Nasri Vasteka

Nasri Vasteka is a hybrid Dathomirian/Theelin, currently working as a bounty hunter and scraping by with minimum income. She was born in 23BBY on the planet Zyggeria - a known slaver empire on the Outer Rim during the decline of the Republic. Her father a Dathomirian Jedi who fled shortly after her conception, and her mother a prized Theelin slave, notorious for her singing abilities. After escaping Zyggeria in a stolen Imperial ship, Nasri went into hiding on Tatooine before eventually becoming a low-tier bounty hunter with mediocre skill.

## **Appearance**

Nasri stands at 5'6 (5'9 in boots) and weighs roughly 130lbs. She is currently 24 years old (in 1ABY) Notable features include dark red spots and black horns consistent with Theelin markings, while also having Zabrak-style horns in smaller measure. Nasri has yellow irises, black sclera, and black pupils. Notably, Nasri's skin is red, a genetic marker usually reserved for Dathomirian males, and her hair is white, which is usually reserved for Dathomirian females. This points to an imbalance of genetic hormones, likely caused by her strange parentage. Her hair is in a mullet-style shave, bordered with braids and held back from her face and horns by a small ponytail, which is secured with a very small dagger, more ornamental than

## **Early Life (23BBY-6BBY) (Zyggeria Era)**

Nasri's story actually begins before her birth - with a Theelin slave named Diva Atane on the slave empire planet Zyggeria. Diva Atane had been a slave since early life, and didn't chafe much against the bonds of slavery. She was not poorly treated, in fact she was valued so much that she considered herself a "free slave" because of her ability to She was a performer - a singer naturally gifted with the Theelin singer's talent, making her a popular commodity among the slavers of Zyggeria. She fell in love with a Dathomirian Jedi named Kanior while he was on a reconnaissance mission to Zyggeria, His mission lasted almost two years, and in that time, Diva Atane learned she was with child. The tragedy begins here, as Kanior was called away from his love story to return to the Jedi Order, and, as many Jedi do, he went with utmost loyalty. Kanior would be killed 4 years later as one of the first victims of Order 66, a fact that remains unknown to Nasri to this day.

Nasri was born a very strange and unlikely hybrid - Theelin species were known for their ability to cross-breed, but because of the uniquity of Dathomirian genetics, Nasri was born as an intersex individual - possessing equal male and female genetics. This lends itself in her red skin, which is usually reserved for Dathomirian males, and white hair, which is reserved for females of the species. Regardless, she was loved and cared for throughout her childhood, but often in secret. Diva Atane did not want her master to know that she had a child. Nasri could only be kept hidden for so long, though. After 16 months in hiding, the curious baby knocked over a broom in the closet in which she was kept, sparking the curiosity of a guard to investigate. Instead of being enraged when Diva Atane's master found out about the child, he only viewed it as another opportunity to make a profit off of the Theelin singing talent. He instructed Diva Atane to teach her daughter melodies until she was old enough to perform. Their lives weren't good, but they were better than some others on Zyggeria. The only education Nasri received was in the art of her mother's people, the art of song.

When Nasri was 10 years old, their slaver fell into heavy debt to a member of the Hutt clan - Ingoda, a traveling slaver and smuggler known for his interest in Theelins for their gift of song. Ingoda selected Diva Atane and her child to join his retinue. Their lives were even better now, constantly traveling around the Outer Rim in a private cruiser. Diva Atane still gave shows, still taught Nasri to sing, and after she turned 15, it was apparent that her lessons had paid off - she was in possession of the Gift. A year later, Ingoda was busted by the rapidly-expanding Empire, as Imperial officers raided his ship with small crafts, taking possession of the slaves. In panic, Diva Atane drew the ire of one of the officers, who shot her in the head with his service pistol, leaving Nasri stunned, covered in her mother's blood.

While the Imperials were busy rounding up the people on the ship, Nasri managed to slip away to one of the escape pods and eject herself towards Tatooine, the nearest planet. She landed in the sand, alone and grieving.

## **Adult Life (6BBY-0BBY) (Tatooine and Beyond)**

Nasri would have died then, had her escape pod landed any further away from civilization. She managed to struggle through the desert and finally fall at the outskirts of civilization after six days of hellish travel, defying all odds to arrive intact at Tatooine's major city, though she did fall unconscious right at the finish line. Thankfully, someone with a heart managed to take her to their meager shelter, although they could not help her much after she woke up. Nasri left the tent, intending to create her own purpose in this universe. She became the apprentice to a retired bounty hunter who was living out the rest of his years on Tatooine, far from the Empire - he was also a survivor of Order 66, teaching Nasri the concept of the Force, meditative exercises, and opening up the door for her to eventually develop her generalized force sensitivity into something useful.

This retired bounty hunter had taken the Oath of the Mandalorian after fleeing the Order - not just a convenient way to avoid showing your face, but also a way of garnering awe and respect. For Darro though, the Oath was not just for convenience's sake. When Nasri studied under his guidance, she too was taught the ways of the Mandalorian - Darro called the then-teen Nasri a foundling, and trained her to the best of his abilities. "The last of a dying breed" he called them, the loss of honor and culture of the Mandalorians seemed to be a topic he was sore in. When Nasri was 21, before officially completing her training and taking the oath, Inquisitors on the trail of another Jedi found evidence of Darro's whereabouts and burst into their home. By the time Nasri returned from the day's exercises in the desert, her master's body was cold. Sobbing, pleading, she took no care for the Mandalorian way and ripped the helmet off his head, only to be met with his dead eyes staring straight at the ceiling.

After removing his armor and taking the few belongings from their home, she sent Darro to join his warrior kin in the flames that consumed their hut, painting deep red stripes upon the beskar to symbolize the loss of family - the reason that she wore the armor and helmet. Black, Grey, and Red stained the armor in varying amounts, representing the loss of a parent and the wearer's dedication to justice. Nasri has been stuck on Tatooine until now, mourning the loss of her adoptive father figure, and burning with resentment towards the Inquisitors who took away everything she loved.

## **Personality, Beliefs, and Skills**

Nasri's personality is largely cautious. She is a stoic person, guarded and skittish around strangers, but she is warm at heart and not quick to kill. She would prefer not to draw her weapons at all, but won't hesitate or mourn a death that was deemed necessary. Once she gets used to the presence of others, she tends to relax around them, and let her real personality shine through. Though still mostly stoic, she can be joking and playful in her own right, and tends to open up more to people. Nasri will not hesitate to end an Inquisitor for what they did to Darro.

Nasri is a believer in the Force, the balance of all things, and believes that the existence of the Empire (or any major faction for that matter) throws the Force out of balance. Nasri is an anarchist - each planet should be ruled on its own jurisdiction with no overarching power between them, and Tatooine seems a perfect example of that. It's a naive worldview, not clearly thought-out, but it's the only reason she hasn't sought to throw in her lot with the Rebels, knowing that they want to establish their own Republic government once again. Nasri is also a believer in the Mandalorian Oath, though she never officially swore herself to it, and never fully completed her training.

In terms of goals, Nasri has few. She wants a ship, she wants *off this desert planet*. Then, she wants to finish her training and take her Oath - if only she could find any true Mandalorians. And finally, she wants to run a sword through the heart of every Inquisitor in the galaxy, and wear their corrupted saber crystals as trophies. This section will be updated with future goals.

The hybrid is quite skilled with blaster pistols, short blades, and long ranged sniper rifles. She prefers close-quarters combat to long odds, where she can use subtle Force techniques to gain an advantage without being noticed in the fray. Nasri will always prefer to bring in bounties alive rather than dead, but sometimes there is no other choice. As previously mentioned, Nasri has a gift for music - particularly singing and woodwind instruments. She owns an ocarina-type instrument that she made with her own hands from a pearlescent material found on a deep-sea planet - the raw material being a gift from Darro on her 19th birthday. She is a frequent journaler, carrying around a small journal on her person at all times - paper and ink, unlike many modern journals, because she doesn't want it to be discovered.

Nasri's Force skills include the following: **Force Telekinesis**, a combined pull/push technique with a variety of control depending on raw focus. Right now her skill level with this technique is *adept*. **Force Heal**, the ability to heal small/nonfatal wounds such as lacerations, bruises, etc. This can be used for major wounds or fatal wounds, but only to stabilize a target (not fully heal them), and can only be used outside of combat because of the amount of intense focus that it takes. Nasri's skill level in Force Heal is *apprentice*. **Psychometry*,*** the ability to read the flow of the Force around an object to determine past events related to it, usually through meditation with the object. Nasri uses this ability to determine the path of bounty targets and zero in on their location - Her skill with this technique is *novice*, and it sometimes does not work (10+ on a d20 roll). **Force Cloak**, one of the first tactics taught by the retired Jedi master - the ability to hide one's presence from other force-sensitive individuals. Due to her skill level in this ability, it does not change her physical state of visibility - but it does make her vital signs invisible to technology, and renders her force-sensitivity more difficult to detect. Her skill level with this technique is *apprentice.* **Force Rage** is a skill added to her roster on 7/31/2023 after the Lord of Hunger's Tomb event, where she learned the technique from a Sith book. Her level of skill with Force Rage is *novice*.

Because of her relatively short training, Nasri possesses very few force skills, but further (irp) training may be able to add to this list.

## **Equipment/Belongings**

Credits: 22,500

* {434 Deathhammer} Nasri's prized blaster pistol, incredibly symbolic for her as it is the first weapon ever gifted to her by her master.
* {Gauntlet-Retractable Vibroblade} Nasri's right gauntlet holds a hidden, spring-loaded vibroblade which extends over her wrist and knuckles, acting as a punch-dagger.
* {Wicked Vibroknife} A wickedly curved vibroknife in the shape of leaping flames, taken off the body of her first bounty target. About 7 inches long
* {Beskar'gam} Darro's armor. Though it doesn't fit completely in some places, Nasri is too afraid to tinker with the sacred armor. The aforementioned vibro-blade is hidden within the right gauntlet. The armor is painted with no clan symbols, but striped and swirled with red and black on top of the gray metallic color. The helmet's visor contains advanced HUD systems to allow her to see clearly
* {Pearlescent Ocarina} A woodwind family musical instrument made from the raw pearl material of a deep-sea planet. Has a lovely, unconventional sound.
* {High Republic-era Orange Crossguard Lightsaber} A beautifully crafted saber recovered from the "Dead Man's Switch" event, found within a safe aboard the light freighter that crashed on Kashyyk, belonging to Edgar Saan.
* {E-11 Blaster} A standard-issue blaster rifle found in the "Dead Man's Switch" event.
* {Jedi Holocron} A Jedi holocron containing information regarding the jedi Edgar Saan, who was in previous ownership of the orange cross-guard saber, as well as information on light-side Force techniques involving electricity.

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As of now, Nasri is not in possession of her own ship. She barely makes enough credits for her own boarding room and self-survival. However, this is a meaningful goal for her.

## **Roleplay Developments** (Things that happen in roleplay moving into the future)

7/25 - Nasri joins the Bounty Hunter's Guild in an attempt to track the Inquisitorius' movements through the bounties. Vasteka rescues a Zabrak named Avalga from a squadron of Storm Commandos and they become uneasy allies. She meets with a disguised Jedi and secures his help in taking revenge for Darro's death, but in exchange she must help him find his missing padawan.

7/31 - Nasri joins an expedition to The Lord of Hungers Tomb, where she fought cultists in the tomb and her "allies" in a race to Nihilus' saber. Along the way, she collects several other artifacts including several Sith initiate books, where she learns Force Rage. She also escapes with half of Darth Nihilus' mask. During the conflict, she gains a slight skill buff to Force Heal as she uses it to save The Fool's life while they escape.

(???) - Nasri attends the event "Dregs", in which she attempts to free a multitude of Twi'lek slaves being transported to Tatooine. Nasri fights back against the crew who seek to finish the job regardless of the stained morality, ultimately being knocked out by stun rounds fired by the rebel Clair (DylanAwesome11). She awakens in a cage, though makes her way free from it just as the Imperials execute a soft-knock search of the ship, and another of the crew members Oscar Tolorna (Giga) sets off a bomb in the hall, turning the ship into a fire fight. Missing her armor and saber, Nasri is naked and defenseless but manages to arrive at the front of the ship, recover her beskar'gam, and make a "safe" crash landing upon Tatooine. The Imperials are hot on her heels, and she's drawn far too much attention to herself, as she dives into the Tatooine wasteland alongside Oscar. The two hate each other, but must tolerate one another to survive. They narrowly escape a Krayt Dragon before being rescued by Cody Orthadonix and his rebel marines, upon which Nasri is offered the chance to join the rebellion. She accepts, given that Cody is a Jedi, and he attempts to steer her clear of the path of evil.

(1/1) - Nasri attends the event "Dead Man's Switch", searching for a crashed light freighter upon Kashyyk. After failing to find the ship on her own in the dense jungle, the sounds of another group draw her closer, upon which she discovers the ship and its treasure alongside them. The safe upon the ship contains a Jedi Holocron and an orange crossguard High Republic saber among other items, and Vasteka eagerly views the knowledge within, with its keeper Edgar Saan acting as the voice of the holocron. The holocron teaches her light-side Force abilities related to electricity, and offers her insight into the life of Edgar Saan.