought to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. After several tests, they are determined to be a good fit for training at the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. Both the Enclave and the Temple on Coruscant become their home for many years to follow.

On Dantooine, they meet their best friend, Alek. The pair quickly become inseparable.
3981 BBYJedi Master and Archivist Arren Kae, later known as Kreia, takes Rye as a padawan. She is the first of many of the would-be Revan’s Jedi masters, and the one that they grow closest to.
~3977 BBYRye leaves the formal tutelage under Jedi Master Arren Kae and studies under Jedi Master Birdillaka, who makes regular excursions to worlds impacted by the Great Sith War. Rye begins to get directly involved in the fieldwork aspect of the Order's post-war restoration efforts.
3976 BBYRye and Alek meet Jedi Master Zhar Lestin on Coruscant, and begin to seek him out frequently for additional training.

Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders, who under the leadership of Mandalore the Ultimate had been raiding the Outer Rim, take the planet of Athir. The Mandalorian Raids, precursor to the Mandalorian Wars, begin.
3973 BBYA group of Mandalorians, led by Cassus Fett, razes the planet Cathar in a surprise attack as revenge for the Cathar people's opposition during the Great Sith War. Over 90% of the mostly civilian population is slaughtered in what will later be known as the Massacre of Cathar. A single Mandalorian warrior protests this and dies with the civilians they had wanted to save.
3972 BBYRye and Alek complete their padawan training and are Knighted by the Jedi Order.
~3966 BBYRyllind'r dubs themself the Revanchist and, with the help of Alek and some close friends, formally creates a sect within the Jedi Order that pushes for Jedi involvement in the growing Mandalorian conflict. They begin to amass a following of like-minded Masters, Knights, and Padawans, all calling themselves ‘the Revanchists.’ to denote their loyalty to Revan's campaign.

A number of corporations successfully bribe Republic senators into accepting the city-planet Taris into the Republic.

  ✦ act ii. [ honor and glory. ]    

3964 BBYA group of Revanchist jedi led by Alek are captured by Mandalorian forces and brought to Flashpoint Station, where they are experimented on and tortured by Mandalorian scientist Demagol, who seeks to unlock the secret of force-sensitivity.

A secret sect of the Jedi Order known as the Jedi Covenant, a group dedicated to preventing the rise of another Sith Lord from the ranks of the Jedi, slaughter their padawans during their knighting ceremony as a precaution after experiencing a shared vision of their deaths. A single padawan, Zayne Carrick, survives and is blamed for the murders.

Mandalorian forces seize the Outer Rim mining world of Vanquo, a resource planet and defensive line for Taris, leading the Republic to declare war. The Mandalorian Wars begin.

Blaming them for Zayne Carrick's perceived fall, the Jedi Order disband the Jedi Covenant sect and begin pressuring other rogue Jedi sects (such as the Revanchists) to dissolve. The Council refuse to directly intervene and rescue the Revanchist jedi at Flashpoint Station.

With the help of Zayne Carrick, Alek and the other Jedi at Flashpoint Station liberate themselves and turn on their captors.

After the pair refuse to disband their followers, the Jedi Council issues a warrant for the arrest of The Revanchist and Alek. Alek adopts the alias 'Malak' in part of his disguise, and keeps the moniker through the end of the war.

The Revanchists investigate the planet Cathar and learn of the massacre that transpired through a Force vision. Taking the mask of the single fallen Mandalorian who opposed the slaughter, the Revanchist redubs themself as Revan and uses the tragedy to force the Jedi Council’s hand and allow for intervention in the conflict. The Revanchists join the Republic under the banner of the Jedi Mercy Corps.
3963 BBYThe Mandalorians invade the Republic in a three-pronged assault known as The Onslaught.

The Siege of Taris begins. The planet remains occupied by Mandalorian forces until the end of the war.
3962 BBYRevan is appointed Supreme Commander of the Republic Military by Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa. With full access to the Republic's military resources, they begin development of a super-weapon to end the war.
3961 BBYThe Battle of Dxun results in a Republic victory despite heavy losses (10:1), pushing the Mandalorian forces back into the Outer Rim.

The Battle of Jagas Cluster results in a Mandalorian victory and Revan places a bounty on Cassus Fett, Mandalore the Ultimate’s aide-de-camp and top strategist, making him the most wanted man in the galaxy.
3960 BBYThe Battle of Malachor V results in the death of Mandalore the Ultimate at Revan's hand, and the destruction of the planet Malachor V at the command of their trusted general. Heavy casualties occur on both sides, but the Mandalorians suffer the worst of it, and Revan uses the authority of the mask of Mandalore to scatter the clans and reforges Mandalore the Ultimate's beskar into their own armor. The Mandalorian Wars end.

Revan and their forces depart for the Unknown Regions to pursue the last of the Mandalorian opposition and search for other threats to the Republic. Their general, who had activated the super-weapon which had destroyed Malachor V, leaves their side and returns to the Jedi Order to face judgement the High Council.

Revan and Malak discover the location of an ancient Ratakan super-weapon known as the Star Forge.

  ✦ act iii. [ paradigm. ]    

3959 BBYa Sith Academy is built on the ruins of Malachor in secret for Sith Assassins and Jedi Hunters, both force-sensitive and non, to be trained for Revan’s purposes.

Revan builds HK-47, a custom Hunter-KIller assassin droid to eliminate political and military opponents without the need for a major military incursion.
3958 BBYRevan and Malak launch a surprise assault on the shipyards of Foerost, capturing most of the Republic fleet at the drydocks and declaring war of the Republic as Sith Lords.  The Jedi Civil War begins. 

A formal, 'public' Sith Academy is established on Korriban to train new, force-sensitive recruits for Revan's empire. Promising students are occasionally 'disappeared' to their Malachor academy.

In the Battle of Telos IV,* Admiral Saul Karath bombards the surface of Republic world Telos IV as a test of loyalty to Malak, rending the planet uninhabitable and massacring its people. This widens the rift between Revan and Malak, as Revan had planned to capture the planet rather than destroy it.

During an altercation, Revan brutally mutilates Malak, resulting in the loss of his lower jaw. He is later fitted with a prosthetic.
3957 BBYThe Battle of Rodia results in a Republic victory and Rodian intelligence siding with the Republic, giving them a desperately needed edge in a war they see themselves losing.

Darth Revan is captured by the Jedi Order. The Republic and the Jedi Order send a strike team to infiltrate Revan's flagship and assassinate them. While Revan is dealing with the intruders, Malak senses an opportunity and opens fire on Revan’s ship and critically injures Revan. Jedi Padawan Bastila Shan, the only surviving member of the strike team, brings them to the Jedi Council.

In the custody of the Jedi, it is learned that Revan is suffering from some memory loss due to their injuries, and they have formed a Force Bond with Bastila in her attempt to save them. The Jedi Council make the decision to wipe their mind fully and implant a false identity in the hopes of learning critical intel needed to win the war against Revan’s empire.

Lyndris Artin wakes up in Republic hospital with tears in their eyes. They're told by the Jedi Healers overseeing the site that they're lucky to be alive.

  ✦ act iv. [ rebirth. ]    

3956 BBYLyndris Artin is inserted as a crew-member of the Hammerhead-class Republic cruiser the Endar Spire under the command of Bastila Shan. They are ambushed above the planet Taris and escape to the planet’s surface with Republic officer Carth Onasi. With the assistance of a young twi'lek named Mission Vao and her wookie companion Zaalbar, they retrieve Bastila from confinement. Later, with the help of mandalorian Canderous Ordo and a protocol droid named T3-M4, they steal the ship the Ebon Hawk and use it to narrowly escape Malak’s bombardment of the planet’s surface.

Lyn and their crew arrive on Dantooine where Lyn is “revealed” to be a Force-Sensitive and “trained” as a Jedi, still unaware of their true identity. For their final test, they are sent to confront a fallen jedi named Juhani, who had struck at her master while influenced by the dark side. After a brief duel, they guide her back to the light and bring her back to the jedi, after which she joins their crew.

The Jedi Council sends them on a mission to discover the location of the Star Forge. They explore leads on Tatooine (acquiring their old assassin droid, HK-47, who also doesn't remember shit), Kashyyyk (joining up with a Jedi-turned-irreverent hermit, Jolee Bindo), and Manaan, tracking down pieces of a map to lead them to the Star Forge.

On their way to Korriban in pursuit of the final Star Map, Lyn and their crew are captured by Admiral Saul Karath. While they escape from imprisonment and kill Karath, they are forced to confront Darth Malak, who reveals Revan’s true identity. Bastila Shan is captured.
c. 3955 BBYForced to move on without Bastila and coming to terms with the new revelation, Lyn the crew of the Ebon Hawk, search for the final map to the Star Forge by infiltrating Revan's Sith Academy on Korriban.

The Battle of Ratakan Prime results in the destruction of the Star Forge, the rescue and redemption of Bastila, and the death of Malak at Revan’s hands. The Jedi Civil War ends.

  ✦ epilogue. [ aftermath. ]  

3955 BBYAfter a closed-door hearing involving members of the Jedi Order and the Republic Senate, a still-amnesiac Revan (Lyn) is released into Jedi custody and is allowed to roam free so long as they remain a part of the Order. The extent of Revan's amnesia and their role in defeating Malak is never fully made public, and Lyn's relationship with the Jedi Order remains tenuous at best.

The crew of the Ebon Hawk formally disbands; Jolee returns to his self-imposed exile, but now wandering the galaxy; Mission Vao begins her own business venture, and Zalbarr is convinced to follow her, Bastila and Juhani return to the Jedi and support Lyn's new position in the Order, Canderous goes to reunite with his clan, and Carth returns to the Republic. HK-47 and T3-M4 stay by Lyn's side, but the crew remain in frequent contact regardless.

Lyn has bad dreams.
3954 BBYLyn and Canderous Ordo journey out of Republic space pursuing a thread of their memories of Revan, searching for the Mask of Mandalor the Ultimate. After its retrieval, the mask and the mantle of Manda'lor is taken up by Canderous, and Lyn leaves for the Unknown Regions alone in a quest to fully regain their memories.

They are not seen in Republic space again.

  ✦ main verses. 

  i.  the mandalorian wars   As the Mandalorians invade the galaxy, the Republic teeters on the edge of collapse. The Revanchist promises to turn the tide of the war, no matter the cost.  ii.  the jedi civil war   Revan returns to the galaxy at large not as the Republic’s savior, but as its conqueror. With Malak at their side and a seemingly endless army behind them, all opposition seems destined to fall at their feet.  iii.  knight of the old republic   Lyndris Artin, Lyn to most, has vivid dreams about a dead sith they’ve never met, and runs around half the galaxy with the weirdest sense of deja vu.  iv.  post-kotor   Following the Battle of Ratakan Prime, Lyndris Artin is left to pick up the pieces of the world they thought they knew, and faces the consequences for what they cannot remember.  v.  swtor   Revan is freed from their prison and enters into a galaxy once again torn apart by war. Not compliant with with the Foundry questline nor any content from the Shadow of Revan expansion.  vi.  prequels-sequels   Revan is never freed from Vitiate’s prison and instead outlasts even the SIth Emperor himself, discovered millennia later by scavengers and accidentally freed from the Maelstrom. All threads with non-Old Republic characters are set in this verse unless plotted otherwise. [ read more here. ]

  ✦ sw alts. 

  ∗ clone wars.   A student of the late Sifo-Diyas, Rye's friction with the Jedi Order has a long and storied history, with their predilections for the dark side and their research of the Sith being a major concern. The outbreak of the Clone Wars, however, served to stymie any further conflict between them and the Council as like many of the peers, they were given command position in the Grand Army of the Republic. Rye has almost immediately proven to be a tactical asset to the war effort, and quickly rose to be a High General.

  ∗ force ghost.   There is no death, there is only the force. And sometimes the force is a haunting.

  ∗ galactic emperor.   The Jedi Order’s desperate plan to undermine Revan’s empire fails; regaining their memories, Revan returns to their original position and completes their conquest of the Republic, making their Empire the new galactic power. [ read more here. ]

  ✦ au_destiny 2 

  ∗ lo, the seraph.   [ affiliated with @laesarus ] ⸻ Revan is the first Seraph to the Warmind RASPUTIN, his closest confidant and friend. There is none they put before him; not humanity, who they have sacrificed everything to save, not the Winnower, for whom they once dreamed of being made ever-sharp like the Witness. Not even the Traveler, the divinity to their oracle, the thing that calls them her oldest Speaker.Born in the decades before the Traveler's arrival in the Sol System, Revan rose to prominence in the Golden Age through their service and loyalty to the Warminds and a strong working relationship with the Ishtar Collective. Following the Collapse, they left Sol in pursuit of the Black Fleet, losing all contact with RSPN and humanity, succumbing to Darkness and calling themself a Disciple of the Witness. Their place by its side was ultimately short-lived; rather than serve it, they threatened to consume, and for that they were cast into the depths of the Black Garden, made prisoner and god by the Sol Divisive who became both worshipers and wardens.Following their rescue from the Black Garden during the Garden of Salvation Raid, Revan returns to their role as Seraph and steward and protector of humanity. They reshape the Last City, taking the reigns of leadership following the collapse of the Consensus and bolster its infrastructure and defenses.[ gdocs timeline available upon request. dont ask me what they're doing in renegades i haven't figured it out yet. ]

  ✦ au_mass effect. 

[ affiliated with @laesarus ] ⸻ Born in 2129, Revan is an N7 with a highly classified background, best known in most circles for their participation in a pre-contact human augmentation project and being a part of Jon Grissom’s famous Charon Relay team. Initially working in space exploration and colonization, they were moved to black ops after defying surrender orders on Shanxi and unleashing a brutal and highly effective guerrilla campaign on turian ground troops.In addition, Revan has a long history of involvement with AI development, dating back to the decades before Shanxi working in the EXODUS AI project and becoming the human confidant of its primary AI, Rasputin. [ gdocs timeline available upon request. ] ▹ mass effect trilogy.   In ME1, they can be encountered as an NPC on the Citadel Presidium, primarily providing extra information on Rogue Spectre Saren Arterius due to their long history of working with him and occasional quests with useful rewards. In ME2, they can be recruited as a squadmate after Shepard’s first visit to the Citadel, during which Anderson will offer them an Alliance asset to provide additional support during the Collector mission, and can once again be recruited in ME3 depending on choices made during their loyalty mission. ▹ mass effect: andromeda.   Revan is recruited to the Andromeda Initiative by their old friend and comrade Alec Ryder, and was initially meant to replace him as humanity's Pathfinder in the event of his death.

  ✦ au_star trek. 

  note:   for both TNG/DS9/LWD and the DIS/SNW eras, Revan's verse is essentially the same as it revolves around a major conflict, with the variety being in the conflict they participate in. [ yeah idk what to do for TOS or ENT yet. i'm thinking about it. ]While initially perceived as brilliant but green during the conflict outbreak, Revan's captaincy is defined by their charisma and tactical skill and they quickly rose in popularity both in and out of Starfleet as they were hailed as a war hero.Their successes were powered but a highly capable and tightly knit crew that grew increasingly dogmatic and held Revan with a cult-like reverence. When several crew-members reacted violently to reassignment pressure following the end of conflict, Starfleet was pushed to take a closer look at operations onboard Revan's ship and found the environment alarming.Under the guise of award and commendation, Revan was promoted to Admiral and transferred to the command of a new Starbase placed in a critical area along the Romulan Neutral Zone.

 ▹ klingon war.   Revan is one of the first proponents and eventual lead of the operation to plant a superweapon on Qo'noS. ▹ dominion war.   Revan was investigation in the early 2370's for suspected involvement in the Maquis Resistance, but results were inconclusive due to the outbreak of the Dominion War and the destruction of the Maquis. In addition, Revan worked closely with Section 31 to amass the resources personnel, including brainpower from those outside of Starfleet, in order to develop the morphogenic virus.

  ✦ au_bnha. 

 ▹ the shatterpoint.   [ affiliated with @laesarus. ] ⸻ A hero of All Might's generation known for creating and maintaining one of the most well-regarded and prolific hero agencies in the United States, Revan 'retired' from their hero identity of "Shatterpoint" around ten years prior of the manga's start to focus on the underside of their work— the Revenants, a militarized vigilante organization pre-dating their hero work created with the sole purpose of eliminating All-for-One. [ wip gdocs timeline available upon request. ]

  ✦ au_dispatch. 

 ▹ the revenant.   [ affiliated with @shepcdr + @laesarus ] ⸻ Lyndris Artin, Lyn to almost everyone, has been president and chief operating officer of the Superhero Dispatch Network for years, and is perhaps best known for being one of the founders of SDN’s Phoenix Project. While their work has them facing the public often, their biography is a short one; Lyn, like many others, was a civilian casualty of the last stand of notorious fallen hero Revenant in 2010. Unlike many others, however, after their hospitalization they were found to have severe post-traumatic amnesia, and was unable to recover their former identity.Lyn, despite their efficiency bordering on ruthlessness, is known to be extremely personable and grounded, frequently traveling between branches as part of their effort to ensure the SDN is neither failing its clients or its staff. Some rumors say, however, that their former identity was as one of the Revenant's loyal followers, who had escaped capture due to their injuries.The reality is not far from it— Lyn is the Revenant, the notorious former hero whose work to protect earth was only surmounted by the threat they posed to the planet after their fall. They just didn't know any of that until a couple of years ago.[ still under development to a certain degree if i'm being real ]

  note:   these are just AUs that I haven't put a lot of time / development into yet; they're still open for plotting and interactions will likely shape out how these aus get written.

au.dune

 ▹ false prophet.   the failed kwisatz haderach. born not of a lineage constructed, but of ones abandoned, the slivers of probability known as 'impossibility' pooling together over generations to manifest as a single living cosmic error. a singularity. a mentat twisted by their own divinity into something that consumes, that offers salvation at the price of heresy.

au.horizon

 ▹ the old one.   Ethically dubious but logistically brilliant, Revan was recruited into the Zero Dawn team under Alpha Samina Ebadji, tasked with overseeing archivist teams operating in areas under siege of the Faro Plague. [more info tba they get shoved in a freezer] ▹ the quen exile.   Revan is born into the Quen, bestowed a focus and the title of Diviner, cracking open truths and polishing the treasures within so their people may prosper. Their pursuits reveal to them sights beyond their peers, knowledge out of reach of less advance models. But knowledge is power. And power is rarely given; more often than not, it must be seized. They are branded a traitor, and even worse, a heretic, and they are forced to escape across the sea.

  ∗ ecsile    — TIDREEN KILSPREE, THE JEDI EXILE; estranged sister-in-arms, bound by a grip stained with blood. the one who stayed behind.  ∗ laesarus    — THE WARMIND RASPUTIN; he who anchors, he who steers. a constellation seen through blinding light and endless dark.  ∗ screwattack    — SAMUS ARAN; beloved goddess of war. she who needs no altar to be worshipped.

firrerre.

intellect.      Extremely high. Regarded as the greatest tactical mind of their era, they were promoted to Supreme Commander of the Republic Army after only two years despite no prior experience in warfare.education.      Formally educated as a member of the Jedi Order since early childhood under numerous Jedi Masters, with focuses in agricultural studies, historical conservation, socio-economics, linguistics, galactic politics, and philosophy. Also a skilled duelist and a self-taught but skilled mechanic (with a focus on droids.)
   + Early background in digitization and conservation of documents recovered from the Great Jedi Library on Ossus, which was destroyed during the Great Sith War.
   + Spent over a decade [ covering padawan & knighthood years ] involved in post-war restoration efforts across the republic. Particularly involved with ecological restoration, agriculture and logistics.
   + Studied, collected and archived dark-side artifacts, documents, and knowledge during their tenure as a Sith Lord.languages.      firrerre [two dialects, native speaker]. fluent in huttese, galactic basic, galactic sign, high galactic, mando'a, sith, high sith, binary, shyriiwook, bocce, rataka, carthese, twi'leki, etc.expertise.      large-scale military tactics;    agronomy;    agricultural economics;    logistics;    military science;    strategy;    heritage conservation;    cultural heritage management;    restoration;    museology;    philosophy;    linguistics;    robotics;    artificial intelligence;interests.      horticulture;    distillation;     archaeology:    art history;    weaving;    embroidery;    knitting;    crochet;    metalworking;    robotics;    sith alchemy.

special abilities.     
 +  regeneration.  Firrerreo have a rate of healing that greatly exceeds baseline humans. While not immortal, they are able to heal from most injuries within minutes or hours so long as vital areas remain mostly intact. Wounds can heal at a rate visible to the naked eye.
 +  additional species traits.  Revan's subtype of firrerreo possess enhanced speed, strength + stamina, ultraviolet vision, high hearing range, and low light vision.
 +  force mastery.  Distinct from many of their peers throughout history, Revan has the ability to channel and use both the light and dark aspects of the force.
 +  drain knowledge.  Though the use of the Force, Revan is able to access the minds of others to view, edit, or even take knowledge/memories. A master in this art, they are even able to seamlessly rip a language out of the mind of another to acquire it for themself.

force powers.
 + control:    tutaminis  •  thought shield  •  concealment  •  force speed  •  force jump   •   detoxify poison   •   control pain   •   altus sopor   •   curato salva   •   hibernation trance
 + sense:      psychometry  •  force empathy  •  precognition  •  farsight  •  force sense  •  prima vitae  •  force sight  •  shatterpoint  •  telepathy  •  comprehend speech  •  force meld
 + alter:     telekinesis  •  affect mind/dominate mind  •  ionize  •  drain knowledge  •  fear/insanity  •  stasis/stun  •  consitor sato  •  wound (choke/crush/rend)  •  battle meditation  •  conceal other  •  drain life  •  levitation   •   heal  •  force storm (lightning)  •  maelstrom  •  affliction   •   repulse  •  shockwave  •  thought bomb  •