Hᴜɴᴛ ᴏʀ ʙᴇ Hᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ
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B O S S - H S S A A D A A VRank: Captain of the Blackscale Stingers, Captaincy Council
Species: Trandoshan
Age: Adult
Sex: Male
Height: 6'8"
Eyes: Burning Amber
Hair: None
Skin: Brown Scaled
Force Sensitive: No
Unlike many of his species, Hssaadaav is not merely a brute. He is a patient predator who studies his prey for days or even weeks before striking. Entire settlements have disappeared after being quietly infiltrated, catalogued, and marked for collection by his Blackscale Stingers.
The captain's battered blue armor is reinforced with heavy tubing and lined with tools of his trade. Shock collars, stun cuffs, restraint cables, and capture nets hang from his body like trophies. His jaws remain permanently stained dark from decades of violence.
He eventually formed the Blackscale Stingers, molding them into a professional hunting pack specialized in boarding actions, slave acquisition, and high-value prisoner transport. The Coalition values his reliability and steady supply of captives as they challenge the authority of the Farworlds Alliance.
Tactically, he is meticulous. Targets are observed, weaknesses catalogued, and traps sprung with precision. Promotion in his crew is based on successful captures, not kills. Those who free slaves are flayed alive as heretics. He personally leads boarding actions and never abandons a worthy Trandoshan.
B O S S - H S S A A D A A V
Species: Trandoshan
Age: Adult
Sex: Male
Height: 6'8"
Eyes: Burning Amber
Hair: None
Skin: Brown Scaled
Force Sensitive: No
Profile
Hssaadaav is one of the Coalition's most feared captains and among the most devoted followers of the Scorekeeper. A towering Trandoshan covered in old scars and hunting marks, he views life as a sacred hunt where every worthy captive and defeated enemy contributes to his spiritual standing in the afterlife.Unlike many of his species, Hssaadaav is not merely a brute. He is a patient predator who studies his prey for days or even weeks before striking. Entire settlements have disappeared after being quietly infiltrated, catalogued, and marked for collection by his Blackscale Stingers.
The captain's battered blue armor is reinforced with heavy tubing and lined with tools of his trade. Shock collars, stun cuffs, restraint cables, and capture nets hang from his body like trophies. His jaws remain permanently stained dark from decades of violence.
Origin and Rise
Born into a traditional Trandoshan hunting clan, Hssaadaav embraced the Scorekeeper's teachings early. While his clutchmates charged into open combat, he learned the value of observation, profiling, and psychological warfare. His reputation grew across the Outer Rim as the hunter who could capture impossible targets, Jedi, senators, skilled engineers, and rival slavers alike.He eventually formed the Blackscale Stingers, molding them into a professional hunting pack specialized in boarding actions, slave acquisition, and high-value prisoner transport. The Coalition values his reliability and steady supply of captives as they challenge the authority of the Farworlds Alliance.
Personality and Tactics
Hssaadaav speaks in a low, hissing drawl that rarely rises above a whisper, even when ordering executions. He is religiously sadistic, deriving spiritual satisfaction from breaking sentient beings. He treats non-Trandoshans as either future assets or future trophies and possesses dry, ritualistic humor.Tactically, he is meticulous. Targets are observed, weaknesses catalogued, and traps sprung with precision. Promotion in his crew is based on successful captures, not kills. Those who free slaves are flayed alive as heretics. He personally leads boarding actions and never abandons a worthy Trandoshan.
Strengths
- Master Hunter: Expert tracker and sniper with extreme patience and precision.
- Psychological Warfare: Studies prey for days, exploiting mental weaknesses before physical confrontation.
- Disciplined Command: Runs a highly organized crew that fears and respects him; absolute loyalty during hunts.
- Spiritual Drive: Unshakable motivation from his faith in the Scorekeeper.
Weaknesses
- Trophy Obsession: Maintains a secret sanctum of preserved heads and scales; this personal collection can distract him or be used against him.
- Zero Tolerance for Weakness: Ruthless with his own crew; executions for failure can damage morale or create internal enemies.
- Profit and Faith Alignment: While loyal to the Coalition for now, a better offer or a hunt that conflicts with his beliefs could strain alliances.