Personal Equipment: Belshar usually carries a standard
blaster pistol, with all identifying features removed, and has a
pair of Stormtrooper 1 rifles on his ship. He tends to wear a
yellow tinted visor to protect his vision, and always carries a
pair of macrobinoculars.
Other Equipment: Belshar flies a modified TIE advanced,
called the Tracer that he has painted a dull green on all
surfaces except the solar panels. He has configured the ship to
make use of an astromech droid, and will do his best to avoid
flying without his personal droid, MX-9,
called Max 9.
Other than that, he has few possessions.
Capsule:
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 42
Appearance:
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125 lbs
Eyes: Light, watery blue
Skin: Pale white
Hair: Thick, straight, short cut black
Appearance notes: The muscles on the right side of
Belshar's face are paralyzed as a result of a near fatal late
ejection.
Clothing:
Belshar tends to wear an old Imperial flightsuit, with all
insignia removed, or a simple black jumpsuit.
Retainers, henchmen, and associates:
Since his escape from the Empire, Belshar has done his best to
avoid close contact with anyone, never allowing his relationship
with his employers to last long, or transcend simple business in
any way whatsoever. His relationship with his repair droid is the
closest that he has come to friendship in a long time.
Common haunts and habitues:
Belshar tends to move around as often as possible, doing his
best to avoid the various individuals that are interested in him
for his deeds as an Imperial Pilot.
History:
Belshar Thras is one of the top Imperial aces that ever flew
combat. Serving in fourteen separate campaigns with distinction,
Belshar scored 459 kills, a record that no Imperial pilot has ever
come near, and that challenges the numbers scored by such legendary
pilots of Lucchain Siow and Anakin Skywalker. He earned just about
every medal that the Empire gave, including some that had been
reserved for ground troops due to his actions in the battle of
Kinmoor 4, where he ejected in the atmosphere, fought his way
through the pirate's fortress, and destroyed it.
However, after the battle of Hoth (where he scored nearly
thirty kills), he began to lose faith with the Empire, and escaped
with a TIE Advanced shortly before the battle of Endor. Since then
he has been flying as an independent, taking employment from
anybody except the New Republic or the Empire, and doing his best
to avoid being tracked down by either of those groups.
Belshar is wanted by a bewildering number of people. If his
kill numbers as an independent are added to his Imperial numbers,
he has more kills than any living pilot. There is not an Imperial
Moff, Grand Moff, or petty warlord that does not want him on their
side, except for his former superior, Grand Moff Lyurk, who wants
him dead. The New Republic would also like him, ostensibly to try
him for war crimes (he has fired on unarmed transports fairly
often, and is unofficially credited with causing over 12,000
civilian deaths.), but actually to incorporate him in their pilot
training program, as the best living pilot would probably prove
useful there. In addition, various underworld figures and criminal
organizations have reason to want him dead, both for his actions as
an Imperial pilot, and for his work as an independent operative.
Personality:
Belshar is not a very likable person. He has very precise,
Imperial inflections and mannerisms, and a very low opinion of the
skills of others. He enjoys Stratholo, a three dimensional
strategy game with an incredibly complex set of rules, and only
truly relaxes when playing Stratholo or flying alone.
A quote:
"Well, you might want to try a Thsidarn corner, and then a
triple-doubleback. But you would have to know how to fly a fighter
to do that..."