Chelah Voh

"Brinaloy's closest friend was a Ho'Din named Chelah Vol. They have been friends since childhood. My men have already spoken with Chelah and she has provided no useful information, but you are welcome to question her yourself."

- A'jidre Skrigatov mentions Chelah Vol to his hired bounty hunters

Chelah Vol was a female Ho'Din, who became caught up in the hunt for the missing Devaronian Brinaloy N'Vaari during the period of the Galactic Civil War. As a resident of the planet Abregado-rae, Vol was close friends with N'Vaari, the granddaughter of a Provincial Governor of the Abregado-rae resort town of Le Yer. N'Vaari went into hiding to avoid being forced to marry her grandfather's successor, A'jidre Skrigatov. Skrigatov had hoped to gain politically from the marriage, and so hired bounty hunters to track down the wayward Devaronian. Vol's friendship with N'Vaari led the bounty hunters to question the Ho'Din in the hope of finding a lead to their quarry's whereabouts.

Biography
Chelah Vol was a female Ho'Din and a resident of Le Yer, a resort town on Abregado-rae, a shabby manufacturing planet in the Core Worlds. In the years prior to the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, she maintained an apartment on the town's outskirts, which she surrounded by large flowering bushes and shrubs. From childhood, Vol was the closest friend of Brinaloy N'Vaari, a Devaronian, who was the granddaughter of a Provincial Governor of Le Yer. N'Vaari's grandfather was ordered killed by A'jidre Skrigatov, a local criminal leader, who succeeded in being elected as the next Provincial Governor.

N'Vaari confided in Vol that she was scared she would be killed next; Skrigatov, however, had subtler plans, and instead, after five years has passed, sought to marry N'Vaari in order to shore up support for his re-election. Aware that the local constabulary were corrupt and supported Skrigatov, N'Vaari went into hiding five days before the ceremony was scheduled to take place.

Vol, known to be N'Vaari's best friend, was aggressively questioned by Skrigatov's lackey, Friizt, but provided the Herglic with no useful information. Skrigatov then pressured some offworld bounty hunters to search for the missing Devaronian. These bounty hunters approached Vol, but, correctly perceiving from their appearance that they were more of Skrigatov's employees, she refused to cooperate; her door was slammed in their face. The bounty hunters, however, were able to obtain from within Vol's apartment a claim ticket for N'Vaari's droid MK221. With this as a lead, the bounty hunters were eventually able to discover that N'Vaari has disguised herself as a male Twi'lek and tracked her to Phyrstal Island.

Personality and traits
Chelah Vol was a tall and slim Ho'Din, a reptilian sentient species distinguished by tresses of vibrantly colored head tendrils. While she appeared shy and withdrawn, she was strong willed, and resisted pressure from Skrigatov's lackey. She cared deeply about her friend N'Vaari, and the Devaronian trusted her in return, revealing the existence of a hideout in Le Yer, although not its location. Vol was aware of her limitation abilities for combat and was therefore unwilling to enter situations that might lead to fighting. Chelah had some experience of business.

Behind the scenes
Chelah Vol was created by Sandra Childress and Christopher John Parks for their roleplaying adventure "Abregado-Rae Intrigue." West End Games published this adventure in 1997 as part of No Disintegrations, a collection of adventures for bounty hunter characters. The adventures are all set prior to the Battle of Endor, although it is possible to rework them for later periods. Chelah Vol is given abbreviated statistics, which highlight her knowledge, business and perception proficiencies.

The adventure presents several reactions for Chelah Vol depending on how the players interact with the Ho'Din. If the players approach Vol wearing heavy armor or carrying blasters or let on that they are either hunting N'Vaari or working for Skrigatov, Vol reacts angrily, and slams the door on the character. If this occurs, the adventure suggests the players may obtain the droid ticket claim by breaking into her apartment. Alternatively, if the players present a credible cover story, such as wanting to smuggle N'Vaari offworld, then Vol will readily cooperate and provide them with the droid ticket claim.