Taelon the Despot

Rayleigh Xim Taelon, also known as Taelon the Despot, was a Devaronian male mercenary and crime boss from Praesitlyn, serving as a paramilitary of the Republic and then being a active mercenary around the time of the Galactic Civil War.

## Taelon the Despot

“ You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be! You need people like me so you can point your kriffin' fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy.”

## Relationship Info

### Organization

* Eclipse Enterprises
* Devils Horn Syndicate
* Sons and Daughters of Freedom (Formerly)
* Rahm Kotas Militia (Formerly)

## Biography

### Life on Praesitlyn

Taelons story starts off on Praesitlyn where he lived in the main commercial area of the planet. His youth was all normal until at some point he no longer could afford education, and had to drop out and give up his dreams of becoming a architect or the towns mayor one day. He stole and committed many minor crimes during his youth, until he got caught up by his father. His father was a corporal of the Sons and Daughters of Freedom, and never forced his legacy on his son, but after this he had no choice. Taelon began to serve the Sons and Daughter, reluctantly at first, but eventually warmed up and appreciated his service and what he was learning and experiencing. His tactics were unmatched, and as was his skill with a rifle, he was considered special forces for his organization. Eventually General Rahm Kota began searching for non clone republic fighters, and Taelon made the Cut

### Days of the Republic

As a member of Rahm Kota's militia, Taelon served a riflemen and grenadier who could go behind enemy lines and scramble up some bodies. He and his general took many successful offensive operations in the outer rim on several fronts, including special operations. They fought against the separatists, and he served on many deployments, killing many during his service, each kill he would mark on his chest. He witnessed many of his comrades died, and lost a bit of his own morals during this time. However, three years after the start of the war, Order 66 was Initiated alongside the rise of Palpetine and the Empire. General Rahm Kota and one of his squads of rangers went into hiding, and as there militia was left leaderless, so did Taelon.

### The Dark Times

Taelon first went down to some of the lowest levels of Coruscant, where he found work as a hired gun for a rival gang of the Black Sun. He made a grave mistake however, as one day the rival syndicate came for blood. Taelons boss and comrades were killed in front of him and he barley escaped with his life. He stole a ship and Taelon fled to the outer rim, initially hiding on the slums of Nar Shadda. He had his head on a swivel, being subject to a court Marshall, death or incarceration. He needed to make credits quick. He and a few of his most trusted allies formed a crew of rag tag mercenaries, who together were unmatched in the criminal underworld. There they grinned behind the scenes while they amassed a large amount of credits, experience, and respect while they would save up to launch their next expedition, a criminal enterprise.

### The Formation of the Devils Horns

Taelon and his allies (Teru, Dino Bro's, Silas, Minati, and others) finally kickstarted there operation on Nar Shadda. The Devils Horn Syndicate. They operated rival to many other gangs and syndicate, but they had no code, just a bunch of young trigger fingers lead by a vet, they were feared by many, and those who didn't would regret it. His syndicate protected people from the other gangs for a fee, while moving weapons and illicit substances In there territories. There he racketeered a criminal empire from under his feet, that he eventually expanded to Old Mantel, Lok and Coruscant. He finally gained what he dreamed of for so long.. respect. However, Taelon was ambitious, he wasn't settled with just this, he needed more. He took some high stakes missions, and met some big figures in the galaxy, he made many allies and friends, some he would consider brothers, which together they would form something much greater.

### Era of Eclipse

Taelon had many new allies and friends, Teru, Silas, Minati, Lycaeon, Arkus, Avo, Raxis, Leja, Drar, Abu, Gus, and Jicelli, and they all came together to form what would become Eclipse Enterprises. With a countless amount of subsidiaries ranging from shipyards, to restaurants, to a PMC, Eclipse now became one of the galaxies top commercial companies, rivaled by those such as TaggeCo and the Intergalactic Banking Clan.

## Personality

In his youth he was a light hearted, casual, laid back, goal oriented, fun person. Now he has grown and witnessed the galaxy for what it truly is, and he sees it much differently. He has a strange mix of courage and cowardice, while appearing strong and yet fearsome. He is a very calculated man, although he hides behind the persona of a dummy. He is still goal oriented, chasing his dreams all the way to the end. To others he may seem ridiculous, but it is all a deception to hide his true intelligence. He has a cruel thirst for power, with his sights on the title of King of the Underworld. Although on the outside he seems very cruel, evil and selfish, to his own men he is genuinely compassionate, caring, sympathetic and empathetic towards his friends well beings. He is calm and composed, not letting his enemies get the best of him, however sometimes he does slip and becomes over confident.

## Equipment

### Weapons

##### Verpine Shatter Rifle

The **Verpine shatter rifle** was a type of shatter gun created by the insectoidVerpine. The rifle used magnetic fields to fire small slugs at high speeds unattainable by typical slugthrowers, and produced a distinctive, audible crack as their metal-alloy projectiles broke the speed of sound. And while their rounds were relatively small, the speed with which they impacted a target inflicted great kinetic damage.

##### EC-17 Hold Out Blaster

A compact, small, one-handed weapon manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the EC-17 featured a built-in targeting scope to assist its user's aim, and a short-range laser emitter. Some models were additionally equipped with a small but intensely bright light appended to the primary barrel that could be triggered to "flash-stun" a target; temporarily blinding them. The EC-17's most unique feature compared to other pistols of the same size and caliber was its unique trigger, it was located on the side of the gun rather than directly underneath the barrel and made it easier to fire while wearing gloves. The blaster was designed for short-range targets, and therefore lost much of its accuracy over greater distances.

##### Combat Glove Module

A combat glove equipped with a tracker and tranquilizer dart both fired from a high powered kinetic launcher, aswell as a CZ Wrist-Mounted Flame Projector.