Zagara Vao: "Sonorous" (Overhauled & Revamped)

[Zagara Vao]

Name: Zagara Vao (Mando'a Name: Sonorous)
Species: Twi'lek/Togruta Mixed
Faction: The Mandalorian Clans
Nicknames:

a. Sono/Z (Zagara)
b. Beskar'ad'ika (Mando'a/Mandalorian: "Little Droid")
c. Jart (Twi'lek/Ryl: "Bird of Prey")

Age: 20
Height: 5 ft, 6 in
Weight: 130lbs
Build: Lean, Toned
Skin Color: Red to Orange (black markings on her Lekku)
Eye Color: Purple*

* Left eye notably houses retinal implant; occasionally red flashes can be observed as she sifts through data, or coordinates other implants to improve tracking ability for sniping, tracing, path-finding, or evaluation of tactical/combat decisions.

Planet of Origin: Ryloth (Outer Rim Space)
Current Location: Mandalorian Space

Languages:

a. Galactic Basic Standard
b. Ryl (Twi'leki)
c. Mandalorian (Mando'a)
d. Togruti

Force Abilities: Force-Sensitive Only

Strengths:

a. Superb Teras Kasi, Stava & Jakelian Adept
b. Extremely adaptable; strategically/tactically flexible
c. Fast Learner - Sonorous is quick to pick up new subjects
d. Hacker - Brilliant at augmenting weaponry, armor; overriding/breaching computer/security systems
e. Charm - Sonorous is a physically fit, attractive Twi'lek female: often leveraged during undercover operations
f. Charisma - Sonorous can either sweet-talk her way to gaining valuable information, or taunt to rile an opponent.
g. Stress-proof - Her strenuous training regime, coupled with her very Stoically philosophical lifestyle, have tempered her.
h. Sonic senses - Sonorous' Togruta roots have also granted her an acute sense of balance, positioning and agility.
i. Cybernetics - Sonorous has invested a great deal of resources, time and effort into acquiring and optimizing an array of implants now embedded into her body, giving her a unique combat and tactical advantage like no other.

Weaknesses:

a. Sonorous is young, and naive. She's sometimes quick to trust; often to her own disadvantage.
b. Sonorous is defiant and outspoken - qualities that when combined, often get her into trouble.
c. Rustic - Sonorous now lives a life patterned after the dictates of traditional Mandalorian law. She's rigid when it comes to this.
d. Cybernetics - Sonorous' body, particularly her upper torso and around her skull, is covered with scars and nodes from her numerous implants. Her heavy use of cybernetic technology to augment combat performance and versatility leaves her a sitting duck for ion attacks. After heavy fighting, she actually has to be attended to by a mechanic or a technician for her numerous implants, apart from a regular physician or medic.

Ship: Sonorous has kept her trusty old Dynamic-Class freighter that she stole from her former owner (after killing him, looting his estate, escaping aboard the smuggling vessel and assassinating the crew), now amusingly renamed as the "Mynock".

Combat Equipment:

a. "Beskar'gam" (Mandalorian Armor) [NOT YET ACTIVE: DEV THREAD UNDERWAY]
Mod: Twin vibroblade modification to MWG's (enhanced CQC ability)
b. 1x Baragwin Assault Blade (Vibrosword)
Upgrade: Vbration Cell(Lvl. III), Mandalorian-Grip Hilt
c. 2x Heavy Blaster Rifles (she can only equip 1 at a time due to weight/bulk considerations; restrictions)
i. Corellian Destroyer
ii. Vershyi Sharpshooter (x4 scope)
d. 2x Westar 35 Blaster Pistols (spares)
e. 1x Mandalorian Disintegrator (priimary loadout)
f. 1x Mandalorian Ripper (primary loadout)

Non-Combat Equipment/Personal Effects:

a. Sonorous' Tool Kit (seldom leaves her ship due to being too cumbersome to be hauled around)
i. Welding, Cutting Tools
ii. Wrench, Pilex Bit Driver
iii. Basic Chronometer, Utility Sensor
iv. Ropes, Cables
v. Cleaning Tools
vi. Climbing Equipment
vii. Hammer
viii. Illumination device
xi. Molecular Microscope
v. Vorandi Scanning Microscope
b. Sonorous' Medkit (field first-aid only; does not in any way compensate for a good Bacta tank/complete medical attention)
i. Bandages, Splints, Casts
ii. Medical injectors
iii. Scalpel/ Tweezers
iv. Stitching Apparatus + stitches
v. Bacta vials; Kolto Packs
c. Others
i. Sonorous' personal datapad
ii. Bes'bev (Mandalorian war flute)
iii. Twi'lek Headband + Utility Goggles

Implants: [NOT YET ACTIVE/DEV THREAD UNDERWAY]

a. Navardan Regenerator (chest)
b. Bacta Processing Implant (chest)
c. Advanced Combat Implant (beneath left ear)
d. Advanced Bio-stabilizer Implant (beneath left eye)
e. Lornan Implant (lower back)
f. Durability Implant (lower abdomen, left side)
g. Retinal Combat Implant (left eye)
h. Bavakar Strength System (left upper arm)
i. Hyperaccelerated Nerve Implant (upper back)
j. Biocomputer (below left ear)
k. Comlink Implant (right upper arm)
l. Advanced Sensory Implant (middle back)
m. Bavakar Cardio Package (under left armpit)
n. Psicom 1260 Interface (above right ear)
o. Cardio Power System (beside belly button)

* Ion attacks notably disrupt Sonorous' ability to coordinate all enchanced neural and motor activity. Major ion attacks have been known to cause a complete temporary shutdown/reboot of her systems.
* Certain implant sets/modules reserved as backup for primarily used networks, or are only specifically called up for additional power.
* Additional weapons must first be synched into Sonorous' neural network if she is to fully operate it with full enhanced support from her implants.
* In heavy combat situations, Sonorous' specialized role and skill set means she must almost always be covered by others.

Extra's:

a. Sonorous Battle Preparation (Theme 1)
b. "Song of the Shadow Warriors" (Battle/Theme 2)
c. "For Father Beloved" (Zagara's favorite song)

BIOGRAPHY:​

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"There is nothing a Mandalorian man fears more than a Mandalorian woman."

Born a slave, sold as a commodity, raised like dirt, fought like hell.

Sonorous Vao, birthname Zagara Vao, is a Twi'lek born to a Twi'lek father and a Togruta mother. After spending her whole childhood as a slave, she blasted her way to freedom by breaking out of her last owner's estate - killing him and making a daring escape aboard a vessel he had used for smuggling. Although born with a strong affinity to the Force, she has since abandoned her interest in it - doing her best to make do without the mystical energies that had plagued her dreams in childhood.

After an embarrassing screw-up in which she utterly failed to become a Sith Warrior's apprentice, she barely escaped with her life and, after licking her wounds, has since disappeared into Mandalorian-held space. Her datapad notes that besides the lust for glory, battle and honor, the Mandalorians she's met to-date have all made her thirst not only for combat, but also for kin - a sense of belonging. It was a privilege those born and raised slaves could only dream of.

She has since affiliated herself with the clans, choosing to sign up on a wide array of operations - from raids on backwater moon stations, rescuing minor Mandalorian nobles, and the occasional suicide mission that promised war, in all its horror, in all its glory, like nothing else could.

ADDENDUM:

To the bane of bounties, opponents and thugs unaware of her bag of tricks, Sonorous has been noted as a brilliant soldier, her life patterned rigidly and rustically in accordance with Mandalorian dictates and generic SOP's found in most military manuals - the product of diligent and scrupulous study around the clock. Her skills in hand-to-hand combat and in the use of weaponry are augmented further by an extensive set of implants that she calls upon in making tactical/strategic decisions, and to allow her to excel in several combat roles - most notably fire support, pathfinding/tracing (helps her side-job as a gun for hire), and shock/vanguard operations. She's extremely fastidious about equipment maintenance, and appreciates most the company of people knowledgeable in either military/political history, military operations, engineering or Mandalorian culture.

In any position of leadership, she has been noted to be vibrant and willing to take risks (not always a good thing). Here again her implants give her an amazing advantage and performance output, but also limit her in that she's extremely susceptible to ion weaponry and attacks.

When not on active duty, she has been known to offer her services as a gun for hire, high-level security/escort or as a bounty hunter.

PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES: (ABSTRACT)

a. Sonorous displays interest in learning, particularly about cultures (especially Mandalorian, Togruta and Twi'lek), Mandalorian history/tradition, anything and everything to do with combat and machinery, and has an avid interest in Pazaak. It has been amusingly noted however from a few annoyed Mandalorians and travelers, that she enjoys explaining these just as much - whether the other party is interested or otherwise.

b. Sonorous thinks little of dependence on Force abilities and Force training, and on numerous occasions has warned that such dependence on it, in fact, softens a warrior. While she makes it a point not to bother with what other Mandalorians are doing (so long as she herself and those under her charge abide by Mandalorian laws and customs), she does not tolerate use of the Force amongst her own squads, and has a particular disdain for its users - given the Mandalorians' standing history with both Jedi and Sith. She maintains that her vigilant study of it, and the history of those who have sought to wield it, are for the purpose of understanding it and ultimately overcoming it in battle.

 

[Zagara Vao]

On Sonorous' Mandalorian Armor: [NOT YET ACTIVE/DEV THREAD UNDERWAY]

(WORK IN PROGRESS)

Design/Construction Blueprints:

Armor Plating: Carbon-enhanced Mandalorian Iron/Phrik+Tyridium Alloy (durable, weight-efficient)
Underlying Fabric: Composite Flexicris/Flex-armor multi-layer weave
Armor Mesh overlying Fabric: Mandalorian Iron/Cortosis Weave-Mesh
Helmet: (See "Armor Plating")
T-Visor: Clear Plastiplate Glass w/ Reinforced Mandalorian Iron Clear-Film Outer Plating

On Sonorous' Fighting Style/Battle Tactics:

- Pathfinding/Recon/Tracing

Sonorous' knack for exploring, detailing and profiling have made her quite the proficient scout. Her specialized set of implants allow her to quickly assess and map terrain patterns, mark targets and relay audio-visual information in real-time. An additional neural biocomputer implant allows her to remotely communicate without the need for additional equipment, and with assisting geo-positioning support, she can also actively hunt HVT's [HIGH VALUE TARGETS] or relay coordinates for fire/artillery support.

- Fire Support

Sonorous' attention to detail, along with the combined support of her implants and her Mandalorian armor suit, allow her to take her sharpshooting and spotting skills to the next level. She can make calculations in a very short period of time, as well as lightning-quick adjustments to account for rapid changes in external conditions. A combat implant can also synchronize a linked-up weapon's statistics and coordinate with other sensory and data inputs for Sonorous to be able to run projectile trajectory simulations via her biocomputer, which will then feed a display on her retinal implant and her HUD - the result is unparalleled precision, and an efficiently deadly accuracy.

- Shock

A rare combat role for her but always a welcome one, leading vanguard units into battle is a less assumed but just as likable role for the Twi'lek. Her ability to process large amounts of real-time information and sensory inputs and just as quickly relay that mean she's ideal for tactical squad management. So long as she has a clear line of communication to other squadrons, she can direct several tagged friendlies and either feed information, directives and/or updates.

 

[Zagara Vao]

Letters from a Mando'ad: (Sonorous' musings on all things Mandalorian)

[ALL ENTRIES TRANSLATED FROM ORIGINAL DATAPAD TRANSCRIPTS IN MANDO'A]​

"The only real women in the galaxy, the way I see it, are Mandalorian women. They're the only ones capable of giving birth to and raising Mandalorian men."

"The Mandalorian Warrior is always greater than her armor. She defines it as much as it defines her. Forget this, and you'll be all helmet, no head, as the elders often said of fools with guns."

"Return to me in your armor, or don't return at all."

"Comfort is merely a myth I give to younglings until they are ready for the trials of pain that is true existence. Anyone resting in their cradle of power can acquire comforts in life - but to fight for your life, and the betterment of your kin, is the privilege of the strong, and the prerogative of all Mandalorians. I teach this, as it has always been the way of our people."

"The six acts, and all traditional Mandalorian ways, customs and laws, are binding, and non-negotiable. May you die a kath hound's death before you even consider transgressing any of them."

"Dishonor is categorical. Whether you break your word to a child or before your Mandalor is neither here nor there, it is the same."

"To those such as I who are not born into Mandalorian society but reborn into and out of it, you need not cease to honor the culture in which you were born. You honor it by showing how uprightly and justly you stand in this new one you have taken up for yourself."

"Filial piety for one's clan is not found in flattering it. Speak the truth of your clan, even when it hurts, and you will gain the respect of the wisest of men. A friend is not a very good one, if in the middle of pouring rain he still advises you that the sun is out."

"A clan may be dishonored; its leader may be found wanting. But so long as one good Mandalorian stands in its ranks, it shall not perish. And through the honor and virtue of such a man, even the most foul and tainted clan may be redeemed before the end."

"With your induction into the Mandalorian way of things comes a solemn vow: You will have nothing but the dirt on the ground and the armor you don. Your privilege is a glorious death; your birthright- the wars you wage and the clans you stand for. Your only heritage will be your own death, and your claim will be the scars you bear until then. In the long, drawn-out battle of life, only the Six Acts will guide you, but when darkness finds you, you will never stand alone."

"Your armor is your skin, your house, and if you keep in mind that to die fighting is the best way to go, it will also be your tomb. Live your life that way - you'll seldom err."

"Without the Force, it is said that those of our kind suffer - separated from this will of all things as we stand isolated and alone. Yet none of us are ever truly alone - for our warrior hearts are bound by honor; tradition. Battle is waged in the name of the many - the brave, who generation after generation, choose the mantle of Mando'ad."

"Marry a good woman, fight according to our laws, and have her fight with you according to our laws, or die as cowards. I care not which you choose."

"Ad'ika, you will find that you will stumble and fall many times before you are old enough to wear your armor. But always remember: every time, you must rise and condition yourself to regain your footing - so that when the time does come that your armor is broken and your body burned to ash, you will face it as a true Mandalorian, and have the resolve to die on your feet."

"It is what Mandalorians do best: we die standing."

 

[Zagara Vao]

Sonorous' Tailor-Made Hand-to-Hand Hybrid Combat System:

[OVERHAUL UNDERWAY]

OUTLINE:

Name: Seel'Giza (Ryl/Twi'leki: "The Dancing Needle")
Component MA's: Jakelian, Stava, Teras Kasi
Specialization: Melee Combat, Strength & Conditioning, Anti-Force
Weapons:

- Unarmed Combat
- Vibro Weaponry
- Improvised Weaponry

Abstract:

Strengths:

- Allows a skilled to practitioner to simultaneously engage multiple opponents in melee
- Teaches how to improvise, evolve and adapt to any dynamic combat scenario
- Structured training modules accompanied by intensive battle conditioning & strength training
- Robust, all-around fighting system: 3 different arts; thousands of subsidiary techniques distilled into 7 forms
- Basic forms can be taught in a short period of time, ensuring standard combat proficiency quickly (good rate of return)
- Final form instructs non-Force Sensitive students on how to tackle combat with Force Users

Balanced:


- Easy to pick up & master the first 3 forms; latter 4 forms tackle deeper, more spiritual/philosophical undertones
- Applied combat supplemented by theoretical frameworks; lectures on the Force; different combat styles; meditation
- Brutal training program simulates battleshock; seeks to acquaint neophytes with harsh realities of war
- Deeply spiritual root for training incorporates Mandalorian culture, Twi'lek religious tradition and practical secular philosophy

Weaknesses:

- (Potentially) Physically & mentally crippling for weaker trainees
- Psychological/Mental resistance training exceedingly brutal (torture as a method included)
- 50% dropout rate, 25% mortality rate.
- Full training program length for maximal combat performance output = 10 years

 

[Zagara Vao]

Sonorous' Overhauled Training Regime Structure: (It is important to note that these are not hard laws, but merely recommended augmentations made by Sonorous after studying the Mandalorian schooling/educational program, and that of other warrior cultures)

1. Younglings are to be fed 3 rations a day until the twilight of puberty, at which this will be cut down to 2 rations a day indefinitely. During training or war games, this may be cut down to 1 ration a day if seen as appropriate.

2. All younglings and outsiders coming into the clan are to learn how to play and fight with the Bes'bev, the traditional Mandalorian flute-weapon.

3. Mandalorian history & legislation a mandatory subject in every clan barracks and youth training camp.

4. Teras Kasi to be introduced as the primary combat system for Mandalorian warriors and aspirants.

5. Additional training modules to be included for combat vs. Force Users without need for Force abilities.

 

[Zagara Vao]

And that's a wrap! I'm content with this for now!

 

[Atin Vendet]

You've more than earned yourself a like.