Dax Rha’Dura

Dax Rha’Dura

Ahbee’s…. “Uncle….”

Greetings one and all! Welcome to my latest art blog! Today I bring you Dax Rha’Dura, the man who Ahbee calls uncle. Much like Ace- I do not know what happened, and I’m not entirely sure I’ll be able to replicate him.

I’m also not sure what happened with the Timelapse. It looks like for some reason a chunk of it just stopped recording when I was coloring and shading…. Sorry about that. But I do have the drawing part, so I think it should still all be good as proof.

So- Uncle Dax. Brother of Ame. In theory, Ahbee’s uncle, at least as far as she’s aware. Ame- however, suspects that Dax may actually be Ahbee’s father…. And to be honest, while Dax has never brought it up with the younger generations- he also suspects this…

He understands why this might make his brother a little angry to have him and his son around… and for a while respected his brother’s wishes to just not visit all that often. Or- at least that was true while Ahbee still lived on Nar Shadaa…

Once upon a time- Dax was the face of the “legit” side of the family business. Now Dax is a very goal and family oriented man. He is not particularly known for being a man of very many hobbies, devoting all his time to business and politics, and research. Perhaps if really pried about hobbies, that research might be his answer.

Dax can be considered a bit of a snoop. You see, he will not work with people or go into a meeting without first learning as much as he can about them. Being wealthy as he is- makes that a usually very doable task. However, he has had his occasional slip up with people he thinks he knows better.

It’s why Ahbee went fairly unnoticed on his radar for so long. He didn’t think he needed to constantly be looking into his own brother, and respecting said brother’s boundaries to keep distance after a not so respectful incident… And Dax regrets that he let things go unnoticed.

A core value for Dax is protecting his own. It doesn’t have to apply to blood family, as the years are starting to prove when it comes to his relationship with Ame. However- he’s been more keen on being there for Ahbee now that he’s aware of how things turned out.

You might wonder what changed- how did Dax become aware of Ame’s treatment of Ahbee? Surprisingly, that all boils down to the Jedi, and Patches in particular. While Dax most certainly has his less than legit business- he still works in political circles, and on occasion has had to work with the Jedi order.

For which we know Dax researches everyone new that he works with. Including a padwan that’s a wee bit older than he’s used to seeing them. If anything it made the digging more interesting. Albeit not nearly as interesting as finding out that he was from Nar Shadaa- and the file also references a twi’lek girl around his age that could have gone with.. .but because of not wanting to upset *his* family- she didn’t.

This. Was news to Dax.

So Dax started to deep dive- because on his few visits to Nar Shadaa, he did a young Zeltron that was practically glued to his ‘neice’s’ hip, that was just missing on his later visits. He learned a lot. He learned a lot he didn’t like. He learned a lot that made him feel like he had failed his ‘niece’, which, seeing how much more she resembled his half of the family now… made him feel like an even bigger failure.

So a few things changed. He started disregarding how Ame felt about him visiting- his brother having lost all respect from him. He also gave Ame less freedom with the business, and kept his influence on a much tighter leash. Ame didn’t appreciate this- and would have rather just been cut off- but Dax had promised their mother he’d look out for his younger brother- and she was gone now, and he wasn’t about to break that promise.

However his days of doing him unnecessary favors were done. And when Ame was going to be a father again… Dax had other ideas. The other thing Dax had decided is that he was going to start looking out for Ahbee. Normally, he might’ve just taken her under his wing. He had enough money and sway to all but erase her history of the day she left Nar Shadaa, especially if she worked with him off that moon.

However, Ahbee was already a sith apprentice now, and one who seemed to be unwilling to form close attachments. Knowing all he knew about sith- he respected her for it. It made things a little complicated- but he could work with that. He and Ace would have Ahbee’s back. Even if they had to play it as you do me a favor- I do you a favor.

As such he had Ace relay the information that Ame was going to be a father again. He had backup plans- but if Ahbee was keeping her distance for the reasons he suspected- he knew she wouldn’t leave Livia in his care. And he was right. She would not. Unlike his brother, Ahbee proved that she would take care of her own- which made her a welcome member of the family in his eyes.

He also suspects that there is some funny buisness between Patches and Ahbee. Too much information lines up too nicely- and he wonders if Ahbee’s sith master is just dumb or if they’re hiding their cards well. Either way, he’ll be watching to see what happens.

I’m sad to say that this is where my Timelapse fails. It just goes from lineart- to the final details, completely skipping the coloring and shading phases. I don’t think there is anything I can do to get it back? If it just didn’t record? If it corrupted? Who knows.

If anyone else has dealt with this issue and has advise or insight, I’d love to hear it.

I hope you all enjoyed what I have of this art blog. Sorry that the Timelapse isn’t the full thing like usual. I certainly enjoyed deg Dax and chatting about him. And of course, as always:

May the force be with you!