Salamander
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To save a former PC of mine as an NPC.
- Image Credit: Rachel Hurd-Wood
- Role: A Samovaran noblewoman and the love interest of Val Drutin. She is also an associate of Professor Nimdok.
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- Previous Bio: Anesha Astapova
- Age: 22
- Force Sensitivity: Attuned
- Species: Human (Samovaran)
- Appearance: Red-haired and blue-eyed, Anesha is a beautiful woman in her prime. Her clothing is rich and elegant, flaunting her high status and her family’s wealth.
- Name: Lady Anesha Astapova
- Loyalties: Herself and her loved ones
- Wealth: A member of the Samovaran elite, she is among the richest of citizens on her homeworld.
- Notable Possessions: Numerous properties on Samovar ranging from dachas to palaces.
- Skills: Anesha is a trained diplomat with control over her emotions and the way she is perceived by others. She also has training in fencing, which is common among the education of the aristocracy on Samovar.
- Personality: While she may appear cold and aloof at first impressions, those who know her see Anesha's true colors. She is bright, charming, and brave in the face of trauma and adversity.
- Connections:
- Count Alexander Astapov - father (deceased)
- Countess Galina Astapova - mother
- Count Andrei Astapov - brother
- Val Drutin - love interest
- Weapon of Choice: Vibroblade
- Combat Function: As previously stated, she is a practiced fencer, though not on par with a Force User of course. She also has hired guards to protect her in potentially dangerous situations.
- Fencer: A Samovaran tradition, all nobles receive at least minimal fencing instruction, with the most proficient students going on to receive further training and even competing in tournaments. Anesha was one such prodigy and certainly knows her way around a vibroblade.
- Family Honor: Anesha will do anything to defend her clan’s honor (or at least, what’s left of it).
- Force Attuned: While it is not enough for her to be considered sensitive, she does harbor a deeper connection to the Force than the average person. This manifests mostly in just "feelings" precluding danger or significant events.
- Spoiled: She’s used to being catered to by servants and livin’ large in mansions and palaces.
- Naive: While she lacks many of the prejudices associated with Samovarans, her ignorance of the rest of the galaxy can present just as much of a problem. She simply hasn’t had any reason to learn about anything outside her homeworld yet...
- Traumatized: Having your father commit suicide, your mother go mad, and your home broken into by a couple of Sith Lords all within a very short amount of time is not something you walk away from without so much as a whimper.
Born on Samovar, a former mining colony of the Galactic Empire, Anesha was the youngest child of a major noble family, the Astapovs. Her father, the late Count Alexander, was descended from a long line of warriors known for their undying loyalty to the Tsar. Her mother Galina was from a wealthy family of tea merchants. Along with her older brother Andrei, Anesha was raised in what was considered the height of luxury on her homeworld.
But Anesha’s life would be forever changed in a rapid sequence of recent events, starting when her father, an avid art collector, purchased a mysterious crystal at auction. After taking the ominous crystal home with them, Alexander and Galina began having strange, vivid nightmares. Alexander's mental state deteriorated rapidly; he seized the crystal and retreated to the Summer Palace, one of the family’s estates, where he ultimately took his own life. Galina’s mind was also affected by the crystal, after the strain of her husband’s death, she has never been the same.
Within weeks, the planet was swarming with various parties looking to claim the crystal—actually an ancient Sith holocron—for their own. Taking the initiative, Anesha contacted an offworlder archaeologist, Nimdok, to whom she ultimately gave the artifact. Due to a lack of communication Andrei was left at the mercy of two Sith who used the Force to turn him into a puppet of their will in their quest to obtain the holocron.
While both siblings survived the ordeal, they were left to pick up the pieces without either of their parents. Just a few days later, Anesha was cornered by a Sith who forcibly extracted information from her mind. Anesha no longer remembers this encounter, but it has affected her in more subtle ways.
Years later, their mother’s condition has not improved, forcing Andrei to take up the mantle of the new Count Astapov. Anesha is doing her best to support her brother, while still harboring dreams and ambitions of her own. Most recently, she has begun a romance with a certain mad dancer whom she first met at a nightclub on Bespin...
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