Sheya Lassan

Sheya Lassan, born Sheyal'assan, was a female singer, dancer, and later secretary, and the  of the Twi'lek gangster Ventresca Tan.

Born on, Sheya had little interest in the mining activities of the world, instead preferring singing, dancing, and other artistic pursuits. She was popular in school and with spacers who came to visit the world, many of whom told her she should take her talents to other worlds. Sheya became infatuated with the idea, despited the numerous deterrences offered by her more practical parents. Unable to convince them of what she was sure was her destiny, Sheya ran away from home at the age of sixteen, getting a freighter ride to.

For the next four years, Sheya tried and failed to get a contract as a singer; although talented for Donovia, she was out of her league competing on the galactic scene. She wound up working instead as a hairdresser, a makeup artist, a dancer in four different casinos, and a minor actress with bit parts and extra roles in low-budget s. She had a relationship with a   dealer, who tried to pimp her out; she escaped being trafficked into a slave network by pure accident, as her boyfriend was killed in a firefight.

Eventually, Sheya wound up on, nearly impoverished and hampered by her refusal to accept "dirty" jobs. She worked as a dancer for a Hutt before being fired for stealing cosmetics from other dancers. Out of work and on the "streets" again, she nearly voluntarily turned to prostitution before stumbling on a job as a shipping and receiving clerk in the Entertainment District. Though she found it boring, she discovered she had a head for numbers and managed to hold down the job.

The Merquise Syndicate owned a stake in the distribution center where Sheya worked, and she met Ventresca Tan when the crime boss came through the center to meet with its owners. Taken by Sheya's charm, he hired her to work in the Merquise ziggurat, and eventually promoted her to being his personal secretary. Sheya also became Tan's lover, and enjoyed the opportunity to be dazzling as last, going on Ventresca's arm whenever the Twi'lek made public appearances and getting choice selections of clothes and jewelry the Syndicate trafficked.

As Ventresca began to plot his retirement from organized crime, he was undecided on whether to include Sheya in his retirement plan.

Skills and abilities
Many others considered Sheya a moderately talented singer, although not skilled enough to make a career of it. Despite her abbreviated formal education, she had strong basic math skills and was especially talented at quick calculations.

Appearance and personality
Sheya was 1.68 meters tall and had a nubile, busty physique. A Twi'lek, she had dark blue skin, as well as lighter blue eyes. She often dressed to draw attention to her body, and occasionally wore lace or leather wraps over her.

Many beings considered Sheya vapid; even her lover, Ventresca Tan, effectively conceded that she was not his intellectual equal. She enjoyed the finer things in life, and had a high opinion of her own talents. She often showed jealousy when Ventresca spent time around other attractive women of various species during the course of his work.

Behind the scenes
Sakaros considered spelling Sheya's surname "Laçan" with a, but then remembered the difficulties he experiences whenever he writes an article related to either Kylaea or Malyri Porén and thought better of it.