Archive: Salem Ave

NOTE: All threads before ‘Soul Search’ show Salem pre-design, prior to his evolution in the character he is now, though many changes are quite trivial (for example the development of a speech impediment, and the shift of his eye colour from black to white, which takes place over some time).

• Children In Black: Illitrum Academy : a recount of where and how Salem grew up, as well as a few pointers and explanations on the nature of his species.
  JOINING THE SITH ORDER I
• Awaiting indoctrination : Salem comes to The Sith Order to begin his studies in the darkside, where he is confronted and tested rather physically by Jeseth Cloak.
• Salem Training I: Down In The Park : in his first training session, Salem learns how to subtley influence the minds of those weaker than him. His first kill takes place here, when Jeseth requests that he takes the life of a young boy.
• Within Reach : Salem locates the saber which Jeseth has crafted for him; a red single bladed weapon.
• Requiem: The Memory Remains : having barely even begun to get used to his duties as a Sith, Salem is pulled away on a mission with Jeseth to retrieve important data disks from the old TSE base.
• Salems Training II: Simple Pages : having retrieved the saber Jeseth left in his room for him at the end of their prior session together, the apprentice and his master practice their saber skills together.
  JOINING THE SITH EMPIRE
• In search of absolution... : in the absence of Jeseth Cloak, Salem grows impatient and seeks out the Sith Empire, whereupon he is accepted as a Disciple and is taken on by Laran Katern as his apprentice.
• Tracking the renegade : after hearing no summons from Laran to a training session, Salem sets about finding him of his own according - much to Laran's distaste.
• A wayward soul… : Salem chances by the 'Dragons Breath' bar, of which Alana Stormcloud - a vampire - is owner. He begins to question her on her species, resulting in the appearance of Soth.
• Soul search : after having met with Alana at her home, Salem seeks out the vampyress at the Shrine, but is instead greeting by Nicholas Kain and Soth, who both seem unhappy to see him. As well as speaking on the nature of vampyres, Salem explains his past.
• A Disturbing Arrival... : after receiving an invite from Razielle Lynch to the 'Coven', Salem ventures out to their home planet and is embraced into the fold as a fledgling vampyre.
• A "friendly" visitation : growing increasingly curious about the nature of other vampyres, aside from himself and Razielle, Salem returns to the Shrine and encounters Branwen M'Orcant and her unusual pet.
• Those blind with rage are by destiny ensnared : at the home of Razielle, and at one time Jedah Lynch, Salem explores the study he has been given as a home away from home.
  JOINING THE SITH ORDER II
• Second solace : with his interest in The Sith Empire waning, the absence of Laran Katern fuels his resolve to return to the Sith Order. He is greeted by Lady Vader, and returns into the ranks of the Order.
• TSO Training: A Shot in the Dark : as part of a program to speed up the progression of the apprentices in the Order, Salem embarks on a training mission to disrupt the communications in an imperial tower; part of a larger plan no doubt. The mission falls short, unfortunately.
• I Disappear : the young Sith partakes in a 'meal' for the evening, attracting the attention of a Jedi Padawan who apparently has a particular disliking for vampyres.
• The Hand that holds the Fist away : aimless wanderings lead Salem inexplicably to Jeseth Cloak, a shadow of his former self. Salem explains his transformation from human to vampyre and is then lead straight into a training drill in which he has to escape from the belly of a creature which thrives upon death and decay.
• Training Exercise III: The Ottethan System : the second mission which Salem is part of, as his back-up to future promotion to Knight. The group of apprentices are to be dropped off at a point in the Ottethan System and expected to fin their way back to Jeseth Cloak's shuttle. The purpose of the mission is to develop cunning, force ability, and strength.
• Late night at the lounge : Prompted by Sasha, Salem comes to a meeting with the other members of the Order to 'socialize'. Predictably, he doesn’t say much.
• Who's got my back? : Uneducated in Razielle’s absence, and lacking any other source to learn from, Salem turns to his friend Alana and her collective, the Shrine.
  THE FORMATION OF THE KRATH
  Is Living Worth Dying For? : Along with Feliciana, Salem accompanies Jeseth as the group search to find the awoken Krath on Coruscant.
• ’Neath the Baffor Tree: having acquired the seeds necessary to grow the sentient planet known as the Baffor Tree, Salem sets about integrating them into the already vast Termagent Forest.
• A Traitor in the Night : an apprentice, Naj Arilov, tries to stop Salem from leaving Koros Major, and a fight ensues.
• Syn Awakened : after so long not having heard from his sire, Salem finds and revives Razielle, who has been trapped in her own home, deprived of blood for what seems like an eternity.
  JOINING THE SITH ORDER III
• Burn Me Once, Shame On You…: in spite of being twice-traitor against them, the Elders of the Sith Order permit Salem another chance to join, providing that the Krath is dissolved.
• By Order of Lord Dyzm: as he has been instructed to do, Salem returns to Koros Major and assembles the members of the Krath, declaring that the group is now disbanded, offering sanctuary on Corellia to any who wish to follow him.
• Anarchy In Suburbia : with the Krath 'dissolved' Salem turns to his next agenda - to cause chaos for the Jedi on their very home planet. Hoodwinking the populace into thinkin that he is a Jedi Knight, he causes fierce hatred among a concentrated area in the Coruscant lower levers - a miniature revolt.
• The Dead Sector : the second of Salem's attempts to stir up a little chaos amongst the Jedi, in which the Knight travels to the Dacho District - a one thriving industrial quarter - and activates one of the factories machinery, creating a lethal setting for battle to take place.
• Done: having completed the task set to him by the Sith Elders, Salem returns and speaks briefly with Lady Vader, who confirms his readmission
• Unholy Alliance: The Summoning: while exploring the Cabal stronghold Razielle comes across an old spell casting book, which allows her to summon the Succubus Lucidique. To aid the vampires in organizing their new faction, she imparts their souls into the bodies of two humans.
• Sunrise: Forgotten Warmth: in the bodies of mortals, Salem and Razielle are able to walk into the sunlight for the first time in years. For the first time, it becomes apparent that Salem is terrified of water. Feeling guilty for scaring her companion so, Razielle treats Salem to something quite alien to him – alcohol. He precedes to get very drunk.
• Unholy Alliance: Naughty naughty: angered at Salem’s complete abhorrence of physical intimacy, the demon Lucidique sets a haze of lust on him, much to Salems chagrin. Once free from the state, he and Razielle begin to plan the retrieval of a lost member of their bloodline…
• Blood of the Lost: with the Cabal formed, Salem and Razielle set about finding the members of Saurron’s bloodline – the first of which is the Sith Xanatos Etanial.
  JOINING KUKLOS ATAXIA
• A new kind of corruption: Salem Ave: now thrice-trator to the Sith Order, Salem follows his sire to the planet Onderon to join the newly formed Kuklos Ataxia, a splinter of the once infamous Black Hand.
• Resident Evil: newly arrived on Onderon, Salem and Jezebella Shadanda are taken to meet with Razielles new Master, Gav Mortis.
• Hold your breath: determined to help Salem to overcome his fear of water, Razielle takes him to the site of an underground cavern she has located, and convinces him to swim down and explore it with her.
• It always stings: the vampire Xanatos reawakens in his new home, and is thrown in to the deep-end of Cabal life almost immediately, as Razielle’s human body goes into labour. She gives birth to a daughter, who is named Somara.
• Alliance: Revisited: busy with training and such like, Razielle takes it upon herself to summon a guardian for her newly born child – the feral ‘Elias’.