Duff

Sovereign Defender Tarna

"I figured as much, because if you had then you would have known that Darth Duff was a man with power far beyond his rank. He was a furious warrior who beat any foe he sparred against. The only reason he wasn't made a Lord was because he pissed off most of the people on the High Council, because he told them exactly what he thought of them. It was the Emperor's own initiative that granted him the title of the Shadow Protector." Tarna finished with a grin. "So, High Mage, do not underestimate Darth Duff - even in death - or it will be the last mistake you make."
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High Mage Serratus

The High Mage returned Tarna's grin.

"A fool of a Jedi once said "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." That foolish Jedi has not anticipated this."

He extracted a number of pieces of machinery from his cloak and assembled them into a gun-like device.

"This is called the Ysataniri. It fires a tiny capsule based on the Church's Ysalamiri Grenade, which detonates via a remote-controlled explosion, also activated from the device itself. When the capsule explodes, it neutralises the Force in the immediate twenty feet of the area, for twenty minutes. For living Force-sensitives caught in the blast, it is debilitating. For Force ghosts, it is destructive. Since they have no body to continue to exist in, they are sent to the Netherworld of the Force. With our compliments."

Serratus disassembled the Ysataniri once more and stowed the pieces back in his cloak.

"Although I doubt Darth Duff could defeat all four of us in Force-combat, even if he could, I fire the Ysataniri, he's gone for good. The only reason that Dorian and Tao didn't do it while they were on Korriban is because it's Duff. First of all, since he's a dark sider, he'll be sent to Chaos, so we do him the common courtesy of keeping him earthbound. Second of all, he was an amazing Sith and he could still have great unknown wisdom to impart. Third of all, he only killed Eclectus, who's on trial for Insurrection, a penalty for which he probably would have gotten executed anyway. Fourth of all, he's only just regained consciousness, he could be confused. If we can calm him down, he could be very beneficial to the Temple, he may even become a mentor to the Korriban Sith. This is why he is not already swirling through the eternal pain of Chaos with Sidious and Bane. Not because he is too powerful, but because he is too valuable."

When they reached the door to Aequitas's office, Serratus opened it and lead the other two in.

"M'lord, the Shadow Protector has arrived."
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If you see dreadlocks and a staff coming towards you very rapidly, you're in trouble.

Lord Aequitas

Hearing the knock on his door, Aequitas had already said enter before Serratus spoke his words. Seeing the Shadow Protector, the Grand Mage of the Eternal Empire stood to acknowledge the higher ranking Sith. “My lord Shadow Protector, welcome to the Poseidon. Please, take a seat”. He glanced at his two subordinates in a way that they knew that the invitation to sit was not extended to them. Watching as the Grand Moff took a seat; Aequitas smiled and took his own behind his desk.
“Now, I don’t doubt the fact that the High Mage has already briefed you on the situation, but allow me to do the same. We have a Force Ghost. Procedure dictates that we send in a few Mages from the Department of Mysteries and let them do their work. However, according to some Sith at the temple on Korriban, where this Ghost is exerting his presence, it is the Ghost of Darth Duff, your predecessor and former Sith Marauder. The only reason we have not sent him to the fiery depths of Chaos is because I intervened. Professional courtesy and the like”, Aequitas stopped and took a breather. “Now, let me make the position clear, Shadow Protector. This is the Mages domain. What we say goes. Now, you’re here to try and persuade him to calm down and depart upon those at the temple his wisdom. If he refuses to comply, the Mages go in and do their work. Nothing you can say or do will change that. Clear?” the Grand Mage finished with a tone of authority. Aequitas acknowledged the fact that the Shadow Protector outranked him, but this was Order related and nothing short of a decree from the Emperor could overrule the Grand Mage.

Aequitas looked back at Darth Tarna. “Do you have any questions, my lord?”
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Sovereign Defender Tarna

Tarna placed his hands on the table and stared at the Grand Mage. "I appreciate you contacting me, Grand Mage. Yes, I do understand the idea of jurisdiction and I acknowledge that this is a Mage area. Do not take me for a fool, Grand Mage, nor an inferior. Let me try to end this in such a manner that we can all look back on this mission without regret. If I have to, rest assured I will back down. But do not try to force me to do anything, Lord Aequitas." Tarna stared in to the eyes of the Sith Lord. "Do you have any questions, Grand Mage?"

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