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."