Zarkin Garlen

Zarkin Garlen was a Sith sorcerer and apprentice to Darth Zash.

Slavery
Zarkin was born in an Imperial slave camp on Dromund Kaas. His parents, Lucy and Kal, died of exhaustion after he was born. His teenage brother, Uix Garlen, mysteriously disappeared. He was mining in an ancient temple when a possessed worker tried to kill him. Zarkin used the force to impale the man on a sharp rock. Seeing he had force potential, Zash, head of the Korriban sith academy, had him sent to Korriban.

A Rough Start
Upon arrival of Korriban, Zarkin was so busy admiring the amazing architecture that he was late to hear his first trial of the Sith. As he was walking towards the instructor, he was almost knocked over by a mysterious sith pure-blood, who obviously had attitude. His mean instructor, Harkun, informed him that he had to travel to the different tombs of the ancient Sith Lords.

Trials
Zarkin completed many different trials, some almost resulting in death. Over time he began to grow powerful, gaining the eye of many overseers and even lord Zash, seeing him as a potential apprentice. At the end of his last but one trial, Zarkin was stopped by Zash so she could see his power. However, overseer Harkun was intent on making Ffon, the sith pure-blood, Zash's apprentice. Giving Ffon an unfair headstart, Zarkin felt that all hope was almost lost, until Zash appeared, informing Zarkin that the final trial required the help of a dashade, an ancient sith beast.