User:Brian Barbera on Beans

Description
Brian Barbera is 5 feet 9 inches in height with golden skin and several small, silver scars on his body. His dress varies according to what he is doing, though often he finds himself dressing in a simple dark, silk robe that offers him comfort and ease of movement while also serving as formal wear if he meets with dignitaries of other worlds. When he knows he is going to be facing combat, he dresses in a lightweight armor that is highly resistant to cuts and tears. Always at his side is his lightsaber that has a teal blade. On the opposite end of the hilt is a thin cable and grappling hook that Brian uses to traverse vertical heights or to swing to out of reach places.

History
Brian is of the near-human race known as Firrerreo. When he became old enough to work, he apprenticed as a tailor and made fine garments out of Firrerrean silk. At the age of 20, he joined thousands of other Firrerreo in stasis on board sublight transports where he resided for many years until one Bizzy Hunt came on board and released his fellow Firrerreo.

After being inspired by Bizzys military prowess, Brian decided to follow in his footsteps and joined on the older Firrerreos crew where they assisted a ragtag group of beings free the Draconis system of pirates. As payment, the Firrerreo were given refuge on the planet until their home world was deemed habitable again after a dangerous and costly mission that Brian was a part of. Before that fateful mission, Brian joined the elite Order of the White Eagle.

After losing Bizzy during the Firrerre mission, Brian took to traveling the galaxy looking to learn how to control the Force. He was found by the former dark jedi Nietdaeth, and taken to the Brotherhood of the Twilights academy where he fulfilled his dream. He returned to Firrerre where he discovered that Bizzy was still alive and raced off to rescue him. Being reunited with his former mentor (and as they discovered, uncle), Brian fell for a cadet named Mairi and they started to become romantically involved...

Recent History
As the Commonwealth of Allied Systems is engulfed in turmoil, Brian, framed for supposedly orchestrating the mass assassination of over half the Commonwealths governing council, Brian, Bizzy, his new apprentice Raven Dyrii, and several Special Forces members flee from the new regime that has taken over the government and any bounty hunters that may be chasing them. Brian seeks to rebuild a group of Force users that use meditative martial arts and strenuous exercise to deepen their connection with the Force. The group is known as Matukai.

Force Powers
To keep with his ideals to preserve life, Brian has studied mainly defensive techniques: Lightsaber Defense, Force Deflection, and Force Bubble. He also is a capable healer; able to increase his naturally impressive healing ability as well as healing others, as well as removing toxins from his body.

Aside from these abilities, he has developed a few offensive abilities: Neural Storm (causes extreme but momentary disorientation) and Force Blast (an invisible blast that will knock an opponent down and possibly cause broken bones and knock the air from a beings lungs).

Because of his interest in defensive techniques, Brian has studied several lightsaber combat styles including the light style that he has merged into one, making it very difficult to overcome:


 * Form II: Makashi
 * Form III: Soresu

Brian has also been studying Wan-shen combat as the polearm is the traditional weapon of his revived group, the Matukai.