Si-Di-Ri

Si-Di-Ri was a male Tiss'shar, and the President of the Tiss'sharl League on the planet Tiss'sharl during 0 ABY. Eight months into that year, Sith Lord Darth Vader of the Galactic Empire payed a visit to Si-Di-Ri and the League, forcing them to lower the prices of the TaggeCo blaster cartridges they sold to the Empire. Following a failed assassination attempt against Si-Di-Ri, Darth Vader used him to lure out a representative from the Alliance to Restore the Republic, after Si-Di-Ri tried to deal with the Alliance to get a better price. After realizing that everyone had a higher master, even a President, Si-Di-Ri resigned as as the head of the Tiss'sharl League.

Biography
A male Tiss'shar, Si-Di-Ri was the President of the Tiss'sharl League on the world Tiss'sharl in 0 ABY, during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. Politics on Tiss'sharl commonly used assassinations, and Si-Di-Ri used these to get himself to the presedential position. Eight months into that 0 ABY, the Sith Lord Darth Vader of the Galactic Empire arrived on Tiss'sharl to introduce the planet's new Imperial Liaison, Commander Demmings. After Si-Di-Ri's personal chef complained that Vader would not be eating at the dinner between the Imperials and the important members of the League where Vader would introduce Demmings, Si-Di-Ri gestured to Vader and asked the chef if he would like to tell Vader he was rude himself.

Si-Di-Ri attended the dinner, and was accompanied by other League members, such as Vice President Geor-Dan-Thi, who had rapidly risen to his rank after a series of assassinations killed off certain Tiss'sharl, including the Si-Di-Ri's close friend Astre-De-Kay who was the former Vice Presedent, had paved the way for his current position. At the dinner, after Vader introduced Demmings, he required them to lower the prices of the TaggeCo blaster cartridges they sold exclusively to the Empire, an act he had done twice before that year. Vader gave them a day to comply, and also commented that Si-Di-Ri was to not be harmed or targeted for lowering the prices.

That night, Si-Di-Ri was attacked by an assassin while he was on the balcony of his residence. The Presedent was shot in the shoulder, though his guards managed to drive off the assassin. The following morning, Si-Di-Ri left alone from the residence, and was confronted by a Tiss'shar outside Si-Di-Ri's doorway, who asked where he was going. The Presedent brushed this question off, and kept going. Si-Di-Ri them made his way to a meeting with the representative from the Alliance, former Senator Timi Rotramel. Rotramel offered to set up an Alliance base on Tiss'sharl, though Si-Di-Ri wondered how the Alliance could do this if they were always on the run.

Just then, Vader interupted the meeting, after being informed of the Presedent's leaving by the Tiss'shar that had earlier asked Si-Di-Ri where he was going. Vader quickly killed Rotramel, and complimented Si-Di-Ri on bringing the Alliance representative to him, even though Vader had hoped for a more important Rebel. Vader also let Si-Di-Ri keep the current price for the blaster cartridges, as the lowering of the price had been meant to draw an Alliance repersentative to meet with Si-Di-Ri.



Realizing that, despite his climb to the top of the Tiss'shar ladder, there would always be a greater master pulling the strings, Si-Di-Ri chose to take the extremely unorthodox step of resigning as President. He was succeeded by the power-hungry Vice President, Geor-Dan-Thi.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire 31: The Price of Power