Nishu Jara, the Twi'lek fighter
So, I know there's rather a surplus of female Twi'lek bodyguard/mercenary/fighter types, but I like to think mine has a little more personality than your generic "Rutian dancer who's secretly an assassin".
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Name: Nish’ujara, called Nishu Jara
Age: 19, a bit cynical though
Body: Nishu, called Shu by her close friends, is built along the lines of a wildcat. Her compact, medium-height, smoothly muscular build is perfect for swinging between the skyscrapers of Coruscant and sneaking down darkened hallways. She has slight, round curves, highlighted in her many jumpsuits.
Color: Dark, matte skin, in a color between forest green and dark grey, helps her blend in to the night and remain inconspicuous.
Lekku: Besides her right lek, Shu’s lekku are unusually short and thick. They aren’t very prehensile, but if it’s necessary she can move them.
Headgear: A crusted, calloused, strong dark-brown leather band, that she’s had since she was very young. Her one link to life back on Ryloth.
Face: A pretty, heart-shaped face with prominent, round cheekbones and a defined jaw. Fine features, strong bone structure.
Eyes: A dark silver-grey, dark rings around the edges, long eyelashes like all Twi’leks. Good night vision from being raised in the Nightlands of Ryloth.
Nose: Medium size, a tiny, tiny bit upturned, bad sense of smell.
Mouth: A bit of a wide mouth, but still very pretty, and usually set in grim determination. Rarely smiles. When she does, it’s shy and withdrawn smile.
Nishu was born in Kala’uun on Ryloth in 45 BBY, the daughter of a grocery-store owner and his wife. Her family was lower middle-class, and Shu had a happy toddlerhood with loving parents (she’s an only child) and always enough food. When she was four, tragedy struck. A lylek broke into their home in the lower caverns, and her parents were killed. The monster struck her on the left side of her head, throwing her into the wall and damaging her right lek beyond repair (half of it was later removed). Being thrown into the wall is what saved her, she was unconscious and bleeding heavily, and the lylek left her for dead. She was found by her neighbors, and given to her grandmother Rhona to raise.
Rhona owned the Heat Storm, a nightclub and ryll den in which Nishu helped with as a child. This exposed her to the cruelty and hardships of the galaxy (prostitution, slavery, drugs, etc.) at an early age. A highly curious and resourceful child, Nishu would often disappear for days on end to explore the labyrinth that is the Kala’uun Cavern (she was shunned by her race because of her injuries). She snuck off and learned acrobatic skills and martial arts from various dancers and fighters as she grew up. She is a formidable fighter, highly athletic and agile, and able to pull off incredible acrobatic maneuvers with grace and dexterity. Because of this, she became sought after as a fighter, mercenary, and bodyguard, as well as an entertainer. As Nishu grew up, Rhona’s grief at the death of her son (Shu’s father) intensified, and Rhone became senile and abusive.
As a result, Nishu started dancing at other, higher-paying venues and doing more violent work, and was finally able to pack her things and buy passage to Coruscant when she was 16 (in 27 BBY). She had heard about the Coruscant underworld and nightlife, and thought she could get a job as an entertainer or fighter there. She did, and that’s where she’s been ever since. She’s considered a capable, albeit relatively new, addition to the Coruscanti underworld.
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Well, there you have it. Sorry for the wall of text which haunts so many of us requesters...
*ahem*
She's just a character for a story I'm doing. I've found lots of art online of Twi'leks in jumpsuits, but none really fit Shu...so. It'd be nice of someone could take this one...
I have no preference for posing or clothing style, just make it dark and non-shiny. Maybe peering down a hallway, illuminated by a datapad, or perching on a ledge outside a Senator's room. I don't really know.
Have fun!