Ziryab Al-Zarkali

"Ziryab, you're perhaps the most stubborn, demented Jāraja in the universe. Lights out, bastard - Eat lead!"

- Kalia Suuk

Ziryab Al-Zarkali, nicknamed 'Quarter Jaw' was a Jāraja pirate, crimelord, and exile. The target of Kalia Suuk's animosity for several years, he acted as an antagonist towards her from the 2800s to 2860s. He was assassinated by the Ghost operative in 2861, ending his reign of terror.

Ziryab was unusually tolerant of aliens compared to his peers, although was considerably more sexist than the average Jāraja. Perfectly willing to work with other species, he was banished from his original pirate crew, becoming an infamous sex trafficker and druglord. He regarded all women as personal property, although had come to respect Kalia's abilities by the time of his death. He died the 3rd most-wanted pirate the Andromedan Covenant Territories.

Appearance
A lithe, almost sickly Jāraja in life, Ziryab was an atypically frail member of his species, although of average height. A mandible was missing from his jaw, having been torn from the socket by Kalia Suuk during their first encounter. This missing mandible earned him his nickname. Having lost both his feet in his next encounter with Kalia, Ziryab bore two mechanical hooves, attached via bionics to the remains of his forelegs.

Personality
Ziryab was a racially tolerant, though extremely sexist Jāraja; an anomaly in his tolerance towards non-Jāraja, and extremism against women. Favouring subtle manipulations and bribery to out-and-out warfare, he was quick to compromise with aliens for his own benefit, though would haggle for as much benefit as he could get.

Running a sex trafficking operation on Gaiyama for some time, Ziryab saw women, Jāraja or otherwise, as only fit for slavery and abuse. This notion began to wear away through his repeated encounters with Kalia Suuk, admiring his adversaries determination to kill him. Although still genuinely believing Kalia was more fit to be a personal slave, he learned to respect the abilities of women through her actions, up to and including his death.