Ghullka Ikto

Ghullka Ikto
Biographical Information
Race	Iktotchi
Homeworld	Iktotch Moon
Mother	Amkith Ikto
Father	Zonlon Ikto
Siblings	Sorruth Ikto (Brother)
Born	Year -8
Languages	Basic, Iktotchese, Huttese, Falleen
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	1.85 meters
Coloring	Orange
Eye Color	Yellow
Political Information
Affiliation
Title	"Loverboy"
Prior Affiliation	New Republic, Juganoth Mining Corporation

""We all have to play our parts. I don't mind playing the villain.""

— Ghullka Ikto

Biography

Childhood

Ghullka Ikto was born on the moon Ikotch, in the city of Ankhela, where he was raised in isolation on a farm outside of the city with his younger brother Sorruth. Their father, Zonlon Ikto, a Grand Marshall in the Falleen Protection Force and a raging alcoholic, had chosen to leave the hustle and bustle of the city of Ankhela to escape the horror of atrocities to which he bore witness during the Battle of Beta. It was here, on this farm, that Ghullka Ikto would begin the journey to become the man that he is today. As children, Ghullka and Sorruth were subjected to the harsh conditions of farm life on Iktotch: It was a largely barren, rocky and desolate place outside of the larger centers of commerce which their father made every effort to avoid. Zonlon himself did nothing to assist the situation, often drinking himself into despair and choosing to take out his frustrations on his children, and when she intervened, their mother, Amkith. In stark contrast to their stubborn and often violent father, Amkith was an optimistic and cheerful woman, whose every action was dictated by a desire to protect and nurture her two small children. She would often work long hours in the city of Ankhela to help provide for the family and provide herself sanctuary, if only temporary, from the repercussions of her abusive husband’s nightly outbursts.

It was here, during her long shifts working as a midwife for Cryomed Laboratories that Amkith considered her life with her husband and what was best for her children, until one night when the beatings where particularly severe, she hatched a plan to allow the children a chance to escape. The following night, after making a particularly lavish meal, Amkith treated her husband with a fresh bottle of Corellian wine. She allowed the wine to flow like rain for Zonlon as the children looked on in horror, contemplating the beatings that would most assuredly follow once the bottle was empty. It was not long before Zonlon, almost finishing the bottle, collapsed into a pile of muscle on the floor. Soon, it had become clear that Amkith had dosed the wine with a sedative. Amkith quickly ran to the children’s bedroom where she had already prepared a duffle filled with necessities: a little food, some water, and a few credits that she had been able to save. She slung the bag over Ghulka’s shoulder and explained to him that he was now, at twelve years old, a man and that it was up to him to protect Sorruth and to get them to safety should they have the chance at a better life. Amkith pulled a keycard on a long silver lanyard from her pocket a placed it around Ghullka’s neck. She instructed the boys to return to the city of Ankhela and search for Docking Bay 36. There, she told them, they would find a YG-4210 that they could gain entry to using the keycard. She explained that the nav computer was already set and that all that needed to be done was to initiate the takeoff procedures and they would be delivered to freedom. The following morning, the boys found their way to the ship as planned. Emblazoned on the side of the YG-4210 was the name of the ship. Tears filled his eyes as Ghullka read the aurebesh lettering out loud: The Emancipator.

Marked

Ghullka wondered if his mother had chosen to steal this ship due to the name or if it was pure coincidence, or even fate. He guided Sorruth up the loading ramp and led him into the crew quarters, reassuring him that everything was going to be alright, just as he had done many times before. Ghullka placed Sorruth in bed and covered him with a thick Bantha wool blanket and sang him an ancient Iktotchi lullaby to coax him to sleep. Once he was sure that Sorruth was down, Ghullka made his way to the cockpit and initiated the takeoff procedures, exactly as his mother had told him. As the ship moaned to life, Ghullka finally began to relax and drifted off to sleep. A few days later The Emancipator reached the Onderon system and sat down just outside the city of Iziz. When young Ghullka and Sorruth emerged from their deliverer, they were met with the sudden realization that their newfound sense of freedom was coming to a screeching halt: a bulletin had been spread around the surrounding systems urging pilots and travelers to be on the lookout for a stolen YG series freighter with two young Iktotchi aboard. Ghullka and Sorruth were immediately taken into custody and led into the city where they spent the next several days undergoing questioning as to how they came to be in the possession of the stolen freighter. Ghullka, though met with numerous threats, resolved never to implicate his mother in the crime, instead choosing to implicate his father, Zonlon. An intelligent boy, Ghullka reasoned that the authorities would be more apt to believe his mother, an upstanding citizen and employee of Cryomed Laboratories over the violent and abusive drunk Zonlon. Ghullka secretly hoped that they would take his father away. After the two boys satisfied the local authorities with their statements, and the determination that they were too young to prosecute, the Iktotchi were released. For the next several years, Ghullka and Sorruth lived on the streets in the city of Iziz, near the Malgan Market. They opted to survive by doing whatever odd jobs they could find and thievery. Sorruth, being much smaller in build to Ghullka, clearly made the better thief. His nimble fingers allowed him to get into much trouble. Trouble that often fell to Ghullka to muscle him out of. One such occasion lead to one of the most violent periods of Ghullka’s life. One evening on the streets of the marketplace, Sorruth sat near a makeshift table advertising his ill-gotten collection of wares when he was approached by a pair of Gamorreans. After noticing a handful of their own vibroblades on the table, they began to make boisterous public accusations against Sorruth, claiming that the blades had been lifted from the shipping containers belonging to their boss. Ghullka, who was always nearby, approached the two Gamorrean warriors with lightning speed as one of them lifted Sorruth by the throat. In a flash, Ghulka produced his own vibroblade and in a fluid, downward motion, severed the hand grasping Sorruth by the throat. In the following instant, he turned on the second Gamorrean as the first collapsed to the pavement clutching the bleeding stub where his hand was moments before. Ghullka brought his fist down and straight into the massive face of his monstrous adversary, pummeling him with every ounce of strength and anger in his great Iktotchi body. During the confusion, it went unnoticed to the Iktotchi pair that they were the subject of much interest to a certain Zabrak slave owner watching the battle unfold from the alley off to the side of the street. After he was satisfied with the performance and the anger of the Iktotchi warrior, he stepped from the shadows and made his presence known by firing a blaster into the air. All at once, the street fell silent, the fighting ceased, and all eyes fell upon him as he approached his two wounded Gamorrean soldiers. Ghullka stood to meet him as he approached, ready to meet his end if necessary to protect his brother. The Zabrak introduced himself to Ghullka as Lord Lok Tur, rightful owner of the stolen vibroblades. Lok Tur was well known on Onderon for two things: his cruelty and the fact that he owned the absolute best gladiators ever to step foot in a coliseum.

Career History

Dean of Recruitment
Preceded By: Gothar Elensar	Ghullka Ikto Year 18 Day 246 - Year 19 Day 55	Succeeded By: Felzox Feng

Director of Cultural Affairs
Preceded By: /	Ghullka Ikto Year 18 Day 338 - Year 19 Day 55	Succeeded By: Panzer Burnier