The boy who would become Tass Loren was born on the planet Felucia in the Thanium Sector to a family of poor farming colonists. As the planet was under the control of the Galactic Empire, he was singled out by Imperial Scouts for conscription into the Storm Trooper program at age 6. This had to do with his unusual coordination, cognition, and physical conditioning for someone so young. Per protocol, his original name was taken away and replaced with the number TS-1955. He was sent to the Imperial Outpost on Rhen Var for initial training but was quickly reassigned to Montross to become a pilot. He spent most of his young life on Montross at the Skystrike Academy, and began to show an exceptional talent for dogfighting. TS-1955 (TS) set himself apart from his peers with his improvisational skills and a disciplined approach to serving the Empire. Though secretly some nights he would awake in his bunk with the objects in his room floating around him... Eventually, his skills qualified him for the greatest honor of his life thus far: piloting the first ever TIE Advanced X1 model. To do this, he had to return to Rhen Var in the Felucia system where the trials for the new craft were being conducted. Although TS remembered very little of his parents at this point (just a couple faces and the vague recognition of soothing voices), it nevertheless felt empowering to be back in his home system serving under the Imperial banner. That is, until everything changed...

At first, TS would only take the X1 out for speed and mobility trials. He was pleased with the craft, and his superiors were impressed with it's capabilities. Then, whispers of Rebellion attack began. The trials were completed and his superiors were eager to send the new ship into its first combat missions. TS, himself, was excited to face down the Rebellion in the finest fighter the Empire could produce. He imagined dogfights with his sleek new ship flying circles around the ramshackle X-wings that the Rebels relied on so much. They were clunky and sluggish by comparison. Instead, he was sent on a series of strafing missions against large convoys attempting to land on Felucia. He was told these freight vessels harbored weapons and supplies for a small Rebel faction that was growing on his homeworld. For months he destroyed these frigates. A staggering amount of them. Appearing suddenly out of space and targeting the weakest points of these vessels to silently and efficiently tear them apart.

Death from the Void. That's what his squadron eventually came to be called.

After so many of these missions, TS became intensely curious as to the contents of these frigates. His will to know exactly what he was doing and his sense of patriotism battled within him until he was forced into action. Secretly, he gained access to his superiors comms and, to his horror, discovered that the ships he'd been destroying for months had been carrying nothing more than bacta tanks and doctors. According to these files, farmers on Felucia had declared allegiance to the Rebellion, but in the meantime had fallen to a devastating disease that was killing thousands and threatening the lives of many more. The planet was without many medical supplies so the colonists were trying to get aid from off-world. The Empire, however, had decided that the planet would be blockaded until the "Rebel faction" was wiped out.

So there was the reality of it. The blood of thousands of people was on his hands. Good people. The people who raised him as a child... even his own parents.

This revelation propelled Tass to abandon the Empire. He stole his Advanced X1 and flew down to Felucia to try to help his people in any way he could, but it was largely too late. His parents and the majority of the farmers on the planet were gone. With this pain and the newfound will to help those in need, he felt something within him come back to life. Something he had been repressing since his training on Montross.

So, TS-1955 set out across the Galaxy to become a better man than he once was. He became a loner. Largely relying on his own skills/instincts and not trusting the help of others. Helping where he could, but not wanting to have to rely on those around him. There was a period of time where he fell into the company of an older woman much like himself: Ex-Imperial, accomplished military combatant, and Force sensitive. Her name was Antara Loren.

In their time together, Antara taught TS what she knew of the force and helped refine his hand-to-hand combat skills. She even passed down to him a lightsaber that she had stolen from Imperial stockpile. Antara instructed him in a style of lightsaber combat that was both efficient and fast; using agility and skill to out maneuver opponents. Finally, she gave him the name that we now know: Tass Loren. Tass for TS and Loren in her own name. Antara meant the world to Tass for awhile, but they eventually parted ways. For reasons he keeps a secret to this day.

***ADDITIONAL ANTARA BACKSTORY
Antara is a Chiss, and had left her home system after being made to serve the Empire as a secret operative. This shared Imperial past is what drew her to Tass and propelled her to teach him the ways of the Force and the Ataru lightsaber style.

For a while they were together; battling or sabotaging the Empire where they could. There might have been something romantic between them subconsciously at some point, but their relationship was always antagonistic and contentious. They would always push each other to train harder or be better rather than open up about their feelings (bc emotional honesty is hard! Damn!).

Eventually, their past caught up with them. A death squad of highly trained Trandoshan Hunters known as the Gnarled Talon (Kriigen Troa) tracked them down and subdued both Tass and Antara. They revealed they had been hired to bring Antara back to the Empire (perhaps to be interrogated, brainwashed and reinstated into the Imperial intelligence program?). In any case, they spared Tass's life with the agreement that Antara would come quietly. And she took them up on their offer.

Since then, Tass has been combing the Galaxy for any clue to her whereabouts. That's what brought him to Toydaria. A contact had given him the tip that a Force-related object was to be held for auction and others had reported that a force-sensitive female had been spotted in the area. Little did Tass know that Jerserra was that woman. Tass still believed it might have been Antara right up until the moment they crossed sabers in the mansion...

While Tass finds Force-skills come relatively natural to him, he has clung to the skills that have come without using it. He is just as likely to pick up a blaster or use whatever weapon is lying around.

Tass is now trying to make amends for all the harm he's done. He moves from system to system trying to disrupt Imperial operations where he can. He also deeply desires to help the indigenous peoples of the various Imperial worlds. However, his experiences have led him to distrust large organizations. Explaining why he has never linked up with the growing Rebellion.

Emotional Strength: Discipline

Emotional Weakness: Hatred

Morality: 35

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Height: 6'2"

Build: Broad shoulders, Lean

Hair: Black

Eyes: Green

Notable Features: Hair is starting to grey. Bares marks/scars on his face and body from having to survive and fight alone.