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The Pike Sisters Appearances Star Wars Adventure Journal Affliations Special Distinctions This deadly and beautiful duo are prime examples of the kind of operatives Xizor hires--well-trained, among the best in their field, and with no ties whatsoever to Black Sun. The Epicanthix twins Zan and Zu Pike are professional fighters in the remote Pacanth Reach, a small cluster of stars in the Outer Rim Territories. The two are just now emerging on the galactic combat scene, fighting opponents in hidden arenas and high-class pleasure halls where such illegal sport can be properly concealed. The two are shrewd as well as combat-wise, and they act as their own booking agent--they don't trust anyone who doesn't have the credits to win them over, and they certainly don't trust middlemen interested in shares of their profits. The sisters are masters of the Bunduki martial art called teräs käsi, or "steel hands". When they were young, their mother sent them to Bunduki--a world in the Pacanth Reach conquered by the Epicanthix- for an education with the learned Followers of Palawa, a secretive group of hermits highly revered there. While the twins learned much about the history, great literature and philosophies of the Pacanth Reach, they also learned physical discipline and the art of combat without weapons. The Pike twins mastered these martial arts and quickly rose throught the ranks of teräs käsi students, receiving many honors from their teachers. Instead of using this martial discipline for the better good of society, the Pike sisters set out to use their talents for personal profit. The women are just as beautiful as they are deadly. They dress in the form-fitting tunics of their Palawa teachers, which allows them freedom of movement, and they have the lithe yet powerful bodies typical of Epicanthix. The sisters generally wear their black hair in braids, occasionally augmented with small blades tied into the tips (which can be used to lethal effect in combat). Their eyes betray no emotion, just cold precision. To the Pike sisters, it is a point of pride not to carry weapons--for the deadly pair's skills are more than sufficient to defeat any foe. Links None so far