Name: Rubin To'alyr

Nickname: none he'll let anybody say in public!

Position/Occupation: Tiger pilot and first in command of the criminal Organization; consort of Emperor Skathen

Sex: male

Age: 79 (he's a Drule,so in Human terms he'd be about 19)

Birthdate: December 15, 2633

Birthplace: Vallern, an insignificant planet in the (Galvesh)

            Drule Empire

Parents and family:

Mother: Elshen To'alyr (deceased)

Father: Ruzaan To'alyr (deceased)

Siblings: none

Physical description: Rubin is a Drule of the Galvesh subspecies (the ones from Dairugger).

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 215 lbs.

Eye shape/color:Almond shaped, red with black pupils like all Galvesh have; his are rather pale red compared to the norm and show a stunning darker shaded edge of red circled around the black center.

Facial features: Rounded, even, small perked nose, straight narrow brows angled slightly upward, attractive mouth, refined but not soft, extremely good-looking to the point of being pretty, but tends to wear a slightly pissed off expression. Rubin always looks smug; he can't help it. He reminds people of an angel, when he lets the angry sarcasm leave his face. His ears are round and not pointed. Of course like all Galvesh he has no eyebrows but can grow facial hair...I never understood that.

Hair color/style/texture: fine, off-white, unruly and shoulder length, very wavy and usually worn in a ponytail. Brushed back away from his face; stray bits fall over his forehead.

Complexion: fair purplish blue typical of the Galvesh, shows a blush waaaay too easily. He recently discovered he has STUBBLE! Now he has to use a depilatory every few weeks to maintain that smooth look!

Build: He's built like a middleweight boxer. Muscular, well balanced, narrow waist; he'll never be broad but he's well cut.  He moves a little tight, like he's always expecting something to attack him.

Identifying marks: assorted little scars. The only noticeable scars he has are a narrow one running from the outer corner of his right eye horizontally back toward his ear, and four parallel claw marks on the center of his chest. He has one tattoo, a long black inscription scrolling across his upper back, symbolizing "fidelity". (Think of something like a tribal knot. It's not a word but

a symbol.)

Handiness: right

Dress: tank or muscle shirts with denim or linen or cotton sweats, around the house. Soft-soled shoes or combat boots or barefoot. In public, a two-piece flight suit in Empire colors, or loose cotton slacks with a short sleeved silk tee and loafers, or linen coordinates in light colors. He dislikes a uniform, but will wear body armor. You will never see him in a hat; even the Tiger's helmet annoys him. This is one of those guys who looks yummy in tight jeans and he sometimes parties in those. Often wears a long black oilcloth duster to hide his weapons. Assorted dark colors for most of his everyday getup, with bright contrasting pieces to add a little flash. He likes to look good and show off his style and his money, when he's in public.

He carries weapons:

a large caliber fully auto capable laser pistol or rifle, usually he has a pistol at each hip on a gunbelt with LOTS of ammo cartridges, sometimes a short-barreled frag-projectile shotgun, and a switchblade knife or two (or three). He prefers not to carry a sword, thinking of it as old-fashioned, but he uses one well.

Jewelry: earring in the left ear, usually a plain gold or silver hoop. Always wears on his right foot a solid gold anklet with a single tiny coin attached, which he never removes. Often wears plain silver rings on the first or third fingers of his right hand or on the second finger of his left hand.

General Background: Rubin's parents loved him dearly but they were criminals, armed bank robbers, on his homeworld. They were trapped and caught while on a job; his mother was killed and his father was later executed. Rubin was placed in an orphanage at age 14 (human equivalent 7) but ran away after seven unhappy years and stowed away on a freighter, the Marital. The crew found him, stole what little he had, raped him and pressed him into service. Lorgan Hador, known as the pirate Al'choiyen, found him a year or so later when the Sorren Kai attacked the Marital, when Rubin was about 22 (Human equivalent 11). Rubin became Lorgan's confidant, student, and lover; but he stood on his own merit as part of the pirate crew and earned his keep. He learned better than anyone ever had how to manage Lorgan's mood swings and not get killed.

At age 39 (Human equivalent 15), Rubin was shot dead by Ensign Jocelyn Calley (aka Camber) during an assassination attempt on Lorgan Hador. However, the magician Fegin, who served Lorgan at that time, caught his soul as it was escaping his body and held it captive, souls being an important part of Fegin's power. Lorgan had Rubin's body put immediately into stasis and then repaired, and had Fegin release Rubin's soul back into his body, effectively bringing him back from the dead. Rubin himself remembers none of this, and was quite upset by the fact that most of his colleagues afterwards looked at him with suspicion, pity, fear, or disgust. This made him even more dependent upon Lorgan (who was now Emperor of Doom) than before, feeling at times that Lorgan was his only friend.

Rubin had one real friend, the Acaen huntress Kirah of the Doom special forces, the Shi'kar. When Kirah lost her memory and became Green Lion pilot, Rubin went to Arus to get her back after it was regained by the Alliance. They met clandestinely until Rubin was caught and spent several years under house arrest on Planet Arus. Kirah set him free eventually and told him to leave, that she had bargained her freedom for his, and pushed him away. He attempted suicide, not knowing where to go or what to do, but Kirah found him in time to save him. She forced a fight afterwards and made him leave. He resigned himself to it and found a new life, but it changed him in fundamental ways.

Rubin was allowed back into Lorgan's company although he was punished, and lived for many years in the Empire even after Empress Aranea bore a son (Skathen). When Lorgan decided to abdicate his crown, ten years ago, Rubin went with him and soon became pilot of Stryde's Grey Tiger which he then had painted Black to symbolize the new hardness in his heart. He devoted more time to his studies of academics and weaponry, having realized that Lorgan was slipping further into insanity, and he made his peace with Aranea.

After Skathen matured and was left the throne of Doom, Rubin visited often and found himself caught between father and son. Although Lorgan's hold upon him was augmented by physical and mental conditioning, Rubin was finally forced to choose between them and he chose to fight Lorgan in favor of Skathen, a decision which almost killed him. Since then, Skathen has realized that the bond of love is mutual and they have vowed to remain together always.

Recently, he was named Knight Templar of Doom, and serves as Skathen's right hand. Using his contacts within the Organization, Rubin put together a team of assassins and pilots and other skilled soldiers completely loyal to Doom. This team is known as the Knaves. The elite among the Knaves are the five pilots of Voltron Ex Machina.

Personality: Smart and inventive, but a wiseass. Brash and rude at times; quiet and introspective at others. Bitter, but it is not his nature to be bitter. Usually he is optimistic and arrogant. He still tends to follow in other's footsteps but is trying to learn to be his own person. He is sometimes struck by depression and guilt over the things that he does. However, he is aggressive and genuinely mean when he can get away with it. Part of him wants to make everyone else suffer, but he is lonely and doesn't trust easily though he wants to. This is a person who might have been good, had he been raised in other circumstances. Rubin is also tough, determined, and brave, and confident in himself.

 He values stability at home, and still considers Aranea to be family. He's had many lovers (both male and female--he's always been a bit of a slut) and a few long-term relationships, but he no longer wants Kirah back even though she showed him a truth about himself that he has never found since. Currently, he has little carnal interest in anyone but Skathen.

Pets: none

Hobbies: Fighter craft and aereobatics....partying... abuses methamphetamine and narcotics (especially pain pills to which he is addicted though he never admits this), frequently drinks alcohol...shooting things, hoverbike racing, street brawling, virtual gaming....weapons...working out....learning ways to kill people with bare hands. If he had to pick his favorite activity it would be dancing, when he can honestly forget everything and lose himself; but since this isn't a manly thing to do he never admits that either.

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