🪶 Golden Wings 🪶

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▍ ❝   II. WelcomeThis is the Carrd for my OC Ash, as well as a general info hub for the whole Bad Batch re-write/fanfic I'm working on.DISCLAIMER.If you've gotten this far, you probably already know I am highly critical of the direction the show ended up taking.My story/HC is my solution to it and I'm sharing it publicly (soon) in case there's anyone who feel the same. I love the concept and the characters, but I don't like how it's basically 'the Omega show' rather than The Bad Batch show. (Plus, I am so tired of the grumpy man adopts child trope.)Omega doesn't exist in this universe, so this isn't a Dad Batch scenario. I'm not interested in discussing the why or hows. There's plenty of canon and fanfiction stuff out there that is canon to the show. Let me have this in peace.Thank you for reading the fanfic/being interested.

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GENERAL .
•   name   :  Ashyra Blake
•   alias   :   Ash
•   gender   :   She/her
•   orientation   :   Grey-sexual
•   species   :   Cardul
•   occupation   :   Rebel, mercenary, courier
•   face claim(s)   :   Claudia Black
•   voice claim(s)   :   Claudia BlackPHYSICAL .
•   eyes   :   Black sclera with amber coloured irises.
•   hair   :    Black, semi long, shaved on the right side.
•   height   :   5’8 (172 cm)
•   build   :   Strong looking
•   skin   :   Blue-grey
•   clothing   :   Traditional clothes or armour
•   distinguishing features:   :   A pair of large wings on her back. Sharp fangs. Various patterns across her body in the form of light blue dots like freckles and birthmarks which are slightly bioluminescent.MENTAL .
•   alignment   :   Chaotic good
•   traits   :  Honest, direct, strong-willed, dutiful, responsible, practical, stubborn, by the book, judgemental, asocial, resentful
•   likes   :   Music, critters, milkshakes, playing the violin, exploring, collecting small trinkets and other pretty things
•   dislikes   :   The Empire, people blowing things out of proportion, criminals, hot weather, most kids

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BACKGROUND.
•   birthplace   :  Cardulia
•   current residence   :   On the run
•   nuclear family   :   Parents (deceased), step-father
•   extended family   :   Uncles, aunts, cousins
•   in-laws   :   Tech's brothers
•   pets   :   None
•   significant other   :   Tech
•   children   :   None      ❝ + STRENGHTS :
Can keep her cool even under duress. Good at keeping secrets and making tough decisions. Handles the cold well. Always stays on the move during combat, difficult to hit.
Fast and agile. Powerful on long distances.❝ - WEAKNESSES :
Doesn’t like being in tight spaces or underground. Has trust issues at the start, especially criminals. Can get meltdowns that exhaust her.
Weak in hand to hand combat when younger, but after training with the Batch, she develops stronger skills in the subject. She has a natural advantage with her enhanced strength and ferocity, but a seasoned or trained melee combatant will easily overpower her.

❝ Once upon a time...
On the fourth of ‘January’, 52 BBY, Ashyra Blake is born to Trygve and Revna Blake, in a remote village. She inherited her fathers wing colours and hair, and her mother’s eyes and facial features. Very early on, her parents realised she was a sensitive child with a very curious mind.She had a difficult time making friends and so kept much to herself, indulging in fantasies of visiting alien worlds, especially when her parents told her about how the Carduls were discovered by the rest of the galaxy. Ash developed a fear and dislike of slavers and pirates already as a child, thanks to her father’s rather vivid storytelling about Cardulia's neighbours.As she entered her teenage years, her parents started to involve her in their chores as well as properly learning how to survive on her own. Ashyra was more interested in flying around and shooting things with her bow; wishing nothing more but to adventure out in the galaxy.An invasion force of hikarens - dark force creatures with red eyes that emerge randomly on the planet every decade for just one night - enters the village of Steinnlundr and slaughters everyone in it, including Ash’s parents in 35 BBY.Before dying, her parents locked her in the pantry of their house. As the monsters try to break into the pantry, Ash attempts to escape through a window, only to make the room collapse on itself, burrowing her under the rubble. While the hikarens give up and disappear as the sun rises, Ash is trapped under the rubble, unable to move, with only her dead parents for company.Hours pass before someone finds her; a traveller who happened to come by and realised something awful had happened. Raud Ternor digs her out of the rubble, helping her recover for a few days. Realising that the 17 year old girl is woefully incapable of taking care of herself, he takes it upon himself to teach her.After some time, Raud ends up outright adopting her, becoming her step-father. For eight years he teaches her, making her a warrior. While she’s haunted by her parent’s deaths, having developed a fear of closed spaces as a result of being trapped in the rubble, she’s determined to never again be helpless in a dangerous situation. Ash becomes very serious and closed off during this time, rarely smiling or indulging in more relaxed activities, despite Raud trying to make her sometimes.

Between 30 and 24 BBY, Cardulia slowly gathered the Republic’s interest which culminated in 24 BBY at the formation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Seeing a greater threat at hand, the Republic were now eager to get as many as possibly into their fold. This also attracted various non cardul communities to develop on the planet, which were closely watched by the cardul leadership. Despite their suspicions, the Cardulia leadership agreed with the Republic’s proposition, finding themselves not aligning well with the Separatists’ goals and ideals.Raud (and in turn Ash) ends up working for the Cardul diplomat Zenda, who wishes a strong cooperation between the Republic and the Carduls. While Ash's main task was to assist Raud (and learn about the Republic in general on behest of his own request of her), she did end up performing so well that the Republic leaders on the base took notice of her. Unlike many of the cardul warriors in the base, Ash wasn’t just an expert on energy archery, but also with sniper rifles.In the end of 22 BBY, after the Clone Wars had begun, the Separatists tried to kidnap someone from the Cardulian leadership, in order to convince them to stop working with the Republic. A seasoned Jedi Knight; Hide (pronounced Hi-de), was sent out to deal with the matter, along with the Clone Captain Tenno and a small force of clone troopers. Raud suggested they bring Ash with her. Their mission becomes a success.For the next three years, Hide was stationed in the Cardulian region of space permanently and with how well he and Ash had cooperated, he’d requested her to be assigned to his squad of clones, as a guide, if she so desired. Wanting to see more of the Republic and space itself, Ash agreed, becoming a frequent part in the Jedi’s company.This eventuelly leads to her meeting Clone Force 99 for the first time. While their friendship had a rough start, she ends up on a few of their missions, earning their trust.

GENERAL .
•   name   :  CT-9903
•   alias   :   Tech
•   gender   :   He/him
•   orientation   :   Grey-sexual
•   species   :   Enhanced clone
•   occupation   :   Soldier / mercenary
•   face claim(s)   :   Temuera Morrison/show version
•   voice claim(s)   :   Dee Bradley BakerPHYSICAL .
•   eyes   :   Brown
•   hair   :    Short, brown, receding hair. Keeps his hair in an undercut these days due to a scar
•   height   :   6'4 (193 cm)
•   build   :   Wiry
•   skin   :   Brown
•   clothing   :   Armour
•   distinguishing features:   :   A scar on the left side of his head. Always wear goggles.MENTAL .
•   alignment   :   Neutral good
•   traits   :  Talkative, brave, skilled, intelligent, sarcastic, knowledgable, cocky
•   likes   :   Recording things, organising, learning, talking
•   dislikes   :   Sleeping, being interrupted, slowness of any kind

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❝ + STRENGHTS :
Quick thinking, intelligent.
Skilled soldier, both in use of firearms and hand to hand combat (but prefers the former).
Cares deeply about those close to him.❝ - WEAKNESSES :
Easily distracted, prone to annoy people, suffers migraines.
Can sometimes miss social cues or misunderstand questions, often thinking things are obvious when they aren't.

BACKGROUND.
•   birthplace   :  Kamino
•   current residence   :   On the run
•   nuclear family   :   The Bad Batch
•   extended family   :   All other clones
•   in-laws   :   Ash's step-father
•   pets   :   None
•   significant other   :   Ash
•   children   :   NoneThe second youngest of the Bad Batch, shared a growth tube with Crosshair which is why they’re more alike each other than their brothers. Tech as a cadet took on the worst bullying by the regular clones, as he was the weakest.As a result, he became a bit closed off, eventually learning to ignore any comments thrown his way and focusing on increasing his knowledge. Often serves as the group’s medic and keeps an eye on their storages and credits as well as is their main pilot.Ever since he met Ash, especially after they developed a romantic relationship, Tech has adopted more and more of the cardulian culture.      

HIDE.
•   orientation   :   demisexual
•   species   :   unknown
•   occupation   :   former Jedi
•   height   :   6'2
•   weapons   :   lightsaber, switchglaive, force powers
•   likes   :   quiet, being alone, tea, practising his skills
•   personality   :   balanced, compassionate, focused, honourable, patient, selfless, sympathetic, formal, reserved, restrained, sarcastic, regretful, withdrawnHide spent a lot of his time on Cardulia where he encountered Ash and brought her into his clone squad. He was in a way, the jedi liaison between Cardulia and the Republic. No one truly knows what kind of species Hide is as he has never said, though he looks perfectly human.When Order 66 occurs, his clones turn against him and he escapes thanks to Ash.

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RANEC
•   orientation   :   demisexual
•   species   :   luan
•   occupation   :   explorer, later on rebel
•   height   :   6’
•   weapons   :   blaster, force powers, warframes
•   likes   :   animals, reading, making clothes
•   personality   :   balanced, capable, calm, charming, elegant, humorous, good-natured, outspoken, sarcastic, vulnerableRanec is encountered by Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Bad Batch during the Clone Wars. Having been woken up from a 1000+ long stasis by Count Dooku, his half sentient warframe Umbra woke up in the Jedi archives. The latter prompted a search led by Obi-Wan.Count Dooku tried to sway Ranec to the Separatists' cause before the Jedi got involved and Obi-Wan convinced him otherwise. He was set free to follow his own path, with guidance from the Jedi Order, until Order 66 breaks their bargain. Ranec takes off on his own, determined to track down a hidden world of his people.While Ranec is trained in all sorts of weaponry and hand to hand combat, he can’t utilise some of them without Umbra, due to lacking the physical strength for it. Through Umbra, Ranec can use the warframe’s sword like an electrified lightsaber, that can parry blows from current lightsabers as well as deflect blaster bolts.

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ISAIAH.
•   orientation   :   homosexual
•   species   :   mirialan
•   occupation   :   researcher/doctor
•   height   :   6'
•   weapons   :   various detonators of his own making, an electro staff
•   likes   :   reading, researching, small critters, crystals, tea, helping people
•   personality   : brilliant, curious, enthusiastic, kind, meticulous, romantic, sophisticated, trusting, well-read, dreamy, regal, clumsy, jealous, self-indulgentCURRENTLY WIP

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VARGA.
•   orientation   :   bisexual
•   species   :   ulven
•   occupation   :   weaponsmith, former thief
•   height   :   5'9
•   weapons   :   blaster, electro sword, shapeshifting
•   likes   :   cheese, crafting, gold, carving decorations for weapons and jewellery
•   personality   : adventurous, cheerful, empathetic, generous, rowdy, childish, impulsive, careless, playful.She currently knows four forms; ulfr, rancor, nexu and a tooka. Her shapeshifts are always white in colour with green eyes.Varga never knew her parents; as she was orphaned for unknown reasons. A couple in a crime syndicate working specifically on smuggled weapons found her and took her in. No one knew what kind of species she was, due to how rare her kind are and no one could predict what'd happen when she had her first shapeshift. It was an uncontrollable shapeshift - as all ulvens' first shapeshifts are - and it costed three people their lives.The crime syndicate's leader found out what happened and demanded to see Varga. Unlike her, he knew what she was and he offered to tell her and save her from execution on one condition. That she swore to aid him without question, no matter what he asked. Seeing little choice, Varga agreed and she was brought into his inner circle.He sent Varga to a planet he knew contained rancors and left her there; telling her that she'd need to stay there until she learned the form of a rancor. When she protested, he reminded her of her oath. She was left alone on the planet with basic supplies. Having only the faintest idea of what was requested of her, she had no choice but to survive on her own. Much to her surprise she did learn the shape of a rancor, but when she did so, she realised it felt wrong somehow.Jodosa was only pleased however and requested the use of her rancor form to intimidate his enemies, despite her protesting and trying to explain that it seemed to mentally hurt her. His criminal empire thrived while Varga grew wary of being on a leash; sometimes literally to further scare his competitors.Years later, she lucked out when she met Rishka. The 'pirate queen' had a feeling that something wasn't right and taking a risk herself, she convinced Varga to escape with her. Together, they fled and while Varga remained nervous for months afterwards, she eventually relaxed enough to stick around for a year. She learned two other forms on her own free will this time and vowed to never use the rancor shape again. Having tired of criminal activities though, she decided to strike out on her own.Working for the Republic as a weaponsmith was something she settled into for two years. In 20 BBY, Varga encounters the Bad Batch and gets dragged into one of their missions by mistake. She in particular ends up working closely with Crosshair. Ever since then she stays in contact with them and offers her aid when needed, either through her skills with weapons or shapeshifting abilities.

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GEIR.With his white hair (usually braided), white beard, purple eyes and black and white wings, Geir tends to stand out even among his own people. As such, it was believed even from a young age that he'd end up doing remarkable things. He grew into a 5'9 man who mastered archery, melee combat and firearms, but who also ended up having a clever mind for strategy. As such, his role in warrior groups when younger was that of the strategist and planner.Geir is quite realistic and pragmatic in his thinking. He's always prepared to sacrifice for the sake of the greater good (in his eyes), such as killing thousands of his own people, in order to usher them into the greatness that is the Empire. It's difficult to make him lose his temper, but once it happens he's spiteful and unpleasant. He loathes it when he's out manoeuvred in tactics and doesn't suffer defeats with dignity.

ZENDA.She's a non-nonsense cardul who excels at diplomacy. While she can be rough around the edges, she gets things done.Formerly a diplomat and ambassador between the Carduls and the Republic, she's now forced to be so with the Empire instead. As futile task as it is.She's close friends with Raud and Ash.After the Empire bombed Tovor on Cardulia, Zenda joined what remained of the resistance on the planet. Which was now sadly a mere ghost of its former self. She's playing a dangerous game of remaining in the politics, while also being a rebel.

RAUD.Hardy and happy, Raud strives to bring a smile to anyone's face, no matter what happens. He's difficult to piss off but once it does happen, he's akin to thunder.Raud is the cardul who took Ash in after her parents were killed and sees her as his daughter. He's also the weapon smith who invented the anti-shield rifle.His location is unknown at the moment.

HAKON.Hakon is a 6' cardul with dark purple, wavy hair and green eyes. His skin is a light blue hue, while his wings are black and orange.He always wears his black leather jacket, along with a comfortable shirt, trousers and boots in brown colours, with no accessories. As for weapons, two blasters does the work for him, as well as grenades when the need calls for it. While he's decently skilled in melee combat, he prefers to avoid that; utilizing his wings and agility to avoid most close combat.This is a man with high charisma but low wisdom. A liar, a flirter and someone who thinks the worlds owe him everything. He's very assured that his quick tongue can win him any situation. If that doesn't work he'll use his weapons or dirty methods to get what he wants. In worst cases, he expects the Durands to bail him out.

ARFAST.A gentle 6' cardul with short, black hair and brown eyes. His wings are black and red while his skin is a regular blue with very few freckles. Being a seid, Arfast wears robes, blended with some leather pieces as armour. More unusually he has a feather cloak, with black, blue and red colorations; a reward for his hard work back on Cardulia.Arfast is quiet and intelligent, thinking before he speaks. It takes a lot to dull his mood and he's got a curious and easy going spirit.

RISHKA.As a human pirate with a Robin Hood ideal, she was an excellent choice as an information dealer to the Jedi. While they of course didn't approve of her lifestyle, she at least wasn't going after poor and defenceless people. Only those who already had too much. Once the Empire took over, they became her new target instead. She occasionally works with Varga or Rex and his group of clones.Rishka is confident but doesn't boast about her skills, which are very good. She lets her actions speak for themselves and doesn't invite in trouble. As such, she has a loyal crew and a good ship.

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HEADCANONS .The Bad Batch have slower ageing than other clones, due to their defective nature, though they aren't aware of this yet.The inhibitor chips are still very much in play here. They are a danger and every clone needs to get rid of it once they're freed from the Empire.There are new races and a few crossovers (mainly Warframe) that I've created myself or adapted into the setting in numerous ways.My Star Wars setting involves a lot more magick.Things stay fairly canon until the end of the Original trilogy. Palpatine stays dead and doesn't return in any sequels. I don't have any direct plans for the future yet but I'm a huge fan of the Jedi Knight games and will most likely stick to something around that story, with a few influences from the later TV Shows.As far as I'm aware I don't really use any 'established' fandom lore, clones or not.

CARDULS .The Carduls are a blue skinned species with wings and elven features. They’re physically stronger and slightly faster than regular humans, with much better hearing.They were discovered by the galactic community first in 150 BBY (130 years before the Empire's formation) due to a hidden hyperspace route. The carduls struggled for a long time with adapting to the galactic world and are still seen as a savage people, with poor knowledge in technology.They joined the Republic in 24 BBY. Later on, when the Empire formed, Cardulia tried to rebel but was quickly crushed and ended up a broken planet under the Empire's control. There's still pockets of resistance on the planet.Most carduls still have an intense dislike for pirates due them feuding a lot with neighbouring systems known for piracy and slavery at the start of their galactic experience.Despite their rumour for being technologically inept, a cardulian weapon smith recently created a particular sniper rifle that is called an anti-shield rifle. It can be fully charged to take out even the toughest shields but renders the weapon useless for some time after one shot.It's said that the carduls' deity, a giant dragon like creature, rests somewhere under a mountain. They visit the dreams of the cardul seids and offer advice and even visions. Due to this, some suspect that the creature is a Force entity.

LUANS .The Luans were a humanoid race that were active around 1500-1000 years ago. (They are highly inspired by Warframe and is basically a crossover.)Lua, their homeworld, was a part of a multiple habitable planet system that stayed out of any Galactic affairs for a long time. They were a feared people as they had advanced and unknown technology. They had the ability to create living armour known as warframes that could resist even lightsabers.These warframes were controlled by Force sensitive people called Operators. An operator was taken as a child and lived with other operators, undergoing harsh training. While operators are usually physically weak, they have immense mental strength.Their physical body disappears when they control a warframe. Even outside their warframes, they can produce grey/violet beams of pure force to take out enemies.Around 1000 BBY, they were eradicated by unknown forces and their system was destroyed.Ranec is the only surviving Luan by the time of the Empire's formation.

ULVEN.They're a humanoid species capable of shapeshifting into animals. They’ve got horns of various colours, as well different patterns of scales across their face and body.Through the force they are able to shapeshift their bodies. While most forms are allowed, some animals are considered too dangerous to use since they can inflict damage on an ulven. Rancors are such a creature.All ulven have a default shape they can always use and are born with. A werewolf creature that is agile and fast, capable of running on all fours. Some mistake them for loth-wolves. They are called ulfr and are native to their lost homeworld. Their shapeshifts will always match a pre-determined colour, unique for each ulven.Varga's for instance, always have white fur/scales/skin and green eyes.