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| - Nightmare and Nocturne were a pair of tuk'ata (female and male, respectively) owned by Rin Sakaros, given to her by her brother Tariun and her sister-in-law Breek Zagrev after their wedding in 145 ABY. Rin kept the tuk'ata close to her, and they often sat on either side of her throne, snarling at people who approached. Both tuk'ata developed a particular animosity toward Jade Star and Jinyx Windrunner, though they had a grudging tolerance for Tarzg Sav'lir and Vos'elk'eetash. They also learned not to threaten Azalyn Kass`l after doing so provoked Rin's wrath, but their instinctive hatred of Jedi made them constantly malevolent toward Souv Tanake, Jextar Cyern-Star, and even Elrabin Ralvik. Contrarily, the tuk'ata allowed Rin to pet them, and she occasionally tugged on their spines in an affectionate gesture which they appeared to find soothing. During the Battle of the Sith Star, Rin sent Nightmare and Nocturne to assist Jinyx Windrunner in battle after Tekk Draykhan was killed in battle. Both tuk'ata rallied some of Rin's Anzat hounds and massacred the Vyrak legionnaires attacking Kyriel, before racing off through the Sith Star in search of more enemies. In 155 ABY, the tuk'ata were exercising in the Sith Star's arboretum when Amina Sakaros fell nearby. Their predatory instincts triggered, the tuk'ata nearly attacked Amina before Jinyx intervened and Rin inflicted Force Horror on them and Force Choked them. She gave them matching scars on their snouts with her lightsaber as punishment and warning, but refused her brother Tariun's call to kill them, sensing they would be valuable to her in the future. From then on, both Tariun and Breek viewed the tuk'ata with distaste, though they were mostly submissive to Breek when she ruled the Empire as Royal Executor in Rin's absence in 156 ABY.
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