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Message: <blockquote data-quote="perrinmiller" data-source="post: 5212371" data-attributes="member: 88649"><img src="http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/perrinmiller/Skyla%20Lyra/Galen.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=211634" target="_blank">Galen Rapp</a>[sblock=Background]Galen Rapp was born and grew up in Nar Shaddaa.  His  father was a Jedi on the run and ended up getting his mother pregnant  while hiding out at the Smuggler's Moon .  His parents never married  though, the Jedi refused to put the boy and his mother in danger.   During his childhood Galen learned about the force in secret from his  father, but not many of the teachings regarding philosophy.  Luckily the  boy had a good heart and his mother raised him with some values so he  isn't completely susceptible to the dark side.  Imperial agents  eventually tracked down his father and he was killed trying to flee.   Galen was able to recover the lightsaber from his dad's belongings  before the agents did and having his mother's last name kept him from  ever being connected to the dead Jedi.  After leaving home as a young  adult, Galen used his martial training to get involved with competition  fighting.  At first it was only a way to hone his fighting skills, but a  man has to eat and provide for his family.  His mother did not really  approve, but then married a quiet merchant to support herself anyway.   Galen was able to make a decent reputation for himself in the arena.  He ended up fighting to a draw a brutish fella named Naar.  Afterward  their mutual respect turned into a friendly rivalry, but they never  fought each other again.  A few other big, ugly brutes decided they  needed to take the two out and they both ended up fighting together in a  few matches.  This shared camaraderie and mutual respect developed into  a  friendship.  It wasn't in Galen's nature to get hung up on pride so   much and he doesn't have a big ego to get in the way either.  To him  the fights were mostly training and way to earn credits after all.  So  this friendly rivalry became nothing more than banter after their  troublesome foes were dealt with.   Deciding it was time to get out of the fighting business they developed a  scheme to work together to make some serious credits.  Galen decided  this would be a good way to leave the arena and try something else with  some capital in their favor.  By placing a hefty wager on his Galen's  last championship fight, Naar was able to win a space ship after betting  on Galen to lose.  The wager's victim never suspected that Galen threw  the fight, nor the ship Naar wagered was not his own.  Galen, having  tipped another acquaintance about the fix on the fight, a minor Hutt  Lord was also able to make some good money as well.   The two had a ship and were ready to head off to Tatooine to hopefully turn this little favor into a job  opportunity and make some good money working for the Hutts.  Before leaving they were approached by an attractive woman, Ava Varaun, needing passage as well.  The two let themselves be talked into providing passage and the deal to join together on a potential job looked on the up and up.  The new doesn't run on air and wishful thinking, so they needed a good opportunity for credits.  Some enterprising individuals who can handle the risks can make good money working for the Hutt's.  As long as they don't get caught trying to cheat them.[/sblock]<img src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20071127063158/starwars/images/thumb/0/07/Ghtroc720_layout.jpg/392px-Ghtroc720_layout.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

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