Darth Pravum

Darth Viscretus (godmother)

Urizen

Bal-ail

House Vassago

**Darth Pravum**, born **Helkosh Yram**, is a Force-Sensitive Human male Sith Master. He was born in 136 ABY in Theed, Naboo. He was a member of the aristocratic high society of the planet Naboo, and in the year 153 ABY defected to the Sith Academy on Korriban.

## Biography

### Early Life

Helkosh Yram was born in the city of Theed in the year 136 ABY, a direct descendant of Queen Yram. His wider lineage is shrouded in mystery, though it is known that a family ancestor traveled to Naboo from Obulette at some point around 3000 BBY. His father, Gregar Yram, served on the Naboo Royal Council, becoming the Head of the Naboo Royal Council and Governor of Naboo in the year 147 ABY directly following the events of the Senate Aflame Crisis. His mother, Jamillia Yram, was unemployed, spending most of her time shuttered indoors or planning extravagant parties.

Both parents were largely uninvolved in Helkosh's formative years. Both constantly engaged in infidelity, and Jamillia suffered from crippling death stick addiction. As a result, Helkosh never learned to love another human being.

#### Relationship with Volshe

Both parents became close friends with Kára Volshe in the year 140 ABY. Within a year, Volshe had adopted Helkosh as her godson. In the year 147 ABY, following the events of the Senate Aflame Crisis, it was Volshe, now Empress of the New Galactic Empire, who elevated Gregar to the position of Governor of Naboo. She subsequently bestowed upon Helkosh the peerage title of Marquess of Kaadara.

#### Primary Education

Helkosh attended the Royal Naboo Academy from ages 4-12, graduating with high honors and immediately enrolling in Theed University.

### Theed University

Helkosh began study at Theed University in 149 ABY, at the age of 13 years old. He graduated in 153 ABY with a degree in politics.

#### The Battle of Naboo

In 150 ABY, most of Theed University was destroyed as the Galactic Federation Triumvirate successfully unseated Empress Volshe. It was during this battle, while trapped in a collapsing Amidala Hall, that Helkosh discovered his latent Force sensitivity.

In the aftermath of the battle, despite Volshe's removal, Helkosh retained the peerage title that had been bestowed upon him. His parents were among the Volshe loyalists who remained behind while she escaped to the New Sith Order. Due to their personal relationship, Helkosh and his parents were among the few who maintained semi-regular contact with Volshe. Upon learning of her connection to the Sith, Helkosh confided in Volshe about his Force sensitivity, and it was she that directed him to attend the Sith Academy on Korriban. Upon graduating from Theed, Helkosh did exactly that.

### Becoming Darth Pravum

Upon arriving on Korriban, Helkosh would train as an Acolyte for the next two years. In the year 155 ABY, Helkosh joined House Settoku, and began an Apprenticeship under Knight Ignotus, a largely incompetent Knight who Helkosh quickly outpaced. Ignotus slowly began to grow more and more jealous of his Apprentice. When Helkosh decided to leave House Settoku, preferring instead House Vassago, Ignotus lashed out, attempting to assassinate him during a training session on Dathomir. Helkosh barely escaped with his life, and became Apprenticed to the Dark Lord of the Sith, Lord Vassago.

In less than a year, Helkosh had ascended not only to the rank of Sith Knight, but to that of Sith Master. He was then bestowed the title of Darth, and took the name Darth Pravum. Shortly thereafter, he was granted a Lordship by Darth Dreadwar, Emperor of the Sith. Upon becoming a Sith Lord, Pravum traveled to the planet Calipsa with a fleet of Star Destroyers, capturing the planet and installing himself as Grand Lord of House Calipsa. This title, self-bestowed, replaced the hereditary title of High Lord. At some point prior to this, Pravum traveled to the planet Wayland to learn the art of Sith alchemy from Darth Noxia.

### The Sith Trials

Darth Pravum was largely absent from the events of Old Sith Trials and New Sith Trials, spending most of his time during that period on Korriban and remaining only peripherally involved. He was involved in defending the Academy from True Sith invasion in 154 ABY.

At the time of the beginning of the True Sith Trials, Darth Pravum was a fully-fledged member of the New Sith Order, holding the rank of Sith Lord.

## Appearance

Darth Pravum is pale, with primarily red hair and subtle golden-blonde streaks intermixed. He often, if not always, dresses in extravagant Naboo fashion, wearing fine robes of cyrene silk in the traditional Naboo style of bloused sleeves. He is known to dress in black with gold lace, or alternatively purple with silver lace. Many of his robes feature monogrammed Futhork. He is noticeably short, standing at 5'6", with an average build, weighing in at about 150 pounds.

## Personality and Traits

Darth Pravum suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder. He is incapable of love or empathy. He is incredibly pretentious and elitist. He ascribes to a humanocentric worldview, believing most aliens to be inferior to humans.

## Equipment

### Weapons

Pravum employs the use of a lightfoil in combat. Unlike those used by the saber rakes of the Tapani Sector, which are weaker than normal lightsabers and prone to failure, Pravum's lightfoil is made with legitimate lightsaber technology to prevent breakdowns, and uses a synthetic Sith crystal to overcome its natural weakness compared to a normal lightsaber. He also owns a standard red lightsaber which he occasionally uses in tandem with the lightfoil. He also owns two beskar knives.

### Other Equipment

Pravum owns an IG-100 MagnaGuard droid who serves as his pilot and bodyguard. Affectionately named Sparky, this droid is proficient in all 7 forms of lightsaber combat and is made from beskar. It wields an electrostaff in tandem with a DL-56 blaster pistol.

He also owns an ancient Sith talisman, which bolsters the power of his Force Lightning.

## Powers and Abilities

Pravum is a born politician, speaking persuasively and with ease. His small size enables him to maneuver around his enemies in a manner that larger Sith could not employ. He is both empathic and lacking in empathy, able to easily manipulate the emotions of others while simultaneously remaining immune to emotional manipulation himself. One notable exception is his tendency to react with explosive anger when his egocentric worldview is challenged. Pravum's lack of moral compass allows him to commit almost any act, so long as it is beneficial to him and, more importantly, his image.

### **Skill Sets:**

#### **TST:**

(Note: This section is empty pending the soon-to-be-released True Sith Trials RPG.)

#### **ESE:**

Force Lightning 3 (*5 via Sith talisman*)

Force Defense 4

Force Plague 4

Telekinesis 3

Telepathy 4

Form II 2

Malacia 2

Deadly Sight 4

Create Force Wraith 4

## Properties and Starships

### Properties

**Convergence**: A family estate in the Lake Country region of Naboo, which was bequeathed to him as his parents had no need for it. Long ago, the estate was owned by the Royal Naboo House Palpatine, and was sold by Sheev Palpatine before shuffling hands a few times and landing in the possession of the Yram family. The estate carries an ancient, dark energy.

**Kaadara Estate**: Pravum, as Marquess of Kaadara, maintains a fairly large estate there. While extravagant, it is nondescript and rarely visited.

**Castle Calipsa**: In the year 156 ABY, upon successfully conquering the planet Calipsa, Pravum took control of the ancestral castle of the ruling High Lord.

### Starships

Darth Pravum's personal vessel is a J-type Star Skiff, a yacht engineered by the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps. It is plated with chromium and designed for comfort, not combat.