Ziost - Crown of the Sith Empire

Lord Tenebrous wrote:This is Shaisha's last appearance in the Dapper Star Wars, so ask away all the questions, I got nothing to hide anymore.

Remmington Thalalas wrote:So what is going to happen with the Wrath now and Shaisha?

What are her thoughts on the future for herself? Sylvain? Jo'ren?

Lucinia Malveaux wrote:

Well, in that case, it's been great to see Shaisha over the course of her career.

Are you happy with where she ended up? Is she happy?

Huge question, but can you give us a brief overview of the trajectory that led her to here. IN THE BEGINNING style?

Dayana Valthren wrote:The possession stuff and all that hasn't changed your mind about reprising Shaisha then, huh?

Lucinia Malveaux wrote:Huge question, but can you give us a brief overview of the trajectory that led her to here. IN THE BEGINNING style?

Background writeup wrote:Decades ago, the Sith that would be known as Lord Scourge and the Emperor's Wrath, did like many Sith his age did; he gave into passion and experienced love. While his union with Sheliyana Vreysk, who would later hold a title of Captain within the ranks of the Emperor's Guard, was a short-lived one, it left its mark. Sheliyana gave birth to a girl later, and while she did notify Scourge of his offspring, the two of them knew that they were both too ambitious to agree to settle down with eachother. Sheliyana returned to her homeworld of Ziost, and after a brief break from her duties as a Lord of the Sith, she joined the ranks of new recruits for the Imperial Guard.

Shaisha, the daughter of Scourge and Sheliyana, grew up on Ziost where she early on manifested her sensitivity to the Force. Most of her time was spent in the presence of slaves charged with caring for her, and the extended family of Sheliyana. Her mother's visits home did not happen often, though the two of them kept in touch through holo. A few times a year, Scourge would come by to see his daughter's progress. The last time he visited her, was before he would join with Revan and the Jedi Exile to oppose the Emperor.

As Scourge betrayed Revan and Exile, choosing to side with the Emperor, so did he also seal the fates of Sheliyana and Shaisha. Sheliyana was executed on the Emperor's orders, in order to make sure that she wasn't a possible ally of Revan, while the officialy story was that she died in noble service to the Emperor. Shaisha on the other hand was taken from the Vreysk family by the servants of the Emperor's Hand, to make her a Child of the Emperor. What exactly happened after she left home, Shaisha doesn't remember.

And so at the young age of seven, Shaisha was placed in stasis after having been imbued with some of the Emperor's power, for insurance against Scourge after his newsworn devotion to Vitiate.

Ten years ago, for reasons unknown, she was taken out of stasis. With no living members of her mother's family left (at least not that would know of her), and Scourge unable to provide for her directly, the Emperor's Wrath assigned an influental noble family on Dromund Kaas to foster his child until she came of age and would walk out of the halls of the Academy as a full-fledged Sith.

Growing up in Kaas City, Shaisha eventually attached herself to the Torsin family's only child; Sylvain. The two were close in age, and together they formed a trio with another friend named Kri'stall, a daughter of a noble family. The Terrible Trio bonded over philosophies, interests and eventually over their common trait of Force sensitivity.

Of the trio, Shaisha was always the one most interested in seeking adventure and daring escapades, often fascinated by technological gadgets, and interested in seeing the seedier parts of Kaas City that seemed like a different world in comparison to that of the nobility.

With a practical friendship, the three now enter what will hopefully be the last year on Korriban's Academy together...

• Had a vision of Lord Scourge's future, aided by Spindral the mad hermit. This is where I started on the interest in the Foresee talent and the Seer spec (even if it was outside Shaisha's Sentinel career), and this was also an important point for her dynamic with Scourge. She entered the Academy with the belief that once she was a Sith her father would fully acknowledge her and approve of her, but it didn't quite work out that way. So I would say on Korriban she was a very determined child who didn't yet understand why her father was the way he was, and couldn't understand why "senpai didn't notice her".
  
• Was responsible for Lord Scourge executing Moff Serasai. While Shaisha has a hard time saying it, this is her biggest regret and what she believes was her biggest failing. She acted rashly without thinking things through, and the consequences nearly cost her her friendship with Kristal. This is also a turning point for her character, as she would later on try to become more responsible with her actions, but also with those around her (as seen in how she treats her followers).
  
• Learned that she was a Child of the Emperor. Well I already knew this OOC, but IC it was something that changed Shaisha's perception of the Empire a great deal and she decided already then that the Empire was better off without the Emperor. She just didn't know how to go about it.
  
• Became the apprentice to Darth Vowrawn. Best decision she made then, I think. Vowrawn is just greatly entertaining, and I think Shaisha benefitted from someone like him who could kind of fill the void of something resembling a father-figure, while also being a friend and mentor. Vowrawn's approach to culturing loyalty in his followers left an impact on her.
  
• Broke free from the Emperor's control on Yavin IV. Well that would be the start of her rebellion against the Emperor! But it also made her overconfident in thinking that she was beyond the Emperor's control for good, and that she had a chance. It would then factor into her decision-making and mistakes later.

Alister Dravvad wrote:Watching shaisha was fun. I actually got see her in action her more then in Nar Shaddaa. Any plans for more spawn in the future?