Baltan Triss was born to the noble Triss family on the planet Mandalore during the reign of Duchess Satine Kryze. His father was a secret supporter of the Death Watch, and had his son trained in traditional Mandalorian combat styles on Concordia by the main Death Watch cell. As he trained, he found himself fixated on the combat traditions of the ancient Mandalorian Crusaders, much to the chagrin of his Death Watch mentors who sought to teach him jetpack flight, marksmanship, and other modern practices. Instead, he focused on the ancient blade arts of Mandalore, becoming a prodigious swordsman. During the Death Watch Conquest and ensuing Republic Siege of Mandalore, Baltan broke with the death watch, believing that their reckless zealotry had brought the Republic to Mandalore's doorstep. Upon the pronouncement of the Galactic Empire, Baltan saw that Mandalore would swiftly become an imperial colony, and snuck into the depths of his family vaults, recovering the ancient ancestral sword of his house, a long forgotten suit of ancient crusader armor waiting to be reforged, and his collection of Mandalorian Swordsmanship texts. He began to wander, hunting down and liberating pieces of Mandalorian history wherever he could, refining his combat skills, and crafting himself into a one man repository for the culture he adores.

Cause: Religion/Spirituality: Mandalorian Way. Batlan is fiercely devoted to the embodiment and preservation of the Mandalorian Way. He will not disarm unless absolutely necessary, he tends to keep his helmet on (however unlike some Mandalorians, he is willing to remove it in front of others), and he seeks to preserve study and live up to the warrior ideals of the Mandalorian Religion.

Mandalorian Oath +20: Baltan Triss has sworn a deep and abiding oath to be the keeper of traditional and ancient Mandalorian culture, to collect, protect, preserve, and embody his people in the midst of their conquest by the empire.

Baltan Triss is 32 years old, 6 feet tall 250 lbs, fair skinned with close cropped hair. He's strong and well built, with a stern but not actively hostile look. He is rarely if ever seen without his Ancient Mandalorian Armor, an intricate and well constructed series of aged Beskar Panels. The armor bears the marks of centuries of neglect, and as they have yet to be reforged to Baltan's form, there are gaps in the paneling which limit its effectiveness and prevent it from being sealed against a vacuum. The armor is painted a rich blue, and draped in robes of a similar color which flow freely as Baltan moves. His helmet flares toward the bottom, and is attached to a Beskar woven neck guard which gives the helmet the illusion of being attached to his shoulders. His sword hangs at his belt.