Mav Halo
Mean, mean stride.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: Expand on Clan Shysa lore and hopefully create a basis to also encourage future growth on both PC and NPC fronts.
Image Credit: [Member=Entye Shysa]
Role: Mandalorian Clan
Links: N/A
GENERAL INFORMATION
Group Name: Aliit Shysa
Classification: Mandalorian Clan
Headquarters: Presently Nomadic (Formerly Bralsin, Mandalore)
Loyalties: Itself, the Mandalorian people
Group Sigil: Please see above.
Description:
Aliit Shysa is a ragtag collection of Mandalorians unified by a shared set of values, principles and philosophies. While historically known for its focus on agricultural and law enforcement pursuits, recent decades have seen it slowly become a more militant and active presence within the Galaxy, with more and more of its members adopting a soldier-for-hire lifestyle.
SOCIAL INFORMATION
Hierarchy: Beyond the rank of Alor (Chieftain) and Alor’ad (Captain), Shysa only fields two other positions of note within its structure. Those being Verd (Warrior), comprised of the bulk of the clan forces, and Ruus’alor (Sergeant) who represent the more seasoned and respected members of the clan that lead them.
Membership: Membership is provisionally granted upon birth to all children of the Clan, being later confirmed upon the successful completion of the Verd’goten. Like most Mandalorian clans, Shysa is not adverse to introducing new blood into their ranks via Gai Bal Manda, the traditional Mandalorian adoption ritual. It is notably rare for them to adopt full grown adults, however, preferring to almost exclusively adopt young orphans into their ranks.
Dogma/Doctrines: The Resol’nare and Jaster Mereel’s Supercommando Codex are the two central philosophies that guide members of Clan Shysa. How exactly you go about interpreting these guidelines is largely left up to the individual. The clan place the greatest value on its members being true to their word, however, believing that an oath should be upheld regardless of the cost once given. In terms of combat doctrine, the clan is well known for engaging in asymmetrical warfare, specializing in such unconventional tactics in order to make up for its general lack of numbers.
Curios: N/A
Goals: Survive. Rebuild. Settle accounts.
MEMBERS
[Member=Entye Shysa], Human Female, Current Alor
Davos Shysa, Human Male, Current Alor’ad
Jast Shysa, Vaathkree Male, Clan Quartermaster
Sairad Shysa, Morellian Female, Gogi
Pike Alavar, Near-Human Female, Mercenary (Unofficial Adoption)
Approximately 300 members in grand total
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Like many clans of old, Shysa was founded during the height of great galactic conflict, being able to trace its roots back to the time of the New Sith Wars. The name Shysa only truly rose to prominence during the waning years of the Old Republic, however, with the rise of Fenn Shysa breathing new life into the clan. A humble man with strong ideals, it is said that Fenn was the power behind the throne during the ill-fated reign of Mand’alor the Resurrector, later assuming the mantle himself when Palpatine’s Galactic Empire claimed dominion over Mandalore.
Knowing that the broken and fractured clans would never survive a head on conflict, it was under his banner that a guerrilla war was waged against the Imperial occupation and slaver forces that sought to exploit both the planet’s resources and its people, allying himself with the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic to see the empire crumble.
In the decades that followed, Fenn restored stability and life back to the clans, as well as turning many of them to the fold of Jaster’s Supercommando Codex. Ultimately, however, he met his end during on Shogun at the hands of the son of the man he idealised, the title of Mand’alor passing back into Fett hands. Lacking the faith Fenn had in his successor, Clan Shysa turned their attention towards increasing their holdings and only fought a minimal campaign during the Yuuzhan war and beyond. A stance that would see them spread far and wide throughout the Mandalore sector over the next few centuries, yet one that would also rob them of much of their strength as they found themselves too thin to withstand many of the tragedies that have ensued.
The loss of its holdings within the Bralsin region of Mandalore was perhaps the heaviest blow in recent memory, with most of the senior leadership of the clan being wiped out in the cataclysm that rocked Mandalore. This forced the mantle of leadership on to the shoulders of Kalad Shysa, who took it upon himself to rebuild and restructure the clan upon Concord Dawn. It was under his rule that Clan Shysa that the clan re-embraced its roots as soldiers-for-hire, with the more traditional agricultural and law enforcement pursuits being replaced by an influx of mercenary contracts.
This trend has only increased as the clan has moved into self-imposed exile following the events of the aptly named Red Coronation, relinquishing its territories within Mandalorian Empire controlled space and adopting a presently nomadic lifestyle.
Officially the Clan has made no overt moves towards the Empire.
Unofficially, it has started to make alliances with several other notable clans and welcoming individuals considered persona no grata, including its own former members that were exiled under the Anti-Force agenda enacted by the previous Mand’alor. There has also been an marked upswing in violent rhetoric amongst the surviving senior members of the clan, particularly where Aliit Munin is concerned.
