Arksis Nan

"Don't cry to me of being weak. Pity yourself for lacking the strength to surpass your limitations. Now leave my sight before you disgust me further."

- Arksis Nan to anonymous cultist

Arksis Nan (23 BBY), also known as Arksi'snan, was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, otherwise known as brittle bone disease. For much of his life, Arksis was forced to isolate himself from society or risk having his body shattered. To pass the time, he dedicated himself towards learning all that he could about his condition and ways he might be able to overcome it. There seemed to be little hope until he came across forbidden information that spoke of Sith alchemy and the myriad things it was capable of.

Arksis dedicated himself towards finding more information on the subject, even managing to perform a few tests on his own. In the process, Arksis learned that he had the ability to use the Force. Unwilling to endure his weakness any longer, Arksis was able to procure passage off of Ryloth and to the Sith Empire.

Even as he was trained to use the Dark Side, Arksis submitted his body to numerous alchemical experiments to try and cure himself. After several failed tries, the Sith were able to successfully bond impervium to his skeleton, not only ridding Arksis of osteogenesis imperfecta forever, but making his bones nearly indestructible in the process.

Arksis was quick to embrace his new body, routinely volunteering for the toughest training he could find to test himself. He eschewed lightsabers for the more traditional Sith swords and learned all he could about the art of wielding a blade. When the Sith Empire ended up collapsing, Araksis struck out on his own, eventually falling in with the Cult of Shadow.

Within the cult, he trained under Kishkumen to learn more about the metal working aspect of Sith alchemy and eventually replaced him as the cult’s foremost expert on the subject after Kishkumen disappeared in the Jade Worlds. He also helped to teach Raii Meriaz the skills that were required to use Sith swords effectively.

Now a Dark Lord, Arksis continues to further his knowledge and skills in alchemy to further serve the cult’s purposes. He prefers to test every weapon he makes and more than a few unlucky duelists have the scars to prove it.