Sha'ira

=== "We chip away the walls to find reliefs and friezes, and sometimes we even find archways." ===
Sha'ira is an asari in either her matriarch or matron stage of life. She makes her living on the Citadel, providing advice, comfort, or conversation- and perhaps anything else that her client needs.
== Mass Effect ==
=== Mass Effect ===
Commander Shepard met Sha'ira in 2183, early into her investigation into Saren Arterius. Sha'ira requested the Commander's help in stopping the rumors that were being spread by her friend Septimus Oraka in retribution for her refusal of his romantic advances. Shepard was able to appeal to the turian as a fellow soldier, and convince Septimus that he should stop his campaign of lies and wallowing in pity. Septimus, in turn, requested that Shepard bring proof to the elcor diplomat Xeltan that it was not Sha'ira who disclosed his embarrassing secret. When confronted with this proof, Xeltan withdrew his complaint and both he and Septimus apologized to Sha'ira.
In recondition of Shepard's efforts, Sha'ira gave her "a gift of words" to draw strength from in the difficult times ahead. She also gave Shepard a small trinket. Much later, on the planet of Eletania Shepard discovered a prothean sphere and inserted the trinket into an opening. The sphere pulsed and she received a vision of protheans studying ancient humans.
=== Mass Effect 2 ===
In 2185, shortly after being revived by Cerberus, Sha'ira sent Commander Shepard a message: The Consort had been worried that she'd been mistaken with her gift of words to the Commander, but was pleased to discover that she'd "survived". She went on to advise Shepard that she must rely not just on her own strength in her new fight- that the people by her side must "fight with clear minds and glad hearts".
Rumors were flying at the time that Sha'ira was leaving the Citadel due to "years of bad press and rumors of intelligence leaks". The rumor that she was leaving turned out to be true.
=== Mass Effect 3 ===
Even though Shaira has retired to a little colony in the Silean Nebula, she returned to the Citadel after the start of the Reaper War. She felt strongly that one does not flee the heart of the galaxy in desperate times.
== Every One That Asketh ==
After recovering from her coma and giving birth to her daughter Viatrix, Shepard's mental health was in shambles. When Miranda Lawson asked if Shepard might speak to someone, Shepard replied "“Randa, I’d burn them out in an hour.  I’d go through every counselor in the galaxy before we were through.”
In November of 2187, Dr. Liara T'soni made the suggestion of using Sha'ira as a therapist due to her long years of experience and trustworthy behavior. Her biotics were also a bonus, due to Shepard's unstable behavior.
Category:Side Characters
Category:Asari