Profile of Shalindra Garrote

Shalindra Garrote

Shalindra, by Domino

Four years younger than her brother Nathan, one of the hardest things Shalindra Garrote ever had to do was watch from the window as their father drove her beloved brother from the family home to the Imperial recruiting office. Shal, as Nathan called her, loved and idolized her brother very much.

Her parents, however, had come to the conclusion that Nathan was a blemish on the family name and hoped that without him around Shalindra had a chance of turning out respectable. They had been patient with Nathan, first averting their eyes as he ran through the streets and footpaths of Imperial City, but stepped in and "removed" him from the family when he started taking his sister into the streets with him.

She never really forgave her parents for taking her brother from her, and showed it by running away three years later at the age of 17. Now, at 25, Shalindra has had a lifetime of experiences.

First, she served as a waitress in a lounge aboard the cruiseship Jewel of Ithor. Taking every spare credit and moment to attend classes made available through her employer, she became certified in Astrogation and applied for a navigation position on the Jewel. She worked that job for several years and learned how to pilot capital ships.

While on vacation, she met a man named Wohl Sturmdon who worked as a privateer for the Rebel Alliance (a privateer is like a "licensed" pirate, raiding the ships opposing the faction you work for). Shalindra began to see credits in her eyes as she talked to the old spacer in the tavern that night. By the time they left the bar, he had agreed to sign her on to his ship the next time they needed new crew members.

Shalindra served on Sturmdon's ship, Doomfang, for 18 months, learning how to pilot smaller spacecraft while plying her trade as an Astrogation specialist. By the time she had earned enough credits to buy her own ship, she had become quite an accomplished pilot and had befriended Sturmdon's chief weapon master, a Wookiee called Raxichbus. They left Doomfang together when she acquired her ship.

Since that time, Shalindra and Raxichbus have become a successful smuggling team in her ship, Dark Maiden. She has been able to track down Nathan, and they take turns doing each other favors. She has made several attempts to repair the hurt between them, but Nathan and her father still will not reconcile their differences. She and Nathan consider themselves outcasts from their family, but they know that they have each other any time they need unconditional love and trust.

BZ stats:

ATTRIBUTE	RANK	SKILLS	RANK	FORCE ATTRIBUTE	RANK
Dexterity	30	Dexterity Skills		Control	N/A
		Blaster	95	Sense	N/A
		Dodge	70	Alter	N/A
		Melee	60
		Pick Pocket	55	DARK SIDE POINTS	0
		Running	60
		Thrown Weapons	50
Knowledge	25	Knowledge Skills
		Alien Species	40
		Business	65
		Cultures	30
		Intimidation	75
		Languages	70
		Planetary Systems	80
		Streetwise	80
		Survival	65
		Value	75
		Willpower	90
Mechanical	50	Mechanical Skills
		Astrogation	110
		Communications	65
		Repulsorlift Operation	55
		Sensors	55
		Starship Piloting	60
		Starship Piloting (Dark Maiden)	85
		Starship Gunnery	55
		Starship Shields	70
Perception	30	Perception Skills
		Bargain	75
		Command	50
		Con	65
		Gambling	75
		Hide	90
		Persuasion	70
		Search	55
		Sneak	70
Strength	30	Strength Skills
		Brawling	50
		Climbing/Jumping	50
		Lifting	45
		Martial Art (Form E)	55
		Stamina	70
Technical	20	Technical Skills
		Computer Programming/Repair	35
		First Aid	30
		Security	40
		Starship Repair	45

Shalindra's Belongings:

Heavy blaster pistol (damage is 50)

Drearian Defense Conglomerate "Light Sport" sporting blaster rifle (damage is 45, effective range is 350 meters)

Vibro-shiv (damage is Stregth + 10)

Several outfits of stylish clothes

Datapad and comlink

SoroSuub's Wanderer Spacer's Chest (a brand name footlocker that holds a lot of stuff) filled with various odds and ends

Shalindra's Ship: Dark Maiden

Dark Maiden is a modified Starfeld Industries ZH-25 Questor. It is 22.5 meters long and has the capacity to transport 80 metric tons. It can hold 6 passengers and has space for 4 months worth of consumables (which includes food, drink, air, and fuel).

One modification is the speed of the ship. The hyperdrive has been improved (or rather, it runs at maximum efficiency for its design) - 0.85 beyond light speed; it can reach speeds of 975 kmh in standard planetary atmosphere. It is a highly maneuverable vessel as well.

Shalindra has given a great deal of time and credits toward making her ship as sturdy as possible, with the result being a strong hull and shielding system. The hull has a strength rank of 210 and the shiled has a strength rank of 150.

The weapons system has been modified as well. The Questor model comes factory equipped with two laser cannons, and though Shalindra has opted to keep those, she has had them tweaked for efficiency as well. The cannons fire in the forward arc, delivering a punishing damage rating of 200.

In addition, Shalindra has added on a concussion missile launcher to the fore and aft of the craft. Missiles fired from Dark Maiden deliver a damage rating of 320.

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