#bentilais san sk‘ar

[zellkernchen]

Would anyone genuinely be interested if I randomly started infodumping on any of these concepts and headcanons that I’m working on:

- Grievous’ remaining wives and children

- Tomb of the Izvorsha and Khagan

- The Bentilais “conflict”

- My version/ headcanons of Grievous’ Izvorsha

- Kalee’s most prominent languages

- Kaleesh architecture

- Kaleesh Instruments

- Mumuu and Karabbac (I’m still working on the early stages of my Erkush concepts)

- Kaleesh Holymen/Holywomen

- The Flink family

- Rii’käu species

- Rii’käu and Yam’rii beef timeline

- Amsterriccos, Inoiccos and Onthericcos

- Ronderu’s remains

- Miminskl

Please ask me questions about them pleasepleasepleaseeaghsss

[zellkernchen]

I GENUINELY WANT TO KNOW YOUR IDEAS ON GRIEVOUS REMANING FAMILY

I was having a convo with a friend the other day about it and like?? Do they think of him? Does he think of them? It's stated he probably doesn't miss them because of his transformation, but he still cares about Gor so I believe he could think of them.

Idk all rhetorical questions I do want to hear someone's ideas.

OMGGG THANK YOU AND @alenchikova FOR ASKING! I actually do have lots of stuff on Grievous' remaining family, who they are what roles they'll play in my series and all that but I'll just write down everything that requires the least amount of spoilers for everything. (I might however expand more on them if it's specifically requested and because I love to infodump on anything related to my headcanons and ocs/my fanfic series).

I'll post an introduction to them before answering @nettlebrand's questions and expanding a bit on them.

TW: Death mention

Who is part of Grievous' remaining family?

Out of ten wives and thirty children only 3 wives and 4 children survived. There is however a child of Grievous' who has been missing since around 43 BBY. Their fate remains unknown to the family for a loooong time.

His three surviving wive's names are: Ouhlma kel Pokitstrej (1st wife), Noonaklis san Kvetik (6th wife and Bentilais' sister), Gahnzi pot Braviir (10th wife).

Ouhlma became his wife some months after Ronderu's death, ca. end of 45 to start of 44 BBY and they had their first and only child who was born on the day Ronderu died. Ouhlma's child hasn't been seen on Kalee since around 43 BBY. Ouhlma was born on the year of 64 BBY and is the distant relative of Grievous' Izvorsha Tshoat kel Nejilneski. Ever since the disappearance of her child, Ouhlma isolated herself, refused to bear any more children and now carries her child's favourite doll wherever she goes. She named her child after the woman who raised her.

Noonkalis was given to Grievous' as a way to represent comradeship between Grievous and Bentilais' cousins after half a decade of small conflicts. Noonkalis bore him three children (all of them were born in 39 BBY), however one died at the age of 8 years old. Noonkalis was born on the year of 65 BBY, she and Grievous are the same age. She was part of Grievous' Izvorsha until she unfortunately developed chronic back pain and couldn't fight anymore. Noonkalis sometimes trained her surviving son in sword fighting and was her daughter's biggets supporter whenever it came to her marksman skills, despite not knowing much about guns herself.

Gahnzi's marriage with Grievous was the result of his drunkenness and impulsive decisions, some weeks before he was sent off to work for the IGBC. They didn't have any children together until the year of 24 BBY, the same year the Shuttle crash occurred. She's the youngest of the three, being born in the year 59 BBY. She somehow managed to become Ouhlma's best friend and is always there for her whenever she needs it. The same goes for vice versa. Gahnzi used to be a waitress and dancer at the restaurant- bar she worked in before getting married to Grievous. The children, except her biological child, all know how to dance fluently thanks to her.

Here are their height differences:

(Their colours pretty much represent their skintones)

The four surviving children of Grievous are: Skashnilla jai Namesda, Baldruga jai Sanigbasa, Ziszgo jai Nigdu and the young Qymaen jai Dumu ("Dumu" is the equivalent of "child" which is in this case used to represent a title we would label as "Junior". Basically his name is Qymaen Junior).

Starting off with the two oldest siblings Skashnilla and Baldruga. The two of them were, as mentioned earlier, born on the year of 39 BBY and are super protective of their family. Since they were the ones who got to interact the most with Grievous out of their alive siblings, Skashnilla and Baldruga have learned how to deal with weapons from their father. Skashnilla specialises in the Outland Rifle, meanwhile Baldruga in Lig Swords. However, it wasn't just Grievous and his wives who raised them, Bentilais also played a big role. I mean, he's their uncle afterall. Baldruga and Skashnilla absolutely adore their uncle, though they are a bit upset that he's been rarely able to visit them over the last few years. Skashnilla despises the Yam'rii, Jedi and Republic, even directly blaming her late brother's death on them. Baldruga does hate the Yam'rii but can't bring himself to hate all the Jedi and the whole Republic. He doesn't forgive them for their deeds but still feels as if only the Yam'rii are to fully blame of this. Occaisonally, the two siblings lead out small troops to combat Yam'rii forces who, since the shuttle crash, have immigrated back to Kalee.

Ziszgo is the quiet and "weird" child out of the four and there are several reasons for this; Ziszgo suffers from Hypotropia, is (what we would label as) Autistic and super introverted. As a child she always spoke too much and tried to befriend every child near her, but their discomfort and bullying towards her made her introverted and a bit "nocturnal" (as in she only shows herself at night). Unlike her siblings, Ziszgo's mother isn't alive, she was Grievous' 8th wife who died of puerperal fever. Ziszgo had three other siblings, none of which survived past 2 years of age. As a result, Ziszgo was raised by Gahnzi. Her special interests are anything related to technology, bombs and a specific carnivorous plant on Kalee known as "Poljiaccsi". Her room is full of those plants. Ziszgo aids Baldruga and Skashnilla during all of their campaigns by either helping them convieve battle plans or small bombs. She never attends any of their campaigns because she knows that, physically, she's useless for a battle and will only get herself killed. (I forgot to mention but she was born in the year 30 BBY)

Born some short months after the infamous shuttle crash incident and named to honour his father, Qymaen is only a young pup. He loves being around his mothers and siblings. His favourite activity is eating. The boy learns words rather quickly and loves to shout them at random times. He had two other siblings who were unfortunately stillborn, the factor of Gahnzi being stressed was a major factor in this.

Here are their height differences:

Nowww onto the questions!

Does Grievous' family think about him?

Oh absolutely. It's always a worry at least in the back of their minds. Well... except for Qymaen. He's a literal toddler by the time of the clone wars. All he knows is that his father is somewhere, fighting. But he's sure he'll come back. He does sometimes ask questions about Grievous.

Skashnilla and Gahnzi think the most about Grievous (and are the most worried about him). For one, Skashnilla has always been a massive "Daddy's girl" and he's her idol. Second, Gahnzi hopes that Grievous will return so Qymaen can at least get to know his father. Pictures, Video footage and Holograms can only do so much.

Baldruga, Zizsgo and Noonkalis wonder occaisonally where he is, how he's doing. But they've given up hope on contacting him as their calls always goes unanswered. Almost as if their calls can't even reach Grievous, weird.

Ouhlma does think about Grievous, but she's more worried on her child. It was said that they would be something great, just like the Shaman said for Baldruga, Skashnilla, Ziszgo and Qymaen. There's no way they're dead, no matter how much others think against it.

Does Grievous think about his family?

In my series and AU, yes, he does. His transformation and brain alterations didn't make him completely forget about them. He knows they should exist (surely he would be informed if one of them did die, no?) and does care about them as much as his alterations allow him to, but his brain and priorities have been twisted and manipulated. He'll get his revenge on the Jedi, that's his top priority. Though, on his worst days, he can't help but wonder how they're doing. But according to Dooku; his family hasn't contacted him since they last got to see him in that bacta tank (There's no way he would lie about this, right?). Perhaps it's best if he stays where he is and leaves them alone. However, he would never admit any of that to anybody.

That’s pretty much it for now. If anyone has any more questions please lmk!

[zellkernchen]

Idk why I even made this

[zellkernchen]

I tried to draw my headcanon of Bentilais after surviving the ship crash 😭

[zellkernchen]

As per @pastel-kaleesh‘s request: Here’s some information on (my version of) Grievous’ Izvorsha! Please do keep in mind that my designs are by no means finalised and could still face some small redesigns in the future (since they’ll need a looooong time until they’ll be relevant in my fanfic series (if I even have the motivation and time to finish it ToT)

This is Kahazan gin Ohlarhilli, one of Grievou’s Izvorsha from Grendaju. He was well known for his many piercings and that he spoiled his only child, Nusigal, and wife quite a lot. He loves them more than anything.

Here is some overall information about him:

Gender: Male (he/him)

Birthplace and year: Kulsheg, continent of Grendaju, Kalee, 60 BBY

Height: 196cm

Spouse: Nanakletta uim Vynikkaijli

Child: Nusigal gin Babbar

(Under the cut for length!)

The second and last of Grievous’ Izvorsha from Grendaju is Tshoat kel Nejilneski!

She used to be a gladiator in Kaleela and Grendaju before joining the Izvorsha. Tshoat is also distantly related to Grievous’ first wife, Ouhlma.

Here’s some overall info about her:

Gender: Female (any pronouns)

Birthplace and year: ???, Grendaju, Kalee, 91 BBY

Height: 210cm

Spouses: ??? (m. 76- 71 BBY), ??? (m. 70- 68 BBY), ??? (m. 69- 68 BBY), Yvliznal hiz Nuneashtel (m. 66 BBY)

Children: Many children and step- children

Next up are the oom twins: Lehmez oom Vaznij and Uupooka oom Statec.

They were Grievous’ first Izvorsha and childhood friends, though many in their village considered them and Qymaen non- biological siblings. Grievous cared about them a lot. These twins are polar opposites.

Overall infos about Lehmez:

Gender: Male (he/him)

Birthplace and year: Uipzik, Vykonpoul, Kalee, 67BBY

Height: 188cm

Overall infos about Uupooka:

Gender: Female (MtF, hence why she has two pairs of tusks) (she/her)

Birthplace and year: Uipzik, Vykonpoul, Kalee, 67BBY

Height: 189cm

Spouse: Alakaz uip Muskanzi

Children: Buubar uip, Buuin uip

Vazekalik Poomstak is a Kaleesh who, by their own words, has no clan. Not much is known about them as they were recruited 2 weeks before the shuttle crash to replace a previous Izvorsha who had to quit the Kolkpravis due to health problems. It’s theorised that they suffered from malnutrition while their body was still developing.

Overall infos:

Gender: None (any pronouns, but is mostly referred to by they/them)

Birthplace and year: ???, Kunbal Jungle, Kalee, 44BBY

Height: 153cm

Spouse: Alleged husband

Children: ???

Unfortunately I’m still brainstorming the designs for the next three characters because I genuinely cannot find one I’m happy with (I will post them once I am though) but at last but not least there’s the san clan trio. It consists of Bentilais san Sk’ar and his two cousins: Zrrokiguul san Dim’dim and Bvuhala san Sakkanasaggil. Originally they were meant to be Benti’s siblings but I decided against it and made someone else (who will 100% never be important to the story/s) his sibling.

Here’s some overall infos on them:

Bentilais:

Gender: Male (he/him)

Birthplace and year: Royal castle of Kaleela, Zapadipoul, Kalee, 71 BBY

Height: 301cm

Children: pre- Shuttle crash; none, post- Shuttle crash; his 2 “nephews” and 1 “niece”

Zrrokiguul:

Gender: Male (he/him)

Birthplace and year: Near the royal castle of Kaleela, Zapadipoul, Kalee, 68 BBY

Height: 212cm

Spouse: Yvenskjo pin Sohur

Children: 2 sons and 1 daughter

Bvuhala:

Gender: Female (she/her)

Birthplace and year: Near the royal castle of Kaleela, Zapadipoul, Kalee, 68 BBY

Height: 205cm

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That’s it for now on my version of Grievous’ Izvorsha! Feel free to ask me more questions about them or any other topic ^^