Ishanta

Yri'shanta'maem (Ishanta)
Biographical Information
Homeworld:	Coruscant
Date of Birth:	2 ABY (age 46)
Physical Description
Species:	Chiss
Gender:	Female
Height:	1.7 meters
Hair:	Black
Eyes:	Red
Personal Information
Allies:	Atra Ventus, Evant Taelyan
Enemies:	Odan-Urr
Lightsaber Color(s):	White
Lightsaber Form(s):	Soresu
Chronology & Political Information
Position:	Grand Inquisitor
Era(s):	Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era
Affiliation:	Inquisitorius
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"It's not personal, it's business."

―Ishanta

Adept Ishanta (Yri'shanta'maem) is a Grand Inquisitor in direct employ of the Voice tasked with hunting down the leaders of Clan Odan-Urr and the Resistance.

Biography

Very little is known of Ishanta’s life prior to arriving at the Shadow Academy in 29 ABY. Shadow Academy records from the time state she was discovered by a Voice agent serving as a performer in a Coruscant gentleman’s club. Even untrained she demonstrated a strong Force sensitivity and aptitude for manipulating others. Ishanta’s natural talents flourished under the careful tutelage of the Shadow Academy instructors and she was eventually assigned to Clan Arcona as a member of the Sith order.

Ishanta faced a trial by fire in GJW X

Ishanta arrived on Selen just prior to the outbreak of the Tenth Great Jedi War. She cut her teeth as a Journeyman on the battlefields of New Tython, proving to be exceptionally gifted at infiltration and intelligence gathering. For her actions during the war she was Knighted and slated to be groomed for future leadership.

It wasn’t to be, Ishanta’s former benefactors in the employ of the Voice recruited her out of the Clan to serve as a Voice agent. This proved to be her saving grace as she avoided infection of the Horizons plague that inflicted many of her Journeymen peers while on Voice missions outside of Brotherhood space. As a direct agent for the Voice, Ishanta spent a great deal of time gathering intelligence in the former Sith Worlds for what would eventually become known as the Dark Crusade.

Ishanta quickly rose through the ranks of the Voice’s agents as she racked up successful mission after successful mission throughout the Dark Crusade. Much of her war records are sealed but what few are public knowledge show her to be a cunning and ruthless agent and saboteur. Mid-way through the Crusade she was transferred from infiltration missions to counter-intelligence (CI). It was in the CI role that her talent for interrogation and extraction of information became apparent. Few agents of the Iron Throne could match her ability to ferret out enemy agents and unlock their secrets. By the end of the Crusade, Ishanta had risen to senior Equite status.

Ishanta lost her long time partner during the battle in the Valley of the Dark Lords

Toward the end of the Dark Crusade Ishanta had begun to work exclusively with a Mirialan slicer named Diane. Fragments of personnel files from the period indicate that the two were lovers. The pair began to take missions behind enemy lines for the loyalists during the Eleventh Great Jedi War. Diane is listed as killed in action during one of the later engagements of the war. The slicer’s death had a profound effect on Ishanta as she renounced her affiliation with the Sith order following the war. She is currently listed on the official rolls as an unaffiliated dark path Jedi.

Ishanta reemerged following the formation of the Inquisitorius in 33 ABY. As a former Voice agent of some renown and an Elder level Force user she was quickly recruited as a senior Inquisitor. She participated in the scourging of Temple Boyna and again applied her talents to ruthlessly hunting down the remaining Obelisk holdouts. In the months following the destruction of New Tython she was personally assigned by the Voice to hunt down the leaders of Clan Odan-Urr and the Resistance.

Physical Appearance

Ishanta is a Chiss female in her mid-thirties. She is slightly taller than the average female with a lithe frame. She walks with a graceful confidence that draws all of the eyes of a room to her. Her cerulean skin, glowing ruby eyes and short black hair come together in a face that is attractive by most galactic standards. Her demeanor is generally positive as she also strives to appear calm and in control of all situations.

Ishanta serving as a scout during GJW X

Ishanta is extremely fashion-conscious and will often wear custom tailored outfits in field work that combine functionality with style. Her overall image is carefully managed so she will avoid overly revealing clothing while conducting operations in order to command respect. Off-duty she can be seen at the most elite nightclubs donning the trendiest outfits from Corellia, Coruscant and other core worlds. Her outfits range from galactic nobility to underworld mistress depending on the venue and her mood.

Personality

Ishanta is confident to a degree that borders on arrogance or narcissism. Analytical and goal driven, she rarely misses a target she aims for and takes great personal affront when she does. The Inquisitor hates to lose and will become obsessed with settling the score with whomever manages to best her. She has an almost pathological tendency to underestimate the intelligence of those around her, often to her own detriment. Unless she is attempting an infiltration or evasion, she has a need to be the center of attention.

She rarely shows anger or frustration, instead Ishanta strives to project a cool demeanor that suggests everything is happening according to her plan. She usually doesn’t resort to threats or intimidation to motivate those around her, instead she skillfully manipulates whatever drives that individual.

Philosophy

"The Brotherhood could be so much more than it is, all it lacks is the right leader to bring the Clans to heel and unify us."

―Ishanta

After GJW XI, Ishanta became disillusioned with traditional Sith philosophy and the pointless inter-Clan squabbles which had caused so much waste in lives and resources. She deeply believes that she can succeed where Pravus and others have failed in uniting the Clans and making the Brotherhood a force to be reckoned with in the galaxy similar to the First Order. She views the Inquisition as a means to an end, namely her rise to the Dark Council and eventually the Iron Throne itself. She agrees with the need to purge rogue elements such as the Jedi and former Krath and Obelisk orders, but believes Pravus is dangerously unstable and Evant is incompetent.

She embraces her passions and the Dark Side of the Force but has lapsed in her adherence to Sith dogma.

Powers and abilities

"Why fight the body when you can dominate the mind that rules it?"

―Ishanta

Ishanta specializes in mental abilities such as Illusion, Mind Trick and Force Interrogation. She combines these abilities with her years of experience in field interrogations to great effect when extracting information from a subject. In combat the Inquisitor will distort her opponent’s perception of reality to the point they either eliminate themselves in some environmental hazard or become vulnerable. If an opponent is able to somehow resist her mental intrusions they can engage her with physical attacks which she is more vulnerable to.

Ishanta is also accomplished with Telekinesis and Barrier, though she cannot defend against physical attacks and maintain her mental assaults at the same time.