Serth Cel

"*I do admit however, that I do get this feeling that this man would have an easier time taking me out, than I would with him.*"
—Tovan to Rychter Vex, on Serth Cel
**Serth Cel**, once known as the **Twelfth Brother**, is a Force-sensitive Human male and former Inquisitor roaming the galaxy as of 12 BBY. He was born to a family of Naboolian nobility in 38 BBY, and was taken in to become a Jedi youngling early on in his life. As a Youngling and later a Padawan, Serth was a completely insignificant student, not excelling at much but still skilled enough to pass the trials and become a Jedi Knight. Upon reaching this rank, however, Serth would begin to spend much of his free time in the seedy underworld of Coruscant. He would go days without reporting to the Jedi Council, often shirking his responsibilities and assignments, as he had become a frequent guest at many parties filled with the reprobates of high Coruscanti society.

Serth was at one of his favoured establishments when the Jedi Purge occurred, but as the Coruscant Guard broke into the building, he escaped into the lower levels of the city world. He survived in squalor for quite a while but was eventually found and apprehended by Imperial forces. While in Imperial custody, he was approached by the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, who gave him an ultimatum; join the Galactic Empire or die. He chose to serve the Empire within its Inquisitorius and, thanks to his new position, found himself enjoying the same, sinful luxuries he had as a Jedi. His return to being a proud and arrogant individual came at a cost; he had become addicted to Sansanna spice, a substance that he said could bolster his connection to the Force, though whether there is any truth to this is unknown.

Unfortunately for Serth, his reinforced egotistical and snobbish personality would be his downfall. After suffering numerous defeats at the hands of those who he underestimated, he would be left disgraced and unarmed. Due to these shameful defeats, he formed a vendetta against the Tusken raider Rrrur'okkok'rouk and an immense fear of the Jedi Shadow Rychter Vex.

## Biography

### Early life

#### Childhood

Serth Cel was born to a noble family on Naboo in 38 BBY and, while he can't recall very much of his relatives, his ancestry has made him quite proud and at times arrogant.

#### Jedi teachings

Serth was not the most unique youngling, training under Master Yoda like the rest and not proving to be gifted or skilled in any particular sect of the Jedi arts. Despite his averageness, he passed the trials and became a Padawan learner.

Under his master, whose name he sometimes fails to recall, he honed his proficiency with a lightsaber and his abilities with the Force, training in Form IV just as his master had.

### Jedi Knight

#### Coruscant's underworld

By 20 BBY, Serth, had passed the Jedi trials and was free to operate as he or the Jedi Order needed. Despite his obligations, he spent most of his time reconnecting with the upper echelons of society. As he was descended from nobility from Naboo, he was loosely connected and related to many high-profile citizens of Coruscant. His attendance at these parties led to him coming into contact with many illicit substances like death sticks and spice.

This led to him taking part in many underbelly parties, becoming far more involved with the criminal, less professional, side of Coruscant.

#### Order 66 and the Fall of the Republic

While he was not present at the Jedi Temple when it was razed to the ground, Serth spent a few years hiding from the Empire and its Jedi hunters. Eventually, however, he was found and given the choice between dying a Jedi or living to fight as an Imperial Inquisitor.

#### The dark age

Once again, after reaching a position of influence, he joined up with the Spice trade and disreputable functions of the galactic underworld, becoming addicted to Sansanna spice and the idea of more power. He trained under the Dark Lords of the Sith, Darth Vader and Darth Sidious. From them, he learned the never-ending powers of the dark side, even the enigmatic and fearful Force lightning.

### Twelfth Brother of the Inquisitorius

#### Skirmish in the Wastes

In the year 12 BBY, while on a random patrol of the desert planet Tatooine, Serth came into contact with a roving band of Tusken raiders in the Jundland Wastes. While he believed that he had killed most of the sand people, one of them put up quite a fight. This Tusken was Rrrur'okkok'rouk, or just Rouk, a Mirialian Jedi exile hiding from the Empire by living amongst the native people of Tatooine. The fight ended with Serth's victory, though Rouk was able to escape by falling off a cliff and being dragged away by his Bantha. This was the beginning of Serth's hatred for the seemingly mindless Tusken raider.

#### Clash on Takodana

Not too long after his embarrassing near-defeat at the hands of Rrrur'okkok'rouk, Serth found himself in Maz's Castle, on Takodana. As he entered the establishment, he sensed someone inside, a Jedi. After searching the bar, he eventually found the source of the ripple in the Force; it was a Togruta Jedi Padawan in exile named Carmiya Kile. She had been apprentice to Mace Windu before the Jedi Purge. Serth eventually forced the Togruta out of the castle, as to not break the "no fighting" rule enforced there.

The Inquisitor and Jedi both fought through the lush jungles of the criminal planet, with Serth easily beating the Padawan and giving her a choice: die a cowardly dog, hiding from the Empire's boot, or fight with pride, and live a free life with all of the Empire's riches at her disposal. Kile took Serth's offer and vowed to join the Inquisitorius, to which Serth introduced himself and told her that it was time for them to "leave this hole."

#### Informant from Utapau

Serth, at the request of an Imperial officer, travelled to Utapau with Kile in tow. The Empire had received a tip that a Jedi was hiding on the sinkhole planet, and Serth was to find and execute the fugitive. Once he arrived, he left Kile on his shuttle and went on to find his target. At first, he believed that the Jedi must be extremely skilled, as it appeared they could dampen their presence within the Force. While he was pondering the whereabouts of the Jedi, he bumped into the undercover rebel Jillae Amm.

While he was at first quite disrespectful toward the secret rebel, on account of his differing species, after he was told that the Melbu Jillae was the informant, he warmed up to him quite a bit. He and Jillae chatted together as they took a transport to the booby-trapped cave that held the apartments the Jedi was apparently staying in. Upon their arrival at the apartment, after Serth had flaunted the rewards the Empire could give Jillae for his service, Serth was attacked by Jillae, who proclaimed that Serth was "no match for [him]" and that "[he] was the real Jedi!"

Serth and the Melbu terrorist began to duel and, despite Jillae's lack of Force sensitivity, thanks to his tactics and use of Essambi Vivec's explosives he was nearly able to kill the Inquisitor, at the expense of both of his feet. The cave the apartments were in was destroyed, creating an opening into Utapau's subterranean waters and nearly killing Jillae and Serth, the latter of which managed to escape by using the Force. How Jillae escaped is unknown.

#### Dantoo Town duel

Ashamed and nearly killed once again, Serth had left his Jedi captive at the Fortress Inquisitorius on the water moon of Nur. Now back on his routine of random patrols, Serth landed in the backwater Dantoo Town, on Dantooine- an old Jedi planet. It was here that, after a bit of searching, he would come into contact with the dogmatic and dangerous Miralukan Jedi Shadow, Rychter Vex. The two fought for a long while, but Serth was unable to keep up with the skilled Jedi, and would eventually be brought to the Shadow's mercy.

The once proud and arrogant Inquisitor begged and begged again for his life, stating that if he was killed, more Inquisitors would come, and that if they were killed... something else would come. This intrigued Rychter, who threatened Serth into telling him more. Eventually, Serth gave in and told the Jedi of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. The Jedi responded by saying that he will simply fight the Sith Lord if he came to him. After a while of talking, Rychter spared the groveling Inquisitor, but took his lightsaber.

This encounter solidified Serth's fear of Rychter Vex, and caused him to desert the Inquisitorius, looking for somewhere to sell his Imperial shuttle and start anew.

#### The trio

Serth, now on the run, found himself back on the backwater Outer Rim planet of Tatooine, in the city of Mos Espa. It was here that he had been attempting to sell his Lambda-class, for the past few days, to no avail. It was as if something wanted him stuck here, tormented by the potential of the Empire or an even worse force finding him.

The Valengard Asleif came up to the lost and anxious Serth, who stood outside the spaceport where his shuttle had landed, questioning him on where his allegiances fell and commenting on a nearby Toydarian junker, who was doing business with a Tusken across the street. Serth, while normally all for insulting inhumans, hadn't realised just how disgusting that Toydarian was, or that he was dealing with a savage; maybe he was getting too used to the degeneracy of this place?

Either way, Serth told Asleif that he had no business with her if she was not here to purchase his shuttle, to which she insulted him in her native tongue and turned, and beckoned the filthy Toydarian as she walked over to it. Serth walked after her, how could she choose that *thing* over him? As he gained on her and the trading Toydarian, he got a closer look at the native he was dealing with. It was bartering with two goods, an astromech and protocol droid.

As he began to insult the Valengard again, he realised something; the Tusken who stood before him was the same one who he had killed the last time he was on this damned rock. Enraged, he pointed to the savage Tusken and stated that he intended to kill it. A powerful burst of Force lightning erupted from the disgraced Inquisitor's fingertips, though purposefully not enough to instantly kill Rouk. The attack gave Serth the attention of Asleif once again, who responded to his attack with a kick straight to his chest, to which he responded with a strong push with the Force.

The Tusken tackled Serth, sending the two onto the floor as they both savagely grappled with one another, something the Valengard who, after collecting herself from the push, commented on. Serth used the Force to push the Tusken off of him, sending his opponent into the sand. He began to charge at the Tusken, a punch powered by the Force aimed at the native's gut. In a rush, Rouk had pulled his gaffi stick into his hands through the power of the Force, using it to block Serth's attack.

This use of the Force shocked the dark sider, who let out another volley of Force lightning at the Tusken. Despite its strength, the Tusken Jedi survived the second attack and dropped the act and began to speak in Basic, asking Serth if he was one of the Empire's Jedi killers. Asleif, still there, told Serth she intended to take his lightning-casting hand as a trophy, to which the former Imperial made a Hanklike expression. The Valengard struck Serth with the coupling of her shield, resulting in Serth stumbling backward with a scream of agony.

As Serth let out his yelp of pain, another screech, much louder, bellowed over Mos Espa. The scream of a Jedi interceptor overhead was not what caused Serth's constant repetition of the word 'no', but rather the presence inside the fighter, that of Rychter Vex. As Serth begged for his senses to be wrong, Rouk recognised the fighter as that of the Jedi, wondering what one might be doing on a planet such as this, while Asleif looked on at the two of them, dumbfounded as to what the mundane sight could mean.

As the Miraluka Jedi Shadow passed through the onlooking crowds, Serth attempted to make his escape, running through an alleyway to his left and clambering up onto the roof ahead. The Tusken made no effort to go after the deserting Inquisitor, watching on as he dispersed at Rychter's presence. While Serth made an effort to escape, he was unable to evade the Jedi due to the degrading symptoms of spice withdrawal.

Rychter, after tackling Serth, interrogated him some more, demeaning the dark side acolyte with the fact that he had discovered his name and learned of his spice addiction. After Serth asked for death, the Jedi Shadow declined, instead demanding the location of the Inquisitorius headquarters. Serth promised to tell Rychter where the Inquisitors were located, in exchange for his addiction to spice being healed. While he did not wholly trust Serth, Rychter revealed the former Inquisitor's lightsaber, deconstructing it with the Force and creating a swirling orbit of metal pieces, with the Kyber crystal as its centrepiece. Vex told Serth that, in order to be free of his addiction, he must purify his crystal, abandoning the dark side aspects of his weapon.

Serth was allured by the Kyber crystal, which he pulled into his palm with the Force. He began to think on it, what he had done to it, and its red ation began to seep out of it. Serth, despite his concentration, was unable to fully heal the dark side-attuned stone, leaving it with a muted light red color. Rychter then told the aspiring light sider that, in order to free himself of his depravity, he must travel to a place that is strong with the Force, in the western dune sea. A vergence in the Force.

### Jedi acolyte

#### Search for the vergence on Tatooine

Serth used the remainder of his money to purchase a used BARC speeder. With the Republic-era speeder, he travelled the Western Dune Sea in search of the vergence Rychter Vex had spoken of. He eventually found the nexus, an oasis hidden within the sandy dunes. The vergence, as Serth repaired his crystal, showed him a vision of his next destination. He now had a clear goal, a true purpose and mission.

## Personality and traits

Serth is a human male who stands at 1.75m tall and weighs 63kg. He has dark brown hair and eyes.

While he was once a hypocritically proud and filthy individual, Serth eventually realised the effects his reliance on the spice had on him. He eventually came to understand that his affliction made him no better than the supposedly inferior, savage and dirty non-humans he despised so much. His addiction of Sansanna spice was an extension of his dark side tendencies, a thirst for effects and, if he is to be believed, power that the spice spice provided him, something that was guaranteed to consume him the moment he was unable to become stronger.

## Equipment

### Weapons

#### Serth Cel's lightsaber

While it is of fairly basic design, Serth's lightsaber stands out for that very reason. Unlike most members of the Inquisitorius, the Twelfth Brother opted to continue using the lightsaber he had constructed as a Youngling, likely out of laziness.

The weapon's blade was originally green, but after the torture that Serth put its crystal through, it became a deep crimson. During his quest to fully purify the weapon, it shone a muted, light red.

### Vehicles

#### Lambda-class T-4a shuttle

A transport shuttle used by many of the Empire's high ranking officials. Serth, while he saw it as a badge of honor and status, didn't care for the ship very much, simply using it for transport and spice storage. He left it behind after his battle in Mos Espa. It was later scrapped for parts by Rrrur'okkok'rouk and Asleif Valengard.

#### BARC speeder

A Clone Wars-era land speeder repaired and sold to Serth by a Mos Espa scavenger. He used it to travel to the vergence in the Force Rychter had sent him to, an Oasis in the Western Dune Sea.

## Skills and abilities

### Lightsaber skills

Through his training as a Jedi youngling, Serth trained at a surface level in many lightsaber forms but, upon becoming a Jedi Padawan, focused his efforts on learning Form IV, Ataru. He continued down this path, becoming skilled at the aggressive lightsaber form. It worked out well, as Form IV favors lightsaber on lightsaber combat, something he would have to get used to as an Inquisitor.

### Force abilities

While his Force abilities as a youngling and Padawan were nothing of notice, upon first tasting the calming sensations of Sansanna spice, he felt far stronger. He felt as though he was able to push farther, pull harder and, sometimes, he felt as though his fingertips held a never-ending source of power.

He finally tapped into this source of power during his training as an Inquisitor, under the tutelage of Darth Sidious. The scheming Emperor Palpatine taught him how to send Force lightning flying from his hands, shocking and killing those who stood before him. Despite the Dark Lord's teachings, he struggled to utilize this dark magic without the help of his Spice.

## Trivia

* He is Patrick Bateman from American Psycho (2000).
* His face claim is Christian Bale in Equilibrium (2002).