Het Patchateeka
| Het "Patches" Patchateeka | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Race | Jawa |
| Homeworld | Tatooine |
| Mother | Khea Patchateeka |
| Father | Akkit Patchateeka |
| Born | Year -6 Day 157 |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 1 meter |
| Eye Color | Yellow |
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- "Yukusu kenza keena."
- — Het Patchateeka
Het "Patches" Patchateeka is a Jawa from Mos Eisley, Tatooine. Born on a sandcrawler that was visiting the city, Het earned his nickname at a young age when he tore his robes while assisting the rest of his clan defend their sandcrawler against a krayt dragon. Despite trading with non-Jawas and understanding many languages, Het cannot speak Basic. Instead, when talking with non-Jawas, he uses the Jawa Trade Language. Het is an accomplished repairman and inventor, and has been known to construct a wide variety of useful tools, weapons, and droids. Often times he can be found in his shop aboard his clan's sandcrawler. When the sandcrawler stops for any reason, you can expect Het to be out and about testing his new inventions. Het has also been known to use his knowledge as a prospector to discover mineral veins for mining companies.
Early Childhood
Het's clan is a typical Jawa trading clan, one that travels between cities in a sandcrawler. Before he was born, his clan was comprised of thirteen Jawas, all adults from various other clans. Both of his parents originated from a clan that was nearly destroyed by a krayt dragon. They fled the sandcrawler and sought refuge with their current clan and soon after, Het was born.
The fourteenth Jawa of his clan, Het worked hard since a very young age to obtain necessary skills to assist his clan. He learned to understand and write Basic, Huttese, and other languages. Het became an author and wrote several books detailing life in the clan, aboard the sandcrawler, and fictional tales of heroic Jawas.
Within a year of learning Basic, Het authored "A Jawa's Life", a detailed biography of himself. Of course, the book wasn't more than one hundred pages long, but he was proud of his work. He continued to write, and later he authored "Jik and the Dragon", a tale about a Jawa that dedicates his life to killing the krayt dragon that slayed the character's parents. Other tales Het authored include "The Sandcrawler", "Travel Guide to Mos Eisley", and "All the Chief's Jawas".
A Young Adult Jawa
- "Kebee'oto, Gomjam Waff’mla."
- — Het Patchateeka
After reaching the age of 13, Het was given his first blaster (one that he did not build) by his father. The chief expected Het to assist in defending the sandcrawler from attacks. Whether the attacks would be coming from sand people or from krayt dragons, Het was expected to defend his clan and home. A year later, his resolve was tested.
The Krayt Dragon Attacks
Het had never seen a krayt dragon before. He heard stories from other Jawas, but never had Het seen one of the giant beasts. When he was 14, Het was watching the port side of the sandcrawler when he noticed a small sand cloud. A few moments later, the sandcrawler shook as the krayt dragon rammed the port side.
After hours of fighting to defend the sandcrawler from the krayt dragon, the exhausted Jawas rallied and managed to fend it off. The krayt dragon retreated and hasn't been seen since. Het managed to document a few notable distinctions that may allow him to identify it at a later date should he run across one. He's been keeping an eye out for the same krayt dragon, hoping to get revenge on the beast when he can.
The damage from the krayt dragon was extensive. Het was tasked with repairing a few of the droids that were knocked over and damaged. It was then that he learned of his love of tinkering with droids. After repairing the protocol droids he was tasked with repairing, he went a step further and made modifications to their vision sensors and motorized limbs. The rest of his clan noticed his abilities and the Chief authorized a large room in the sandcrawler to be Het's workshop.
