Darth Caecus
Once again, to War
Historical Archive Image: ISB Director Xyra Sizhran

Historical Archive Image Black Ops Squad Leader, Code Name "Shiva", shown with "Spectre", "Razor", "Tank", "Cid", "Ticket", "Mynock," "Slash," other call signs not found.

NAME: Zee (Historically Xyra Sizrhan, aka Shiva)
FACTION: The First Order (Historically Imperial)
RANK: TBD (Historically Director of ISB, Black Ops. Sometimes known as The Butcher of Taris)
SPECIES: Clone (Human/Mandalorian)
AGE: Appears early 20's
Gender: Female
HEIGHT: 5'2".
WEIGHT: 120lbs
EYES: Grey-Green
HAIR: Short, spiky blonde
SKIN: Light
FORCE SENSITIVE: No
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
(+) I Am A Pink and Purple Platypus Bear Zee is a deadpan liar. She has no visual tells, and even things like increased heart rate or other biological markers of lying are not indicated in the clone. Example 1 Example 2
(+) Muscle Memory Zee is a clone of a woman who was trained in combat, both hand to hand and small arms for her entire life. While the clone will need some time to get back up to speed, the brain patterning is there, in easy reach. Example 1 Example 2 (where she takes her fair share of lumps) Example 3
(+) Tactician Planning military combats and special operations, both in advance and on the fly in the field is child's play. She knows when subtly is called for, and when it's time to kick in the door. Studying her opponents in advance if possible, she plans for contingencies. She knows when to make it look like she is losing, in order to ultimately take the victory. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
(+) Gadgeteer Zee is a adept at figuring out the inner workings of machinery, and can make slap-dash repairs on the fly, but don't expect those to hold for long. Example 1 and Example 1.5
(-) Someone Has Been Here Before Certain mental pathways are well worn and easily exploited. Because of the actions of a certain Jedi Master on the original, the cloned copy is susceptible to mental intrusion by force users. Background
(-) I Know I Am But What Are You? Zee knows exactly what she is- and that is a monster. And because that is the lens she sees all things through, she has a difficult time believing in the best in others. Trust does not come naturally, and she assumes others are lying or only out for themselves. Example
(-) Fractured Memory Clones aren't meant to decant for centuries. Because of this there has been degradation in her copied memories. Some personal memories, but also professional and tactical ones will fail her, especially in moments of stress. This will happen at particularly inopportune moments.
(-) Remnant of a By-Gone Age Zee has woken up, in a dusty and broken down remnant of a facility from an Imperial Era of centuries past. While some of the details of her previous life are fuzzy, she remembers most of it. The plotting, the fighting, the killing. Everything the original worked so hard for. Everything she was willing to sacrifice, to become a monster to change, to make a better galaxy that she would never live in. But everything is exactly the same. None of it mattered. It didn't make it worse in the long run. Look, people live on Taris now. She made no discernable impact. For all of her years spent as a spec ops ghost, she is now less than that. So what does that do to someone with the drive that Xyra had? Where does she go from here?
Traits - These are features that can be either positive or negative, depending on the situation.
(-/+) Pragmatic Imminently practical. It's not that Zee doesn't have emotions, it's that she rarely makes decisions based on them. This can make her hard to relate to for other people, and vice versa. This feature makes her decision making process neither better nor worse than someone who decides based on their heart, simply different. A draw back is that she is often seen as cold and uncaring, even when in truth, she cares very, very deeply. She simply refuses to show it or allow it to sway her decisions. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
(-/+) The Long Way Round Zee has the ability to look at the big picture. Sometimes her current actions make little sense based on the here and now of current events, sometimes to the point of madness. But when taking in to account the long view, they fit better, and are often (but not always), the right course of action. This also means that when she makes a mistake when judging other people, their motivations and their actions, it can seriously blow up in her face. Example Example 2
(-/+) And She Greeted Death As an Old Friend Deeply patterned into the original, Zee is half in love with death in its many forms. While she takes no joy in violence, death as the final reckoning and silence is real. She's prepared to meet her own death, on her own terms. But refuses to give it to anyone else. Her Own Terms No You Cannot Have It
APPEARANCE:
Zee is a tight, compact woman with a boyish figure. She moves like a dancer- or an assassin, all lithe movements and coiled energy. She is extremely physically fit without being overly built, despite her petite stature. Her hair is unruly, never lying flat for long, and she seldom tries to make it. Sharp grey-green eyes seem to catch every detail. Everything about her is hard, from her physical nature to the expression on her face. She rarely smiles.
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Official Imperial Historian Darin Shi'l
There is little historical data available about the woman known as Xyra Sizhran. And even less about the Black Operative code name Shiva. Imperial historians don't even all agree that they were the same person. She was active during a particular resurgence of the Imperial war machine, and differing account attribute different actions and impacts to her. All in all, she is generally considered to be a moderately influential figure in a period of history rife with conflict. What is known is that she rose to power swiftly after the disappearance of the Emperor and his Hand left a power vacuum within the Empire. She took control of the Imperial Security Bureau during a period of upheaval after the Jedi destroyed the current Imperial Center (located on Taris) and kept order for several years until her mysterious disappearance. Historical documents have her appearing at odd intervals after that, the last one nearly a hundred years after her disappearance, but historians agree that sighting cannot be relied upon.
Raised on Abraxin, her father's name was Rein Sizhran. While she never offered the information in her lifetime, history tells us that her father fled his homeworld of Mandalore after the death of his wife, Sora. It is unclear if Xyra herself ever knew of her heritage or not, for she never spoke of it.
She served in the military there, enlisting when she was 16, the legal age on Abraxin. Records are sparse, but she apparently left after her father's death at the hands of southern rebels, one year later. History loses track of her for the next seven years, fueling certain more flighty historians in their 'Shiva' theories, but it is far more likely that she simply served the Empire without distinction, as in that period, women were seldom viewed favorably in the Imperial ranks.
The figure of 'Shiva' is even less reliably documented. Hundreds of references in documents that have never been fully declassified lead historians to believe that the code name 'Shiva' in truth belonged not to a single individual, but was utilized more than once, possibly as a confusion tactic within Imperial Black Ops. Few enough, fringe historians, consider it likely that not only do all of these reference a single individual, but that they reference the same person as ISB Director Xyra Sizhran.
Truth

"How do you know all of that? It was over 500 years ago!"
"..... I was there."
Zee was one of many clones created by Xyra Sizhran and Charles Veers. She and the others were created for two reasons. For Xyra, they were her back up- people who knew everything she did and who could be counted upon to act solely in her best interest and enact her plans within plans without hesitation or mistake. They could function within the complicated Xanatos Gambits she had balancing delicately at every moment, and she utilized them ruthlessly. For Charles, they were an ace in the hole. If Xyra, the lynch pin in a precarious Empire, were to fall (and her actions brought her in to danger again and again), he could activate one of her clones to take her place. The Empire need never be without her. But something went wrong. Charles, after all, was also just a man. At some point, both failed to resurface. For all of their plotting, for all of the sacrifices both were willing to make for their empire, they both failed where it mattered most.
They were mortal.
INVENTORY:
Model 22T4 Hold-Out Blaster
Imperial Repeater Rifle
Agent's Belt
-Commlink
-Laser Cutter
-Grappling Spike Launcher
-Electro Magnetic Pulse Grenade x2
-C-14A Stun Grenade
-Flash-Bang Grenade
-Tool Pouch
*Fusing Pen
*Adhesive Tape
*Hydrospanner
*Screwdrivers
*Foam Sealant
*Power Tester
*Glow Rod
SHIP:
KILLS:
N/A (Historically, too many to name. Including the entire population of Taris)
BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
None
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ROLE-PLAYS:
Original attempt, wiped after current reboot.
Toys in the Attic Arkania- Patches and Cait
Mission to Sprocket Sprocket
Is It Real? Taris - Ayden Cater
First Order: A Rose In Her Hand
Zee in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Mission: Search, Retrieve, Establish - Iskeria
No Man Left Behind - Kayri III
A Day At Abenaki - Alexandria
Finding Archon - Hoth
Toys in the Attic Arkania- Patches and Cait
Mission to Sprocket Sprocket
Is It Real? Taris - Ayden Cater
First Order: A Rose In Her Hand
Zee in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Mission: Search, Retrieve, Establish - Iskeria
No Man Left Behind - Kayri III
A Day At Abenaki - Alexandria
Finding Archon - Hoth
Toys in the Attic Arkania