The Battle of Ord Mantell

Still reeling from the damage done by Vorgen Cyphon, Orono Zoiji was called in to help in a dispute over Ord Mantell. Guerilla bands were trying to leave the Republic and he was to be the mediator. His best student Nadia Grell was to accompany him. When diplomacy failed, Orono instead lead the defense of Ord Mantell. Or so it seemed. In truth, he had made a deal with the rebels. At the right moment both sides would jointly attack the buildings where the corrupt politicians were housed and bring them to justice. While surging through the buildings as planned, it was found the politicians had years worth of food and supplies, things that the rebels believed were being hoarded from them. The politicians were found, captured, tried and executed forthwith. Thus ended the Battle of Ord Mantell.

The Prometheus Project

As the Cold War dragged on, the Sith were looking for more ways to beat the Republic. A solution was found by Vorgen Cyphon who believed modifying the Republic's discarded soldiers with extensive cybernetic surgery would make them effective warriors. And thus the Prometheus Project was launched. The first subject was Ivan Xarok a general who had been left to die by his soldiers in a exploding ship. When brought in all that remained of him were burned organs, shattered bones and a severed head. By the end he had been completely rebuilt in a metal cybernetic body. His arms could launch explosives, his hands could become chainsaws, and in addition to his arm morphing into a lightsaber resistant sword, all his physical traits were increased tenfold. The incredibly durable metal that made up his body was concealed by a set of bloodied bones, to increase fear factor on the battlefield. The next subject was Doctor Krongel, a famed Republic scientist and surgeon. While working to create a strain of adaptable cells aboard a orbital laboratory, he came under attack from mercenary ships, releasing not only the cells but a deadly mix of poisons. Initially thought to be dead he had in fact been recovered by a Sith scout team. Upon examination it was revealed that the years of exposure to the poisons also made him dependent on them. Not wanting to waste his talents, the Sith created a needle-riddled apparatus, complete with a gas mask and cybernetic legs that would allow him to survive. Furious that the Republic had not come back for him the doctor renounced his name and became Cadaver.

Enter Agent Mirage

With the Republic currently occupied with the murder trials, Vorgen Cyphon now had proper time to train Ivana Jorloss, also known as Mirage in his craft. Due to her prior training, she was a phenomenal success, beating every opponent in close-combat sparring. She also had an unnatural talent for hacking, demolitions and long-range rifle use. Receiving in addition some cybernetics that enhanced endurance, strength and agility with lung implants that made her invulnerable to all poisons and able to "breath" in the vacuum of space, she was a true Imperial prodigy. Agent Mirage's first assignment was where she revealed her final talent: wielding a lightsaber. She had been sent to eliminate a Jedi enclave under the pretense of avenging the Coruscant Incident. A group of Padawans first moved in to fight her but with her enhanced strength she tossed them aside like rag dolls, pummeling them into submission. Then came a pair of Jedi Knights, who fared no better than their brethren as Mirage effortlessly dodged their blows and slit their throats with a survival knife. The last of her targets was the Jedi Master of the enclave. Using the anger of not being able to save her family, she charged at him delivering a series of punches and giving grievous wounds with her knife each time. Finally she had the master backed against the wall. As she grabbed the lightsaber from his hand ready to give the killing blow, she heard an unexpected sound: the raucous cheering of a crowd. She turned to see a battered but active receiver that had broadcasted the entire event to the families affected by the murders. Hungry for vengeance, they cheered and nearly begged her to give the blow. Without once flinching, Agent Mirage did so. There were of course those who believed this act was murder, but due to the current outrage of the past murders, Mirage was cleared of all charges and allowed to go free, sealing her place as Vorgen Cyphon's best student.