Thread by @NicoleMay316

Honestly, I really love the Saboteur story.

Of course there's the dedicated Light Sided Agent defects to the Republic from both classic and onslaught, and I love that.

But I also really love the route I'm taking on my main, which is a self-insert.

#SWTOR

My main is a Jedi Sent, pragmatic but leans dark side more often, still will try to save lives and protect innocents first and foremost. (Honestly closer to light 1 by my PTS run.)

But the Jedi always crucified her. I made sure to have Dark V during the origin story. She was denied the rank of master until Shadow of Revan, she clashed with the council's ideology, she is very passion driven, and the Jedi weren't recognizing her for her accomplishments.

Then, KOTFE and KOTET happen. The republic abandons her, labels her as the reason Arcann was able to take over, and most refuse to help the alliance.

Then the Empire comes over, Acina seems genuine, offers a formal treaty, and shows her dedication to snuffing out people like Lorman who are set in the old ways. The Empire truly seems to be changing.

So she agrees to the treaty.

The Eternal Alliance age was definitely her peak. She finally was making a difference in the galaxy on an enormous scale, sending supplies and healing the galaxy.

The republic takes this mercy and invades Iokath, an Alliance Territory. Sure Acina did too, however...

When the negotiations take place at the conference table, she agrees with Lana (who she has romanced) that they can't break their treaty with the Empire.

She hopes the Republic will understand given her past contributions, but instead, the Republic bombs the table (which means they had the bomb there to begin with), and Jace Malcom tries to use the superweapon.

She doesn't trust Acina around it either, but Acina was still helping

Theron's betrayal happens, she lets him live due to his actions saving the people of Odessen and their base, even if the Eternal Fleet and Gravestone were decimated.

However, she doesn't exactly trust him after that. She believes they could've had a better outcome had Theron spoken to her. Even if the order knew the Alliance knew about the bugs, there had to have been another way to locate them and stop them sooner.

Theron however knows way too much. He can't be allowed to leave. But she doesn't want to kill him either.

So, she keeps him on, if only to ensure he doesn't leak any critical intel to the Republic.

With the Eternal Fleet gone, she is forced to pick a side in a war she wanted to stay independent in. She wanted to end the suffering, not aid in it draining resources in the galaxy.

But, her choices are slim at this point. She can't risk being invaded.

And since the Republic has tried to usurp her before through Saresh, and everything else, she decides to ally with the Empire.

Here's where the Sab route comes in and plays out really well. (And no, she does not tell Theron)

She knows there are good and bad people on both sides of this conflict. She wants to minimize casualties and take out the bad eggs so to speak. She also hates the double agent thing.

And with Darth Xarion pushing her to cause more brutality, she's conflicted with her position.

Onderon and Ossus were okay, but Mek-Sha, Corellia, and Manaan have been challenging for her mentally. She's having to kill significant people she doesn't want to.

Additionally, the Republic has held vital information from her. Proving they don't really trust her, and reinforcing her keeping Odessen independent.

This just solidifies that the Republic doesn't respect her still.

By Manaan, she's trying to push the middle-ground, and Xarion is displeased, saying he expects greater things from her.

And at the end of that holocall, the regret hits her. "Should I really have allied with the Empire? Would this be any different if I sided with the Republic?"

Then Elom happens, Malgus is captured, she insists "He's too dangerous to be kept alive" but Gnost-Dural of course refuses to let him be executed.

"Will it hold him?"
"This device held tons of ancient sith lords."
"That doesn't answer my question."

I expect him to break out and wreak havoc on Carrick (and Vaiken station on imp side)

I'm playing this route very neutral, and I honestly didn't intend to when I swapped servers and started over.

I am invested in forging my own destiny, as Valkorion taught. And yet, here I am, drowning in the ocean.

I'm very excited to see where this all leads, both in the more traditional path I have on my secondary, and on my main with this neutral pathing.

I really hope I can keep my 3rd Faction. Even if it's just one planet. I love the Alliance and will fight to keep it independent.

Jedi Knight origin*