Darth Platinius

​​​​​​"All paths to power must be pursued."

Background
Darth Platinius was born Cothe Stargazer on the Echani homeworld of Eshan to unknown parentage and otherwise unknown origins. He served in the Echani Command's military, as is mandatory for all adolescent and early-adult Echani. Following his service, Cothe left Eshan and was eventually delivered two years later to Korriban. Darth Curoch claims to be his discoverer, but no sources have validated his claim.

After a brief acolyteship on Korriban, Cothe was transferred to the academy on Corbos, a forest moon in the Mid-Rim. There, he apprenticed to Darth Asimi for six years until his disappearance, after which he was apprenticed to Darth Saar'oti. He graduated from his apprenticeship a year later and became Lord Cothe Stargazer.

He cut all ties with the academy on Corbos; it has been speculated that he had personal and ideological differences with the staff there, and seemed to wander the galaxy. Few records exist of this time of Cothe's life, but it is clear that it was during this time he acquired his Plug-6 Lapsed Pacifist and butler/bodyguard droid LT-02.

Eventually, Cothe joined the powerbase of Darth Elziza so that he would be permitted to take apprentices of his own. During this time he began to build contacts throughout the Empire and in much of Hutt Space. This was also the time that the viral holonet video of his duel with Lord Osekeet was recorded. This duel precipitated the strong friendship between the two then-Lords, which lasted until Osekeet's untimely death. Shortly afterward he took his first apprentice, Ashada Khoshai, son of Darth Messorem, and began his relationship with Rarrn.

Elziza turned over the day-to-day operations of her powerbase to Cothe and Nikathos as she stepped into a closer role with the delegation to the Eternal Alliance, and they successfully ran the powerbase for a while. During this time, Cothe took his second apprentice, Jedalel, a twi-lek. Then a splinter branch of the Sith Cult infiltrated the powerbase and caused it to fall to infighting. This lead to the return of Elziza to the head of her base, and, seemingly siding with the cultists, she challenged Cothe to Trial by Combat, which he lost.

Banished from the Empire, few records exist of his activities during this time. There were reports of a starship matching the description of the Lapsed Pacifist and his custom NovaDive fighter, Semi-Compliant, from Eshan, Nar Shaddaa, and Dromund Kaas.



Some have also speculated that this period of his exile lines up startlingly well with the increased activity of the Nar Shaddaa gang, the Silver Spirits, and heightened visibility of their leader, the Palladium Phantom. This claim is somewhat backed up by Cothe's return to the Empire aligning with a change in leadership to the Silver Spirits, however Cothe has never commented on these claims.

Cothe eventually rejoined the Empire, though in the much more progressive powerbase of Darth Tarazax, where he grew into his powers fully, and was promoted to the rank of Darth after killing the traitorous Darth Aksendar in single combat, and awarded the title of Darth Platinius by Darth Tarazax. He was given command of the 603rd Shock Troop batallion by Darth Krovos, whom he lead to the taming of Hyderia alongside Tarazax. Along with the 603rd, he acquired the Summary Judgement, which he uses as his flagship and to lead most battles in which the 603rd are deployed.

Darth Platinius currently inhabits a quarters in the capital of Hyderia, where he can be found working alongside Darth Tarazax and Darth Xolus as the three heads of the Didactic Triumvirate, a newly founded Sith Academy on the wild world.

Personality
Darth Platinius is often described as firm but fair by those that have worked with him, especially the troops under his command. He is considered somewhat conservative tactically, and, on average, loses less troops in skirmishes than his contemporaries. He has also published a book of poetry, titled  Musings of a Warrior, which shows a more compassionate and thoughtful side to the Echani, though it was largely panned by critics.

Appearance
Platinius is slightly above average height for an Echani male, built athletically, and generally keeps a clean-shaven face and neat haircut. His hair and eyes are both silver, due to his Echani heritage. He is often noted for is fashion, and is considered to be be trendsetter in the Sith fashion world. He usually makes use of a colorless palette, dressing in blacks, whites, and grays, often with silver, copper, or gold accents. He occasionally makes use of the color red, to display his allegiance to the Sith Empire. His lightsaber is also an extension of his fashion, made of black and white plasteel with a dull golden crystal. On the battlefield he often wears power armor, and has alternated between two sets in recent months, a more intimidating black and white and a more practical matte pale green.

Abilities
Considered a devastating front-line fighter, it is rare to see Platinius not leading the charge of his Shock Troops as they ride in their transports or fall in their drop-pods. Combat footage shows that he makes the most use of Force Telekinesis and the lighsaber forme V, Shien and Djem So. He has been seen to use Force Lightning, but it seems to be a rare thing.

Ideology
Darth Platinius is an outspoken, progressive, Imperial-loyalist. He has publicly defended Darth Malgus, been a staunch supporter of the reforms introduced by Empress Acina and continued by Emperor Vowrawn, and is considered a political ally of Darth Krovos. He fights for alien equality, as he is an alien, though Human-passing. His students and members of his powerbase have been cosmopolitan, ranging from Pureblood Sith to Cathar, seemingly without discrimination. He has often been accused of being a Revanite, but he fought alongside the Empire during the Revan Crisis, which seems to disprove these accusations. ====