Sallow Caine

Sallow Caine was a Force-sensitive human male who served as the fanatical leader of the Brothers of the Night cult on the planet Cantonica during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. As a devotee of the dark side of the Force, Caine joined the cult and was granted the position of High Priest after the Brothers of the Night recognized his inherent abilities with the dark side. Seeking to satiate his bloodlust and please the ancient Sith, who he worshipped as "gods," Caine led a series of attacks on innocent civilians on Cantonica and had them abducted for sacrificial rituals, which would later be known as the Red Raids. The raids caught the attention of the crime lord Hekaro Wey, who sought to expand his influence over Cantonica, and therefore, he fought back against the Brothers of the Night, forcing them into exile. As a result, he spent the following years building an army of cultists and battle droids to take back Cantonica from the Wey Clan.
In 37 BBY, Caine conspired with the Sith Lord Darth Sidious to unleash war against the Wey Clan, though unaware that he was merely a pawn in the Sith's Grand Plan. In a plot by Sidious to get his alter ego, Senator Sheev Palpatine of Naboo, elected to the position of Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, he ordered Caine to raid the Canto Bight Summit between the Republic and the Wey Clan, and assassinate Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. Though he failed to kill Chancellor Valorum as ordered, the cultist General Boka managed to capture Vice Chair Mas Amedda of the Galactic Senate. However, Amedda was later rescued by the Jedi, Keleran Verso and Galen Fontaine, who were sent by Valorum. Shortly after, the Jedi returned to help the Wey Clan repel the Brothers of the Night in the Battle of Cantonica, which resulted in Caine's death.
==Biography==
===Early life===
In the latter decades of the Galactic Republic, a Force-sensitive human male named Sallow Caine resided on the planet Cantonica. Sometime before the Canto Bight Summit, the dark side adept rose to the position of High Priest in the Brothers of the Night—a militaristic cult of dark side fanatics on Cantonica. Seeking to satiate his bloodlust and please the ancient Sith, who the cultists worshipped as gods, Caine led a series of abductions on the innocent civilians of Cantonica and used them for sacrificial rituals, known as the Red Raids. Eventually, the campaign was thwarted by the crime lord Hekaro Wey of the Wey Clan, who sought to expand his influence over the Outer Rim, and he forced the Brothers of the Night into exile, bringing an end to the Red Raids.
===Cantonica Civil War===
====Raid on the summit====
While hiding out in the Temple of the Night, Caine was contacted by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, secretly Republic Senator Sheev Palpatine of Naboo, who offered him vengeance for his defeat in the raids. During the Canto Bight Summit, Caine and the Brothers of the Night raided Wey's Palace at the behest of Sidious, marking the start of the Cantonica Civil War. The cult was ordered by Sidious to assassinate Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum, which would allow his alter ego to be elected in Valorum's stead, although unaware that they were merely pawns in the Sith's Grand Plan. Upon their arrival at the palace, Caine sent General Boka to apprehend Chancellor Valorum while he led the remaining cultists against the Wey Clan. Under Caine's orders, a Scorpenek annihilator droid was dispatched to provide cover fire for the Brothers of the Night. However, the Senate Guard moved in to quickly secure the Chancellor into his executive shuttle and prepared for takeoff. 
After reporting back to Caine about Valorum's departure, Boka also informed the High Priest that he captured Vice Chair Mas Amedda of the Galactic Senate. Though unpleased with Boka's failure, Caine contacted Sidious via hologram to inquire about new orders. The Sith Lord expressed his concerns, but ordered Caine to hold the Vice Chair hostage as a bargaining chip against the Republic, hoping to spark a debacle within the Senate. He then ended communications with Sidious and proceeded to retreat from the palace. While escaping from the palace, Caine ordered the Scorpenek droid to unleash a barrage of blaster fire to cover their escape. 
====Amedda's escape====
In response to the incident at the summit, Valorum dispatched Jedi Knight Keleran Verso and his Padawan Galen Fontaine to rescue Amedda and resolve the Cantonica Civil War. After learning about the Jedi's arrival, Sidious contacted Caine to alert him and also inform him that he sent his apprentice, Darth Maul, to ensure that the Jedi won't leave with Amedda. After the Jedi infiltrated the Temple of the Night, Caine dispatched a group of cultists to apprehend them as he laid in wait. As the Jedi advanced on the command room of the temple, they were surrounded by cultists and forced to lay down their lightsabers. Once secure, Caine walked out to greet his new prisoners and demonstrate dominance, also informing them that they were about to "meet their fate." Afterwards, he sent Amedda, Verso, and Fontaine to the Shadow Arena and sentenced them to execution. 
As the trio are sent out to the center of the arena, Caine walked out from the high stands to announce the start of the executions. As the crowd roared in excitement, Darth Maul arrived in the high stands to witness the festivities. As three deadly creatures are sent out to kill the trio, Lieutenant Talan Bizago of the Wey Clan arrived with his starship, Fantasma's Revenge, to rescue the trio at the behest of Hekaro Wey. After recognizing the ship, an angered Caine ordered Maul to kill the Jedi, and then sent Boka to take down the ship. Maul made it down to the arena to engage the Jedi in a lightsaber duel, but Bizago fired at him with his laser cannons, allowing the trio to make it onboard the ship and escape off-world. After losing Amedda, Caine informed Sidious about the Vice Chair's escape, and Sidious said he would try to prolong the dispute within the Senate. 
====Battle of Cantonica and death====
After suffering many loses to the Wey Clan, Caine decided to level the score by sending out an army of cultists and droids to capture the casino city of Canto Bight under the command of Boka. As Boka's forces stormed the streets of Canto Bight, Wey orchestrated an evacuation of the townspeople to the abandoned town Shattered Point. Eventually, Bizago and his Jedi allies returned to Cantonica with Wey to forge an alliance with the Canto Bight Police Department and the local bounty hunters in Shattered Point. Wey devised a two-part battle plan which involved his forces and the Canto Bight police officers marching back into Canto Bight and drawing out Boka's army. Meanwhile, Bizago and his Jedi allies would infiltrate the temple and capture the High Priest. In response to this renewed threat from Wey, Maul was once again dispatched to reinforce Caine.
After receiving reports that the Battle of Cantonica had begun, Sidious ordered Caine to wipe everyone out, stating that their work was done. While secure inside the Temple of the Night, Caine believed he was safe from the fighting, but the battle in Canto Bight allowed for Bizago and his Jedi allies to infiltrate the temple once again. While Master Verso and Padawan Fontaine took on Maul in a duel, Bizago began searching for Caine. After activating a self-destruct beacon within the temple, planning to entrap everyone inside, Caine made his way over to the hangar bay to join Boka's forces in Canto Bight. However, Bizago blocked off his escape and the two began fighting each other. During the duel, the self-destruction of the temple caused a massive pillar to fall down in between the two, and more debris began falling down near Caine. Bizago looked out at the High Priest and said "this is over," before leaving the Jedi to finish off Maul. By the end of the battle, the entire hangar bay caved in and Caine was killed inside as a result.
==Personality and traits==
As the High Priest of the Brothers of the Night, Sallow Caine was devoted to the dark side of the Force and worshipped the Sith, like all the other Sith cultists. As the Force-sensitive member of the cult, Caine sought to please the Sith and join them, so he could also be worshipped as they do. As a trained warrior, he had an appetite for violence and cruelty, believing that his actions would earn him an apprenticeship under the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious. Therefore, when he launched the Red Raids, it was nothing more than an attempt at displaying his allegiance to the Sith, although the campaign was thwarted by Hekaro Wey. Even though he was brutal and violent, he was also articulate and well spoken, able to verbally express his beliefs with an almost poetic eloquence, as grotesque as these beliefs were.
This strong belief in his destiny as the chosen one of the Sith caused a sense of superiority over others under his command. He also had a black and white philosophy in which there was only victory or death in life. However, he was disappointed when Sidious seemed uninterested in taking Caine under his wing as he had hoped. He made sure to follow every order and never felt appreciated, which caused him to start thinking he was nothing more than a pawn in Sidious' plans. By the Battle of Cantonica, Caine decided to follow his own path and even tried to betray Darth Maul while he was preoccupied fighting the Jedi. Ultimately, his ambitions got the best of him and after setting the Temple of the Night on self-destruct, he caught himself in his own trap and died before he could see his dream come into fruition.
==Equipment==
As High Priest of the Brothers of the Night, Sallow Caine wore a chest plate with a collar of feathers, gauntlets, boots, a utility belt, and a cape with the cult symbol on the back. In warfare, he wore battle armor that included a metal helmet and chest plate outfitted with feathers, gauntlets, boots, and a shorter cape. He was also equipped with a spear and two knives at his side.
==Behind the scenes==
Sallow Caine was created for the upcoming saga film Star Wars: Return of the Sith. His name was initially going to be used for the birthname of a Sith Acolyte in the second trilogy, however, this character was later canceled. Sallow Caine was based on the leader of the Eclipse, Helis, from the 2017 video game Horizon Zero Dawn.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Return of the Sith 
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