Narthax began as a running joke in college as the most badass man in the galaxy, who was really nothing more than a drunk, violent, f*** up. But I liked the name so much I applied it to my very flawed hero in the Star Wars universe. During the early rebellion days he's a drifter, doesn't talk much, dry-humored and somewhat mysterious. He carries a lightsaber that he isn't very adept with using, but is talented with force mind tricks, despite this he claims to have no past affiliation with the Jedi Order. In secret he masquerades as a cloaked vigilante (claiming to be a jedi ghost), assassinating imperial officials and creating fear in the chain of command. He teams up with a young woman named Kirri Starwind, a former imperial army officer who lead an uprising of Wookiee slaves, and an adventurous Jawa inventor named Tiku.
The three of them take on the Empire on the outer rim world of Aureole under imperial subjection. Despite its low status in the galaxy, the planet is host to a bounty of resources the Empire took interest in. The human aristocracy have sold out the world in exchange for political power in the Empire, enslaving the diverse alien population and exploiting lower class humans as well. Despite their imperial connections they are still extremely corrupt and have firm ties to the criminal underworld, including the Chiss pirate Wolf'garur'ordona (Wolf). Narthax, Kirri and Tiku work underground to unite the people to rise up against their oppressors, even convincing the pirates to fight for them in the end, considering they are mostly alien they come to realize once they outlive their usefulness they will be betrayed.
ALAS... last night I discovered a new Star Wars fan film known as "A Light in the Darkness" that has almost the exact same plot... f my life (vigilante lightsaber-wielding guy trying to unite the exploited people of some backwater world against the Empire). I can't stay mad at them though, the film they put together is truly impressive, very well filmed, edited and acted, not just by fan film standards either, it looks very professional. It's an entree in this year's fan film challenge, I highly recommend you check it out.
So... here are the figures I've made from this little story. Narthax's team, his alter ego, and the corrupt aristocrats, imperials and their criminal affiliates.
