Shama Al Ast

Thalian Crime Lord


Stats:

Dexterity: 2D+1
Blaster 4D+2, Dodge 6D
Knowledge: 4D+1
Alien Species 6D, Bureaucracy 8D+1, Business 8D+1, Intimidation 6D, Law Enforcement 7D+1, Streetwise 6D, Survival 5D+1, Willpower 5D+1
Mechanical: 2D+2
Repulsorlift Operations 4D
Perception: 4D+2
Bargain 8D, Con 6D+1, Hide 6D, Investigation 6D+1, Persuasion 7D+1, Search 6D, Sneak 5D+2
Strength: 3D
Brawling 4D
Technical: 2D
Security 6D

Special Abilities: Thalians have a 210ø area of view, with full binocular vision throughout that range.
Force Sensitive: No
Force Points: 3
Dark Side Points: 7
Character Points: 16
Move: 11

Equipment:

Personal Equipment: When in private, Shama always has a Yaeger Imperium TX-9 Heavy Blaster Rifle, near at hand, as well as a pair of hold out blasters (one at the back of his neck, and one at his waist) Even in public, he will usually be accompanied by his bodyguards, 5 Hoplite II war droids, and by his personal assistant, Lucius Grey.

Other Equipment: Shama is the head of a mid-sized criminal organization. The organization as a whole is worth around three hundred million credits, around a third of which is Shama's personal fortune. This organization, the Al Ast Consortium, is involved principally in racketeering, extortion, and numbers rackets. In addition, the Al Ast Consortium runs a number of legitimate corporations, and uses these businesses for large scale money laundering.

Shama runs this organization from a small office complex on Mar Umayas, which is also the headquarters of the Consortium's legitimate operation, MatchTech industries. Both the office complex and Shama's small mansion are protected by Al Ast Security personnel, a well organized and equipped unit of primarily human individuals, bolstered by similarly uniformed Hoplite Droids.

In addition to all this, Shama owns a small fleet of repulsor vehicles, and several light freighters and bulk freighters. Shama's personal yacht is a modified StarJumper Luxury Yacht, the Scepter of Al Ast, which he uses for both business and pleasure flights, though he never flys it himself, relying on a highly trained Thalian crew.

Capsule:

Race: Thalian
Sex: Male
Age: 85

Appearance:

Height: 6'
Weight: 166 lbs
Eyes: Translucent pink
Skin: Pale red
Hair: None
Appearance notes: Generally well manicured and slightly oversmooth appearance.

Clothing:

Shama tends to wear dark business robes, woven out of shimmersilk, and while not in the very height of fashion, none the less displays wealth and good taste.

Retainers, henchmen, and associates:

Shama's closest friend is Lucius Grey, and a Thalian petty aristocrat, Mhelis Sen Gham. He has a good relationship with the other members of the Al Ast board of directors (all Thalians), having had those opposed to him removed. Other than that, he has some ties with those Thalians still on the Homeworlds, and is a fervent supporter of one of the pretenders to the Emerald Throne.

Common haunts and habitues:

Other than home and office, Shama is often found at the various functions of high society in the Yaeger Imperium, associating with high level Imperial functionaries, captains of industry, and the like. He also spends a great deal of time at a very exclusive small restaurant and social club that has become the unofficial meeting place of the Al Ast Consortium.

History:

Scion of the Al Ast family, who had been practicing crime for over thirty generations, Shama has fitted into the family business quite well. Since a young age, Shama was expected to take over the operation, and was treated as such. As such, he did go through the ranks, but at a highly accelerated and sheltered way.

Despite the age and experience of the Al Ast Consortium, it was on the decline with the ascent of the Empire in the Yaeger sector. Shama saw this decline as the failure of the Consortium to adapt to modern methods, and as soon as he ascended (after his father's unfortunate accident) to the head of the organization, he began making changes. The first was the modernization of the security force, a role that had used to be filled by ordinary thugs and footsoldiers. Then, he began modernizing, transferring much of the organizations information to computer, and carefully subverting Imperial officials, and using Imperial datanets for extortion threats and information gathering.

At first the rest of the organization was skeptical of the reforms, but Shama's new security forces thwarted all attempts to remove him. As soon as he built up substantial enough amounts of capital, he began investing in legitimate businesses, soon acquiring complete control of MatchTech Industries, a droid development company. From this base, Shama plans on expanding outward, using gangland tactics to intimidate rivals into stepping aside. At this point, Shama's future looks unbounded, though he does realize that he is far from the biggest fish in this pond, and makes sure to pay off the Black Serpents and ranking Imperial officials.

Personality:

Shama appears to be fully civilized, using sophisticated diction, and almost courtly manners, but that is far from the truth. He is far truer to his gangster traditions than he lets on, and enjoys shooting up opponents and their property with his own two hands, and won't hesitate to blow off a man's head in his personal, tastefully appointed office.

A quote:

"Let me make you an offer... Your stocks for your kids."
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