Nala Sao
Name Nala Sao
Position Cultist
Character Information
Written by | Christopher (Chapter I, late III-onwards), Nguyen (early-mid Chapter III)) | |
Gender | Female | |
Species | Nautolan | |
Age | 24 | |
Class/Occupation | Dark Jedi Assassin | |
Affiliation | Cult of Axion | |
Alignment | -20 | |
Born | 1,194 ABY, Sheris, Outer Rim Alliance | |
Homeworld | Sheris, Outer Rim Alliance | |
Weapon(s) of Choice | Single-Bladed Lightsaber (Magenta) |
Physical Appearance
Height | 5ft 10in | |
Skin Colour | Pale Green | |
Weight | 130 lbs | |
Hair Color | N/A | |
Eye Color | Black (red hue) | |
Physical Description | A tall, lithe and athletic Nautolan, the taint of the dark side is visible in Nala with the paling of her green skin and red tinge in her eyes. This image is further reinforced by the tribal tattoos painted across her face and head-tresses. | |
Form of Dress | Black leather combined with fine dark garments with dark crimson highlights, a flowing cape-like fabric hangs from the arms, giving an evil yet ethereal presence when her arms are raised. |
Important Figures
Mentor(s) | Axion (Dark Jedi, Human Male - Master of the Cult) | |
Mentee(s) | None | |
Lover(s)/Partner(s) | None | |
Children | None | |
Father | Daxx Sao (deceased) | |
Mother | Sayma Sao (deceased) | |
Brother(s) | None | |
Sister(s) | None | |
Other | Her allies within the Cult; all of her family apparently died during the Second Outer Rim Conflict. |
Other
Personality & Traits
General Overview | A deeply-ambitious seductress, Nala nevertheless has a sadistic streak, enjoying toying with people, but her patience is limited. Nala undoubtedly takes pleasure in causing harm - but she is not as simple-minded as many in Axion's charge. | |
Strengths & Weaknesses | Intelligent and free-willed, she is the only who may seemingly challenge Axion, but is eager to learn more of the dark side from him; she is selfish and equally power-hungry and holds grudges easily, but can be very tactical when necessary. Ultimately, she is somewhat of a slave to her upbringing and tutelage under her Dark Master and suffers from the same sense of misplaced loyalty as many of her fellow cultists. | |
Ambitions | To complete Axion's quest, so that both he and she may become all-powerful, loved and revered. | |
Interests and Hobbies | Seduction, saber combat, dark side teachings | |
Languages | Nautila, Basic, Huttesse, Twi'leki and some others can be understood |
Skills/Abilities
Fighting Style | With her slight frame and quick posture, Nala has practised extensively in the second form - Makashi - to become an expert duellist. Typically holding the blade in one hand, she is talented in the reverse grip, which has led to a very high proficiency in the Shien variant of the fifth form, making her a challenging foe. | |
Notable Abilities | Well versed in the basics of the dark side, Nala has a particular talent for Force Drain, in terms of vitality, Force essence and some thought, an ability she puts to use during her missions to extract information from Axion's foes. Coupled with a mind trick, she is deadly with or without a blade. As an assassin, she has also some sparing ability in shielding herself from view, bending light and shadow to hide from the unobservant eye well. |
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Melee | Good | |
Marksmanship | Good | |
Lightsaber | Very Good | |
Force Sensitivity | Very Good | |
Force Ability | Good | |
Engineering | Poor | |
Computers | Good | |
Piloting | Poor | |
Medical | Poor | |
Charisma | Good | |
Stealth | Very Good | |
Specific Skills/Abilities | • Force Drain: Very Good • Force Speed: Average • Force Choke: Average • Force Lightening: Poor • Force Push/Pull: Good • Force Shadow: Average • Mind Trick: Very Good • Form I (Shii-Cho): Good • Form II (Makashi): Very Good • Form III (Soresu): Poor • Form IV (Ataru): Poor • Form V (Shien/Djem So): Very Good (Shien) • Form VI (Niman): Average • Form VII (Juyo/Vaapad): Average |
History | Born on the Outer Rim colony world of Sheris, Nala was born to the Sao family, a simple clan of labourers during the Second Outer Rim Conflict, when her planet was embroiled in the conflict against the Third Republic. Just a baby when her family was cut down by a lightsaber, Axion supposedly killed their murderer and saved the infant. Detecting her Force potency, Axion trained her from that age as his apprentice as a chosen apprentice within his fledgling Cult. As she aged, she developed a similar personality to that of her master in terms of a craving for power and greed, as well as an affinity to the dark arts. However, whilst she has spent the entirety of her life within the Cult, her position as the favoured apprentice has lent itself to a greater degree of freedom for the Nautolan. Nala has seen more of the galaxy and broadened her horizons in terms of learning more than her fellow cultists. Whilst this has left her with a keener intellectual mind which Axion uses, it has also left her more open to challenging that which she is told by her master, and whether he will in fact allow Nala to have any of this power for herself. She has proven herself a capable agent for the cult and is typically seen as the face of the organisation, being one of the most diplomatic, (seductive,) and gifted members of the Cult. As time progresses and more failures befall the Cult, Nala may begin to query in the ability of Axion, and if he is truly her best hope for desires. For now, however, she remains loyal. |