Connection with characters: Usst originally joined the party as a sullen, but paying, passenger. He quickly grew on the crew despite his irritable nature, thus earning him various nicknames such as "Gramps" and "The Old Guy". He and Sera Cougre got along especially well, as they both had similar excessive drinking habits. It was later revealed that he was a former instructor at one of Jedi Universities on Solamnia before the Empire razed the planet. Usst had sent in his pupils to fight off the invasion while he himself fled the scene. Never able to overcome his shame, Usst Menduka eventually grew to alcoholism and fits of foolhardy bravado. Both were to lead to his downfall at the hands of Imperial Stormtroopers in the Graveyard of Alderaan.

Famous Quotes: “Out of my way you Rebel whippersnappers!”

Connection with characters: Admiral Ozzel was first made aware of the party's existence shortly after the Battle of Yavin. During an elaborately devised scheme to trap Princess Leia at the Graveyard of Alderaan, he and his task force were given the mission to apprehend the Princess when she entered the system. Luckily for Leia, the party warned her of the Empire's plans before the Millennium Falcon jumped into the system--allowing the Princess to safely return to the hidden Rebel base on Ord Mantell. Admiral Ozzel, however, was denied his desired career-boosting prize and has been hunting for Leia and the party throughout the Outer Core Sector. Ozzel eventually caught up with his quarry in the distant Hoth system, but it was to be his undoing. Having ordered the fleet to come out of hyperspace too close to the planet for Darth Vader's liking, Admiral Ozzel had fail the Sith lord for the last time. His final epitaph, given by Vader, was that he was "as clumsy as he was stupid". A sad closing chapter of an otherwise outstanding military career.

Known character history: Officer Soe was the chief Imperial Commando aboard the Stiletto-class scoutship Dagyar-1. After the destruction of her homeworld and the 6 months spent at Niven's Star watching slaves die at the hands of her crewmates, she joined forces with the party to stop the injustice in any way she could. Valliantly taking the front lines in any confrontation, Zeryn helped get the party off Niven's Star, stole a critical Ion cannon control board for the Rebellion, defeated ancient combat droids in a Sith Temple, and took on any number of other problems as they arose--combat or otherwise. Zeryn was last seen personally leading a crack Rebel commando squad known as the Forlorn Hope in a delaying action against the Imperial troops landing at the North Ridge on Hoth. She is listed as MIA by the Rebel Alliance High Command, but the party still holds out hope that the Force somehow saw her safely through the battle.

Known character history: Because of the Nebari tradition of mindwiping criminals, Korlen never knew what his childhood was like. His first memory is sitting in a hospital at the age of fifteen with two prosthetic cyberlegs and a few bruises over his body. From what he can tell he was in a high speed car crash with several other people in the vehicle.

For some odd reason after the mindwiping he was let off with a slap on the wrists, and allowed to go about his business again. Apparently someone important liked him, or at least wanted him alive. The one thing that Korlen could remember was that he was trying to leave Nebar before he was caught.

Korlen found his way off world and eventually hooked up with a freighter crew that did some smuggling on the side. There he worked as a mechanic and low level smuggler. It was here that he learned most of his technical skills, and got some street smarts. But more importantly he was finally off Nebar and free to make his own way in life.

Korlen wasn't as strong or as fast as the average Nebari and life as a smuggler is not easy. He learned that in order to keep up with the game, so to speak, he was going to need to rely on more than raw ability to get by. Korlen learned the value of fighting dirty, and winning with a cheap shot. Especially since his place in the universe was dependent on his talent. He didn't want to loose his job or his friends. In an effort to keep up with his peers, over the years he picked up the various cybernetics that now fill his body.

Eventually he ended up at Ghambeezi Drift. Korlen wasn't the most high profile smuggler to wander onto the drift. But the fact that nobody ever notices a weasely little Nebari made his job a lot easier. Officially Korlen was a taxi driver. He had the hover car, the paperwork, everything. In reality he was a courier of sorts. Smuggling small items from point A to point B, before the authorities noticed. Also since he knew the underworld of the station better than most he was a bit of a tour guide, helping people find goods and services that they won't find in any brochure.

Korlen travelled with the party for awhile; managing to avoid the Battle of Hoth, survive the Selkath uprising on Manaan, and get crowned the Sho-Ren of the Mu'Tai on Ryloth. A jovial and trusting fellow, Korlen was well liked by the Rebels and Imperials alike. Korlen was killed on the ISD Contagion while detonating a series of killer satellites in their hangar. In doing so, he saved his entire homeworld from destruction. He will be remembered, and missed.

Famous Quotes: “You can't buy respectability, but you can rent."