#re'fann ma'harai

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And he got those beef tomatoes

He do. He like ‘em biiiiiig. GO GET ‘EM, RE’FANN

So I had to draw something in response to all of this fantastic feedback (and more that I didn’t end up screencapping, y’all know who you are and every single one of you is so appreciated). Y’all have made my entire week with commentary like this, I’m so happy

Y’ALL GET IT. MUCH LOVE. MUAH.

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How would Sivin react to seeing how the Jedi Council treat the Jedi consular and Jedi Knight characters?

He'd feel it was par for the course, for the most part. Both the Consular and Knight characters have far too much responsibility and the consequences of other people's actions foisted on their own shoulders, almost all of it by the Council. They're expected to take care of everyone else's problems, without any real choice in the matter, and not only clean up after the mistakes of both the Council and the Republic, but also COVER up for them too. Sivin would definitely feel a lot of sympathy for both of them. He'd be a little envious of some of the praise and promotions that they get, though, no matter how superficial those are in reality.

And those are also more side stories I'd like to write! I want to introduce the main Opening Dialogue cast to my own favourite eight of my SWTOR PCs, so I'd want them to meet my Knight Re'fann Ma'harai (who seems to be everyone's favourite, lol), and also my Consular Ilkirr Kaludo (who ends up with Mordeo, who is, actually, also my newest and fave Sith Inquisitor I've made).

In a way, Sivin has a LOT in common with Re'fann, and almost NOTHING in common with him at the same time XD They both tend to accumulate Sith, but for very VERY different reasons. He'd have a lot more to commiserate about with Ilkirr, who is very put-upon and beleaguered, and openly questions and complains about the Order every chance he gets, even though he still does his best to help them out. I have a feeling they'd end up pretty close.

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My tiny knight is such a sweet gentle cinnamon roll and also he is so thirsty

He wants it so bad

Since I’m stuck in swtor I’ll never get to the part where I might be able to actually get the romance for Scourge, so I guess Re’fann will forever remain thirsty.

Don’t judge me or how I dress my Scourge ok

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CACKLING

Getting back into swtor and omg

I FOUND THE BEST SHIRT FOR MY JEDI KNIGHT TO WEAR

ALL OTHER SHIRTS GO HOME

I am so pleased. As if he didn’t look like the quintessential Sith already. Bless.

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does he have a story behind those lightsabers/their kyber crystals?

The crystals were gifts :D

The lightsaber hilts are the same ones he’s had since he achieved knighthood, but after Praven defected he gifted his old crystal to Re’fann because he wanted to “fit in” more with the rest of the Jedi. Re’fann has zero concept of “fitting in”, so he just automatically assumed the best way to appreciate the gift would be to use it.

The other one was a gift from Scourge. It’s clearly important to him, but Scourge has never elaborated on why or how, nor shown any inclination to tell. Re’fann’s only response is to just shrug, thank him, and plunk the crystal in his other hilt, no questions asked.

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@oblivionlegacyswtor tagged me in this OTP meme a little while ago for my Jedi Knight Re’fann in SWTOR and Lord Scourge, and I finally got to it. :D

I’m assuming Bold - applies to both; Italics - applies to one of them? I think that’s how I’ve seen this meme done before? Anyway here we go

height difference (lordy there’s like a two foot difference between them it’s crazy) | mutual pining (At first it’s definitely just Re’fann thirsting after that hot tomato dick, but then Things Happen and whoopsie now it’s both of them just yEaRnInG) | first kiss | first love (Not for either. Re’fann is so very poly it’s bordering on ridiculous, and we all know Scourge has had in-canon previous relationships) | wedding | in-jokes | lgbt+ | family disapproves (does the Jedi Order falling all over themselves trying to get Re’fann to Just Stop Fucking All The Sith count?) | friend disapproves (I can’t imagine the rest of Re’Fann’s entourage approving of Scourge regardless) | would die for each other | fake relationship | arranged wedding | cuddlers | pda friendly (Scourge is forever awkward about this, but it literally Does Not Occur to my knight that he shouldn’t publicly climb that glorious scarlet tree) | and they were room mates (And they were companions. OH MY GOD THEY WERE COMPANIONS) | holding hands | secret relationship (Not so much secret as just... Everyone ELSE attempting to downplay that these two are obviously serious about each other) | opposing worldviews (LOL) | opposing personalities (Scourge tended to think at first that they were extremely different, considering how much of a heart-of-gold cinnamon roll Re’fann is. But he does finally figure out that Re’fann makes his own rules and he plays to WIN and that’s something Scourge definitely understands). | opposing goals | getting a pet | have kids | want kids | grow old together (An ideal both of them would like, but are both very aware probably wouldn’t happen. It bothers neither of them) | relationship failures (Scourge thinks he has had this, Re’fann literally does not understand the concept of a failed relationship.) | rests head on shoulder (Re’fann can only reach Scourge’s shoulder if he’s sitting down XD) | share a bed | token dummies | relationship doubts (Scourge frequently wonders what he’s gotten himself into, but Re’fann’s complete lack of regrets is starting to rub off on him) | they have a song | first date | share a jacket (Re’fann absconds with Scourge’s shirts on a regular basis, even though you could fit like three of him in one XD) | sharing a blanket (Does a cloak count?) | mutual interests | study buddies | bathing together | crash into hello | accidental nudity | laundry | same hobbies | cooking for each other | big fancy gala (I love the idea of Scourge awkwardly attending all those fancy Jedi shindigs because Re’fann insists on bringing him along. But Scourge gets back at him by hauling Re’fann to Sithly gatherings once Vitiate’s out of the picture) | sibling rivalry | hair stroking (LOL HAIR) | dancing (I admit that “Feeling pleasure is good” conversation they have with each other ends with Scourge teaching Re’fann how to ballroom dance. Re’fann learns by standing on Scourge’s feet :D) | laying in the grass | watching stars together | watching the other sleep (Re’fann sleeps like a fucking rock and enjoys lots of it, while Scourge is up extra early and often. Sometimes he traces his fingers over Re’fann’s tattoos while he’s snoozing.) | shared values | friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | lovers to enemies | childhood friends | slow burn (SO FUCKING SLOW) | love triangle (Not so much a triangle as just a different dynamic. Re’fann is poly as hell and has zero concept of jealousy, and Scourge personally is pretty monogamous and has some possessive issues, but boy is he learning) | toxic relationship | sitting on each other’s laps (Re’fann’s favourite seat <3) | can’t be together | hugs | forehead touches (Scourge likes Re’fann’s horns) | neck kisses | car/motorbike rides | compliments (Scourge gets a little bewildered at how often Re’fann just lays on the compliments. He’s always got something positive to say and Scourge is Not Used To That) | nicknames | falling asleep together | late night talks (THIS IS HOW THEY FINALLY GET TOGETHER) | gifts (Lawdy does Re’fann love some gift-giving. Scourge is Overwhelmed XD)

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So when I got my Jedi Knight to Corellia, the only thing I could think of when we ran into Praven was how delightful it was that Scourge instantly went into snarly antagonistic defensive mode because very clearly jealous.

Scourge: OH NO ANOTHER PUREBLOOD SITH THAT MYYYYY JEDI KNIGHT KNEW BEFORE ME

Scourge: THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE

Scourge: FIGHT ME PRAVEN *jealous seething*

Meanwhile Praven is sitting there, thiiiiiiis close to rubbing it in that since he’s a Jedi now he has more in common with the Knight than Scourge does

All this attention and fuss over my tiny little cinnamon roll of a knight, it’s great

ps my knight totally knows they’re fighting over him and is secretly reveling in it. ....................he like em big

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Well I finally completed all eight main character story arcs in SWTOR. Whew. What a ride.

I gotta say I’m pretty damn attached to the Sith Inquisitor, Sith Warrior, and Imperial Agent stories. They’re damn good.

The Sith Inquisitor was my first playthrough, and has everything I ever wanted in a Sith Lord - tiny, gleefully destructive, yet fiercely defensive of anything and anyone he cares about (which is a lot). He even has the violent, intensely loyal subordinate whose devotion is either thinly veiled intent at erotica or homicide and there’s no telling which it is at any given moment. Mm. Yes. Exactly what I signed up for.

The Sith Warrior is an absolutely lovely story arc that I had a blast playing through, but since I’m so very smitten with Char’s Evren as the canonical Sith Warrior, I kept having it in my head throughout the entire time that Darth Baras must have had another apprentice out there (my character), wandering around doing secondary, slightly-less-galaxy-shattering-important things instead. I... had no idea how much I would end up loving both Vette and Quinn, they’ve managed to make the top 30 of my favourite Star Wars characters in general, not just in swtor. That’s a feat. XD

The Agent storyline is stressful and upsetting, but it’s also very good and that’s a combination that made me become extremely protective of my poor agent. He only gets Good Things now, and I’ll probably end up writing a little story for him just to give him some nice endings. Mostly involving my agent and Transman!Hunter and better closure for their little cat-and-mouse game.

I liked playing through the Jedi Knight storyline too, despite beating my head against a wall every five seconds due to the dizzying amount of stupidity. My knight is a relentlessly adorable cream puff without a violent or mean-spirited bone in his body, so that made him... challenging to play, being as I avoided him killing anyone at all costs. It also made it challenging for him to get Scourge’s approval, so there was a lot of gift-giving going on, lol. That’s ok considering how intensely I ship them ahahahahaaaaaa (long-suffering sigh).

The Jedi Councilor arc is one I really need to play twice, because my councilor is a horrible, horrible man at the same time he is an exemplary Jedi. He’s practically the opposite of my knight, killing anyone and everyone who crosses him. It’d be interesting to see a playthrough that DOESN’T involve slaughtering the masses. He had a storyline all his own before I ever plunked him in swtor, but he fit the councilor arc so well I actually tweaked a few things in his tale to make it fit better. XD

The smuggler storyline was... entirely forgettable, but my character is cute (and is also in stories I’ve outlined but haven’t finished or posted), and I liked some of the characters you meet along the way.

The Bounty Hunter arc was also bordering on forgettable, but it was also a rollicking good time so I can’t really say it was bad. I liked a lot of the characters you meet (mmmm, Darth Tormen.), and the bounty hunter’s mentor is absolutely charming (honestly any time I hear a southern accent in Star Wars, no matter how badly done, I still clap my hands and feel represented, lol). My bounty hunter is actually my Jedi Councilor’s older sister, so that makes everything more interesting from my pov, ahaha.

The Republic Soldier storyline made me want to strangle the commanding officer every step of the way, and I was furious that I never got to shove my foot down her throat at the end but... oh well. Even though my canon soldier character is Basrel from Opening Dialogue, I still wasn’t terribly attached to what happened in the soldier’s storyline.

I have more characters than these, but these eight are my first completed playthroughs for each arc. \o/ I have yet to completely play through anything past the Hutt Cartel and the Revan expansions too, so that’ll be another ride once I get there.

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I know most of y’all are here for the drawings or the fanfic and I apologize for the serious lack of content lately. January is the hardest month and I’ve been self-medicating with lots and lots of SWTOR. Downside; very little creative output. Upside; this guy.

Meet Re’Fann Ma’Harai, my... *checks notes* Jedi Knight? He is a precious little cinnamon bun that asks ALL OF THE QUESTIONS and hates hurting people and he always lets the Sith and Imperials go whenever he wins and apparently that’s not always a good thing? *shruuuugs* My story for him is that he never really wanted to be a Jedi and he begged them to send him to AgriCorp with all the washouts but ohh nooooOOOOOoo we CAN’T have THAT, he showed So MuCh ~*pRoMiSe*~ .....so now he just runs around doing what he’s told while simultaneously somehow... not...... doing.... what he’s told..............

He also looks exactly like a Sith and it drives the rest of the Jedi crazy, but he is remarkably (and some would say, deliberately) oblivious to Jedi politics so he just does his own thing and WHO KNEW it seems to work XD

.....and I also headcanon that THAT’S the reason nobody really knows the game’s Jedi Knight’s face or name even though FAMOUS GALAXY-WIDE, because the Council is too embarrassed to let it get out that their SAVING GRACE FROM ALL THIS SUPERWEAPON FAIL BULLSHIT looks so.... so... so very Sithly. 8)c

I mean, the poor lil guy can’t HELP his yellow eyes or his pallid, is-that-force-corruption-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me complexion. And story-wise, he can’t HELP that the crystals he found for his lightsabers happened to be red, so *shruuuuugs*. ........I mean he could TOTALLY change his fashion but he LIKES these clothes and they’re COMFORTABLE and he’s just a few shades deep into stubborn enough to refuse to change his wardrobe just because it doesn’t meet his superiors’ Council-Chamber dress code. (just ignore the Hutt Cartel logo on his shirt honestly, I really liked the cut of the shirt but couldn’t find one that was plain)

Anyway. Re’Fann. Sunshine and sparkles and daisies trying so hard to keep the Council from sending him to murder people while saving one planet at a time from the Republic’s staggeringly stupid superweapon schemes. \o/

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He do. He like ‘em biiiiiig. GO GET ‘EM, RE’FANN

So I had to draw something in response to all of this fantastic feedback (and more that I didn’t end up screencapping, y’all know who you are and every single one of you is so appreciated). Y’all have made my entire week with commentary like this, I’m so happy

Y’ALL GET IT. MUCH LOVE. MUAH.