Tavian came from a long line of talented force-users. Unfortunately, almost every force-user in his family had become a Sith. His father wanted to train him to be a Sith, but knew that Tavian's skill with the force were weak and underdeveloped. In order to make Tavian stronger, he forced him to train constantly and beat him when he refused or did something wrong. This eventually caused Tavian to develop a severe inferiority complex, wanting to become stronger in order to earn his father's respect. After years of intense training, his skill with the force had improved, but not nearly enough to earn his father's respect. He then decided that if his skill with the force wouldn't make his father respect him, he would instead rely on his lightsaber skills to make up for it. His father found out