Shalim Avesta

"My family helped found Makeb. Avesta Mining has led the Business Council for decades. I was practically Chief of State before the Cartel's takeover. It wasn't an easy decision, but if joining the Republic is the only way to reclaim my homeworld's freedom, so be it."

- Shalim Avesta

Shalim Avesta was a male Human businessman and political leader from Makeb. He served as Makeb's de facto Chief of State, by dint of his status as head of the Avesta Mining Corporation and the Makeb Business Council, when the planet was conquered by the Hutt Cartel in 3,640 BBY.

Biography
The Avesta family were among the founders of Makeb during the Mandalorian Wars three centuries earlier, and helped establish the Business Council, which was headed by a member of the Avesta family for decades prior to the conquest. Shalim had headed mining negotiations with the Hutts for years prior to the takeover, and was blindsided when the Hutts bought the loyalty of the InterStellar Regulators, Makeb's mercenary defense force, and staged their coup.

While most of the family evacuated Makeb, Shalim remained to organize a resistance against the Hutts, while his brother Pollus, and his niece Lemda remained behind as part of a resistance force against the Hutts. In desperation, Shalim requested assistance from Supreme Chancellor Leontyne Saresh of the Galactic Republic, pledging to formally bring Makeb into the Republic in exchange for the removal of the Hutt occupation forces. In response, Saresh sent the heroes of the Republic to answer Makeb's call, and coordinate with Shalim and his allies.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel