Arya Shah

**Arya Shah** is a character role-played by Thirteen.

## Description

**Arya Shah** is a 29-year-old ex-business/financial professional-turned-criminal after her involvement with underground crime once she left Canada. She is often described as rambunctious but very level-headed when it comes to gang and business matters and maintaining relationships with acquaintances. She has a distinctive appearance given her long silver grey braided hair.

## Background

Arya shared a close relationship with her parents. Her father had gotten her into cars and her favorite car is one that was gifted to her by her dad at the age of sixteen, the Imponte Ruiner, which was totaled in a car crash Arya, her mother and her father were involved when struck by a drunk driver. It was then that Arya lost her parents and came to the realization she was now an orphan as she lost her parents and was the last surviving member of her family.

Following the death of her family, she was adopted by her uncle and aunt who took her under their care and were able to provide a stable environment for her using the wealth she inherited from her parents. She followed in her parents' footsteps and pursued business once enrolled in university. However, upon graduation, she felt she didn't deserve the money her parents left behind for her and felt guilty that she survived the accident and her parents did not. As a result, she left the rest of her inheritance to her uncle and aunt and left the country to pursue various opportunities to build her own reputation and wealth.

### Life before Los Santos

After college, she travelled the world working within a variety of industries for various client of various caliber and prestige, until she eventually found herself in Tokyo where she met Hiroshi Yamashiro, a flamboyant yet secretive fashion icon and businessmen who took an immediate interest in her professionalism and knowledge of the business world. By this point, Arya had enjoyed the patronage of several prestigious clients, yet prestige was about all she had to show for it. Hiroshi was offering money - and lots of it - for her to become his personal business/financial executive. She would sign a non-disclosure/non-compete clause that would involve her exclusively working for Hiroshi. It was by far the most lucrative offer Arya was likely to ever receive. Though it caused her a degree of discomfort to think that she might be hedged into such an obligation of exclusivity, she had to admit that Hiroshi seemed to be an impressive and influential figure in south east Asia and beyond.

For a few years, Arya threw herself into this work, living a lavish lifestyle and being showered with the adoration of all of Hiroshi’s associates and admirers. However, it was impossible for her not to eventually pierce the illusion that Hiroshi’s empire spanned both sides of the law. He had his fingers in many operations within the criminal underworld. Arya came to realize that her skills were being put to use to cover the organized crime that Hiroshi and his associates were partaking in Tokyo... and she cursed herself for willingly associating herself with it after realizing the true nature of Hiroshi's undertaking. The day came when Hiroshi expanded his operations to the United States. He insisted on Arya coming with him - for he would certainly have many people he would need to impress regarding his business plans and he had every intention of asserting his ‘brand’ in the new arena.

But something went terribly wrong one night. A few weeks into the new venture, Hiroshi and his retinue were hit by a local gang who objected to him moving in on their turf. The night club they were at was shot to pieces and Arya was there to witness the whole thing. Hiroshi himself was killed and so were his associates. Arya never having wielded a gun at the time was let go by the perpetrators with the understanding that she would never return and found herself cut loose in the US without an employer. While Arya had escaped unscathed, she had to seek safety and sanctuary as she aimlessly roamed the US and found herself in a place where she was sure no one would have heard of her before - the city of Los Santos.

## Trivia

* Second person in Chang Gang to hack the back of a Fleeca Bank.
* She is known for talking fast.
* She once shot down 4 cops in 20 seconds on Forum Drive.