#darth betton

[swtorpadawan]

Introducing Darth Betton

Technically, she's an NPC from the game story, not an OC of my own creation. But she's mentioned only once off-handedly, by Moff Tyrak on Balmorra in the Smuggler story.

I decided to use her for Erez Noori's backstory, my Jedi Padawan turned slave turned Sith Inquisitor in the Rhi'khi Legacy.

I finally decided to make her in the game. This is partially for the benefit of @plotbunny-bundle​ and @jjjwhovian​ since they expressed interest in Erez's backstory when i introduced him an age ago.

Those of you who’ve read my backstory for Erez probably know that Betton has done some truly terrible things. Likely i’ll only be writing fic about her if i do some kind of “Whump” challenge.

I'm still addicted to SWTOR character creation.

[swtorpadawan]

Another New OC

Meet Erez Noori.

Once upon a time, Erez was a Jedi padawan. He and his master were operating on an Imperial-conquered world during the Cold War, providing humanitarian aid where they could and assisting resistance groups.

Inevitably, one day, they were betrayed.

Erez’s master was killed by Imperial troops. Erez himself was forced to surrender to prevent the commanding Sith Lord -  one Darth Betton - from wiping out an entire village.

Betton hauled Erez back to Dromund Kaas in chains. For the next six months, she tormented the young Jedi, using everything from Force lightning to exposure to the elements. (To this day, he has a phobia involving rain and thunder.)

Inevitably, Erez broke. His hatred for Betton turning into... something else. He took to the Dark Side well.

Eventually, Betton ships him off to Korriban for his “formal” education.

Erez isn’t happy about this, but then, he isn’t a happy guy.

And no, I did not need another OC.

[swtorpadawan]

I’d like to hear a little more about Erez Noori. Is he an SI? How close to you plan to stick to the canon story with him? Is Betton other one of your characters?

Thank you so much for this ask, @plotbunny-bundle !

He is, in fact, a Sith Inquisitor. A Sith Assassin, in fact. (He was once training to be a Jedi Shadow, in a "previous life".)

His story - beginning with his arrival on Korriban - will stick relatively close to the class story, at least up until his ascension to the Dark Council. Then maybe I'll be looking at other things.

Darth Betton is technically a canon character from the game, albeit a very, very minor one. She is mentioned in passing by Moff Tyrak on Balmorra. (Better known as the clumsy, inept, corrupt idiot Akaavi wants to kill when you meet her.) All we know about her is that she's a Sith Lord, and Tyrek claims she's "gorgeous".

Read her Wookiepedia entry here.

So - with no other development than that, I ran with it.

The story is that Erez was a 19-year old padawan, perfectly eager and enthusiastic. He and his master were sent to Alderaan to support House Organa against the Sith-backed House Thul.

The two Jedi were cutoff from support in a distant village, facing a small army or House Thul troops while they attempted to organize the local civilians into a resistance force. That's when Darth Betton arrived with a battalion of Imperial commandos. The Sith Lord slew Erez's master, then told him that if he didn't surrender, she would annihilate the entire village.

Being a "good Jedi", he surrendered.

Then Betton wiped out the village anyway.

She took him back in chains to Dromund Kaas with her. She told him that he would either live out the rest of his life as her slave, or he would break, fall to the dark side and become her apprentice. She didn't particularly care which.

Erez held up under horrific mistreatment for six months. (I don't think I'll get into too many details about that.)

Then he finally broke. The Jedi had lied to him about the light. He hated Darth Betton for everything she had done to him, but she at least would show him how to unleash his anger.

When he was ready, she sent him to Korriban.

You know the rest.

Thanks again!