Tjax Cascol

Tjax in his disguise on Tatooine

**Tjax Cascol** is an Imperial Knight and Inquisitor, formerly an Emperor's Hand for Traugus Fel II. He is the grandson of Traugus II's late master Iuqaali Cascol. While he holds the rank of Master within the Imperial Knights, he did not possess an apprentice due to his work as the Emperor's Hand and later because he was made an Inquisitor.

After a duel against Reekai Lyndtur, Tjax had his connection with the Force severed and remained powerless for a time before travelling to Nihon to regain his connection to the Force. After this he was made a High Inquisitor within the new Inquisitorious.

## History

### Backstory

Hands of the Emperor are tasked with completing the most secretive and impossible missions for the Emperor. As such the Hand needs to be a skilled combatant and someone who's loyalty is unquestioned. Tjax came to the position in 995 ABY, when a previous Hand, Master Chaall Suban, died. Tjax already come to the attention of Emperor Traugus Fel II prior due to being the grandson of Traugus' late master and quickly climbing through the ranks of the Imperial Knights. He was put under many trials to prove his skill and loyalty to the Emperor, passing all and winning his trust.

### Galactic Legends

In 1000 ABY, Tjax was given the task of searching for a Sith relic that had been discovered, Emperor Traugus having sensed it with his Farsight. Tjax followed the Emperor's vision to Tatooine, where he discovered the relic in the possession of R4 and Reekai Lyndtur. While he was observing them, Jedi Master Kenbre Strahart intervened and attacked the rogue Jedi and her companion. Tjax anticipated that the Jedi Master would kill them and destroy the sith relic, so he aided the two fugitives in the fight by forcing Kenbre into stasis. The brief moment where the Jedi Master was caught off-guard was enough for R4 to kill him. Seeing as the Jedi was no longer a problem, Tjax attempted to take the sith relic from them, but was drawn into a duel with both force-users. While he was skilled, he had underestimated his opponents. They pushed him to his limit and ultimately defeated him once the girl tapped into the power of the Dark Side. However, Tjax was not killed. Reekai had spared his life, but severed his connection with the Force so he could not track them. The Hand attempted to follow them, but they had escaped off-planet before he was able. He reported his failure to the Emperor before going off to search for a way to restore his abilities.

## Personality and traits

Tjax is a loyal servant of the Emperor. Normally he is a reserved and calm individual, but due to the nature of his work as the Emperor's Hand he is good at adopting different personalities while in disguise.

## Powers and abilities

* Skills: Master Lightsaber Combat (Praetoria Vonil, Praetoria Ishu and Praetoria Solum), Expert Force User, Expert Awareness, Expert Stealth, Adept Melee, Adept Unarmed
* Powers: Force Stealth, Control Pain, Force Meld, Precognition, Force Empathy, Psychometry, Telekinesis, Mind Trick, Force Stasis, Tutaminis

## Equipment

Imperial Knight's Armor (Usually), Cortosis Gauntlets, Imperial Knight's Silver Lightsaber, Desert Robes (While in disguise)

## Trivia

* Tjax's name comes from the Roman Praetorian Prefect Tiberius Livianus who served Emperor Trajan (who Emperor Traugus is named after). The Prefect's full name was **T**iberius **J**ulius **A**quilinus **C**astricius **S**aturninus **C**laudius **L**ivianus. The initials "Tjacs Cl" evolved into the name "Tjax Cascol".