Character Alira Sham

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Character Sheet: Alira Sham

Basic Information

Full Name: Alira Sham
Birth Name: Classified / deliberately erased from most records
Species: Twi'lek
Gender: Female
Age: Late 20s
Homeworld: Ryloth
Current Base of Operations: Mobile — lives aboard her ship
Occupation: Independent courier, data runner, and information broker
Legal Status: Technically legitimate pilot… technically connected to several ongoing investigations

Physical Appearance

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Build: Lean, wiry muscle — built for endurance and agility
Skin Tone: Deep violet with subtle cool undertones
Eyes: Golden-green, sharp and constantly scanning
Lekku: Long and expressive; usually wrapped back with a brown headband or banded tie when flying
Distinguishing Marks:
- Faint scar along right collarbone from a blaster graze
- Small tattoo behind left lekku base — an abstract Ryloth clan symbol, partially altered

General Presence:
Alira moves like someone who expects things to go wrong and is already prepared when they do. Relaxed posture, alert eyes. Her confidence reads as calm rather than loud — people underestimate her at least once.

Clothing & Gear Style

Everyday Wear

Rust-red fitted spacer tank
Reinforced dark utility pants with hidden pockets
Worn but high-quality flight boots
Fingerless gloves with grip threading and touch-sensitive pads

Utility Belt Contains

Compact holdout blaster
Slim vibroblade
Microtool kit
Data spike and slicer key
Credit chips and 2 false ID cylinders

She dresses for movement first, style second — but still somehow looks effortlessly put together.

Personality Profile

Core Traits

Observant – Tracks conversations, exits, and moods simultaneously
Controlled – Rarely raises her voice; danger makes her quieter, not louder
Dry sense of humor – Especially in tense situations
Emotionally guarded – Trust is earned slowly and lost permanently
Quietly compassionate – Has a history of helping people she "wasn't getting paid to help"

Strengths

Stays calm under pressure
Excellent judge of character
Knows when to walk away

Flaws

Struggles to ask for help
Holds grudges with ice-cold patience
Has a habit of taking risky jobs to prove she can handle them

Skills & Abilities

Piloting (Expert)

Specializes in low-altitude flight, asteroid threading, and tight docking maneuvers
Exceptionally good at flying "damaged but still airborne" ships

Courier Tradecraft (Specialist)

Dead drops
Encrypted data transport
Identity cycling and falsified cargo trails

Social Engineering (Advanced)

Blends into wealthy ports and backwater stations alike
Skilled liar, but prefers half-truths
Reads microexpressions and vocal tells

Combat Training (Intermediate)

Blaster pistols and holdouts
Close-quarters evasion rather than brute force
Uses environment to escape rather than dominate
Crawl-space and rock-climbing expert

Underworld Knowledge

Familiar with major syndicates, their territories, and etiquette
Maintains a quiet but wide info network

Equipment

Primary Weapon: Concealed holdout blaster (modified for low sound and flash)
Secondary: Slim vibroblade in boot sheath

Tech

Encrypted datapad with rotating identity profiles
Sophisticated lockpick
Credit stash hidden in ship bulkhead

Starship

Name: The Wayward Echo
Class: Modified light freighter
Profile: Fast, discreet, forgettable at a glance

Notable Modifications

Smuggling compartments built into sensor-shadowed areas
Overclocked sublight engines
Custom signal scrambler to reduce scan signature
Manual override systems — she trusts her hands more than autopilot

Ship Personality:
Scuffed, temperamental, and loyal — like its pilot.

Backstory

Alira was born into a Ryloth family tied to industrial trade contracts that blurred into criminal logistics. From a young age she learned two things:

Information is more valuable than cargo
Names can trap you

She worked as a runner in her teens, moving messages and small goods between settlements where authority changed block by block. When a deal went bad and her family homestead went up in flames as part of a political demonstration, Alira disappeared on the next flight out.

The surname "Sham" began as a spacer nickname after she bluffed her way past an Imperial checkpoint with forged credentials. She kept it as a reminder:
Identity is a tool — not a chain.

She erased most traces of her birth name and built a new life in the space between legal trade and criminal enterprise. Now she transports sensitive data, discreet passengers, and secrets powerful people don't want traced.

Reputation

In the Underworld:
"Reliable. Doesn't talk. Don't double-cross her."

Among Officials:
"Hard to pin down. Probably dirty. Not sloppy enough to catch."

Among Other Pilots:
"The one you call when the route is impossible."

Weapon:

The A-180

Quote

"Cargo is easy. It doesn't lie to you. People do."