迪娃·沙利奎（Diva Shaliqua）

南方战士

Diva Shaliqua 迪娃·沙利奎

Species:
Theelin half-breed
种族：
带希林人血统的混血儿

Gender:
Female
性别：
女

衍生宇宙



Long before the Theelin population dwindled to the point of near-extinction, the species contributed a number of great works to the rich tapestry of performing arts in the Galactic Republic. For many scholars, the operatic form of the Divas -- a religious order of female Theelin singers -- became the standard against which all other vocal performances were measured.
在希林人日趋减少、濒临滅絕前的很长一段时间里，这个种族为银河共和国繁华似锦的表演艺术事业贡献了一大批优秀的作品。希林女歌手有自己的宗教团体——“迪娃会”。对许多学者来说，迪娃会的歌剧形式就是衡量所有其它声乐表演的标准。

A cruel twist of mutation among the Theelin led to genetic incompatibility among their own kind, dooming the species to extinction. Their biological makeup was close enough to humanity that many Theelin bloodlines were continued through cross-breeding with human and near-human species. Infant mortality rates in such cases were high enough that even this recourse could not maintain the culture in large numbers. Ironically, some of the most powerful and stirring works of the Theelin were the masterpiece epitaphs that accompanied the extinction of their people.
残酷的基因突变导致在希林人中间出现遗传不亲和性，把这个种族推向了滅絕的边缘。希林人的生理结构跟人类很接近，因此很多希林人通过与人类或类人种族杂交来传宗接代。但在这种情况下，希林人的婴儿死亡率相当高，所以，此权宜之计无法大规模地保护希林文明。讽刺的是，在最震撼人心、最感人肺腑的希林作品中，有不少是和种族滅絕有关的杰出墓志铭。

By the waning days of the Republic, only a few million Theelin pure-bloods and half-breeds survived. Many within this scattered culture clung fiercely to their heritage. Females, regardless of individual singing talent, were often named Diva, in the hopes that they would continue the operatic tradition upon maturing.
到共和国的垂暮之年，纯种希林人和带希林人血统的混血儿一共只剩下几百万。在这个散落各地的文明内部，有许多人固守着他们的传统。不论歌唱天赋如何，女性常被取名“迪娃”，人们希望她们长大后能继承唱歌剧的传统。

Diva Shaliqua rarely spoke of her parents, but it is known both were slaves of Ingoda the Hutt, a cruel entrepreneur who had been "collecting" Theelin slaves. The half-Theelin Shaliqua was conceived of in secrecy, and Ingoda was furious when he discovered that his slaves were procreating. He spared the life of the offspring, since a Theelin female could prove most lucrative if she proved to be a true Diva.
迪娃·沙利奎很少提及自己的父母，但人们知道他俩是赫特人英戈达的奴隶。英戈达是一个残酷的商人，专门“招聘”希林奴隶。带希林人血统的沙利奎是被秘密怀上的。英戈达发现自己的奴隶有孩子后，大发雷霆。不过他还是饶了这个孩子一命，因为如果一名希林女性是真正的“迪娃”，她将成为最好的赚钱机器。

When Ingoda became indebted to the shrewd Jabba the Hutt, he was forced to sell two of his slaves -- Diva Funquita and Diva Shaliqua -- to his business rival. Jabba kept Shaliqua for his house band, and gave Funquita as a gift to Gardulla the Hutt.
由于英戈达欠了精明的赫特人贾巴一笔钱，因此他被迫把两个奴隶——迪娃·凡奎塔和迪娃·沙利奎——卖给了对方。贾巴将沙利奎留在了自己的家庭乐队里，将凡奎塔作为礼物送给了赫特人加杜拉。

Accompanying Jabba to the Podraces, Shaliqua made acquaintances with gamblers like Watto, Graxol Kelvyyn, and Romeo Treblanc, a retired actor and new owner of the Galaxies Opera House. An avid Podracing enthusiast, Romeo was attending as Gardulla the Hutt's guest. He traveled incognito, not wanting to let the glittering Coruscanti celebrity world know he dabbled in such seedy ventures. Unfortunately, he bet on Gasgano and lost big when Anakin Skywalker won the Boonta.
沙利奎陪贾巴前往飞梭大赛现场，认识了沃图、格拉克索尔·凯尔文、罗密欧·特雷布朗等賭徒。罗密欧是一位退休演员，现在是群星歌剧院的新主人。作为飞梭赛车的狂热爱好者，他受赫特人加杜拉的邀请前来下注。他这次旅行是秘密的，因为他不希望光鲜亮丽的科洛桑上流社会知道他涉足如此肮脏的投机活动。不幸的是，由于他在加斯加诺的身上下注，但赢得这次邦塔夜传统飞梭车赛的是阿纳金·天行者，所以他损失了很大一笔钱。

Shaliqua noticed that Treblanc's interests in her ran a long a much more cultured path than that of Jabba's other friends. Treblanc seemed to recognize her genuine singing talents and potential. He promised to see her again the following Boonta Eve. A year later, he had recovered from his gambling losses, and brought enough credits with him to buy her from Jabba. By then, the Hutt's fickle tastes had turned to other possessions, and he parted with Shaliqua without fuss.
沙利奎注意到，虽然特雷布朗也对自己有兴趣，但和贾巴的其他朋友相比，他的表现要文明得多。特雷布朗似乎很赏识她与生俱来的歌唱天赋和潜力。他答应沙利奎，等到下一年的邦塔节前夜，他还会来看她。一年后，他已经把賭输的钱都补了回来，而且带着足够的资金从贾巴手里買下了沙利奎。当时，那个赫特人早已把自己变化无常的兴趣转向其它事物，所以就毫不犹豫地卖掉了沙利奎。

Treblanc freed Shaliqua, and brought her to Coruscant to study and perform at the Galaxies Opera House. But hours after their arrival, Shaliqua vanished, taking only her emancipation datawork and a few items stolen from Treblanc's home. Tragically, he had planned to offer her a small role in the Galaxies' next musical. For Treblanc, it proved to be another in a long string of ill-advised investments.
特雷布朗解救了沙利奎，把她带到科洛桑，想让她在群星歌剧院学习和表演。但他们抵达目的地后，仅过了几小时，沙利奎就不见了，只拿走了她的赎身信息记录和一些从特雷布朗家里偷到的物品。悲哀的是，特雷布朗已经在群星歌剧院的下一场音乐剧中为她安排了一个小角色。对特雷布朗来说，在他一长串的愚蠢投资中，又得添上一项了。

Shaliqua adopted a stage name and took up a legitimate if unremarkable entertainment career in the interchangeable and unremarkable nightclubs and casinos of Coruscant's mid-levels. She never realized how close she had come to breaking through to the big-time.
沙利奎给自己取了一个艺名，在科洛桑中层平凡普通的夜总会和娱乐场里，开始了合法却平庸的娱乐生涯。她永远都不知道自己曾经离一夜成名有多么得近。